Seeing Betty finally settle down, a table and chairs flew over from the horizon.
Once everyone had sat down, a layer of black-and-gold liquid appeared on Chaos's raised right hand. It flowed like mercury, with cherry blossoms bursting around it.
"You all know Armament Haki. There are many ways to use it, so I won't go into them here."
"Today, I'll focus on Ryuō Haki, also known as internal destruction."
Everyone stared at Chaos's hand, their faces full of curiosity, disbelief, and confusion.
As far as they knew, Armament Haki could be coated over the body at most. They'd never seen or heard of it flowing like this, as if it were alive.
"The Armament Haki I'm using now is Ryuō Haki."
"It can pass through an object's surface and destroy it from within!"
Chaos waved his hand, and a stream of gold shot from the table, sweeping up a head-sized rock in the distance. Under everyone's watchful eyes, Chaos extended his index finger. The black-and-gold liquid flowed over it as he gave the rock a light poke. His fingertip never touched it; there were about five centimeters between them.
"That's it?"
Chaos had only given it a light poke, and the whole thing had taken a second.
He hadn't even touched the rock before pulling his hand back.
That was all.
All.
That.
"Cut open the rock and take a look."
Seeing everyone's bewildered, puzzled expressions, Chaos puffed on his cigar, finding it especially satisfying.
Crack!
Zzzzt~
Lightning flashed around Enel's right hand, forming a bright blue sword. He cut through the rock without the slightest resistance!
But when the rock split in two, everyone drew a sharp breath and stared wide-eyed.
The inside had turned to powder. Only a thin outer shell remained intact; the entire interior had