Luffy had never expected to be forced to stay in the East Blue. He had originally planned to just recruit Nami and leave.
But now plans cannot keep up with changes, and he is also considering whether he should take advantage of the East Blue.
'Let me think.
Zoro is 14 years old this year, and should still be in Shimotsuki Village, working hard to become the world's greatest swordsman.
Sanji is also 14 years old, and has been with Red Foot Zeff for a few years. He is probably already a chef at the sea restaurant.
As for Usopp, he seems to be the same age as me. He should still be in Syrupp Village, dreaming of going out to sea and becoming a brave sea warrior. en...It seems that there is a chance to dig him up. '
On the deck, Luffy stood on the bow with his arms crossed and pretended to be cool since he went out to sea. The new member, the marine Chore boy (Chore girl?) and navigator Nami, poked Ain with her hand.
After she squatted down, she asked in a low voice with a strange expression:
"Has this guy always been like this?"
Ain pursed her red lips and put her hands on Nami's head and rubbed it hard.
"New recruits, remember to call him captain, and don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. He has his own considerations."
Holding the crooked marine cap, Nami pouted her lips and said "understood" in a muffled voice.
Time passed slowly, and just when she was bored and began to doze off,
Luffy, who was standing at the bow, tilted his head and snored softly.
Nami Ain:...
Nami pointed at the idiot with dead eyes, "Is this what you call your own considerations?"
A # appeared on Ain's forehead, and she immediately stepped forward angrily.
"Asshole, wake up!"
She kicked Luffy on the butt.
Luffy opened his eyes in a daze in mid-air, and before he could react to what happened, he saw the sea in front of him. He was shocked and quickly flashed back to the ship.
"Shit, who ambushed me? Do you want to die?"
He glanced around the ship fiercely. Everyone who met his gaze turned their heads and whistled.
Only one person gritted her teeth, stared at him dangerously, and slowly raised her fist wrapped in armament haki.
"Idiot, if you keep showing off, I'll kill you!"
Facing Ain's naked threat, Luffy quickly saluted and raised his hands in surrender.
"Um, okay, okay, put your fist down first."
As he said that, he clenched his fist and coughed lightly, then smiled and waved to Nami:
"Nami, come here for a moment."
"Captain."
Nami answered obediently and walked forward, winking at Ain as she passed by.
Luffy pretended not to see anything, squatted down and took out the sea chart, found the location of Shimotsuki Village on it, and instructed Nami:
"Have you been here? I heard there is a very good dojo on this island, I want to go and see it."
"Shimotsuki Village? I've passed by it before, no problem, leave it to me."
Nami took the task happily, and Luffy looked pleased.
With this tool, he, the captain, could finally let go and be the boss.
Patting the head as a reward, Luffy happily announced to everyone:
"It's decided, the destination is Shimotsuki Village, let's go!"
"Yes~" (weakly)
Luffy:...
After learning that they had to stay in the East Blue, everyone except Nami was not very interested.
You know, the average bounty for pirates in the East Blue is only 3 million.
How could these young people who only wanted to become famous in the sea as soon as possible be happy?
They were not interested at all in the captain's enthusiastic expression of visiting a swordsmanship dojo.
In their opinion, what kind of swordsmanship masters can there be in the East Blue. Can these people make a flying slash? Do they know armament haki? Can they cut the sea with one sword slash?
Hey, maybe, Shimotsuki Koushirou really can!....
Outside Shimotsuki Village, the middle-aged man in kimono was watching Luffy fighting fiercely with a sword.
Both the guerrilla's squad and the apprentices of the dojo dropped their jaws to the ground, with a look of shock on their faces.
Binz slapped himself in disbelief and asked Gavin beside him:
"Are all the people in the East Blue so strong? Can small place have such a master?"
""I, I don't know?"
Gavin was even more confused than him. As a native of the East Blue, how could he not know what the East Blue was like?
The weakest sea was not just a saying. It was rare to meet a devil fruit user here.
When did such an awesome swordsman appear? Are you from the East Blue?!
Compared to the two people's puzzlement, Ain, as a swordsman, saw much more than the two.
Just looking at the current situation on the field, Luffy was actually at a disadvantage in terms of pure swordsmanship.
'This guy is definitely not an ordinary swordsman, he has even stepped into the ranks of great swordsmen! '
After coming to this conclusion, Ain was shocked.
This is a great swordsman, there are not many strong people in the whole marine, no, the whole world.
Today they actually met one in the East Blue, and he even fought with their own captain.
This is a rare opportunity, we must learn from him seriously.
Just when Ain was so excited that he dared not blink and observed carefully.
In the crowd, a little boy with green hair also clenched his fists excitedly.
"Is this the contest between true swordsmen? The teacher has been hiding such a powerful strength."
The young man who muttered to himself was naturally Roronoa Zoro, one of the protagonists of the original work.
This morning, he was training on his own as usual.
But suddenly, a friend from the dojo came to him and said that a marine had come to challenge the teacher.
Out of curiosity, he temporarily put down his training and came to watch the fun.
Who knew that this sight would open the door to a new world for him.
His mind is now full of thoughts, when can he achieve their level.
If he surpasses them, will he be one step closer to the world's number one swordsman.
In the eyes of everyone's excitement, shock, and admiration, the battle on the field is still going on.
Luffy, whose swordsmanship is completely suppressed, has already pulled out Sandai Kitetsu.
Holding two swords, he strikes like a berserker, launching continuous attacks that are as swift as Lightning and as fierce as a mountain.
His opponent, Shimotsuki Koushirou, holds a sword with both hands - Wado Ichimonji, and dodges and blocks deftly.
But he always seizes the opportunity when Luffy's strength is exhausted and new strength has not yet been generated to fight back.
In just a few minutes, several holes were torn on Luffy's marine uniform.
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