Chapter 144: Showdown with Garp!
DUANG!
Garp delivered a heartfelt punch of love straight into Luffy's forehead.
"Be good," he growled through clenched teeth.
Luffy's eyes rolled around like he was watching fireworks from the inside. Stars practically spun above his head as he collapsed on the ground with a bright red bump.
"Hiii…" Luffy whined pitifully.
Even then, Garp had clearly held back.
"Alright. I'll set those two up first," Garp said. "Then I'll test your strength later. As for her…"
His gaze shifted to Hancock.
Before he could even finish inviting a fourth trainee, Hancock shook her head so hard it looked like her neck might snap.
Roy had already warned her that this old man's training was pure wilderness. Hancock preferred training on her own. Otherwise, if her head ended up covered in bumps, she would not even have the face to look at Roy.
"What a pity…" Garp picked his nose, genuinely feeling his teaching methods were excellent.
"It's fine," Roy said with a smile. "You teach me, and I'll teach her later."
"Alright." Garp nodded.
He left the two brats where they were, then turned and kicked one of them.
"Go!"
"Aaahhh!"
Luffy stared ahead in horror. He and Sanji were already flying out one after the other, clutching their butts as they soared toward…
The snake pit across the way.
If Luffy remembered correctly, last time his grandpa threw him in here too, claiming it was to train his escape speed and sharpen his reactions in life or death situations.
"Aaah, that stinky grandpa's messing with his grandson again!" Luffy screamed, and whoosh, he vanished into the dark hole.
Sanji followed, and just hearing Luffy's yelling made his scalp go cold.
Sssss, sssss, sssss!
Inside the snake pit, Luffy landed face first, skidded, and got dragged along the ground before finally stopping.
Before he could even stand up and wail about how much it hurt, something suddenly shot up behind him and used him like a shield, carrying Luffy a short distance.
From that day on, the legendary Face Slammer was born.
Inventor: Luffy.
It seemed that in this timeline, the reason Sanji later doted on Luffy had finally been discovered.
"C cough, are you… alright?" Sanji asked, guilty, helping Luffy up.
"Waaah…" Luffy's tears came out, even though his grandpa's fists honestly hurt less than this.
If the lighting were better down here, you would have seen his face was flaming red.
"Watch out!" Luffy suddenly shouted.
A familiar pouncing sound came from the darkness.
He threw himself onto Sanji, yanking him away from the incoming strike.
"Waaah…"
A moment later, Sanji covered his own red face and stared at Luffy.
Then Luffy stared back.
The two of them nearly burst out laughing.
"Here we go again!"
"Aaaah!"
Before they could even laugh properly, huge snakes began writhing through the dim pit, and the two screamed and fled in every direction.
Outside the pit, you could clearly hear two little devils howling and running like their lives depended on it.
Roy witnessed Garp's hellish training with his own eyes.
Luffy had not even eaten a Devil Fruit yet, and Sanji was still so young, yet Garp… this was ruthless.
Then again, Roy's childhood training was not exactly gentle either.
He was someone who had sparred with giants, after all.
"Alright," Garp said, grinning as he clenched his massive fist and looked at the red haired brat. "It's our turn. Let me test your strength."
"Alright, Vice Admiral," Roy replied with a smile.
He handed his sword to Hancock, then clenched his own fist.
At a time like this, he did not dare use a sword. He was not sure his blade could survive Garp's iron fist.
And his own physical defense was absurdly tough, which made a fist and kick exchange possible.
"Oh? You don't need a sword?" Garp laughed.
"I was afraid you'd interrupt it," Roy said, shaking his head helplessly.
"Pfft." Garp's eyes lit up. "So your fists are harder?"
"True skill shows in the fist."
"Good!"
Garp laughed and nodded. The next moment, without even using Armament Haki, he stepped forward and launched like an arrow.
Roy rushed in too, Observation Haki active, fist snapping out.
Bang!
Their fists collided.
Garp blinked, surprised.
It did not hurt at all.
More importantly, the kid did not look hurt either.
Nice.
Garp's grin widened.
The next moment, he increased his strength and slammed a heavier punch into Roy.
Bang, bang, bang!
Garp kept ramping up, relentlessly trading blows with Roy. To be fair, Garp's strength was terrifying.
When Garp got serious, Roy was sent flying with a single punch.
Roy's current strength still could not match Garp's full power.
Getting blasted away was perfectly normal. This was the man famous for monstrous brute force.
In the forest, wild animals scattered in panic. Birds exploded into flight.
Roy stood up like nothing happened, without a scratch, and charged back in, throwing another punch.
"Heh!"
Garp laughed and caught Roy's fist.
I predicted your prediction.
As expected of the Navy hero, Garp's strength really was ridiculous.
Roy kicked at Garp, but Garp's Observation Haki read it cleanly. He kicked Roy's leg instead, casually deflecting the strike.
Hiss.
Garp stared, startled.
Kicking Roy's leg felt like kicking a steel plate.
It was the same earlier. Hitting Roy's fist felt like smashing into steel.
Garp had not even used Armament Haki, yet it already felt like this, bare knuckles versus a steel wall. It was unpleasant.
"You kid…" Garp looked at Roy with a puzzled frown.
Strangely, the brat was not using Armament Haki at all.
Roy just grinned and swung his other fist at him.
Garp decided it was time to teach this young man a proper lesson.
Armament Haki wrapped around Garp's fist instantly, and his punch collided with Roy's.
Then Armament Haki flowed to Garp's forehead.
And Garp slammed his head forward, ramming Roy straight in the forehead.
So that's where Luffy learned headbutts.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Roy had not awakened Armament Haki yet, and now his forehead had just met a steel reinforced forehead head on.
Garp released him immediately, and Roy went flying backward again.
Whoosh.
Hancock chuckled while munching on snacks, watching her boyfriend get launched like a cannonball again.
Ha. You like fighting, right?
Hit as much as you want.
"You stinky… old man," Roy muttered, wobbling to his feet, dizzy from the headbutt.
Thankfully, his steel defense was absurd, and Garp had no intent to kill him.
So Roy was not injured, just buzzing, swaying, and seeing the world tilt a little.
"Old man… your headbutt… isn't working…"
He staggered forward anyway.
Garp laughed so hard his mouth opened wide, tears nearly spilling as he pointed at the wobbling red haired brat and gave a thumbs up.
"Hahaha! You look drunk and you're still talking trash!"
Not bad, kid. I admire you.
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