As Lind's terrifying Conqueror's Haki enveloped Darren, Darren gained a direct sense of Lind's strength while forcing himself to endure the discomfort and study Lind's Conqueror's Haki.
He also began recalling the Conqueror's Haki he had once felt from Shiki and Sengoku, along with the explanation of Conqueror's Haki in the Haki Cultivation Handbook Lind had written.
As Lind gradually increased the intensity of his Conqueror's Haki, Darren gained a deeper understanding of its nature.
When he felt the time was about right, Darren swallowed the fruit in his hand in one gulp.
As he swallowed the fruit, the unruffled composure Darren had cultivated through years of training began to waver, and his own will began resisting the will within Lind's Conqueror's Haki.
"Haa!" With Darren's roar, his Conqueror's Haki finally awakened and surged out of his body.
"Not bad. To reach this intensity on your first awakening-I believe it won't be long before you master Conqueror's Coating!" Feeling Darren's Conqueror's Haki, Lind nodded with a satisfied smile.
"Haha, I have you to thank for nurturing me, Boss!" As an Admiral-level powerhouse, Darren was hardly going to faint from his first awakening. Instead, he quickly learned to release and withdraw his Conqueror's Haki freely.
When Lind withdrew his Conqueror's Haki, Darren slowly withdrew his newly awakened Conqueror's Haki as well and spoke with a smile.
"Awakening Conqueror's Haki has made up for one of your weaknesses. Next is your Devil Fruit. Have you decided which one to choose?" Lind asked with a smile.
At the same time, he used Telekinesis to float ten distinctive Devil Fruits before Darren.
Darren gulped. Looking at the extravagantly wealthy Lind, he could not help swallowing. Even at Darren's current standing, seeing so many powerful Devil Fruits at once was difficult.
Unfortunately, only one of