Chapter 37 – Conqueror’s Haki awakening

[Originally, I had already received today's reward and didn't plan to continue recording in the diary.]

[But after two draws, I had to make a record.]

"Arton is drawing again?"

"I wonder what it will be this time?"

Boa Hancock raised an eyebrow, her attention significantly sharpened.

[The first reward, "Conqueror's Haki Awakening Potion (Beginner)."]

[Just as its name suggests, this thing allowed me to awaken Conqueror's Haki directly.]

[Then, accidentally, I knocked out the people around me.]

[I must say, this reward is quite unexpected.]

[Imagine, others go through life-and-death battles before they have a chance to awaken Conqueror's Haki, but here I am, awakening it just by drinking a potion.]

[Tsk, tsk, I wonder what Hancock, Yamato, and the others would think if they knew.]

[Photo: First attempt at Conqueror's Haki, knocking out bystanders.]

"Is this, really Conqueror's Haki?!"

"Awakening just by taking a potion?!"

Hancock stood up from her seat, unconsciously biting her thumb.

Even though she was mentioned by Arton and would receive a point of credit, she could hardly care about that now.

Her mind was entirely filled with the comparison between her awakening of Conqueror's Haki and Arton's awakening.

"The Diary System is so powerful."

After a long time, Hancock let out a long sigh of admiration.

On the other side, Yamato, another person mentioned by Arton, was equally shocked.

"So amazing, just drinking a potion can awaken Conqueror's Haki."

"If my crappy dad knew about this, he would be quite surprised."

"But still, what's even more amazing is Arton's ability to know the past and the future."

"I wonder if my future includes defeating my crappy dad."

Yamato, with chains in her hands, eyes gleaming, stared at the diary replica in front of her.

"It's definitely possible, as long as Arton mentions my name a few more times."

"I'll surely become strong enough to defeat my crappy dad."

"Please, Arton, mention me a few more times in the diary."

Yamato clasped her hands together, praying in thought.

At the same time, Gion, Hina, Charlotte Smoothie and others, after seeing the photo of Arton knocking out civilians with Conqueror's Haki, went into silence.

After a long while, everyone couldn't help but express their admiration.

Gion: "Awakening Conqueror's Haki really is a simple matter, huh, hehe."

Hina: "Conqueror's Haki… this man is going to become more and more dangerous."

Ulti: "If I were to drink this Conqueror's Haki Awakening Potion, I should be able to awaken Conqueror's Haki too, right?"

Charlotte Smoothie: "Hehe, what an interesting man. If it comes to marriage, Arton would be a good choice."

Jewelry Bonney: "This guy's way of gaining power is just too easy. Damn, why hasn't he mentioned my name even once? I want to try the diary points too."

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Oak Town.

"Indeed, it's Arton's power."

"Great, coming here was definitely the right choice."

"Wait for me, I'm coming right over."

Uta looked joyously at the diary replica, then quickly ran out of the bar, searching around the streets.

Meanwhile, the diary replica continued.

["The Beginner Conqueror's Haki Awakening Potion" is indeed a nice reward, but it's not enough.]

[To use it flexibly, it seems necessary to awaken a higher level of Conqueror's Haki.]

[If it's just beginner level, against enemies who won't be affected by Conqueror's Haki, its usefulness might not even compare to Armament Haki.]

[Indeed, I need to continue saving up points to draw higher-level Conqueror's Haki related rewards.]

"Actually despising Conqueror's Haki, and saying the current stage of Conqueror's Haki is inferior to Armament Haki."

"Really, he's a man that leaves one at a loss for words."

Gion shook her head, sighing as she spoke.

She felt that if Arton's words were heard by those who desperately wanted to awaken Conqueror's Haki but couldn't, they would probably want to give Arton a good beating.

At least, she felt like giving Arton a good beating right now.

[Apart from the "Beginner Conqueror's Haki Awakening Potion," the other reward is this — Lancer Servant Elizabeth Bathory (Beginner level).]

"Another character template, huh?"

"Thankfully, it's just the beginner form."

Gion noticed the words "Beginner Form" and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

That being said, considering that even a beginner form of a character template might bestow the user with great talents, Gion's expression immediately turned serious again.

No wonder, if the user merely acquired the talents from the character template, it might not be a big deal.

But the fact that users could potentially gain points through Arton, enabling them to rapidly grow stronger in conjunction with the talents from the character template, was a cause for concern.

Gion just had to think about Carina possibly growing to the level demonstrated in the skills demonstration video of Yae Miko through the use of the template and a large number of diary points, and she felt a headache coming on.

"Hopefully, this Elizabeth Bathory won't be too troublesome a character."

"Best if Arton cannot utilize the power of this template."

As Gion's spoke, the diary copy immediately displayed a demonstration video of Elizabeth Bathory's partial skills.

[Video: A demonstration of some of Elizabeth Bathory's skills.]

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