Free Web NovelChapter 32: Chapter 32
Chapter 32
Morning.
Rorschach woke up from his sleep. Nami was still sound asleep beside him.
"Hehe, Reiju, so this is what you meant by ’a girl’s secret’?"
"I have to say, well done."
Rorschach smiled gently and stroked Nami’s hair.
The sleeping Nami seemed to sense something and murmured, "No... Rorschach, go find Karina or Sister Nojiko... I really can’t anymore."
Heh heh, you little thing. So bold before, but now you’re scared?
Rorschach grinned smugly, then got dressed and left the room.
In the hall, the other girls were already awake and preparing breakfast.
Reiju, who was drinking coffee at the table, gave Rorschach a bright, sunny smile when she saw him.
Rorschach shot her a glare.
"You’re up. You and Nami both slept in pretty late today," Karina said as she placed a plate of breakfast in front of him, looking curious.
"Who doesn’t want to sleep in? Nami’s probably just sleeping in too," Rorschach replied nonchalantly while eating. Reiju just smiled beside him and said nothing.
"Is that so? That’s pretty rare," Karina scratched her head.
"Your training should move to the next stage now. After breakfast, I’ll personally teach you," Rorschach quickly changed the subject to avoid talking about Nami.
"By the way, Reiju, does Germa Kingdom have craftsmen?" Rorschach asked, as if remembering something.
"Yes, Germa has its own engineering team. Why do you ask?" Reiju looked puzzled. Did Rorschach want something built?
"Hehe, since we’re staying here for a few more days, I figured the island needs some renovations. We should remove some of the old Marine equipment."
"And get rid of that annoying Marine emblem too."
"That might require you to talk to your father, but I doubt he’ll refuse."
"No problem! I’ll go right away."
Rorschach finished all the food on the table in one go, then flew off at high speed. freewёbnoνel.com
"Hey, there’s still plenty of breakfast left. Aren’t you going to finish eating?"
"I’ll eat when I get back," Rorschach called without looking back as he dove toward Germa Kingdom.
At the castle gates, the clone soldiers recognized him and immediately reported to Judge. Soon, Judge came out with bloodshot eyes. freeweɓnovel.cѳm
"What is it now?" Judge asked.
"Uh, you didn’t stay up all night researching the Ark Reactor, did you?" Rorschach said, looking strangely at Judge. The man looked like a disheveled uncle who had just crawled out of a dumpster — messy hair and red eyes.
"If you’re just here to check on that, then I’m going back to my research," Judge said impatiently and turned to leave.
He had no time for Rorschach right now. Ever since he started the research yesterday, the more he dove in, the more he felt the Ark Reactor’s charm.
He was fully immersed in his experiments.
"Hey, wait! I came down because I need your help with something," Rorschach quickly blocked his path, smiling as he slung an arm around Judge’s shoulder like they were best buddies.
"What is it?" Judge asked, annoyed.
"I heard from Reiju that you have an engineering team here, right? My island needs some renovations. I’d like to borrow some of your people to remodel the buildings."
"That’s all?" Judge asked.
"Uh, yeah, that’s it."
Judge sighed, then ordered the clone soldiers to bring the engineering team.
"In the future, don’t bother me with small matters. If there’s anything, just have Reiju handle it."
Judge left those words and turned back to his lab.
Rorschach shrugged. He agreed so easily. Looks like the Ark Reactor really has a strong hold on him.
Well, since he said Reiju can handle it, I won’t be polite.
Rorschach used his Observation Haki to scan the surrounding sea. Finding no living beings, he lowered the island.
Ever since the News Coo photographed him at Arlong Park, Rorschach had become extremely cautious about such things.
If he got photographed again, it would be a disaster.
After the clone engineering team boarded the island, Rorschach raised it back into the sky to avoid staying down too long.
Once he gave them the renovation plans, Nami had already woken up.
After breakfast, they returned to the sailboat and began today’s training.
But Nami’s face was still a bit flushed, clearly still embarrassed about her bold actions from last night.
Rorschach ignored her shyness and continued clinging to her as usual.
Inside the training room, Rorschach let go of Nami and his expression turned serious — this was his usual teaching demeanor.
"Alright, since everyone’s here, I’ll start."
Seeing Rorschach’s serious face, the girls focused up and listened attentively.
"First, let’s talk about the training methods for Marine Six Styles — Shave and Moon Step."
"The Six Styles can be said to be very effective physical training for future Haki cultivation. They are closely related to Haki and can be considered an introductory course for it."
"Unfortunately, I only know two of them: Shave and Moon Step."
"Shave is achieved by rapidly stomping the ground in succession to create rebound force, allowing for high-speed movement."
Rorschach paused and demonstrated for the girls.
Whoosh!
In an instant, Rorschach’s figure appeared in another spot, leaving only a fading afterimage behind.
"The principle is very simple, but it requires extremely precise control over posture, force output, speed, and rhythm."
"Next is Moon Step. It can be considered a variant of Shave, but its training requirements are much stricter."
Rorschach demonstrated Moon Step as well.
"Moon Step is performed by using Shave’s speed to stomp on the air while jumping, allowing you to change your trajectory mid-air or even fly for aerial combat."
"Generally, once you master Shave, you can basically use Moon Step. But Moon Step requires good control of direction and rhythm when stomping in the air."
"I don’t know the other Six Styles. However, I can explain their principles to you."
"First is Tempest Kick. It uses high-speed kicks to create a vacuum, forming air slashes. It’s roughly like blowing through a straw — the air shoots out from the other end."
As he spoke, Rorschach demonstrated the kicking stance.
Whoosh!
Rorschach’s kick produced a sonic boom. A massive air slash shot forward.
"Uh?"
Even Rorschach himself was stunned. He turned back to the girls, his eyes seeming to say, Didn’t I just say I couldn’t do it?
"Cough, cough. Well, probably because my physical strength is already high enough. Since Shave and Moon Step both train the legs, learning the first two made Tempest Kick easy to pick up. But as you know, I’m a swordsman. I usually don’t use my feet to create sword waves."
"Lastly, let me briefly explain the remaining styles. Finger Pistol concentrates all the body’s blood into the finger, making it extremely hard with power like a gunshot. But it’s pretty useless — I suggest not learning it."
"Iron Body is similar to Finger Pistol but accelerates blood flow to harden the muscles. However, you can’t move while using it. Using this technique in the Grand Line is basically suicide — whoever uses it dies."
"Paper Art is more interesting. It involves relaxing the entire body, making you light like paper drifting in the wind. You need to sense the opponent’s attack airflow to dodge."
"But Paper Art has a very important connection to training Observation Haki."
"That is the perception of surrounding airflow. Learning Observation Haki also requires perception — sensing everything around you."
When Rorschach mentioned Haki, the girls listened even more attentively, afraid to miss any details.
"Observation Haki is also a mysterious power. It can sense living beings around you, perceive the position and trajectory of enemy attacks."
"Some special Observation Haki can sense human emotions. At its highest level, Observation Haki can even predict the future."
"Predict the future?!" the girls exclaimed in shock when they heard about the advanced form of Observation Haki.
"That’s right. Right now in this world, there are users who have trained their Observation Haki to the level of predicting the future," Rorschach said calmly. Reiju looked thoughtful.
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