One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

Zhou Ze raised an eyebrow. Was this guy trying to renege on his debt?

Just as he was about to say something, Cobra, who was at the head of the table, suddenly asked:

"how old are you?"

"Huh?" Zhou Ze swallowed back all the ideas he had in mind, and his head was a little dazed.

The serious expressions on the faces of the three high-ranking courtiers twitched slightly as they looked at their king with surprise.

Kobra ignored them and just stared at Zhou Ze, who then realized that the king was not joking.

"20."

This was Zhou Ze's age when he transmigrated. Since arriving in this world, Cobra was the first person to ask him his age, as it seemed that no one really cared about his age.

"Oh?" Cobra's interest grew even stronger upon hearing Zhou Ze's answer. "Are you married?"

Uncle, something's not right with you!

Zhou Ze stared at Cobra in disbelief. "Your Majesty, this seems to be related to our..."

At this moment, the others present also realized what was happening, especially Princess Vivi, who angrily slapped Cobra, "Dad, what are you saying?"

"Oh, oh, just asking, just asking!"

Kobra laughed and said casually, his gaze toward Zhou Ze becoming even more intriguing.

Zhou Ze also realized something. He silently calculated in his mind that Princess Vivi was only 16 years old.

Holy crap! A minor! That's so evil!

While thinking this to himself, his eyes unconsciously drifted toward Princess Vivi.

Yes, she looks even more beautiful with her long, flowing blue hair cascading down her back.

As a woman, Princess Vivi was naturally quite perceptive of such gazes, and she glared fiercely at Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze blinked hard, trying to banish the jumbled thoughts from his mind.

"Your Majesty, let's get down to business!"

Cobra laughed for a while before nodding. "I will naturally abide by the agreement we reached before, and Elmar will be under your management!"

Zhou Ze breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and then heard Kobra say:

"You can discuss the specific handover details with Vivi. By the way, Vivi is the supervisor I've assigned to Elmar!"

Zhou Ze opened his mouth wide, looking blankly at Cobra, then at Icarus and the other two, somewhat surprised. Why wasn't it one of the three of them?

Ikaram and the other two clearly already knew this outcome, and were not surprised at all; instead, they smiled at Zhou Ze.

"You won't have any objections, will you?"

Seeing that Zhou Ze hadn't spoken for a long time, Kobra asked him a question, and Weiwei also looked over.

Fine, it doesn't matter who comes, I'm not planning on doing anything shady anyway.

“No, no.” Zhou Ze nodded. “Then, I hope it can be done as soon as possible. My men are already on standby at Oil Flower.”

"Of course."

Cobra waved to Vivi, "Vivi, you can go and discuss the details now!"

Vivi glared at Cobra before whispering something to Zhou Ze.

"follow me!"

Chapter 58 Observation Haki and Armament Haki (Third Update)

As dusk approached, Zhou Ze returned to the port of Oil Flower with a document personally signed by King Kobra of Alabasta.

Seeing Zhou Ze return, Zefa greeted him, "Did you finish?"

Zhou Ze waved the documents in his hand, "Although some unexpected situations arose, overall it went relatively smoothly."

Then he said apologetically to Zephyr, "Teacher Zephyr, you may need to put in a lot of effort from now on!"

Zephyr frowned. "What do you want to do?"

Zhou Ze held Zefa's arm, glanced at Binz and Ain,

"I would like to borrow Binz and Ain for a while. During this time, I hope you can stay in Elmar and refrain from hunting pirates!"

"What did you say?" Zefa pulled his arm out of Zhou Ze's grasp and shouted.

However, seeing Zhou Ze's pleading expression, her tone softened a bit, "Binz and Ain can stay, as for me..."

Zhou Ze grabbed Zefa's arm again, while winking at Ain and Binz, "Teacher Zefa, please stay and keep an eye on things for me. I'll definitely be back in 20 days at most, no, 15 days!"

He knew it was impossible to get Zephyr to give up hunting pirates, so he had to settle for second best.

"You also need to see if what I said is true or not, right?"

Ain and Binz were somewhat tempted. After all, Teacher Zephyr was already quite old, and it was too dangerous for him to lead a fleet to hunt pirates alone. It would be good if they could take a break now.

Zefa stopped them before they could speak, his gaze fixed on Zhou Ze.

"Is what you're about to do very dangerous?"

Zhou Ze was stunned for a moment. If Ace was still captured, then the outbreak of the Marineford War should be considered dangerous, right?

Zhou Ze nodded slightly, then quickly smiled and said, "But you don't need to worry, I can protect myself."

"I understand, come with me!"

Zefa jumped off the bow of the boat and walked into the desert.

Zhou Ze quickly followed, while Ain and Binz hesitated for a moment, exchanged a glance, and finally decided not to follow. It was clear that Teacher Zefa had something to say to Zhou Ze.

"Zhou Ze, last time we met, you asked me about the domineering aura. I'd like to know how much you know about it?"

Zefa sat down on a sand dune. The journey from the dock to the dune had left his heavy sea stone right arm a little breathless.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ze was startled and incredibly excited. Was this a sign that he was about to be taught a domineering attitude?

"I only know that Haki is divided into three types: Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki." Zhou Ze suppressed his excitement and tried to speak in a calm tone:

"Furthermore, there are also differences in the cultivation levels of domineering aura. Higher-level domineering aura will have many variations."

Zefa nodded after listening. "You already know quite a lot."

"I can teach you Observation Haki and Armament Haki, but Conqueror's Haki is an innate power. Only the best among humans possess this talent, and there is no method to cultivate it."

Zhou Ze had anticipated this, and he himself did not have an urgent need for Conqueror's Haki.

First of all, Zhou Ze possesses the Lesser Formless Skill. According to the system's "internal cultivation of mind," he should have a strong resistance to Conqueror's Haki, a technique that relies on overwhelming the opponent with its aura.

Furthermore, as Zhou Ze learns more and more moves, he will have enough large-area AOE skills to clear the field.

Finally, as an ordinary young man from the Celestial Empire, Zhou Ze himself didn't believe he possessed any extraordinary talent.

Therefore, Zhou Ze needs both Observation Haki and Armament Haki to improve his solo ability.

"Thank you, Professor Zefa. Two kinds of domineering aura are enough," Zhou Ze said respectfully.

After resting for a while, Zephyr stood up again, closed his eyes, and said, "Now, attack me!"

Zhou Ze recalled that Rayleigh had trained Luffy in a similar manner, so he no longer hesitated. He drew his sword and slashed at Zefa's shoulder while intently observing Zefa's changes.

As Zhou Ze moved, the Ze Fa in his eyes also changed. Every bit of power around seemed to have a sound. Not only Zhou Ze's sword swing, but even the sound of the wind blowing sand became obvious.

[Successfully learned Observation Haki]

[A move capable of operating independently has been detected. Proceed with the operation independently?]

This was the first time Zhou Ze had received such a system notification, and he froze for a moment.

"Yes."

[Observation Haki activates automatically]

The host can turn the auto-operation state on/off at any time.

After Zhou Ze silently recited the mantra, a branch of his abundant internal energy quickly split off, overflowing from his body, enveloping his entire body, and instantly spreading outwards until it stopped within a radius of 5 meters.

Is this the range of my Observation Haki?

Zhou Ze could clearly sense that he could "hear" many sounds within a 5-meter radius.

After dodging Zhou Ze's attack with his eyes closed, Zefa waited for a while but did not receive another attack from Zhou Ze, so he opened his eyes.

"what happened to you?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhou Ze swung his sword and slashed at the sandy ground beside him.

"bang"

With a muffled thud, a desert scorpion writhed out of the sand, dragging its mangled body as it staggered away.

Zefa's eyes widened. He had also noticed a desert scorpion lurking in the sand nearby, but given their strength, such a creature was not worth their attention.

He was surprised that Zhou Ze had awakened Observation Haki in just one moment, and couldn't help but exclaim: ?

"You, you're such a freak!"

Zhou Ze breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Zefa's Observation Haki couldn't sense the aura of his internal energy, nor did it detect anything unusual about his Observation Haki.

Then he put on a smiling face and said, "Professor Zephyr, that's not how you praise someone. I said before that I have great talent."

Looking at the grinning Zhou Ze in front of him, Zefa felt a surge of emotion. He couldn't deny that he was getting old; the talent of this young man was truly terrifying.

"Now that you have mastered Observation Haki, you should practice it diligently."

After a long while, Zefa finally looked away and gave his instructions.

I've been cultivating myself!

Zhou Ze secretly rejoiced, but repeatedly agreed, then looked at Ze Fa with eager eyes.

Zephyr took two deep breaths, then stepped back. "Watch closely!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful force suddenly enveloped Zefa's entire body, eventually covering him like a layer of armor.

[Successfully learned Armament Haki]

"Armament Haki can enhance one's defense and attack capabilities. When fighting against Logia-type Devil Fruit users, it also allows one to touch their physical form. It requires long-term training..."