One Piece : From Slave to Fleet Admiral

The black Armament Haki on his arm made Kizaru utter a somewhat emotional voice, while also plunging Monet beside him into deep self-doubt.

She looked at her own arm, imagining in her mind what it would look like covered in Armament Haki, but obviously nothing unusual appeared.

Her arm, as soft as a white cloud, remained the same as before, without any change at all.

Observing this scene, Kizaru smiled and said to Monet.

"Don't be jealous or flustered, Monet. This is normal. You should know that even when Master Zephyr personally taught us to guide Haki, it took me about a month to be able to manifest Haki out.

Someone like Jake, who can manifest Haki out and cover it on the surface of his body just by seeing me demonstrate once, is the first I've seen in all my years."

Hearing Kizaru's words, the expression on Monet's face improved slightly.

She then looked at Jake, sighed lightly and said.

"You, every time you space out you give people so many surprises, I really don't know what to say about you. Also, congratulations on mastering Armament Haki, remember to teach me later~"

Looking at Monet who was giving him her most sincere blessings, the last nerve that Jake was still holding onto in his heart also relaxed.

Afraid of brothers suffering, yet also afraid of brothers getting ahead.

This kind of complex and contradictory mindset is actually applicable in any world.

For example, the conflict that erupted between Usopp and Luffy in Water 7 in the original story.

On the surface, that conflict seemed to be caused by the issue of "changing ships".

But upon careful analysis, one can dig deeper and find that Usopp mindset problem was actually the biggest factor leading to the outbreak of conflict at that time.

Starting from Water 7, the combat power of the three main forces of the Straw Hat crew had already become almost insurmountably different from that of ordinary crew members.

And Usopp, as the most ordinary and least special crew member on the Straw Hat ship, had actually started to have that kind of "will I be abandoned by my companions because my growth rate is too slow" psychology from a very early time.

Actually, it's not surprising that Usopp developed those emotions.

Given his situation on the ship at that time, it's actually very understandable.

First, there's no need to say much about the three main forces of the Straw Hat crew.

As combat members, they had an absolutely irreplaceable position.

Next, let's talk about the weak group that he belonged to, namely Chopper, Nami and Usopp.

Among the weak group, it can be clearly seen that Chopper is the ship's doctor.

During long voyages, the importance of a doctor goes without saying.

Chopper cannot be replaced.

Then there's Nami.

Although strictly speaking Nami is even weaker than Usopp, Nami is a navigator, a crucial existence that determines whether the entire ship can sail normally on the sea.

Moreover, Nami's navigation knowledge has even reached a level rarely seen in the world and the Straw Hat crew absolutely cannot give up such a technical talent.

So, finally there's Usopp.

His position is actually very awkward.

He calls himself a sniper, but in reality he doesn't have any relevant knowledge at all, nor does he have so-called artillery experience and methods.

Even the lookout and observation role that a sniper should fulfill is basically being done by Zoro instead.

Usopp's daily work on the ship, most of the time, is to act as a kind of filler role.

Wherever there's a shortage, he has to go fill in.

When the kitchen is short-staffed they'll find Usopp to help, when Chopper is making medicine, he'll also find Usopp to help, when Nami need's a weapon, she'll also find Usopp to ask for help, when the Merry needs repairs, they also need Usopp to help.

But this doesn't mean Usopp is an all-rounder who is indispensable everywhere.

In fact, it further illustrates that Usopp is an unimportant character - needed everywhere, but can be absent from anywhere.

Especially his most prominent role on the Straw Hat ship at that time - shipwright.

In Water 7, any random shipwright would be infinitely stronger than Usopp.

It was under these multiple factors that such an intense and almost irreconcilable conflict erupted between Usopp and Luffy.

When Jake revealed his "talent" to Kizaru, he actually had some concerns about Monet's mindset.

He was worried that Monet would be like Usopp, developing emotions about whether he would abandon her due to his too rapid growth rate, leading to the two of them eventually growing apart.

However, after seeing Monet's sincere smile and blessing, the stone in Jake's heart finally dropped.

Monet is not Usopp, and he, Jake, is not Luffy.

Kizaru naturally also noticed Jake's subtle actions.

The cunning old man immediately understood what Jake was worried about, and his satisfaction with Jake increased even more.

This kid in front of him has a monstrous talent that he has never seen before, a keen perception and care for the emotions of subordinates and people around him that Sakazuki doesn't have, a definition and firm goal for justice that he himself doesn't have and a boundary between justice and evil that Kuzan doesn't have.

He is like any one of the three of them, yet unlike any one of the three of them.

Looking at Jake now, a thought that surprised even himself popped up in Kizaru's mind.

'If possible, perhaps Jake would be the best candidate for the next Fleet Admiral.'

However, upon seeing the Armament Haki so thin that even a fruit knife could tear through it, Kizaru still smiled and shook his head.

It's still far from that time.

No matter how great an existence is, they still have to start from being small and progress step by step.

Jake is still too weak now.

Things like Fleet Admiral candidate will have to wait until later.

Kizaru lowered his head and smiled at Jake.

"Jake~ Your talent is really scary~ You even scared me~ That is indeed Armament Haki, but looking at it now, your Armament Haki is still too weak. Let's continue talking about the light element shaping we mentioned earlier. We were talking about the second point, about Haki's reverse control of elements, right?"

Jake nodded, and Kizaru continued.

"The bodies of Logia Devil Fruit users are almost immune to all attacks, with the exception of Haki. Attacks wrapped in Haki can easily grab the bodies of Logia users, and it is precisely this factor that allows light, an element that is difficult to understand normally, to be forged and shaped in a materialized way."

[Its kinda slow so i guess im gonna do a mass release on sunday so we can skip most of the training arc and go straight into flevance arc]