Vol. 02 Ch. 19 – 2 years

Previously …

Saint Adam: "Indeed this is the first training for Haki. I'll hold your storage ring for a while. So just prepare your weapon because you can hunt wild animals."

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Maria: "Training in Ryozanpaku, more precisely Tora no Ana, there are 3 stages and this is related to Haki training. In the first stage, Arthur will die. "

Robin + Baby-5: "HAA !?"

Maria: "Sorry, I was wrong to use my words. More precisely he will feel like death."

Maria: " The first stage is the Hall of Void or Yomi Cave. After entering the cave, you will lose the sense of sight, sense of smell, sense of sound and sense of touch. But with Kenbunshoku Haki it will be faster to pass and he can improve the Haki." (Reference: Shaman King-Yomi cave)

Maria: "The second stage is easier for me than in the first stage. A Chaos Labyrinth, here, you only need to find a ladder to go up to the 100th floor and beat up anything that is blocking you or avoid them until you pass all levels. Some creatures don't have physical bodies but they can easily be beaten using Busoshoku Haki but the creature's attack is a direct attack to our spirit making us feel surrendered to life."

Maria: "What I know is the last stage called the Falls of Truth and is useful for the owners of Haoshoku Haki where they will train their souls and spirit there."

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* huff * * huff *

Arthur: "Finally I can get out of this damn hole. Huh ... how long have I been in this damn hole I don't know for sure, but according to my internal clock, more than 2 months I was in this damn hole."

Arthur immediately lay down after arriving in front of a large monument stone containing the next stage's instruction. But for now, he did not care about it, all he had in mind was 'sleep'. Although his body is still fit with the ability of his devil fruit that can create food and drink, mentally he is very tired. While in Yomi's cave, Arthur felt that he never rested even though he ordered his body to lie down and sleep. But what Arthur can do, he still has his consciousness so that makes him very tired.

Arthur: "At least my Kenbunshoku Haki has reached the bottleneck, with the real fight maybe I can reach the level of reading the future."

After a day of sleep, Arthur woke up with a spirit full body. He checked all the conditions of his body and abilities. Because Arthur continued to run using [Soru] and [Geppo] making Arthur even more adept at using the technique. Arthur was able to turn in the direction he wanted when using [Soru] and when flying using [Geppo], Arthur was able to combine it with [Soru] so he could move quickly in the air. After checking his body's condition, he focused on his surroundings. He was surprised to see that he was still inside a very large cave but there was light in the ceiling and green forest in front of him. Arthur tried his Kenbunshoku Haki to inspect the forest in front of him.

Arthur: "This feeling ..."

Arthur who tried his Kenbunshoku Haki was surprised. From the beginning, Arthur had mastered the Kenbunshoku Haki techniques 'Presence sensing', 'Strength sensing', and 'Intent sensing'. But this time Arthur knew that after feeling the 'death' in Yomi cave, he improved his Kenbunshoku Haki and mastered the 'Emotion sensing'. He felt the emotions of the monsters in the forest, anger, worry, sadness, joy and so on.

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In Mary Geoise, precisely in the training hall of the Amenome family residence, two black-haired girls are sparring. They both use all parts of their body to attack with hand fists and leg kicks, elbows, and knees also do not miss the opportunity to land an attack. The two girls moved swiftly to avoid attacks and looked for opportunities to launch attacks at the blind spots of their opponents. These two girls are of course Robin and Baby-5. On the edge of the practice-room, Sebas is standing oversees the two girls' training.

Sebas: "Enough, you two can rest." Hearing Sebas' words made Robin and Baby-5 stop and catch their breath.

Robin: "You're getting stronger, Baby-5."

Baby-5: "Of course, I don't want to be left behind by you." They smiled with the results of this practice match.

Sebas: "In these 2 years you have trained your body to an advanced level, tomorrow I will start training you to use Rokushiki."

It has been 2 years since Arthur went to practice at Tora no Ana - Ryozanpaku. Robin is now 10 years old and Baby-5 is 6 years old, they become rivals and close friends like sisters. They always talk and joke together while looking at Arthur's photo album since the baby is owned by Maria. And they also always compete to determine who is better to be with Arthur. In addition to training their fighting abilities, Robin and Baby-5 do not forget to train their other abilities.

Robin with the help of the Amenome family started to create an information network organization throughout the Blue Sea, it is not difficult to do so long as he has the resources for this information network. Although Robin has not been able to create an information network in Paradise and New World due to the chaotic sea situation after the start of the great era of pirates, she already has basic knowledge on how to find information and gather the information she wants. Robin now only has to improve that ability and available resources.

And Baby-5 is already adept at cooking even though it hasn't reached the recipe level of the Kamabakka Kingdom - Attack Cuisine, but it still tastes delicious. The first year Sebas only provided knowledge about spices and food ingredients, then in the second year Baby-5 started cooking by himself without receiving help. And her efforts did not fail because she was able to cook deliciously. This time Baby-5 began to explore medical knowledge because her cooking techniques had gotten sufficient results.

Baby-5: "For 2 years young master Arthur has gone to practice, he told grandpa Adam that he will return this year. May young master Arthur return home soon. "

Robin: *Tch* "He said that there were 3 sisters he wanted to save. Just watch if he goes home with the girls with a smirk on his face then I will give him a special punishment I prepared for him. "

Baby-5: "But if young master Arthur wants to save the 3 sisters they must have experienced a situation like us or even more." Hearing Baby-5's explanation made Robin confused about whether he should be jealous or proud.

Robin: "Womanizer."

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* Achou *

Arthur: "Robin and Baby-5 must be talking about me. Lately, I feel like I've been talked about a lot, but what else can I do, I've been here for 2 years. "

* Boom * * boom *

Arthur: "Hey, don't attack someone who is doing the monologue." Arthur stepped aside casually knowing the direction of the coming attack.

Arthur who is now on the 100th floor is fighting a giant wolf pack. From the start on the first floor, the monsters had a very strong defense that it would be difficult to defeat without Busoshoku Haki. On the 25th floor of the Chaos Labyrinth is quite easy for Arthur, the monsters that have speeds below Arthur. But on floors 26 to 50, the monsters have the physical ability to match or exceed Arthur's ability so that it makes a little inconvenience. On floors 51 to 75, all monsters can use Busoshoku Haki which makes Arthur very surprised. And the problem arises when he stepped on the 76th floor, suddenly there was a white shadow that flew towards him quickly and passes through his body. He did not feel the intention of the attack on the shadow which made him off guard.

Arthur: "Forgive me for not being able to complete this training before 2 years, I want to die." Arthur immediately prostrated and sobbed.

Arthur: "Ah !?"

Arthur who was back to his sense immediately stood looking around, he saw many white shadows flying to and fro without a clear direction. Of course, Arthur easily avoided them after learning of their existence. But as he approached the stairs to the next floor, the shadows began to attack Arthur. At first, Arthur could only avoid it. But after trying Busoshoku Haki, he managed to throw the enemy fell far into the trees, making Arthur counterattack begin. By reaching the 100th floor, Arthur's Busoshoku Haki is increasing. He was able to cover his entire body with Busoshoku Haki and now he can see the future with his Kenbunshoku Haki even though it is only 3 seconds ahead every 10 seconds.

After making it past the 100th floor of the Chaos Labirynth, Arthur saw a very large and tall waterfall. Arthur saw a path through the waterfall and a large stone monument. He walked toward the stone monument containing the next stage's instruction in front of the waterfall but was surprised to hear someone speak.

???: "Finally we meet."