Sakazuki's interest was piqued. He nodded.
"Feel free to display your abilities."
Barrett glanced at his comrades around him and thought of Vice Admiral Sakazuki opposite them.
His heart settled, and he hesitated no longer.
He nodded solemnly.
"Yes!"
With that, he closed his eyes, mobilizing a certain power within him.
The soldiers who were training with great fervor suddenly felt a chill pass by.
Barrett's eyes snapped open.
At this moment, Barrett's appearance had drastically changed.
His eyes were a blood-red without reason, and his skin had turned blue.
A chilling aura emanated from him, and his split lips looked exceptionally cruel.
He suddenly turned his head to look at the soldier closest to him.
*Whoosh—*
Barrett, like a blue fiend, had barely taken a step.
He wanted to kill the closest soldier.
*BOOM!!!*
With a deafening roar, he was kicked flying by Sakazuki, who had suddenly appeared.
Barrett quickly got back up.
He transformed into a blue afterimage and charged towards Sakazuki.
Sakazuki looked at the mindless Barrett, who was roaring and charging at him.
"Ghost energy, huh... Interesting."
*Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—...*
Everyone on the ship stopped what they were doing.
They watched the almost comical scene.
Barrett, in his blue fiend form, was like a rubber ball.
He charged countless times, only to be kicked away each time.
The onlookers only saw a blue streak darting back and forth between Vice Admiral Sakazuki's front and the railings.
Time gradually moved towards evening.
Everyone looked at Barrett with admiration.
He had been kicked by Vice Admiral Sakazuki all day yet remained "unfazed"!
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The ghost energy was gradually eroding Barrett's body.
Sakazuki, however, paid no mind, kicking Barrett away from different positions each time.
Barrett, controlled by his instincts, tried to block countless times.
But he never succeeded.
The anger in his heart accumulated to a certain point.
After being kicked away one more time, his rage completely broke through his spirit.
Everyone felt a surge of anger erupt from the rising Barrett.
It pressed down on the surroundings without restraint.
"ROAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The furious roar, accompanied by Conqueror's Haki, made the soldiers on the ship feel a sense of discomfort.
Sakazuki and Carol's eyes lit up.
"He can even trigger Conqueror's Haki like this?"
Sakazuki's original intention was to temper Barrett's Observation Haki while he was acting on instinct.
Once Observation Haki became strong, Barrett's spirit could easily suppress the ghost energy.
He would no longer lose his mind.
Who could have expected such a great gain.
After Barrett's long roar, the Conqueror's Haki slowly subsided.
The anger seemed to have been vented with the roar.
Barrett's blood-red eyes looked at Sakazuki, and his cruel smile slowly receded.
He raised his hands and looked at his skin.
This was the first time Barrett had seen himself in this state.
In the past, after completely losing consciousness, he would wake up to find no one alive around him.
"Vice Admiral Sakazuki, this..."
Barrett looked at Sakazuki with some confusion.
Sakazuki smiled.
"While acting on instinct, you triggered Conqueror's Haki."
"It completely suppressed this ghost energy."
Barrett knew of the three types of Haki, but ghost energy was something he had never heard of.
Barrett questioned.
"Ghost energy?"
Sakazuki nodded.
"That's right, ghost energy."
"Its origin is unknown."
"How to cultivate it is also unknown."
"You can only discover it yourself."
"The only thing known is that ghost energy can merge with the three types of Haki."
"This state you are in now is also a very good form."
"It should be that your body's instinct felt this was the best way to use it."
"So, when you lost your mind, you transformed into this state."
Barrett nodded as if he understood but not quite, looking at his hands.
Indeed, his body's strength seemed to have increased by several levels.
He suddenly thought if this state would scare his companions.
He abruptly looked up, only to see his companions gazing at him with stars in their eyes.
Sakazuki's voice came from afar.
"Pack up, prepare for a feast."
The surrounding soldiers cheered excitedly.
"Woah!!!!!!!"
Then, they swarmed around Barrett.
"Sugoi!!!"
"Barrett! So cool!!!"
"Wow!! Those scarlet eyes!!"
"So awesome!!!"
"Wow!!!"
On the second deck, Sakazuki and Carol watched the excited soldiers surrounding Barrett in his ghost energy state.
Sakazuki rubbed his chin and suddenly spoke.
"How about forming an assault team."
Carol was also taken aback and looked at Barrett.
"An assault team, huh."
Sakazuki nodded.
"Precisely. Barrett is like a sharp blade."
"Once he grows."
"He will be capable of swiftly breaking through any situation, whether it's siege, assassination, or war."
Carol also nodded in agreement.
"Indeed, Barrett's talent is extraordinary."
"He's practically the next Vice Admiral Garp."
Sakazuki smiled, thinking of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and muttered, "One Garp isn't enough..."
He said to Carol beside him.
"Later, find an opportunity to hold selections."
"The requirements will be soldiers with speed and stamina."
"Let's select fifteen for now."
With that, he turned and walked back into the ship's cabin.
Carol looked down at the soldiers and nodded.
"Mm."
Suddenly, she seemed to recall something and turned back to ask.
"What about the name?"
Sakazuki's figure disappeared, and his voice drifted back.
"Roaring Assault Team......"