The Humandrill King's Transformation

As the Humandrill King's teacher, Hawkeye had spent no short amount of time with it.

How could Hawkeye possibly have no feelings for it?

In the Original Work, his concern for the Ghost Girl had often been apparent as well.

However, as a century-level straight-laced man, Hawkeye's way of thinking was difficult to bend. Asking him to gently persuade someone was simply impossible.

Still, asking Hawkeye to stand by and watch his own underling suffer at someone else's hands—

That would not only be unfair to the Humandrill King, but Hawkeye would not be able to save face either.

After all, with the disciples of two master swordsmen clashing, it was also an indirect confrontation between Hawkeye and Qin Yu.

"Woo, woo, woo!"

Faced with Hawkeye's goodwill, the Humandrill King bared its teeth and roared first, clearly believing that Hawkeye was looking down on it.

Seeing this, Hawkeye only felt that his good intentions had been carried off by a baboon. Suppressing the urge to punch it, he shot it a glare and said, "Fine. You little bastard, it seems you won't even know who your teacher is in the future."

"When you suffer later, don't come making faces at me!"

Gulp!

Zoro and Tashigi could not help exchanging glances. In their eyes, Hawkeye had always been a stern, unsmiling existence.

This was the first time they had seen him act so exasperated.

If they had not sensed the sharp aura concealed within Hawkeye's body—

And had Qin Yu not vouched for it, they would have thought they had walked into the wrong place.

Still, Qin Yu's insistence on having the Humandrill King face the two of them alone—

While it surprised Zoro and Tashigi, it also made them feel as though their own teacher was underestimating them.

"Teacher, we're