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Sengoku: "What?! Did I see that right? Luffy just used... Conqueror's Haki Envelopment?!?"
Monkey D. Garp: "Pfft!! No way!! He didn't awaken his Conqueror's Haki until he was 9 years old!"
Shiryu of the Rain: "He was only 9... The word 'only' feels... inadequate here..."
Tsuru: "Awakening Conqueror's Haki at 9 and mastering Conqueror's Haki Envelopment by 14... Garp, your grandson is a prodigy unlike any other!!!"
Monkey D. Garp: "Hiss... Ah... Sigh... Ah..."
Garp was utterly speechless. The more powerful Red-Haired Luffy proved to be, the more it highlighted how much potential his current grandson had squandered.
Over there, Red-Haired Luffy had achieved Conqueror's Haki Envelopment at 14, while his own grandsons couldn't even properly use Armament Haki!
The gap between them was vast—like an ocean separating them!!!
Back on Sabaody Archipelago~
Listening to the chatter in the chatroom, Kid was dumbfounded. He glanced around at everyone else in confusion. "Can Conqueror's Haki really be enveloped like that? Why can't I do it?"
"Don't look at me—I don't even have Conqueror's Haki!"
Noticing Kid's gaze, Capone Bege sneered dismissively.
Basil Hawkins shrugged. "Don't bother looking at me either—I don't have it either."
"Forget it. Out of all of us, you're the only one with Conqueror's Haki," Trafalgar Law said lazily, leaning against a rock with his arms crossed. "But... judging from this, your talent pales in comparison to Straw Hat's. Like, by a lot."
"Damn it!! I'll kill you!!"
Infuriated by Law's taunt comparing him to Luffy, Kid immediately lost his temper.
But Law remained completely unfazed. He pointed upward at the viewing system hovering above them. "Save it. As long as this thing is active, we're stuck watching quietly."
Kid's chest heaved with anger, but unable to act, he could only suppress his rage and stew silently.
With no shared prophecy available, Kid redirected his attention to the chatroom!
Inside the chatroom, lively discussions were underway.
Gol D. Roger: "Whitebeard, do you remember when you first mastered Conqueror's Haki Envelopment?"
Edward Newgate: "I don't recall exactly, but I think I awakened my Conqueror's Haki around 17 or 18. Mastering the envelopment probably took another decade or so after that."
Gol D. Roger: "Wow... You mastered Conqueror's Haki Envelopment in your early 30s. Same for me. Rayleigh was worse—he took even longer! Compared to Luffy, our talents are downright garbage..."
Silvers Rayleigh: "You're not wrong! I definitely mastered Conqueror's Haki Envelopment a few years later than you did, Roger."
Kozuki Oden: "Well, I'm slightly less garbage than you three—I mastered Conqueror's Haki Envelopment at 27."
Gol D. Roger: "Hahaha! So we're all equally trash then, huh? Oh yeah, what about Shiki? When did he master it?"
Shiki: "Damn it, Roger! Are you mocking me on purpose?"
Gol D. Roger: "Oops, sorry. Forgot you don't even have it!"
Charlotte Linlin: "So Shiki doesn't have Conqueror's Haki? Tsk tsk... And yet he still dared to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with us in the same pirate crew back then."
Kaido: "Hahaha!! Someone without Conqueror's Haki calling themselves our brother-in-arms—what a joke!"
Shiki: "Damn it! Stop gloating! Just because I don't have Conqueror's Haki doesn't mean I'd be worse if I did! Look at you guys who do have it—compared to Red-Haired Luffy, you're all complete garbage!"
As the legendary figures bickered among themselves, the members of the Straw Hat Pirates were left utterly stunned by Red-Haired Luffy's overwhelming power.
At the same time, they couldn't help but worry deeply for Zoro over there.
Nami: "Red-Haired Luffy's strength is terrifying... Do you think Zoro will survive?"
Franky: "Hard to say... At this point, Zoro's still just a rookie. Facing a full-power strike from such a strong version of Luffy... It's brutal."
Nico Robin: "From a logical standpoint, Luffy would outright kill Zoro..."
Vinsmoke Sanji: "Beautiful Robin-chan speaks the truth!"
Roronoa Zoro (current timeline): "There's no doubt about it... Even our current Luffy could one-shot me back then. Let alone that monstrous Red-Haired Luffy..."
Tony Tony Chopper: "Waaaah! Poor Zoro over there..."
[On Luffy's arms, dense layers of Armament Haki combined with Conqueror's Haki envelopment shimmered ominously.]
[Even so, Luffy remained extremely cautious!]
[He stood ready, conserving his energy while waiting for the perfect moment.]
[Zoro moved like a cheetah, leaping into the air in an instant!]
[He raised both swords high above his head!]
"Tiger Hunt!!"
[His three-sword technique slashed ferociously toward Luffy!]
[Huh???]
[Facing Zoro's attack, Luffy was utterly baffled!!!]
[What's going on?]
[Isn't this guy supposed to be the strongest fighter on the nearby islands?]
[Why does his attack feel as clumsy as a child's??]
Usopp: "Poor Zoro over there... About to die and still getting ruthlessly mocked by Luffy..."
Franky: "That deadpan delivery really stings, doesn't it?"
Roronoa Zoro (current timeline): "I swear I want to go over there and slice that damn Luffy up!!"
Vinsmoke Sanji: "Is it possible... that you're simply no match for Red-Haired Luffy?"
Monkey D. Luffy (current timeline): "Ahhh! I hope I don't actually kill Zoro!!"
[Luffy racked his brain trying to figure out why this guy's attack seemed riddled with openings, like stars in the sky.]
[No! Don't fall for it!]
[Maybe these are deliberate openings meant to lure me in!]
[With that thought, the intensity of the Haki enveloping Luffy's arms surged even further!]
[Whoosh!]
[Zoro's attack arrived!]
[The distance between the blades of his three swords and Luffy's body rapidly closed!]
[Nine feet!]
[Eight feet!]
[Seven feet!]
...
[Three feet!]
[Two feet!]
[One foot!]
[Though it sounds like a drawn-out process, it unfolded in the blink of an eye!!!]
[Just as Zoro's blades were about to make contact with Luffy's body, Luffy sidestepped...]
[SWISH!!]
[Zoro missed entirely!]
"What?!?!"
[Seeing that he had missed, Zoro's eyes widened in disbelief!!!]
[He whipped his head around to look at Luffy, only to find that the strange black aura and mysterious ripples surrounding Luffy's arms had vanished completely!]
"Wha... What's the meaning of this? You were clearly charging up earlier—why didn't you attack?" Zoro demanded loudly.
[Luffy stared intently at Zoro, realizing he wasn't pretending. After a moment, he shook his head and said:]
"Because if I threw that punch... you'd die."
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