Kurik was utterly stunned.
When had he ever seen anything like this?
Every thought fled his mind, leaving only darkness before his eyes.
The scene of Randall unleashing his power and enveloping the entire boat kept replaying in his head.
Each time it replayed, his shock deepened.
"See? I told you to leave it to me when the time came.
But you wouldn't believe me, so you spent the whole trip worrying for nothing. Tsk, tsk."
Randall shook his head and spoke with a rueful air.
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Kurik stiffly turned his head toward Randall and asked,
"This... how did you do this?"
"Oh, just a little trick with Armament Haki. Nothing worth mentioning."
Nothing worth mentioning, my ass!
That was the might of nature!
You could keep the might of nature at bay, and that wasn't worth mentioning?!
Kurik walked dazedly to the side of the boat.
He watched the raging waves and howling winds outside.
Yet all of it was kept at bay.
He could see it, but he couldn't hear or feel it.
Kurik glanced at Randall in awe.
He knew Randall was strong. How could someone who left him utterly powerless to fight back not be strong?
But he had never imagined that this was what "strong" meant!
For a moment, Randall's stature in his mind grew immeasurably.
At the same time, confidence rose in his heart.
If this was how things stood, they might actually reach Sky Island.
While he stood there in a daze, the wind and waves outside grew even fiercer.
Following the whirlpool's current, the little boat drew steadily closer to its center.
But just as the boat reached the center, the surrounding storm abruptly stopped.
After that bout of violent weather, the sea returned to its original calm.
Kurik's expression immediately turned