Chapter 49 The Training of Haki

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The white misty sea of clouds rolled.

At the edge of this island called Year Fish Island, Rayleigh demonstrated the mystery of haki to Suzuki, who was learning it for the first time.

Suzuki, Shanks, and Buggy all watched carefully.

Rayleigh stretched out an arm, then squatted down and pressed lightly on the ground of the island.

His arm was like touching tofu easily, without any resistance, it sank into the ground.

Then he stood up, came to the side of a big tree, and swung his fist lightly. The big tree that could only be hugged by two people was instantly pierced.

Then, Rayleigh smiled at the corners of his mouth and came to the three of them with a smile.

He said to Suzuki and the others:

"That just now was the haki of armament. Although it looked like my arm hadn't changed, in fact, my hand was already covered with a layer of haki of armament."

"Haki is an active ability, which is divided into three types."

"They are the haki of armament that I just demonstrated, the haki of observation that I will teach you later, and the haki of the conqueror, which can be regarded as rare."

"Among them, the haki of armament is like what I just demonstrated. This kind of haki can cover various parts of the body and can enhance defense and attack."

"It's like wearing a layer of armor and weapons."

After speaking, Rayleigh looked confidently at the three teenagers, glanced at them, and smiled at Suzuki:

"Come on, Suzuki boy, you try to attack me and see, you can use your full strength, it's okay."

Suzuki did not hide his strength and used his chakra and the devil fruit ability of Munch-Munch Fruit.

His right hand instantly turned into sturdy steel, and then the chakra flowed in his body, and he burst out with a punch!

"Bang!"

The steel fist and Rayleigh's arm collided.

The steel fist should have the power to smash rocks, but at this time, when it touched Rayleigh's arm, it did not cause any impact on him.

It was just that the ground suddenly scattered a burst of dust, and the fist wind drove the clouds in the white sea to rise a little ripple.

Rayleigh's eyes were serious for a moment, but soon he smiled again:

"Good strength, Suzuki boy."

"You seem to be younger than Shanks and Buggy, right?"

Looking at Rayleigh who was still standing there motionless, Suzuki was also very calm.

He knew that with his current strength, he wanted to cause damage to Rayleigh who was covered with haki of armament, which was wishful thinking.

So, hearing Rayleigh's praise, Suzuki did not have any joy or pride, his face was calm, and he answered Rayleigh seriously:

"Yes, I'm a little bit younger than them, but it's almost the same."

"Mr. Rayleigh is really amazing! That was my full strength just now."

Hearing the modesty of the young man in front of him, Rayleigh also laughed loudly:

"It's already good, really!"

After speaking, he pointed to Shanks and Buggy who were standing aside.

"Like Shanks and Buggy, their strength hasn't even met the requirements for learning haki of armament. They are like two little chicks, hahaha~"

But Buggy, who was standing next to him, was unhappy at once and retorted at Rayleigh who was mocking him and Shanks.

"Hey hey, Rayleigh, what do you mean! I, Lord Buggy, just don't want to learn, okay?"

"That's right, Buggy, you have to beat him up when Rayleigh gets old, he doesn't give you any face~"

"Hmph, I, Buggy, don't hold grudges! As long as I'm better than you, Shanks, it's fine."

"Haha, Buggy, you have to practice your fruit ability well, and watch fewer treasure maps~"

"What? Damn it, Shanks! It's all your fault! I'm going to beat you into a pig head!"

"Huh?"

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Looking at Shanks and Buggy who started to fight inexplicably, Rayleigh smiled helplessly.

Then, he looked at Suzuki who was still standing in place, and sighed in his heart that he could finally teach a well-behaved student.

Then, Rayleigh smiled with relief on his face and said:

"Your basic quality is actually a bit worse, but you can barely learn Haki of armament."

As he said, Rayleigh looked at Suzuki seriously and earnestly:

"You just used the fruit ability, right? It looks like the ability is not bad."

"And it seems that there is also a kind of energy similar to haki?"

"But you have to remember that physique and will are the most important. Otherwise, when you reach a certain level, even if you play with your ability, you won't be able to become the top of the sea."

Suzuki naturally understood Rayleigh's words.

The stronger the ability, the more it depends on the physique and will to activate it, just like the forbidden techniques in the ninja world that can be called bug-level. They are useless when facing the monster-level super shadow.

Except for the Eight Gates, which are hard to shine in an instant, even the Flying Thunder God and the Almighty Push are only able to save their lives in front of monsters.

Either have the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, or be Chakra, basically, they can be regarded as a huge gap in body and spirit.

So, Suzuki nodded to Rayleigh and thanked him for his unreserved teaching.

Rayleigh didn't waste time, and said again:

"Haki of armament is a special ability that can be obtained through training and fighting after the body reaches a certain level."

"So, Suzuki boy, start running around the island for fifty laps now! Hahaha~"

Suzuki nodded seriously and then started running around the island without saying a word.

For a long time

After running, Rayleigh looked at Suzuki who was panting, and showed a happy smile on his face, and laughed again to encourage Suzuki:

"Practice haki of armament well, and when you encounter the natural type of devil fruit ability users in the future."

"When they become elemental, ordinary physical attacks can't hurt them, you can cover haki of armament to successfully hit those elemental ability users."

"Also, when your haki level improves in the future, your resistance to the devil fruit abilities will also be stronger accordingly, until you completely ignore those flashy abilities."

"So, do two thousand push-ups again! Hahaha~"

Suzuki's face was calm, even if the sweat had soaked his clothes, he didn't lie on the ground to rest.

Hearing Rayleigh's words, he started doing push-ups again without saying a word.

Until a long time later, Suzuki had done several training projects with a large number of them, and he was so tired that he couldn't sit on the ground.

Rayleigh came to Suzuki's side at this

 time, stretched out his hand, and said to Suzuki:

"Feel it well, feel it carefully, your training volume today is already a lot."

"When the body is extremely exhausted and facing life and death, it is the easiest to bring out haki."

Suzuki also followed up with his hand and carefully sensed the invisible breath on Rayleigh's arm.

Different from chakra, haki is also derived from the physique and will, but it is more like a power that is naturally born from the two, and it cannot exist independently.

But chakra is directly extracted from the body and spirit, and it can exist independently, and even be stored.

After feeling it for a while, Suzuki had some gains, but he still didn't directly awaken haki of armament.

Seeing this, Rayleigh was not surprised.

Different from Haki of observation and Haki of the conqueror, haki of armament requires long-term training to awaken, unlike the other two types of Haki that can be awakened in a short time or even born with.

"That's it for haki of armament today."

"Next, try haki of observation."

"You are quite sharp, awakening this kind of haki should not be difficult."

Hearing Rayleigh's words, Suzuki didn't continue to sit on the ground, and after resting for a while, he could barely move.

Then he saw Rayleigh take out a handful of small stones from his pocket and showed a teasing smile on his face:

"Suzuki boy, not bad, you can still move."

"Next, I will throw these stones at you, remember to scream if it hurts~hahaha"

"By the way, remember to turn your back to me, and it's best to cover your eyes too!"

Suzuki didn't hesitate at all, took a deep breath, tore off a piece of cloth from his coat, and tied it around his eyes, and then turned around firmly:

"Come on, Mr. Rayleigh!"

Rayleigh laughed loudly, and then the small stones in his hand flew towards Suzuki like bullets from time to time...

The two of them trained for a long time until Shanks and Buggy, who ran away inexplicably, came back and called them to eat.

In the next few days, Suzuki endured Rayleigh's cruel training every day...