Chapter 6: I Want to Learn Haki

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"Hahaha, I finally got back at him for humiliating me before!" Saint Charlos, playing with the gold key in his hand, showed a satisfied smile.

Saint Charlos had previously been mistreated by Saint Charlemagne, who often collected strong slaves to compete with the slaves of other Celestial Dragons.

However, obtaining a decently strong slave was not easy, as most of the strong individuals in this world are of firm character. Upon discovering that they would be captured, they would choose to end their lives, resulting in the slaves that other Celestial Dragons collected not being particularly powerful.

Last time when Saint Charlos's slave battled with Saint Charlemagne's, Charlos was badly defeated, leaving him feeling humiliated. But this victory of Hiro has now finally given him a chance to save face.

"That indestructible one, yes, you, come here!"

Seeing Saint Charlos beckoning to him, Hiro was unhappy, but he obediently went over.

"Saint Charlos, my name is Hiro!"

Saint Charlos waved his hand, "The name is unimportant. I'm very happy this time, and I can grant you a wish. Tell me what you want!"

"I want to leave this place!"

Hiro almost blurted it out because he really wanted to leave this hellish place.

Here, one could be killed for the most absurd reasons and you never knew why. However, Hiro also knew that Saint Charlos would never let him go, so his mind raced, trying to figure out what he could ask for to survive.

Now, Saint Charlos perceives him as indestructible, and will most likely have him fight others in the future.

Therefore, the most important thing now is to enhance his own strength. At present, Hiro's plan to improve his strength includes two aspects: one is to harness the power of his Devil Fruit, and the second is to practice Haki.

He can develop his Devil Fruit abilities at any time, but the second one, practicing Haki, isn't something he can just decide to do on his own.

Without a system, he might be able to acquire all three types of Haki with just a simple task, even without training.

"I wish to learn Haki to become stronger so that I can fight better for Saint Charlos in the future!" Saint Charlos had assumed that Hiro would ask for comfortable accommodation or delicious food as a reward, considering that all the slaves here lived in cages and ate the leftovers of the Celestial Dragons. After all, those were the two things most coveted by the slaves.

As for the slaves who expressed their desire to escape, they all met the same fate: death. A slave who doesn't want to stay by his side, no matter how useful, would be discarded without mercy by him. After all, no one is irreplaceable.

To Charlos's surprise, Hiro requested to learn Haki to fight for him. This made Saint Charlos very pleased. This toy was sensible! Not only did it increase his prestige, but it also knew to improve itself to keep fighting for him. A truly model toy!

With a wave of his hand, Saint Charlos agreed. "Granted, CP0, assign someone to train this indestructible one to become my ace fighter!" CP0 replied, "Yes, Sir!" At this point, the members of CP0 thought Saint Charlos was a fool. A slave who wants to become stronger wouldn't wish to serve as a fighter for the Celestial Dragons. It was obvious that he wanted to escape after becoming stronger.

However, CP0 didn't consider Hiro a threat. Even if he became stronger, escaping from the formidable CP0 seemed impossible. The pleased Saint Charlos stopped tormenting his toys, letting them be while he went off to flaunt his achievements to other Celestial Dragons. Consequently, CP0 escorted everyone back to their cells.

The CP0 member with the long sword at his waist addressed Hiro before leaving, "From today on, unless it's Saint Charlos's playtime, you will train with me to learn Haki until you've mastered it." Hiro quickly bowed in thanks. Although the other party was teaching him Haki due to orders, he held utmost respect for this CP0 member, knowing that what he could learn depended on their willingness to teach.

After CP0 departed, Boa Hancock quickly approached Hiro. "Hiro, you scared me just now. I thought you... I'm so glad you're okay!" Seeing the blush on Hancock's face made Hiro's heart beat wildly. The already beautiful Hancock, with the enhancement of her Devil Fruit powers, was extraordinarily captivating. Even Hiro, an experienced man, found it hard to resist.

"I'm happy that you are concerned. But let me remind you, the beauty you possess, especially enhanced by your Devil Fruit ability, makes you even more attractive. It's not a good thing here. You have to make yourself less attractive and try to lower your profile!"

Blushing, Hancock quickly nodded and then returned to her sisters.

When Hancock returned to her sisters, intending to whisper something, she noticed that her sisters were looking apprehensively over her shoulder. She turned around and found several men in the cage eyeing her with desire and gradually moving towards them.

"Heh heh heh, it's not too bad in the Dragon's cage, we even get to see such top-notch chicks."

"Yeah, since we're living a life worse than death here, we might as well find some fun to lighten the mood!"

"People outside won't care about what happens in the cage, as long as no one dies!"

Just then, a figure appeared in front of her. He wasn't particularly tall, even somewhat lean.

"Back off!"

A cold voice echoed, startling all the men. The others in the cage frowned upon recognizing Hiro. They remembered how he had cleaved a burly three-meter-tall man in half with a single kick.

"Buddy, you're strong. We can let you have your turn first, and we'll just settle for leftovers, what do you say?"

Without responding, Hiro walked towards them.

"She's with me. Nobody touches her. Got it?"

With that, Hiro released his pent-up energy, stomped on the floor, and in an instant, went through one of the men, splitting him in half. The others quickly retreated to the corner, not daring to entertain any further indecent thoughts.

After making an example out of one, Hiro found himself mumbling under his breath.

"Darn it, this power is hard to control!"