"Master, you're truly a genius, to actually think of this method to let Sister Robin and Perona improve their Observation Haki."
On the Pegasus's multipurpose sports court, Carina and Nami looked at the basketball court area with faces full of admiration.
They saw Robin and Perona, wearing Japanese-style gym clothes, playing basketball, a one-on-one match.
If one looked closely, they would see Robin's defense was extremely tight, as if she was predicting Perona's every move.
Likewise, Perona was also predicting all of Robin's movements, holding the ball with both hands and constantly making various fakes, trying to deceive Robin, find an opening to break through, or shoot directly.
That's right, rather than playing one-on-one, the two women were competing with their Observation Haki.
Over the past half-year, not only had Yami's progress been astonishing, but the growth of Carina and the other women was also extremely huge.
Aside from Nojiko, Carina and the other three women had all met the standard for Haki training.
After more than half a year of training from Hancock, Carina and Nami had both mastered Armament Haki. On Amazon Lily, they would be Kuja warriors who had mastered two types of Haki.
Robin and Perona, likewise, had successfully awakened Observation Haki under Sandersonia's guidance.
This wasn't strange. After all, both Robin and Perona had a talent for Observation Haki.
The former was a rational woman like Sandersonia, while the latter was the user of the Paramecia-type Horo Horo no Mi.
The reason they hadn't awakened Observation Haki for so long was because they could only train according to the Haki manual before, and couldn't find the opportunity to grasp it.
Nami, who had rapidly mastered Observation Haki with the help of radio waves, couldn't provide any help either.
So when Sandersonia took action, teaching them Amazon Lily's incredibly complete Kuja Haki, Robin and Perona awakened Observation Haki last year.
As for Armament Haki, they still had no clue.
With her physical fitness, Robin had a high chance of mastering Armament Haki. As for Perona, it was feared she had no hope in this lifetime.
Because this girl not only had weak physical fitness, but she was also very timid.
In the original story, she could be scared unconscious by Usopp. Her willpower was too weak.
Her awakening of Observation Haki was entirely reliant on the advantage of her Devil Fruit ability.
But both women were logistics and support members, so Yami's requirements for them weren't high.
Within the Maid Corps, the ones who had progressed the most were Carina and Nami.
The two women, who had mastered two types of Haki, didn't blindly pursue advanced applications of Haki. They focused all their efforts on developing their Devil Fruit abilities, researching various combination techniques of elemental power and lightning power.
Hancock had sparred with them several times. From completely dominating them at the beginning, to being evenly matched, she finally lost to the two of them working together.
Of course, this was without using her Mero Mero no Mi ability.
If Hancock used her Devil Fruit ability, let alone the two women, even Yami would be extremely wary.
Before his Haki was strong enough to resist petrification, Hancock only needed to make one charming gesture to make him momentarily dazed.
By the time he reacted, he might have already been hit by Mero Mero Mellow.
If he were hit by one of her kicks, at best he'd lose a limb, at worst he'd be killed on the spot.
A kick containing the power to petrify and shatter, described in gaming terms, was an instant-death skill.
It was this instant-death skill that made Hancock one of the strongest women on the sea, even without any large-scale finishing moves.
Of course, even without using her Devil Fruit ability, Hancock was still a Shichibukai-level powerhouse, and a standout among them.
Because Yami discovered that Hancock had mastered the advanced application of Armament Haki.
She hadn't mastered it long ago; she had only learned it in the past half-year.
This was all thanks to Yami.
Just like how Gecko Moria's will faded, causing him to gradually lose his Haki.
After breaking free from the shadows of her past, Hancock's will underwent a sublimation, and both the capacity and quality of her Haki soared.
Coupled with the pressure from Carina and Nami, Hancock no longer lived the life of a shut-in and began to train hard.
And then, the reborn Hancock quickly mastered the advanced application of Armament Haki.
With such talent and strength... Yami seriously suspected that by Sea Calendar 1522, Hancock might have become a super-powerhouse who had mastered the advanced applications of all three types of Haki.
At that time, she would push aside Carina and Nami to become Yami's true second-in-command...
A second-in-command on the level of Rayleigh, Benn Beckman, and Zoro.
With this in mind, Yami worked even harder to raise Hancock's affection.
As long as Hancock became a maid, adding Carina and Nami, Yami's pirate crew would have the configuration of a "Big Three" (not including the captain).
When the time comes, if he turns the Kuja Pirates into an affiliated crew, Yami's pirate crew would be an Emperor's crew in all but name.
The structure of the New World would also change from being dominated by the Four Emperors to the Five Emperors.
"Playing basketball isn't suitable for you two right now. When you have time, you can wear Seastone handcuffs to get used to that feeling of powerlessness."
Watching Robin and Perona, who were drenched in sweat from their constant battle of wits, Yami slowly stood up and instructed, "I'm leaving for a few days. You all can rest and prepare for these few days. When I return, we will leave here."
"Master, where are you going?"
"Yeah, you're not going to challenge Kaido of the Beasts again, are you?"
Carina and Nami asked with worried expressions.
"No, I'm going to acquire a Devil Fruit this time."
The corner of Yami's mouth lifted slightly, "If things go smoothly, you will have a new sister."
After speaking, Yami didn't give Carina and Nami a chance to ask further, and his figure vanished into thin air.
After a series of teleports, Yami arrived at a fantastical island.
Like the Sabaody Archipelago, this fantastical island was a place almost all pirates must pass through. Its name was—Fish-Man Island.
In the Sea Forest, known as the "Ship's Graveyard," stood a Poneglyph, on which was recorded Joy Boy's apology.
At this moment, atop this Poneglyph, a figure appeared out of thin air. It was the teleporting Yami.
Standing on the Poneglyph, Yami made an "OK" gesture with both hands. His Clairvoyance and X-Ray Vision activated simultaneously, his gaze piercing through Fish-Man Island, which was enveloped by the light of the Sunlight Tree Eve, searching the dark deep-sea region for one of his targets on this trip.
This target was the user of the Paramecia-type Mato Mato no Mi, Vander Decken IX.
That's right, the Devil Fruit Yami wanted to acquire this time was the Paramecia-type Mato Mato no Mi.
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