Pirate's Ultimate Swordsman

Yixin Dojo

Kuina and Zoro climbed up a tall tree and looked at the ground in the distance.

"It's been how many days, and Perede hasn't come back yet. He obviously won the duel with Shi Yuanchun." Guina sighed.

"Brother Pered will come back." Zoro's eyes were firm and he seemed to be completely determined. "Brother Pered promised me before he left. He must have encountered some difficulties. He just needs to step over it."

The two of them just looked at each other in silence.

There was no one in the dojo, except for the occasional barking of two dogs.

Koushiro was slovenly dressed, kneeling on the floor, gently wiping the photo of his wife, with tears in his eyes. During this time, his hair became much whiter.

Suddenly, he heard the exclamations of Zoro and others outside the dojo.

As if he was awakened, Koushiro quickly arranged his clothes and hair.

outside

Zoro and Kuina jumped down from the tree in surprise. They saw Pered's figure walking towards here.

They cheered and ran towards Pered. In fact, they all had a strong premonition that Pered would never come back. Now this premonition was finally broken.

"Look, I said Brother Pered would never lie to me."

Zoro ran around excitedly and kept showing off to Kuina. This time, Kuina rarely responded.

Looking closer, they found that Pered was covered in scars and looked very scary.

The two of them stood there in a daze, and Sauron said in shock: "Brother Pered, what's wrong with you?"

Pered's lips turned white and he smiled brightly.

He opened his arms and hugged Zoro and Kuina tightly, quietly feeling the heat coming from their bodies.

It's been a long time.

Zoro was okay, Kuina was huddled together with the two grown men, her cheeks couldn't help but feel hot, but she couldn't say anything when she saw Zoro shed tears of excitement.

Pered let go of the two and wiped the tears from their eyes.

"Don't cry, I said I would come back."

"But why are you so seriously injured?"

"Nothing, I was scratched by a cat."

The two looked at each other and knew that Perede didn't want to say anything, so they didn't ask again.

They understood that such a serious injury must have been caused by a fierce battle, and the understanding involved was beyond their ability to achieve.

"These days, my father's hair has turned a lot whiter and he has aged a lot." Guina looked worried. "Since you left, he hasn't eaten or drank water. I'm really scared."

Peled felt a pain in his heart. He had been away for nearly half a month. It was an inhuman torture to go without food or water for such a long time.

Yes, that person has also experienced inhuman torture.

It seems that Koushiro is completely trapped in the curse of self-blame and cannot get out of it. Since Pered left last time, he has gone to extremes and tortured himself in the same way as he did to little Pered.

Guina noticed the sadness in Pered's eyes and couldn't help but comfort her: "Father will return to normal when he sees you coming back."

Pered nodded reluctantly and smiled.

The three of them returned together and approached the dojo, only to find Koushiro standing in front of the door quietly waiting for their return with a gentle smile on his face.

His hair is almost half white, and there are many wrinkles on his face. His lips are severely chapped because he hasn't drank water for too long.

Kuina hurriedly ran to Koushiro, pointed at Pered and smiled: "Father, look who is back."

"I saw it, I saw it from afar." Koushiro smiled hoarsely, looking a little excited, "Kuina, Zoro, you get out of here, I have something to talk to Pered."

The two were stunned, looked at Pered, and left here silently.

Finally, only Pered and Koushiro were left. The master and the apprentice looked at each other, and a strong wind blew by, neither of them even blinking.

"Pered, have you remembered everything?" Koushiro said with a painful expression.

Pered nodded and said: "A young man who was full of enthusiasm was ruthlessly strangled because his father was a big pirate who had done many evil things."

"The boy was resurrected ten years later. The man who killed him is standing in front of him now, the teacher who has cared for the boy meticulously for more than a year."

Koushiro smiled weakly, his face became even paler, and his whole figure looked like a crumbling dead tree about to fall.

He held his chest and let out a long sigh.

"Pered, you have seen that my other personality was formed because of this incident. Whenever the anniversary of my deceased wife's death, there will be a huge psychological breakthrough in my mind. As long as I am slightly frightened, it will replace me. At present, It only worked once.”

"That time, he was defeated by you. I suspect it was fate."

Koushiro walked forward slowly and wiped the blood on Koushiro's face with his hand.

"I can't remember how many nights I held the knife to your neck while you were sleeping."

"Because you survived, my wife who died for me and everything I suffered are nothing."

"I observed you and found that you have completely forgotten everything before. You are like a different person, learning swordsmanship in a orderly manner."

"You no longer yearn for the sea and regard dominance of the sword as your goal. You attach too much importance to feelings and are willing to risk your life for the people around you. You brought Kuina and Zoro back alone."

Pered listened quietly, and then pulled out the Yozakura from his waist.

"So you are going to keep hiding it from me and play this boring master-disciple game," Pered said coldly.

Koushiro shook his head, "It's not boring to me at all. I want to help you live the life you want, but everything happened anyway. I will never forget this memory no matter when, because I already regard you as family. ."

Koushiro's answer was a ruthless sword

The light of the sword grazed Koushiro's cheek and cut off several of his white hairs.

Another knife strike, the cold light of the blade reflected on Koushiro's face, and Koushiro stretched out his fingers and gently held the blade.

"Why don't you draw your sword?" Pered said in a deep voice.

"If this is what you want, then do as you wish." Koushiro finally pulled out the sword from his waist. His whole temperament instantly turned cold, but the sword in his hand was steaming. "Pered, sword Eyeless, you have to be careful.”

The next moment, Pered's blade flew across Koushiro's head like lightning, and only an afterimage could be seen. When he regained consciousness, Pered was already behind Koushiro, with his back turned to him.

A tiny trace of blood appeared on Koushiro's cheek, and a small drop of blood gradually flowed out.

Koushiro reached out and touched his face, looking at the blood stains on his fingers, he froze on the spot.

Pered slowly put away the knife with a calm expression.

"I thought you would chop it off." Koushiro stared blankly at the drop of blood on his finger and sighed, "I can't feel the murderous intention from your knife at all. Sure enough, you are still too kind, and you can't treat the enemy very well." can not be like this."

Pered suddenly threw the knife to the ground, then strolled towards Koushiro, and finally hugged him tightly.

"The teacher is reluctant to cut me with a knife, so how could I be so cruel?"

Koushiro's eyes widened, and his depleted heart was pulsing like water from a spring.

"Teacher, do you just not believe me?" Pered's voice trembled, feeling Koushiro's thin body.

"I don't have the right to believe in you." Koushiro said bitterly.

"But I have always believed in the teacher. Because of this, I will come back even if I die." Pered's voice was firm.

"I already regard you as family, and I will not allow anyone to make you suffer anymore, including myself."

Pered let go of Koushiro and looked at him with wet eyes.

"It's all over. Teacher, you have paid too much, enough, really enough."

Koushiro's mouth was slightly open and his hands were trembling. He knew very well that he would never be able to escape from this curse in his life. When Pered learned the truth, his will was even more depressed and he was already seeking death.

Now the word "forgiveness" came out of Pered's mouth personally.

It made him feel like he was in another world, and he could hardly recognize reality.

Of course, the soul in Pered's body is no longer "Grimacing Pered", and his ability to say "forgive" is entirely based on the consent of his predecessor's soul.

In return, Pered had to ensure Whitebeard's life safety.

"Pered, you are a good boy." Koushiro handed him the knife with a solemn expression, "If the relationship we have been with for more than a year makes you feel embarrassed, try swinging this knife at me, I won't blame you. ."

After hearing what he said, the veins on Pered's forehead bulged. He finally understood that these years of torture had made Koushiro take his own life very seriously and fell into a strange circle.

Thinking of this, Pered raised his knife and saw a flash of cold light.

A cross blood mark appeared on the left side of Pered's face, and the blood slowly overflowed from the "ten", which looked extremely shocking.

"You" Koushiro's eyes widened.

Pered swung the knife casually, and the blade plunged into the book with a whoosh.

His expression was ferocious, looking completely different from usual, and he suddenly roared.

"When I say I forgive you, I mean I forgive you. Even if you are my teacher, I can't stand it."

"Before you seek death, think about the next crisis. Kaido said that he will not let Kuina go."

"If you lose, you must know how to cherish it. Kuina is innocent. He cannot die because he still wants to become the world's best swordsman."

Pered punched Koushiro in the abdomen, and Koushiro flew away, collapsed on the ground, and spat out a mouthful of bitter water.

After a long time, Koushiro didn't move. Pered looked at his fist and thought that he was too big.

"Thank you, I understand what I should do." Koushiro suddenly said, yes, if he dies, what will Kuina do?

Pered stepped forward and gently pulled him up, staring at him.

"Teacher, Kaido will not let Kuina go. We must find a way to deal with it."

"If I acknowledge him as the father, maybe things can be resolved easily."

Koushiro laughed and shook his head.

"You must never do something that you will regret. If there is a real solution to this matter, there is only one."

"any solution"

"I want to regain my goal of revenge and go directly to the new world to settle accounts with Kaido."