Zoro, who is 18 years old this year, found Koushiro who was meditating. Koshiro asked without looking back: "Zoro, are you ready?"
"Yes!" Zoro clasped his hands together and saluted: "Master."
"Since Kuina left Shuangyue Village..."
"Seven years have passed." Zoro said before Koushiro could finish.
"Haha..." Koushiro laughed: "You can't wait to meet Kuina."
"Yeah." Zoro raised the wanted poster in his hand and put it in front of his eyes: "Seeing Kuina in such high spirits is better than anything else."
"Alas." Koushiro was quite distressed that his daughter had become a wanted criminal by the World Government. However, his daughter should be doing well.
"Seventy million Baileys..." Zoro carefully folded up the wanted poster and put it into his trouser pocket.
"Kuina, I will catch up with you soon."
"Zoro." Koushiro called to Zoro who was about to leave. Zoro stopped and turned around.
"Take care."
"Um!"
"..." But within a few days, Zoro couldn't find his way back to the village because of a very serious road fever.
"Damn it!" Zoro wiped the sweat from his face and stopped at a fork in the road: "Is it this way..."
Sauron kept getting lost and soon ran out of money and became penniless.
"It's not good." Zoro took out the bag and found that the bag was cleaner than his face.
"Gulu~Gulu~" The belly wrapped in green abdominal rolls made an inappropriate sound. Zoro was now thirsty and hungry.
Finally, after walking for about half an hour, I finally saw the village.
With a "bang" sound, Zoro pushed open the restaurant door, walked to the bar and sat down: "Boss, I want a plate of fried rice."
"Okay!" The restaurant owner and chef agreed and immediately started making fried rice.
"Okay!" The chef placed a plate of fried rice in front of Zoro.
Zoro picked up the spoon and started eating. Soon, the bottom of the plate of fried rice was gone.
The boss behind the bar wiped his hands with a towel and said: "Chenghui, five hundred Baileys."
"Sorry, I don't have any money." Zoro apologized.
"No money?" The boss looked Zoro up and down, and kept wiping the wine glass with his hand. He closed his eyes and said, "Then use your knife to pay off the debt."
"Using knives to pay debts? No!" Zoro looked at the three knives in his hand: "This is an agreement."
"Huh?" the restaurant owner said impatiently, "I don't accept credit here!"
"..." Sauron lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said, "Tell me where the nearest prisoner with a reward is."
"As long as I kill the criminal with the reward, I will have money to pay the bill."
"Let's forget it." The boss waved his hand: "You will only die if you go."
"Tsk, this meal is my treat for you, don't come over again!"
"Bang" The door of the restaurant was pushed open with great force, and a group of bandits walked in.
"My luck is really good..." Zoro grinned.
"Hey, don't seek death..." The restaurant owner was shocked and wanted to call Zoro, but he watched helplessly as Zoro met the bandit.
"Huh?" The bandits looked at Sauron who was approaching them: "What does this kid want to do?"
"Just asking, bandits, is there a bounty on your head?"
"Don't be scared after hearing this, I'm worth seven million Baileys!"
"Really..." Zoro slowly drew out the word Hedao: "That's enough."
"Strike first is the strongest, but the last is the one who suffers the consequences!" The bandit leader struck down with his sword, but was killed by Sauron with his sword.
"He...he killed the boss!" The remaining bandits looked at each other and dispersed.
"You actually defeated the bandit Hanni." The boss walked to the body with a surprised look on his face.
Sauron asked: "Is this guy's bounty enough to pay for this meal?"
"Enough, enough..."
"Then, goodbye." Sauron held three knives and walked away without looking back.
The restaurant owner silently glanced at the body on the ground and shouted, "What's your name?"
"...Roronoa Zoro."
It didn't take long for the name of "Pirate Hunter" Roronoa Zoro to spread throughout the East China Sea.
While hunting bounty criminals to fill his stomach, Sauron was looking for a way to get to the new world. He wasted a year in the East China Sea and still could not leave the East China Sea. Instead, he could go to different islands, villages and towns every time.
During this period, he also took in two younger brothers, Johnny and Joseph.
In Shields Town, Bell Mable, the son of Navy Captain Monka, led the wolves he raised and ran rampant. Zoro couldn't stand it and took action to teach Bel Mable a lesson.
Belmeber threatened Zoro that if he did not accept the punishment for the mother and daughter, he would execute them. Zoro dropped the knife in his hand and accepted Belmeber's deal.
"It's you again, you are such a laid-back guy." Zoro raised his head and looked at Luffy in front of him.
"I will help you untie the rope, so you can be my companion."
"What did you say?"
"I'm looking for a pirate companion."
"I refuse. Do you want me to take the initiative to become a villain? Don't waste your efforts."
"What's wrong with being a pirate?"
"..." Zoro curled his lips, tilted his head, and glanced sideways at Luffy: "If I want to be a pirate, I must find a more famous pirate group."
"Eh?" Luffy asked in surprise, "Do you know anyone who is a pirate?"
"...Hmph." Zoro closed his eyes and was too lazy to answer.
"Just be my companion, and let's become famous in the sea together!" Luffy continued to persuade.
Zoro said disdainfully: "Huh? I'm already famous."
Luffy knocked his hand: "...Oh, that's right."
"However, I have made up my mind to have you as my partner."
"Don't make your own decisions!"
"You know how to use a sword, right?"
"But it was taken away by the colonel's stupid son."
"I'll get it back for you."
"What?"
"So, if you want to return the sword, you must become my companion."
"You bastard!"
"I'm leaving!" Luffy started sprinting.
"Is this guy planning to break into the naval base alone?"
"Idiot, the base is in the opposite direction!" Zoro, the road idiot, could only educate the idiot Luffy.
"Rubber Rocket!" The outstretched arms flew in front of Zoro, and Zoro opened his eyes wide: "Is this guy a devil fruit user..."
Just when the naval base was in chaos, Nami, who had orange hair, slipped into the naval base and prepared to steal.
Luffy rescued Kirby from the Alita Pirates and untied Zoro's rope.
"Run away, Mr. Zoro."
"You will be killed if you do this."
"I can no longer stand the behavior of these navy." Kebi said seriously: "I want to become a righteous navy."
"Stop it, I can't escape! There are only ten days left..."
Kirby interrupted: "You will be executed tomorrow."
"What?"
"Bermeber didn't intend to abide by your agreement from the beginning, so Mr. Luffy beat Belumeb in a fit of anger."
"That rascal……"
"Mr. Luffy is being hunted by the navy. I won't ask you to become a pirate, but please, please help Mr. Luffy."
"That's it!" A loud shout interrupted the conversation between the two, and dozens of marines aimed their guns at the two.
Mengka walked step by step carrying the giant ax mounted on his right arm.
"For your crimes of rebellion, I will execute you on the spot."
"You actually dare to run wild on my territory, with that boy in the straw hat. Do you three want to stage a coup?"
"I have always fought alone, unlike you, who relies on the army to bully others too much."
"Roronoa Zoro, don't underestimate me. With your little strength, you're no different than me in front of my rights!"
"Get ready!" With an order, all the navy's fingers tightened on the triggers, enough to target Sauron with a wall of fire from a hornet's nest within human range.
"Bang bang bang!"
There was a burst of gunfire, and Luffy stood in front of the two of them. Dozens of bullets landed on Luffy and bounced back.
"You are a Devil Fruit user, right?" Zoro said calmly.
"Yeah!" Luffy bulged his biceps: "I am the rubber man who ate the rubber fruit."
"No wonder, so you are not afraid of bullets."
"Here, this is your treasure." Luffy took out three knives and said, "Which one is it? I wasn't sure, so I brought all three knives."
"All three swords are mine, because I am a three-sword style swordsman."
"You will accept it, right? Because if you fight alongside me here, you will become a bad guy who rebels against the government."
"Or be killed by the navy like this, what do you think is better?"
"Hmph, it doesn't matter, Guina has also embarked on this path anyway."
"Awesome!" Luffy danced happily.
"If you understand, please untie the rope quickly!"
"What happened to that guy?"
"The bullet actually bounced back." The navy was dumbfounded at the incredible phenomenon.
Mengka said: "That straw hat boy is not an ordinary person. He must have eaten some kind of devil fruit."
"Devil Fruit?"
"That secret treasure of the sea?"
"No matter who the opponent is, as long as he goes against me, he will definitely die! If the gun doesn't work, just hack him to death!"
A group of sailors swarmed forward with swords in hand.
Luffy scratched the back of his head and said in confusion: "It's so strange. Why is the rope getting tighter and tighter?"
Sauron roared: "Give me the knife quickly!"
At the critical moment, Zoro used the three-sword style to catch the slashes of several marines. Immediately afterwards, the two of them easily eliminated the navy at a base and Marine Colonel Mengka like chopping melons and vegetables.
Nami saw the two people showing off their skills in the window: "These two people are so amazing..."
She lowered her head and glanced at the blueprint in her hand. It had the logo of the Bucky Pirates on it. She wanted to steal the Great Route chart, but Bucky beat her to it.
"If you want to pass the Grand Line, charts are indispensable..." Nami thought of a plan: "Maybe these two idiots can make good use of it..."
After defeating Colonel Monka, Luffy, Zoro, and Kobi were received by the people in the town and had a feast.
"I'm so full. After all, I haven't eaten for three weeks and I've reached my limit." Zoro rubbed his belly.
The mother and daughter who ran the store looked at the two people with relief.
"Are you full now?" Luffy was still eating.
Zoro's eyes widened and he asked, "Why do you eat more than me?"
"Because it's delicious, right, Kirby."
"I'm sorry, even I'm here to entertain you." Kebi said sheepishly.
"It doesn't matter, because you saved this town."
"Brother, you are indeed very powerful."
"I can be even more powerful, because I want to be the Pirate King. Moreover, I have also found a new companion."
"So, besides me, how many people have you found now?"
"I remember you said you were gathering your companions, right? Since you declared that you want to be the Pirate King, you must have gathered a lot of people."
"No, it's just you."
"Eh? In other words..." Zoro pointed at himself and Luffy.
"That's right, just the two of us."
"With just two people, do you dare to call yourself a pirate group?"
"What does it matter? We are so strong."
"Heh..." Zoro smiled and said, "I actually remembered a three-man pirate group."
Luffy's mouth was filled with food, and he asked inarticulately: "Hey, what kind of pirate group is this?"
"Well, forget it." Sauron shook his head, not wanting to reveal anything: "They have become a world-famous pirate group."
"Our pirate group will also be famous in the sea from now on!"
"I dare to say it, but I just need such momentum!" Zoro admired Luffy's ambition.
The two were eventually kicked out of town by the navy. When they were leaving, Luffy beat him up in order to get Kirby to join the navy.
"Bang" Not long after the two set sail, the wooden barrel on the boat was pushed open from the inside, and the girl with short orange hair stood up.
"Who!" Zoro immediately put his hand on the handle of the knife.
"I heard you chatting. Do you want to go to the Grand Line?"
"Yeah." Luffy replied cheerfully.
"Hey, don't tell the truth when you meet a stranger!" Zoro yelled angrily.
"What does it matter?" Luffy said nonchalantly.
Zoro raised his forehead: "...Do I really want to make this guy the captain?"
"If you want to pass the Grand Line, you must have a chart of the Grand Line." Nami said confidently: "I know a person who has a chart of the Grand Line."
"Really!?" Luffy stuck his head out excitedly.
"Well, as long as I can get the chart, I can pass the Grand Line."
"Do you want to go to the Grand Line?" Sauron narrowed his eyes and stared at Nami's face: "This is not a dream that a little girl should have."
Nami curled her lips and said, "What do you know? I'm going to fulfill my agreement."
Luffy and Zoro asked in unison: "Promise?"
"It's none of your business! In short! I have to go to the Grand Line to fulfill this agreement. Otherwise..."
Nami lowered her head: "My village may be..."
Luffy and Zoro looked at each other, and Luffy nodded: "Okay, you will be my second companion!"
"Hey, I didn't say I would be your companion!"
"I'm so happy..." Luffy said to himself: "Zoron, two companions have arrived in one day."
Nami grabbed Luffy's collar and shook it back and forth several times: "Listen carefully to me!"
"Huh?" Zoro glanced at the tattoo on Nami's shoulder and asked quickly: "The tattoo on your shoulder is that of the Dawn Pirates? What is your relationship with the Dawn Pirates?"
"Dawn Pirates? Such a familiar name..." Luffy tilted his head and recalled carefully.
"...!" Nami immediately put down her sleeves to cover her, and said coldly: "You don't have to worry about it."
"With your strength, it's impossible for them to like you, right?"
"What?" Nami sneered, "Aren't you afraid of the Dawn Pirates?"
Zoro said calmly: "They are not cruel, otherwise you would not be alive."
"..." Nami was at a loss for words. She had been crawling around in the East China Sea for several years and had encountered countless pirate groups. So far, she had not encountered a pirate group similar to the Dawn Pirates.
At least they saved themselves and Bellemere from Aaron.
Nami slowly told her story and took out the phone bug, saying that it was a certificate that required 100 million beli.
Zoro didn't believe that Eric could be so greedy for money, so he rested his arms and looked up at the blue sky.
Luffy angrily snatched the phone bug from Nami's hand.
Nami was shocked: "What are you doing? Give it back to me!"
Luffy picked up the phone and said loudly: "I'm going to beat you away and save Nami and Cocoa Nishimura!"
Eric didn't say anything when he received the call. He sneered and hung up the phone.
Nami hugged her head with tears streaming down her face, and broke down: "It's over..."
Luffy pointed at himself with his thumb: "Don't worry, I will definitely beat him away!"
Zoro's eyes twitched: "...Luffy, do you know who you provoked just now?"
Luffy put his hands on his hips: "I don't know!"
Some people died, but not completely...
