After Dylan left, Hawkeye went to the ruined garden behind the castle.
Roronoa Zoro was sitting there in a daze.
Seeing Hawkeye coming, he hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but ask, "Did you know about it two years ago?"
"It's just some speculation."
Hawkeye stood in front of him, looking at the man in front of him who had lost his energy.
As if remembering some distant past, Hawkeye said to himself, "Back then, he lost an arm in East Blue, which surprised many people. And since then..."
Hawkeye was silent for a moment: "His whole person has changed a lot. Although he is getting stronger, he is no longer a simple swordsman. After that, I rarely see him and don't look for him anymore to compete."
"That... when we were at East Blue..."
Hawkeye frowned: "Later, I thought about it, and there was indeed something wrong. It seemed that someone deliberately lured me to East Blue. And they grasped my psychology and personality very keenly. You know..."
Hawkeye laughed at himself: "I don't have many friends in this world, and there are even fewer who can do this."
Roronoa Zoro smiled bitterly, and there was no need to ask further questions. They used Hawkeye's hands to train himself.
But...
He didn't understand. Although the man said that he was a descendant of the "Wano Dragon-Slaying Samurai"...
But facing his god-like power, even if there were really dragon-slaying warriors, it would probably be of no avail.
"Your strong heart is on the verge of being broken."
Seeing the uneasiness and hesitation on the disciple's face, Hawkeye stared at him and said, "Actually, I strongly disagreed with you when you said that in East Blue."
Roronoa Zoro raised his head and looked at Hawkeye, and Perona in the distance also floated to the side.
Behind his back, Mihawk had a good opinion of this idiot green algae head. This was the first time he spoke to him with such a disappointed tone.
"What..."
"The navigator on your ship is called Nami, right? Rairyu's adopted sister, her mother. You should know that, right?"
Perona exclaimed from the side: "The commander of the G5-01 combat unit—'Red Sky' Rear Admiral Bell-mère?"
"Yes, I have been to G5 several times over the years and met her several times. When she first followed Anlong, she was unbelievably weak. Even many soldiers within G5 were stronger than her."
Hearing Hawkeye's words, Roronoa Zoro and Perona both looked over in disbelief.
In the Battle of Sabaody Archipelago, "Red Sky" Bell-mère instantly killed Ganryu, a combatant of the "original Roger Pirates" with just one move.
In the doubtful eyes of the two people, Hawkeye said seriously:
"She is just an ordinary person. You should also know that before she followed Anlong, she was just a 'branch major' who had retired for 10 years."
"Ten years is not a short time, but it is definitely not a long time. So how did she get to where she is today?"
Roronoa Zoro is a bit obsessed.
Hawkeye's eyes became a little sharp.
A young man who originally had a very strong mind had his dreams shattered and his dreams exposed by reality.
"I heard that Dylan once reprimanded them like this. Why don't you listen to these words -"
"No one will never fail, no matter once, ten times, a hundred times or ten thousand times. As long as you don't lose your life, as long as you still have the courage to take up arms. You will never be considered a loser!"
"Roronoa Zoro, I can tell you clearly that he is the unquestionable number one person in the world today. But so what? Because we can't catch up with him, should we stop here or even look back?"
"I..."
Hawkeye turned and walked away, leaving Roronoa Zoro still where he was.
Perona also left at Hawkeye's signal.
"Our opponent is never anyone else, only ourselves, and only ourselves."
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West Blue.
Kingdom of Germa.
"Shurororo, it's you, Judge!"
Caesar Clown laughed after being thrown off the boat and seeing the person in front of him.
They were originally colleagues in an illegal scientific research organization, and he understood the moment he saw Judge.
His life was temporarily saved.
Judge looked at Caesar and nodded: "From today on, you are my assistant. We have very little time."
Caesar's hand was wearing extremely pure seastone handcuffs, and there was also a faint purple light in his heart.
"Shurororo! It seems that this genius is welcome wherever he goes. So... what is the topic this time?"
Judge took out a box and opened it. Inside was a row of test tubes filled with blood: "We need to perfectly replicate the blood factors in it in the shortest possible time. If we fail... I may not be punished too much, but you..."
Judge glanced thoughtfully at the handcuffs on Caesar's hands and the purple light in his heart.
Caesar's body tightened when he saw him. The seastone handcuffs were okay, but the thing inside his heart...
It was planted by "Sky Fox" Tahir himself...
Even Joker is usually not very willing to mention that name.
"How much time do we have?" Caesar said silently for a moment and then put away his arrogance.
No matter how you look at it, G5 doesn't look like his backstage...
"He said that it will take up to 3 months. If it cannot be reproduced perfectly by then, the mission will be considered a failure."
Caesar's eyes widened instantly:
"Are you kidding!? Even the most basic cracking process may not be completed in three months!!"
"So you have to work hard!"
Judge and the suitcase walked into the laboratory.
On the other side of the castle, Sanji was accompanied by Reiju to his mother's room.
Both of them were already in tears.
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G5.
Tony Tony Chopper was also sent to the prison on the first floor.
After Tahir made tea for Dylan, Dylan did not drink it in a hurry but looked at him.
The breath is changing.
"It seems you are sure."
Tahir shook his head: "After watching your two battles, I have some insights, but I can't say that I am sure."
Tahir gently twirled his fingers and pondered.
"This... Tamamo-no-Mae... I heard his story..."
"He was originally a handsome man. In ancient times, he accidentally ate a Devil Fruit and was regarded as a monster by people. Later he hid in the mountains, but the exorcists of that era still pursued him relentlessly."
"During the long battle, he gradually fell in love with an exorcist, gave birth to a child, and lived in seclusion, although their children were no different from humans."
"But people regarded their children as the descendants of demons. In order to protect the children, his wife died. After an exhausting battle, his children were also captured and burned by the ignorant people."
"The angry Tamamo-no-Mae awakened, and he unleashed his power to burn down the entire kingdom, but then he was defeated by a man named Joy Boy. The man told him that if he wanted to eradicate prejudice, he should follow him to change this world."
"With doubts and hopes, he embarked on the journey, but... in the end they failed. With no hope of life, he did not choose to sleep but chose to die with the enemy."
"During his 'conversation' with me... he had no intention of waking up. He asked me to tell you——"
"Although he hates this world, he doesn't want it to be destroyed."
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