Since coming here, Jaden felt he had become more disciplined.
Every day, he was woken up at a fixed time by the check-in prompt. Every day, he would be irritable for a while after waking up. Then he would handle whatever needed to be done-or, if there was nothing urgent, lazily pass the time.
-That was Jaden Yuki's daily routine.
"Check in."
Jaden issued the command while sensing that the integration of the Jack Hanma template had reached forty percent.
[Check-in Reward: Conqueror's Haki]
...Hmm?
At first glance, Jaden only caught the word "Haki," and his entire body tensed in excitement.
Then he saw the full name.
Conqueror's Haki.
While absorbing the reward, he tested it slightly. Since this was a system reward, the Conqueror's Haki was already awakened and fully controllable.
But in terms of raw power...
It wasn't particularly strong.
Knocking out ordinary people would be no problem. Against martial artists, though... suddenly releasing it to startle an opponent was probably the limit.
"Sigh. If only it were Observation Haki or Armament Haki..."
He paused, then clicked his tongue.
"No-since it has the word 'Ki' in it, why couldn't it just give me Dragon Ball ki instead?"
Even so, Conqueror's Haki wasn't useless.
Unlike Observation or Armament, which directly enhanced combat ability, Conqueror's Haki granted various forms of resistance.
Resistance to hypnosis.
Resistance to suggestion.
Even a decent resistance to certain illusion-type effects.
But only after awakening it.
If it wasn't awakened, simply possessing Conqueror's Haki wouldn't grant those benefits.
That said...
"Hmph. Where would illusions even come from in this world?"
"Suggestion might be relevant. Hypnosis..."
He scoffed.
"I've only seen that in adult books in my past life. I've never actually seen it happen."
"So in the end, it's just something to scare people at a critical moment."
"Not useless, but not that useful either."
"Still, I'll practice it. If I can strengthen it, it might come in handy."
Jaden remembered how Conqueror's Haki worked in One Piece. It could directly knock out Fishmen and low-level Navy soldiers-beings whose physical constitution was several times stronger than ordinary humans.
If applied to this world, most people probably wouldn't be able to withstand it.
He didn't even need something on the level of Red-Haired Shanks' Haki that interfered with physics.
Reaching the level of Monkey D. Luffy would already be enough.
But...
"How do you even train Conqueror's Haki?"
Jaden blinked.
Stayed silent for a while.
Then gave up thinking about it.
"I have a Kengan match today."
"I should prepare early and see what this so-called Heavenly Wolf Fist is all about."
When he fought Kiryu Setsuna, Jaden had avoided escalating things. He didn't want to create unnecessary bad blood, so he simply cursed him and didn't rush in with Soru to test a Mach Punch reaction.
This time was different.
Jaden put on his coat and smiled faintly.
"I hope this Heavenly Wolf Fist guy doesn't disappoint me~"
The venue had been prepared long ago.
Ren Nikaido had been fighting Kengan matches for Koyo Academy over the past few days, so the underground arena had never been dismantled.
When Ren Nikaido arrived, he was already familiar with the layout. He quickly entered the ring.
Then he saw Jaden standing across from him.
"Jaden!?"
Ren Nikaido was clearly startled.
He knew Jaden.
On the Toyo Electric side, even Julius-the true representative fighter-had reviewed Jaden's file.
After all, Jaden was the new fighter Totsuki had brought in.
The man who knocked out the "Super Rookie" Himuro Ryo with one punch.
The man who defeated Meguro.
Ren Nikaido hadn't expected to see him here.
"Jaden..."
Now that you're here, I think I understand everything that's been happening.
Ren Nikaido recalled what Chairman Hayami had told him-that Totsuki hadn't been intimidated.
Seeing Jaden helping Koyo as well, the situation became clear.
-Totsuki and Koyo have joined forces.
"Huh?"
Jaden was genuinely confused when he heard Ren Nikaido's words.
Ren Nikaido sneered.
"It's good that I ran into you."
"Chairman Hayami planned to deal with you eventually anyway."
"Since I've met you now, I'll take care of you myself."
His expression was cold. His tone arrogant.
But internally, Ren Nikaido wasn't careless at all.
Knocking out Himuro Ryo in one punch might be dismissed by some.
But defeating Meguro?
That was solid proof.
Ren Nikaido knew Meguro's strength very well.
He wasn't underestimating Jaden in the slightest.
He was acting.
And from the very start-
He intended to go all out.
Jaden didn't care about Ren Nikaido's attitude. He simply adjusted his breathing and settled into the faint excitement building in his body.
Before entering the ring, Shion had mentioned something.
Ren Nikaido possessed a technique called Kiryu-Demon Dragon.
The principle was unclear.
The starting motion involved pressing both hands together.
There would be a loud sound.
And then the opponent would collapse.
-So this is the Heavenly Wolf Fist?
Sounds interesting.
Jaden watched Ren Nikaido with open curiosity.
Ren Nikaido stood calmly with his hands behind his back, watching Jaden.
Then the referee announced the start.
The instant the match began-
A massive sound erupted.
-A sonic boom.
Jaden had recently practiced the Mach Punch.
He recognized it immediately.
This was the sound of a sonic boom.
And not an ordinary one.
It was louder than the sonic boom produced by his Mach Punch.
Much louder.
An ordinary person would probably be stunned just by hearing it.
So what exactly was this technique?
A Mach Punch?
Or a movement technique that allowed an instant dash at the speed of sound?
Jaden kept his guard up, alert.
Ren Nikaido, meanwhile, felt victory was already assured.
The moment he created the sonic boom by pressing his hands together behind his back, he believed the match was decided.
This was the ultimate technique of the Heavenly Wolf Fist.
Kiryu.
The technique had three steps.
The first step-
Squeezing the hands together to create a sonic boom and stun the opponent.
The second step-
Using extreme speed to move to the opponent's side and hypnotize them in that brief moment of disorientation.
The third step-
Striking a vital point while the opponent was defenseless, muscles loosened by momentary hypnosis.
It sounded complex.
But it all happened in an instant.
That was why it was an ultimate move.
The first step was complete.
Next-
Ren Nikaido moved at full speed, appearing beside Jaden in a smooth motion.
He leaned his head close to Jaden's ear.
He opened his mouth.
-He was about to hypnotize him.
The thought of defeating Jaden-a man Chairman Hayami had mentioned twice-filled him with delight.
A smile crept across his face.
Then-
Slap.
Jaden instinctively backhanded him.
Hard.
Ren Nikaido spun in place, staggering.
He stared at Jaden in disbelief.
-Wasn't he supposed to be stunned?
-How could he hit me?
Jaden stepped back, rubbing his ear as if wiping something filthy away.
He looked at Ren Nikaido with pure disgust.
"How disgusting."
He had expected something impressive.
Instead, after making a loud noise, this guy dropped all guard and ran straight up to him.
Jaden had actually hesitated about whether to strike first.
But while he was hesitating-
This guy leaned in close and made that creepy laugh, like something out of a bad TV drama.
-My god.
-Was he about to lick my ear?
That was beyond disgusting.
What kind of disgusting technique was this?
-Does this guy... like men?
Hiss-
From his debut match against Himuro Ryo until now, Jaden had never been this serious.
Not even against Meguro.
The Jack Hanma template integration had reached forty percent this morning.
Now, the Hanma aura erupted completely.
It carried a trace of newly awakened Conqueror's Haki.
And it flooded outward.
For an instant, it felt as though the entire ring was occupied by Jaden alone.
Ren Nikaido.
Shion.
Ogami Sakura.
Akemi.
Kiryu Setsuna.
Everyone watching was momentarily stunned by the terrifying blend of Hanma aura and Conqueror's Haki.
-What an overwhelming presence.
Jaden's eyes locked onto Ren Nikaido.
Soru.
Mach Punch.
He couldn't tolerate continuing to fight someone who tried to lick his ear.
This had to end immediately.
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