A few days later.
On a sailboat, two figures were constantly fighting fiercely. The sound of swords clashing was heard intensively, sparks flashed, and waves of air flew.
~clang!~
'Basic skills: splitting coconut!'
Basire's Sandai Kitetsu was raised high and slashed towards Zoro, but Zoro blocked it with Wado Ichimonji and Yubashiri, which splashed out a dazzling spark. The eyes of the two were full of fighting spirit, and neither of them would admit defeat.
"Basire Aniki, Zoro Aniki, it's time to eat! We will arrive at Syrup Village in the afternoon!"
Johnny and Yosaku came out with the food, the two of them were responsible for cooking and sailing so Basire and Zoro could focus on their training.
Basire originally wanted to go straight to the Buggy Pirates stationed in Orange Town to find Buggy the Clown, but on the chart, he saw that the road seemed to pass through Syrup Village.
So Basire decided to meet Kuro, who is said to have an IQ second only to Benn Beckman in the East Blue.
He was thinking about recruiting this guy, but if it doesn't work, he will just kill him and let him become nourishment for his cursed sword.
Without the ambition to become stronger, it is useless no matter how smart you are!
Basire only needs people who obey orders and are strong.
And Zoro is such a pure swordsman. Most of the time, he doesn't care about the reasons and the alignment of good and evil.
In his eyes, there was only a choice between cutting or not cutting.
Just kill the enemy, no matter if it's a pirate or a marine!
And he will unconditionally trust and maintain the captain's dignity which makes him the ideal crew member in Basire's eyes.
"Basire, you must remember, if the enemy is a swordsman you have to leave it to me to deal with."
Zoro said as he ate meat and drank a bottle of sake comfortably. These few days were the most comfortable time he had ever had since he was lost at sea. He didn't need to think about anything, he only needed to think about fighting and training.
"It depends on my mood."
Basire raised his eyebrows and smiled casually. He would not agree to any absolute conditions, nor would he meet all the crew's requirements. He was not a good person, nor was he a nanny.
"You bastard!"
Zoro cursed, drank another bottle of sake unhappily, and then went back to continue exercising.
One day, he will split open Basire's turtle shell with one slash!
Now Zoro regards splitting Basire's protective barrier as a stage goal. In his eyes, if he can't even break this barrier, he is not qualified to challenge the world's greatest swordsman.
He will continue to get stronger until he can cut through everything and break through all obstacles in front of him!
Basire's basic sword skills have also improved a lot in the past two days. Zoro's sword skills are very strong and solid, and there is a lot worth learning.
He would not give up any opportunity to become stronger, so he sparred with Zoro for two days to make up for his shortcomings.
He would also talk to Zoro about the swordsman's training methods and sword intent. He also briefly talked about Observation and Armament Haki, preparing to make Zoro practice hard in this direction!
As the sailing ship entered the port of Syrup Village, the villagers on the island also cautiously judged the nature of the ship, whether it was a merchant ship or a pirate ship.
However, when they saw that the sailboat was not flying a pirate flag, nor were there any of those ferocious looking pirates, they lowered their guard a little.
They also saw a brown-skinned boy with a long nose come with a few children to 'check' these outsiders, talking nonsense to a group of kids and not forgetting to brag about his power as the mighty captain Ussop!
Basire ignored this guy Usopp. He didn't need kind and cowardly crew members.
What he needs is a powerful crew member who can obey orders and charge without hesitation without asking for a reason.
He took Zoro directly onto the island and towards the richest mansion in the village, leaving Johnny and Yosaku to watch the boat.
"Hey, who are you? Where are you going? Do you know that Syrup Village is I, Captain Usopp's territory?!"
Usopp took out a slingshot and said with an inscrutable seriousness, while the three kids were waving flags and shouting.
Basire and Zoro passed directly over Usopp and continued to move forward, completely ignoring the weakling.
"Hey! I am Captain Usopp with eight thousand subordinates. You can't just ignore me like this!"
Usopp said angrily, but he did not dare to do anything casually. Looking at the direction the two were heading, he felt that the two strangers might be looking for Kaya, so he had to go and report the news quickly.
Just then Zoro glanced back at him, which made Usopp break out in a cold sweat, his legs trembled, and he couldn't even speak.
When he recovered, the two strangers had disappeared before his eyes. He gritted his teeth and immediately ran to Kaya's mansion. He felt that these two people had bad intentions, like thugs who killed without blinking an eye!
After a while, Basire and Zoro arrived at the door of this wealthy family.
"Basire, if there is an enemy, let me go first!"
Zoro said calmly, thinking about how he would continue to defeat his opponents to become stronger and embark on the path of becoming a supreme swordsman.
"Okay! This Kuro is very fast. Just pay attention and don't get hurt. I don't have time to treat you!"
Basire smiled lightly. Just as he finished speaking, a servant with sheep hair and horns opened the door.
"Hello, what can I do for you?"
Merry, who was wearing a suit, said politely and gently, while he was also carefully observing the identities of these two strangers.
"Hey, Sheephead, do you have a Devil Fruit Power too? But we're not looking for you. Call Kuro out. I'm a pirate hunter here to defeat this pirate."
Zoro was straightforward and went straight to the point, he only had eyes for his opponents. According to Basire, Kuro of a hundred plans, who had a bounty of 16 million, was hiding in this mansion.
"Mr. Pirate Hunter, we don't have anyone named Kuro here. Are you mistaken?"
When Merry heard Zoro say he was a pirate hunter, he was not so scared anymore. He was most afraid that the other party would say that they were pirates. However, what does Devil Fruit Power mean?
"Your butler is the pirate Captain Kuro, who should now be known as Klahadore. You must be careful about the safety of your young lady!"
Basire said calmly, he only realized now that this guy's cotton sheep head didn't seem to be a hat. Could it be that he was a mixed race of the mink tribe? Or a person with sheep devil fruit abilities?
"What??"
Merry was shocked. He had never thought that the kind-faced butler Klahadore could be a pirate.
At this time, the butler Klahadore also came out with a cold face and looked at the two pirate hunters coldly.
"It seems that I can't escape from my past."
Kuro looked at the two strangers with a gloomy expression. Two years ago, in order to escape the pursuit of the Marine and pirate hunters, he faked his death and even managed to get his bounty canceled.
Unexpectedly, he was still found out now. Which link is the problem?
Could it be that his Vice Captain Jango betrayed him?
Kuro, who has a very high IQ, immediately thought of the greatest possibility.