"Hahaha!!"
"Are you guys starving? Put more strength into it!!"
The old man, namely Garp, laughed heartily, mocking the many figures surrounding him in a siege.
Suddenly, a voice sounded behind him, accompanied by the sound of steam.
"Gum-Gum..."
"Gatling Gun!!"
Countless fists, coated in Armament Haki and faint steam, rained down towards the old man.
Of course, calling them countless fists was just a figure of speech; it was actually just two fists, the countless appearance being merely afterimages produced by extreme speed.
Facing this impenetrable attack, Garp's expression didn't change in the slightest.
He also made no move at all, simply standing there with a smile on his face.
*Thump*, *thump*, *thump*, *thump*—
Countless fists fell like raindrops on various parts of Garp's body, producing a series of dull thuds.
But Garp's figure didn't budge an inch from the assault; the fists landing on him felt like a gentle tickle, and he even had the leisure to pick his nose amidst the barrage of punches.
"What are you doing, Luffy?"
"How dare you show off such pitifully weak fists?"
"Your power is scattered, flashy but not practical, completely useless!"
Amidst his words, Garp reached out and precisely grabbed hold of both of Luffy's wrists.
"Haha! Come on, let me use you as a whip for a bit!!"
With that, Garp gripped Luffy's wrists together in one hand and, with a sudden swing, lashed him out towards the others nearby.
"Aaaah!!"
Luffy's cry echoed through the air.
However, using Luffy as a whip was something many had done before, so the others showed no signs of panic facing this situation.
As Luffy came flying towards him, Sanji leaped up, spun two and a half times in the air, and kicked Luffy squarely in the face.
Luffy's face stretched comically, then the immense force from Sanji's kick sent Luffy flying back towards Garp.
After doing all this, Sanji didn't forget to pop a fruit-flavored lollipop into his mouth, sucking on it deeply.
If he could, Sanji would definitely prefer to smoke!
But he remembered all too clearly the ten days and nights of brutal beating he endured when Kyle first caught him trying to smoke, so...
Forget it!
And the reason for Kyle's actions was simple:
Minors are prohibited from smoking!!
As for Garp, watching Luffy kicked back by Sanji, his eyes narrowed slightly, and like casting a fishing rod, he gave a mighty swing, flinging Luffy back out again.
And this time, the target was Ace.
That guy Ace, facing his beloved little brother flying towards him, actually showed an immensely delighted expression.
He took a slight step back, cocked his right fist, and gathered his strength.
*Boom*—
Flames erupted, his fist transforming into blazing fire, burning brighter and brighter as he wound up for the punch.
"Fire Fist!!"
Ace threw a massive punch, and boundless flames surged from his fist, forming a colossal flaming fist that shot straight towards Luffy.
Little brothers need to be hit hard; that's how you show off your big brother's abilities!
Luffy: ???
In the blink of an eye, Luffy was engulfed by the flames, and cries of "Hot, hot, hot!" echoed from within the inferno.
After the flames subsided, Luffy was completely charred black, black smoke rising from various parts of his body, looking like he was on the verge of ascending to heaven!
Fire *is* effective against Luffy; it's not useless!
In the original story, fire was a clear threat to early Luffy; when faced with flame-based attacks, he could only dodge rather than withstand them.
Later, during his fight with Kaido in Wano, Luffy began to be able to withstand Kaido's Blast Breath head-on.
Overcoming it with willpower and such is pure idealism; that doesn't fly in the real world.
Actually, by that time, Luffy relied on advanced Armament Haki to greatly enhance his defense, thereby blocking most of the fire damage.
However, this wasn't complete immunity to fire; when hit again by Kaido's Blast Breath later, his body showed signs of scorching black smoke, indicating fire could still cause him some harm.
But once Luffy awakened his Nika form, he indeed became immune to fire, which had little effect on him then.
But currently, the nine-year-old Luffy is clearly still very afraid of fire, especially since he hadn't used Armament Haki to defend just now.
After all, Luffy never imagined his brother Ace would hit him so hard!!
Yet, what Luffy anticipated even less was that his grandfather Garp cared even less whether he lived or died, repeatedly flinging him back and forth even after seeing his pitiful state.
It's fine, no problem!
If big brother Ace doesn't feel sorry for his little brother, then this grandfather has even less reason to feel sorry for his grandson.
Grandson? Isn't that just meant to be used as a weapon?!
In the following moments, Luffy was kindly "looked after" by each of his classmates, one attack after another landing on him. After enduring everyone's assaults, Luffy was completely dazed and disoriented.
His body was pitch black, his clothes were tattered and torn, presenting a truly miserable sight.
Seeing him in such a state, even the heartless Garp had a shred of conscience, refraining from using him as a fishing rod again and tossing him aside instead.
His gaze swept over everyone present, finally landing on Ace, a wicked grin spreading across his face.
"Ace, since Luffy's already lying over there, I can't play favorites. You go lie down over there too!!"
With that, Garp bent his knees slightly and abruptly pushed off the ground. The immense reaction force blasted a large crater into the earth as Garp's figure vanished from the spot.
In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of Ace, fist swinging towards him.
Garp's sudden appearance made Ace's pupils contract, instinctively thinking of evading by using his logia intangibility.
But obviously, with the gap in strength between Ace and Garp, trying such a trick in front of him was like showing off a mere hatchet before Master Lu Ban—completely useless!
*Bam!!*
A dull thud rang out as Ace's body was sent flying like a cannonball, the air screaming as he tore through it.
The instant Ace was sent flying, Garp's figure flickered again, appearing before Zoro, and threw another punch.
Zoro's reaction was similar to Ace's; his pupils shrank the moment he saw Garp appear, immediately crossing his two swords in front of him.
*Clang!!*
The fist coated in Armament Haki struck the blades, producing a sharp metallic clang. The immense force transmitted through the swords slammed into Zoro, sending him flying as well.
The next second, Garp's figure materialized before Law. Although Law, mentally prepared, was still momentarily shocked by Garp's sudden appearance, he fared much better than the previous two.
And he had already activated his 'ROOM'.
"Shambles!!"
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