"Garp!"
With a furious roar, the towering Chinjao abruptly stood up.
A gale swept out from him in all directions, accompanied by Conqueror's Haki, sending Sai flying.
"Where is that bastard?"
Chinjao's bloodshot eyes stared fixedly at the airborne Sai as he asked angrily.
"Uh, it's not Garp. The man just mentioned Garp!"
Seeing his grandfather's furious state, the flying Sai lowered his voice.
Then, with a speed that completely defied his large, portly frame, Chinjao appeared in front of Sai.
He grabbed Sai, stomped his feet hard on the ice, and leaped into the air.
From the looks of it, the name "Garp" had truly provoked Chinjao.
Held upside down, Sai was jostled back and forth in Chinjao's angry grip, almost throwing up last night's dinner.
Fighting back the discomfort, Sai pointed out the direction for Chinjao.
...
"He's here!"
Cyrus stood up and looked in a certain direction.
In that direction, a ferocious beast seemed to be rapidly approaching. The violent aura could be felt even without using Observation Haki.
This old man is that angry?
Hearing this, Robin also stood up, looking at Cyrus's tall back.
"Be careful!"
"Don't worry. This old man can't beat me right now." Cyrus said.
Of course, for this fight with Chinjao, Cyrus planned to defeat him in his normal state. It would be best if, during the battle, he could observe how Chinjao used his Conqueror's Haki.
Although from what he knew, Chinjao couldn't use Conqueror's Haki Emission, having possessed Conqueror's Haki for so many years meant his usage of it was surely stronger than his own.
Even though he knew about the subsequent development and use of Conqueror's Haki, it was still quite difficult to figure out how to implement these uses himself.
Fighting someone with Conqueror's Haki was a quick way to master it.
Just look at how Monkey D. Luffy learned it after fighting his teacher, Kaido, who could use Conqueror's Haki Emission.
Of course, this also highlighted the importance of a good teacher.
But for now, he had no intention of enrolling in that school.
If he went with his current strength, he'd probably get hammered by Kaido in his normal state.
But if he activated Indomitable, Kaido's body was quite tough. If he couldn't crush Kaido before Indomitable's duration ran out...
Cyrus reined in his thoughts.
He was thinking too far ahead.
He hadn't even entered the Grand Line yet.
Cyrus slung his sword over his shoulder and walked into the street, while Robin retreated a little.
At the very least, she couldn't let Cyrus be distracted during the fight.
Boom!
The over five-meter-tall Chinjao descended from the sky, the shockwave spreading out in all directions, sending the stone slabs on the ground flying layer by layer.
Chinjao, wreathed in a terrifying aura, looked at Cyrus, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins.
But upon seeing Cyrus, the furious Chinjao paused, his aura subsiding considerably, a look of confusion on his face.
He dropped Sai and scratched his slightly protruding head, looking somewhat bewildered.
Thud!
Cyrus kicked Boo, who was at his feet, towards Sai.
Sai caught Boo, who let out a muffled groan.
Hmm, he's still making sounds. Not dead!
Sai breathed a sigh of relief.
"Are you the one who trespassed into the Flower Country?"
Activating his Observation Haki, Chinjao got a sense of the surrounding situation and frowned at Cyrus.
He was actually trying to chat.
Cyrus sized up Chinjao, then glanced at Sai and Boo.
A five-meter-plus Chinjao had a grandson who was over two meters tall.
Alright, no need to dwell on that.
Seeing Cyrus remain silent, Chinjao looked down at Sai and the just-awakened Boo.
"You two bastards, I told you to train properly, and now you let some kid come knocking at our door."
Chinjao's tone was clearly unfriendly.
Sai and the now-conscious Boo looked embarrassed but couldn't refute him.
Because it was the truth.
"Kid, I don't care where you're from, but now..."
"Garp!"
Before Chinjao could finish, Cyrus suddenly uttered Garp's name.
Chinjao, whose expression had just returned to calm, froze.
His face twisted rapidly, and the bloodshot veins in his eyes, which hadn't disappeared, now multiplied.
"Die!"
His massive body charged towards Cyrus at extreme speed, his huge fist raised, smashing down on Cyrus's head.
A fifteen-year-old boy was about to beat up an old man.
Bang!
Cyrus sidestepped the punch. Before the fist could hit the ground, he swung his right leg high and kicked Chinjao in the stomach.
It was a full-power kick with nothing held back.
Chinjao's huge body was sent flying high into the air.
The brothers' eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
Cyrus glanced at Robin, then bent his legs sharply and leaped high, chasing after the airborne Chinjao.
Robin glanced at Sai and his brother, then quietly slipped into a nearby alley.
Since she couldn't be of help, she couldn't become a burden.
Meanwhile, Chinjao, who had been kicked into the air, felt his mind clear up considerably.
Even though he hated Garp to the bone, that kick had sobered him up.
With his rich combat experience, Chinjao knew from that single kick that the young man's strength was not to be underestimated.
Just as he was thinking this, he saw Cyrus's figure appear high in the sky.
Hah!
Flipping his body in mid-air, Chinjao's massive fist, coated in Armament Haki, collided with the descending foot, which was also coated in Armament Haki.
Chinjao's huge body plummeted straight down outside the city.
This was a port city in the Flower Country, and also the base of the Eight Treasure Navy.
Of course, for the Flower Country to have been here for so long, the island it was on had to be quite large.
Kicked down by Cyrus, Chinjao crashed heavily to the ground.
The ground trembled, and a shockwave spread outwards.
Cyrus descended from the sky, his eyes meeting Chinjao's as the latter stood up from the large crater.
Although Chinjao looked a bit disheveled, he was indeed uninjured.
A great pirate with a bounty of 500 million several decades ago was truly formidable.
Chinjao, on the other hand, looked at Cyrus with a grave expression.
"What is your relationship with that bastard Garp?"
Chinjao snorted white air from his nostrils, glaring at Cyrus as he asked.
"Not close. We just know each other."
Cyrus thought for a moment and gave this answer.
"Did that bastard Garp send you?"
Chinjao approached Cyrus step by step, his fists coated in Armament Haki.
"Not exactly!" Cyrus shook his head.
"Then why?"
Chinjao's beard bristled and his eyes widened, but he was more confused than anything.
Strength like Cyrus's was rare in the Four Seas.
"Your reputation is big enough. If I defeat you, I can make a name for myself in the West Blue."
Cyrus gave the real answer.
"What do you take me for?"
Chinjao was stunned at first, then became furious.
His anger was no less than when he heard Garp's name.
This guy was using him as a stepping stone to fame?
The dignified 12th leader of the Eight Treasure Navy was being used as a stepping stone?
Boom!
His massive body leaped up, swinging a huge fist wreathed in Armament Haki, smashing down towards Cyrus.
Cyrus sidestepped, and the fist slammed into the ground.
The ground shattered, and strange ripples spread outwards.
This force is much more pronounced than when Sai and Boo used it.
The Hasshoken really had something to it.