**Shanks:** "Hahaha! That Luffy over there is pretty funny! He's even trying to copy the way I talk!"
**Gol D. Roger:** "Teaching someone once, it all depends on how well they can learn. That makes perfect sense!"
**Silvers Rayleigh:** "Right, the way Zoro is to Luffy now is just like how Luffy was to Shanks back then. Both strangers who recognized each other. Just agreeing to teach each other once is already impressive."
**Roronoa Zoro:** "That's a relief... I thought that Luffy over there might end up beating me to death~~~"
**Nami:** "I have a feeling that Luffy and Zoro over there are going to become crewmates!"
**Nico Robin:** "Not just crewmates—I think that Zoro's strength will surpass our Zoro's, right?"
The Zoro in the red-framed video is only 16 years old, and although his strength hasn't reached that of the 19-year-old Zoro yet, he has already started learning Haki. By the time he turns 19, he'll definitely be much stronger than the Zoro here!
**Brook:** "Yo ho ho ho~~~ After Luffy, is Zoro also going to be outshone by his own counterpart over there~~~~?"
In the mountains and forests of Kuraigana Island~~
Zoro looked up at the red-framed screen in the sky and sighed: "The me over there is luckier than I am. I hope he can make the most of his youth, grow strong, and fulfill both Kuina's and my own dreams as soon as possible..."
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["Young man, you don't have enough money!"]
[The restaurant owner suddenly appeared, holding Luffy's money pouch, looking completely speechless.]
[Despite being full, the pouch only had small-denomination berries...]
["This is a problem!"]
[Luffy scratched his head: "Huh? Not enough? How much more do I need? Can I pay you later?"]
["What?!"]
[The restaurant owner was shocked, his face changing instantly as he yelled: "Everyone, come look! This kid wants to eat for free! What happened to justice? Isn't this just picking on honest folks…?"]
[But then, he caught sight of someone standing up from the ground, seaweed-green hair atop his head...]
[Gulp!]
[The restaurant owner's heart leapt to his throat!]
[So terrified, his words were caught in his mouth~~~]
[Zoro looked at the restaurant owner calmly and asked in a low voice: "How much does he owe you?"]
[Uh…]
["Forty... forty thousand berries..."]
[Facing this infamous swordsman, the restaurant owner shivered, like walking on thin ice, nervously raising four fingers.]
[He feared even a slightly wrong tone would lead to being sliced~~~]
[As Zoro approached, the owner's heart pounded, and sweat poured down his face!]
["It's over, it's all over!"]
["Take it, here's forty thousand berries!"]
[Just when the restaurant owner thought it was the end for him, Zoro slapped four one-million-berry notes into his hands.]
[Huh?]
[The owner was first stunned, then overjoyed, clutching the money with gratitude: "Thank you! Thank you so much!!"]
[The owner rushed back to the restaurant, stumbling and scrambling~~~]
**Luffy:** "Thank you! I'll pay you back the 40,000 berries someday," Luffy said, looking gratefully at Zoro.
**Zoro:** "No need to repay me. If you're willing to teach me Haki, think of the 40,000 berries as tuition!"
[Zoro shook his head and patted his wallet.] "I've got money. If you teach me a bit more, I can treat you to meat! I've got enough to cover a month's worth of meat for you."
**Meat!**
**A whole month's worth of meat!!**
[Hearing this, Luffy's eyes immediately lit up~~~]
[Without hesitation, he agreed.] "Deal!"
**Usopp:** "Pfft!!"
**Nami:** "Sweat drop... That Luffy over there can't resist meat~~~"
**Sanji:** "Yep, Luffy's an easy one to deal with as long as you have meat~~"
**Monkey D. Luffy:** "Meat is too good to resist!"
**Urouge:** "Spending 40,000 berries to learn Haki is like getting it for free!"
**Jewelry Bonney:** "Hahaha, did you see Zoro's face? He acted like spending 40,000 berries was a big deal…"
**Trafalgar Law:** "To the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, 40,000 berries is a small fortune~~"
**Capone Bege:** "These two fools act like they've never had any money…"
**Tony Tony Chopper:** "Luffy, Zoro, people are making fun of you~~~"
**Zoro:** "No, they're talking about that other Zoro, not me."
**Monkey D. Luffy:** "Yeah, it's got nothing to do with me..."
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[Kotō Island~~~ In the mountain forest.]
[Zoro started his first day of training!]
[In the morning, he practiced Armament Haki, using a wooden sword to cut through the mountains.]
[In the afternoon, he trained Observation Haki by using animals as practice partners.]
[By the end of the day, Zoro was pumped up!]
[But Luffy was restless~~~]
[He felt uneasy!!]
[He occasionally offered tips during Zoro's training, but had nothing of his own to work on.]
[The mountain training methods—attacking mountains for Armament Haki and using animals for Observation Haki—didn't help him at his current level, so he couldn't train there.]
[Going a day without training made him feel like he was wasting time…]
[A wave of guilt instantly washed over him!]