While Shakky was complaining, the Old Man she spoke of, who was always out of tune, pulled open the curtain and walked in.
"Shakky, you complain about me with the same lines to every customer." Rayleigh held a bottle of wine in his hand.
Rayleigh's gaze fell on Rosen and Bullet, and his expression suddenly changed.
Bullet turned his head, also showing surprise: "Rayleigh!?"
"You escaped from Impel Down?"
"Yeah, so I specifically came to see you."
Rayleigh didn't believe Bullet's words; Bullet was clearly surprised when he saw him just now.
Apparently, he didn't know Rayleigh was here before he came back.
Rosen turned to look at Rayleigh. At this moment, Rayleigh was full of vigor. Although his face was covered with wrinkles, his eyes were sharp, and he possessed a hidden but powerful aura.
"This is?" Rayleigh looked at Rosen.
"My name is Rosen, and I'm here to ask you about the usage techniques of Conqueror's Haki," Rosen said bluntly.
"I'm old. I can't fight anymore," Rayleigh looked at this Old Man who seemed even older than himself.
He clearly didn't intend to be a teacher to such an Old Man.
"I can pay for the tuition," Rosen said. "Name your price."
"Heh heh… Since you've come to me, you should know my identity. How much do you think is appropriate?"
"One billion Berries," Rosen said.
Rayleigh's eyes widened: "You can produce one billion Berries?"
"I can't produce one billion Berries."
Rayleigh's face darkened, and then Rosen continued: "But I can produce one billion Berries worth of gold."
With that, Rosen spread his palm forward, and a cubic meter of gold, one meter in length, width, and height, landed inside the bar.
The bar's floor cracked, showing how heavy this gold was. Rayleigh and Shakky both gasped.
Shakky quickly went to the cube, tested its feel, knocked on it, and then turned around: "It's real gold."
Rayleigh also came to the cube and weighed it.
"This isn't something you turned into with your Devil Fruit, is it?" Rayleigh looked at Rosen suspiciously.
"I'm not a Gold-Gold Fruit user," Rosen said. "This gold is close to twenty tons. I think you should understand the value of this gold now."
Rayleigh's gaze fell back on Rosen: "Since you want to learn the usage techniques of Conqueror's Haki, you must have already Awakened Conqueror's Haki, right?"
"Of course."
What Rayleigh was thinking was that to Awaken Conqueror's Haki at such an old age, his Aptitude was just so-so.
Since he was willing to spend so much money to have him teach him how to use it, there was no reason for him to refuse.
"So, to what extent can you do it now?" Rayleigh asked.
"Freely controllable."
"How long has it been Awakened?"
"About half a year."
"Then fully unleash your Conqueror's Haki and show me."
"Here?"
"Of course." Rayleigh nodded.
Rosen took a deep breath, and the aura around him suddenly changed. Immediately, black lightning began to erupt around his body, and at the same time, a violent Conqueror's Haki spread out in all directions like a raging tide.
A huge Uzumaki black cloud appeared above the entire Sabaody Archipelago.
Rosen's Conqueror's Haki was still continuously spreading outwards.
Rayleigh, Shakky, and Bullet were all utterly shocked.
So strong! This was their most intuitive feeling about Rosen's Conqueror's Haki.
Rosen's Conqueror's Haki was not condensed, but it was simply massive.
At this moment, Rayleigh's feeling was like he was a famous investor, and then one day someone came to ask him how to invest, and then threw a trillion Berries in Rayleigh's face.
All the civilians and Garrison Marine in the entire Sabaody Archipelago fainted under this pressure, and the entire island came to a standstill.
"Enough, enough… put away your Conqueror's Haki," Rayleigh quickly shouted.
At the same time, Rayleigh looked at Rosen with complex eyes. This guy wasn't here to cause trouble, was he?
Awakened for half a year, and he has this level?
He had Cultivated for decades, and in terms of sheer quantity, he didn't even have one-tenth of Rosen's.
"Shakky, I'm going out for a month," Rayleigh said.
"Okay, also, remember to settle the bar tab and the floor repair fee."
Rosen raised his hand, and another palm-sized piece of gold landed on the bar: "This is my compensation and bar tab."
"Welcome next time."
Rayleigh took Rosen and Bullet to a nearby uninhabited island.
If they Cultivated around a town, with the quantity of Rosen's Conqueror's Haki, it was very likely that the residents of that town would faint.
In the first lesson, Rayleigh impatiently went straight to the point.
"Let me test your strength first." Rayleigh attacked Rosen first, sweeping his leg towards Rosen.
Rosen just stood there, letting Rayleigh's attack land on him.
Rayleigh took two steps back and looked at Rosen in surprise: "Why… why can't I attack you? Is this your Devil Fruit ability?"
"This is called Limitless / Limitless Void… You can understand it as a certain Cursed Technique, similar to elementalization. You need to use Armament Haki to break through this layer of my defense."
Rosen explained the characteristics of Limitless / Limitless Void.
"Understood, let's start over."
Rayleigh regrouped, and Rosen also assumed an attacking stance.
The two erupted almost simultaneously, and the moment their feet left the ground, their legs collided.
Rayleigh was surprised that Rosen's speed and strength were on par with his own.
Strange, with such strength and his age, he shouldn't have been unknown in the past.
Rayleigh began to increase his attack speed and strength, and Rosen also increased with the same intensity, maintaining the same level as Rayleigh.
Rayleigh also discovered that even if he went all out, Rosen could steadily take his attacks.
Observation Haki, Armament Haki, this Old Man was top-notch in both.
And in terms of combat awareness and technique, he was not inferior to himself.
And the most troublesome thing was Rosen's Limitless / Limitless Void; once the Armament Haki intensity was insufficient, the attack would be useless.
"No wonder you only asked me to teach you Conqueror's Haki. In terms of combat techniques, I really have nothing to teach you."
Then Rayleigh began to introduce Conqueror's Haki.
"Your current Conqueror's Haki is just abundant, but you can't control or utilize it at all. Once you use Conqueror's Haki, it basically doesn't distinguish between friend and foe."
Rosen nodded; he had also noticed this problem.
"Our first step is directional training," Rayleigh said, pulling out a coconut. "I'll throw the coconut, and you use Conqueror's Haki to strike the coconut. You can't use any other methods of attack, understand?"
Rosen nodded; Rayleigh's teaching was quite serious.
However, compared to Armament Haki, Conqueror's Haki was more difficult.
Rosen spent three days on directional training alone.
"Directional training is enough. Next is Haoshoku Infusion," Rayleigh said.
Haoshoku Infusion is the most distinctive combat style of Conqueror's Haki.
It is very similar to Combat strength, capable of harming people from a distance.
Haoshoku Infusion is the ticket for top powerhouses on this great sea.
Without Haoshoku Infusion, one wouldn't even have the qualification to break through the Four Emperors' defenses.
Just like Kaido Sensei, his almost invincible Physical Body needs Haoshoku Infusion to be broken.
During the month of Cultivating Conqueror's Haki, Rosen's strength also advanced by leaps and bounds. Now his Combat strength has reached eight million.
Conqueror's Haki greatly enhances close-range and mid-range combat.
This month, Bullet was also learning, and Rayleigh did not avoid Bullet listening in.
"Old Rosen, shall we have a serious fight?" Rayleigh asked.
"Let's not. I'm old; fighting and killing are for young people," Rosen said with a smile, waving his hand.
"Then my lessons are over. I have taught you all the usage techniques of Conqueror's Haki. I cannot teach you more profound techniques."
"Thank you, Rayleigh."
With the teaching concluded, Rosen, Bullet, and Rayleigh planned to return to Sabaody Archipelago.
As soon as the three stepped onto the dock, a figure suddenly blocked their path.
When Rayleigh saw the newcomer, his expression couldn't help but change.
Admiral, Aokiji!
"White-Haired Ghost! I'm here to subjugate you," Kuzan said with a stern face, his eyes bursting with infinite killing intent: "Pluton Rayleigh, this doesn't concern you, so you'd best not meddle."
Rayleigh looked at Rosen, and Rosen waved his hand: "Rayleigh, thank you for your care. What happens next truly has nothing to do with you."
Rayleigh chuckled and said, "You don't mind if I watch, do you?"
Although both sides of the conflict said he didn't need to intervene, Rayleigh had spent a month with Rosen and had a very good impression of him.
If Rosen truly encountered danger, he would never be able to stand by.
Rosen looked at Kuzan with a smile: "Actually, I quite admire you, but given your strength, you can't defeat me. If you want to subjugate me, it's best to gather all three Admirals. So, I'm giving you a chance now: leave here, and I'll pretend nothing happened."
Rayleigh was quite speechless about Rosen's tone; the opponent was a Marine Admiral.
Your tone is a bit too arrogant, isn't it?
The ground beneath Kuzan's feet froze and spread towards Rosen.
Bullet pulled Rayleigh and retreated from the battle circle.
"Bullet, aren't you going to help your boss?"
"Heh heh… He doesn't need my help," Bullet shook his head.
Rosen's feet were already frozen, and Kuzan suddenly charged at Rosen.
Rosen's Conqueror's Haki suddenly erupted.
A powerful Haki, like a heavy punch, directly sent Kuzan flying.
Kuzan's heart pounded, and his body wasn't harmed, but the overwhelming pressure still made his chest heave erratically.
Rosen flashed, appearing behind Kuzan, and kicked out.
Kuzan quickly elementalized, and as Rosen's leg passed through his chest, Kuzan directly embraced Rosen.
Ice Time!
Haoshoku Infusion!
Rosen directly shattered Kuzan's ice seal, and the Conqueror's Haki on his body suddenly bloomed.
Kuzan's body disintegrated and reassembled a dozen meters away.
Rosen looked at the panting Kuzan: "You can still run now; this is your last chance."
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