Half a month later.
On Luluka Island, within a dense mountain forest.
Sephiroth and Garp stood facing each other ten meters apart.
"Hmph! I've completely mastered Armament Haki's internal destruction!
Today, I'll make sure you get a good look at how strong I am!"
Garp held his fists before his chest and smashed them together hard, his face brimming with confidence.
For half a month straight, although Sephiroth had beaten him black and blue every day, being constantly suppressed like this had rapidly improved his combat experience and techniques. Compared to half a month ago, he was practically a different person.
"Oh? Then it looks like I'll have to show some real skill!"
The corners of Sephiroth's lips curled up slightly. He raised his left hand and beckoned at Garp, signaling for him to come at him.
Boom!
Seeing this, Garp stomped hard on the ground. His body shot forward like a cannonball leaving its barrel, accompanied by a piercing sonic boom as he charged at the silver-haired young man.
He swung his right fist, coated in powerful Armament Haki, intending to smash it viciously into the other man's face and repay the "kindness" he had received over the past half month.
However...
Compared to Garp's lightning-fast fist, Sephiroth struck later yet arrived first, drawing the Butcher Blade from his waist ahead of him!
The black blade, wrapped in black-red lightning, traced a graceful arc through the air. Before Garp could react, a black-red shockwave condensed from Conqueror's Haki lashed directly into his chest.
The next moment.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Garp flew backward at a speed three times faster than when he had come, crashing through three large trees in succession before slamming into the mountainside. He carved out a massive crater covered in cracks before barely managing to