After the meeting ended, Zephyr, Sengoku, and Garp walked side by side down a corridor at Marine Headquarters.
"Garp, Sengoku..." Zephyr suddenly stopped. "Is there a way to use Conqueror's Haki that...
Well, lets you lock onto an enemy at a distance and suppress them directly?"
"Huh?" Garp picked his nose, looking utterly bewildered. "You can use Conqueror's Haki like that?!
Isn't it just for intimidating small fry and coating your attacks?"
"So Gern awakened Conqueror's Haki!" The quick-witted Sengoku adjusted his glasses and gave Zephyr a sharp look.
"That makes sense, though. The photograph in the newspaper did show Conqueror's Coating."
Neither of them mentioned the Black Blade: Eight Desolations in Gern's hand, as though it were a secret they had silently agreed to keep.
"But we really don't know anything about the method you described, Zephyr," Sengoku continued.
"Quite a few people have awakened Conqueror's Haki, but at its core, each person's is different."
"I was just curious." Faced with Garp and Sengoku's confusion, Zephyr sighed. "When Gern awakened Conqueror's Haki and cut down Golden Lion, he was in a very unusual state.
It was clearly his first awakening, yet he displayed complete mastery of Conqueror's Haki.
But now that he's come back to his senses... he can't even manage basic intimidation."
"All right, all right!" Garp laughed and patted Zephyr on the shoulder. "Didn't Sengoku already say it? Conqueror's Haki manifests differently in everyone!
I'll have a chat with the kid when I have time, but ultimately, mastering Conqueror's Haki comes down to your own understanding.
The most I can teach him is basic intimidation."
"Garp's right." Sengoku nodded slightly. "At its core, Conqueror's Haki is the mark of someone with the qualities of a king.
It isn't merely intimidation. It's a manifestation of your will.
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