Honor and Shackles

"???"

Several question marks seemed to pop up over Garp's head. He looked utterly incredulous. "You're saying—"

Xia Luo nodded. "Yes, Vice Admiral Garp. I've awakened Conqueror's Haki."

As he spoke, an invisible pressure burst from his body, targeting Garp alone before vanishing at once.

"It really is Conqueror's Haki!"

Garp's eyes widened. He was startled at first, then burst into laughter. "Hahahaha! Xia Luo, kid, who would've thought you had this kind of spirit too? Not bad!"

Xia Luo waited for a while, but seeing that Garp had nothing else to say, he could not help asking, "Vice Admiral Garp, aren't you curious when I awakened Conqueror's Haki?"

Garp said indifferently, "Eh, that's not important."

He did not care how Xia Luo had awakened it or when he had done so. What mattered was that Xia Luo possessed such spirit.

Conqueror's Haki... among the Navy's new generation, Xia Luo was the only one to awaken it, and the first person after Garp to do so.

Yes, Sengoku had awakened Conqueror's Haki earlier than Garp, but awakening it early did not mean being stronger. With Sengoku's personality, he lacked that indomitable spirit and was far less pure than Garp.

"Just as expected of Vice Admiral Garp."

Xia Luo smiled. "Then can you agree to teach me the advanced applications of Conqueror's Haki now?"

Garp nodded noncommittally. "Of course. But your Conqueror's Haki isn't very strong right now. It'll probably be difficult for you to master techniques like Conqueror's Coating."

"That's fine. I can memorize it first and improve gradually later."

"Fine!"

Garp had no intention of hoarding his knowledge. As long as someone was willing to learn, he was generally willing to teach.

Of course, that person had to be someone he liked.

Fortunately, Xia Luo had left a good