Sea Calendar 1520, May 4.
East Blue, Mount Colubo.
As the sun set, its lingering glow spilled across the dense forest.
Wearing a straw hat, red vest, and blue jeans, Luffy stood before a five-meter-tall cubic iron block, continuously throwing punches.
A vast amount of Armament Haki coated his fists. Whenever his punches were about to touch the iron block, the Armament Haki wrapped around them would burst forth and slam into the metal wall, leaving circular dents and cracks that spread outward in every direction.
Sephiroth descended from the sky, retracting the Black Wings behind his back. Standing beside Luffy, he said with slight satisfaction, "Looks like you've become quite proficient at projecting your Armament Haki!"
Half a year ago, after teaching Luffy the two types of Haki and the second, third, and fourth forms of his Fruit, he had basically stopped managing him. He only came to see him once every half month or month to check on his training progress.
"Hahaha! That's right! After all this training, I've completely mastered this power. Tomorrow is the day I set sail... I'm definitely going to become the Pirate King!" Luffy said, raising his right fist before his chest and waving it.
The next moment—
Sephiroth's Armament Haki-coated right fist smashed directly onto the top of his head.
Bang!
"That hurts!"
Luffy clutched the huge bump on his head and hopped around on the spot, tears welling in his eyes.
"With strength like yours, you want to become the Pirate King? Do you know that? I've never taught such a stupid student before! I've taught you for so many years, yet you can't see the future, can't use Conqueror's Haki Infusion, and your Fruit hasn't awakened either... Teach you anything, and you learn nothing! Where does that ridiculous confidence even