One Piece: Adopting Akainu at the beginning, adopted son Barrett

Chapter 131: The Gap of Observation
"It seems that your Armament Haki needs more training. Next, test your Observation Haki. I will gradually increase the frequency and skills of my attacks. Are you ready?"

Seeing that it would take a long time to teach the Armament Haki, Roger decided to test Barrett's Observation Haki first.

After trying to help Barrett awaken his Conqueror's Haki, I'll see how to teach him those skills. Given Barrett's talent, it shouldn't take long.

"bring it on!"

Barrett nodded, then closed his eyes and emptied his mind, but did not remove the covering of Armament Color.

Roger nodded. He actually dared to close his eyes. It seemed that Ross had taught Barrett some real skills.

I just don’t know what kind of talent Barrett, who is a monster in terms of armament Haki, has in observation Haki.

"Okay, the first stage is a frontal slash!"

“Cang——!” “Boom——”

Drawing out the sword "Ace" from his waist, Roger rushed forward with a smile on his face, and swung the sword at Barrett without stopping.

"whoosh whoosh"

Dozens of sounds of breaking wind were heard in the blink of an eye, exploding in all directions. The sharp blade was swung in front of Barrett, but was dodged one by one by the other party.

It’s too slow. It’s really too slow.

Barrett only had this feeling, but he also understood that this was just a tentative attack from Roger, and the real worthy ones were still to come.

According to Barrett's observation Haki, Roger's sword-swinging speed at this moment was like that of a turtle, but soon, the turtle gradually accelerated and turned into an nimble rabbit.

"Swish swish swish"

Nearly a hundred attacks passed by, and Barrett frowned, feeling some pressure.

Roger's sword-swinging speed has gradually begun to catch up with the catapulting speed inside Ross's large special edition impact cloud.

Ross also trained Barrett in the awakening and observation Haki. The intensity of the training was completely incomparable to that of his second son Alexander. It was not slow hail, but being directly in a large impact cloud!

It is a kind of impact cloud that is proportionally magnified and has a reduced speed of catapulting. It is not suitable for physical training, but is more suitable for practicing observation Haki.

And with Ross by his side personally guiding and observing him, he improved his body's movement rhythm and growth direction, allowing him to dodge all attacks faster and more accurately!
Roger stood in front of Barrett and raised his lips, quite satisfied with Barrett's performance.

Unlike the Haki of Observation and the Haki of Armament, it does not have the so-called "quantity".

It is a dual reaction of the mind and body, coupled with a calm heart.

The mind perceives the attack and then makes the body take evasive action, and all of this is based on calm thinking.

When seeing and hearing color is just awakened, the mind reacts first, and then the body reacts.

Judging from Barrett's current performance, his body is completely controlled by his own will and can be synchronized with mental observation. This is a manifestation of the next stage of Observation Haki.

If the levels of observation Haki are divided into four levels: elementary, intermediate, advanced and top-level, then Barrett is now at the intermediate stage, fully achieving synchronized reactions of mind and body.

The advanced level of Observation Haki gradually increases the frequency of mental reaction until it reaches a critical point that is enough to break time.

At that time, a special kind of observation Haki of your own will be awakened, turning an already swift two-wheeled motorcycle into a four-wheel drive sports car!

"Ahahaha, let's try this! The second stage will be a frontal double attack!"

Roger laughed and increased the difficulty, and waves of sword energy surged out from "Ace".

Although the frequency of his sword swinging decreased, it made Barrett more exhausted to deal with it. The disordered double attack tested his mental stability even more.

"Boom boom boom"

Waves of more than ten meters in length flew over and slashed the sea, making loud noises that constantly interfered with Barrett's hearing.

Although Observation Haki is a mental exercise, it can also be performed more accurately with the help of hearing. But at this moment, Barrett can only concentrate on using his mind to sense Roger's attack.

"You're really amazing! As expected of you being taught by Ross. It must have taken you very little time to learn Observation Haki, right?"

"Yes, two years."

"It's only been two years! You have a good talent, so I'm going to start using my observation Haki too. Young man, guess how many of the four sword strikes I can get you?"

Roger was in a playful mood. What a talented young man he was. In just two years he could perfectly avoid his normal fastest attack.

However, the strength of Observation Haki cannot be reflected simply by how fast and chaotically you dodge the attack.

"........."

Barrett remained calm and said nothing. Roger's remarks reminded him of the scene of practicing Observation Haki with Rose.

At that time, he could dodge all attacks without Ross using his Observation Haki.

But once the competition of observation Haki began, he was completely defeated! He couldn't even touch Rose!
"Let's start! Let's try the normal state first~"

Roger suddenly stopped attacking, then launched two consecutive slashing attacks with chopping waves.

"Ding!"

Barrett was hit directly by the slashing wave, and his whole body kept falling backwards, leaving a five or six meter long scratch on the ground with his feet.

Four times, can you only dodge three?
Although he had clearly seen the trajectory of the attack, he could not avoid the second blow no matter what!
Roger nodded. Barrett had already exceeded the limit in terms of observation Haki, and now he just wanted to know his limit.

Although he can teach this, he'd better leave it to Ross. At the age of thirteen, he can dodge three out of four sword strikes with his normal observation Haki. Excellent! "Okay, young man. Next, I'll let you see the crushing power brought by top-level observation Haki! Ahahahaha!"

Roger laughed out loud, and without making any expression, he used all his strength to display his Observation Haki, listening to the sounds of all things concentrated on Barrett.

"Whizzing--"

Two slashes with the sword, still with the same additional slashing effect, two slashes become four slashes.

But this time, Barrett didn't even dodge the knife, and even took the initiative to crash into Roger's attack!

“Ding Ding—Ding Ding—”

With the sound of metal clashing, Barrett flew backwards dozens of meters. Although the attack did not cause any substantial damage, the powerful impact caused by the four consecutive attacks was still beyond his ability to withstand.

Despair, this is the only emotion conveyed in Barrett's heart.

He didn't even know why he bumped into Roger's sword, just like when he used his body to block Ross's fist.

Completely seen through!

The frequency of Roger's attacks after activating his Observation Haki was not even one percent of what it was before, but he couldn't dodge it no matter what!
"Young man, you still need to practice!"

Roger said with a smile, his tone frivolous, and then said seriously:
"But you are still in the growth stage. You don't have any special talents, so no matter how much you practice, you will only be able to break through your current limit when you are about fifteen or sixteen years old."

"You can barely dodge seven out of eight of my attacks."

Roger added, showing off his strengths like a child.

The ability to see and hear requires not only the body but also the spirit, and a person's mental state will not develop to its peak until he is at least thirty years old.

There is no rush for this. Barrett still has at least two more times of room for growth. After all, his mental strength is only one or two times stronger than that of a normal person.

He is no match for those who are born strong, just like Barrett's talent in armament color is beyond reach.

His body could definitely react to a faster attack, but his mind couldn't "see" clearly and couldn't react.

"Yes!"

Barrett nodded. Indeed, he still needed to practice.

The successive defeats did not make him depressed, but made him more eager to become stronger.

Ever since Ross's confession and his acceptance two days ago, the voice in his heart no longer disturbed him, which made him feel particularly comfortable.

"By the way, Barrett, did Ross teach you what sight-and-hear killing is?"

"Killed by sight? No, but father mentioned it."

Barrett was puzzled because Ross had only mentioned it in passing when he was teaching him the advanced uses of Observation Haki.

That is the state when the spirit and the body are united.

He didn't understand why Roger also mentioned this. Is it a powerful skill?

"Oh... If you don't have it, forget it. I'll let Ross teach you later. This is the highest level of observation Haki, just like the internal destruction of Armament Haki and the entanglement of Conqueror Haki.

But this technique can also be performed using Conqueror Haki, and it is easier, after all, Conqueror Haki and Observation Haki are both derived from the spirit."

Roger mentioned it casually.

Since Rose didn't teach him, Barrett can't be too ambitious now. His current observation Haki is enough.

Most of the vice admirals in the navy are at his current level.

As for armament Haki, once Barrett has fully mastered those techniques, around the age of fifteen to seventeen, he will be able to reach the threshold of their level in this regard.

If it was just a sparring match, even Rayleigh might be on par with him, but in a life-and-death battle, Barrett would definitely die.

The fighting power of a general who is at least seventeen years old, wow.

Roger was so envious that his eyes almost turned red.

If Barrett grows up for another ten or twenty years, Rose can really shout out when facing any situation:
"Where is Barrett!"

Then most of the problems will be solved!

This is the confidence that strength brings to anyone!
"Okay, now comes the main event. Are you ready for my domineering color, Barrett? Ahahahaha!"

As soon as Roger finished speaking, before Barrett could be ready, a huge momentum rushed up into the sky, and then under Roger's control, it concentrated on Barrett.

The waves were overturned, and the trees on the island were moving without wind, as if they were about to be uprooted, as if a super hurricane was blowing across the entire island.

opposite.

Barrett only felt that his entire consciousness sank into endless darkness in an instant, which was much deeper than when Rayleigh released his domineering color.

After all, Rayleigh and Ross's observation Haki was only to avoid the young Mona.

He just showed a domineering look on his face!
But even so, it is far less than one-tenth of Roger's current situation!

It’s so... despairing!
(End of this chapter)