"Go!"
Dragon's fierce winds swept through all of Loguetown, blowing the Going Merry toward Reverse Mountain.
Standing in the pouring rain, the Straw Hat Pirates looked back at Loguetown and saw towering waves crashing down, overwhelming and crushing everything.
Having narrowly survived, they were all terrified by everything that had just happened.
They had always felt they could grow stronger, but they had never imagined there could be so many possibilities.
"So even Logia users can be beaten."
Usopp was drenched in cold sweat. Both the tavern owner and Dragon had shaken them to their cores.
"If fists can become that powerful with Haki, what about swords?"
Zoro couldn't help tightening his grip on his three swords.
He had heard many tales of the past from the sword shop owner, and when he was young, he had listened to people recount old stories in taverns, too.
If all of those were true, this world would be far too interesting.
"So the old man's power to kick steel to pieces was Haki."
Sanji's cigarette went out as he recalled every scene from earlier.
"Haki? What?!"
Luffy was stunned.
He finally knew why everyone in Foosha Village had been able to hurt him with their punches ever since he was little!
No way!
Did Uncle Curly-Mustache, the bearded uncle, and Uncle Sunglasses all know Haki?
Even Grandpa could make my head hurt with his punches!
"Is this what legends are? But why?"
Smoke began rising from Luffy's head.
He simply couldn't understand where Foosha Village had gotten so many legends.
The problem was that Shanks and his crew seemed capable of doing it, too.
Could all of them be legends as well?
Luffy shook his head.
Impossible!
The East Blue was the Weakest Sea!
*And the Grand Line was up in the