Garp was stunned.
He stood there in a daze, his body stiff, the motion he'd been about to make locked in place. What he'd just witnessed sent waves crashing through his mind—too huge to calm down.
"Conqueror's Haki…"
"Only that can explain what just happened."
"A radius of several thousand meters… every animal collapsed at the same time."
Garp's heart shook violently.
He couldn't even begin to imagine it.
Raifeng's adaptability was already monstrous.
And now he'd awakened Conqueror's Haki on top of that.
It was unbelievable.
And the most ridiculous part…
"He's only seven!"
Garp took a deep breath, but the turbulence in his chest still wouldn't settle.
Conqueror's at seven?
Absurd.
Boom. Boom.
The two colossal beasts staggered, their movements disordered, their bodies swaying as if they might topple at any moment.
Their pupils drifted, unfocused. Terror—almost human in its clarity—swam in their eyes as they let out pitiful cries, like they were begging for mercy.
Koby and Helmeppo, still standing atop the giant turtle's shell, remained frozen in shock—brains scrambled, thoughts jammed.
Finally—
The Long-Tusk Giant Elephant withdrew its trunk.
Sunlight returned. Warmth hit their faces again.
"W-We… survived?" Helmeppo blurted, eyes wide.
It was too bizarre.
Nothing about this outcome made sense.
"Looks like it…" Koby nodded woodenly.
Right in front of them, the elephant took a few unsteady steps, as if it wanted to retreat and flee the area.
But its massive body couldn't support itself anymore.
So—
It collapsed.
BOOOOM!
Over twenty tons of flesh slammed into the earth, shaking the ground violently. Dust exploded into the air. The impact left a deep crater.
The Long-Tusk Giant Elephant lost consciousness.
"It… it's down."
Koby swallowed hard.
A beast that had filled them with absolute despair… collapsed in the most unnatural way.
And the terrifying part?
They hadn't seen it get hit by anything.
BOOOOM!
Beneath them, the giant turtle's legs gave out as well. Its entire body—including the shell—crashed into the ground.
Koby and Helmeppo were jolted upward by the impact.
"It… it's down too."
Koby stared, eyes wide, voice hollow.
Helmeppo's legs went limp.
"Koby… my legs… I can't feel them."
What they'd seen today—
Had shattered their worldview.
They never would've thought they'd be saved like this.
They didn't even understand why they'd been saved.
Between the two collapsed beasts—
Raifeng lifted his head and scanned them. A smile tugged at his lips.
Good.
He hadn't disappointed himself.
Conqueror's Haki really was useful sometimes.
"Right now, my Conqueror's level isn't that high," Raifeng muttered to himself.
"But against small fry like this, it's more than enough."
He'd gained a clearer understanding of what his Conqueror's Haki could do.
Then Raifeng turned to the two on the turtle shell.
"You two okay?"
Koby and Helmeppo were still trembling.
"I-I'm fine," Koby forced out, face pale as paper.
At that moment—
Garp's gaze locked onto Raifeng again, refusing to move.
"…Wait."
"I think I just realized something even more terrifying."
Garp's mouth opened slightly, his shock deepening.
Everyone knew—
When someone first awakens Conqueror's Haki, they usually can't control its range or targets. It's an unconscious outburst, triggered at a critical moment.
And after that first release, most people collapse—just like the ones they knocked out.
But what was Garp seeing right now?
"Raifeng…"
"That brat… isn't down."
"Don't tell me… that wasn't his first time using it?"
Garp's heart slammed against his ribs.
No.
That still didn't fully explain it.
Then Garp forced himself to calm down and recalled Raifeng's earlier behavior—
Raifeng had charged straight into the space between two monsters without hesitation.
At the time, Garp had assumed it was stupidity.
But now?
That same action looked completely different.
"He walked in confidently."
"Alone between two beasts."
"And he didn't show even a hint of fear."
"So…"
"He was confident he could solve it."
"And then, at the moment Koby and Helmeppo were about to die…"
"Conqueror's Haki burst out."
Garp's own thoughts nearly scared him.
Because that would mean—
The Conqueror's Haki hadn't been accidental.
It had been planned.
Which pointed to one conclusion:
"Raifeng already awakened Conqueror's earlier."
"And the truly terrifying part is…"
"No one taught him."
"Yet he figured out how to release it…"
"And even control it."
"This is where it gets insane."
"Awakening Conqueror's… and controlling Conqueror's…"
"They're not the same thing."
Awakening means it explodes out when your life is on the line.
Control means you can release it whenever you want.
Those are fundamentally different levels.
And what had Garp witnessed?
Not awakening.
Control.
Complete control.
"Dragon never mentioned anything about Conqueror's… which means even he didn't know his kid had it."
"So it's certain."
"Raifeng's Conqueror's was never taught by anyone."
"In other words…"
"He mastered it purely through instinct and talent."
Garp almost couldn't breathe.
Conqueror's Haki…
Self-taught?
What kind of monster-level talent did that take?
And there was one final point Garp couldn't ignore:
"My grandson, Raifeng…"
"He's seven."
Yes.
Only seven.
Awakening Conqueror's at seven was already shocking enough.
But at seven—
To completely control it?
Garp had never heard of such a thing in his life.
Genius?
No.
This wasn't something "genius" could explain.
This was—
A monster.
"A terrifying monster… who perfectly controls Conqueror's Haki at the age of seven."
That day, the legendary Marine hero Garp—who had seen countless battles and world-shaking events—
Had his worldview completely rewritten by Raifeng.
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