Sailing at Sea: The Breath of the Day at the Start

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Why was that person constantly banging their head against the ice?

Robin recognized the group of people and the old man who was banging his head against the ice.

She smiled at Conis, who was almost as tall as her, and said, "That's the leader of the Green Pepper family from the Flower Country. Green Pepper is the 12th generation pillar of the Flower Country pirate 'Happo Navy,' or you could say the leader. He used to be a great pirate with a bounty of 500 million, but he has now retired."

"Five, five hundred million?! For that old man with the sunken head?!"

Bonnie, who had transformed into a little girl with long pink hair, was somewhat shocked.

Robin covered his mouth and chuckled upon hearing this: "His head wasn't always this flat; it used to be cone-shaped. Back then, his cone was his most prized weapon. Even this incredibly hard jade ice bed, which was filled with countless treasures, could only be opened by his cone."

"That's amazing?" Bonnie clicked her tongue slightly. "Then why is his head flat now?"

"I heard that he was punched flat by that naval hero, Vice Admiral Garp, more than 20 years ago."

Robin laughed.

"I see. It's not surprising that it's the naval hero Garp."

Bonnie nodded.

"Garp..."

The hunchbacked old man, Green Pepper, who was using his Iron Head Technique to smash the jeweled ice mountain that held his vast wealth, stopped. His snow-white beard fluttered, and he turned his head with a demonic expression toward the direction where Ron and the others were.

Robin, Connie, and Bonnie were all taken aback.

Standing beside them, Ron, dressed in a black fur coat and with an increasingly slender figure, a black knife at his waist, smiled and said, "It seems your conversation was overheard."

"No way, they can hear it from this far away?!"

Bonnie was somewhat astonished. "Is that hunchbacked old man's hearing that good?!"

The frozen ground trembled.

The green pepper's enormous body charged toward them like a cannonball.

"It seems they really heard it."

Connie gave a wry smile.

Robin watched the enormous figure charging towards him and nodded.

"I really shouldn't talk about others behind their backs."

The green pepper covered a distance of several hundred meters in just three seconds.

His massive body landed heavily in front of them, his hair and beard flying wildly, his terrifying eyes looking down at them with an astonishing aura.

"You're talking about Garp, right? Tell me! Who are you to Garp?!"

Connie, Robin, and Bonnie's long hair was blown wildly backward by his imposing aura, but the three women looked at him with ease and naturalness, showing no fear whatsoever.

The kung fu manatee Xiao Qi, standing beside him, looked at him with a hint of eagerness.

"Garp... I'd say we're acquaintances."

Ron laughed.

Ron, who is already 1.8 meters tall, still looks very small compared to Green Pepper, who is 5 or 6 meters tall and has a huge body.

“Karp’s…acquaintance.”

A deep-seated hatred flashed in Green Pepper's eyes.

"I won't let anyone connected to Garp get away with this!"

His voice was filled with anger and hatred as he reached out and pinched the black-clad, black-haired boy in front of him.

At this moment, the members of the Eight Treasures Navy who had come to this icy continent with Qingjiao also rushed over here. The leader, carrying a Yongdao sword, was none other than Lao Cai, the vice-pillar of the Eight Treasures Navy and an expert in the Eight-Strike Fist.

He looked at the distinguished young man in black, the several beautiful women, and the kung fu manatee beside them, wearing a steel vest and carrying a huge bag, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

Who are these guys...?

Before he could think any further, Qingjiao, consumed by hatred and rage, swung his hand, pushing aside the air, and grabbed at the black-clad youth with a black knife at his waist.

Swish!

Just as he was about to be grabbed by the large hand, the black-clad youth vanished from his spot as if by teleportation.

Old Cai's eyes narrowed.

What an amazing speed!

where?

His gaze swept across the area, and he unleashed his Observation Haki.

When he noticed the black-clad youth suddenly appear in mid-air, Old Cai hurriedly reminded him, "Dongliang..."

"You don't need to tell me!"

Green Pepper swung his fist backhand and smashed it into the air.

The black-haired boy in the black coat also threw a punch in mid-air.

Two disproportionate fists, one large and one small, collided.

The air froze instantly, then exploded with a bang!

An astonishing shockwave instantly spread outwards.

Old Cai couldn't help but put his hand in front of him to shield himself, while the Eight Treasures Navy behind him was blown back several meters by the blast wave.

117, One punch to the head (two-in-one)

To Lao Cai's astonishment, Qingjiao's fist was knocked away by the black-clad youth's fist. Qingjiao's massive body staggered back two steps from the blow.

"How is this possible... the leader was actually driven back?"

"Don't talk nonsense, the leader must have been careless."

"Yes, that must be the case!"

"But that guy seems to be quite strong too."

The Eight Treasures Navy was abuzz with discussion.

After feeling the terrifying power contained in that punch, Qingjiao steadied himself and stared intently at the black-clad youth who had landed on the emerald green ice.

"The power of that punch reminds me a lot of that hateful guy Garp... Kid, tell me your name."

Ron raised his right hand, gently clenched his fist, and instantly hardened his level 6 Armament Haki, turning his entire arm into a jet-black color.

He glanced sideways at the green pepper and said, "Beat me, and I'll tell you."

"interesting!"

The green pepper instantly became excited.

He raised his thick, massive right arm, his Armament Haki instantly hardening, and slammed it down towards Ron.

Ron, whose health points had reached 3000, met the attack head-on. His right arm, hardened with Armament Haki, pierced through the air and blasted upwards with a scorching wave of air.

The moment two jet-black fists, one large and one small, collided.

The world fell silent.

The air that had been frozen between the two suddenly burst open, as if a pane of glass had been cracked with countless silvery-white fissures.

With this punch, the impact occurred.

Green Pepper's Conqueror's Haki was activated. The moment Ron sensed Green Pepper's Conqueror's Haki, Ron's level 2 Conqueror's Haki was also activated instantly, like an enraged tiger.

The two individuals' Conqueror's Haki clashed.

hum!

As a wave of overwhelming power rippled outwards from the collision of Conqueror's Haki, all the Eight Treasures Navy soldiers behind Lao Cai were stunned into unconsciousness, their eyes rolling back as they collapsed one after another.

Old Cai himself was also momentarily dazed. When he came to his senses, cold sweat poured down his forehead.

"This is the clash of Conqueror's Haki...?!"

As the two clashed with their Conqueror's Haki, countless crimson lightning bolts appeared around their figures, and visible shockwaves rippled outwards from the impact of their fists.

A powerful, intimidating aura surged forth, accompanied by an incredibly strong gale, causing the unconscious Eight Treasures Navy soldiers to be blown away like leaves.

An astonishing phenomenon appeared in the sky, with countless blood-red cracks covering the heavens. The ice island trembled continuously under the impact of the two people's Conqueror's Haki, and the surrounding sea was whipped up by raging winds and waves.

Robin and Connie were also shocked.

This was also the first time they had witnessed the clash of Conqueror's Haki, and they never expected it to be so astonishing.

Bonnie, now a little girl with long pink hair, stared at the black-haired figure with his back to them, his black coat swaying wildly in the wind.

Compared to the enormous size of the green pepper, that figure was nothing.

But in Bonnie's eyes, he seemed incredibly tall, as if just having that figure around made her feel completely at ease.

She insisted on joining the ship partly because of Ron's immense strength, and partly because she had witnessed firsthand how Ron was willing to fight a Marine Admiral for the sake of his crewmates...

It was this sense of loyalty that made Bonnie determined to join their crew no matter what. And the year and a half that followed made Bonnie deeply realize that her initial choice was correct.

Thinking of this, Bonnie, who looked like a little girl with long pink hair, looked at Ron's back and a smile appeared on her lips.