Chapter 851 The Beginning of the Two-Year Training! (End of The First Book)
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Whole Cake Island:
Linlin felt disappointed after Rob left.
She hadn't gotten enough enjoyment from their time together, as he was remarkable in every way in bed. But since she wasn't the one in control of the relationship—everything was in his hands—she could only submit to his desires and avoid pushing her luck too far.
Her once-superior arrogance over men was shattered completely. She had previously been the one with her own harem, yet now Charlotte Linlin herself had become part of someone else's harem. But was she regretful? Was she frustrated by this? Not at all. She was thoroughly enjoying and welcoming this change.
What disappointed her was simply that he hadn't spent enough time with her.
"So… where are the methods to learn Haki? Was that all just an introduction to its existence?"
"Mama, mama! The World Government must be shaking in their boots, only to realize it was all just a joke… Rob hasn't revealed anything that shows how to train Haki!"Linlin felt relieved that Rob had merely joked about the Haki training methods without going deeper into explaining its powers.
But whether he would delve into it later was beyond her knowledge.
That didn't mean she couldn't ask Rob later…
"Well, it doesn't matter. Even if One Piece manga offered the world ways to learn Haki, not everyone could become a powerhouse anyway…" Linlin understood this clearly.
Finally, Linlin completed the manga volume and closed its pages with a satisfied look on her face.
"As expected, the end of this volume signifies the end of the first part of One Piece…"
"WHAT? A year-long break in the manga! My God, that's unbelievable!"
Linlin's frustration doubled upon seeing the discouraging announcement at the end of the volume.
But as soon as she saw the card in her hand, it was as though the disappointment and sadness over the manga's break had washed away.
"This card is an invitation to the beta version of the game world… With this, I can enter the manga world and influence it as I please. Mama! Mama! How incredible is that?"
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Chapter's Events:
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"…But, this Haki stuff… I've seen it before, all over the place…" Luffy said, feeling a sense of familiarity with this extraordinary power.
"I don't doubt it… Yet mastering it won't be a simple task…" Rayleigh nodded, taking the difficulty of mastering Haki into account.
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After a while, both Rayleigh and Luffy were eating grilled elephant meat.
"Ordinarily, it would take longer… But your natural talent for this is strong. I'll do what I can in these two years to teach you at least the basics of the three types of Haki." Rayleigh said, smiling as he sipped his Sake. R
"Right." Luffy's mouth was filled with fragrant meat.
"…However, most people have a tendency to develop unevenly, favoring one type over the others based on their own strengths and weaknesses."
"You should determine where your strengths lie and build on them. Gain skill in all three types and your abilities will become more versatile." Rayleigh explained calmly.
"Uh-huh! Got it."
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Baterilla:
"Wahahaha! There's no way he understood any of what your counterpart just said; he's only focused on the meat right now."
Roger laughed, enjoying the peaceful moment between Luffy and Rayleigh. When was the last time Luffy had such a joyful moment?
From what Roger remembered, it was last in the Sabaody Archipelago before Luffy's crew was scattered across the world.
"He has great battle intelligence. If he doesn't understand theoretically, he'll definitely understand in combat," Rayleigh replied with a smile.
"I agree with that," Gaban also smiled, nodding.
"…Luffy is very considerate," Shanks smiled as he watched Luffy take off his straw hat and place it in a safe spot to protect it.
"This straw hat shouldn't get damaged," Roger smiled as well, for he knew the secret of this seemingly ordinary straw hat.
"Why is that?" Buggy asked, confused.
"Why? Well, it's the last mark of my 'presence' in that world," Roger replied, answering Buggy, who accepted the explanation without question.
"That's right; this was your hat, Captain, after all."
Buggy looked at the straw hat on Shanks' head, the same one seen in the manga. Roger had given it to Shanks before they set off for the final island.
"It also holds the vivre card that symbolizes his 'promise' to his crew…"
Roger smiled. The development of the Straw Hat crew was outstanding. No doubt, if they grew, learned, and matured, they'd become an unstoppable force in the future.
After all, their bond was genuine and unbreakable.
Roger closed the volume with a satisfied smile, but his expression hardened when he saw the 'announcement' at the end.
"A year-long break? Impossible!" he roared, thoroughly displeased.
The same went for all the crew members and regular readers in Baterilla, whose frustration was compounded since they'd have to wait even longer to see the 'Haki training methods,' it seemed.
Suddenly, a red card fell from the volume. Roger picked it up.
An invitation to the beta version of the game world… That's what was written on the card.
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"Now, then… When it comes to training… I won't be an easy master, Luffy…!! Rayleigh's serious voice echoed on the island.
"Yeah! That's what I like to hear! Ahh… hold on a second." Luffy suddenly seemed to remember something important.
He took off his hat and walked in a particular direction.
"…The Pirate 'Straw Hat Luffy' is going to take a bit of a break."
Standing under a strange tree with a very thick trunk, he asked: "You said this is the only safe spot on the island, right?"
"That's correct," Rayleigh replied.
Luffy placed his straw hat on a rock and pulled out a vivre card.
"This too," he said, attaching it to the hat's brim before running back.
"Hurry up! It's time to get started!"
"All right! Let's get to it, Old Man!"
"…That's no good. I want to hear an 'I'm counting on you, Rayleigh-san' or perhaps 'Rayleigh-sensei'… or 'Master'?" Rayleigh seemed amused.
"I'm counting on you from now on, Rayleigh!!!" Luffy shouted.
"Well… that'll do…"
In the background, the straw hat seemed to wait patiently in its place for two years until it would return to its rightful spot.
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Sorbet Kingdom:
The straw hat reflected in Garp's eyes, which had a wide, crescent-shaped smile.
"Buwahahaha! So that rascal Rayleigh will have the honor of training my grandson. Well, don't get too boastful about it, Dark King. I'm my grandson's first teacher!"
Garp wrote this in a post on the global forum and quickly shared his tweet, tagging Rayleigh.
His tweet immediately attracted thousands of interactions, fueling a public desire to see a verbal spar between Rayleigh and Garp.
"If your counterpart had taught Haki to Luffy much earlier, he would've been better off by now, and maybe Ace wouldn't have had to die," Dragon said sympathetically.
Having seen Luffy's development over nearly 600 chapters of the One Piece manga, Dragon had a deep understanding of Luffy's exceptional talent.
It wasn't just him; all One Piece manga readers were well aware of it.
If Garp had really done that, there'd be no need for the two-year training.
"Hmph, obviously, my counterpart wanted to see Ace, Luffy, and Sabo as Marines. If they'd agreed, he'd have taught them Haki himself."
Even Garp felt sad about how his counterpart had handled things.
After all, even he was entirely helpless.
Then, the members of the Revolutionary Army turned the last page of the volume, only to explode with loud discontent the next moment.
"A year-long break? Nonsense!" Garp shouted.
But at that moment, he grabbed a red card, similar to the one Dragon was holding.
It was an invitation card.
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On the Grand Line:
Whitebeard sighed sadly upon learning that the One Piece manga wouldn't return for another year.
However, the red card in his hand was the invitation he'd long awaited.
"Can I truly release all this frustration in my heart if I enter your game world, Rob?"
"Isn't it just a game…? I want to crush Akainu and Teach in reality, not just in a game."
Whitebeard sighed, but what else could he do? If crushing his enemies in the 'game world' would bring him peace, even a little, why refuse it?
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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
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Chapter 831: The World of Games! (The Beginning of the Second Book)
Chapter 832: After Three Months.
Chapter 833: Reading the Introduction to the Elbaf Arc (Part 1)
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