Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

All those years of nurturing you have been for nothing! Not only did you refuse to join the Navy with me, but you actually went and became a pirate, causing such a huge commotion!

"You wreaked havoc on Enies Lobby and declared war on the World Government! A bounty of 660 million! Are you trying to drive me crazy?!"

"Let me go, you old geezer! Haven't I always said I wanted to be a pirate?!"

Luffy struggled fiercely, but Garp's hand was as firm as an iron clamp.

He knew that his grandfather was more angry than murderous at the moment, so he did not fight back with all his might.

"You dare talk back! It's all that red-haired kid's fault for corrupting you!"

Garp roared and slammed his fist mercilessly into Luffy's head.

boom!

A dull thud; it sounded painful.

"It hurts so much, you bastard!"

Luffy screamed in pain as a large bump instantly swelled up on his head.

"Are you even going to stay a pirate anymore?!"

Garp threw another punch.

"I will definitely become the Pirate King!"

"Unrepentant!"

boom! boom! boom!

"hiss!"

"Was it wrong?"

"I was wrong! But I will definitely become the Pirate King!"

Garp was so angry he blew his nose and glared, but he couldn't get angry at all.

His own grandson is a stubborn person; no amount of beatings can change his mind about wanting to be a pirate.

Seeing this chaotic scene of grandfatherly love and filial piety, Nami, Vivi, and Robin, who were originally extremely nervous, were at a loss for what expression to make.

Worry, Luffy was badly beaten, but Garp didn't seem to be going all out.

Don't worry, the dull thuds of those punches hitting flesh are really scary.

Is this the iron fist of love in education?

Are we just going to leave it alone?

Vivi asked Nami in a low voice.

"Luffy didn't resist either, unlike before."

Nami answered, her lips twitching.

There shouldn't be any danger to my life, right?

The same thought simultaneously arose in the minds of the three of them.

boom! !

Finally, Garp was so angry that he wanted to grind his teeth, but had nowhere to vent his anger, so he simply threw Luffy, who was covered in bumps on his head, out through the hole like he was throwing away trash.

Luffy's figure flew straight out, drawing an arc in the air, and then with a loud bang, he crashed into the center of the open space outside, creating a sizable crater and kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Just like that unfilial son."

Garp let out a long breath, as if releasing all the pent-up frustration in his chest, and bared his teeth as he shouted outside, his voice regaining its previous booming quality:

"Hey, I'll teach him a lesson."

As soon as he finished speaking, a white figure shot straight toward Luffy like an arrow released from a bow.

"Sashibuli, Straw Hat Boy."

"Huh? Who are you?"

Luffy shook his head, still dazed from the blow, and narrowed his eyes as he watched the white figure rushing towards him.

Although he was beaten badly by his grandfather, that doesn't mean others can provoke him at will.

After seeing who it was, Luffy recognized them.

"Oh, it's you, the Smoke Man?"

"Looks like you still remember me!"

Smoker's lower body instantly transformed into an elemental form, trailing billowing smoke as he rushed towards Luffy at incredible speed, his right arm arched as he unleashed a powerful strike.

As the arm was being struck, it instantly transformed into a white plume of smoke that shot out and extended, ending in a hard gauntlet wrapped in jet-black Armament Haki!

"The White Snake!"

boom! !

It's very fast, and it's even developed an imposing aura through training?

It seems he's not the only one making progress in this world.

However, Luffy reacted even faster!

Or rather, his experience of fighting a deadly battle with an enhanced version of Aokiji in his dream last night and developing a new form has elevated his combat instincts and reaction speed to a whole new level.

Almost the instant Smoker threw his punch, Luffy's body reacted instinctively.

His skin instantly turned bright red, and then, as if coming to life, a series of dark, imposing patterns quickly spread and intertwined beneath his red skin.

Chapter 232 Luffy! The Fifth Emperor of the Sea?

Second Gear - Overbearing Entanglement!

Luffy let out a low shout and immediately entered the new form he had just developed last night.

The steam subsides, the red and black patterns gleam, and the aura suddenly rises.

Whoosh!

Luffy's figure left an afterimage as he dodged Smoker's White Snake Fist.

The next second, Luffy appeared to Smoker's side and rear, his eyes sharp, his red and black fist like a cannonball, slamming into Smoker's waist and abdomen before he could fully transform into his elemental form.

Triple the release!

boom!

"Ugh!"

Smoker felt an unimaginable force and a penetrating shockwave, and his protective Armament Haki was instantly shattered.

It was as if he had been hit head-on by a high-speed train. His vision went black, blood spurted from his mouth, and his body flew backward uncontrollably like a kite with a broken string. He crashed through several piles of wood before falling heavily to the ground, where he was unable to get up for a while.

He clutched his throbbing abdomen, staring incredulously at Luffy standing at the edge of the pit, enveloped in a red and black aura of dominance, his eyes filled with shock and resentment.

How long has it been?

Has his strength reached this level?

"Pfft hahaha!"

When Garp saw Smoker get blasted away by Luffy's punch and end up stuck in a pile of wood in a sorry state, he almost laughed until tears streamed down his face, and he pounded his thigh hard.

"As expected, you're no match for him anymore, Smoker. You're far too weak. Even if you've mastered Haki, you're still far from being a match for him!"

Smoker struggled to his feet from the rubble, blood still trickling from the corner of his mouth.

That punch almost knocked the air out of him.

Smoker's face was so dark it could drip water, and he glared fiercely at Garp: "You old geezer! What's so funny!"

Garp stopped laughing, but he was just pretending to suppress his laughter. It would have been better for him to laugh out loud!

Looking at the old man and the child in front of him, he felt a surge of anger.

One is his respected but absurd boss, and the other is the rascal with the straw hat who makes him suffer repeated setbacks and progress rapidly.

Is he inherently incompatible with this family?

But he also knew in his heart that this was the end.

Garp wasn't really there to capture Luffy. He came along mainly to see for himself how far Luffy had progressed and how big the gap between them was.

Although the result was frustrating, it also made him fully realize the reality.

Smoker spat out the blood and foam from his mouth, looked at Luffy, and said:

"I'll let it go this time, Straw Hat Boy, as repayment for the indirect help you received in Alabasta. Next time we meet, I won't hold back."

Upon hearing this, Luffy couldn't help but want to complain, "I was the one who went easy on you, okay?"

He refrained from going too far because Smoker had come with his grandfather.

However, he swallowed the words back and said:

"The favor you mentioned, that icy-faced uncle Aokiji said he helped you pay it back."

"Does the favor I, Smoker, owe require Kuzan to repay?" Smoker scoffed, puffing on his cigar. "He is him, and I am me!"

"Pfft hahaha!"

Garp then came over from the side and slapped Smoker hard on the back, the force of which almost dissipated the energy Smoker had just mustered.

"Everyone knows you two are so close you could share a pair of pants, why are you being so formal!"

Are you going to beat me to death?

Smoker was so startled by the slap that he stumbled and coughed violently, inwardly cursing.

Does that old bastard even know how strong he is?!

Garp's interruption eased the tense atmosphere considerably.