Luffy's Revealed Ambition and His Master (Part 2)
The New World, Moby Dick.
"Wow! Ace's brother's got some nerve! Does he really think that mastering Conqueror's Haki will make him the Pirate King? What a pipe dream!"
"Who says otherwise! Not to mention, the level of Conqueror's Haki he displayed is so much weaker compared to Pops and Red-Haired, and yet he still dreams of becoming the Pirate King. It's absolutely laughable!"
"That's right! The only one who can become the Pirate King is Pops. No one else can even dream of taking that position!"
"Yes! The title of Pirate King belongs to Pops."
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"Gurarara, Rayleigh, I didn't expect even you to admire this brat so much! You even made an exception and took him on as your apprentice, you really went all out!" Whitebeard said with slight surprise.
New World, Totto Land, Whole Cake Island.
"Mama, the Pirate King? Garp's grandson is really arrogant! He's only studied Haki with Rayleigh for two years, and he dares to spout nonsense here. It seems that when he comes to this New World, Garp and Rayleigh will have to teach him a lesson!" Big Mom said grimly.
The New World, Wano Country, Onigashima.
"Oh ho ho ho, that brat actually wants to be the Pirate King? How incredibly arrogant! He's barely grown up, yet he's dreaming of instant success. Rayleigh, that guy, really seems to have lost his sight!" Kaido took a sip of his drink and said disdainfully, "To choose such a greenhorn as a successor to Roger is utterly laughable! I'll help him kick his kingly obsession in the future."
The New World, Red Force.
"Rayleigh? I never expected you to become Luffy's mentor! Looks like you want to train him to be like the captain!" Shanks said with a meaningful smile, "After all, they both said the same thing and have the same dream!"
Impel Down Impel Down, Level 6.
"Rayleigh? Luffy actually became his apprentice! This is infuriating!" Garp muttered angrily as he walked forward. "I'm so much stronger than him. I hope I never run into him again, or I'll definitely give him a good beating, Luffy."
At this point, he suddenly stopped, having arrived at the entrance to the cell where Ace was being held.
Seeing Garp return, Ace was startled and asked in confusion, "Grandpa... Grandpa, why are you here again?!"
"You think I wanted this?! I'm already on my way to Marineford!" Garp said impatiently. "Suddenly, I got a call from that bastard Sengoku, telling me to bring you to Marineford first. If I don't, he's going to eat all the senbei I've hidden away! It's infuriating! I've been saving those senbei for a long time, to use with next season's new tea."
"Huh?" Ace's lips twitched a few times, but he instantly understood why Sengoku did this. He was afraid of an accident in another timeline in the future— Luffy coming to break into the prison. To be on the safe side, he thought of transferring him away first. Unfortunately, he still didn't understand his younger brother. With the sudden intervention of that God from Beyond the Domain, he would probably change his target and go directly to Marineford. So whether he was transferred or not was of little use. Luffy would definitely not come here again.
"Oh! Right! Besides you, there's also Jinbe, the Knight of the Sea, whom I'll bring along too," Garp added.
"Ah?!"
The Grand Line, somewhere in the sea, the Victoria Punk.
"The Pirate King, huh! The Straw Hat Luffy's ambitions are certainly impressive!" Kid sneered. "But I like it. This era needs guys with such grand ambitions; that's what makes it interesting!"
The Grand Line, somewhere in the sea, the Thousand Sunny.
"Ray... Rayleigh, it can't be that person, can it?!" Usopp covered his mouth, looking surprised.
"Besides that person, who else do you think is qualified to take Luffy as their apprentice?!" Nami also covered her mouth, looking surprised.
"You're really lucky, kid! You actually managed to get that legendary figure to take you as his apprentice!" Sanji said enviously.
"Hey! That guy named Rayleigh, he's pretty famous!" Luffy asked, puzzled.
"Yes! He was the former vice-captain of the Roger Pirates. In other words, he was the first mate of the Pirate King — Roger," Robin explained.
"Wow! The Pirate King's... the right-hand man, that's amazing!" Luffy exclaimed, then said with anticipation, "I really want to meet him soon!"
"Roger? It seems like there was a newcomer like that before!" Brook muttered to himself.
"Hey everyone, look! That guy standing next to Luffy suddenly started crying for no reason!" Chopper shouted, pointing at the screen.
"Ah?!"
In the video footage, Chinjao, who was originally standing with Luffy, suddenly stopped and burst into tears.
This scene not only stunned Luffy, but also all the spectators present.
After a long while, Chinjao finally stopped crying, her voice filled with reminiscence as she said, "Chinjao the Drill, that used to be my title, but nobody calls me that anymore!"
At this point, his tone changed, filled with overwhelming killing intent and hatred. He turned to Luffy and asked, "Tell me, Garp's grandson, what exactly did he do to me?"
"How would I know about something like that!" Luffy said speechlessly.
"Since you're his grandson, you should know these things. Who told you to inherit his hateful bloodline!" Chinjao gritted her teeth and said, "Don't think you can get away with this by saying you don't know."
As he spoke, he clenched his fist so tightly that it was imbued with Armament Haki. "For the past thirty years, my hatred has never faded!"
With that, he leaped up, his entire body like a cannonball, and threw a punch at Luffy.
"Bang!"
Luffy dodged Chinjao's punch with a sidestep, then dodged another punch in mid-air before landing safely on the ground. He then dodged Chinjao's punches one after another.
"Answer me, Straw Hat Luffy Garp, what exactly did Garp do to me?" At this moment, Chinjao suddenly stopped throwing punches, turned to Luffy again, and questioned, "What did he take away?" As he spoke, he burst into tears again.
This scene left Luffy and the audience completely stunned once again.