Roronoa Zoro looked back at Basire with an incredulous look in his eyes. He couldn't break through the opponent's defense at all!
"It seems that your swords are not good! I will give you this Yubashiri first, so you can use your strongest move!"
Basire directly pulled out Yubashiri and threw it to Zoro, then he said: "If you can break my defense, take the sword and the loot from this pirate ship."
"If not, the sword is still yours, but you have to go to sea with me!"
"Hey! What nonsense are you talking about! Zoro Aniki will not lose! Zoro Aniki is the strongest! Your turtle shell will definitely be chopped open by him!"
Johnny and Yosaku immediately yelled and cheered for Zoro.
The members of the Tulip Pirates were already trembling and guarding their seriously injured Captain Rika, waiting for the duel between the two monsters.
It wasn't that they didn't want to run, it was just that the looks in Basire's and Zoro's eyes were too scary. Just as they were about to leave, they were enveloped in murderous intent so they didn't dare to move.
The only thing Captain Rika hopes now is that these two bastards will hurt each other so he can violently resist again, otherwise he will really be doomed.
"Although you are not a swordsman, I will still do what I say! Let's see if my sword is sharper or your shield is stronger!"
Zoro is not a person who thinks too much. He directly picked up Yubashiri and pulled it out after throwing away a broken sword.
"This is my strongest move!"
'Santōryū Ōgi: Sanzen Sekai! '
The two swords in Zoro's hands rotated at high speed like windmills, and strong winds were generated around him. After a moment, they disappeared so suddenly they could not even see their shadows, and they had already struck Basire's barrier shield.
When Zoro appeared, he was breathing heavily, and the ordinary knife in his left hand was instantly broken into more than a dozen pieces. He looked at the transparent shield in disbelief, there was a look of unwillingness in his eyes.
His strongest move was actually blocked by the opponent's shield without leaving any traces, which made him very uncomfortable.
"I lost!"
Zoro took off the 'Wado Ichimonji' in his mouth and sheathed it, then he sat directly on the ground a little despondently, and at the same time he started having doubts about his own strength.
If he can't even cut through such a shield, is he really qualified to challenge the world's greatest swordsman?
"Zoro Aniki!!"
The two bounty hunters, Johnny and Yosaku, immediately ran to Zoro's side, and then glared at this bastard Basire, he was just a turtle, what's he so arrogant about it!
"Roronoa Zoro, don't forget your dream! Our road to the strongest has just begun!"
Basire also walked to Zoro, stretched out his hand to him, and said seriously and solemnly.
Zoro looked up at this guy. How did he know about his dreams? He was really a mysterious guy!
"Then I will stay on your ship first, but once I chop up your broken barrier, I will leave. I will not follow a captain who is weaker than me!"
Zoro put a hand on Basire's hand, was pulled to stand up, and looked at him seriously as he talked.
"Haha! Zoro, if you lose the bet, you can still get a good and sharp sword. From now on, you will have to work hard in order to pay for food and shelter from me. You have to have some conscience!"
Basire laughed and said that as he finally got his first crew member. As for the protagonist Luffy? What does it matter to him?
A guy with a strong background, protected by a Marine hero and the leader of the Revolutionary Army, with such great luck, does Basire need to care about him?
"...."
Zoro's head was full of black lines, but he still held on to the good-looking sword Yubashiri in his hand. It seemed that he didn't make that big of a loss. In the future, there would be a person who knew the way, and he also had a sailboat that looked good!
"Zoro Aniki! Do you really want to form a group with him? Can you take us with you?"
Johnny and Yosaku immediately shouted, being able to hang out with powerful bosses is the way!
"Ask him! He is the captain of that ship."
Zoro actually didn't know Johnny and Yosaku very well. He had just formed a group with them to have someone to lead the way so he could hunt pirates.
"Um..., Captain Basire, look..., can you take us with you too?"
They suddenly asked Basire coyly, after all, they had just scolded him a moment ago.
"You are too weak to go to the Grand Line, and in order to become stronger, Zoro and I might even fight the Marines. Then we might become wanted criminals. Do you dare to become pirates?"
Basire said that lightly, as even though he did look down on these two guys, they were just fishermen and part-time bounty hunters to make some money.
Although they are very loyal, their lack of ability is an undeniable fact. When they go to the Grand Line, they can only become cannon fodder!
"Are you really going to the Grand Line, known as the Pirates' Graveyard? Do you know how dangerous it is there? Have you heard of the Shichibukai?"
Johnny and Yosaku said loudly that they were indeed a little afraid of the Grand Line because there were too many powerful pirates there, and they were just two novices who couldn't even defeat pirates with a few million bounty so didn't dare to go to the 'Pirates' graveyard'!
"Nonsense! Of course I want to go! And I also know far more about the Grand Line than you two!"
"Okay, let's take down this pirate group first to exchange for their bounty, and this pirate ship will be given to you two!"
Basire jumped up and took down the Tulip Pirates' pirate flag as his trophy.
Captain Rika saw that both the pirate hunter and the stranger were not harmed, but they didn't want to just surrender.
"Fight! Kill them for me!"
Captain Rika covered his wound and shouted loudly, but these pirates did not listen to the captain's words. Some of them immediately jumped into the sea and ran away, while others knelt down and begged for mercy.
Most of them didn't even have bounties on them. So even if they are caught, they will only be imprisoned for a few years at most. There is no need to fight these two murderers or be loyal to the captain!
"It's too late to take action now!"
Basire went straight to kill him and stabbed his sword into Captain Rika's chest. Anyway, the bounty order for these little pirates says that they can get the bounty regardless of life or death!
And Zoro also took the new sword and walked away, cutting these pirates to the ground. Johnny and Yosaku quickly tied up the surviving pirates!
After catching all the pirates who jumped into the sea, Basire and Zoro used the food reserves of the Tulip Pirates to hold a small banquet on the spot.
After Johnny and Yosaku pleading, Basire agreed to them and would temporarily take these two rookies to explore in the East Blue territory. The two of them would help out and do some chores and help by sailing the boat.
Later, Johnny and Yosaku took the members of the Tulip Pirates to the nearest Marine branch to exchange for the bounty and sell the pirate ship on the way.