Refinement, Control

"This... I don't seem to know either. We just trained normally, and then we learned it!" Hancock answered after a brief pause.

"Normal training?"

"Mhm!" Hancock nodded.

"Think carefully!" Ryan asked unwillingly.

She truly hadn't deceived Ryan. In her memory, mastering Armament Haki was something everyone could do. There was nothing unusual about it.

But seeing how concerned Ryan was, she still tried hard to recall whether there had been anything different about how she and the others trained in Armament Haki.

Every Kuja warrior over the age of ten had to train in combat techniques, then fight Ferocious Beasts. They naturally learned Armament Haki through battle.

"I still can't think of anything different!" Hancock glanced at Ryan, paused, then asked tentatively, "Why don't you go see our training for yourself, Lord Ryan?"

Ryan's eyes lit up. That was a good idea. If he saw it himself, wouldn't he know what was different?

"Good idea. Take me there!" Ryan gave Hancock an approving look.

Ryan's praise greatly pleased Hancock beside him.

"I-I'm not as wonderful as Lord Ryan says!"

That exaggerated expression, those extraordinary movements—

Fortunately, Ryan had seen an even more over-the-top Pirate Empress in his previous life. Otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to handle it now.

They said that when a woman lowered her head and still couldn't see her toes, she was a peerless beauty. They were probably talking about someone like Hancock.

Ryan followed Hancock to an open area. Seven children in their teens were inside the training ground, attacking dummies with the weapons in their hands.

"Ha! Ha!"

"Lady Hancock!" Seeing Ryan and Hancock arrive, Female Warrior who taught combat techniques stepped forward and bowed to Hancock.

"Mhm!" Hancock nodded, then told Female Warrior, "Whatever Lord Ryan asks next, answer him!"

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