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Chapter 13: Conqueror’s Haki Infusion!

“Hahahaha! Looks like I’ve lost my touch over the years.”

Garp laughed heartily, clenching his fist as he gazed at the stunned Ace. Though he spoke of decline, his aura exuded nothing but overwhelming dominance.

“So, what do you think? Power like this—if you become a Marine, I can teach it to you.”

Garp chuckled proudly. While that previous punch was far from his full strength, it was more than enough to showcase the might of Conqueror’s Haki Infusion. Ignoring Garp’s ramblings, Ace stepped toward a towering rock wall.

Zzt!

A sharp gleam flickered in Ace’s eyes—

BOOM! ZZT!

The very next moment, an explosion of Conqueror’s Haki erupted from his body. Purple-black lightning crackled wildly around him. Ace knew this power.

I can control it.

He extended his right fist, focusing his will—

Zzt!

Instantly, the violent lightning coiled around his fist as if an invisible hand had bound it in place. Then, with a single motion, he punched forward. Even though his fist remained meters away from the rock face, the violent shockwave erupted outward—

BOOM!

The devastating force of Conqueror’s Haki surged through the air— The massive rock formation, tens of meters high, shattered into dust. Ace had blown a gaping hole through the center of the cliff.

So, this is Conqueror’s Haki Infusion…

Ace gazed at the destruction, thoroughly impressed. Not only had he acquired the Mera Mera no Mi during this training. He had now also mastered what was perhaps the strongest ability in the world of pirates.

“!”

“!!”

“!!!”

Garp’s jaw nearly hit the ground. He was speechless. For several moments, his brain refused to process what he had just witnessed.

He rubbed his eyes. And then he rubbed them again— Even harder. But no matter how many times he looked, the result remained the same.

This is real.

“T-This is a joke, right?!”

Ace has just used Conqueror’s Haki Infusion?!

Garp’s pupils trembled in disbelief. Not even Rocks D. Xebec had shocked him this much before.

[Rocks D. Xebec (ロックス・D・ジーベック, Rokkusu D. Jībekku) – The infamous captain of the Rocks Pirates, one of the greatest threats in history.]

The Conqueror’s Haki Infusion was a power possessed only by the true rulers of the sea! To merely awaken Conqueror’s Haki was already a rare feat. Those who had it were said to possess the will of a king. And those kings were the names that shook the world, pirates so powerful that even the World Government struggled to control them.

In the Marines, such individuals were nurtured as potential future Admirals. Even if they didn’t make Admiral rank, they would at least become candidates, far superior to ordinary Vice Admirals.

But the Conqueror’s Haki Infusion was on an entirely different level. It was the true manifestation of a ruler’s power. Those who wielded it did not merely hold the title of king— They were kings. They stood at the very summit of the sea— Legends who could defy the entire world.

Rocks D. Xebec.

Gol D. Roger.

Whitebeard—Edward Newgate.

Silvers Rayleigh—the Dark King.

[Silvers Rayleigh (シルバーズ・レイリー, Shirubāzu Reirī) – The right-hand man of Gol D. Roger, known as the “Dark King.”]

They had mastered this ability, and because of it, they ruled the seas with unrivaled might. These were the monsters that could stand alone against the entire Navy. Each of them had fought countless life-or-death battles before reaching this level.

Here was Ace. He had merely watched Garp’s demonstration,  and just like that… he mastered it.

“This is insane!”

Garp’s world shattered. This isn’t just talent— Ace is a monster. Even among those who were born with the will of a king, only an extreme few could ever grasp this technique because unlike Armament Haki or Observation Haki, Conqueror’s Haki was not a physical force.

It was willpower, a force of pure dominance. And unlike other forms of Haki, there was no simple way to train it. It could only be honed through life-or-death struggles, through experience, through growth. It had to reach a certain threshold before it could be used in battle. That was why those who mastered Conqueror’s Haki Infusion were automatically considered the rulers of the sea.

Because just reaching the point of touching Conqueror’s Haki was already a monumental achievement. Ace’s Haki wasn’t even fully developed yet. And yet, he had already infused it into his attacks. This completely defied the logic of the world. Garp could not comprehend it. Meanwhile, Ace, completely ignoring Garp’s existential crisis, checked the details of the new skill he had learned.