The moment Dragon saw the faint arcs of purple lightning crackling across Daren's body, every hair on his body stood on end. His muscles tensed reflexively.

What the hell!?

When this guy enters magnetic field rotation, his bloodlust becomes nearly uncontrollable.

And right now, they were in a sealed room. No one else around. Just the two of them.

A chill ran down Dragon's spine.

"Relax. Do I look like I'm losing control?"

Daren said, clearly annoyed.

This guy really doesn't trust me, huh.

And even if I did lose control, so what?

If I went all out in magnetic field rotation mode… with my current strength, taking Dragon down wouldn't be impossible.

Thinking that, Daren suddenly understood why Dragon looked so freaked out.

Honestly, that full-power state of his was terrifying even to himself.

Hearing Daren's words, Dragon gave him a suspicious look, carefully studying his eyes. When he confirmed that same familiar gleam—still full of ambition, greed for power, lust for beauty, and desire for wealth—he finally relaxed and let out a long sigh.

"You're saying… you've already managed to control magnetic field rotation at low frequency?"

Dragon asked curiously.

Daren slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and nodded.

"More or less. I still get the occasional impulse to destroy things or tear someone apart… but low-frequency magnetic field rotation is way easier to control than I thought."

"Probably because I've gone through two overclocked magnetic bursts already. I guess that improved my control."

Thinking that, Daren instinctively activated his perception ability.

In his mind, all of his physical stats and attributes clearly surfaced.

Physique: 99.295 (Indestructible Body)

Strength: 96.387 (Giant's Body)

Speed: 91.837 (Lightning Armor)

Fruit Ability Development: 92.420 (Magnetic Field Rotation)

Armament Haki: 88.952 (External Burst)

Observation Haki: 88.982 (Magnetic Field Induction)

Conqueror's Haki: 89.999 (Affecting Matter)

Compared to when he first awakened his Devil Fruit, his development stat had risen by nearly 0.5 points—clearly confirming his theory.

And over the past two days, while exploring the secrets of using low-frequency magnetic field rotation to aid his training, both his strength and speed had risen by roughly 0.01.

That might not sound like much.

But to Daren, it was a huge breakthrough!

Just two days!

And both strength and speed had gone up by 0.01!

Which meant that if he maintained this low-frequency state, his power would increase by roughly 0.005 per day.

In 100 days, that's 0.5.

And based on that, if Daren trained for two full years—like how Monkey D. Luffy did in the original timeline—his strength and speed could each go up by nearly 4 points!

Just like his near-maxed physique stat, that kind of growth would put him on the absolute peak of the sea.

At that point, even in a normal state, he'd be close to matching the destructive power of his current full-power magnetic rotation form.

And the best part?

Low-frequency magnetic field rotation didn't come with any cost—no cellular damage, no shortened lifespan.

In other words, Daren had finally found a stable, long-term method to break through his genetic limits… and keep evolving.

"You… actually pulled it off."

Dragon stared in disbelief at the black-haired young man in front of him, who was clearly holding himself together with effort. His lips moved slightly as he murmured.

That fat guy in suspenders had already warned them.

Even at low frequency, magnetic field rotation inflicted pain and torment that no normal person could endure.

One of the biggest reasons users went berserk during the state was because the pain was simply unbearable. Lashing out was the only way to relieve it.

And yet, here was Daren—calm, composed, casually chatting as if it were nothing.

This... this was what a true monster looked like.

Dragon couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Back in their Marine days, he, Sakazuki, Daren, Borsalino, and Kuzan had all been monsters in their own right—exceptional talents who stood far above the rest.

But now, it was obvious.

Daren had completely broken free from their "class." He was no longer in the same league.

With willpower like this, Dragon was convinced—one day, Daren would absolutely surpass even his old man in the realm of Conqueror's Haki.

"What about you? What's with that sluggish aura?"

Daren let out a slow breath, clearly easing out of his training state. He wiped the light sweat that had formed on his brow and looked over at Dragon.

Dragon looked away, clearly embarrassed.

"I… uh… went to do a bit of training."

Daren's eyes narrowed with interest.

"You didn't go looking for Kaidou, did you?"

"Got your ass kicked?"

Dragon's face flushed. He clenched his teeth.

"That guy cheated!"

"I finally managed to crack through that damn 'Indestructible Body' of his and left a wound on him. But not even a minute later, it was already healed!"

Daren couldn't help but chuckle.

Kaidou had only recently awakened his Devil Fruit, so he probably hadn't gotten full control over those black flame clouds yet.

Otherwise, in a fully awakened Zoan state, wounds like that wouldn't even last seconds.

"Don't worry. I'm sure Kaidou's more than happy to use you as a training dummy right now."

Dragon blinked in surprise.

"You're saying… he's training off of me too?"

Daren gave a bright, amused smile.

"Exactly."

Dragon: "..."

He opened his mouth, about to respond—

But a sudden ringing came from Daren's coat.

"Buru buru, buru buru…"

Daren reached inside and pulled out the Den Den Mushi, casually connecting the line.

A soft, magnetic female voice came through, slightly husky.

"Where are you? I want to see you."

Dragon: ???

His eyes went wide. He stared at Daren, stunned.

He'd met Toki before—and this was definitely not her voice.

More importantly… he recognized the woman behind it.

The Queen of the Pleasure District, infamous across the New World… the one who had countless men wrapped around her finger, bankrupting them with a smile—

Stussy.

What the hell was with that sultry tone!?

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