The next day, on Baratie.
The platform used for fighting had already been prepared. Hawk Eyes sat calmly at a dining table, waiting for the target to appear.
Zeff pulled out a bench and sat aside, then spoke to Hawk Eyes: "How could a big shot like you wait so long for a man you've never met?"
Hawk Eyes said calmly: "I saw a swordsman with good eyes on the bounty. I was interested, so I came to take a look."
He said it lightly, but no one present really thought so. Being targeted by a man like Hawk Eyes is both a blessing and a curse.
Zeff asked with a little curiosity: "Aren't you afraid that guy won't come?"
"No!"
Hawk Eyes shook his head: "He will definitely come."
Sanji, who was standing aside, frowned and said: "That guy is not a trustworthy person. He has abandoned the people who trusted him the most in times of crisis before."
"How can such a guy be trusted?"
Hawk Eyes glanced at Sanji, touched the cross on his chest, and said calmly: "If that guy really doesn't care about his crew's life and death and broke his promise, he wouldn't have that look in his eyes."
"He may not be a pure swordsman, but he is definitely a qualified strong man!"
"Aren't those subordinates who would rather die than bow their heads the best proof?"
Sanji was speechless for a moment, but he felt more confused in his heart.
Why would such a person abandon the princess who trusted him the most and lives alone at that critical moment?
Zeff looked at Sanji; his eyes dimmed slightly, and the chefs around him were also silent.
With everyone waiting, the sun hanging high in the sky gradually moved to the edge of the sea level, shining with red sunlight.
The deck of the Baratie is dyed red.
The sea in the distance was still calm, with no sea beasts jumping out of the water and no ships sailing.
"As expected..."
Sanji muttered.
His heart, which had been shaken by the words of the Nyaban Brothers and Hawk Eyes, became even colder at this moment.
White Knight Gawain?
Rubbish!
"How could a guy like that risk his life-"
"No!"
Hawk Eyes suddenly raised his head and looked at the sea in the distance, with the corners of his mouth gradually curled up: "He's coming!"
As Hawk Eyes finished speaking, on the sea in the distance, a boat suddenly appeared, and then two figures holding swords gradually appeared in front of everyone.
One of them was no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, with a defiant look in his eyes and three swords strangely inserted on his waist.
The other one had an upright posture and handsome features, but his eyes were filled with a hint of aggressiveness.
It was Zoro and Gawain who had come here by boat!
Zeff looked at the two figures, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly: "Even if you know your opponent is a man known as the strongest swordsman in the world and that you can't win this battle, you are still willing to risk your life for your companions?"
"This courage... It's not bad!"
Sanji looked at the familiar figure on the boat and didn't know what to say for a moment.
You can risk your life for your companions, so why would you abandon the princess who trusts you the most?!
Soon, Gawain's boat arrived near the floating restaurant Baratie, and the two of them jumped up and landed steadily on the deck.
Before Gawain could react, Zoro took the lead; he drew out the three swords from his waist and walked towards Hawk Eyes slowly.
"Captain!"
"I'm going to see the scenery first!"
"An anxious guy."
Gawain shook his head but did not stop him because he knew that no matter what he said at this time, it could not stop Zoro, who was eager to fight.
For this day, the day to witness the strength of the strongest swordsman in the world, Zoro has been preparing and looking forward to it for too long.
Since the day Kuina died, he has been living for this moment, to defeat the man in front of him!
"If you are a true swordsman, you will know the difference between you and me the first time you see me."
Hawk Eyes raised his eyebrow and looked at Zoro, his tone indifferent as if stating a fact.
"Even so, you are still going to draw your sword against me?!"
Between his words, Hawk Eyes tried to find a hint of timidity and fear in the young man in front of him, but in the end, he found nothing and only saw a strong heart.
"The peak is ahead; how can I not try to climb it!"
After speaking, Zoro put a sword into his mouth, and with his already sweaty palms, he gripped the other two swords tightly.
It was not until he actually faced the man in front of him that he understood why even someone as strong as Gawain would say such words.
Just being looked at by those eyes was enough to make people feel fear involuntarily, and the black sword inserted at his back, which was emitting a terrifying aura from top to bottom, made him shudder!
"Interesting!"
Hawk Eyes looked at the young man in front of him, and his eyes slightly lit up.
Originally, he came for Gawain but unexpectedly discovered another rough diamond.
Just the courage to stand in front of him even though he knew he was no match for him is worthy of praise.
Then Hawk Eyes slowly took off the cross on his chest, pulled it off, and looked at Zoro jokingly: "I'm sorry, but I don't have a smaller sword than this."
The familiar scene made Zoro's mouth twitch, and he subconsciously turned his head to look at Gawain beside him: "No, do all you swordsmen like to play this game?"
Seeing Gawain's embarrassed expression, Zoro looked at Hawk Eyes speechlessly: "So I have to start by forcing you to draw your sword?"
Hawk Eyes was slightly stunned.
Um?
Why is it different from what he thought?
"You could think so."
"What a... Bad taste!"
Zoro muttered, raised both swords in his hands, and took a stance. His aura suddenly changed.
Compared with more than a month ago, he was much stronger.
His thin clothes fluttered without wind.
This attracted the attention of everyone.
Patty looked at the dangerous aura emanating from Zoro, and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead: "Hey, hey, hey, this kid may not look very old, but his aura is really scary. Even compared to Sanji, he is not inferior!"
"Today's young people are all monsters!"
"Tch!"
Sanji curled his lips and looked at Zoro in front of him, feeling unhappy for no reason: "This guy is quite infuriating!"
Zeff glanced at him and said with a smile: "This kind of unpleasantness for no reason; maybe there is some special fate between you two."
"Who wants to be with this guy?!"
"Do you still think that White Knight Gawain would be a man who would abandon the princess in times of crisis?"
Faced with Zeff's question, Sanji was silent for a moment.
The battle in the distance has already begun.
With a terrifying aura all over his body, Zoro stomped his feet heavily and covered a distance of dozens of meters in a few steps. His three swords came towards Hawk Eyes from three directions, instantly blocking all possible directions of his counterattack!
But the dagger in the latter's hand pointed straight forward...
Bang!
The tip of the dagger was against the point where Zoro's three swords intersected. He tried his best but could not move forward even a bit.
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