Chapter 29 - Bai Ye's First Lesson for Kaido! (Please follow up with reads)
"Tch, brat, punch this bastard away for me!"
Golden Lion bit his cigar, then looked at Bai Ye: "If you die later, I'll go find that fruit!"
"Old Lion, rest assured, even if you gave me your Piao Piao Fruit, I wouldn't eat it!"
"You f*cking eat one and show me!"
Although Golden Lion knew Bai Ye disliked his Devil Fruit ability, he still couldn't hold back.
"Maybe I'll eat it in the future?"
Bai Ye shrugged, not saying anything more. Golden Lion was truly a nuisance; he was still trying to affect his mentality even when they were about to fight.
However, Bai Ye was still not very interested in Golden Lion's fruit. It offered abilities like flying and throwing islands, but Bai Ye didn't lack these. The Rumble-Rumble Fruit could actually be a substitute; if he developed its magnetic abilities, its potential was much higher than the Piao Piao Fruit.
Putting away his thoughts, Bai Ye turned to look at Kaido, who had already stepped onto the stage.
"Come on, brat, as your senior, I'll let you have three moves!"
"…"
This person was surprisingly kind.
Kaido suddenly felt that his previous thoughts were too evil, and his impression of Bai Ye had changed somewhat.
Although he didn't need Bai Ye's deference, seeing the other party act like a senior taking care of a junior, he felt a warmth in his heart. After all, for Kaido, who had just experienced betrayal, his heart was filled with darkness at this moment.
"I…"
Kaido was about to speak, but the next second, Bai Ye directly kicked him flying. Fortunately, he reacted in time and grabbed the edge of the arena, otherwise he would have almost fallen off.
"You bastard, you have no martial ethics!!!"
Kaido climbed back onto the arena, his face flushed, his eyes fixed on Bai Ye as he roared.
This bastard had just said he would let him have three moves, and he had thought this guy was surprisingly kind, but he actually launched a sneak attack!
"This is a piece of advice from me, your senior: don't easily trust others. Otherwise, with that kick just now, I would have sent you straight down. You're not even grateful? Speaking of which, you truly disappoint me; I was thinking of taking care of you. Never mind, let's start from here. I'll continue to let you have three moves!"
After Bai Ye finished speaking, Kaido fell into deep doubt.
Could it be…
Was it really that he had overthought things and imagined Bai Ye to be too evil? Bai Ye indeed seemed capable of kicking him down when he hadn't reacted.
Looking at it this way, Bai Ye seemed to have genuinely held back, merely teaching him not to easily trust others.
Why would he really take care of a newcomer who had just joined the pirate crew?
But the next second, Kaido was kicked flying again, though he still managed to wedge himself onto the edge of the arena with his spiked club.
"That's not right. Based on the previous force, I even added a bit more, so why didn't he get kicked down!?" Bai Ye muttered, his voice not loud but perfectly heard by Kaido. Then Bai Ye continued, unashamedly: "Hey, can you stand still and let me have one more move? That way you'll have let me have three moves. Speaking of which, I'm older than you, so you should know how to respect your elders, right?"
Despicable and shameless!
No wonder Golden Lion's evaluation of Bai Ye was despicable and shameless!
He was mistaken!
He had previously thought Bai Ye was a good person, even thinking he wanted to take care of him. It turned out Bai Ye was just trying to trick him.
And he even wanted him to stand still for another kick.
Kaido would not fall for the same trick twice; Kaido was not a fool!!!
"You bastard, I will absolutely never believe your nonsense again!!!"
Kaido's rage surged. He picked up his spiked club and swung it down towards Bai Ye's head.
He swore he had never wanted to give someone a "club diagnosis" so badly.
"You can't hit me, Kaido. You're too slow. Also, don't you look behind you before you strike?"
"Behind me?"
Kaido's heart tightened. He instinctively turned his head, but the next second, his face instantly turned ashen.
"Just kidding, there's nothing behind you. Where's your Observation Haki, idiot?"
A lightning-covered slash sent Kaido flying several meters away, but for Kaido, the physical pain seemed unimportant at this moment. Instead, it was the mental pain that felt too excruciating.
Pain!
Too much pain!
Why, when he had just thought clearly that he wouldn't believe Bai Ye's nonsense no matter what he said,
did he still instinctively turn his head to look, and without even using his Observation Haki?
"If I believe you again, I'm a dog!"
Saying that, Kaido began to madly smash the arena with his spiked club.
"I promise, this time there's definitely something behind you!"
"Do you think I'm a pig?"
He had already fallen for it once; he wouldn't fall for it a second time.
Moreover, he had already used Observation Haki to sense it, and there was indeed nothing behind him.
However, the next second, a flash of purple lightning instantly struck Kaido from behind.
The moment his back was hit by the lightning, Kaido only had one thought: despite using Observation Haki, he hadn't detected anything behind him.
And Bai Ye, at this moment, had a smile on his lips. Not only had he hit Kaido, but he had also gained a new understanding of his recently developed ability.
He knew Kaido would use Observation Haki, but his Rumble-Rumble Fruit used electromagnetic waves to interfere with his Observation Haki, and he hid the lightning ball within the electromagnetic field. Unless one had very strong Observation Haki, they would likely be fooled by this disguise.
It was similar to stealth aircraft and radar detection. Observation Haki was like radar detection, and his ability was like a stealth aircraft. It just depended on who was better in this regard.
And regarding the abilities of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Bai Ye gained a deeper realization.
As expected of Teacher Kaido!
Although he hadn't grown to the later stage of five-club teaching—first club mastering Ryuo, second club comprehending Haki coating, third club completely mastering Haki coating, fourth club awakening Monkey D. Luffy's Devil Fruit, and fifth club admonishing Monkey D. Luffy that Haki is the kingly way.
But in the development of his own Devil Fruit, he still had to credit Kaido.
"Bastard, do you not dare to fight me head-on!?"
Kaido climbed up from the ground. After the purple lightning ball exploded behind him, even now he felt a tingling sensation all over his body, and the current seemed to be invading his body, making him feel a lack of strength.
But…
Damn it, he was unwilling!!!