Pirate: I Maxed Out Conqueror's Haki First with an Immortal Body

"Damn Kalens. He really became the Celestial Dragons' dog!"

Vice Admiral Garp strode over, his expression grim as he looked at Xia Le.

The aura of Conqueror's Haki still lingered in the air. The powerful presence caused ripple-like patterns to appear in the void.

"Kid, what's your name?"

Garp shouted the question.

Xia Le's lips moved. Based on his memories from his previous life, he recognized the man before him. "Xia Le."

"Good. From today onward, you'll stay by my side."

Garp spoke loudly.

Kalens, who had fallen not far away, trembled. He then hurriedly rolled to his feet. "You can't, Vice Admiral Garp! You'll offend the Celestial Dragons!"

"Shut your damn mouth!"

Garp turned and roared angrily.

Xia Le said nothing. He silently tapped the plus sign beside Conqueror's Haki on the panel.

In the very next second, an even more powerful aura burst forth, crashing directly into Kalens. His eyes rolled back, and he lost consciousness completely.

"Good kid! You've only just awakened, yet you can already control Conqueror's Haki!"

Garp exclaimed in surprise.

Then, he helped Xia Le to his feet.

"I heard you can't be killed?"

Xia Le pursed his lips. "As far as I can tell, that's true."

"But I can't rule out other special methods."

Not only could he not be killed, but each death also increased his points. After his attempt just now, he had already learned that these points could strengthen the skills he possessed.

What didn't kill him would only make him stronger.

For now, it seemed that after arriving in this world, he had gained a strange cheat.

"Is it a Devil Fruit ability?"

Garp asked.

Xia Le shook his head.

Although he could roughly infer Garp's personality from the anime in his previous life, this world was ultimately more realistic. Until he understood Garp better, he had no intention of saying too much.

Garp seemed delighted. Having encountered a youth with a special ability who had also awakened Conqueror's Haki, he was intensely interested and kept asking questions.

What puzzled him was that the boy's answers consisted only of nods and shakes of the head.

It seemed Xia Le was not particularly willing to speak with him.

"From today onward, you'll come with me. I'll arrange for you to join the Marines."

Garp smiled.

"I offended the Celestial Dragons. That might cause trouble for you."

Xia Le hesitated.

"You don't need to worry about those bastards."

Garp spoke disdainfully.

Their brief exchange allowed Xia Le to determine that this Hero of the Navy and Vice Admiral was currently at the peak of his youth. As a result, he was even more forceful and reckless than he would be in the future.

At the same time, he was extremely careless.

He had practically ignored Major Kalens, who had fainted, removing the shackles from Xia Le and taking him to the Dog-Head Warship at the harbor.

"Hahahaha!"

"If Sengoku finds out I've recruited such a fine prospect, he'll definitely be delighted too!"

After boarding the warship, Garp laughed heartily.

Clearly, in his mind, someone who had awakened Conqueror's Haki possessed considerable talent. He had not considered that Xia Le's abilities in every other area were infinitely close to zero.

Xia Le remained silent and did not respond. Instead, he tapped the plus sign beside Conqueror's Haki nine more times, raising the level displayed on the panel to 10.

At the same time, a strange sensation swept through his entire body.

He immediately realized that his mental power had grown stronger. His range of perception had expanded, and his control had improved as well.

Chapter 4: Let the Storm Come Even More Fiercely

A simple test of the point-allocation function allowed Xia Le to confirm that his cheat possessed the ability to level up the skills he had mastered.

Death, meanwhile, granted system points.

He simply didn't know whether he could exploit a bug by committing suicide.

"Bogard, get this kid a set of Marine recruit clothes."

"From now on, he's one of mine!"

Garp's loud voice rang out.

Xia Le looked up at the silent man beside him, who wore a beige suit and a hat.

Bogard glanced at him, then nodded and accepted the order before turning away.

At that moment, a tall figure slowly emerged from the warship's cabin. He had a lazy expression, and sunglasses covered his eyes.

When he saw Garp, excitement visibly appeared on the man's face.

"I heard headquarters is proposing once again that you be promoted to Admiral!"

"Vice Admiral Garp!"

Garp grinned when he heard this. "Hahahaha! An Admiral is nothing special. I have no interest in that position."

Kuzan exclaimed, "But that's an Admiral!"

"Protecting trash like the Celestial Dragons? I have no interest in that!"

"Being a Vice Admiral is much freer!"

Garp laughed heartily.

Then, he pointed to the silent Xia Le, who had maintained almost no presence at all, and introduced him. "This is Xia Le, the new recruit I brought onto my team."

Kuzan froze, then turned his gaze toward Xia Le. "Anyone favored by Vice Admiral Garp must be pretty strong too, right?"

Xia Le looked up at this future Admiral.

Then he fell silent.

Kuzan awkwardly scratched his head. "Another taciturn person, just like Bogard."

Garp slapped his forehead, suddenly remembering something. "I almost forgot. You killed the entire Bokan family and even confronted the Celestial Dragons. So, what can you do?"

"Becoming a Marine isn't easy. If you want to survive in battle, you need a certain level of strength!"

Xia Le pursed his lips. "I never said I wanted to become a Marine."

Garp laughed loudly. "Of course you're going to become a Marine! What else would you do, become a Pirate?"

Xia Le curled his lips, but he did not object further. For now, he truly had nowhere else to go.

"Bokan sounds like a noble family name. This kid confronted the Celestial Dragons!?"

Kuzan was stunned.

Then excitement and admiration shone in his eyes.

Kuzan was in his twenties, at the most passionate, rebellious stage of his life, when he rejected everything about the world. Deep down, he admired anyone who dared to raise a blade against the nobility and confront the Celestial Dragons head-on.

If such a thing happened to him, with the restraints imposed by his thoughts and identity, he might not necessarily dare to do it either!

At this moment, Garp also began asking questions to learn more about the boy he had taken under his wing.

"Do you know swordsmanship?"

Xia Le shook his head.

Garp did not mind. He himself was not skilled in swordsmanship.

"What about martial arts?"

Xia Le shook his head again.

Garp smiled, then continued.

"What about marksmanship?"

Xia Le fell silent.

Garp froze and looked at him strangely.

"Have you ever undergone training in physical fitness, strength, or anything similar?"

Xia Le shook his head again.

Garp opened his mouth, while Kuzan's eyes widened even further.

"You haven't learned anything at all. Then how did you kill the Bokan family and escape from a noble's estate like that?"

Kuzan asked loudly.

"They couldn't kill me, so I killed them!"

Xia Le looked up and answered seriously.

After a pause, he continued.

"With my teeth, by smashing them with rocks, and with a knife I took from them."

"I always found a chance."

His words left both men speechless. They seemed able to imagine what a mad ordeal the boy must have endured against the savage guards of the Bokan nobles before finally making it out alive.

Garp inhaled sharply. Thinking of how that bastard Kalens had tried every possible method to kill the boy not long ago, he clenched his fists again, furious.

"I'll train you!"

"But you need to be prepared. My training methods will probably leave you injured."

Xia Le nodded.

He now possessed an indescribable longing for strength, perhaps because he had suffered so many hardships and experienced death so many times.

Bogard soon brought over a well-fitting Marine uniform. Xia Le silently changed into it and washed his face.

"Now that's handsome!"

Kuzan gave him a thumbs-up, admiration in his eyes.

Xia Le smiled.

Garp wore a Justice Cloak and folded his arms as he looked at the black-haired boy in a Marine uniform with a clean face. He could not help smiling as well.

"Kid, tell me your age."

"Seventeen."

Xia Le answered.

"About the same age as Kuzan. Perhaps you two can become good friends in the future."

"Bogard, you need to talk more."

Garp smiled.

Bogard silently nodded.

"Other than Conqueror's Haki, you can't do anything else, correct?"

Garp asked.