March 9th, 1493
Minion Island
North Blue
The brothers stayed here for a while to do some training. Mihawk now is facing the Ninja Khans blindfolded, while the ninjas are holding a club covered with armament Haki while attacking him.
Raeven on the other side finally managed to learn internal destruction, which made him very happy. He even managed to master Life Return, and his Observation Haki can currently detect 20 km wide. While his training of Conqueror's Haki is already completed, he can now clad his whole body with it, a technique called observation killing. Raeven didn't know why, but the reward given by the system, both Max level Conqueror's and Armament Haki, is not on the same level when he is using it. He had a hard time using internal destruction before, but luckily his training paid off. Tomorrow they will leave this island and continue their journey.
The next day, the brothers boarded Strife, and Raeven pointed in the direction of Downs Island, their next destination.
While they were flying, Mihawk asked Raeven about advanced Haki techniques, and he kindly told him about them.
"The only known advanced techniques of observation Haki are called Future Sight, Emotion Sensing, Memory Reading, and Voice of All Things. Out of those four, only Future Sight can be gained in training; the others are special. Either you are born with them, or you did something special so your observation Haki evolved that way."
"Armament Haki has 3 known advanced techniques: Emission, Internal Destruction, and Permanent Cladding. All of them can be gained by practicing Armament Haki. Emission is using Armament Haki outside of the body, like a flying slash; Internal Destruction, just like the word, destroys the inside of anyone or anything that you attack; and Permanent Cladding is how the strong fighters feed their Armament Haki to their weapons during combat. The longer you use Armament Haki in combat, the faster your weapon will become one of the few legendary black blades."
When Mihawk heard this, he looked at his sword, Yoru. The blade was still shiny silver like before. Then he looked at his brother's scythe, Silence, already a black blade. He vowed that in the future, he'll make Yoru a famous black blade too.
"In the future if you can't turn Yoru into a black blade, then I'll paint it black for you," Raeven said jokingly as Mihawk quickly moved away from him.
"As for Conqueror's Haki, Infusion is just like using Armament Haki; things that can't be damaged by Armament Haki can be damaged by Conqueror's Haki Infusion. Another one is storing Conqueror's Haki on a tied rope; I don't know how to do that at all. I'm still learning how to make that thing. And the last is called Observation Killing. Just like this, use your Observation Haki to detect me," he said.
Then Mihawk's eyes became big as he stared straight; he could see his brother right there still sitting on the cloud, but his observation Haki was telling him that no one was there.
"That technique, how can I learn it?"
"Master Armament Haki first; once you can use Internal Destruction and Permanent Cladding, using Conqueror's Haki to cover yourself and weapon will be simple."
"Users of Conqueror's Haki are very few, and masters of Conqueror's Haki are even fewer. Without Conqueror's Haki, you can't stand at the peak of this world. You saw those monsters at God's Valley: Big Mom, Whitebeard, Kaido, Roger, Garp, Shiki, and Rocks all use Conqueror's Haki. A strong Conqueror's Haki can even damage nonliving things and dominate devil fruit users to temporarily seal their movements and devil fruit power."
"And the way of training Haki, just like the Haki manual said, is to use it frequently, during training or in a fight, and"
Raeven said as they continued to fly.
"I got it, brother; I'll train harder," Mihawk said. Then suddenly the Den den mushi on the cloud rang, so Raeven answered it.
"Helloooo Raeven-chan, Mihawk-chan, and Strife-chan, I just want you to know that my business is up and running," Shakky said.
"If you have the chance, then come and visit me here at Saboady Archipelago; you can find my bar at Grove 13," she added.
"Then how much will it cost for information about a devil fruit?" Raeven asked.
"For devil's fruits it costs about 10 million; if the information is false, then you can get a 50% refund," Shakky answered.
"Information about people depends on who you are looking for; as for places, information about them is a lot cheaper. Information for treasures and other things depends on their quality too," she added.
"Alright then, Shakky-san, I'll call you again when I need your help. Also, congratulations on opening up your business," Raeven said. Then, after talking for a while about small things, Shakky ended the call.
"She sounds happy," Mihawk said.
"She is, after all, settled down already, and with her charm that high, even the Marines won't touch her, and she is backed by Roger's pirates," Raeven said.
"We should visit her in the future when we reach the Grand Line," Raeven said.
On the way towards their destination, they encountered two pirate groups. Mihawk quickly dealt with them, and then the Ninja Khans looted the treasures and loaded them into the castle.
While Raeven was watching them, his system reminded him that he can sign in, so it means it's their birthday.
"System sign in" *DING* [Congratulations host for signing in; your reward is Max Level Observation Haki. Detection range is now upgraded to 2,000 kilometers.]
"Jackpot WHAHAHAHAHA," Raeven suddenly laughed. Mihawk just ignored it; he was already used to his brother acting like this.
"Mihawk, we will stop here today. It's our 12th birthday, so we should celebrate. Strife, standby in the sky first; let's continue flying tomorrow," Raeven said as he summoned the castle and entered inside their home. A few minutes later, Mihawk also followed.
Raeven is already busy preparing the ingredients. The Ninja Khans don't need to eat and drink, but they like to eat sweets like Mihawk, so Raeven is going to make a big cake so everyone can taste it—that is, if the Ninja Khans can taste it.
"Time passes really fast; we're already 12. In 3 years I can finally taste booze. Those wines we've been saving up over the years get me excited," Mihawk said as he started slicing up meats.
"Just wait a few more years; the more you age a wine, the better it will be. In the future, after I set up my farm, I'll brew the best wine in this world," Raeven said.
The two of them talked a lot while they were cooking; they talked about the islands of North Blue and their kingdoms. Then Raeven told Mihawk about the moving Kingdom of Germa that's on top of giant snails. After that, they had a party; it was already very late when the celebration ended.
The next day Raeven woke up and then headed to the kitchen to make their breakfast. After he finished cooking, he woke up Mihawk, and they ate. After that, they headed outside to continue their journey; they are currently heading to Downs Island.
Downs Island
North Blue
The brothers arrived on the island during the early morning. Downs is an island that looks like a garbage dump; there are only 3 kinds of individuals here: pirates, human traffickers, and poor souls that didn't have anywhere to go.
As Raeven's Haki spread out, he sensed 4 familiar auras here, and his eyes lit up as he sensed another aura, an aura of a king.
"Hoh, it looks like someone interesting is on this island."
"Is he a swordsman?" Mihawk asked.
"Sadly he's not, but one of his companions is holding a sword,"a Raeven answered, and then he took Silence and strapped it on his back, which surprised Mihawk.
There are only two things that will happen next. Every time his brother straps Silence to his back, it's either that there's a really strong opponent on the island, just like what he did when we headed to Happo Navy Headquarters, or he just wants to flex his scythe.
And by the looks of it, it's the second one, which annoyed Mihawk. He silently swore that in the future when Yoru turns black, he will strap it on his back too and carry it wherever he goes.
The brothers entered the island, which surprised a lot of the inhabitants here; after all, no one saw any boat entering the port or the island. The two of them just appeared here magically.
The two of them began to explore the island; there are a lot of strong auras here, but compared to Mihawk, they are too far to give him a proper warm-up.
As the two walked, they entered the area of an abandoned building; suddenly, a man with black sunglasses and a really punchable face stepped out from a corner of a pillar.
"Behehehe, this area is out of limits; this is the territory of our Donquixote Gang," he said as his snot fell on his nose.
Mihawk has already drawn his sword; he has already detected 5 auras here, and by his assessment, all of them are weaklings.
Then another 3 people stepped out: 2 men and a kid with a half-eaten sandwich stuck on his face.
The 5 of them are all ready if a battle starts; Mihawk is confident that he can finish them all with just one slash.
"Stop it, Trebol, Diamante, Pica, and Vergo, stand aside," a childlike voice said, full of malice.
Then he walked towards the front of his group; a blonde-haired kid with his signature eyeglasses already on his face, a wild Doflamingo appeared.
"What brings you here, Shinigami and Hawk-Eyes?" he said as he looked at the two. He was currently excited as his Conqueror's Haki awakened; he felt a strength about to burst out of him, and he was dying to use it, and these two were the perfect subjects. So what if their bounty is not in the 100 million?
"We are just passing by; also, this building is not yours. I didn't see your name in the entrance of the building at all," Raeven said, then he looked at them.
"This is the territory of our family now; I'll let you pass if you can stand after this," he arrogantly said as his full-power conqueror's Haki burst out, making the four beside him struggle to stay standing up.
But when Doflamingo saw that it had no effect on the two, he began to sweat; then he saw the expression on the two of them, like they were looking at a clown.
"So this kid is the one you sensed before that has a conqueror's Haki too? He's too weak," Mihawk said, then he withdrew his sword.
These bastards are not worthy of facing his beloved sword. When Doflamingo heard what Mihawk said, his anger reached its peak.
"What did you say?!" He said as he tried to use his devil fruit, but before he could attack, he felt an overwhelming power of domination coming from Mihawk.
Pica, Diamante, Vergo, and Trebol got knocked out instantly, and Doflamingo struggled to stand up on his one knee.
"Don't bully them, Mihawk; look at that kid—he'll get knocked out soon if you don't stop," Raeven said as he stopped Mihawk and looked at Doflamingo struggling to stay awake, already sprawled on the ground.
"Listen carefully, Donquixote Doflamingo, we'll spare you and you boys today; in the future, behave yourself and don't be cocky, or maybe the next one you'll meet will not be as nice as me and my brother."
"Let's go, Mihawk; this island is really boring," Raeven said as he walked by Doflamingo, who was still on the ground panting hard. Mihawk passed by him too while looking at him straight in his eyes.
After 3 hours, Trebol and the others woke up and saw Doflamingo lying on the ground too; the fatigue of using Conqueror's Haki and being dominated by it drained his strength.
The others quickly stood up to help him up; this is one event that will stay in their memory forever as long as they live.