After practicing swordsmanship with Ji Xing for a month, Abe felt like he was completely transformed and could beat twenty of his past selves.
I don't walk with my chest and back as before, my back is straight, my energy level has improved, my eyes are several times sharper than before, and I feel keenly that everyone looks at me differently.
In the past, I would not say it was disgust, at least it was disgust and dislike. Even after being beaten by Boss Holo several times and reforming, there was not much change. But after persisting for a month, everyone's eyes gradually became friendly when they looked at me. stand up.
Especially a few days ago, he personally caught a thief who came from the town and returned the stolen Bailey to the owner. He felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction under the compliments.
It turns out that this is what a glorious village guard should do. Although I am still not up to the level of a peace officer like the boss, I can still do my part to maintain law and order in Xiaochao Village!
Wearing a guard's uniform and walking on the street, he held a knife with both hands, sometimes waving it in the air, practicing knife-free training, and at the same time observing the surroundings with sharp eyes like an eagle to see if anyone dared to cause trouble or planned to cause trouble in Xiaochao Village. people.
Suddenly, he spotted a suspicious target coming towards him!
Black top hat with white fluff, black boots, black windbreaker, and black mustache.
The look and style of this dress are different from those of normal people, and the rate of turning heads is almost 100%.
The eyes of the two parties met in the air. Abe looked at them for a moment, then stepped aside to get out of the way, but he hummed in his heart: "The corners of his eyes were raised high, and his eyes were drawn in to keep calm. According to the skills of recognizing people taught by the boss, this In line with the performance of a sly eyebrow and a somewhat guilty conscience, this person needs to pay close attention! '
Hawkeye walked past Abe: 'Guards? You recognize me, but you don’t seem to recognize me. There are some strange expressions and reactions, but your eyes are good. I seem to have been doing swordless training before. Are you a swordsman? '
He didn't care. In his eyes, there were only two types of people in this world, swordsmen and non-swordsmen. There were so many people who knew how to do swordsmanship. He soon came to a large grocery store selling daily necessities, and then his eyes showed a hint of surprise.
There is also a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl doing knife training in the shop. Although she is not strong enough, her movements and posture are decent. More importantly, her appearance is familiar to Hawkeye.
'That portrait...the princess who lost her country? '
"Nata! We have guests, stop practicing!"
In the store, the fat aunt Kirsty, who brought her own swimming ring, noticed Hawkeye and came out: "Guest, what do you need?"
Nata also quickly sheathed the knife, wiped her sweat, ran out and waited aside.
"Can you deliver the goods? I need a lot of things." Hawkeye thought for a while and asked.
Aunt Kirsty's smile became more sincere: "For more than 100,000 beli, we can deliver the goods to anywhere on the island for free."
"Ten million beli." Hawkeye said, "Can you find a ship to send the things to Krayingana Island, which is two days' sail from this island?"
10 million? ! Aunt Kirsty, who had never done such a big deal in her life, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she vaguely felt that the place name was a little familiar, but Nata's face turned pale instantly.
"Klayingana Island? You...you are..."
"Is she really the princess of the Kingdom of Xitskeal? It turns out there are survivors in that kingdom."
Princess? Does this guy know Nata? ! Aunt Kirsty glared for a moment and tried to protect Nata behind her, but she was pulled aside by Nata.
She pulled out the knife nervously, adjusted her breathing according to Ji Xing's instructions, and made a hostile gesture: "Who are you?!"
"Nata..." Aunt Kirsty said worriedly.
"Nata! Don't be afraid!" At this moment, another loud shout rang out not far away. Abe jumped out with a knife and hummed: "This guy really has bad intentions! Nata, Aunt Kirsty, you guys Go find Boss Jolo, I’ll subdue him first!”
"Brother Abe." Nata was delighted: "Someone has already gone, let me help you!"
Abe looked around and saw that there were indeed enthusiastic people running towards the old man's house. He smiled relaxedly, then everything was safe.
"No, Nata, it's enough to leave it to me. Protect Aunt Kirsty!"
Hawkeye looked at Abe and said in a calm voice: "Young swordsman, I don't mean any harm. I just happened to see this girl's portrait to confirm her identity. In addition, don't point your blade at me casually. When a famous swordsman shows his blade to another swordsman, it means the beginning of a fight to the death."
"Don't move!" Abe yelled, "Stand still where you are! Please save your excuses for boss Jolo. If you dare to move one more step, don't blame me for being rude!"
Hawkeye was silent for two seconds, turned around, looked at Nata and Kirsty, and walked into the grocery store: "I'm just here to buy something."
"I told you to stop moving!" Abe was furious and rushed towards him with a knife.
…
When Ji Xing arrived after hearing the news, Abe, who was pale and unconscious, was already lying in front of the grocery store. A long slanted knife edge connected from his chest to his waist. Blood dyed his half body red. Nata and Aunt Kirsty were hurriedly bandaging him to stop the bleeding.
"Holo!"
"Brother Sheriff!"
"You're finally here..." The surrounding villagers called out in surprise when they saw Ji Xing.
"Boss, boss..." Seeing Ji Xing, Abe also greeted Ji Xing with difficulty.
Ji Xing nodded appeasingly, took a look at Abe's injuries and said, "Has anyone gone to see a doctor?"
"Molan is gone." Someone from the surrounding villagers said angrily: "The man who injured Abe is still in Kirsty's shop!"
"Boss... cough, be careful..." Abe said with a pale face: "That man is very powerful, my knife was cut off by him... I, I may not be able to survive, I'm sorry for embarrassing you... …”
Ji Xing smiled: "Your injury will only leave a scar at most, and three more cuts like this will almost kill you. And you are not ashamed of it. This scar will be your lifelong honor."
When he heard that he would not die, Abe's eyes lit up and his face became visibly rosy. He was startled again and asked strangely: "Honor?"
"Ah." Before Ji Xing came, he only heard that someone was making trouble in Aunt Kersty's shop. After he came, he found out who was making trouble.
The familiar clothes, black knife, and eye-catching appearance are unmistakable once you have seen them.
The world's greatest swordsman appeared here, which made Ji Xing very surprised, and he was a little surprised: "I said that I had vaguely heard of the Kingdom of Xitke'al, and it turned out that they were waiting for me here." '
Choosing the Big Eater at the beginning will send you to the vicinity of Ten Thousand Kingdoms, and choosing the Great Swordsman will make you a neighbor of Hawkeye at the beginning, which is very reasonable.
In the end, he couldn't escape the fate arranged by the Seven Star Pearl. In fact, every time he invaded the Seven Star Pearl, it would always be for his own good, regardless of whether Ji Xing could bear it...for example, when he met Kaguya and Aizen by chance.
He looked around and said: "Thank you everyone for your enthusiasm. Next is the work of the Sheriff and the guards. Let's disperse first. Don't hurt you!"
The villagers had the courage to stand up for Abenata and the others, and they also knew what to say. They each sent a few words of worry and thanks and then dispersed.
Aunt Kirsty also moved away at Ji Xing's signal. Ji Xing said to Abe and Nata: "When I teach you how to practice swordsmanship, I should mention this person to you. The world's greatest swordsman, Hawkeye." Mihawk, the pinnacle of all swordsmen."
"...No. 1 in the world?" Abe was confused.
"Hawkeye Mihawk? That's him?!" Nata exclaimed: "I, I've heard of him..."
As she said that, her face turned pale, and Abe also hurriedly confirmed: "The best in the world? That means... that bastard, no, cough, the man who injured me is the strongest among all swordsmen? Could it be that... could it be better than... Boss Holo, are you still awesome?!"
"Of course." Ji Xing smiled and said, "I am the number one in the world, but I am not."
Abe's mouth opened wide in an instant, it was bad!
What have I done?
If you don’t understand anything else, how can you still understand the words “number one in the world”? It's amazing to be the best in the world at anything, let alone the world's greatest swordsman. He couldn't imagine what kind of strong man he was, but I...swung my sword at him? !
Why am I still alive? !
"Boss... I, I, I've caused trouble for you... You, please leave it alone..."
"It's me, it's because he recognized me, Brother Abe..." Nata said quickly.
"It's true that I have a bit of a headache." Ji Xing shook his head and said, "Tell me what happened first, Abe."
Abe was in a panic and spoke incoherently, but Nata quickly explained the whole cause and said sadly: "It was me who caused trouble for the village again..."
"It's okay." Ji Xing rubbed Nata's head: "We don't cause trouble, and we are not afraid of trouble. In this matter, except for being a little impulsive and rashly taking action without distinguishing the strength gap between the enemy and ourselves, Abe did nothing wrong. You are even more No problem, Nata."
"Boss..." Abe was so moved that his face was filled with tears. I had provoked the world's greatest swordsman to the village, and the boss actually comforted me?
So gentle, Boss Holo!
"Stop the snot and tears, wipe them all over me and chop you to death." Ji Xing raised his eyebrows.
A chill pierced the top of his head, and Abe ducked back in fear. As a result, the wound cracked again, and he screamed.
"Brother Abe!" Nata was in a hurry.
Ji Xing smiled and looked towards the grocery store.
He could toss and turn for half a month to avoid the trouble of conflict with Doflamingo, but now he suddenly faced Hawkeye who was several times stronger. After the initial surprise and helplessness, he could see it better.
There is no point in blaming Abe, not to mention that there is indeed no big problem with Abe's actions.
"Eagle Eye Mihawk, this little brother of mine was just fulfilling his duty as a guard of Xiaochao Village when he swung his sword at you, and also because he was worried about Nata. It's true that he was injured by swiping his sword at you, the world's greatest swordsman. Probably, considering that he didn’t know he was injured again, can you forgive him for his recklessness?”
Abe immediately stopped mumbling, stared and listened nervously... The boss is the boss, and he is very calm when talking to the world's greatest swordsman.
Hawkeye walked out with a bag filled with daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, paper, etc. His hawk-like gaze circled around Ji Xing's face and said, "Young swordsman, do you know me? His swordsmanship was taught by you. The foundation is far from solid enough to be considered a qualified swordsman."
"He has just studied for a month." Ji Xing said.
"I see." Hawkeye nodded: "That's not bad... I stayed at the former site of the Kingdom of Sitskeal a few days ago. I thought that country had been completely destroyed. I didn't expect to see the lost princess here. I just confirmed it, and it seems that there have been some unnecessary misunderstandings.”
He belongs to the lawful neutral camp. He will cut down a bunch of pirates because his sleep is disturbed, and he will also condescend to give a few explanations because of unnecessary misunderstandings and conflicts.
"We lived there..." Nata murmured softly, then reacted and said with some excitement: "Weren't the portraits of me, my father, and the others destroyed by the rebels?"
"It's a bit worn, but you can still see it. If you want, you can go and get it." Hawkeye responded without giving up his address, and then looked at Ji Xing: "You are the Holo he calls, the security guard of this village. Officer? I'm just here to buy things. Can you help me arrange a cargo ship filled with the goods I want and send it to Kra Island?"
"Of course, as long as you give enough money, Auntie Kirsty will arrange it." Ji Xing said with a smile.
"But there is one more thing. Although I may still be a little short of time, I have encountered everything I have encountered. It would be rude to hide deliberately, and it may also hinder the improvement of my swordsmanship and domineering. I will personally deliver the goods you want. Over there, let’s spar with each other, the world’s greatest swordsman.”
Huh? Boss...are you going to challenge the world's greatest swordsman? Abe swallowed, and Nata was also startled: "Brother Sheriff..."
There was a huge gap between a small village police officer and the world's greatest swordsman. Even though Ji Xing had shown extraordinary strength, the two of them didn't think he had the strength to challenge the other.
Hawkeye thought so too, so he was silent for a few seconds and reached for the small pocket sword on the necklace on his chest. But at the same time, Ji Xing also put his hand on the hilt of the sword, so Hawkeye's movements suddenly changed. Stop and look again.
There is no way to see through the opponent's strength at a glance, and there is no combat power detector in the pirate world. Who is strong and who is weak can basically be identified through battles and achievements.
But Hawkeye had a vague feeling when Ji Xing held the handle of the knife and leaked his breath. If he only used the decorative knife, he would even lose!
This is a rare situation. The world's greatest swordsman can even wield a spoon and deliver a flying slash that breaks a mountain.
His eagle-like childish expression seemed to want to see through Ji Xing, and he was silent for a long time.
"Young swordsman, what is your age?"
"18 years old." Ji Xing said.
Hawkeye reached back and grasped the handle of the black knife. The bag in his hand fell to the ground, he looked out and rushed towards Ji Xing!
He is not a person who is proud of his status, or in other words, as long as he faces a swordsman who is recognized by him and can use a knife, it is normal for the world's greatest swordsman to take the initiative to attack the opponent, so in the original work, he only recognized Sauron and was able to kill him. Long is so miserable.
He didn't sprint with all his strength, he didn't use any skills, he just ran, but with those sharp eyes, he was still like a goshawk preying on prey!
Nata opened her mouth slightly when she saw this, and Abe's face turned even paler: "Boss, be careful!"
Phew—the black knife outlined with broken flowers and chaotic blades roared through the air, and slashed hard towards Ji Xing!
Ji Xing clasped the knife with his backhand, drew the knife and slashed!
clang--
The blue-white blade collided with the black blade, and the sound echoed like the crisp call of an oriole!
In an instant, a strong wind blew, and Nata's black hair flew up. She quickly lowered her head to cover her face. At the moment she lowered her head, her vision seemed to be a little blurry, and she felt the shadows of the two knives change. There are many obstacles, and the vibrations are constant!
Actually, you read that right.
A powerful swordsman can often launch a series of powerful attacks through small movements and vibrations of the sword. This method is not very easy to use against evenly matched opponents, but it is the easiest way to test the strength of others.
When Hawkeye's wrist vibrated slightly, the sword energy was like a spiritual snake coming out of its hole, stretching out to suppress Ji Xing's sword. Ji Xing looked calm and continued in the same way and with the same rhythm.
Crackling——
In the sound like the explosion of firecrackers, sparks from the collision of gold and iron in the square inch of space burst out, as bright as fireworks. After three seconds, the two knives rubbed against each other with a sharp and sharp sound, and then collided again. Once, separate!
There was a gap of two knives between the two of them, and neither of them stepped back. Hawkeye's hat was not blown away by the strong wind, and Ji Xing's hairstyle did not become messy due to the collision.
The two pairs of eyes looked at each other.
It roared like thunder.
As sharp as a goshawk hunting.
After a moment, Hawkeye took two steps back, put the knife back on his back, and said with a smile: "It's amazing. When I was 18 years old, I was far from your level. You are still hidden in this sea. Such a young and powerful swordsman, a swordsman like you has always been unknown, hiding in a village like this and serving as a peace officer."
Nata, with messy hair, raised her head in confusion, and Abe felt that his injuries were healed.
What, what do you mean? My boss...
"Everyone has his own ambitions." Ji Xing replied: "I don't want to become famous so early and cause all kinds of trouble. And what's wrong with the Sheriff? Protecting a village is also very meaningful."
Hawkeye followed the path of mastering the sword for a lifetime, but as the world's greatest swordsman, he did not exclude other types of swordsmen, so he just nodded when he heard this, and then took two steps back. Step by step, his tone is calm and solemn:
"I, the world's greatest swordsman, Joracol Mihawk, accept your challenge!"
