"Burp!"
In the winding streets of District 22, Zoro, with three long swords slung across his waist, leisurely walked forward while gulping down beer.
As for where this place actually was…
It didn't matter at all.
He would eventually return to the Thousand Sunny. Despite others always calling him directionally challenged, he believed his sense of direction was quite decent.
However…
"Hmm?"
Seeing someone blocking his way, Zoro looked up in slight confusion and scratched the back of his head, saying, "What? Want to ask me for directions?"
Citizens kneeling on both sides of the road: ∑(っ°Д°;)っ
Saint Charlos: (⊙_⊙)?
A damned commoner dares to ignore me and walk around freely in front of me?
Feeling his authority being challenged, Saint Charlos immediately raised his pistol and aimed it at Zoro's head.
Bang—Bang—!
Without a hint of mercy, he pulled the trigger, and two bullets shot towards Zoro's face. However, just a second before Saint Charlos fired, Zoro bent down, easily dodging the bullets while drawing his sword, Shusui, and slashing fiercely at Saint Charlos.
This was Zoro's nature.
He never actively sought trouble, but if someone provoked him, especially with murderous intent, he would never hold back.
Even though he didn't know the opponent was a Celestial Dragon, even if he did, he would still slash without hesitation.
Swish—!
Everything happened too quickly.
The two bodyguards beside Saint Charlos didn't even have time to react before Zoro's slash landed solidly on Saint Charlos's abdomen.
The luxurious robe instantly tore apart, revealing a deep gash, blood splattering everywhere. Saint Charlos, with an expression of disbelief, fell backward. As he hit the ground, feeling the intense pain from his body, his face turned to terror, and he screamed like a slaughtered pig.
"Protect… Protect Lord Charlos!"
The bodyguards, snapping back to reality, shouted, and all the surrounding guards raised their flintlock rifles, aiming at Zoro, who was holding his long sword.
Seeing this, Zoro immediately assumed his Three-Sword Style stance, ready to cut down everyone there. But just then, a flash of lightning struck, and before Zoro could block, he was sent flying backward, crashing into a stone wall and getting buried in the rubble.
Onlookers: =???=???(●???●|||)
As the golden light faded, the crowd finally saw the person's appearance.
Black hair, black eyes, over two meters tall, wearing casual sportswear, with a blood-red katana at his waist, a cigar in his mouth, and a cold gaze. When he glanced at Saint Charlos, most of the women kneeling on the ground had the same thought: He is so handsome!
"Who… Who are you?" Seeing another person suddenly appear, the bodyguards quickly stood in front of Saint Charlos, their faces full of vigilance.
"Me? My name is Vivian… Formerly a Petty Officer in the Navy Headquarters, now the Warden of Impel Down."
Bodyguards: ???
The Warden of Impel Down?
Although they didn't know why a warden from Impel Down was on the Sabaody Archipelago, since he was affiliated with Impel Down, he was under the World Government, just like the Navy.
Therefore, the black-clad bodyguard immediately ordered Vivian, "You, go kill that green-haired attacker!"
"Okay." Vivian nodded without hesitation.
Meanwhile, the bloodied Saint Charlos lying on the ground angrily cursed, "Idiots, hurry… hurry and get a doctor to treat me!"
"Ah… right, you guys, hurry up and take Saint Charlos to the hospital!"
"Yes… yes…"
The three medical personnel who were just about to take a critically injured patient to the hospital immediately put the person on the stretcher down and ran to help Saint Charlos.
Vivian glanced at the severely injured patient abandoned on the lawn, noticing another bullet hole in his abdomen. It was clear there was no hope for survival.
"I wonder if my Star Infusion can save him."
Seeing Saint Charlos being carried away, Vivian didn't rush to find Zoro in the rubble but crouched down and placed his hand on the patient's wound.
Green light flickered, the wound slowly healed, and the lead bullet embedded in the flesh was pushed out by the newly grown flesh, falling to the ground.
The onlookers were once again stunned, and the remaining bodyguards and guards showed expressions of extreme astonishment.
"What kind of ability is this?"
"Healing?"
The bodyguards exchanged glances.
With such an ability, why bother taking Saint Charlos to the hospital? Couldn't this guy just heal the Sword wound directly?
But just as they were in a daze…
"Hey…"
Zoro, who had been knocked away, finally crawled out from under a pile of rubble, looking at Vivian with displeasure, "You again? Are you with that guy from before?"
"Ah, not exactly. It's just that if you really kill that guy, I'm afraid none of you will be able to leave the Sabaody Archipelago today."
In the original story, Luffy punched a Celestial Dragon, which brought Admiral Kizaru.
Now, Kizaru is already on his way to the Sabaody Archipelago. If Saint Charlos dies, Akainu might come to the island as well.
Given Akainu's style, he would attack just like Kizaru, lifting his leg high every time, waiting for the Straw Hat crew to be sent flying by Kuma one by one.
But thinking about it, Vivian couldn't help but wonder.
According to the original plot, shouldn't Jewelry Bonney from the Eleven Supernovas stop Zoro at this point? How did it come to this, with Zoro severely injuring someone without her intervening?
It's really strange…
And how did Kizaru get to the Sabaody Archipelago early?
Vivian took a deep drag on his cigarette.
He had been standing in the crowd watching, thinking things would follow the original trajectory. But when he saw Zoro injure Saint Charlos with a single slash, he couldn't hold back anymore.
That's why he stepped in to stop the fight.
With his hands crossed in front of him, Zoro held Wado Ichimonji in his mouth, ready to unleash his Oni Giri.
"Do you want to fight? I think running away might be a better option. Otherwise, the vow you made after being defeated by Mihawk will be broken here."
Vivian said, placing his hand on the hilt of his Blood Demon Sword.
The next second…
"Three-Sword Style: Oni Giri!"
"Thunder Breathing: First Form - Thunderclap and Flash!"
Black and golden beams of light crossed paths.