61. Teach helping Ron Awakening Armament Haki?

│3rd Person POV│

[Grand Line, New World, Beehive Island…]

At this moment, Ron appeared to be speaking from his heart, looking at Teach with expectation.

However, this was just an act.

After all, Teach intentionally saved him, even exposing part of his strength. It was enough to make Ron aware that failure to comply might not bode well for him.

At this moment, on the battlefield of Beehive Island, everyone was engaged in intense combat, and no one would pay attention to or be aware of Ron's situation.

If things didn't go as per Teach's plan, it would be a simple matter for him to eliminate Ron.

"Of course!"

The corners of his mouth twitched, and Teach's entire being felt uneasy.

He had disclosed so much to get close to Ron, establishing a favorable relationship and laying the groundwork for future plans.

Yet, Ron turned the tables by putting forth such an uncomfortable request in front of him, and he couldn't outright refuse, leaving him feeling extremely aggrieved.

"Really!? I am glad you agreed. With your assistance, Teach, I am confident that I will exceed all the expectations placed on me by everyone!"

The corners of Ron's mouth lifted, and a smile spread across his face. He appeared genuinely pleased and excited about Teach's commitment.

"Yes, yes!"

Suppressing the urge to smack Ron, Teach reluctantly admitted it. Ultimately, this matter had served its purpose, and he had gained Ron's trust.

What displeased him was that he had initially aimed to operate behind the scenes, but now he had to step into the limelight, exposing part of his powers.

Soon, Teach regained his composure. At this point, he had no alternative.

He had agreed to Ron, so he needed to swiftly demonstrate his value. Only by showcasing his worth could Ron depend more on him and support him fervently in the future.

With this in mind, Teach suddenly remarked, "Ron, shall we do something more significant? For instance, aiding Marco and others in pursuing the high-ranking members of the Ochoku Pirates?"

Raised brows, Ron looked at Teach with surprise.

He genuinely hadn't anticipated Teach making such a proposal at this time.

Teach was truly an unpredictable character, whose thoughts and plans were incredibly hard to figure out.

However, Ron quickly refocused, nodded, and replied, "Certainly, that's only natural."

"It's regrettable that my strength is lacking. Otherwise, I'd be eager to help Marco and the other Commanders eliminate those who lead the pirate group.

"But Teach, you possess formidable strength. If you take action, you should be able to help quite a bit."

Having expressed this, Ron turned his gaze to Teach. He didn't understand why Teach wanted to target the high-ranking members of the Ochoku Pirates.

However, he acknowledged that his own strength was lacking, and if Teach intervened, he wouldn't have to foolishly take unnecessary risks.

Considering the ongoing battle, Ron had confidence in Whitebeard's capabilities. If Ochoku were to be defeated, the remaining individuals losing would only be a matter of time.

"Of course!"

Hearing this, Teach reassured Ron, "I will certainly take action in this matter. After all, Ron, your current strength is indeed not very high.

"The most crucial part is that I have a method to help you rapidly enhance your strength!"

"Really?"

Upon hearing this, Ron's interest was piqued.

The prospect of quickly boosting his strength intrigued him. Although he was Commander level in terms of pure strength, and only Commodore level if he pushed himself to the limit, that wasn't sufficient.

Once he encountered a powerful Demon Fruit power or a wielder of Haki, his ability to fight beyond his level would be useless.

Thinking of this, Ron suddenly feigned excitement and asked, "Teach, is there really a way you can quickly improve my strength? What do I have to do?"

"It's a simple process!"

With a calm smile, Teach answered without any unnecessary talk, "I can help you awaken Armament Haki.

"As long as you complete the awakening of the armed color, your base strength should be able to reach the level of a Captain or even a Commodore.

"Coupled with your own Devil Fruit ability, the power you can exert will be even more potent. When the time comes, we will have greater certainty and hope if we were to assist the Division Commanders."

Awakening Armament Haki? Ron's inner emotions were in turmoil upon hearing Teach's words.

He couldn't believe it.

Only Conqueror's Haki can be awakened suddenly without any training. An individual only had to have it in them and in extreme situations, they could awaken Conqueror's Haki even without knowing its existence.

Apart from Conqueror's Haki, Observation Haki and Armament Haki can only be unlocked through intense training.

There are very few exceptions to this norm.

However, Haki gained unlocked through training are generally weaker than those who awakened them through innate talent.

But innate awakening was extremely difficult, and no one could even control the ability of innate awakening.

Yet, Teach actually said that he wanted to help him innately awaken his Armament Haki. This was simply unbelievable and unimaginable.

"Is that really possible, Teach?"

Subconsciously, Ron couldn't help but ask.

"Certainly!"

Nodding, Teach said confidently, "But if you want to complete the innate awakening, I would need to stimulate your spirit and body, which will be extremely painful. Ron, are you sure you want to go through this?"

Pain?

Frowning, Ron wasn't sure what Teach meant.

Is it really just pain, or is the latter taking this opportunity to harm him covertly to limit his future potential?

But now, he seemed to have no choice.

After all, Teach had just revealed that he had a method to awaken someone's Haki innately.

If he backed off now, he might push Teach into doing something inexplicable to him.

After thinking this, Ron suddenly said with a firm expression, "My strength is too weak. I need to become stronger.

"After all, my situation is very special now. I need to become stronger as soon as possible to face the numerous problems that will come my way.

"Teach, I'm sorry to trouble you. I am ready whenever you are!"

"Alright!"

After receiving Ron's reply, Teach also smiled at this moment, and his smile was extremely peculiar.

But before Ron could say anything more, Teach had already acted.

He suddenly grabbed Ron's shoulder and said, "Ron, I am starting! Brace yourself!"

The next second, Ron felt a surge of powerful force entering from his shoulder and spreading to his whole body in the blink of an eye.

"...."

Ron let out a silent scream, not expecting the force to suddenly start destroying his body.

Under the influence of this force, he could clearly feel the blood boiling in his body.

As time passed, his body began to rapidly approach the edge of collapse.

'Damn it! Was this guy's true intention to cause irreparable damage to me from the start?

For a moment, such a thought appeared in Ron's mind, and he subconsciously wanted to break free.

"Ron!"

However, just as he was about to take action, Teach's voice sounded first, "Try to mobilize the power of your own spirit and body to resist this force, and take this opportunity to stimulate the awakening of Armament Haki!"

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A/N_1: Well, as I said in my other OP Fic, I don't think an apology would be enough at this point.

I will just say that something happened IRL and I couldn't just muster the motivation to write.

I have the subsequent plots ready in mind, and if composed into chapters, their number would exceed at least twenty.

However, whenever I opened the Docs to compose the chapter, one thing or other happened and I couldn't write more than a few dozen words.

I hope this doesn't continue. However, let's see how it goes.

A/N_2: Just like you guys, I also think that Teach knowing how to forcefully increase someone else's Haki is BS.

I was contempleting on whether to remove this plot point completely. Ultimately, I decided to keep it as I got an inspiration on how to use this in my own way when I continue the Fic myself.

So, bear with this BS my Dear Readers.

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