One Piece Swordsman's Heart - Chapter 34

After entering the passage, Vir didn’t have to walk far to reach the end.

The end was a sealed room, and there wasn’t much in it, except for two large sections of text carved into the walls.

As Vir looked up, his expression turned peculiar. This time, the text was not in the ancient script but in the contemporary language of this era.

Vir read the first section and couldn’t hide his joy.

This section wasn’t very long, divided into three parts. The first part was about the awakening and training methods for Armament Haki. As Vir read through it, he felt like burning the notebook he had on Armament Haki.

Compared to what was on the wall, the efficiency of awakening and the strength of Armament Haki after awakening were worlds apart. Although the text on the wall was simple, it was easy to understand and provided very detailed methods for awakening Armament Haki.

After memorizing the contents, Vir looked further down and, sure enough, the next part was about Observation Haki’s awakening and training methods. This section not only detailed how to easily awaken Observation Haki but also explained the growth and individual differences in Observation Haki.

Unlike Armament Haki, Observation Haki varies significantly from person to person. The text offered practical advice: those naturally inclined towards Observation Haki should focus on training it to achieve a qualitative change, while those less gifted should not force it. Instead, they should invest their time and energy in Armament Haki, as differences in talent can be overwhelming.

Finishing the Observation Haki section, Vir was deeply moved. The predecessor who wrote this must have been a powerful individual.

The third part was the shortest and was about Conqueror’s Haki. There were no awakening or training methods provided, only techniques for controlling it after awakening.

After reading the first section, Vir felt he had truly struck gold. He then turned to the second section.

This section left Vir stunned.

It was of even greater value than a Logia-type Devil Fruit.

The text was lengthy and fragmented, requiring considerable time to ponder and understand.

This section contained the insights and experiences of a legendary swordsman from a past era. It didn’t include any specific techniques but offered invaluable understanding and philosophy of swordsmanship, which was immensely valuable to Vir.

Vir always believed that swordsmanship techniques couldn’t be learned directly from others because each person’s techniques are developed based on their own body and abilities, making them unique.

After reading just a small part, Vir hurriedly ran back to his ship to grab a pen and paper, then rushed back to the forbidden area.

Completing the round trip in less than two minutes demonstrated Vir’s urgency.

Carefully, he transcribed every word from the wall into a meticulously kept journal.

After finishing, Vir didn’t immediately read through his notes but continued to examine the room, looking for other clues. Finding none, he decided not to linger in the forbidden area and returned to the surface with the rabbit.

Although this adventure into the forbidden area hadn’t been particularly dangerous, the gains were enormous, explaining why so many people sought ancient ruins.

Most ruins or treasures aren’t as heavily guarded as one might think. If something is meant to be left for future generations, why would there be traps? At most, they would be well-hidden, relying on fate to be discovered.

But Vir’s method of entering the forbidden area was anything but fate-based; it was more like brute force demolition.

Despite the significant gains, Vir was left with many questions. What was this ancient country’s advanced technology? Although he vaguely guessed it was related to the volcano, many things didn’t add up.

And why were the last two sections in contemporary language, while everything else had been in ancient script? It all hinted at something unusual.

Could it be that the ancient script wasn’t a language but a form of code? Vir had suspected this before because the ancient script was entirely different from contemporary language. The ancient script needed to be deciphered rather than directly understood, unless one was highly proficient.

Whereas contemporary language could be directly interpreted.

Unable to figure it out, Vir stopped pondering these irrelevant matters and began studying the newly obtained Armament Haki awakening methods.

These new methods were far more reliable than the previous ones.

While they also required battle to sense it, the new methods provided a clear explanation of what Armament Haki actually was.

All Vir needed to do was sit and carefully sense it. Once he found the feeling, he could then battle or practice it.

Back on his ship, Vir sat cross-legged on the deck, closed his eyes, and began searching for that feeling.

Though difficult, Vir realized it wasn’t impossible—it just required some time.

Shortly after sitting down, he felt something odd on his face, like something was poking him.

Could this be the feeling? Vir was excited. He hadn’t expected to sense it so quickly.

But before he could rejoice, the poking sensation disappeared, leaving Vir frustrated.

Then the sensation returned. Vir seized the opportunity, trying to study this strange feeling and its connection to awakening Armament Haki when he felt something kick him in the stomach.

Opening his eyes, Vir nearly fainted in anger.

The sensation had nothing to do with Armament Haki. The rabbit was hungry and trying to wake him by poking his face, as it always did in the morning. But this time, when poking didn’t work, it kicked him.

The rabbit had grown tired of eating raw ingredients and wanted Vir to make a vegetable and fruit salad.

Although tempted to scold the rabbit, Vir couldn’t bring himself to do it when he saw its eager eyes. After all, the rabbit was probably the closest “person” to him in this world.

Giving the rabbit a middle finger, Vir went to the kitchen to prepare a vegetable and fruit salad, making something for himself as well.

While Vir could cook various dishes, the rabbit’s aversion to meat limited their menu significantly, given that Vir was a meat lover.

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