"One for Madam, one for me; one for Master, one for me..."
Kujo Tachibana counted the Red Shrimp hanging in the fishing net at his waist and nodded with satisfaction. He was just about to swim upward, back to the shallows.
Just then, Kujo Tachibana seemed to sense something. He immediately stilled himself, floating motionless in the pitch-black depths.
"Grrr..."
A strange roar rang out. A hundred meters ahead of Kujo Tachibana, a faintly glowing "lantern" suddenly appeared. It was just that this lantern was larger than an ordinary person's house.
As the "lantern" rushed closer, the enormous shape hidden behind it finally came into view.
It was a Sea King with the appearance of an anglerfish.
It was so gigantic that even in broad daylight, an ordinary person couldn't take in its full form at a glance.
Its body stretched for thousands of meters, and its head alone was like a small mountain. With its huge mouth gaping open, the giant anglerfish swallowed every living thing in its path.
Taking in the gigantic anglerfish Sea King before him, Kujo Tachibana's lips curled slightly. He hadn't been standing still over the past year or so!
He still couldn't beat Master Koushiro, but he no longer had to retreat from a Sea King of this size!
Yellow and blue Flowing Light rose around him as Kujo Tachibana calmly drew the long sword secured at his other hip.
In the blink of an eye, a deep red-black color enveloped his arm and the sword in his hand!
This was the second stage of Armament Haki—coating!
Kujo Tachibana had managed to train his Armament Haki to this level in little more than a year, largely thanks to the assistance of his Breathing Style and Infinity.
The Breathing Style accelerated his training, while Infinity