"The captain said that there was a Red Scabbard Nine named River Pine who was imprisoned in the prisoner excavation site in Rabbit Bowl." Chiron's eagle eyes penetrated the darkness and saw clearly the man locked in the cell.
"Who is Eric?" Hesong asked doubtfully, "Are you here to rescue me?"
"Now is not the time." Scathach's eyes flashed red: "We will start a war with the Kaido Pirates in two days."
"Has the day of the decisive battle arrived?" Hesong was stunned, then denied his conjecture: "The time is wrong, there are still nine years to go..."
"Do you want to come out?"
"...Yes! I hope you guys can save me."
"[The key to the cell door] and [the key to the handcuffs] are in the cadre tower. Come back the day after tomorrow." Scathach, Chiron, and Bolki opened the air door and left.
…
The country of Wano, Head Mountain.
"Boss Shutenmaru! It's not good!" A bandit broke into Asura Boy's room in a panic: "Two women forced their way into our camp!"
"Ah?" Asura Boy glanced at him disdainfully: "Kick them out!"
"They are so powerful, we are no match for them!"
"Huh?!" At this time, Asura Boy narrowed his eyes and looked out the door.
"boom!"
The strong shock wave generated by the explosion destroyed the outer wall, and his men were knocked upside down in the storm caused by the explosion. The scene was filled with noise, and the figures of two women standing with backlight came into Asura Doji's eyes.
"Are you Asura Boy?"
"That's right." Asura Boy took out the sword from his waist: "Are you Orochi's warriors? Or are you Kaido's subordinates?"
"neither."
"Really?" Asura Boy said coldly: "You have made a mess on my territory. Are you ready to pay for it with your life?"
One of the red-haired women in half-armor turned to the other woman in a white military uniform and said, "Eric asked you to recruit allies, not to make enemies."
"These guys are essentially bandits. I know very well what Eric does." Esdeath slightly adjusted the angle of his hat and said to Asura Doji: "We will start a war with the Beast Pirates and Orochi in two days. Do you want to come over and join the fight?”
"Ah?" Asura boy curled his lips and said, "Have you finished leaving your last words?"
"Look?" Esdeath spread her hands with an expression that I knew would be the answer.
Asura Boy's fat and muscular body suddenly accelerated towards Esdeath, the sword blade in his hand flashed like a meteor, and slashed towards his target.
It's a pity that Esdeath doesn't have "Drought" Jack's 900 million tusks, and the amount of her bounty is a reflection of her true strength.
"Qiang!"
The sharp katana collided with the sharp Western sword blade, creating dazzling sparks, and the metallic buzz produced by the collision echoed in Asura Doji's residence.
The Western sword that blocked the katana's advance was not only unscathed, it didn't even move at all.
"Huh?!" Asura Boy, who had half-opened his eyes, was surprised by Esdeath's strength.
"You are pretty good." Esdeath finally cheered up: "Do you want to be my subordinate?"
"Don't be ridiculous!" Asura Boy shouted angrily, all his strength concentrated on his right arm: "I am Kozuki Oden's 'samurai'!"
The katana during the handover used force again, trying to kill the woman in front of him.
But the Asura boy's behavior was no different than an ant wrestling with a cedar tree. The woman opposite stood proudly on the spot.
"Who are you?" Asura boy asked in a deep voice: "A person with such strength cannot be an unknown person!"
"It doesn't matter who I am." Esdeath smiled and said: "What matters is that the hero who can found the country of Wano is here."
"!" Asura Boy's eyes widened, and then half of his lips split open: "Then you have to beat me. If you can't even beat me, how can you beat Kaido!"
"That's fine," Esdeath showed a bellicose smile: "Speaking with strength is the simplest and clearest way!"
The temperature in the mountain is dropping rapidly, and white mist is exhaling from the mouths of several people.
"Can you satisfy me?"
"!"
As soon as Esdeath finished speaking, an ice dragon condensed out of thin air. The dragon's head flew with scales, lifelike like flying, which surprised Asura Boy:
"Are you a devil fruit user?!"
The ice dragon turned its head in the air, opened its big mouth full of fangs, and bit the Asura boy who was in a stalemate with Esdeath.
"Damn it!" Asura boy raised his disproportionate left arm to resist, and the ice dragon bit down, clenching his entire left arm in its mouth.
"Boss Shutenmaru!" His subordinates exclaimed.
The Asura boy grunted, and used brute force to shatter the dragon's teeth with a "bang". His body flew backwards several feet, and he stumbled to his feet as soon as his feet touched the ground. Several blood holes appeared on his left arm, but the blood holes were not there. No warm and moist blood flowed out, and the blood around the wound was frozen.
Asura Boy only felt cold, itchy, and stinging in his left arm. The cold air invaded his body, leaving conspicuous blue frostbite that was spreading invisibly along the blood vessels.
The broken teeth of the ice dragon were quickly replenished by Esdeath's ability.
"You bastard, do you only rely on ability to win?"
"Is this also part of strength?" Esdeath teased: "Or do you so-called samurai only compete with brute strength? No wonder you lose to Kaido."
"Don't underestimate the samurai——!!" Ashura's eyes burst out with unprecedented fighting spirit, and anger brewed in his chest. He raised the weapon he was holding tightly again.
"boom!"
The ice dragon suddenly shattered into ice crystals. Esdeath removed the ice dragon created with her power, and the surrounding temperature rose significantly.
Esdeath pointed the sword directly at the Asura boy: "Come on, I will use my sword skills and strength to make you convinced of your defeat."
"You will lose miserably!" As Asura Boy roared, the battle started again, with sword light overflowing.
The touching sword blades erupted with a clanging sound of gold and iron. The ground was sunken, the walls were damaged, and the air waves surged.
"She can actually fight like this with Boss Shutenmaru!"
"Such a high-level battle has never been seen before!"
The bandits under Ashura Doji looked at the battle between the two with horrified expressions.
Asura Douji and Esdeath did not use any mysterious sword skills. With their strength at this level, the so-called clever changes in the duel were meaningless.
In the collision of force and force, and the competition between armed color and armed color, Asura Boy quickly fell into a disadvantage.
'Who is she? ! The Asura boy became more and more frightened as he fought. Not only was he losing strength to his opponent, but his armament, domineering power and speed were much stronger than his own. Looking at her expression of ease, it was obvious that she had not used her full strength.
"What?" Esdeath struck hard and mocked, "Are you out of strength?"
"Uh-!" As a weakling, Asura Boy insisted through gritted teeth. The movements of his hands began to become sluggish, and the muscles on his body gradually became sore.
'It seems...I won't be able to drink anymore...'
"No—!" A blood arrow was slashed across his chest, and the severe pain made Asura boy wake up.
"I won't be killed by a nameless guy like you...!" Asura Boy, who was stabbed, took two steps back and raised his sword again: "I am a person who deserves to die but is not dead!"
"Oh?" Esdeath said amusedly: "Do you have any tricks that you haven't used yet?"
Asura Doji drew another katana and formed a two-sword style with the katana he originally held.
"Oden..."
The faint orange light condensed into a transparent and unclear figure behind Asura Boy.
One knife is placed on the chest, and the other is placed on the top of the head: "Two-knife style...!"
Esdeath narrowed her eyes: "Is this?"
Armed-colored Haki enveloped both arms and the blade. The thick armed-colored Haki seemed to be visible with the naked eye. Ashura Boy's eyes burst out with a trace of red light under the sight-colored Haki.
"Oden Two Sword Style——"
Asura Boy's bullets shot out, his fat figure displayed incredible speed, and his whole body flashed before Esdeath's eyes.
Esdeath's pupils suddenly shrank.
…
"What are we doing here?" Guina was a little confused.
"Haven't you heard of this rumor?" Black Eyes asked back: "I heard that there is [Ushikimaru of Jie Dobashi] here, so I wanted to come here to see it."
Guina shrugged: "It's up to you, as long as you don't delay your return."
"Don't worry~" Black Eyes patted the steel helmet beside him: "I summoned Weibull to be our traveling tool. I will definitely not be late."
The two were heading to the road bridge between Suzuo and the Flower City.
"Huh..." Kuina rubbed her hands: "This island is really strange. It is obviously on the same island, but it has a different climate."
"Fortunately, I put on my coat in advance..." Black Eyes raised his eyes and said, "It's just like General Esdeath's ability has awakened."
"Ah..." Kuina pointed forward: "Is that the so-called Ushikimaru?"
A tall man stood at the end of the bridge, wrapping his head in a white monk's scarf, dressed as a monk soldier, holding a large naginata in his hand, and several weapons protruding from his back.
Ushikimaru held a long sword and aimed at the three people: "Those who come must leave their weapons behind!"
"He is holding a long knife like my Weibull~" Black Eyes jumped down from Weibull's shoulders excitedly: "I want to see who is stronger between the two of them."
"Don't affect Eric's subsequent plans."
"Maybe I can help my brother-in-law increase his combat power~"
The monk soldier turned his attention to the sword on Guina's waist and shouted angrily: "The famous sword [Qiu Shui]! Where did you get it?!"
"Ah..." Kuina had a headache: "Has anyone recognized it again? This sword is so famous in Wano Country?"
"Of course!" Ushikimaru slashed at Kuina with anger, but Weibull blocked it with his sword.
"You don't understand the value of the famous sword [Qiu Shui] at all!"
"Isn't it the sword of Frost Moon Ryoma?" Guina asked in confusion: "Eric and the others seemed to have obtained this sword from Frost Moon Ryoma."
"That's nonsense!" Ushikimaru, who missed the hit, put away his sword and retreated, holding the long sword in front of him: "You actually said that you got the autumn water from Ryoma? Ryoma was a samurai who died hundreds of years ago. !”
"No matter who his opponent is, he will cut him down in a flash. He is a great swordsman who has never been defeated in his life!"
"Oh~!" Kuina clapped her hands: "That sounds awesome! My dream is also to become a great swordsman!"
Heitong said regretfully: "What a pity. If we had appeared at that time, we could have preserved his image forever in future generations."
Ushikimaru was startled: "What does this mean?"
The black pupil smiled evilly and stared at the blade of Bafou: "As long as I use my Bafou to kill Ryoma, he can be my puppet forever and stay with me..."
"What a shame!" Ushikimaru made a sneak attack again, but was blocked by Weibull again.
"The Kingdom of Wano was called the Kingdom of Gold a long time ago and was famous all over the world. The shameless pirates came for gold, and the world's nobles tried to control our country..."
"Ryoma made these overseas enemies thoroughly see what it means to be powerful. He let the whole world know that there are samurai in Wano!"
"Slaying the dragon above the capital is just one of the many legends of his swordsmanship!"
"Dragon?" Kuina asked Black Eyes, "Maybe it's the person with the ability to eat the fish fruit, the phantom beast species, and the blue dragon."
"Maybe." Black Eyes nodded in agreement: "After the ability user dies, the Devil Fruit is reborn again. This time it is Kaido who eats the Blue Dragon Fruit."
"There is a flaw!" Ushikimaru made a sneak attack for the third time, but was stopped by Weibull again.
"Ryoma was enshrined as the [Sword God] of this country after his death, and was enshrined in the ancestral hall together with the famous sword [Qiu Shui]. They are both treasures of our country!"
"It's a pity that Ryoma's body and Qiu Shui were stolen." Black Eyes spread his hands: "The stories you told have nothing to do with us."
"!" Ushikimaru opened his eyes and shouted angrily: "Akisui is the [Black Sword]! It is a sword that Ryoma forged after hundreds of battles."
"Refined?" Guina frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
"You are just a kid who only wants to get the sword but has no strength!"
"!" Guina raised her eyebrows, anger burning in her chest: "What did you say?!"
"Take the move!" The long knife in Ushikimaru's hand drew an arc in the air and slashed towards Kuina in front of him.
"Ha!" With a loud shout, Guina held Qiushui in hand and crossed Weibull, stepping forward to block the blow.
"Sure enough, he is just a brat. [Ashui] is not a famous sword that you can use!" Ushiukimaru reached out to Kuina and tried to snatch the Shui from her hand.
"Ah, I really hate this person's various behaviors." Heitong raised Bafang: "A robber is a robber. Don't talk about your actions in such a high-sounding way."
The sword in Weibull's hand was thrust forward, blocking Gyukimaru's extended palm.
"Why are you stopping me?!" Ushikimaru jumped back.
"Are you kidding me?" Heitong sneered, "We are in the same gang, can't you tell?"
Guina took a step forward and asked, "What do you mean by 'refined' just now?"
"Don't you even know how to make a [Black Sword]?" Gyukimaru said with a strange expression: "All Black Swords are made by the user himself! To make a Black Sword, you must go through long-term training. Any sword It is possible for them to become black knives, the only difference is whether the user has that ability!"
"..." Kuina looked at the Qiu Shui in her hand: "It turns out that this sword is a black sword made by Ryoma."
"There is a flaw!" Ushikimaru made a sneak attack for the fourth time. The blade flashed with cold light and passed through a straight line of light, hitting Kuina's head.
Weibull swung his long sword again, and slashed at Ushikimaru with the blade coming first.
As a last resort, Ushikimaru retracted his sword to block, and his huge body was slashed away by Weibull. Ushikimaru smashed into the guardrail of the road bridge and fell into the snow on the shore, causing a cloud of snow mist.
"Your sneak attack is too much." Heitong said with anger: "If my brother-in-law's junior sister is injured, how can I have the face to see my brother-in-law?!"
Guina retorted: "I am his senior sister!"
Kuina took two steps forward: "After hearing your explanation, I understand how precious autumn water is and what it means to the country of Wano."
"Then return the autumn water to us quickly!" Ushikimaru struggled to get up from the snowdrift and shook off the snow on his body.
"Because of this, I can't give it back." Guina refused: "This is Captain Eric's loan to me, and it is not my property."
"Besides, your national treasure is lost but you are unable to find it. This is your own fault!"
"What did you say?!" Ushikimaru widened his eyes angrily and rushed towards Kuina.
