In One Piece, As Harem King

Chapter -3.

Arthur looked at Aiko in silence, feeling that his personality had been severely insulted. He stood up with a whoosh and said with serious indignation, "Am I the kind of person who would use Observation Haki to spy on others? I always sneak a peek by going to the pond myself, okay? You have to understand that only in that tense and thrilling situation where I could be discovered at any moment, peeking to experience the most sacred Eden of humanity, is where the meaning of peeping lies. If it's not like this, what's the point of my peeping? Sister Aiko really doesn't understand me at all."

As soon as he finished speaking, Arthur felt the surrounding environment suddenly freeze.

"Oh, is that so?" At this moment, Aiko's body ignited with red flames, and a voice from hell emerged from the flames: "Little~ Arthur~ Arth! You better grit your teeth!"

Arthur: "Σ(っ°Д°;)っ"

"Sister, what are you doing with that stick? Don't come over, no—please don't—"

Bang! Clang!

Half an hour later, Aiko walked out of the room, while Arthur lay on the floor in a "big" shape, his clothes already in tatters, his hair a mess, with several large bumps on his head, his face swollen and bruised, looking utterly despondent.

The facts tell us that when faced with suspicion, do not rush to explain; you must think carefully before speaking, otherwise, no action leads to no death.

An hour later, after being ruthlessly tormented by Aiko, Arthur sat up, sighed, and changed out of his tattered clothes.

"Ah, what a lesson! Today I finally awakened my Observation Haki, but why did I let my pride lead me to my own demise? But thinking about it, it was worth it to be embraced by Sister Aiko, hehe!"

...

Although he had received loving care from Sister Aiko, Arthur was still very happy because today he had finally awakened his Observation Haki. The initial range of detection for Arthur was only about ten meters around him, but that didn't matter; this was just the initial awakening, and as he trained his Observation Haki further, the detection range would expand.

Since he had now awakened his Observation Haki, it was time for him to start his next phase of training.

Arthur's swordsmanship had already reached the realm of understanding the breath of all things, so the next step should be the training of sword energy.

Speaking of sword energy, it is actually about creating air pressure through the swinging of the sword, forming air waves, and thus generating sword energy.

However, to create air waves, it's not just about having enough strength; it also requires immense focus when swinging the sword.

Only with unparalleled concentration can speed and power merge into one line, and during the slashing process, the sword must not deviate even slightly to form sword energy. This is also the reason why Arthur chose to train Observation Haki first.

Firstly, Observation Haki allows him to perceive more clearly whether his sword strikes are focused.

Secondly, his Observation Haki was on the verge of awakening completely.

Due to these two reasons, Arthur decided to focus on training Observation Haki first. This does not mean that one cannot train sword energy without it; it's just that having Observation Haki would make training sword energy much more effective.

Arthur weighed the iron sword that Sister Aiko had given him yesterday in his hand and smiled slightly, "Then let's start training sword energy."

Every day, he practiced swinging the sword a thousand times, each swing needing to be quick and precise, followed by strength training like Zoro, lifting dumbbells every day, and then correcting any deviations that appeared during his strikes.

After half a month, Arthur felt he was ready. On this day, he decided to attempt his first sword energy slash.

Arthur stood quietly by the sea, not knowing how long he had been there—maybe an hour, maybe a minute. Suddenly, he swung the iron sword in his hand, and in an instant, a blue crescent-shaped sword energy shot out.

Arthur looked at the sword energy that was visible to the naked eye but seemed ready to collapse at any moment, and he sighed inwardly, "Sure enough, sword energy is not easy to gather."

The power of sword energy and the distance of the slash, the solidity of the sword energy, and its magnitude are all related. Weak sword energy can only cut through a house, while strong sword energy, like that of Mihawk, can shatter mountains and split stones.

However, that is not the main issue. Although Arthur can now unleash sword energy, it is only when he is focused. But in battle, will the enemy give you the opportunity to concentrate and unleash sword energy?

So now Arthur not only needs to enhance the power of his sword energy but also to train so that he can unleash sword energy at any time during battle.

"The sword is a tool for killing, and while there are many variations and techniques, it is also incredibly simple. But why do I still feel like something is missing after practicing for so long?"

Arthur lowered his head to look at the sword in his hand, and suddenly he noticed the curve of the sword tip between his eyebrows.

"Hmm? Wait a minute, what sword am I using?" Arthur examined the sword in his hand carefully and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahaha... I really was confused by my own perspective. What kind of sword is this? This is clearly a Blade! How foolish, how foolish, to use a Blade as a sword. No wonder it always felt wrong."

After Arthur figured out what he had been practicing, he directly abandoned his previous understanding of swordsmanship and began to think seriously about Blade techniques.

The Blade is the easiest to practice but the hardest to master. The Blade is the overlord among weapons, emphasizing invincibility and charging forward; while the sword is the gentleman among weapons, good at strategy, thus sword techniques are varied. Therefore, practicing the Blade is different from practicing the sword. The Blade should embody dominance, and every move must have the spirit of cleaving a mountain, in order to fully express the true meaning of the Blade.

Having figured this out, Arthur casually swung the sword, and a crescent-shaped sword energy shot towards the sea, stirring up a splash of waves.

Looking at the sword energy that had increased in power several levels compared to before, Arthur burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, practicing swordsmanship for half a day, only to realize I was practicing with a Blade. Truly... truly... truly..."

Arthur furrowed his brows for a while, unable to think of how to express it. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he blurted out, "What a mismatched situation! How absurd! Hahaha, indeed, it is absurd! What a perfect absurdity!"

...

Filled with excitement from gaining sword energy, Arthur returned home in a great mood. When he reached the wall outside the hot spring pool at home, he immediately abandoned the idea of seeking distant pleasures and jumped directly into the courtyard, stripping off his clothes completely and jumping into the hot spring pool naked.

...

That evening, Aiko returned from the store, feeling somewhat tired after a long day, or perhaps she hadn't relaxed in a long time. Ever since she adopted Arthur as her brother, worrying about him every day had been quite a burden. She originally wanted him to help out at the store, but he said the food there was terrible and that not many customers came anyway. Helping out would just mean sitting around, so he might as well practice swordsmanship.

Aiko couldn't take it at that moment. Although the daily customers weren't many, they were still enough. After all, she was the best cook in the village. So, she insisted that her cooking was excellent. Then Arthur walked into the kitchen with disdain and proceeded to prepare a whole table of dishes.

Aiko stared in shock at the table full of dishes, inhaling the enticing aroma, and began to eat, quickly becoming enamored.

In the following days, Arthur showed Aiko what it meant to sauté, stir-fry, boil, and deep-fry; what vinegar, braising, simmering, and stewing meat; what otherworldly cuisine truly was.

Then, deep down in her heart, Aiko's pride as a chef was shattered by Arthur's performance.

It was truly shocking, like a long-famous hero trying to instruct a farmer in martial arts, only for that farmer to swing a sickle and instantly shatter a mountain. That kind of shock, that kind of sudden display of skill, was utterly overwhelming.

But that wasn't the end of it. Later, Arthur, with an incredibly dazzling aura, devilishly asked her if she wanted to learn. Aiko, feeling humiliated, submitted to Arthur.

After learning Arthur's culinary skills, the business at the store indeed surged, with customers coming in droves. As for Aiko, she was both pained and delighted; there was no way around it, it was just too humiliating.

Now, with the business getting better and better, although Aiko was physically tired, her mood was quite good. She no longer troubled herself over Arthur's cooking skills. No matter how high his skills were, he was still her brother, right?

Humming a little tune, Aiko entered the bathroom, took off her clothes, wrapped herself in a bath towel, and headed to the hot spring pool.

At this moment, Arthur had already soaked in the hot spring, feeling drowsy. Because it was dark and misty, Aiko didn't see Arthur; she thought he hadn't returned yet since he had jumped straight in from outside, not bothering to bring his clothes into the bathroom.

Splash—

The sound of water startled the drowsy Arthur awake. He opened his eyes and saw: "Oh, isn't that Sister Aiko?" Then he felt a rush of blood surge up; Aiko's smooth, fair skin and her ample bosom quickly filled his vision.

"Ah, so beautiful, so big, so round, so perky. Tsk tsk, I originally thought Sister Aiko only had a D cup, but it turns out to be an E. Sister Aiko really is full of surprises, this is truly generous. Huh? Σ(°△°|||)︴Wait, how could Sister Aiko be here?"

At this moment, Arthur felt like he was in deep trouble. If Sister Aiko found out about this situation, he would definitely be in big trouble!

What to do, what to do? If he revealed himself and said sorry to Sister Aiko, would she forgive him? (╯°Д°)╯︵┻━┻ If she didn't kill him, it would be a mercy!

Thinking of this, Arthur wanted to quickly escape this extremely dangerous place, but he forgot that there is a thing called Murphy's Law — the more you don't want something to happen, the more likely it is to happen.

Arthur cautiously tried to walk out of the hot spring pool, but in his nervousness, he accidentally stepped on his own sword and fell flat on his back.

With a loud "bang," he immediately attracted Aiko's attention.

"Arthur? How did you get here?"

Arthur quickly got up and said as fast as he could, "Sister Aiko, let me explain, I was here a long time ago..."

Aiko wouldn't listen to Arthur. When she heard him say he was here a long time ago, her first impression was that Arthur was there for a premeditated peep.

Immediately, Aiko stood up abruptly, not caring that Arthur would see her, and in a fit of rage, she lunged at Arthur...

Arthur: "Sister Aiko, wait, let me explain! Ah... it hurts, it hurts... Oh, Sister Aiko, your figure is really great, oh... my bones are about to break..."

In the last moment before Arthur lost consciousness, he looked at Sister Aiko, who was pressing down on him, and thought to himself, "This life has been worth it!" Then he happily fainted.