The effect would probably be no weaker than his resignation from the Marines.
After all, this was an extremely important main storyline.
And now…
He had cut it off with his own hands.
On the surface, it might not seem like much.
But beneath the surface, waves were already surging violently.
If he hadn’t improved his strength in advance, the road ahead would not be easy.
Of course, as Luffy’s actual grandfather, he naturally wouldn’t ruin his grandson’s opportunities.
He wanted to become Pirate King?
Then Garp would simply smash the whole world apart and hand him the title of Pirate King.
The Four Emperors.
The World Government.
Marine Headquarters.
The legendary pirates.
All of them would be crushed.
Not one would remain.
His target would be the coming Marineford War.
He could also bring these children along to broaden their horizons.
That way, they would understand the difference in strength.
They would know that right now, they were still weaklings.
Not even worthy of being called weaklings.
“Mr.
Garp, you really did come to save your grandson?”
“That’s no longer a secret among the Marines.”
“I truly didn’t expect to fight you here.”
Although Kizaru still looked lazy on the surface, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.
He had clearly come to work one job.
Why did he suddenly have to do two?
He had been sent to capture Straw Hat, who had attacked a Celestial Dragon.
And now, for some reason, he had to fight another battle.
Against Garp, no less.
How helpless.
Who was he supposed to complain to?
No.
He needed a raise.
When he returned, he would make Sengoku increase his performance bonus.
That said, despite these thoughts, Kizaru did not feel much pressure.
As one of the Marines’ highest combat powers and the user of the Glint-Glint Fruit, he was extremely confident in his own strength.
Naturally, his gaze also became somewhat arrogant.
Seeing this, Garp knew it was time to teach him a lesson.
Otherwise, every person who came forward would think they were invincible.
Arrogant and untamed.
“Bogard.”
“Go watch over those children.”
After giving a simple order, Garp clenched his fists and walked toward Kizaru at a relaxed pace.
The joints in his fists cracked sharply.
His cold gaze settled on Kizaru.
“Borsalino.”
“Come.”
“Let me see if you’ve improved at all over the years.”
“And whether that bad habit of relying too heavily on your Devil Fruit has gotten any better.”
The Glint-Glint Fruit was indeed powerful.
Kizaru had also developed it quite well.
But in this world, what truly decided victory or defeat was still Haki.
Although Logia fruits were known as the strongest class of Devil Fruits, and the Glint-Glint Fruit was among the best of them, Kizaru’s Haki cultivation could not be considered outstanding. The source of this chapter is NovelPing.
Most of his energy had gone into developing his Devil Fruit.
“How scary.”
“My apologies, Mr.
Garp…”
“But today, I’m afraid you’ll die here.”
“Yata Mirror.”
After speaking casually, Kizaru raised his hands and formed a square.
His entire body instantly turned into scattered golden cross-shaped particles and vanished.
The square in his hands also began to disappear.
A square-shaped light path suddenly appeared in the air.
In an instant, it began reflecting repeatedly through the sky.
Again.
And again.
And again.
The angles of reflection were extremely tricky and strange, constantly circling around Garp without stopping.
Kizaru’s figure appeared and disappeared from time to time, applying tremendous pressure.
Behind them, sweat began rolling down the foreheads of Bogard, Luffy, and the others, soaking into their collars.
This bizarre fighting style was terrifying.
The speed was so fast it could not be tracked.
It was suffocating.
“Grandpa!”
Luffy couldn’t hold back.
He swung his fist and prepared to rush forward to help.
How could he just stand by and watch Grandpa fight an Admiral?
This wasn’t some formal duel.
There was no need for a one-on-one fight.
But just as Luffy was about to move, Bogard reached out and stopped him.
“Young Master Luffy.”
“Leave it to Mr.
Garp.”
“Believe in him.”
“In this world, as of now, there should be no one capable of defeating Mr.
Garp.”
“And I’ve always stayed by his side.”
“I can feel it.”
“Mr.
Garp has become stronger.”
“Even stronger than before.”
Bogard lightly patted Luffy’s shoulder and continued comforting him.
“Rest assured, Young Master Luffy.”
In Bogard’s eyes, although Mr.
Garp was already old, his upper limit was still unimaginably high.
Even if he could not defeat Kizaru, there was no possibility of him losing.
He possessed blind confidence in Garp.
Raising his head, Bogard looked solemnly toward the core battlefield not far away.
An intense clash had begun there.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Kizaru was using his Glint-Glint Fruit’s Yata Mirror to move rapidly through the air.
Golden rainbow trails filled the sky.
Even more terrifying—
Within those golden trails, light bullets the size of pigeon eggs shot out from time to time, carrying immense pressure as they attacked Garp.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
They came extremely frequently.
Roughly fifty golden “pigeon eggs” were fired every second.
Yet under such frequent and all-directional attacks, Garp’s figure seemed to dance through the countless points of light.
His expression remained casual as he avoided every single attack.
He did not seem pressured at all.
Tilting his head to avoid one light bullet, Garp calmly looked up at Kizaru.
“Borsalino.”
“Your Observation Haki is too weak.”
“You can’t even perform basic prediction.”
“With that, what are you going to use to fight me?”
Under the prediction of Observation Haki, the countless attacks flying toward him were practically meaningless.
They looked fierce.
And in truth, they were fierce.
But if they couldn’t hit him, everything was nothing but empty spectacle.
Forget fifty per second.
Even if there were five hundred, attacks like this still couldn’t harm him.
He was not even interested in counterattacking.
“How scary.”
“Mr.
Garp’s strength hasn’t declined from the old days at all.”
Kizaru’s tone had clearly changed.
A storm had already risen in his heart.
He also had to admit that his Observation Haki was on a completely different level from Garp’s.
If his attitude before had been careless laziness, now seriousness gradually appeared on his face.
Even his facial muscles began to tighten.
He truly had not expected such frequent attacks to fail to land even once.
He had become a master of outlining a human body without hitting it.
At the same time, he was shocked.
The title of Marine Hero was truly deserved.
Even at such an old age, Garp’s movements had not declined at all.
In fact, he felt even stronger than before.
Back then, the pressure he gave off had not been this overwhelming.
This was terrifying.
Did this man grow stronger with age?
Suddenly, Kizaru stopped his flashy combination attacks and stood near Garp.
He brought his hands together.
“Ama no Murakumo Sword!”
As his joined hands slowly parted, a long sword surrounded by golden light appeared in his grasp.
The sword radiated sharp brilliance.
At its hilt shone a dazzling cross-shaped star.
Kizaru raised the long sword.
The needle-like tip pointed directly at Garp.
He looked ready to strike at any moment.
He wanted to test whether the legendary Marine still remained at his peak in his current state.
If Garp’s strength had declined, a few exchanges would certainly reveal an opening.
Stamina—
That was the key factor that decided victory or defeat.