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After finishing her words, Carl turned and left. She wanted to find Newgate; after all, among the Rocks Pirates, he was the only one with whom she had a decent relationship. She hoped he would teach her how to grasp Observation Haki.

Carl looked at the sky, noting it was nearly dusk, and decided it would be better to bring a jug of wine to see Newgate tomorrow morning. Perhaps that would increase her chances of success.

She ordered her subordinates to procure a wine jug and fill it with the specialty liquor from Newgate's hometown.

Meanwhile, she remained in her courtyard, continuously manifesting Armament Haki and focusing on the sensation of each release.

She wanted to master the deeper levels of Armament Haki, as it was divided into three stages: Coating, Emission, and Internal Destruction.

Coating involved covering one's body with Haki to enhance physical defense.

Emission involved extending that Haki onto weapons or clothing to increase the attack power of armaments and the durability of objects.

Internal Destruction allowed one to project Haki into an enemy's body to ravage them from within.

Currently, she had only mastered coating her fists and arms; she still had a long way to go before she could cover her entire body.

She was desperate to increase her strength, especially since the Battle of God Valley was drawing ever closer. She needed to secure the ability to protect herself as soon as possible.

Furthermore, because her powers had come to her so easily, her actual combat experience was quite sparse, even though her overall strength was on par with a Vice Admiral.

She had won most of her battles through sheer, unreasonable strength and immense stamina—even her victory over John had been achieved through a bit of cunning.

However, if she were to face a Marine Admiral in a life-or-death struggle, she likely wouldn't last long before being defeated, and she had no intention of fleeing in disgrace.

Therefore, she had to master Observation Haki as soon as possible to bolster her combat capabilities from another angle.

As for Clay and the others, they had already grasped the basics of the Golden Light Incantation, so she left them to practice on their own for the time being.

Perhaps it was due to the unique physiology found in the Pirate World.

After all, the Pirate World was full of people with extraordinary innate talents; some were born with the ability to breathe fire, like King the Conflagration, while others possessed monstrous strength, like Charlotte Linlin.

Since they had already grasped the basics, it was no surprise they could master the Golden Light Incantation in such a short time.

Clay, however, took Carl's instructions to heart. Every day thereafter, he would drain Long Yi and Long Er of their stamina completely before letting them rest.

This eventually caused Long Yi and Long Er to grow increasingly fearful of him.

At dawn, as the first rays of sunlight touched the earth, Carl carried the massive wine jug toward Newgate's quarters.

Under the gradual influence of her Titan Power lineage, her height had already reached about three and a half meters.

Yet, upon arriving at Newgate's door, she was still stunned.

It was her first time seeing such a massive door.

After all, Whitebeard stood nearly seven meters tall, and his glaive was nearly ten meters long.

Consequently, his door reached an astonishing height of twelve meters.

Just as Carl prepared to knock, the door suddenly swung open from the inside.

"Gurararara!"

"Carl, what brings you here?"

Newgate seemed quite pleased. In the Rocks Pirates, his personality was most compatible with Carl's, and he quite liked her style. That she would come to find him so early in the morning made him very happy; truth be told, he didn't have many friends in the Rocks Pirates he could truly confide in.

He wasn't sure exactly why Carl had come so early, but then he saw the massive wine jug in her hand.

Whoosh!

Newgate caught the wine jug Carl tossed to him.

"Hmm, liquor from home."

Newgate had only just taken the jug, yet he could already smell the faint aroma of the spirits.

This was the specialty liquor from Newgate's hometown that Carl had specifically sought out.

"It seems you have something on your mind, Carl?"

Newgate unscrewed the lid, took a swig, and spoke.

"Yes, Newgate. I wanted to ask for your guidance on how to..."

Carl wanted to ask Newgate to teach her Observation Haki, as mastering this ability would grant her a massive advantage in battle and significantly improve her combat prowess.

Hearing this, Newgate understood that Carl's purpose in seeking him out was to learn how to awaken Observation Haki.

"I don't have any clever methods; it's just a matter of taking a beating."

Newgate invited her inside and briefly explained the method for awakening Observation Haki.

The basic training involved being blindfolded while small stones were fired at high speeds from a distance toward one's vicinity, allowing the body to gradually grow accustomed to the sensation until it instinctively awakened Observation Haki.

If the stones were too slow, the body wouldn't sense a threat, and the training would be ineffective for awakening the Haki.

"Please help me. I'm counting on you."

Carl pleaded, knowing that on her own, it might take a very long time for her Observation Haki to awaken. She needed Newgate to help accelerate the process.

"No problem. Even if I didn't care about this bottle of wine, the fact that you came to me first means I'll definitely help you with this."

"Gurarara! Let's go!"

Newgate hung the jug at his waist, grabbed his Haki-infused glaive, and led the way out, taking Carl to an uninhabited island near Hachinosu.

This small island was located not far from Hachinosu, but since it held no strategic value, there were no pirates stationed there.

It was the perfect place for practice, as there was no need to worry about damaging the island!

"I won't hold back."

Newgate spoke to Carl first; after all, if he wanted to help a powerhouse like Carl awaken Observation Haki, he needed to use his full strength. He had to give a heads-up to avoid wasting effort.

"No problem, come at me with everything you've got."

Carl didn't care much about that; he only wanted to awaken his Observation Haki now. As long as he could achieve that, suffering a little bit was nothing.

"Right, don't use Armament Haki to cover yourself."

"If you do that, your body won't feel a sense of crisis, and the effect will be diminished."

Newgate kindly reminded him once more.

"No problem, let's go."

Whoosh!

The moment Carl finished speaking, Newgate had already flicked a pebble toward his right shoulder.

Bang!

Carl felt a gust of wind strike him, followed by a sharp pain in his right shoulder, and his body involuntarily toppled backward.

Even though his physique was constantly being sublimated by Titan Power, the pain still surged through his entire body in an instant.

After all, he had been in a completely relaxed state, so his muscles hadn't been tensed.

He stood back up and gritted his teeth.

"Continue!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Seeing that Carl wasn't seriously injured, Newgate flicked three more pebbles in quick succession, their speed even greater than the first.

They flew in a triangular formation, aimed at his legs and abdomen.

Bang!

Although Carl had tried to dodge the moment he heard the sound by stepping to the right, one of the pebbles still struck his abdomen, sending him crashing hard into the sand.

"Ugh!"

"Hiss!"

The pain radiated from his abdomen throughout his entire body. Newgate really wasn't holding back!

Seeing that Carl was still fine, Newgate began the next round of attacks.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

He didn't give Carl any time to react, and the attacks followed one after another.

One attacking, one dodging!

Carl and Newgate continued this cycle of attacking and dodging on the island until nightfall.