However, Garp guarded Haku too closely, and he never had the chance to get close to Haku.
In fact, to prevent Haku's whereabouts from being exposed, Garp even hid Haku away! His goal was very clear, which was to train Haku into a qualified Marine.
Precisely because of this action, only a very small number of people within the Marines knew of Haku's existence!
If Haku had revealed his brilliance early on, I am afraid that no one among the Marines would have opposed Haku becoming a Marine Admiral!
At this moment, Haku himself fell into a long contemplation as he looked at the Hollow Mask in his hands!
Resting in his quarters for the night, he slowly recalled what had happened last night.
Haku only knew that last night he had displayed the culinary skills of someone who had been single for many years, cooking a table full of dishes to share dinner with Momousagi!
Having cooked his signature dishes, he was wearing the Hollow Mask after all, which made it impossible for him to eat.
Later, the moment Haku took off the Hollow Mask, his mind also became somewhat dazed.
That meal was a rather hazy one for Haku, and in the end he had no idea how he had returned to his quarters?
As for Momousagi, halfway through last night's dinner, she had also keenly noticed the subtle changes that occurred on Haku's body after he took off the mask.
Momousagi had long understood that the inexplicable affection Haku inexplicably held for her stemmed from the mask he had taken off, which left her feeling a bit inexplicably lost.
Therefore, she turned all the melancholy in her heart into appetite, wiping out the dishes Haku had made!
When he had finished recalling most of it, Haku gave a wry, shaking smile and put away the Hollow Mask in his hand.
Then he opened his Status Panel.
Name: Haku
Weapon: Ryujin Jakka [Shikai Unlocked] [Bankai Unlocked]
Skills: Three Types of Haki [Intermediate] Six Powers [Mastered to Perfection] Kido [Destructive Arts] [Binding Arts] Asauchi [Great Swordsman Level] Shunpo
Special Item: Hollow Mask [Unmastered]
Looking at all the text on the Status Panel, Haku let out a long sigh of relief in his heart.
He recalled that 17 long years had unwittingly passed since he came to this world, and at the same time, this strange system of his had been with him for 17 years.
At first, Haku thought he had been reborn into an ordinary world, until his parents were killed. When he was barely two years old and taken to his aunt Portgas D. Rouge, Haku instantly realized that he had transmigrated into the world of One Piece.
Moreover, the Great Age of Pirates had already begun at that time because of Gol D. Roger's words right before his death.
And when Haku knew Rouge's identity and saw her belly, which had been pregnant for who knows how long, Haku also had a headache! Even though he possessed a system when he was only two years old, there was nothing he could do!
Later, Garp appeared, and Haku successfully became the other's grandson. Because of the matter with Rouge, Garp had dumped Haku to live in Foosha Village for a period of time.
Of course, this inevitably avoided him getting to know Luffy and his three sworn brothers.
Later on, when Garp came to Foosha Village one day to visit his three grandsons, he discovered Haku's talent and the Ryujin Jakka in Haku's hands, and without a second word, Garp took Haku away and began systematic Marine training for him!
As his thoughts drifted back, Haku cast his gaze onto the system's panel.
To be honest, this system of Haku's had been with him for a very long time, and apart from issuing those one or two tasks that took a long time to complete, as well as giving out task rewards, it had no other functions!
Furthermore, this system was also very aloof, and apart from issues related to the system, the rest of the time it was basically extremely quiet! Unless Haku actively awakened it, it would never appear.
And the most bizarre thing about this system was that before you completed a task, it would never reveal the task reward!
However, because the rewards from this system had always been related to Shinigami, it led Haku to think that he had bound a system related to the anime Bleach. But this was denied by the rarely vocal system, which stated that it merely provided rewards suited to his use!
Haku understood! That meant completing the tasks issued by the system could also yield items or skills other than those from the anime Bleach.
Thinking of this, Haku's gaze moved down to the Quest Menu.
His task this time was: Kill God Enel! Seize the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!
What should be said about this task? The simple part was killing Enel. With Haku's current strength, wanting to kill a Logia Devil Fruit user who relied solely on Observation Haki was simply a breeze!
Moreover, Haku himself was very willing to seize such a powerful Logia Devil Fruit ability.
But the difficult part was how to land on Sky Island?
This truly was a rather difficult problem!
It was known that there were two ways to land on Sky Island: the first was through the ordinary route, starting from Sky Peak and encountering several sky islands along the way. As long as one searched carefully, they would reach Angel Island sooner or later!
The second way was to ride the Upward Sea Current known as the "Monster Current" to arrive directly, but the survival rate was extremely low. Haku could use his Spiritual Pressure to enable himself to hover in the air for a period of time! There was no need to consider the survival rate issue. However, that might not be the case for others!
After much deliberation, Haku decided to set off from Sky Peak after all. Finding a permanent Log Pose for Jaya Island, Haku believed it wouldn't take long before he could immediately reach God's Island, "Upper Yard".
However, finding God's Path would inevitably cost him quite a bit of time. Would Sengoku agree to let him stay out for so long?
That was really hard to say, so Haku decided to go probe Sengoku's stance right now.
Thus, Haku put away his Status Panel, tidied his clothes, and then headed out toward Sengoku's office.
In the hallway, Haku ran into many Marine Soldiers, who cast curious and awe-inspiring gazes at him. Although Haku became famous rather late among the Marines, his strength and aura were not to be underestimated by anyone.
Arriving before the door to Sengoku's office, Haku knocked, then pushed the door open and entered.
Sengoku was processing documents in front of his desk. Seeing Haku enter, he raised his head, a trace of surprise flashing across his face.
"Haku, do you have business with me?" Sengoku asked.
Haku walked up to Sengoku, then said, "Marshal, I have some important matters I'd like to discuss with you."
Sengoku put down the document in his hand, motioned for Haku to sit, and asked, "What is it? Speak."
Haku gathered his thoughts and said, "Well, I'd like to requisition a warship and head to Sky Island starting from Sky Peak!"
Sengoku frowned! He didn't understand why Haku wanted to go to Sky Island.
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