Something unexpected happened, and Ain froze.
At that moment, Randall reached one hand behind him and caught Ain's wrist with perfect accuracy.
Then he gave a gentle tug, and an irresistible force pulled Ain around in front of him.
By the time Ain recovered and steadied herself, a slender finger was already poised at her throat.
"You're already dead."
Randall spoke calmly.
Ain's heart skipped a beat. For one moment, she truly thought she was going to die.
"What... why didn't it work on Vice Admiral Randall?"
"Are we not even qualified to watch this fight? I can't understand any of it!"
Ain hesitated, but decided to ask anyway.
"S-senior, I clearly didn't see you use Armament Haki, so why..."
Randall chuckled and said:
"That? Just because you didn't see it doesn't mean I didn't use it.
You can't see it on my skin.
But underneath, my muscles and bones are all coated in Armament Haki."
As he spoke, Randall raised his right hand and lightly tapped his left arm.
A metallic clink rang out.
That sound made it hard to believe the person standing before them was made of flesh and blood.
Hearing this, Ain and the surrounding cadets understood.
But then a storm of shock swept through them.
Almost everyone standing here had already learned Armament Haki.
That was why they knew all too well how difficult the feat Randall had so casually described really was.
He truly lived up to his reputation as Vice Admiral Randall!
He had effortlessly accomplished something they wouldn't even dare imagine!
Ain looked up at Randall in admiration, only to discover that his expression had suddenly turned serious.
Everyone around them felt their hearts lurch.
When Randall smiled, he was like the friendly big brother next door.
Only when his expression hardened