Once Sakazuki recognized his true convictions and awakened his Conqueror's Haki, his strength began improving rapidly again.
Although training aboard a ship was not particularly convenient, there was still a training room similar to the one Zoro used aboard the Thousand Sunny in the original story.
On the voyage to Oran Island, Axel focused most of his efforts on teaching Sakazuki the Three Types of Haki. After all, Haki was everything.
Having served as chief instructor for all of Oran Island's forces for so long, Axel was a capable teacher, and he also had access to the various techniques Oran Island had developed over the years.
Since Axel did not deliberately focus on building a foundation the way Rayleigh had in the original story, Sakazuki made remarkably good progress in learning the Three Types of Haki.
Barring any surprises, Sakazuki would awaken all Three Types of Haki before they reached Oran Island, without having to spend two years on it as Luffy had in the original story.
While Sakazuki sailed toward Oran Island and received Axel's instruction, Lind had already turned his attention to another matter.
After several days of growing public interest, Sakazuki had become a sensation. Meanwhile, discussions about Rocks's successor and the Dragon-Slaying Order had reached a fever pitch across the seas.
Many people were discussing whether anyone would take up Rocks's banner, announce that they would honor the Dragon-Slaying Order, and defy the Celestial Dragons.
Some supported Lind, believing that, as the wealthiest candidate, he had enough money to cover the Dragon-Slaying Order's bounties;
Some supported Golden Lion Shiki, who had recently been leading his Flying Fleet across the seas with great fanfare. His exceptional mobility also meant he had no fear of retaliation from the World Government;
Others supported Whitebeard, believing that, as the former