The longer Teach fought, the smaller he felt—and the more he craved power.
Even with Dark Jade to help him withstand one of Garp's punches, he had to throw a punch back.
That was exactly the kind of fight Garp liked best.
Haki coated Teach's entire body. His stamina drained steadily, and thick white vapor rose from him.
Burning through so much stamina in a short time had little effect on him.
He still had a vast store of food inside his body.
Whenever he wanted, he could use Life Return to digest the food stored in his Munch-Munch Fruit space.
As a Munch-Munch Fruit user, he could eat just about anything.
The longer they fought, the more alarmed Garp became.
He could clearly sense Teach's terrifying potential.
Teach was adapting to his rhythm. Their constant clashes of Haki were also tempering Teach's own.
Teach's Armament Haki was slowly growing stronger. Its quality was improving, and he was becoming more adept at Emission and Internal Destruction as he used them in battle.
For a monster like him, a single fight could bring a considerable increase in strength.
Under the pressure of danger, Teach's Observation Haki was improving too.
Black-and-red sparks flickered from time to time across his darkness-shrouded fists.
Garp knew perfectly well that he had become Teach's sharpening stone.
Teach was even trying to master Conqueror's Haki Coating while fighting him.
Anyone who wanted to stand among the strongest on the seas had to master Conqueror's Haki Coating. It was a mark of that status.
The six Sea Emperors of the present day, Ochoku, who had been defeated by "Demon King" Nash—
Even the World Government's top monsters had, for the most part, mastered Conqueror's Haki coating.
Teach bore the full weight of Garp's pressure.
His blood boiled as