The Fear of Being Dominated by the Iron Fist!?

BOOM!!!

With a deafening roar, Natsuya's figure vanished in an instant!

"Shave!?"

Smoker, Tashigi, and the others saw this, and their expressions changed immediately.

This astonishing phenomenon made them think of the Navy's Rokushiki technique, Shave, at first glance.

But Garp raised an eyebrow when he saw it.

He was surprised to discover that Natsuya was not using Shave as he moved.

It was merely, purely, movement!

The reason it gave Smoker and the others the illusion of Shave was simply because Natsuya's speed was too fast!

In the blink of an eye, he arrived before Garp and unleashed a punch!

Garp, however, was not the least bit flustered; he tilted his head slightly and dodged Natsuya's fist.

Missing his strike, Natsuya did not linger, pulling back abruptly before kicking up a cloud of dust and charging at Garp again with explosive speed!

For a moment, it seemed as if several Natsuyas had appeared on the field, raining punches and kicks down upon Garp.

Yet, without exception, every single attack was dodged by Garp.

Natsuya couldn't even touch the corner of Garp's coat!

Seeing this, the shock Smoker and Tashigi felt toward Natsuya's speed instantly transformed into awe for Garp.

There was no doubt that Natsuya was currently unleashing even greater power!

Setting everything else aside, if he had possessed this speed while fighting Smoker earlier, Smoker would likely have been defeated long ago.

As for Nami, she was naturally filled with despair.

"It's over, it's over!"

"Lord Natsuya is truly no match for the Hero of the Navy, Garp!"

At this very moment, Natsuya was incredibly intense while Garp remained calm and composed; just looking at this scene, the outcome seemed already predictable.

However, Natsuya was not surprised by this at all.

Having opened the third gate of the Eight Inner Gates, his ordinary movement speed was now comparable to Shave.

The strength of his power in this state was naturally self-evident.

But to think he could deal with this legendary veteran with just this would be far too whimsical.

Natsuya had never thought so either!

Everything just now had merely been a test and a warm-up.

What followed would be the true eruption!

"Mirror of Heart Door!"

Natsuya shouted inwardly, and a pair of nearly transparent glasses instantly appeared on the bridge of his nose.

The surging energy had no effect on the existence of the glasses.

And the moment the glasses appeared, Natsuya immediately heard Garp's inner voice.

"This Natsuya, is his current state an eruption of potential? How did he do it?"

"Huh, and what about those glasses!?"

"Could these all be abilities of the Door-Door Fruit?"

Clearly, although he hadn't been harmed in the slightest by Natsuya, Garp had developed quite a bit of interest in him.

Natsuya's current performance was simply too astonishing.

By now, Garp finally understood why Rob Lucci, known as the strongest CP9 in eight hundred years, had been defeated by Natsuya!

Hearing Garp's inner voice, the corners of Natsuya's mouth curled up, and his figure vanished once more.

"Shave!!"

This time, he appeared beside Garp with even greater speed and threw a punch straight out!

Garp dodged instinctively, but at that moment, a situation that surprised him greatly occurred!

Natsuya seemed to have predicted his dodging movement; his fist suddenly shifted, curving in mid-air to slam into him!

Powerful force erupted, and even Garp was forced to retreat three steps.

"Hmm!?"

"What!?"

"Vice Admiral Garp was hit!?"

Tashigi and the others were shocked at the sight.

Smoker bit down on his cigar, his brow furrowing in spite of himself.

This time, Natsuya had actually managed to land a hit on Garp!?

Inside the different dimension, Nami was also stunned into a daze.

At this moment, even Garp couldn't help but be taken aback.

Just a moment ago, he had used Paper Art to dodge as he always did, but he hadn't expected to be struck by Natsuya!

What was going on!?

One had to know that for an existence like Garp, even if his Paper Art was top-tier just like Natsuya's, there was still a significant gap between the two.

And this was the very reason he had been able to safely evade all of Natsuya's attacks until now.

Even though Natsuya's speed had increased, Garp believed his Paper Art should still have been enough to avoid the attacks.

Yet the result was that he had been hit!

Wait, is it the effect of those glasses?

Garp was a veteran of a hundred battles with unparalleled combat experience, and he quickly formed a hypothesis.

Following that.

Sure enough, as Natsuya seized the opportunity to attack again, Garp tested the theory and quickly understood.

These glasses seem to allow Natsuya to predict my movements!!

Realizing this, even Garp couldn't help but feel a touch of surprise.

Because this effect could essentially be considered a low-end version of Observation Haki!

Not bad, not bad at all, it's just a pity he ran into me!

Garp nodded to himself and began to handle Natsuya with ease once more.

The battle continued.

But Natsuya's gaze gradually grew solemn.

Although he could see Garp's inner thoughts, it didn't seem to be of much use!

Aside from that initial surprise strike using the Mirror of Heart Door, Natsuya hadn't been able to touch Garp again.

Natsuya knew clearly that this situation was simply because Garp was using Observation Haki!

Come to think of it, Natsuya's Mirror of Heart Door could indeed produce an effect similar to Observation Haki during combat.

But a low-end version was still a low-end version; in the face of true Observation Haki, the Mirror of Heart Door couldn't compete.

What's more, for a legendary veteran like Garp, his level of Observation Haki was certainly not low!

This massive gap in perception was definitely not something Natsuya could bridge with his current strength.

Consequently, the state of the battle quickly reverted to how it had been at the start.

Natsuya leaped and bounded around Garp, yet he couldn't touch a single hair on him!

Seeing this, Smoker, Tashigi, and the others gradually calmed down.

Nami, however, was once again shrouded in despair.

One had to realize that throughout their exchange so far, Garp hadn't even launched a single attack!

Yet Natsuya seemed to have already gone all out.

The gap between the two was as vast as heaven and earth!

It was foreseeable that the moment Garp struck, it would be the moment of Natsuya's defeat!

And then, Garp finally made his move!

Predicting Natsuya's line of attack with his Observation Haki, he suddenly clenched his fist and threw a punch without any bells or whistles!

The moment it was thrown, a deep, pitch-black color surged over that sandbag-sized fist, with terrifying power held within, waiting to erupt.

Without a doubt, it was Armament Haki!

In that instant, every hair on Natsuya's body stood on end, and an intense sense of crisis gripped his heart.

That iron fist could neither be dodged nor blocked!

Natsuya's pupils constricted, and without a moment's hesitation, he unleashed the power of the Door-Door Fruit!

"Triple Rashomon!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Accompanied by three thunderous roars, three gates adorned with demonic fangs materialized out of thin air!

Yet at that very moment, a scene unfolded that caused Natsuya's expression to change drastically!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

The iron fist slammed into them, followed by three more deafening crashes.

The Triple Rashomon, which could be called a wall of bronze and iron, was actually shattered instantly by Garp's iron fist!

The defensive, weakening, and dispersion effects of Rashomon were all completely useless!

Immediately following, amidst the sky full of debris, a pitch-black iron fist continued to strike forward!

In that instant, the world seemed to freeze.

The flow of time slowed down.

Only that pitch-black iron fist continued to enlarge, and enlarge further, within Natsuya's pupils!

At this moment, Natsuya felt the terror of being dominated by an iron fist!