Chapter 26

"You heard me clearly."

"I have only heard whispers of these matters myself and cannot offer you much explanation or introduction."

Dadan pondered for a moment, then exhaled heavily. "This sea is filled with clouds of the strong and a generation of monsters. There are many creatures of exceptional talent and formidable power."

"They control a very terrifying method."

"This method is called Haki."

She had always known.

Ace wanted to set sail...

He wanted to become a powerful pirate!

He wanted to become the Pirate King!

Even though Garp had constantly emphasized over the years that Ace should become an excellent Marine.

But she also knew clearly.

Ace never took Garp's words to heart; his inner conviction had long been unshakable.

No one could easily change Ace's thoughts and beliefs.

Regarding this,

all Dadan could do...

was to educate Ace on more basic knowledge about this sea before he set sail.

To avoid him encountering some formidable monsters and enemies once he went to sea.

"Haki..."

Little Ace's eyes went vacant, filled with a hint of confusion.

He had almost never heard of the power known as 'Haki'.

Then,

Dadan continued speaking.

"And Haki is divided into three types."

"The first two are Armament Haki and Observation Haki."

"What I am telling you today is the last one, the third type of Haki, and also the rarest of the three."

"It is said to be a kingly potential possessed by only one in a million!"

"Even I have never witnessed it in my life; I have only occasionally heard descriptions and introductions regarding Conqueror's Haki."

"It is called..."

"Conqueror's Haki!"

The voice fell silent.

Ace's head buzzed.

Dadan's words seemed to open a brand new world for him.

"A kingly potential possessed by only one in a million?"

"So..."

"Last night, was it because of Conqueror's Haki that I fell unconscious?"

Ace opened his mouth.

"Yes."

Dadan nodded.

"Then who exactly..."

Ace asked.

"It was your older brother, Lu En."

"The Conqueror's Haki from last night was unleashed by your older brother. Not only did it knock you out, but it also affected almost everyone in the house, except for me, with no one spared."

"They all faced the same fate as you."

Dadan stated bluntly.

"W-What?!"

"It was Lu En?"

"This guy possesses the potential of a king found in only one in a million?!"

Ace's eyes widened, his face filled with shock.

He could not believe this result.

Clearly...

everyone was around the same age!

He could not accept it.

Lu En actually controlled such a terrifying power as Conqueror's Haki.

For a moment,

Ace felt an unprecedented, massive pressure from Lu En.

"This guy..."

"is far stronger than me!"

"We are both at the age of three, yet this guy has already surpassed me by so much."

"I absolutely cannot let him leave me behind!"

He instinctively clenched both fists.

"Work hard, Ace."

"Even if you cannot surpass that brat Lu En..."

"...do not let yourself fall too far behind."

Seeing the shocked yet unwilling look on Ace's face, Dadan patted Ace's small shoulder with grave seriousness.

As for wanting to surpass Lu En?

How could that be easy?

Do not forget.

That is a monster who awakened Conqueror's Haki at the age of three!

Ace is still young...

Clearly, he simply cannot understand.

A genius who awakened Conqueror's Haki at the mere age of three.

What a terrifying concept this truly represents!

Sunlight streamed down through the window.

Lu En woke from his deep sleep.

Then,

he began his daily devilish training.

He, who had not yet fully mastered Conqueror's Haki, was not yet at a point where he could slack off.

"Set a small goal..."

"...master Conqueror's Haki completely within one month."

"Before cheap father Dragon returns to Windmill Village with little Luffy, I must master Conqueror's Haki."

Lu En thought.

According to what Grandpa Garp said before.

Cheap father Dragon and foolish younger brother Luffy will arrive at Windmill Village in one month.

Thinking of this,

Lu En silently made up his mind.

Within one month, I must master Conqueror's Haki!

For the time to come...

He must seize every second!

Thus,