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  Coby ignored Hat’s offer entirely, his eyes flig back to the crew. "Well, none of you noticed, except Nami and Robin of course, despite the many times I’ve expi…" His tone was casual but his gre ointing. "Luffy used queror's Haki."

  The crew paused mid-bite, turning toward Coby with wide eyes. Usopp nearly choked on his takoyaki, sputtering, “Wait—what? When did that happen?!”

  Sanji raised an eyebrow, looking intrigued but fused. "I didn’t feel anything strange, so are you sure? What the hell is that even supposed to be?"

  Coby shook his head, not surprised by their reas. "Yeah, Haki. Specifically, queror’s Haki. It’s not something you learn. It’s something you’re born with—only a few people have it." He g Luffy, who was sitting there grinning like an idiot, pletely clueless about the significe of what he’d done.

  "Luffy knocked out Motobaro with it," Coby tinued. "Without even realizing it."

  Luffy blinked, looking around at the stunned expressions on his crewmates' faces. “I did? What’s queror’s Haki?”

  Coby sighed, realizing Luffy hadn’t been paying attention at all when he expined Haki in the past. "It’s a type of power that lets you overpower the wills of others. Those with irits pass out when they’re hit by it."

  Luffy’s face lit up with excitement. “That sounds awesome! So, I do that without even trying?!” He jumped up, fist pumping in the air. "Hahaha! I am awesome."

  Nami, leaning against the railing, rolled her eyes. “Don’t get carried away, Luffy. It’s not like you just use it whenever you want.”

  Robin nodding, added, “It requires trol. You’ll have to learn how to focus it if you want to use it properly in battle, Luffy.”

  Coby nodded, looking at Luffy. “It means, Luffy, you start fog on this type of Haki as well. Now that you used it o’ll be easier for you to learn how to trol it.”

  Luffy tilted his head, clearly still fused. “So, how do I do that?”

  Coby rubbed his , thinking for a moment. “You’ve already got it in you. When the moment’s right, it’ll e out. But if you want to practice, you’ll o learn how to tap into that power without thinking too much about it. It’s more instinct than anything else.”

  “Instinct?” Luffy scratched his head, trying to make sense of it. “Like when I puneone?”

  Zoro sighed, crossing his arms. “It’s not just about hitting things, idiot.”

  Robin smiled softly while puffing at her Takoyaki to cool it. “Luffy, queror’s Haki is about your willpower. It’s about imposing your will over others without physical force. You did it without realizing it, but with practice, you focus it and use it more iionally.”

  Luffy’s eyes lit up with excitement. “Oh! So it’s like… knog people out with just being me!”

  “Pretty much,” Coby said with a smirk. “But don’t go around using it on everyone, alright? It only works on people with irits. Stronger oppos will still be standing.”

  Luffy ughed, already imagining all the times he could use it in a fight. “This is awesome! I ’t wait to try it again!”

  Sanji, puffing on his cigarette, sighed. “Just don’t knock us out by act.”

  Luffy grinned, waving off the . “I’ll be careful!”

  Chopper’s eyes sparkled with curiosity. “ we all learn it, too?”

  Coby shook his head. “No. queror’s Haki is rare. Only a few people are born with it. But Observation Haki and Armament Haki? Those be learned by anyone who trains hard enough.”

  Nami leaned against the railing, eyeing Luffy. “So, you just had this power inside you this whole time, and you didn’t even know it?”

  Luffy scratched the back of his head. “Guess so!”

  Usopp threw his hands in the air dramatically. “Great! First he’s made of rubber, and now he’s got a power that knock people out without even toug them. What’s ? Is he secretly a god?”

  Coby gave a dry chuckle. “Only if they knew,” he muttered to himself. The future had more surprises for them than they could ever imagine, but for now, it was best to not mention them.

  Hat, Camie, and Pappug then joihe crew on the deck drinking tea, sharing what they knew about the route to the New World. Pappug excitedly expihat there was an alterh they could take—ohat didn’t involve going directly uhe Red Li required leaving their ship behind, though, which was a dealbreaker for the Straw Hats.

  Luffy crossed his arms, pouting. “No way I’m leaving the Sunny behind. We’ll go to Fish-Man Isnd the normal way.”

  Nami nodded in agreement. “Yeah, no point in taking shortcuts if it means losing our ship. We’ll go with the coating.”

  Hat, always eager to help, grinned. “Don’t worry! I know a great coating master at Sabaody Archipego. He’ll get you set up!”

  “The’s head there!” Luffy shouted, full of his usual energy, already itg for the adventure.

  With their course set, the crew sailed toward Sabaody Archipego. As they approached the Archipego, the crew gathered at the bow of the ship, their eyes wide with amazement.

  The archipego was made up of giant mangrove trees, their roots extending far into the sea. The trees were massive, t above them with bubbles floating zily through the air, drifting across the isnd. The sunlight filtered through the mangroves, casting a soft, golden glow over everything.

  “Whoa!” Luffy excimed, his eyes wide as he leaned over the side of the Sunny. “This pce is huge!”

  Usopp leaned over the railing, nearly tipping over iement. “This pce is insane! I never seen anything like it!”

  Robin smiled softly, the strange beauty of the pce. “It’s like something out of a dream.”

  Franky, with his hands on his hips, grinned. “SUPER! This pce looks like it’s straight out of a fantasy!”

  As they docked at Sabaody Archipego, Luffy wasted no time. He jumped from one floating bubble to another, s higher into the sky with every bounce. His wide grin was impossible to miss. “Ah, a Ferris wheel! Looks amazing!” he yelled, pointing toward the rge structure spinning in the distance.

  Down below, Camie watched wistfully. “A Ferris wheel… I’ve always wao ride one,” she said softly, her eyes glued to the distant attra.

  Chopper, standio her, looked up curiously. “Why don’t you go and ride it, then?” he asked, his i eyes wide with fusion.

  Before Camie could respond, Pappug hopped in front of her, waving his tiny arms. “Don’t be ridiculous, Camie!” he scolded, his voice high-pitched and a bit frantic.

  Camie sighed, shaking her head. “I know…” Her expression softehough there was a clear sense of longing in her eyes.

  Hat, sensing the ge in atmosphere, cleared his throat to get everyone’s attention. “I’ll take you all to the coating master now, but first, you o promise me something,” he said seriously, gathering the crew around him.

  The Straw Hats turo Hat, each of them suddenly focused. “What is it?”

  Hat’s tourned somber as he expined, “Iowns, World Nobles—also known as Celestial Dragons—sometimes walk around. No matter what happens, even if someone is killed right in front of you, you must promise me you will never defy the World Nobles. Just pretend you didn’t see anything.”

  The crew exged uneasy ghis sounded serious, but it wasn’t like any of them were keen oing atrocities slide. Luffy, standing a bit further back, didn’t seem like he was listening too carefully, while Zoro’s usual scowl deepened.

  “Promise me,” Hat insisted, his eyes wide with urgency.

  The crew nodded, but the unspoken truth hung in the air—there was no way they were going to stand by if something terrible happened. Still, they let it pass without further discussion.

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