All I am, is Justice!

"Of course, it is also because I do think highly of you. If not, I would not care about the request of that guy, Zephyr." In the end, Garp adds a sentence with an arrogant smile.

"Phew!" Longinus took a deep breath and was not making more childish gestures. Instead, he nodded calmly and calmly, "I understand. I will do my best to learn from you, Vice Admiral Garp."

"Don't be too nervous. With your talent and conviction, it won't be too difficult to learn my Genkotsu (Iron Fist). The hard part is what kind of levels you can use it to in the future!" Garp found a reef to sit down casually.

Longinus, on the other hand, stood by and listened.

"In fact, there are quite a few people in the headquarters who have practiced with me. However, most of them are unable to achieve the true power of Genkotsu (Iron Fist). The only one who can fully grasp the essence of Genkotsu (Iron Fist) is instead my son, Dragon."

But soon, the proud look on Garp's face turned into frustration, "However, it is a pity that Dragon bastard wants to make any changes in my Genkotsu (Iron Fist). It is fine if he wants to change it, but he even gave me a change into a girlish fist with pinched fingers. I was so angry that I beat him up."

The corners of Longinus' mouth twitched. What Dragon improved on his own was Ryusoken (Dragon Claw Fist) that Sabo would have in the future, right?

Being able to improve Genkotsu Ai (Iron Fist of Love) into a powerful Ryusoken (Dragon Claw Fist), one can see that Dragon's conviction and courage at a very early stage are already far beyond the ordinary people. This genius-like creation is certainly worthy of respect in the eyes of ordinary people, but it is a pity that his father is not an ordinary person.

'Wait, Dragon's rebellious mentality against the powerful is not derived from his father's brutal rule, right?' Longinus suddenly thought, 'In that case, that Luffy's initial desire for freedom, it would not be the same because of Garp's harsh teaching, right?'

When he thought of this, Longinus could not help but respect Garp. Indeed, he was the most enigmatic man in the world of One Piece!

Seeing Longinus looking at himself with a strange look, Garp was surprised, "You're using that look... Oh! You are trying to say that I am distracted right? Hey, nowadays the young people just do not have patience."

"Then I will go on to say. The power of my Genkotsu (Iron Fist) lies in the conviction. Only those who have extremely strong conviction can truly bring out the power of Genkotsu (Iron Fist). The reason why I am optimistic about you is that you also have extremely strong conviction in your heart. If you can imbue your conviction into your fist, that is the real Genkotsu (Iron Fist)!"

"Therefore, what is most important about the so-called Genkotsu (Iron Fist) is not what method of practice for power output, but the powerful conviction of upholding one's convictions to go forward!" said Longinus in retrospect.

"That's right in the sense that, as Zephyr told you, the real strength is from within, and the most direct proof of this lies in Haki!"

"Haki?"

"Haki is a potential power that all humans possess. This power is born with us, and it's not really hard to unlock as long as you find the right way."

"Are you trying to ask why Zephyr made you wait for three years since Haki is not hard to tap, and even in the third year there are still not many people who are qualified to practice Haki?"

"Could it be that... is related to the conviction you spoke of, Vice Admiral Garp?"

"Yes of course, if you enter the New World, you will find that Haki is not a rare thing at all. Even some small bandits will have one or two moves, but in contrast, those people's control of Haki is so weak that it is not enough to be feared. The root cause of this problem is that they do not have a strong heart, no firm belief. They simply can not unlock the latent power of Haki."

"That's why the boot camp uses one year of extreme training, one year of life and death combat, and one year of reinforcing and steeping, so that those recruits really realize where their own convictions stand before they are truly exposed to the power of Haki."

"Ahem, seems to be a bit far away again," Garp said excitedly, suddenly finding that there were some off-topic. He quickly pulled the topic back, "I say so much just want to tell you like Busoshoku Haki can be formed into invisible armor, powerful conviction is also can be embodied into power. At this point, those swordsmen actually have a better position than we do because they are simple enough that all their means are in the sword, and it is easier to instill conviction into it. Of course, there is no need to envy them too much. Once they lose their weapons, their strength will be mostly useless."

Longinus nodded. Not many people can embody their convictions in another memory, such as Vista's Flower Sword, Foxfire Kin'emon's Kitsunebi-ryū (Foxfire Style), Zoro's Ashura Spirit, and Sanji's Diable Jambe. Although far more people can do this, it shows the swordsman's superiority in this area.

'Now it seems that the conviction that Vice Admiral Garp said may be the same thing with the swordsmanship. Perhaps the powerful hearts are reflected in reality, enough to cause a supernatural impact on the surroundings. It seems that there is no difference between the ordinary people and the ability of Devil Fruit.'

'Or is the devil fruit itself a powerful conviction that does not belong to itself. Those who are not strong-willed enough will be affected by the power of the fruit?' Longinus shook his head and laughed to himself, 'Why do you think about this now? These things are simply not something I should touch at this stage.'

"Longinus, for now, just try, little by little, to instill your own conviction into your own fist. Try to recall the hope contained in the punch where I just gave you!" said Garp with his eyes slowly becoming dangerous and raised his Genkotsu (Iron Fist), which seemed to be a little leap of faith.

The corner of Longinus mouth twitching, can not help but mourn for Dragon and not yet born Luffy quietly, and it turns out that the so-called teaching of Garp is to beat you up and then let you experience it yourself?

Soon, Longinus dismissed his thoughts and pondered.

'Although I can use my swordsmanship under Apophis' identity, it's purely because that soul is the host of Nanahoshi. The use of swordsmanship is just like the body's instincts. It doesn't help me much in my current situation.'

'So it comes down to finding out what my own convictions really are?'

"Is it true that you are still not remembered enough? This next punch, I will let you feel the deepest love!" When he saw that Longinus seemed a little lost in thought, Garp raised his Genkotsu (Iron Fist) with a 'grin'.

However, Longinus remained silent on the outside reaction.

'I am Longinus and also Alan. I am Alan, the one who used to be kind but hated his ignorance. Since that day I know that kindness does not mean weakness, justice does not mean ignorance. I will let the people who are kind be rewarded, let the people who are sinful be punished. I will impose all of this. My will is justice, and I... am justice!" The glow of paranoia in the eyes of Longinus became the more intense, "Therefore, my fist... should be Seigiken (Fist of Justice)!'

Justice is supposed to be a human's own idea. No matter how it is in the eyes of others, as long as they firmly believe that they are on the side of justice, from the point of view of conviction, they can unlock the same great power!

The paranoid justice... is instead more intense and strong!

Boom!

Longinus' fist came first, and in Garp's stunned gaze, the shining 'holy' fist hit him in the face.