Armament Haki Awakens

"How far can you see, and does your mind feel exhausted?"

"Not very far!" Monet, sitting in the chair, made a rough estimate of her Observation Haki's range: "Aside from the entire room, I can only see clearly into the hallway outside the door."

Hearing this, Gray quickly did some mental calculations.

The rooms on the ship were limited; Monet and her sister's room was about fifty square meters, and the hallway outside was only about a meter wide.

"So, a radius of about ten meters?" After nodding in realization, Gray didn't know if this was large or small, as he had no other examples to compare it to.

However, one thing was certain: Monet, having awakened her Observation Haki, had already surpassed the version of her from the original story.

In the Punk Hazard arc, aside from the Snow-Snow Fruit, Monet felt completely useless in every other regard.

Furthermore, her development of the fruit's abilities was lackluster.

The Snow-Snow Fruit: lacking high-impact offensive power, it could only be developed in the direction of cold and blizzards.

Logia types are named after natural disasters!

Nature itself is the direction for such development.

Large-scale blizzards and extreme cold are how humans perceive snow.

Yet in the original story, aside from suppressing Tashigi, Monet was instantly defeated by Zoro during their fight with a single strike imbued with killing intent and "Great Shock."

After turning into her elemental form, she couldn't even revert to her human body for a long time. In the end, she was taken out when Caesar mistakenly destroyed her heart.

Her fruit development was poor, and her martial arts were subpar. She never displayed Observation Haki, possessed zero Armament Haki, and even let Law turn her limbs into bird wings and talons.

It was a classic case of dropping the watermelon to pick up a sesame seed!

She hadn't even mastered being human before she tried to stop being one.

"Try to remember this feeling. Work hard so that once you're no longer assisted by my ability, you can control the activation of your Observation Haki yourself."

"Understood!"

It had to be said, aside from her lackluster strength, Monet was truly stunning. Even her voice and manner of speaking carried a certain traditional, graceful charm.

That sensation hit Gray's preferences perfectly.

The conversation between Gray and Monet was clearly observed by Baby-5 and Sugar nearby.

"Even though Big Sister has her eyes closed, she can see the surroundings. Is Observation Haki really that magical?" Curious, Sugar waved her small hand in front of Monet's face.

Monet: "What is it, Sugar?"

"Eek!" With a startled cry, Monet's sudden response left Sugar feeling guilty, like a child caught in the middle of a prank.

However, curiosity quickly took over: "Big Sister! You really can see!"

"Of course!"

"So amazing!"

"Brother Gray! Can I also have this power like Big Sister?"

Hearing this, Gray replied without hesitation: "Of course, you will have it."

"But not right now!"

"Your and Baby-5's mental strength hasn't reached its peak yet. Aside from natural awakening, I can only use this method to assist you once you've reached adulthood."

"This..." Gray's words left Sugar deeply disappointed, but given the prerequisites, she had no choice but to wait: "Alright then!"

"But, Brother Gray, you have to remember! You must help me when the time comes!"

Gray said firmly: "That goes without saying!"

Time passed during their conversation. After only five minutes, Monet reached her limit, feeling mentally exhausted and unable to maintain the state of Observation Haki any longer.

"That's enough for tonight. Get some rest!" After stopping the rotation of Monet's Soul Magnetic Field, Gray prepared to leave with Baby-5.

"Oh, right! Don't tell anyone I helped you awaken your Observation Haki. Tell them it's a power you automatically gained when you encountered danger in the past!"

"Why?"

Monet stopped Sugar from asking further and replied directly: "Alright, I understand!"

"And... thank you!"

"Okay! I'll accept your thanks." Gray nodded. Before the door closed, he gave one final, careful instruction: "Use this power well; it will earn you better treatment within the Donquixote Family."

"Because here, only strength matters!"

Click!

Gray closed the door.

Strength, is it? Chewing on those words in her mind, Monet knew that the reason Gray had awakened her Observation Haki was to ensure that she, a newcomer, had value.

Whether it was value within the Donquixote Family or value in Gray's eyes, she had to possess it.

Would anyone be good to you if you had no value?

Every gift has its price already marked in the hands of fate. This was a truth Monet had understood for many years.

From Gray's words and what Baby-5 had said, she already had a clear concept of the Donquixote Family: the capable rose to the top, and the weak fell to the bottom.

Setting aside Monet's inner thoughts, Gray had already begun preparing to awaken his Armament Haki after returning to his room.

Soul Magnetic Field Rotation can drive spiritual power, leading to the awakening of Observation Haki.

Then~ if I rotate the Life Magnetic Field, which represents the body, shouldn't it also draw out the power within my body?

The power of Haki lies latent within every person in this world. On this great sea, as long as one's physical fitness meets the standard and they understand the concept of Haki, they will naturally awaken Armament Haki during battle.

Except for Amazon Lily, where the requirements for awakening are lowered due to their traditions, everyone in the New World who awakens Armament Haki only does so after their body reaches a certain standard.

I couldn't awaken it before because my physical fitness wasn't enough. If I had rashly rotated my Life Magnetic Field to draw out the power within my body and force an awakening of Armament Haki, I feared I would suffer a backlash from the power.

But now, after three years of gravity training, the time has come!

Whether I succeed or not depends on this attempt. Having cleared his thoughts, Gray took a deep breath: "Life Magnetic Field, Rotate!"

At the beginning, with the slow rotation, Gray felt absolutely nothing. But as the speed increased, the sensation of a power being pulled out from within his body became increasingly intense.

While maintaining the rotation of his Life Magnetic Field, Gray guided this power, extending it toward his arm.

To be honest, Gray now had the feeling that his aura nodes were being opened: Could it be... am I going to awaken a Nen Ability as well?

Although it was a joke, the power of Haki was too similar to Nen Ability.

Nen is the power hidden within everyone's body, and so is Haki.

Nen is the manifestation of a person's Jing, and Haki is the same.

Day after day of tempering Armament Haki is the Ren of Nen.

Expanding Observation Haki to predict an enemy's movements is En.

Releasing Armament Haki is Ken.

Applying Armament Haki to objects to strengthen attack and defense is Ko.

Distributing Armament Haki across different parts of the body according to the situation is Ryu.

"Is this the power of Haki?" The black Haki covering his fingers allowed Gray to clearly feel the power known as Haki.

"Not bad!" He dispersed the Haki on his hand and shut down the Life Magnetic Field rotation, causing the power within his body to lie dormant once again.

Recalling the sensation of applying Armament Haki, Gray mobilized the Haki within his body once more.

"Ngh." He exerted all his strength, but the unfamiliar Haki power simply wouldn't be drawn out.

Helpless, Gray restarted the Life Magnetic Field rotation, once again experiencing the sensation of Armament Haki being drawn out.

Time and time again, just as he had when he first awakened Observation Haki, he used the consumption of Haki as the price to quickly familiarize himself with the feeling of releasing it.