Paper fruit among pirates

Chapter 26 The Absolute Gap Swordsman's Oath
"Pirate Hunter Zoro!"

"He's a master, maybe he can..."

"That guy?" Sanji, who was standing in the restaurant, frowned. Isn't he Luffy's partner...
"Sauron..."

"what?"

Facing Zoro's warlike eyes who turned back, Roman opened his mouth and finally spit out only three words.

"····Be careful."

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Taking a deep breath, Roman stepped forward with stiff steps—perhaps only himself here truly understood the horror of Hawkeye, and everyone else was just 'unconscious'.

"Roman, are you going there?"

Facing Luffy's question, Roman waved his hand and left with his back to the crowd.

"I'm going to get the medicine kit."

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"Lamentable,"

"The weak."

Facing Zoro's challenge, the man named Mihawk stood up.

"If you are also a swordsman, then the gap between us should be clear at a glance."

"What is it that makes you dare to challenge me? Is it arrogance? Or - pure ignorance?"

With his childhood sweetheart 'He Daoyi character' in his mouth, and his own double knives in his hands, the man named Zoro took a stance.

"This is my dream,"

"This is a dream I made with a close friend!"

Facing Zoro who was full of fighting intent, the man opposite just took off the cross on his chest and opened it—it turned out to be a knife.

Well, it must be a good knife for peeling and scraping fish and slicing roasted meat.

But: its role should never include combat!

"Are you looking down on me?!"

Facing Zoro's angry questioning, Mihawk just answered calmly.

"Sorry, this is already my smallest knife."

Luckily he didn't have nail clippers, otherwise...

"Don't blame me for dying!"

With a roar, Zoro swooped forward, the three katana swords shone with icy cold light!
The battle begins.

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"Ah this..."

Just to get a medicine box, in front of Roman who can fly, it only took a dozen seconds.However, when he came back, the scene was already:
Zoro was beaten by a knife, and even his chest was pierced by the other side.And the man nicknamed 'Hawkeye' is still spotless.

It's just adults playing with children... No, it should be said that Ultraman plays with children!

"Why don't you go back?"

Facing Sauron, who was almost pierced by his own heart, there was a flash of fluctuation in Hawkeye's indifferent yellow pupils.

"I don't know...but I feel that if I retire, many important vows and things will be lost..."

"This is failure!"

"Hehe, then I can't step back."

It's kind of interesting, instead of failing, it's better to choose death?

Hey, hey, don't be silly, Zoro!

Luffy who was patiently endured, Joseph and Johnny who were suppressed by Luffy on the deck, and Roman who had a serious face.They all stared intently at the two people in the battle—or their companion: Sauron.

How could you possibly beat Hawkeye...

"Very good, I haven't met such a 'strong man' for a long time."

Hawkeye took a few steps back, put away the small knife used for play, and pulled out the huge black knife behind him - Ye!
"Sign up!"

Clearly, he endorsed Sauron. ——Although it is not strength, but the determination to be a swordsman.

"Roronoa Zoro!"

"Come on, I'll use the world's number one black knife to end you."

Facing Hawkeye's declaration, Zoro just silently held the three swords across his chest, and then:
"Three Swords Profound Truth - Three Thousand Worlds!"

Hawkeye: Flat-A
The two figures passed by in a flash, as for the result:

Click! !
In addition to the words "He Daoyi" in his mouth, the two samurai swords in Zoro's hand broke into pieces all over the ground!
lose...it doesn't matter,

I never thought I'd lose...
In Sauron's mind, who was covered in blood, he recalled the promise he made with the little girl when he was a child.And Roman's serious words: 'Facing those masters, we will be killed in seconds with one look! '

Is this the power of the world's number one swordsman...
Roman, you're right, I'm just sitting there watching the sky.

Clang!
The word Hedao in his hand suddenly returned to its sheath, and the man named Zoro turned around and opened his arms to face the enemy!

"What do you mean?"

Facing Hawkeye's question, Sauron raised his head proudly, his face was fearless, and he was even smiling!

"The scar on the back is the shame of the swordsman!"

"well said,"

The huge black knife flashed, and the blood on Sauron's chest splattered into one piece!
･･････････････

"Sauron!!!"

soaring—

whoosh-

Extending his arms, Luffy suddenly pounced on the man named Hawkeye!Clenched fist full of anger!However, the opponent just calmly flicked to the side, letting Luffy's attack fail.

"Are you guys this swordsman's partner?"

wow~~
While Luffy was attacking, Roman also leaped to Zoro's side, picked him up and kicked him backwards!The white wings that opened behind them flew back with the two of them upside down.

"Don't worry, he's still alive."

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Luffy, who was still about to attack, immediately turned his head and looked behind him.

"Roman!"

"No harm was done,"

While quickly dealing with the wound, Roman's words calmed the angry Luffy. ——Although the stab wound across Sauron's entire chest looks terrifying, it miraculously skips all the large blood vessels, nerves and tendons, and it is a veritable 'skin wound'!
This kind of superb swordsmanship can only be hacked by the world's No. [-], right?
"My name is Jolaquel Mihawk."

The man who put the black knife back on his back looked at Zoro who was being rescued by Roman.

"know yourself,"

"know the world!!"

"Get stronger, Roronoa!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around handsomely, and landed on his small raft lightly and sat down.

"In the years to come, I will wait for you on the throne of 'the strongest in the world'! Try to surpass me."

Is this the temperament of the strong...

"Boy, what is your dream?"

Hawkeye glanced at the boy who attacked him just now, and the straw hat on his head.

And the one who saved people just now...the two devil fruit powers?

"One Piece!"

Facing Luffy's unhesitating answer, Hawkeye didn't laugh at him for being overly self-sufficient, but nodded earnestly.

"It's been a tough road -- harder than getting past me."

"I don't care, I will definitely be the Pirate King!"

"・・・・・・・Luffy・・"

On the other side, lying on the ground, Sauron, who was being bandaged by Roman, stood up the last knife' and the word "Dao Yi".

"...can you hear...I lost..."

"...If you can't even be the number one swordsman in the world...it will make you feel uneasy..."

"Hey, don't talk."

While quickly cleaning up the blood, Roman, who sewed up the wound, calmly stopped Zoro.

"The wound is about to open."

"I will never... lose again!"

However, the tearful Zoro just shouted to himself.

"Until I beat him...I will never lose again!!"

What an idiot...win or lose...just to be worthy of being a crew member of Luffy's 'One Piece'...No, it should be Luffy's trust.

Roman's hands that were bandaging the wound froze, and then moved again.Let Sauron continue to shout!
"What do you think? One Piece!"

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Arrogant words echoed in the battlefield, making the surroundings silent, and then:
"Hahahaha,"

Hearty Luffy grinned, "I have no problem."

"Nice team."

Hawkeye nodded indifferently.

"I look forward to...seeing you again..."

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"Sauron's injuries have stabilized, but—"

Hawkeye left gracefully, leaving behind a mess.After the dressing was over, Roman looked at Luffy.

"I can't sense the direction of the bandage on Nami's body...Are you sure you don't want to leave with us?"

"No, I still have something to deal with."

Obviously, Luffy won't stop until he recruits a 'chef'.And——the nearby Creek Pirates are eyeing the 'sea restaurant', and this place will soon fall into chaos.Zoro, who was seriously injured just now, Usopp, who was not suitable for melee... So:
"Okay, Zoro and Usopp will go after Nami first."

Roman was not hypocritical, and used a 'paper stretcher' to support the injured Zoro and flew to the merchant ship next to him.

"I'll bring Nami back, so you can convince the chef to join us."

"Well, of course!"

(End of this chapter)