Dressrosa, King's Plateau.
"Ow!"
Ruri Chie's cry of pain rang across King's Plateau.
"Don't rely too much on Mind's Eye. Focus your senses and try to detect my attacks. Your Observation Haki is on the verge of awakening. At this rate, it should awaken within two months."
Werther held a wooden staff as he taught Ruri Chie Observation Haki.
Because she had trained in Mind's Eye, Ruri Chie was keenly aware of her surroundings. Werther had to speed up his attacks for the training to have any effect.
A large lump had risen on Ruri Chie's head.
"Again."
Werther stood behind Ruri Chie and began swinging the staff rapidly.
The staff blurred in his hands, stirring gust after gust of wind.
The watching members of the Donquixote Family broke out in a cold sweat.
"Werther, isn't that speed a bit much for helping Ruri Chie awaken her Haki? She hasn't even awakened Observation Haki yet. At that speed..."
Before Doffy could finish, he saw Ruri Chie sitting on the ground with her eyes closed, deftly swaying her upper body to dodge Werther's attacks.
"What?" Werther asked Doffy without stopping his staff.
Doffy's mouth twitched. He shook his head, marveling inwardly at the girl's talent. Her swordsmanship was formidable, and her senses were astonishingly sharp.
"I think I'm getting it. The rhythm of your attacks—I can completely..."
Thwack! Halfway through her sentence, Werther sent Ruri Chie flying with his staff. She landed in the nearby pool with a splash.
"You're nowhere close. Again."
Werther never showed mercy during training. Relax during practice, and you would bleed in battle. That rule had never changed.
So when he trained Ruri Chie, Werther was a demon. At least, that was how she saw him.
Ruri Chie climbed out of the pool. Her fair cheek