Closing his eyes slightly…
According to the memory that had just fused into his mind!
He gathered all his strength into his arm.
Then…
That strength converged onto his index finger.
He kept compressing it,
condensing it to the very limit!
Finally—
A single thrust of his finger!
Whoosh!
With a sharp, piercing whistle of air being torn apart,
Kai's eyes suddenly snapped open, a sharp gleam flashing within them.
Before him,
his finger aimed straight at a thirty-centimeter-thick wooden plank. With speed like lightning, it cut through the air current and struck it hard.
In that instant—
Puff!
A faint, muffled sound rang out, echoing all around.
His finger pierced through the wood as easily as stabbing into tofu.
Kai had never once exerted any great force. He merely concentrated his strength onto the fingertip, then lightly touched the plank.
That was all!
And yet,
with just that light touch, his finger instantly bored through the entire thirty-centimeter-thick plank, leaving behind a vicious bullet-like hole.
The fingertip-sized cavity went straight through, punching a hole clean across the plank.
That second bullet-hole-like mark…
appeared right before Garp's eyes.
Slowly retracting his finger, Kai turned toward Garp with a faint smile:
"I think I've already grasped the knack of Shigan (Finger Pistol). I can say I've fully mastered this move of the Rokushiki."
At this moment,
Garp was dumbfounded, completely petrified.
He stared blankly at the second bullet-hole-like cavity in the wood.
His mind went blank.
"What?"
"What the hell?"
"This brat, Kai…"
"Has he already mastered Shigan?!"
"He just watched it once, and he's already figured it out?"
"How is that possible?!"
A chill struck Garp's heart.
He had thought,
Even if his grandson Kai had talent, it would take at least half a month of practice to master Shigan.
But in the end…
He had never expected this.
In just a single moment,
after he had merely demonstrated the move once, Kai had imitated it perfectly—
and succeeded!
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Garp would never have believed such an absurd phenomenon.
The very first time Kai saw Shigan perform…
And then,
within a few breaths,
he had completely mastered it!
What kind of monstrous talent was this?!
Even Garp found it hard to imagine.
This gift was far too terrifying!
Although Shigan wasn't the hardest among the Rokushiki techniques,
mastering it in an instant…
was still utterly unbelievable.
"You—you brat…"
"Don't tell me you've practiced the Rokushiki before?"
Garp's throat felt dry as he stared wide-eyed at Kai, blurting out unconsciously.
Hearing this,
Kai rolled his eyes.
"Old man, whether I've ever learned the Rokushiki before—you should know better than anyone. You're my guardian!"
Those words woke Garp up from his daze.
Right!
He had always been Kai's guardian.
If Kai had truly been exposed to the Rokushiki before, there was no way he wouldn't know.
Which meant…
Today really was the first time Kai had ever seen it.
And on his very first contact with the Rokushiki,
He instantly mastered Shigan!
"This, this—!"
Such a level of talent…
For once, Garp found himself speechless.
He couldn't even think of words adequate enough to describe it.
Too shocking!
Too inconceivable!
Even he, who had faced countless brushes with death without ever flinching, was thoroughly shaken by the monstrous talent Kai had just displayed.
"Kai, you brat…"
"You're truly a genius!"
"A once-in-a-century prodigy!"
For a long moment,
Garp stared at him with complicated emotions, unable to stop sighing in amazement.
At first,
He had only planned to use Shigan to stall Kai, to make him train for half a month or so. Then, once they reached Marine Headquarters at Marineford, he could simply hand him over to Zephyr for proper training.
He had been certain that, with Zephyr's teaching, Kai would grow stronger in the best possible way.
But he hadn't expected…
that Kai's talent was too overwhelming!
Overwhelming to the point that…
he had instantly seen through the essence of Shigan!
At first glance, he had already mastered its secret—
and could even unleash it with such perfection!
All this had gone far beyond Garp's expectations.
Only now did he realize,
his grandson Kai's monstrous gift…
was even more terrifying than he had ever imagined!
"Is the Rokushiki really that hard?"
"Honestly, it feels easier than I thought."
Kai chuckled.
At those words,
Garp was struck dumb.
It was the first time he'd ever heard someone say…
training the Rokushiki was easy!
The worst part was—
he couldn't even argue.
After all,
Kai had every right to say so.
This monster…
had mastered Shigan just by watching once!
"You're even more exceptional than that brat Aokiji!"
"This old man has a feeling…"
"You will completely shatter the record for the fastest mastery of the Rokushiki!"
"In fact—"
"From this day forward, no one will ever break the record you set!"
A strong premonition filled Garp's heart.
Huff!
Exhaling slowly, he forcefully suppressed his swirling emotions.
Then he raised his head, staring solemnly at Kai.
"Shigan may have the lowest threshold among the Rokushiki. Next, I'll teach you the hardest one to learn."
"Geppo! (Moonwalk!)"
"I hope you don't get arrogant.
The fact you mastered Shigan may only prove that you have monstrous talent in controlling your strength.
But it doesn't mean that you'll be able to master all the other five techniques just by watching once."
With that said,
Garp began to personally demonstrate Geppo, explaining its method and technique.
"Geppo is a powerful aerial technique. By using tremendous leg strength to kick the air, you generate lift and can walk in the sky as if climbing invisible stairs—though you can't stay suspended for long.
Once mastered, you can freely change position in mid-air, and even use this high-mobility movement to launch devastating attacks from your enemy's blind spots.
Geppo is considered the most difficult of the Rokushiki. It's actually an advanced extension of Soru.
Once you master it, you'll never again have to fear opponents who can fly. That's why Geppo is regarded as the most practical of all Rokushiki techniques…"
After his lengthy explanation,
Garp immediately demonstrated the technique.
And Kai stood to the side, quietly watching.
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