After quite a long while, Garp finally closed the manual.
"This manual is truly a divine technique. I like it very much. Just reading through it once, I already feel I have gained a lot."
"Hehe, Garp, so, I did not lie to you, right?"
Seeing how absorbed he had been, Amon grinned.
"Not bad, not bad at all. With this manual, my strength can grow even further. Hehe, when I get back to Headquarters next time, I am definitely going to beat that old punk Sengoku up for fun."
Just thinking about showing off in front of Sengoku made him excited.
If he were not stuck in the East Blue right now, he might have sailed back immediately just to test his new tricks on his old friend.
"Gramps, Is that book really that amazing?"
Ace glanced at a few pages and thought the text looked pretty normal, so he could not help being suspicious.
"Yes, it is great. I cannot even imagine what kind of master created a fist technique like this."
Garp nodded, completely convinced now.
"Right, Amon, there was still one last item, was there not?"
Putting the Aikido Fist away carefully, Garp suddenly remembered there was still something Amon had not taken out.
Since Amon had saved it for last, it obviously would not be any worse than the manual.
"The last item is a pill. A very special pill.
"Its name is the Soul Nurturing Pill.
"As for its effect... hehe, Once taken, it increases your lifespan by ten years."
Amon said it with a little smile.
"An extra ten years of lifespan?"
"It can increase a person's lifespan by ten years? How is that even possible?"
Everyone on the ship could not help crying out at once.
"Hehe, there are many strange things in this world. Why would it be impossible? Since there are items that can bring people back from the dead, why could there not also be something that extends a person's life? The magic of these jars is not something you can guess so easily."
Amon was used to this reaction already.
"To be honest, things that extend lifespan are not completely unheard of. It is said that in the New World, a certain time ago, a legendary Devil Fruit known as the Op Op no Mi appeared. They say that if that fruit is developed to its ultimate form, it can grant someone immortality. Whether that is true, I do not know. There is also another rumor. If you refine a pill using the bones of a Millennium Dragon, it can also increase a person's lifespan."
Unlike the others, Garp did not look stunned for long. As a legendary Marine, his knowledge far exceeded theirs. He knew there were many mysterious things in this world.
"Mr. Garp, Millennium Dragons really exist?"
Sabo was intrigued, especially by that name, and could not resist asking.
"Millennium Dragons do exist. When I was young, I once saw signs of a Millennium Dragon somewhere in the East Blue."
Garp nodded.
In his youth, he had chased Roger across the world. He had seen quite a lot. Not just Millennium Dragons. He had even seen a giant elephant as big as a nation.
"So amazing. When I grow up, I am going to go to sea too and travel the world like Grandpa."
Luffy sighed with admiration.
Garp rubbed his head, smiling.
"Good. When you grow up, come be a Marine with Grandpa. Then you will get to see many different sights."
"No. I do not want to be a Marine. I want to be a pirate. I want to be a great pirate like Shanks. I am going to become the Pirate King."
Luffy's straightforwardness really was something else.
He actually said "I want to be a pirate" with a ship full of Marines right in front of him.
Bonk.
"You are going to be a Marine."
Garp corrected him with another Fist of Love.
"No. I do not want to be a Marine. I want to be a pirate. Pirates are the freest people on the sea."
Luffy shouted, his mouth wide, his tone more resolute than ever.
"Sigh... what kind of sin have I committed..."
Looking at this completely stubborn grandson, Garp could only cover his face in helplessness.
His life really was miserable in that sense. He was the only Marine in the family, and everyone else seemed determined to go the opposite way.
His son had joined the Revolutionary Army.
And now his grandson, at seven years old, already wanted to be a pirate.
"Everyone, if no one plans on opening another jar, this shop will be closing for the day."
Seeing that Garp had finished opening all his jars, Amon finally issued a polite but firm invitation to leave.
The system had just delivered his exclusive jar to him, and he could not wait to crack open the one that belonged only to him.
"Goodbye, Mr. Amon."
"Thank you, Mr. Amon."
They would have liked to open more, honestly, but they simply did not have the Berries.
So all they could do was leave reluctantly.
Amon exchanged a few farewell words and ushered them off the ship.
As for the Marine warship, Garp had already ordered it to head back earlier, carrying the Devil Fruits with it.
You really had to admire him. Not spending a single Berry of his own and still walking away with several incredible treasures.
For Garp, the most precious of all was, without question, the Aikido Fist manual.
Once everyone had left, the ship finally fell quiet. A rare moment of peace settled over Amon's merchant vessel.
At last, he had the chance to open his very own exclusive jar.
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