On deck, when Dawn answered, Yukimura glanced at the solemn expression on his face and immediately understood what he was thinking.
He probably thought he was a genius, yet some random enemy he encountered had turned out to be evenly matched with him, making him feel weak.
But how old was he? How old was the other guy? And he was still dissatisfied?
Thinking that, Yukimura "settled a personal grudge" and smacked Dawn hard, making him stagger.
"What was that for?" Dawn quickly steadied himself.
"Stop overthinking it. That guy specialized in beast form, so of course he was strong. Besides, how old was he, and how old were you? You were only slightly weaker than him in terms of strength, and you were still not satisfied? He was a pirate with a sixty-million bounty." Yukimura looked at Dawn irritably.
"Him?" Dawn asked in surprise when he heard that the man's bounty was actually sixty million.
"Bounties don't fully represent strength. That guy was known as Mad Dog and had done plenty of bad things, or I wouldn't have known about him.
"But his strength could only be considered average in the first half of the Grand Line," Yukimura explained.
Faced with Dawn's doubtful gaze, Yukimura rolled his eyes and continued explaining.
"Don't forget, kid, you've mastered Observation Haki. Pirates who don't know Haki are simply doomed when they run into you. Especially Zoan users like this who can't completely overpower you—they'll basically be carved up by you."
"Uh... that was true."
Dawn thought it over and realized that really was the case. Though Armament Haki had occasionally received boosts from his "physique," he had yet to awaken it. Observation Haki, on the other hand, had grown considerably over the past two years through constant use and age.
Using Observation