Inside the Captain's quarters, Haki filled the air, dark red currents flowing everywhere.
The intensely powerful Conqueror's Haki had materialized, causing the wooden room to continuously crackle. Creaking sounds echoed from all directions, reverberating endlessly within the room.
Fortunately, there were no other people in the room at the moment, only Toki and Kenji, so there was no risk of accidentally harming others. In fact, Kenji's control over Conqueror's Haki this time was top-notch.
At this moment, the dark red Conqueror's Haki filling the room possessed a pressure strong enough to incapacitate a large group of Marine Vice Admirals.
Even Legendary Pirates present would be affected to some extent, their movements restricted. However, such intense pressure did not cause the relatively weaker Toki to faint on the spot.
Of course, Kenji naturally did not release his Conqueror's Haki with full power. It would be extremely difficult to control the intensity when in full power mode. His current application of Conqueror's Haki had not yet reached that level.
'What that person said was really true.' Kenji recalled a famous quote from a certain show-off king, Aizen.
'Stepping on an ant without killing it—that kind of control is very difficult.'
In terms of strength alone, with her current abilities, Toki was undoubtedly like an ant in front of Kenji. And she was the kind of ant that couldn't bite anyone at all. Kenji could release Conqueror's Haki from a distance and incapacitate people with strength similar to Toki.
However, Toki herself naturally did not know Kenji's strength. She had just transmigrated and was unfamiliar with everything in this era. But she was not an idiot.
When Kenji displayed such immense power, she quickly understood the terrifying gap in strength—if the young man who claimed to be an Admiral did not allow it, she would be unable to leave this room.
"What… what do you want to do?" Toki could not open her mouth or speak, but her eyes could still move. Her pair of eyeballs darted around, signaling to Kenji with her gaze.
In reality, her ability to move her eyeballs was also intentional on Kenji's part.
On one hand, Kenji's use of Conqueror's Haki was also a test, to see how much control he had over the power of Conqueror's Haki. The more important reason, however, was to prevent Toki's next move.
Although Toki seemed normal just now, she had reached into her bosom, as if she wanted to pull out something. Unfortunately, her disguise was useless in front of Kenji.
Kenji even used Future Vision, watching future scenes and personally witnessing the moments when Toki unexpectedly used her Time-Time Fruit ability.
This was the first time Kenji had personally witnessed the Time-Time Fruit ability being used, albeit through future visions.
And the future can be changed!
At least the future seen through Observation Haki's Future Vision ability can be changed. Therefore, Kenji instantly sealed the entire room with Conqueror's Haki.
At this moment, looking at Toki's innocent and pitiful big eyes, Kenji smiled slightly, and shook a finger:
"Don't even think about playing any tricks in front of me."
As his voice fell, Toki suddenly realized she could speak, but her body remained unable to move.
Although her body was immobile, the girl's eyes seemed to speak, giving the impression that "she is trembling."
"I, I just wanted to get something." Toki looked at Kenji pitifully.
Seeing that this method was ineffective and Kenji kept a straight face, her expression changed, and she immediately adopted a different attitude.
"Hey! Don't you claim to be the Marine, claiming to be justice? If you are good people, why are you treating me like this?!"
Facing the girl's interrogation, Kenji remained unhurried and responded leisurely, "The Marine is just, but as an individual, I never said I was a good person."
Upon hearing this, Toki's aggressive demeanor instantly froze.
Yes, no matter how righteous an organization is, it is still an organization by nature, and the individuals within the organization have their own joys, sorrows, and, distinctions between good and bad.
However, she was clearly not willing to be convinced so easily. Her big eyeballs darted around, her brain rapidly contemplating a countermeasure.
However, at this moment, Kenji, behind the desk, suddenly reined in his smile, his face expressionless, and a hint of coldness in his eyes as he said, "Good people are not fools, they won't let you do whatever you want. Good people shouldn't be bullied! Moreover…"
"Heh, don't try any more schemes. The Marine's rules and regulations cannot restrain me."
These words were very direct, and Kenji believed that Toki could understand them.
Opposite, after hearing these words, Toki's darting eyeballs suddenly dimmed considerably, giving off a feeling of utter despair.
However, her behavior since boarding the ship made it difficult for anyone to believe that she would not have other thoughts.
Kenji actually didn't care. No matter how meticulous or clever a plan was, it couldn't stand against an overwhelming disparity in strength. This, after all, was a world with extraordinary abilities.
With Toki's meager strength, her every move, in Kenji's eyes, was almost equivalent to speaking her mind. Even if he couldn't discern it at the time, he could just use Future Vision to watch future scenes, eliminating the need for mind-reading.
At this moment, Toki also seemed to sense the difference in the young man before her, and she met his gaze seriously. Then she felt as if his gaze could penetrate everything, reaching directly into her heart. She vaguely sensed that her inner thoughts had been seen through.
'…Is this feeling similar to the abilities of the Three Kings?'
Toki felt very uncomfortable. Her body couldn't move, and now even thinking something would be seen through by others.
She truly felt despair, just like the despair she faced when confronting those kings before her transmigration, completely unable to resist. Due to her previous behavior, even though her eyes showed such despair, Kenji did not immediately pay attention.
Only after seeing the future scenes did he confirm that Toki would not make any small moves next.
"Don't be so nervous." Kenji waved his hand, his tone softening.
"As an Admiral, I wouldn't go so far as to disregard human lives."
"The reason I temporarily restrained you is because you were dishonest just now, playing tricks, and I was very angry."
Kenji pointed his index finger at Toki from a distance, then slowly reined in his stern expression, a smile appearing on his face.
"Also, I might need your help with something in the future. Don't worry, I won't ask you to help for free."