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Chapter 14: Garp Questions Reality!

“Flame Commandment: Fall into the Depths!”

【Your comprehension is unparalleled! By observing Garp’s Fall into the Depths, you have created a new technique.】

【Conqueror’s Haki Infusion and Mera Mera no Mi have fused perfectly—With a single punch, an endless inferno descends!】

Ace’s eyes gleamed as he read the description in his mind.

The perfect fusion of Conqueror’s Haki Infusion and the Mera Mera no Mi…a truly exhilarating ability.

Flame Commandment: Fall into the Depths— It combined his two strongest powers, seamlessly blending his Logia flames with the raw might of his willpower. Even among the world’s strongest, few could even wield Conqueror’s Haki Infusion, let alone combine it with a Devil Fruit. Infusing Conqueror’s Haki into solid objects like fists and swords was already a feat only the rarest elites could achieve.  But to infuse it into fire, a natural element, was an entirely different level. The destructive potential was immense, perhaps second only to Ittō Kasō.

[Flame Commandment: Fall into the Depths (炎戒・海底落下, Enkai: Kaitei Rakka) – A technique created by Ace, combining Conqueror’s Haki Infusion with the Mera Mera no Mi to unleash a devastating inferno.]

And since Conqueror’s Haki would only grow stronger over time, Flame Commandment: Fall into the Depths had no upper limit. It could eventually surpass the natural limits of the Mera Mera no Mi itself.

This was more than just an ability— It was a passport to becoming one of the strongest beings on the sea.

Ace smirked in satisfaction.

I have arrived.

“A-Ace… You… you really learned that technique?!”

Garp approached with hesitant steps, his voice shaky. He still couldn’t believe what he had just witnessed. Instead of responding, Ace casually channeled Conqueror’s Haki, wrapping it around his pinky finger, and using it to clean his ear.

Hmph. As expected, using Conqueror’s Haki to pick my ear is far more efficient…

Garp opened his mouth, then closed it again. He couldn’t speak. He had seen correctly—

Ace is using the rarest, most sought-after power in the world to clean his ear.

The power that countless warriors had died for, the power that could shake the very seas, Ace was using for hygiene. Garp exhaled slowly, pressing his palm to his forehead. At this point, he could only laugh bitterly. Regardless of how it had happened, the reality was undeniable: Ace had mastered Conqueror’s Haki Infusion, and he was more precise with it than Garp himself. Garp couldn’t even imagine using it at such microscopic levels.

“Ace’s future… I can’t even see the limit anymore. But one thing is certain— Ace’s potential had already surpassed mine. No! I won’t allow it! Ace had to become a Marine!

“Ace! Now that I’ve shown you such a flashy power—what do you say? Ready to become a Marine?!”

Garp grinned confidently.

“Old man, you said I could learn this if I joined the Marines, right?”

Ace pointed at his Haki-infused pinky. Garp nodded.

“And now I already know it, right?”

Ace continued. Garp nodded again.

“Then why should I join the Marines?”

Ace finished.

Garp nodded a third time and then froze.

Wait…

WAIT A DAMN MINUTE!!!

Garp clutched his chest, feeling an actual physical pain.

Why… why did I even show him this power?!

Yes, I wanted to steer Ace onto the right path—

Yes, I wanted to show him how vast the world was—

Yes, I wanted to humble him.

But…this was supposed to take years!

In Garp’s mind, Ace should’ve taken decades to even begin to grasp this power. That would’ve given him plenty of time to guide Ace toward the Marines.

But this freak of nature simply looked at the technique and mastered it instantly. This isn’t how the world works!

Garp needed time to drill discipline into Ace. Instead, Ace had skipped straight to becoming a legend.

“Well then, I’ll be a pirate!”

Ace grinned as he watched Garp descend into existential despair.

After all, Garp’s vacation time was limited— He had to make the most of it.

“LIKE HELL YOU WILL, ACE!”

Garp exploded, his aura surging.

If Ace really became a pirate, he’d be even more dangerous than Gol D. Roger.

This must not happen!

This cannot happen!

Garp’s Fist of Love, wrapped in Conqueror’s Haki, rocketed toward Ace—

And so began another round of training.