Detective: I'm Sato Miwako's Informant

Crocodile's charging body crashed straight into Bucky, and the two fell to the ground at the same time, with Bucky below still screaming in pain.

"Old Sha, you're so heavy, you need to lose weight! You're weighing me down!"

Crocodile was annoyed by Bucky's words; this had nothing to do with weight.

Under the immense power that Bai Shixiu spoke of, you'll be smashed by Yue Fei. Try it.

After dealing with Buggy, Shiraishi turned to face Shanks behind him, who had just given him a huge surprise.

He even shaved off a tuft of Shanks' hair, now he's going to test just how much Shanks' strength has increased.

So, as Shanks charged toward him, Shiraishi Osamu also suddenly lunged at him like a leopard.

His body kept appearing and disappearing, which was due to the afterimages created in the air caused by his extremely fast speed.

As Shanks faced Shiraishi Osamu charging menacingly towards him, he knew that his attack was unlikely to hit the captain.

Moreover, the captain is now charging towards him. Since he has done this, the captain must have chosen to take the initiative to attack.

Now that the long sword has been swung out, it will be very difficult to retract it.

But if you are in an offensive posture when the captain gets close, how can you defend yourself from his attack?

You have to understand that the captain's strength is far beyond what these people can compare to.

"Shanks, watch closely! I will now block your longsword attack!"

Shiraishi Osamu's figure suddenly stopped appearing and disappearing, appearing within Shanks' attack range.

He naturally heard what Shiraishi Xiu said, because he had previously had difficulty catching up with Shiraishi Xiu.

Now that he had actually appeared within Shanks' attack range, Shanks certainly wouldn't let such an opportunity pass by, and the speed of his long sword slashing down suddenly increased.

"Captain 3.9, you'd better watch out, or you might get hurt by my blade!"

"Haha, very good, Shanks!"

After hearing Shanks' words, Shiraishi Osamu looked up and laughed loudly.

But he showed no sign of panic when faced with the menacing longsword.

He simply raised his right hand as usual, covering his palm with Armament Haki, and attempted to grab Shanks's sword.

Chapter 0403: Shanks' Confidence

Shanks was very puzzled by Xiu's sudden behavior, even though the captain was exceptionally powerful.

But within my current attack range, no matter how powerful he is, he wouldn't be able to catch my attack.

Moreover, when the captain did this, his weapon was already about to land on Shiraishi Osamu's shoulder.

Therefore, his current actions were made entirely in a hurry.

"Does the captain really intend to defend himself against an attack in this posture?"

"That's absolutely impossible. Captain Shi is underestimating me far too much."

Shanks muttered to himself, he simply couldn't believe that Shiraishi Osamu could block his strike, which was filled with all his strength, in such a way.

Although that's what he thought in his heart, Shanks had no intention of lessening the power in his hands.

His long sword, slashing down, displayed speed and power to the fullest extent, even producing an extremely piercing sound in the air.

All of this was because Shanks's sword was moving so fast and with such force that it caused the air itself to resonate.

It's easy to imagine that if Shiraishi Xiu had been hit by this blade, he would have been seriously injured even if he hadn't died.

Although it was just a regular match, Shanks had no intention of holding back.

He knew better than anyone the terrifying strength of the person he was fighting.

Even people like Queen and Jack couldn't last a single round against him, let alone himself.

Therefore, he didn't believe that Shiraishi Xiu would die from this blow at all; even if he had hit Shiraishi Xiu squarely in the shoulder, it wouldn't have been this bad.

"Shanx, you're being far too confident if you're thinking this far ahead!"

Shiraishi Osamu's words pulled Shanks out of his own thoughts.

Only then did he realize that his attack might actually be blocked by Shiraishi Osamu.

In Shanks' eyes, the hand that was about to touch him upon his arrival at his post was now completely black.

Shanks was well aware that this was due to his arm being enveloped in Armament Haki.

That's why he now believes the captain is very likely to be able to block the attack.

Looking at the sword and hand about to touch him, apart from Shanks himself knowing that this strike would probably have no effect on Captain Shiraishi Shuu.

Bucky and Crocodile, however, believed that their plan had failed at this point, and that Captain Whitestone would not be able to withstand the attack for a week.

After all, the power and speed contained in this move were beyond their ability to withstand.

If they were placed in Captain Baishixiu's current situation, they would probably have lost their lives under this move.

Even if they were lucky enough to survive, their arms would definitely be cut off due to the immense power of the attack.

But after a long time, they did not see the scene they had imagined. Instead, Shanks' long sword could no longer advance even an inch towards Shiraishi Osamu's shoulder.

At this moment, Shanks was a sword's distance from Shiraishi Osamu, and he exerted all his strength into that long sword.

No matter how hard he tried, he was always under the control of Shiraishi Xiu's palm.

He tried to slash Shiraishi Xiu's hand that was gripping the weapon, but no matter how much force he used, he couldn't do it.

Chapter 0404: Half the Strength

"Stop, Shanks, you've already lost!"

Shanks reluctantly stopped his attack and sheathed his sword at his waist.

He walked up to Bucky and Crocodile and helped them both up.

"Captain, just how powerful are you? The three of us have improved a lot in the past few days, but even so, we are still no match for you!"

"Besides, you probably didn't even use half of your strength just now!"

In response to Buggy's words, Shiraishi Osamu simply nodded in agreement, indicating that Buggy was right.

Upon learning that Shiraishi Xiu had only used half of his strength, the three men's expressions darkened.

I never expected that after all this effort, I couldn't even defeat half of the captain's strength, especially when the three of them teamed up.

However, their faces quickly regained their radiance; Captain Shiraishi's strength was the strength of their entire pirate crew.

Moreover, witnessing the gap between themselves and Shiraishi Osamu strengthened their resolve to improve their strength.

No matter what features may arise next, they will strive to achieve them; there is no doubt about that.

After thinking everything through, the three of them came to Shiraishi Xiu.

At this point, Jinbe naturally knew that Shiraishi Osamu's test was over.

They came together to stand in front of Shiraishi Xiu.

"Jinbe is very good. It seems that if anyone on the ship needs special training in the future, we'll have to make you their instructor. What do you say?"

"Of course, Captain Shiraishi, if it weren't for you, Fishman Island probably wouldn't exist anymore!"

The group of people knew, of course, that Jinbe, the Knight of the Sea, was from Fishman Island, which was why he was so friendly towards the Shiraishi Pirates.

"Hmm, that's nothing to brag about. Besides checking the results of your special training, I'm here to teach you how to use Armament Haki and Observation Haki proficiently!"

"But how well you learn it depends on your own talent and effort!"

The three were overjoyed when they heard that Shiraishi Osamu was going to teach them two types of Haki.

However, they didn't show it on their faces. Although their strength had improved significantly during this period, they knew that they were always lacking something.

Those true powerhouses on the high seas are all extremely skilled at using their domineering aura.

Among them, only Shanks had previously activated Armament Haki in a critical situation.

However, he was very unfamiliar with this domineering aura, and had never used it since that incident.

Now that Captain Shiraishi is here to teach them how to use Haki, their strength will definitely see a qualitative improvement.

They will be much stronger than they were during this period. It seems that Jinbe and Captain Shiraishi are indeed renowned strongmen at sea.

"Even so, I still want to tell you all in advance that the training of two types of Haki will be extremely arduous, and I hope you can persevere!"

"Captain, rest assured, we will definitely become the backbone of the ship and will not let you down!"

It was Buggy who spoke up to answer Shiraishi's question, but Shanks and Crocodile shared the same thought.

These two just didn't chatter like Bucky, but deep down they craved power more than anyone else.

Chapter 0405: Cultivating Domineering Aura

Looking at the three people in front of him, Shiraishi Xiu felt very gratified. They were indeed the people he had chosen.

With them around, I won't be too worried if we really become enemies with the World Government in the future.

"In that case, let's begin our cultivation now!"

After he finished speaking, Shiraishi Osamu led the three of them to the depths of the island.

Their training in domineering power is very simple: it involves constantly fighting the wild beasts on the island with their physical bodies.

There is no other way to cultivate Armament Haki except through physical combat, constantly making the body stronger.

This allowed him to understand the secrets of Armament Haki at this time.

Not only that, 870, because if you don't use other powers and rely solely on your physical body.

They can also increase their awareness of danger in this situation, which is a skill of cultivating Observation Haki.

Shiraishi first found three wild beasts on the island, each only a little over a meter long, and had them fight against them.

However, they must not use their Devil Fruit abilities or weapons; they must fight with their own physical bodies.

Shiraishi Xiu had also become more cautious; the wild beasts he had found were just the right size for the three of them to handle.

It won't harm their lives, but it will still take them a lot of effort to deal with it using their own physical strength.

Shanks was alright; he wasn't a Devil Fruit user to begin with, he just dropped his weapon at that moment.

They handled the beast, which was over a meter long, with relative ease. After observing the area where the three of them were, Shiraishi Xiu finished speaking.