" Kazu, kid, you're quite strong indeed."
"I heard you went to Foosha Village a couple of years ago and fought that Red-Hair bastard. The two weren't that far apart in strength."
"It seems your skills have improved quite a bit in the past two years; you've actually reached this level."
Garp's words revealed his undisguised disgust for Shanks, the bastard who instilled pirate ideas in his grandson. He wished he could punch him to the ground with his own hands, that wretched brat from Roger's ship.
"Haha, you mean Shanks?"
"His strength is quite good. More than two years have passed, and I think his strength must have improved a lot by now."
"It's quite a coincidence, really. First I met your grandson Monkey D. Luffy, then your son Monkey D. Dragon, and now I've met you, Garp. Your whole family could come together next time."
"Don't worry, I'm hosting. I guarantee you'll be served the best food and drinks. Let's all have a drink together."
Upon hearing Kazu's words, Garp was visibly taken aback.
"You actually met my bastard son?"
This was indeed beyond Garp's expectations. He never thought that Kazu would actually meet his stupid son, but that little rascal really knows how to hit a nerve.
Since he had seen the dragon, he must know what it was doing. He had been quite angry about this incident involving his son.
That Her Kazi knows all this perfectly well, yet he still says things like his whole family is coming to visit him. Isn't that just annoying?
"Haha, of course we've met. We had a very pleasant conversation, and he even invited me to join his Revolutionary Army."
"Although I didn't accept his invitation, I'm not averse to what he's going to do; on the contrary, I'm somewhat looking forward to it."
"If he were to actually accomplish this one day, I wonder how the world would change."
"You agree, right, old man Garp? Hahahaha!"
Kazu's words resonated with Garp, who nodded in agreement, saying, "That's true. Otherwise, I wouldn't have just given that bastard son a beating."
Just as he finished his remark, Garp's expression changed. He grinned, revealing his large teeth, and said, "However, I'm already this old; I'm afraid I won't live to see that. It's more important to focus on what's in front of us!"
"Take this, Kazu brat!"
Garp suddenly darted out, his speed so fast that even Oulait and the others watching from the sidelines were startled.
Undeterred, Kazu relied on his monstrous physique and the Iron Balloon to engage Garp in a true man's close-quarters combat.
Thump thump thump!
Thump thump~
The two exchanged blows, exchanging dozens of moves in the blink of an eye. Garp shook his slightly numb fist.
"What is this kid made of? How come his body is so hard?"
Kazu smiled without saying a word. With the combination of Iron Balloon and Armament Haki, how could it not be tough?
Without giving Garp a chance to think, he continued to force him to confront him head-on.
As Garp fought, he felt increasingly uneasy. The spatial power within him was growing stronger, and he knew there was definitely a conspiracy at play.
"Haha, did you notice?"
"Too late, Space Shattering!"
Kazu instantly detonated the spatial power that had seeped into Garp's body.
Garp felt as if dozens of ferocious beasts were rampaging inside his body, attacking his bones and flesh.
" Tekkai!"
Without much hesitation, Garp activated the Tekkai, instantly strengthening his entire body in terms of hardness. The damage caused by the spatial power within his body was greatly reduced in an instant.
"You little rascal, you're really quite cunning."
Garp breathed a sigh of relief as he felt the spatial power within him dissipate.
If someone were to suddenly strike you like that during a fight, you'd probably take a really hard hit from them.
Kazu, however, was unimpressed. He ran his hair back with his hair gel and said smugly, "Since you have this ability, why not use it?"
"If you're envious, how about I find you a Devil Fruit?"
Kazu's words make some sense; after all, it's someone else's ability, so why not use it?
It's just a bit too sinister.
"You landlubber! I'm a brave navy man, how could I possibly give up my ability to roam the seas?"
"I'll show you how my constantly honed Haki and physique can overcome the power of Devil Fruit."
Garp unleashed his full power, causing the surrounding earth to tremble, and terrifying Conqueror's Haki instantly covered the entire battlefield.
To outsiders, Garp seemed like a war god emerging from the abyss, emanating a terrifying pressure that even Carlmand and the others found oppressive.
" Fist Bone: Heavy Cannon!"