Luffy's Ambition and Master Revealed (Part 1)
In the video footage, Jean, who keeps throwing various weapons at Luffy, missed hitting Luffy but instead stuck into Chinjao's stomach, who had somehow appeared behind Luffy.
This immediately ignited Chinjao's fury, and a powerful aura emanated from his entire body as he stared at Jean with bloodshot eyes.
Luffy quickly seized the opportunity to snatch back the helmet that Luffy had hidden behind his back and ran to the side.
Just as Jean was about to give chase, he was headbutted by the enraged Chinjao, sending him flying and embedding himself in the wall of the stands, instantly losing consciousness.
Meanwhile, Luffy, who had just put his helmet back on, hadn't even had time to adjust when Chinjao approached him, demanding that he atone for the vast fortune, power, and youthful memories that his grandfather, Garp, had stolen from him.
Luffy was speechless for a moment, then said, "I already told you! I don't know anything about what happened between the two of you. If you want revenge, go talk to my grandfather!"
To everyone's surprise, Chinjao persisted, saying, "Even if I take Garp's life, it won't quell my hatred. So I want him to live and experience the pain of losing a loved one. Therefore, you are doomed."
Upon hearing this, Luffy said nothing more, sighed softly, and fell into a brief silence before finally saying with a hint of helplessness, "Since that's the case, then there's nothing we can do!"
With that, he bent his knees, clenched his right fist, and pressed it against the ground. "Let me take you on! Enter- Gear Second."
"Bang!"
The next second, his body turned bright red, and wisps of steam billowed out from his body.
"Regardless of whether we have a grudge or not, we can't win without fighting in the end." Luffy stood up, looking at Chinjao, whose forehead veins were bulging, and said, "I will never let the Flame-Flame Fruit fall into someone else's hands."
After saying that, he charged towards the Chinjao like a wild dog that had broken free of its reins.
"I'm right here now, let's settle this once and for all!" Chinjao shouted, charging towards him as well.
During the incident, they were blocked on the road by Ideo and Sai, who were locked in a fierce battle. However, they were quickly knocked away by Ideo and Lao Cai, who each punched and kicked them aside.
To the astonishment of the audience, the two fists, imbued with Armament Haki, collided, instantly unleashing a powerful aura that stunned most of the remaining contestants. At the same time, a massive shockwave, centered on their fists, swept outwards from the arena, sweeping up all the contestants and throwing them into the sea outside the arena.
This scene left the audience completely dumbfounded.
Gatz' eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he shouted excitedly, "C... C section, now there are only two players left!"
On the screen, excited comments immediately appeared: {Damn... Straw Hat Luffy and Leader Chinjao are really strong! They easily took down those two potential seeded players in this elimination round with just one punch and one kick each. That's terrifying!}
{It seems the ultimate winner of Area C will be either Straw Hat Luffy or the leader, Chinjao!}
{What... what's going on? Why did most of the remaining contestants suddenly faint? And where did that shockwave that swept across the entire arena come from?!}
{I... I remember now, the technique Straw Hat Luffy used to tame that bull was... Conqueror's Haki's Haki! His clash with the leader, Chinjao, was a conflict between Conqueror's Haki; most people couldn't withstand that!}
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In the video, Chinjao stands like a small mountain in front of Luffy, looking down at him with disdain and saying, "You can actually control Conqueror's Haki, you brat? What kind of king are you dreaming of being?"
"Pirate King," Luffy said in a deep voice.
"Huh?" Chinjao raised an eyebrow, as if he'd heard the funniest joke, and scoffed, "Stop talking nonsense! People with kingly auras are as numerous as carp crossing a river in this sea. Only the one who stands out among them and reaches the pinnacle of power can be called the Pirate King. Do you think a brat like you, who's barely out of his teens, can possibly be one?!"
With that, Chinjao swung his headbutt at Luffy, but Luffy dodged it with a leap.
However, the spot where he had been standing was now riddled with a large crater from the Chinjao.
"Where did you learn your Haki from?" Chinjao's large head lifted from the crater, looking at Luffy not far away, and asked.
"Rayleigh," Luffy replied.
"What?" Chinjao exclaimed in surprise, "He's still alive! How utterly disgusting!"
As he spoke, he raised his foot and kicked at Luffy, but Luffy blocked it with his arms.
The screen was now flooded with various comments: {One Piece... The Straw Hat Luffy 'Pirate King ambition is truly grand! No wonder he dared to boast so arrogantly about defeating the Four Emperors; it turns out he was just clearing obstacles for himself to achieve his own goal!}
{No wonder the Straw Hat Luffy possess Conqueror's Haki; he wants to become the Pirate King! For some reason, I have a feeling he'll succeed.}
{Rayleigh... Rayleigh, the Pluton — Rayleigh has become the Straw Hat Luffy's master? This... this is too... too terrifying!}
{With Straw Hat Luffy's powerful backing, spanning almost every famous organization in the world, anyone who dares to mess with him is likely to be in big trouble!}
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The Grand Line, Sabaody Archipelago, and the Shakky's Rip-off Bar of Shakky.
"Hey! Old Lei, I didn't expect that joke from earlier would actually come true! In the future, Monkey- chan's mentor really will be you!" Shakky said with slight surprise.
"Yes! I really didn't expect that either!" Rayleigh gripped the wine glass he almost dropped and said, "However, his talent is truly remarkable. In just two years, he has already mastered three methods of using Haki, and he uses them quite well. This far surpasses the vast majority of people in this world; he's a rare breed. I'm very proud to have such a disciple!"