The duo had finished their prior engagements on the island of Water 7 and had prepared arrangements to their next destination which was Jaya Island. From there Asher had business to attend to on the isle of Baltigo where him and Birdie wanted to unload these blue prints to the sea train. Copies were already made so both men had their own copies, but the buyer wouldn't know that of course.

On the ship Asher stood, adjacent to Birdie who would smoke his cigarette as the duo set sail for Jaya Island. It was then Birdie asked Asher a good question, If he knew haki. Asher was honestly surprised by the question which caused him to blink before responding "Never tried to learn it honestly. My sister has used it once before on me but I didn't think I needed it." It wasn't a bad idea given everything stated about baltigo by Birdie. "If you're willing to share that information I'll listen" said Asher who looked at Birdie post speaking.

Although Asher knew just the bare minimum about haki he did find himself interested in it. He just always considered since he made it as long as he did without it the ability wasn't something he was "Missing out on" if you will. Birdie commented on his lack of teaching knowledge which made Asher a bit skeptical on what exactly Birdie knew about Haki but maybe he just couldn't find the words he was looking for. Birdie would reach for his holster which alerted Asher and put him on his guard because even though he conducted business with Birdie he didn't yet trust the man yet. The examined gun would go with what Birdie was saying in terms of how Haki works. It explained a lot of his past battles to him now as he had dealt with people who otherwise shouldn't have known his movements and things of the sorts. "Observation Haki?" said Asher who thought more of the applications of it. When the distance between Asher and Birdie was clear Asher had a good idea of what was to come. He knew Birdie was going to attempt to shoot at him but he didn't care as long as those bullets he had weren't seastone. Once Asher closed his eyes he would actively turn on his electrical phasing ability as a means of being prepared. From there he began to reach with his "energy" to get a grasp on the observation haki that he was learning about. Asher hadn't been one with the earth so as he tried to grasp the spiritual strength to feel around him he had ran into a mental roadblock as he simply couldn't feel what was around him at the moment.

Asher stood there awaiting the impending bullets that should be coming from Birdie but they just weren't coming yet. Asher listened to the waves of the sea and he could feel them moving, it was a natural reaction to people at sea. Asher was never the type of person who was connected to the world around him except for his youth. His father had always made Asher do his training outdoors, one of the things he had the young kringle do was study what was around him as a means of becoming one with it. The sound that echoed through the air, the wind that would wipe across the face, Asher began to feel that all again. He wasn't yet feeling that "extension of his soul". Maybe he was drawing his sources wrong? It was when Birdie spoke Asher started to feel comfortable with his body and relax. The cackling wood on the floors, the seagulls from above Asher heard it all, but that wasn't enough. Asher would hear everything until the safety from the gun came off and his emotions kicked in. Asher started to tense up and then Birdie spoke, the lasting words were simple, do not use your senses.. use your soul. Asher would simply turn it off, he would notice his mood was changing as he grew relaxed. Relaxed for Asher was something totally different compared to most men. When Asher was relaxed he was angry and vengeful just as he was now. He began to think about all of those who wronged him and forced his hand in the world. For instance his "piers" for allowing him to be arrested for his "accidental" attack on the marines. They way they turned on their own just made Asher sick to his stomach. He would continue to focus on things such as this as his mind raced at a high speed. The next thought that passed through Asher's mind was his time with his opponent from the Samurai organization on Water 7, he knew how Asher was going to move and when he was going to do it. To say it was a farfetched theory to think he was using haki wouldn't be warranted. The memories that weren't more than a millisecond in the mind of Asher had come to an end as he felt the emotion.. The anger and rage he had been feeling since he came from Impel Down, it was what drove him and guided his hate. The feeling of an object coming directly towards Asher could be felt which alerted Asher to bob his head to the right. Once Asher had done that he had officially dodged the bullet considering when he opened his eyes from his state of focus he was facing Birdie who's hand was firmly on the trigger. Asher could feel everything as he looked around. The seagulls in the sky were swarming in a circle above the ship, the men who watched Birdie shoot Asher were standing there like statues everything there Asher could feel everything. "That feeling is something I never thought I'd feel. It seems my my rage and anger are the keys to my observation abilities" said Asher. He didn't expect such an easy practice. He was wondering what more there was to Haki.

Asher smirked as the men of Birdie had discussed the chances of him failing with his haki training. Asher didn't really know how failure worked so he wasn't going to entertain the thoughts the men had. They were lucky to even be in the same room as Asher.  It was then Birdie started talking about the usage of Armament Haki and how effective it was. Asher would have a fun time learning about something that could compete with logia devil fruits not named seastone. Asher would try and follow the advice Birdie gave him and proceed to play one finger up as he sat down on the boat. Asher would sit here till the morning if he had to.

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