"Why couldn't my Observation Haki sense you earlier? Mine isn't that strong, but don't dismiss it. It took me three years of hard work to awaken it."
Grace took a sip of the rich fish soup and smiled.
"If your level of Observation Haki could detect me, I'd have died many times over.
Compressing Observation Haki and spreading it over your skin can fool other people's senses."
Grace nodded in understanding.
"So that's how you got close to me?"
Werther drained his glass, bringing dinner to an end.
“No. I used another method to evade your senses—a fusion of Lightning and Observation Haki.
What, do you want to learn a few Observation Haki tricks?"
Grace pulled a face.
“No, thanks. I'd rather spend my time on music. As for Observation Haki, that guy forced me to learn it. If I didn't need the strength to protect Lisa in this chaotic age, I never would have bothered. What's the point of all that fighting and killing?
And Werther, something's been bothering me. Why did that giant Sea King attack the Island? It was a flat-toothed one, too. Aren't those usually gentle?”
Werther raised an eyebrow. The more he learned about the woman whose life he had saved, the less ordinary she seemed.
She knew both Armament Haki and Observation Haki, and she had seen a great deal of the world. She seemed less like a musician than a pirate who had once adventured at sea.
"You know quite a bit. You're right. When Intent Blood and I release our auras together, most animals run at once. But that Sea King reacted differently.
It was afraid, yet reluctant to leave. It hesitated for a long time and still didn't flee. There must be something on the Island that matters to it. If