Bai Ye's First Lesson for Kaido! (Please Follow!)

Bai Ye's First Lesson for Kaido! (Please Follow!)

"Feh, brat, send this bastard flying for me!"

Golden Lion took a puff of his cigar, then turned his gaze to Bai Ye. "If you die later, I'll go look for that fruit!"

"Don't worry, old lion. Even if you gave me your Float-Float Fruit, I wouldn't eat it!"

"Then fucking eat one for me to see!"

Although Golden Lion knew Bai Ye was looking down on his Devil Fruit ability, he still couldn't hold it in.

"Maybe I'll eat it someday?"

Bai Ye shrugged and said no more. Golden Lion really was like chewing gum—about to fight, yet he still had to mess with his mindset.

Still, Bai Ye had no real interest in Golden Lion's fruit. It could fly and throw islands around, but Bai Ye didn't lack those abilities. The Rumble-Rumble Fruit could basically replace it. As long as he developed magnetism, this fruit's potential ceiling would be far greater than the Float-Float Fruit's.

Pushing those thoughts aside, Bai Ye turned to look at Kaido, who had already stepped onto the arena.

"Come on, brat. As your senior, I'll give you three moves."

"..."

This guy was surprisingly nice.

Kaido suddenly felt that his earlier thoughts had been too malicious, and his impression of Bai Ye improved somewhat.

Though he didn't need Bai Ye to go easy on him, seeing him act like a senior looking after a junior brought a faint warmth to Kaido's heart. After all, Kaido had just experienced betrayal, and his heart was currently filled with darkness.

"I—"

Kaido had just been about to speak when Bai Ye kicked him flying. Fortunately, he reacted in time and grabbed the edge of the arena, or he would have nearly fallen off.

"You bastard, you have no honor!!!"

Kaido climbed back onto the arena, his face flushed red as he glared at Bai Ye and roared.

This bastard had just said he would give him three moves. Kaido had thought he was actually a decent guy, but he had launched a sneak attack right away!

"This is advice from your senior. Don't trust other people so easily. Otherwise, I could've sent you straight down with that kick just now. And you don't even appreciate it? Honestly, you really are... I was even thinking of taking care of you. Forget it. Let's start with that, then. I'll continue giving you three moves!"

After Bai Ye finished speaking, Kaido fell into deep doubt.

Could it be...

Had he overthought things? Had he imagined Bai Ye to be too evil? Bai Ye really could have kicked him off before he had time to react.

Looking at it that way, Bai Ye seemed to have held back. He was only teaching him not to trust others so easily.

But why was he really... Why was he looking after a newcomer who had only just joined the Pirate Crew?

Then, the next second, Kaido was kicked flying again. But he still managed to use his spiked club to wedge himself against the edge of the arena.

"That's not right. I even put more force into it than last time, so why didn't I kick him off!?" Bai Ye muttered. His voice wasn't loud, but Kaido heard it perfectly. Bai Ye then continued without the slightest attempt to hide it. "Hey, could you stand still and let me hit you once more? Then you'll have given me three moves. I'm older than you, so you should know to respect your elders, right?"

Despicable and shameless!

No wonder Golden Lion had described Bai Ye as despicable and shameless!

What a waste of trust!

He had thought Bai Ye was a good person, that he actually wanted to look after him. Turns out, this bastard had only been setting him up.

And he even wanted Kaido to stand still and let him kick him again.

Kaido wouldn't fall for the same trick twice. He wasn't an idiot!!

"You bastard, I'll never believe your bullshit again!!"

Kaido's rage surged. Raising the spiked club in his hand, he swung it down at Bai Ye's head.

He swore that he had never wanted to give someone a club-based diagnosis this badly.

"You can't hit me, Kaido. You're too slow. And do you just attack without checking what's behind you?"

"Behind me?"

Kaido's heart tightened, and he instinctively turned around. But the next second, his face instantly turned livid.

"Got you. There's nothing behind you. Where's your Observation Haki, idiot?"

A lightning-coated slash sent Kaido flying several meters away. But at this moment, the pain in his body no longer seemed important. The pain in his mind was far worse.

Pain!

It hurt so much!

Why was it that even though he had just decided that no matter what Bai Ye said, he would never believe his nonsense again...

He had still instinctively turned around to look, and hadn't even used his Observation Haki.

"If I ever believe you again, I'm a dog!"

With that, Kaido gripped his spiked club and began wildly smashing up the arena.

"I guarantee there's definitely something behind you this time!"

"Do you think I'm a pig?"

He had already fallen for it once. There was no way he would fall for it a second time.

Besides, he had already used Observation Haki to sense it. There really was nothing behind him.

Yet the next second, a gleaming purple bolt of lightning slammed into Kaido from behind.

The instant lightning struck his back, Kaido had only one thought: he had clearly used Observation Haki, yet he had failed to detect anything behind him.

Meanwhile, Bai Ye smiled. It wasn't merely because he had hit Kaido, but because he had gained a new understanding of his ability's development.

He had known Kaido would use Observation Haki, but he used electromagnetic waves from the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to interfere with it, then hid the Thunder Ball within the electromagnetic field. Unless someone possessed exceptionally powerful Observation Haki, they would most likely be fooled by his camouflage.

It was like a stealth aircraft and detection radar. Observation Haki was like the radar, while his ability was like the stealth aircraft. It all depended on who was better in this regard.

Bai Ye gained another flash of insight into the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's abilities.

As expected of Teacher Kaido!

Though he had not yet reached the point where, later on, five club swings would teach Ryuo with the first strike, Advanced Armament Haki with the second, complete mastery of Advanced Armament Haki with the third, awaken King Luffy's fruit with the fourth, and teach King Luffy with the fifth that Haki was the true path...

Kaido still deserved credit for the development of Bai Ye's fruit.

"Bastard, do you not dare fight me head-on?"

Kaido got up from the ground. After that purple Thunder Ball had exploded behind him, he still felt numb all over. The current seemed to be invading his body, leaving him unable to summon any strength.

But...

He was fucking unwilling to accept this!!!