After coming back to his senses, Roja continued to test his strength. He didn't stop until he had completely figured it out. The entire courtyard was already in a mess, as if it had been swept by a sea of fire. 『
During the experiment, Roja confirmed that he could fully control the power of fire, that is to say, he could choose to release it or not.
Whether the fire damage is added or not is entirely determined by his own thoughts.
Secondly, Roja can also extinguish the released flames with a single thought. In other words, whether the released flames exist or not is completely under Roja's control.
In addition, this power is different from the natural type of burning fruit. For example, although Roja is immune to the damage caused by fire to his own body, his body cannot be elementalized like the natural type of devil fruit and directly turn into flames. .
And while Roja continued to play with his sword and feel his power, Garp finally woke up.
"What does it smell like?"
Garp, who was in a daze, sniffed a few times, frowned and came to the courtyard, where he saw Roja practicing his sword at a glance.
Well, that brat Roja is already up.
This thought flashed through his mind, but in the next moment, Garp's sleepiness disappeared without a trace, his eyes suddenly widened, and he opened his mouth wide as he looked at the charred courtyard.
this…
How is this going? !
Garp's eyes widened and he stood dumbly for a few seconds.
The next moment, an earth-shaking roar suddenly erupted.
"Ro...ya!!!"
The sound shook the entire Navy headquarters to the point where even Marshal Sengoku looked shocked. Although he couldn't hear what he was shouting, he could tell it was Garp's voice.
When he thought of Garp, Seng Guo suddenly got a black line. After shaking his head, he didn't bother to pay attention.
…
Karp’s voice was earth-shattering.
Fortunately, there were only some debris in the yard and nothing else. In addition, Roja knew that he was wrong this time and did not explain or talk back. Garp didn't care much about things outside him, so he quickly regained his composure.
Under the treatment of Roja and Garp, the charred courtyard returned to its original state after turning over the soil, although there was still a burnt smell wafting out from time to time.
Standing in the courtyard, Garp glared at Roja fiercely, while Roja chuckled.
"Okay, brat, for the next month, I will personally guide you in your practice. My teachings are very strict. If you dare to be lazy in any way, be prepared to bear the iron fist of my love! This time I can There will be no mercy!"
Garp straightened his face and looked at Roja with a stern expression. The aura that instantly rose up in his body was enough to scare a child to tears.
But for Roja, the strictness revealed in Garp's words could not make Roja flinch at all. On the contrary, it aroused Roja's strong will.
"let's start!"
Roja's expression calmed down, and his answer was extremely simple but decisive, revealing a strong will and a will to become stronger.
Garp could clearly feel Roja's will. Apart from being surprised, he was even more relieved. He was most afraid that Roja would have no fighting spirit, but now it seemed that his worries were unnecessary.
…
In the courtyard.
Because Roja was already eighteen years old and not a child, Garp did not directly teach Roja to start practicing. Instead, he simply explained the essence of cultivation to Roja first.
"Everyone has great potential within their body. As long as they can tap some of these potentials, they can become a strong person who can defeat a hundred."
"Some people are born with the ability to naturally tap into some of their potential, so they often don't need to practice and are very powerful from the beginning. Almost most of the recruits in our recruit camp are like this, and the stronger ones among them are born with His power is even comparable to that of a naval officer!"
Garp's two simple sentences directly explained in the world of One Piece why some people are born as ordinary people, while others are born with extremely strong bodies and are nearly invulnerable.
After hearing Garp's two words, a look of understanding appeared on Roja's face.
For Roja, a time traveler with an extremely pioneering mind, Garp's words were not difficult to understand at all.
"In other words, the foundation of a strong body is to tap into the body's potential."
"That's right!"
Hearing that Roja not only understood what he just said, but also directly concluded it, Garp was slightly surprised while nodding.
Although Roja is not the kind of genius who is born with partial potential and a strong body, Roja seems to have a good understanding.
Garp, who was quite satisfied, then began to explain how to tap into the body's potential. He even briefly told Roja about the power called 'dominance' that can be exerted when the body's potential is tapped to a certain extent.
Of course, it was impossible for Garp to teach Roya Haki from the beginning. This would be putting the cart before the horse, so he simply skipped it and then began to explain in detail how to tap the body's potential.
The way to tap the body's potential is very simple, which is to constantly break the shackles of the body.
For example, a person's limit is one hundred push-ups, then breaking this limit is equivalent to unlocking part of the body's potential.
It is undoubtedly very difficult to directly break the limit, but Garp has some techniques for breaking the limit and tapping the potential. With these techniques, it will become much easier to break the limit.
Soon, Roja began formal practice under the guidance of Garp.
…
At the same time, in the new barracks of the Navy Headquarters.
Roya's sudden absence did not cause any disturbance here. The recruits here were still training normally.
During a short break, some recruits in the same queue as Roja got together, and some of them heard about Roja's request for leave.
"I've only been here for a month and you're asking for leave. You really don't take training seriously."
"You were originally at the bottom, but you still dare to ask for leave casually. You are such a willful guy. Is this considered self-destruction?!"
"How could such a guy be the nephew of Lieutenant General Garp?"
Several navy recruits spoke one sentence at a time, with a look of disdain on their faces.
At this moment, a shout came over.
"Shut up, everyone!"
Looking in the direction where the sound came from, I saw a tall and graceful beautiful recruit walking over and said to the people present: "Is Lieutenant General Garp also someone who can talk behind his back?!"
"this… "
The people present looked at each other with a hint of sarcasm. At the same time, someone even said to the beautiful recruit who came over: "It's our fault, don't complain to the instructor, Tina."
This beautiful recruit is obviously Tina, the person with the fence fruit ability in the original book, but now she is just a recruit who has not graduated yet, and she was on the same team as Roja before.
Tina snorted and said: "Even if Roja's performance is not very good, after all, they are Lieutenant General Garp's family. How can you behave like this?"
"Yes Yes… "
Although everyone present was a little disapproving. They admired Garp, not Roja, but it was not easy to refute Tina's words at this time.
Moreover, Tina is very strong and her grades in the recruit camp are extremely high. In this world where the strong are respected, strength almost represents status.
When Tina saw everyone present agreeing, she snorted and continued training, then turned and left.