A Light Dial lit the basement brightly. In the cramped dungeon, several CP9 members sat with their hands bound in Seastone Handcuffs, their faces expressionless.
"Everyone, long time no see."
Lucci glanced at Rubick, then lowered his head again.
Rubick went on, "Rob Lucci, Doriki Value: 4,000. Let me explain. Doriki Value is a measure of someone's combat strength, though it isn't absolute."
Lan Zhan said excitedly, "I know this one! An ordinary marine has a combat strength of about ten, so Leopard Head is as strong as four hundred marines."
Leopard Head was the nickname Lan Zhan and the others had given Lucci.
Liu Zhuozhi said, "King, that system isn't very useful, is it?"
His point was clear: the manga had already abandoned Doriki Value, so why was Rubick bringing it up?
Rubick asked, "Fukurou, what's the highest Doriki Value you can measure?"
"I'm not telling you that I can only measure up to 6,000! I'm the best in the world at keeping secrets."
Rubick and the others exchanged looks. Sure enough, nobody kept his mouth shut quite like Fukurou. He and Sentomaru were neck and neck.
"Why can you only measure up to 6,000?"
Lucci couldn't stand it anymore. "Because someone with 6,000 Doriki could beat him to death."
Rubick and the others: ...
Fair enough. That made perfect sense.
Rubick said, "Lucci has a Doriki Value of 4,000 but can't use Haki. Personally, I think someone above 4,000 should be able to learn it. So is it because no one taught you?"
Lucci clamped his mouth shut, unwilling to answer.
Rubick said, "That's fine. I don't need you yourself anyway."
Rubick took out a pair of scissors and walked toward Lucci. As Lucci watched curiously, Rubick snipped off his shadow in one stroke. Lucci passed out on