Trafalgar Law's figure instantly vanished from its original spot, reappearing dozens of meters away from Garp.
Meanwhile, a stone lay quietly on the ground where he had just been standing.
He had swapped positions with the stone, but he had not swapped positions with Garp; Garp's body was coated in Haki, and with his current strength, trying to swap places with Garp was no different from trying to move a mountain—it was impossible.
"Oh?!"
On the other side, a hint of surprise appeared in Garp's eyes as he withdrew his fist and gazed towards Law; his figure flickered and vanished from where he stood, reappearing once again right in front of Law.
"Room!!"
Law activated his ability and vanished once more, but the moment he reappeared this time, he suddenly felt as if he was in a shadow, couldn't help but freeze for a second, he distinctly remembered there being no obstacles in this spot!
He couldn't help but look up, only to find that Garp had already arrived there faster than him, grinning at him with bared teeth.
Bang—
As expected, Law was sent flying too.
"All flashy nonsense!"
Garp finally turned his gaze towards Sanji and Kuina, who had not yet been punched away.
"Which one of you two should I punch first?!"
"Hit me, you old geezer Garp!! Come at me if you've got a problem, what kind of man hits a girl like Kuina?"
Sanji yelled noisily at Garp.
"Oh?! You're pretty cocky, aren't you, brat?"
Garp raised an eyebrow, then charged towards Sanji at top speed, instantly appearing right before him.
"Then I'll grant your wish!"
Sanji suddenly kicked hard at Garp; Garp, let alone dodging, didn't even show any intention of blocking, simply letting Sanji's kick land on his body.
After the kick landed, Garp's expression didn't change in the slightest; instead, it was Sanji whose expression suddenly shifted, his face twitching.
So hard! So painful!!
These two words rose in Sanji's mind.
Smack!!
Garp gave Sanji special treatment, slapping him across the face as a reward for being so cocky; Sanji's mouth was twisted from the blow, and naturally, his body was also sent flying.
After doing this, Garp slightly turned his body, and the next second, a slashing arc grazed past his body, the arc plowing through the ground, carving a trench into it.
Turning to look, another slashing arc met his eyes; Garp stretched out his hand, and just as the slashing arc reached him, he flicked it with his finger.
The sharp, keen slashing arc shattered instantly.
"Hah!"
A delicate shout rang out as Kuina continuously slashed out wave after wave of slashing arcs, all of them heading straight for Garp.
A faint smile played on Garp's lips; unlike his previous almost instantaneous movements, he now walked step by step towards Kuina.
Strolling leisurely among them, all the slashing arcs Kuina unleashed were dodged by Garp, not even grazing him.
Standing before Kuina, Garp extended two fingers, actually using just two fingers to clamp down on Kuina's Wado Ichimonji.
No matter how hard Kuina struggled, she couldn't budge it an inch.
"Hehe!!"
Garp let out a 'sly' laugh, flicked his fingers lightly, and Kuina was also sent flying, eventually crashing onto the ground in the distance.
"You brats, a whole month and not a shred of improvement!"
"Don't go around saying this old man taught you after you leave; this old man couldn't possibly teach you useless rookie idiots!"
Garp taunted everyone while picking his nose.
"Hahaha... Old man Garp is right, I think so too; this bunch really is a bunch of rookie idiots!"
Just then, a familiar, hearty laugh rang out, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
Two people and one pet appeared in everyone's view—it was Kyle and the other two who had just returned.
And the one who had just spoken wasn't Kyle, but Sabo!
Garp frowned slightly, clenched his fist, and looked at Sabo with a less-than-friendly tone:
"Brat, what did you just call this old man?!"
"What, is it that teaching them a lesson without teaching you one has made you forget what this old man's fist feels like?"
As he spoke, Garp slowly stepped forward, preparing to give Sabo some loving education too.
Sabo's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately shouted towards Garp:
"Wait!!"
"You can teach me a lesson, but first let me teach them a lesson!"
Having said that, Sabo immediately ran forward a few steps, looking down at everyone who had gotten up from the ground with a piercing gaze, and spoke disdainfully:
"Come on, I'll give you a chance, all of you, come at me together!"
"Let me see what progress you bunch of rookie idiots have made in this past month or so!"
???
Hearing this, everyone's brows furrowed simultaneously, rage surging wildly in their eyes.
Damn it!
It was one thing for Garp to mock them—after all, that old geezer had indeed beaten them like dogs—but who the hell did you, Sabo, think you were?
Going out for a stroll for a month and coming back thinking you can talk down to those of us who have been training hard for a month? Just what rank do you think you are?!
"Sabo! Aren't you afraid of biting your tongue, talking big like that? All of us together? I can turn you into a dog all by myself!"
"I haven't relaxed at all this month, just waiting for you to come back so you can hand over the second-in-command position!!"
Ace squinted his eyes, positioned his fingers like a pistol, and roared:
"Fire Gun!"
Rat-tat-tat-tat~
Countless flaming bullets sprayed from Ace's index finger, all of them raining down on Sabo like a torrent.
But facing such an attack, Sabo didn't show the slightest intention of dodging; instead, a smile curled on his lips.
!!
Seeing this, Ace's expression froze, his eyes staring intently at Sabo across from him.
Knowing Sabo as he did, he was definitely not an arrogant person; what was going on now?
The next second, Ace got his answer.
He saw all those flame bullets shot from his fingertips pass right through Sabo when they hit him, and where Sabo's body was pierced, small holes appeared, the edges of the holes crackling with surging blue lightning, making a sizzling sound.
!!!
Ace's pupils suddenly dilated, staring at Sabo in disbelief, his mouth gaping open involuntarily.
"Th-this is?"
Not just Ace, everyone else present was also full of shock at that moment.
That familiar sound of crackling electric arcs...
Instantly, everyone turned their heads in unison, fixing their gaze on Kyle, who was watching the show from the side.
"Huh?!"
"What are you all looking at me for?"
Everyone didn't answer; after glancing at Kyle, they all turned their gaze back to Sabo. By now, the holes on Sabo's body had vanished, and he had returned to his original state.
Feeling everyone's stares, a faint smile once again appeared on the corner of Sabo's mouth.
He raised both hands.
Boom—
Countless bolts of blue lightning suddenly exploded from Sabo at the center, spreading outwards in all directions, bolts of blue lightning striking the ground, blasting out one crater after another.
Seeing the blue lightning surging towards them, everyone's expressions changed simultaneously as they instinctively dodged to the side...
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