r18novel Chapter 340 Rayleigh's Explanation, Ace's Flaw
Chapter 340 Rayleigh's Explanation, Ace's Flaw
Chapter 340 Rayleigh's Explanation, Ace's Flaw
"Because of Armament Haki!" west Yan said.
Perona paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said, "So... you were able to touch me in my spirit form because of Armament Haki?"
Perona's expression turned somewhat unpleasant as she recalled some of the things Uncle Mihawk had told Zoro.
Did she miss something?!
"Yes."
west Yan nodded, then asked with some doubt, "Didn't you live with Zoro for two years? Don't you know the effects of Armament Haki?"
"Knowing some..."
west Yan paused for a moment upon hearing this, then tentatively asked, "You wouldn't happen to... have never used your ability on Zoro?"
If you were to use your ability on Zoro, you would probably understand the effects of Haki.
"He...he didn't resist..." Perona said somewhat awkwardly.
Although she didn't tease Zoro many times, he never actually used a sword imbued with Haki to cut her.
"Oh, I see," west Yan said, suddenly realizing.
It seems Zoro has been going easy on this Ghost Princess for the past two years, otherwise she would have known about the special effects of Haki.
"That makes sense. After all, this girl is Zoro's savior, so it's normal for Zoro to give way to her," west Yan murmured to himself.
Thinking about this, west Yan felt it made sense.
Then, west Yan said, "Now you know the effect of domineering aura, right?"
"knew.."
Perona first replied with her head down, then suddenly raised her head and said, "Then if I don't let the other person touch me... will it be okay?!"
"Yes, indeed."
west Yan nodded and said, "If you can stay at high altitudes, you can indeed have a significant advantage."
Hearing west Yan's words, Perona regained her confidence.
Before she could say anything, west Yan continued, "However... there are quite a few people who can use their abilities to fly into the air and launch attacks, so you have to be careful of these guys."
Perona paused for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
A flying enemy, huh?
As if recalling a certain scene, Perona's gaze became somewhat serious.
Nami glanced at Perona, whose expression had become somewhat serious, and said, "Does that mean I also have to be careful of people with a domineering aura?"
"That's right." west Yan nodded and said, "The elemental transformation of Logia-type abilities can also be detected by Armament Haki."
If Nami doesn't dodge the attack imbued with Haki in time, she will get hurt!
Of course, if Nami could transform into her elemental form in advance, she wouldn't need to worry about this.
However... achieving that level is not an easy thing.
Recalling what Uncle Rayleigh had said when he explained Haki, west Yan reaffirmed his thoughts.
After hearing west Yan's words, Nami paused for a moment, then asked, "Are there many people in the New World who know Armament Haki?"
This time, west Yan didn't speak, but instead glanced at Lei Li.
Seeing this, Rayleigh calmly said, "In the New World, people who know Armament Haki... are as numerous as hairs on a cow!!!"
Nami:
Nami, who had just felt invincible, suddenly realized that she was actually quite weak.
Xia Qi, who had taken in the two girls' reactions, said softly, "Don't be discouraged. They were just saying that to tell you not to rely too much on your Devil Fruit abilities, not that your abilities aren't strong."
It wouldn't be good if these two girls were really discouraged and lost confidence, so she had to say these things.
"That's right." Rayleigh nodded and said, "I'm just saying this to give you a heads-up."
If you are targeted by a powerful enemy, relying too much on elemental transformation or ghost transformation will lead to your death!
Perona and Nami exchanged a glance, then nodded together and said, "Okay, we understand."
It seems I'll have to work even harder to survive in a place like the New World!
Seeing this, west Yan smiled and then turned his gaze to Xia Qi, signaling her to continue explaining the information.
Xia Qi nodded, then turned around and put the information she found useful on the table.
"Here, take a look. This is some information about the Four Emperors' crews," Shakky said, a cigarette dangling from her lips.
Upon hearing this, west Yan did not speak, but instead picked up the intelligence report on the table and looked at it.
A moment later, he looked up at Shakky and exclaimed in surprise, "The Whitebeard Pirates have disbanded?!"
"right."
Xia Qi nodded and said, "They disbanded about six months ago."
Hearing Xia Qi's words, west Yan's expression became somewhat complicated.
Although he had made this guess two years ago, he still felt quite complicated after hearing the news.
"Whitebeard's pirate crew disbanded?" Luffy asked Shakky, puzzled. "What about Ace?"
Could it be that they went back to the East China Sea?
Luffy thought about it for a moment and then dismissed the idea.
After all... Ace could never give up being a pirate.
"Little Ace..." Shakky tapped her cigarette ash, while simultaneously reviewing information about Ace in her mind.
She then said, "After the Whitebeard Pirates disbanded, the pirate crews under his command went their separate ways."
"As for Ace, he formed his own pirate crew."
"So he's formed his own pirate crew..." Luffy nodded upon hearing this, then grinned and said, "He really hasn't given up on being a pirate!"
As expected of Ace!
Hearing Luffy's words, Shakky smiled and said, "After all, he is that man's son."
As the son of the Pirate King, what else can he do besides be a pirate?
This time, Luffy simply nodded and didn't say anything more.
Rayleigh, however, gave a somewhat complicated look, thinking to himself: 'The captain's son...'
Although this man inherited the captain's bloodline, he may not necessarily inherit the captain's will.
Thinking of this, Rayleigh sighed silently.
However, his mood gradually calmed down after he saw Luffy.
Oh well, there are better options now, so there's no need to dwell on this.
Watching the man diligently eating, Rayleigh's lips unconsciously curled into a smile.
"I remember the Whitebeard Pirates had a lot of powerful division commanders, right?" Perona said. "Did they also form their own pirate crews?"
"no."
Shakky shook her head and said, "Apart from those who died in battle or retired, all the other members followed Ace."
It was precisely because of this that Ace was able to gain a foothold in the New World.
Otherwise, he would have been completely taken advantage of long ago!
After all... there are many people in this world who don't acknowledge the Roger Pirates!
"I never expected Ace to become the captain of these people," west Yan laughed. "It seems he has a unique personal charm."
"Otherwise, why would he have people follow him?" Xia Qi said.
To become the captain of those people's ships, it's not enough to just meet the skill requirements; you also need to win them over with your personal charisma. Otherwise, you'll never be able to sit in the captain's seat!
"That makes sense." west Yan nodded, then asked, "Did Ace become one of the Four Emperors?"
Ace, who has brought together the core strength of the Whitebeard Pirates, should have a chance to become a new Yonko (Emperor of the Sea).
"No," Xia Qi shook her head and said.
"No?"
west Yan was somewhat surprised; he had thought Ace would be able to take that position.
"Do you think Ace can grow to the level of a Yonko in the next two years?" Rayleigh asked.
"I don't know him very well," west Yan said. "But he's still the son of the Pirate King, so his potential should be..."
"It should be quite big, right?" Rayleigh said the rest of the sentence for Xiyan.
west Yan nodded, agreeing with Rayleigh's statement.
"Normally, your thinking is correct," Rayleigh said, "but..."
Seeing Rayleigh suddenly stop speaking, a question mark appeared above west Yan's head.
"But what?"
What does it mean to say something is only half-finished?
Rayleigh, with the image of the white-bearded man flashing through his mind, sighed silently.
He then continued, "But Ace's environment over the years has been so unique that it has prevented him from growing up quickly."
Upon hearing this, a hint of doubt flashed in west Yan's eyes, and he asked, "What do you mean?"
What does it mean that Ace's living environment these past few years has been too special?
Rayleigh didn't answer the question immediately, but instead asked, "west Yan, what do you think is most important for becoming a top-tier powerhouse?"
west Yan paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said, "I remember you asked me this question two years ago, didn't you?"
"right."
"So what's your answer?"
"I'll say it again," west Yan said, "To become a top-tier expert, conviction is the most important thing!"
Without a strong enough belief, even the greatest power cannot be unleashed.
Moreover, domineering aura is inherently related to belief, so belief is truly very important!
"That's right, it's about belief." Rayleigh nodded and said, "Without a strong and unwavering belief, one can never become a true powerhouse."
After he finished speaking, he picked up the wine on the table, took a sip, and his expression gradually became somewhat melancholy.
Seeing Rayleigh's dejected expression, Nami asked, "Uncle Rayleigh, are you saying that Ace didn't have a strong enough conviction?"
"No, he still has faith, but... it's not enough!"
A look of confusion appeared in Nami's eyes. So what exactly was Uncle Rayleigh trying to say?
Rayleigh didn't keep him in suspense, but said directly, "Ace certainly doesn't lack the conviction that a strong person possesses, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to defeat that Shichibukai several years ago."
After recalling the Shichibukai named Hanafuda, Rayleigh nodded affirmatively.
He then continued, "But the moment he became Whitebeard's son, his faith was no longer enough."
Why?
"Because after he fully accepted his identity, he abandoned his belief in becoming king and instead wanted Whitebeard to become the Pirate King!!!"
Recalling the information Shakky had previously gathered, Rayleigh's expression gradually became complicated.
"I think I understand what you mean," west Yan nodded.
Ace, who originally wanted to become the Pirate King, abandoned his faith and instead wanted someone else to become the Pirate King.
How domineering could someone like that be?
Perhaps his dual-color Haki is acceptable, but his Conqueror's Haki is definitely not up to the level of the Four Emperors!
This is probably why he hasn't been able to become one of the new Four Emperors in the past two years.
"What does that mean?" Nami looked at Xiyan in confusion and said, "I still don't understand."
"Let me put it this way," west Yan said, raising his hand and wrapping it with domineering aura, "Domineering aura is a manifestation of belief!"
"The stronger the power of belief, the stronger the domineering aura!"
"Ace voluntarily gave up his original beliefs, so his Haki could not reach the top level, and he could not become one of the Four Emperors."
"Do you understand what I mean now?"
Nami paused for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said, "I understand..."
She could understand such a simple and straightforward explanation.
But with Ace turned out like this, what will Luffy do...?
"Um?"
Nami glanced at Luffy's calm expression and a few question marks popped up above her head.
Why is Luffy so calm?
Doesn't he care about what happened to Ace?
Thinking about this, Nami voiced her doubts.
Upon hearing this, Luffy calmly glanced at Nami and said, "This is Ace's own choice, so I won't interfere with him."
They are brothers, no doubt, and they would risk their lives to save each other if one of them were in danger.
However, when the other is pursuing their own path, they will not interfere with each other's lives; this is the tacit understanding between the brothers.
"My own choice..." Nami murmured.
Then she nodded and said, "I understand."
Since Luffy had already said that, she couldn't say anything more.
Perona looked at Luffy with some surprise; she hadn't expected him to be so insightful!
Then, she murmured to herself, "Everyone has their own choices..."
Lord Moria, may I also choose my own life?
At this moment, a rare sense of confusion appeared in Perona's heart.
"So... that's why Ace couldn't become one of the new Four Emperors," west Yan said, stroking his chin.
"That's one of the reasons."
After taking a sip of his drink, Rayleigh continued, "Another reason is that he was living too comfortably."
"Too comfortable?"
"Um."
Rayleigh nodded and said, "Simply put, Whitebeard protected him too well."
Upon hearing Rayleigh's words, west Yan immediately understood.
The Whitebeard Pirates are one of the Four Emperors' crews, and Whitebeard himself is the strongest man in the world, so... naturally very few people would dare to challenge them!
As a result, Ace had fewer opportunities to participate in battles.
And this... is the main reason why Ace gradually lost his ambition!
Thinking of this, west Yan said with some emotion, "People who have always lived under someone else's wings..."
There's really no way for them to grow up.