Chapter 291: Heaven Will Have Its Way
Altria felt a little bored. She picked up a branch that was used as spare firewood and hesitated whether to wake Tom up and ask him to help her grill some fish.
Hmm... why not catch some fish first? Altria ran to the river with a branch and prepared to try to catch some fish.
Zhang Daye actually didn't want to fight anymore. Ace only had a few moves back and forth, and he just rushed forward yelling. It would become boring to bully him for a long time.
The most important thing is, he felt that there was something wrong with the way Garp looked at him. Although it was Garp who tacitly agreed to let them teach Ace a lesson, the old man has always been willful. If he really gets mad, there will be no Sengoku here to hold Garp down.
So let's end it. Zhang Da also drew out a sword and faced the water pipe in Ace's hand.
Under Ace's astonished eyes, the long sword cut through the water pipe with a clang and stopped at his throat.
Gurgle, Ace swallowed his saliva and said with difficulty: "So strong."
He didn't understand what it meant to be able to cut through steel. He had defeated people with swords when fighting with villains before, but this was the first time he had seen someone who could draw his sword so quickly and so terrifyingly.
"With your strength, it's still a hundred years too early for you to go out to sea." Zhang Da also said coolly, then put away his sword with satisfaction. It was finally a rare opportunity for him to show off his skills.
Ace hung his head and said nothing. He knew that his strength was not that good. Half a year ago, when he wanted to defeat Bluejem who burned the garbage mountain, he had to join forces with Dadan and suffered a lot of injuries.
But he was not discouraged. He was only 10 years old now. By the time he went out to sea at the age of 17, he would definitely reach the level of the person in front of him.
"Wendy, come and treat him." Zhang Da also thought that he had suffered a blow, and was ready to take this opportunity to try to persuade him with words.
"Okay." Even if Zhang Da didn't mention it, Wendy couldn't bear it anymore. The child looked too miserable.
After all, today he was first beaten up by Garp, then tortured by the Negative Ghost, and finally beaten up by Zhang Daye. Now his body was covered with bruises, and his clothes were torn by being scratched on the ground and trees.
Ace didn't make a fuss. He obediently let Wendy help him with the treatment and even thanked her politely.
But Luffy was not so calm. As soon as Ace stepped aside, he jumped out and said, "I want to challenge you too!"
Zhang Da was also in a hurry to talk back, not wanting to play with him, and refused: "You haven't even passed the level of negative ghost, so take a good rest."
However, if he could listen to others properly, he would not be Luffy.
"Watch this!" Little Luffy didn't care whether Zhang Da agreed or not. He just gave a special reminder before taking action. He shook his right arm vigorously a few times, stretched his arm backwards, and then used the elastic force to punch out, "Rubber rubber... pistol!"
For Zhang Daye, this move has too long a pre-swing and the fist speed is not fast enough. As for the power, it will hurt for a while when it hits the body.
Zhang Da also grabbed Luffy's little fist.
"Damn it, I'm caught!" Luffy stepped back and pulled his arm hard to retract his fist, but he didn't have enough strength and was dragged forward by the elasticity of his arm.
"Well, how about this move!" Little Luffy threw out his left fist again in dissatisfaction.
However, the left fist was slower and was easily caught by Zhang Daye.
Zhang Daya had a sudden idea and tied a bow with Luffy's hands. Then he shook his head regretfully, thinking that he didn't know how to tie a Chinese knot.
"Rubber rubber...Rocket!" Luffy has not given up yet. His fighting instinct tells him that since he can't break free, he can use this to attack. He rushes towards Zhang Da, intending to give him a rocket headbutt.
Zhang Da also chose to let go and squat.
Luffy screamed as he flew over Zhang Tatsuya's head. Although he wanted to grab something to stop during the flight, his hands had been tied by Zhang Tatsuya, so he couldn't exert any strength and could only continue to fly forward.
Poof, Luffy bumped into something round - it was Tom who was still sleeping after eating.
Tom suddenly woke up, and before he could figure out what was going on, he and Luffy rolled into a ball. The others could only see two pairs of wide-open eyes and countless afterimages as they rolled, and then the two rolled into the river together.
"Luffy!" Ace knew that Luffy was a landlubber, so he immediately ran over to save him.
At this time, Altria, who was standing on the river, aimed at another fish and stabbed it hard with the branch in her hand.
There was a plop, followed by a splash.
Altria's hands sank and she lifted the branch, only to see Luffy's knotted hands hanging on Tom, who was clinging to the branch tightly with a fish in his mouth, his bulging belly had returned to normal.
Tom looked around, and although he didn't understand what was going on, he raised a hand to greet Altria.
"Tom, are you awake? You're just in time. Let's eat grilled fish?" Altria happily put Tom and Luffy on the shore. There was already a small pile of fish on the shore that had fallen into Altria's hands.
Tom still didn't understand why he fell into the river while sleeping, but it didn't matter if there were fish to eat. He immediately ran over, spit out the fish in his mouth, and started to deal with it.
"Grilled fish? Can I eat it?" Luffy, who was hanging on Tom, lit up his eyes when he heard about food. This time falling into the river was the easiest time for him. He came out right after he entered, and didn't even choke on the water. Under the temptation of food, he forgot about it in the blink of an eye.
Altria was not someone who was completely reluctant to share food, so she agreed without much hesitation, but decided to bring back a few more.
"Great, you are a good person!" Luffy cheered happily. His standard for distinguishing between good and evil was particularly simple.
Only then did Tom notice that there was a person hanging on him, and he reached out and took Luffy off.
"Luffy, are you okay?" Ace asked.
Luffy laughed heartlessly: "Ace! This cat is so interesting! He can even grill fish. When I go out to sea, I will also find a cat that can cook as my partner! Hehehehe!"
"Idiot!" Ace punched Luffy on the head. I was worried about you, but you only knew how to grill fish! Punching him to vent his anger, it doesn't hurt him anyway.
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As evening approached, Zhang Da was also walking back carrying a tree. This was the Christmas tree they had chosen. The roots of the tree and the soil were wrapped in cloth and tied up. They would put it in a flowerpot when they got home so that it would live for a long time, at least until Christmas.
The planned goal of this trip out of the city was achieved, but Zhang Daye was not happy at all, because when he was about to talk to Ace, he was hit by Garp, and his whole body was in pain.
Although Wendy had given him proper treatment, he was beaten again after he recovered, and it was he who took the initiative to go there.
There is no way, the Navy hero Garp personally teaches Haki and Rokushiki, who wouldn’t be excited?
So even though Zhang Da also suspected that the old man Karp wanted to avenge his grandson, after weighing the pros and cons, he still fell for it.
You can learn skills by getting beaten up, so it's a win no matter how you look at it...right?
Then Zhang Da was chased and beaten by fists wrapped in armed colors for more than two hours.
Garp's punch was really ruthless. When he hit a tree, it broke. When he hit the ground, it made a big hole. When he hit a stone, it shattered. When he hit Zhang Daye, Zhang Daye would fly out. His body created a similar effect to that of Garp's fist.
Sometimes he would subconsciously use magic to defend himself, but Garp could sense that something was not right and would immediately add some strength to ensure that Zhang Daye would feel the pain.
Under such pressure, in less than an hour, Zhang Da had completely mastered the shaving technique, which he had only half-baked at before.
It hurts, it hurts so much. If you fail to use the shave, you will definitely get hit by a punch. If you succeed, you can avoid a punch. Zhang Da also has a little understanding of Coby's progress speed. As long as the basics are better and the aptitude is not too bad, you must force yourself to grow quickly under such punches, of course, except for M.
After the shaving, the next step is the Armament Haki teaching, which is even simpler and more brutal. According to Garp, you either stand there and get beaten, or fight him.
Zhang Da also considered himself a man of integrity, so of course he chose to fight. He stubbornly used his sandbag-sized fist to hit Cap's casserole-sized fist.
When he was doing the first move, Zhang Da was a little distracted: "I can tell people that I fought with Garp later!"
Then he flew out, and his whole body was embedded in the mountain wall.
"Haha, seems like we've overdone it!" Garp laughed and showed a hint of apology. Ace and Luffy expressed sympathy for Zhang Daya's experience and continued to watch the fun.
"Brother Tatsuya!" Wendy was terrified and ran over to check the situation - Zhang Tatsuya was flying many times faster than Kuina rolling down the stairs, and Wendy had no time to react.
Even Perona was startled. She had been laughing at Zhang Da's miserable appearance of being chased and beaten, but now she panicked and hurriedly ran after Wendy.
Altria could sense Zhang Tatsuya's condition, and she ate the grilled fish calmly, thinking that she should leave a few more for Tatsuya later.
Tom was even calmer than Altria. He thought it was just a hole in the mountain and he would not die. Tom took out a flat stone and thought it would be interesting to carve a tombstone for his master.
Shark Chili and Xia Lulu were also worried at first, but when they saw Altria's expression, they knew Zhang Da should be fine, so they breathed a sigh of relief.
The feeling of being dug out of the human-shaped pit by two lolis... was quite warm and awkward. Zhang Da also thanked the two little ones with a smile.
Wendy put her hands behind her back and accepted the thanks shyly, while Perona said awkwardly, "I'm just here to help Wendy."
Zhang Da also tried to move his arms and legs. He didn’t break any bones after fighting with Garp. I’m really strong! He touched the back of his head again. It didn’t bleed even after hitting the mountain. My head is really strong!
Thinking about these trivial things to divert his attention and feeling the pain in his body slowly easing, Zhang Da walked towards Cap again.
It was the first time that he had been beaten so hard. Normally when he was sparring with Altria, Rui Mengmeng and the others, everyone knew their limits. Although it hurt when they were beaten, it wouldn't hurt to the point of being knocked into a wall or something.
As for having experienced so many battles, they were basically all favorable situations. Artoria was always just slacking off on the sidelines, and no one was ever seriously injured.
Of course, Tom is an exception. He always has accidents in strange ways. In battle, he is inexplicably deformed by others, his tail is stepped on, and he is broken into pieces... Not even Altria can save him.
So for Zhang Daye, this experience of being beaten is quite rare. If it weren’t for this severe beating from Karp today, Zhang Daye would not have known that he was so tough.
"Want to come again, kid?" asked Cap.
"Come!" Zhang Da also rushed forward with his fists raised, just like Ace rushed towards him before.
Cap grinned and swung his fist.
The fighting is real fighting, and the teaching is real teaching. Garp talks out all his feelings and experiences of using Armament Haki, fighting and talking at the same time, which is a true combination of teaching and practice.
Ace, who was not far away, listened attentively for a while, but could not quite understand. Little Luffy, on the other hand, was not interested at all. He picked his nose and watched his grandfather beat people up, wondering whether he should sneak attack him from behind or set a trap.
Zhang Da was both in pain and happy. He felt that if he continued to be beaten like this, it was hard to say whether he could learn Armament Haki. However, he was almost able to learn Iron Block among the Six Styles.
When Zhang Da first got the Six Styles, he said with disdain that even a piece of iron dog wouldn't learn it, but he still couldn't help but take a few glances at it.
The iron block is used to boost strength in a well-trained body, giving it the hardness of iron. The principle is to accelerate blood flow and speed up muscle movement.
I originally thought this was an entry-level technique for Armament Haki, but after careful study I discovered that it has nothing to do with it at all.
Iron Block is ultimately a defensive technique by controlling the body, but Armament Haki belongs to 'Haki', which is a potential power similar to momentum and murderous intent, turning willpower into defense or weapon.
One of them is more body-oriented, while the other is more will-oriented. They are two completely unrelated skills.
After thinking all this through, Zhang Da paid less attention to the iron block. However, after being hit by Garp's punches so many times today, he naturally thought of this defensive technique.
Especially after thinking about the "skills of taking beatings" that Ace had shown before, Zhang Da was also surprised to find that Ace seemed to have understood some of the essence of the iron block on his own?
It's just that he didn't fully master the iron block, resulting in his defensive ability not reaching the level of the iron block, but at the same time he also did not have the disadvantage of being unable to move his body when using the iron block.
This guy is a genius! Zhang Da was also amazed, and then he was punched in the face and rolled out backwards.
Zhang Da also climbed up and covered his bruised eye, saying unhappily, "Hey! Can you stop hitting me in the face?"
"Sorry, sorry!" Karp laughed and didn't care about Zhang Daye's rude words.
If Ace and Luffy had been punched so many times by him, they would have cursed him as an old man a long time ago. But this kid has just been a little aggressive in his tone so far, so he can be considered to have a good temper.
Considering his good temper... Garp clenched his fists, and his joints cracked... He should teach him more seriously, this kid is much more durable than he thought!
