"You learned it just like that?!"
Whitebeard Newgate's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he exclaimed in exaggerated shock.
Thinking about how he had spent two and a half years training Advanced Armament Haki and still had not mastered it,
Newgate immediately felt a pang of frustration.
"If Ares had learned it after a few months, I could still understand and accept it."
"But he only listened to Captain Rocks's explanation and learned it after watching just once..."
"Isn't that way too discouraging?!"
"I can't compare myself to Ares. There's simply no way to compare myself with this monster."
Whitebeard Newgate knew that Ares's learning ability was outrageously monstrous, but he still had not expected it to be this—exaggerated.
Advanced Armament Haki was different from the highly universal techniques of the Six Powers and Haki.
Its requirements were simply too high.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for only a handful of people across the sea to use Advanced Armament Haki.
What he did not know was—
Ares had actually been highly proficient in controlling Conqueror's Haki for quite some time.
He had begun mastering it during his battle with Redfield, and during the month or so since returning to Hachinosu Island, Ares had practiced it extensively.
This had made his control over Conqueror's Haki even more effortless.
He had already mastered the most difficult aspect of Advanced Armament Haki.
For Ares, who already had complete control over Conqueror's Haki, Advanced Armament Haki was merely a method of application.
Having grasped the trick to it, Ares found it nowhere near as difficult as the others imagined.
Golden Lion grinned and said, "Shishishi... This is why Ares is called a monster among monsters."
"I, Golden Lion, will always believe—"
"Ares can continue creating—miracles!"
That was how much he trusted him.