Hearing Rocks' words, Bob couldn't help but be stunned.
'Damn! You can't be serious!'
I wasn't prepared at all! The others present were also taken aback.
What did he an? Everyone knew Bob martial arts were strong, but for the captain to ask him to perform that move—wasn't that just setting him up for failure?
That required awakening the Conqueror's Haki! And not just that, but also the ability to project it outward.
Many began to speculate.
It seed there must have been so conflict between Bob and the captain in the room earlier.
That's why the captain wanted to embarrass Bob in public.
So thought this and couldn't help but feel a sense of joy as they looked at Bob.
What they wanted most was to see this so-called genius humiliated.
And the veteran crew mbers were even more excited.
If Bob and Rocks didn't get along, didn't that an his position as commander was unstable?
He could be replaced by soone below him at any mont.
So of the commanders thinking about Rocks' words, were also sowhat surprised.
But they wouldn't think like the others, those who understood Rocks knew.
If the captain said so, there must be a reason.
Could it be that Bob had awakened the Conqueror's Haki? Whitebeard's eyes narrowed as he thought of sothing.
The other aura that had clashed with Rocks earlier might very well have been Bob Conqueror's Haki.
Whitebeard wasn't the only one with this thought; the other officers also realized this.
They all looked at Bob with expressions of shock.
"Captain! Are you sure you want to perform that move?"
Bob spoke slowly, deliberately asking again.
"What, do you want to say it a second ti?"
Rocks sat to the side, arms crossed, and replied indifferently.
His voice exuded an authoritative and domineering presence.
Bob glanced around at the people nearby.
On their faces, he saw a variety of expressions.
But all their gazes could be sumd up in one word:
Anticipation.
Bob shrugged.
The atmosphere had been built up to this point; no matter what, he had to go through with it. "Understood!"
As soon as the words left his mouth.
Bob aura suddenly surged, and a powerful sense of intimidation radiated from him.
For the first ti, he displayed the Conqueror's Haki in front of everyone.
The resulting airflow stirred up strong winds that swept through the surroundings.
Though it didn't have the sa oppressive force as Rocks' earlier display, it still carried a significant presence.
So of the nearby pirates, seeing this, struggled to resist.
Rocks watched this display of Haki, his eyes narrowing slightly—it was much stronger than it had been in the room earlier.
It seed that during his own use, Bob had grasped the key to it.
What a monster. So of the veteran crew mbers were even more shocked; this newcor actually had such overwhelming Conqueror's Haki.
Just how old was he? It was as if they were witnessing the rise of a new star.
"Gurararara!"
"I never expected Bob to hide sothing like this—even I didn't know he had awakened the Conqueror's Haki!"
Whitebeard was quite surprised; he had always thought Bob was just strong in martial arts.
Who would have thought he had this up his sleeve? This was truly unexpected.
Golden Lion, standing nearby, also nodded in agreent.
Bob Haki leaked out as he focused on feeling its spread around him.
In his mind, he recalled Rocks' earlier movents.
Facing a large boulder beside the open space, he threw a punch through the air.
"Boom!!"
A sharp crack echoed as the air was compressed by the force of the punch.
The fist, imbued with an overwhelming aura, struck the massive boulder in an instant.
In the blink of an eye, the boulder, which had stood firmly in the distance, was shattered into pieces.
So of the flying debris struck the faces of the pirates, leaving bloody gashes.
"Holy crap! What kind of monster is Bob?"
"Conqueror's Haki? Is this guy really a rookie?"
"Are young people these days just built different? First, there was Kaido, and now Bob seems even more of a freak!"
"Now I think I understand the captain's decision. Promoting Bob to squad leader might have been the right call!"
"…"
The pirates erupted in excitent at Bob display.
Even so crew mbers who had initially wanted to mock him were now singing his praises.
Such a young man, with both strength and imnse potential.
He was undoubtedly destined to be a key figure in the Rocks Pirates.
This forced them to acknowledge Bob position.
Even the older crew mbers who had been jealous of Bob now had to admit his worth.
They set aside their hostility toward him.
In the Rocks Pirates, being slightly stronger than others might earn you envy and even assassination attempts.
But if your strength was so far beyond their reach, all you would earn was their awe.
"Not bad! You managed to learn it just by watching once. Though your power is still lacking, and there's plenty of room for improvent!"
"But the fact that you can pull it off at all proves your potential!"
Rocks walked up to Bob and patted his shoulder.
Originally, Rocks had only wanted Bob to demonstrate Conqueror's Haki in front of the crew.
To quell any objections to Bob promotion as squad leader.
But he hadn't expected Bob to mimic the technique after just one demonstration.
This was yet another pleasant surprise for him.
Unlike Rocks, Kaido, who stood nearby, clenched his fists tightly.
At this point, he hadn't awakened his Conqueror's Haki yet, nor had he consud a Devil Fruit.
Watching Bob, who was around the sa age as him, he felt like a re bystander.
However, he didn't let this discourage him. Instead, it only strengthened his resolve to grow stronger.
Knowing he was lacking in strength, he set Bob as his goal to surpass.
Little did he know that even many years later, Kaido would never catch up to that goal.
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