The next morning, after saying a few words to Gawain, Kuro set off back to Whisky Peak at a much faster speed than when he came.
The internal ranking battle within the ship is about to be held. As the one holding the number one coin, he is an indispensable part of it and is also the target of a group of people such as Gin, Lucci, and Zoro.
He also needs to use this ranking battle to thoroughly consolidate his position as the second-in-command within his team.
Originally, with the improvement of the combat power of Gin and others, Kuro's silver-level potential could no longer keep up with the version, so Gawain was a little worried.
Now that Kuro has eaten the Sickle Weasel Fruit that is almost perfectly suited to him, coupled with his Haki, which is already one step ahead of everyone else, he already has the fighting power to overwhelm everyone except Gawain.
However, Gawain was more looking forward to the battle between Gin and the others.
After Kuro left, Gawain resumed his regular life.
During the day, he sparred with Kizaru, who was half-dead and slacking off to accumulate experience in Conqueror's Haki in order to reach the fourth level as soon as possible.
Watching his Conqueror's Haki experience bar rise little by little, the sense of satisfaction is almost indescribable in words.
Now, outside the Alubarna, in the desert.
Kizaru was panting while looking at Gawain in the distance, who was covered in blood but still full of fighting spirit.
For a moment, he felt a little sour in his teeth.
During the battles of the past few days, he had already discovered that Gawain's Conqueror Haki had not changed in any substantial sense.
This also proved his previous guess that this kind of sparring-type battle is of little significance for tempering one's will, improving one's Conqueror's Haki, and especially for training the Conqueror's Haki.
He had originally expected that after discovering this, Gawain would give up this tiring way of practice and look for other ways.
He can also successfully live the life he once had with a cup of tea, a pack of cigarettes, and a brief report to write every day.
But now the development of things seems a little unexpected, and Gawain is getting more and more high-spirited.
"This kind of battle is meaningless."
"To go further now, you need to fight to the death, temper your will, and sharpen your will in the process."
"Only then would it be possible to go further."
Gawain's expression remained unchanged. He waved the sword in his hand and said calmly. "I have my own way of doing things. You just need to complete our transaction."
Kizaru frowned, and seeing Gawain's persistence, he stopped.
Although he doesn't want to admit it.
But those who can reach this point are all extremely confident in themselves.
This is the quality that Gawain is displaying at this moment.
"You monsters are all so stubborn."
"Even if you know the road ahead is blocked, you still believe you can make it."
"Really..."
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Gawain interrupted Kizaru's voice, and the sword in his hand slashed out, creating a sharp flying slash that pierced through Kizaru's body, flying all the way to the end of the sight, stirring up yellow sand all over the sky.
"Ke~wa~I~ne~"
Kizaru exclaimed in a sarcastic tone, and the dazzling golden lasers quickly gathered and condensed into a lightsaber, colliding with the Guanze Masamune in Gawain's hand.
Boom!
An extremely powerful force exploded under the feet of the two.
The ground collapsed, and the yellow sand spread out in circles like water.
The two men did not pause for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, they launched a fierce confrontation in the desert.
Amid the continuous roars, endless yellow sand was splashed up, accompanied by a howling wind that made it impossible for people to open their eyes.
In an increasingly fierce confrontation, Gawain vaguely sensed his Conqueror's Haki, which came from his will, move in his body with each collision.
He had a premonition that perhaps the qualitative change of the Conqueror's Haki would come earlier than expected.
This also made him even more obsessed with sparring with Kizaru.
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Time flies, and several days pass.
During these past few days, Gawain had been living a routine life, going back and forth between two places, training his Conqueror's Haki with Kizaru during the day, and returning to his room to rest at night. It almost gave him the illusion of being back in Raven Harbor.
After a day of practice, Gawain returned to his room.
The dim candlelight flickered continuously with the blowing of the cold wind.
Just like Gawain's restless heart at the moment, his eyes fell on the system panel, especially the column that symbolized the Conqueror's Haki:
> Conqueror Haki: Level 3 (14,508/15,000)
"Today is the time to harvest."
Looking at the Conqueror's Haki skill bar, Gawain's eyes lit up at this moment.
During this period, Gawain fought Crocodile and Golden Lion successively, and practiced with Kizaru for more than half a month, in order to quickly build up the Haki that he lacked the most.
Among them, the most important is the Conqueror's Haki, which is almost a necessary ability in high-end games.
Except for people like Kizaru, whose own devil fruit abilities are incredible enough and can elevate their strengths to an almost abnormal level, making him close to emperor level.
Others, such as the four emperors, Garp and Sengoku, are all proficient in Conqueror's Haki.
Even Aokiji and Akainu, whose depth of skill was still uncertain, were highly likely to be Conqueror's Haki users as well.
Gawain wanted to reach the top and gain a foothold above the sea.
If he wanted to reach the peak and establish himself in this vast ocean, then mastering Conqueror's Haki was indispensable!
And now, the opportunity was right in front of him!
Before long, a familiar system notification sounded in Gawain's ear:
"Conqueror Haki experience +603!"
> Conqueror Haki: Level 3 (14,508/15,000) —> Conqueror Haki: Level 4 (111/25,000)
The next moment, a violent, far more powerful Conqueror Haki than ever before spread out like a hurricane, with Gawain as the center, to all directions…
Boom!
Cracks appeared on the walls of the house, and there was a faint flash of red lightning in the air.
This Conqueror Haki was like a beast released from its cage, instantly blowing open the windows of the room and spreading to most of Alubarna.
Countless patrolling guards, passers-by, and even marines who arrived in Alubarna lost consciousness, foamed at their mouths, and collapsed to the ground the moment they were touched by this Conqueror Haki.
"This... Is it an enemy attack?!"
In the palace, Chaka barely managed to stand up straight, but his consciousness was becoming blurry.
The same is true for Pell next to him.
Just as the two were about to take action, they were stopped by Cobra, who was sitting on the throne.
"Wait!"
Cobra turned his head and looked out the window. He saw Gawain's temporary residence and the red lightning flashing in the void. At this moment, the horror in his eyes was almost impossible to conceal: "This feeling... Can't be wrong!"
"It's the Conqueror's Haki, which only one person in a million has. It represents the qualification of a king. I didn't expect to see it here."
At this moment, Cobra is somewhat glad that Gawain does not stand against him.
This man already possessed a fighting power that was far superior to Crocodile and could even fight against the admirals of the Marines. In addition, he showed his qualification as a king at this moment…
There are only four emperors who are so powerful in the New World that the World Government is unwilling to go to war with them easily.
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I skipped one chapter yesterday, kindly check chapter 275, thank you, and I'm sorry.