Sea restaurant, Bharati.
The Straw Hat Pirates stood on the deck, looking at the figure standing on the wreckage of the ship floating on the sea.
"Is Zoro really okay?"
"That man cut off Click's pirate ship with just one sword. Aren't you worried?" Nami looked at Luffy and the others and spoke as softly as possible.
"What are you!"
"Brother Zoro will be fine!"
"That's right!"
"Brother is a pirate hunter."
Johnny and Joseph said firmly.
"Sau…Sauron…"
"But he's very strong, he'll be fine!"
Usopp's legs couldn't stop shaking, obviously frightened by the scene just now. Although his opponent was very strong, he still chose to believe Zoro.
Luffy didn't say anything.
There was no expression on his face, his eyes were staring straight at Zoro, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"You'll get hurt, but you won't die."
Bai Yu looked at Zoro, who had a headscarf on and was full of fighting spirit and was seriously preparing to give it his all, and spoke attentively.
"Will he get hurt?" Nami was startled: "You knew the result, why didn't you stop him? Then this is the same as…"
Her tone was a little anxious, but after seeing Bai Yu's eyes looking at her, her voice gradually became softer. She had never seen Bai Yu's eyes like that before.
The whole person was a little too calm.
It was like an evil ghost from purgatory.
No emotion, no expression.
"What qualifications do we have to stop a swordsman from pursuing his dream?" Bai Yu shifted his gaze away from Nami and spoke softly and calmly.
"Besides, the captain hasn't spoken yet."
Sanji was standing next to everyone and heard everything Bai Yu said clearly, although he didn't say anything the whole time.
But his eyes were always on Zoro.
"You look very free!"
Zoro pointed his sword at Hawkeye, his eyes burning with a fiery fighting spirit: "Come and compete with me!"
"Competition?"
"What a pathetic weakling."
Hearing this, Hawkeye glanced sideways at Zoro, then slowly stood up as his words fell.
The whole person's figure completely disappeared on the small sailboat.
However, when Zoro reacted, he found that the other party had appeared beside him at some point, staring at him with a pair of eyes as sharp as an eagle.
"If you are really a good swordsman."
"I'm sure you're aware of the difference in strength between you and me, and yet you still dare to draw your sword against me."
"Is this your courage?"
"Or is it the ignorance in your heart?"
"This is because of my dream!" Zoro's eyes were determined, and then he bit the Kazuo Ichimonji in his mouth: "And I have a promise with a close friend!"
The other two knives were held in his hands.
Hawkeye was silent for a moment, and took out a cross knife from his neck: "This is enough."
"Don't look down on me!" Zoro shouted angrily and rushed forward: "Three Swords Style: Demon Slash!"
Three dark green blade lights crossed and slashed towards Hawkeye.
"clang–!"
Hawkeye just raised his hand casually, and the blade, which was less than ten centimeters long, accurately pressed against the intersection of the three knives.
He didn't even move an inch.
"What?!"
Zoro's pupils contracted in horror.
With a slight flick from Hawkeye, Zoro flew backwards and fell heavily on the wreckage of the ship.
"Zoro!" Luffy yelled with his eyes wide open.
"The gap… is so huge!" Zoro coughed up blood and struggled to stand up: "I must not fall down before I become the world's number one swordsman!"
"It's not over yet…"
Zoro charged again, his blade cutting through the air.
"Three Swords Style: Tiger Hunting!"
Hawkeye's sharp eyes narrowed slightly, and then he took a step forward, rushing forward with a knife in his right hand.
"laugh–!"
In an instant, Zoro's originally fierce attack came to a halt. His eyes were fixed on the knife that was inserted into his chest, and he widened his eyes in disbelief.
"Why don't you retreat?"
"Do you want to be stabbed right through the heart?"
With his chest stained with blood, Zoro's whole body began to tremble, but the dream in his heart remained.
But he couldn't let him fall.
"I don't know either…"
"I always feel that if I take a step back here, those vows and promises that I cherish so much…"
"They will all leave me!"
Hawkeye frowned slightly and thought to himself, "What a strong heart you have, would you rather die than lose?"
There was a glimmer of admiration in his eyes, and then he took out the knife and pulled out the black knife "Night" on his back.
"Boy, tell me your name!"
"Roronoa Zoro!" Zoro formed the three swords into a ring, and a beast-like smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.
"I will remember this, the long-lost strong man."
"As a swordsman's etiquette, I will use this world's strongest black sword to bury you in the sea!"
"This move…"
"I'll bet everything I have!" Zoro held three swords in his hands and launched his strongest attack at Hawkeye.
"Three Swords Style Secret: Three Thousand Worlds!"
Tsk-!
Blood gushed out everywhere, but except for the Wado Ichimonji, the other two weapons had been shattered into pieces.
"As expected, this is the result…"
"I… lost."
Zoro silently put away the Wado Ichimonji, faced Hawkeye, then opened his arms and exposed his chest.
"What?" Hawkeye was a little surprised.
Zoro suddenly grinned, blood seeping from his teeth: "The scars on your back…are the shame of a swordsman!"
"That's amazing!" Hawkeye's eyes finally showed some barely perceptible fluctuations: "That's a good realization, but don't be in a hurry to die, young swordsman!"
As Hawkeye's voice fell.
With a flip of the wrist, the black knife drew a perfect arc.
"Ss …
Blood gushed out instantly.
Immediately afterwards, Zoro fell on his back with a hideous wound on his chest extending from his left shoulder to his right abdomen.
"Zoro!"
Seeing this scene, Luffy couldn't bear it anymore and immediately threw his body over.
"Brother!"
"Zoro!"
Johnny and Joseph ran towards Zoro with tears on their faces, and Usopp and Nami screamed.
"You're seriously injured…"
Bai Yu's figure had appeared beside Zoro at some point. Looking at the hideous and horrible wound on his chest, he couldn't help but feel a palpitation in his heart.
Fortunately, Hawkeye avoided the vital parts of his body.
Otherwise, this blow would kill you.
"Is Bai Yu okay?"
Luffy came to Zoro's side with an anxious look on his face.
Bai Yu was about to speak, but Hawkeye on the deck spoke again: "Are you the companions of that young swordsman? Then listen together!"
Hawkeye looked at Zoro who was lying on the ground.
"It's too early for you to die."
"I'm Joracol Mihawk. Next, learn about yourself, learn about the world, and work hard to become stronger!"
"No matter how many years pass."
"I will be waiting for you on the throne of [World's Strongest], and try to surpass this sword!"
"Try to surpass me too!"
"The young swordsman Roronoa Zoro!"
After Hawkeye finished speaking, Bai Yu took out the Senzu Beans from the inventory, looked at Luffy who was sweating profusely in front of him, and sighed helplessly.
"Luffy, have you forgotten that I have Senzu Beans?"
[Name: Senzu Bean]
[Effect: Recovery, healing]
[Description: After consumption, it can restore physical strength and treat external and internal injuries, but it cannot cure diseases]
"The little green bean?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Luffy suddenly remembered.
Since that day on, he would search Bai Yu's body when he was sleeping, but he found nothing and was beaten.
The man was almost chopped to death by Bai Yu.