One of the pirate swords splits the new world

On December 1504, 12 in the Haiyuan calendar, all the disciples who are qualified to participate in sparring gathered here today in the Tiandao martial arts performance hall.

"Today is your last day in the dojo of the year. As usual, your practice achievements during the year will be assessed. Those next in rank can challenge the one above." Sasaki Ryuuji then motioned for the disciples to take their seats. Yusuke Sasaki is still sitting first on the left. After he sat down, his face was expressionless and his eyes were downcast. It was only from his left hand holding the bamboo knife that he kept rubbing his thumb on the bamboo knife and the tight fist of his right hand that he was not at peace in his heart.

Since starting the battle practice, Ryan has made rapid progress. At the end of the second year, Ryan relied on the defensive counterattack tactic to defeat all his disciples except Yusuke Sasaki. Even Yusuke Sasaki only won after a tug-of-war by using his strength advantage to knock Ryan back and lose his center of gravity. . This gave Yusuke Sasaki a sense of urgency that he had never felt among his juniors before. This year, Ryan is not limited to defensive counterattacks, but also takes the initiative to make tactical changes more flexible. Yusuke Sasaki has had several brushes with defeat. He has always been the chief disciple of the dojo, and of course he must be the strongest among the disciples of the dojo. For this reason, he has always been strict with himself. But now Ryan has caught up, and he can't make any progress even if he tries harder, which makes him unbearable. You know, he is nearly six years older than Ryan. So after today's competition, he will choose to go to sea to pursue his swordsmanship. He will never return home until he becomes a swordsman. Today is the last duel between him and Ryan in their training career in the dojo.

Ryan was sitting first on the right side of the martial arts hall, the second disciple, observing the competition in the venue with a calm face. When the second disciple on the left defeated his challenger, he looked at Ryan and said, "Second, Ryan, please enlighten me."

After hearing this, Ryan stood up and entered, stood still, saluted, and adjusted the sword frame, all without making a sound. When master Ryuji Sasaki announced the start of the competition, his opponent rushed forward and thrust forward, but Ryan's body did not move. He just raised the bamboo sword. When the two swords crossed each other, he exerted force to the side with his wrist and slapped the opponent's bamboo sword with the bamboo sword in his hand. Crooked, then took a step forward with his right foot, and the bamboo knife went up the opponent's arm and finally stopped at the opponent's throat.

"Ryan, wins." Sasaki pronounced the result. After the two sides saluted, Ryan turned to look at Yusuke Sasaki, and Yusuke Sasaki also happened to look at him, and their eyes met in the air.

Yusuke Sasaki understood, and immediately stood up and walked to the center of the field. After both parties saluted, they stood still holding swords.

The atmosphere in the martial arts performance hall was even calmer. The disciples in the seats at the back did not dare to take a breath and even held their breath involuntarily. Ryan is still two months away from turning 16. Now his height has increased to meters. The height disadvantage against Yusuke Sasaki who is meters is no longer as obvious as it was three years ago. And as Ryan uses real Knife training, his strength and endurance have also improved to a certain extent.

The two faced each other in the middle of the field, constantly moving their steps to the left, as if spinning in circles. Suddenly the two of them took action at the same time, and the bamboo swords struck continuously in the air, making crisp sounds. After swinging the sword more than twenty times in a row, Ryan stepped forward with his left foot and slashed down with a cassock slash. Yusuke Sasaki just made a reverse cassock slash, but this time the two bamboo swords were separated.

He wants to wrestle with me? This was Yusuke Sasaki's subconscious thought. Immediately realizing that this was an opportunity to win, he immediately adjusted his center of gravity and pressed forward. And Ryan felt the power from the bamboo sword getting stronger, and the opportunity he had been waiting for had arrived. Ryan suddenly raised his wrist, held the bamboo knife parallel to the ground, and guided Yusuke Sasaki's bamboo knife forward. Then he leaned back, raised his right leg and kicked Sasaki Yusuke in the abdomen. Afterwards, Ryan fell to the ground because he lost his balance, and Yusuke Sasaki was kicked out by him. Then Ryan rolled up from the place, grabbed the bamboo knife, and put the bamboo knife on Yusuke Sasaki's neck before he could react from the pain.

"Ryan, wins." Sasaki Ryuuji announced the result of the competition in a timely manner. Ryan retracted his bamboo sword and stepped forward to help Sasaki Yusuke up. The disciples watching the battle burst into loud applause.

In the afternoon, Sasaki Ryuuji and Sasaki Yusuke sat opposite each other in the teahouse.

"Decided?" Sasaki Ryuji asked aloud.

"Well, I actually decided a few days ago. My strength has not been able to improve during this period of time, and I didn't feel anything because I kept winning before, but this time I felt particularly strong after losing. I'm not strong enough. I want to go out to sea and pursue my own swordsmanship.”

"Well, it's never possible to achieve elegance by working behind closed doors. Only by seeing higher scenery can your horizons be broadened. It's not a bad thing to go out while you're young. When do you plan to leave?"

"Tomorrow morning."

After Yusuke Sasaki left, he found Ryan and asked him to buy him a drink. It was the best restaurant in town where Ryan invited Sasaki Yusuke to dinner for the first time. The two ordered a few side dishes, clinked their glasses and drank the beer in one gulp. Sasaki Yusuke took a deep breath and said, "I plan to go out to sea tomorrow to have a look, and I specially want to say goodbye to you today."

"Going to sea?" Ryan looked at Yusuke Sasaki in surprise.

"Yes, I feel that my strength has reached a bottleneck period. If I want to make progress, I have to go out and sharpen myself. I used to win all the time in the dojo, so I didn't notice it until I was stimulated by your speed of progress. My progress has become very slow. Although I lost to you this time just because I fell into your trap due to my carelessness, our strength is actually at the same level. This makes me even more determined. I'll leave early tomorrow morning."

"In such a hurry? The Chinese New Year will be celebrated in a few days. You can wait until the Chinese New Year comes before leaving. How can you bear to let Master, a lonely old man, celebrate the Chinese New Year?"

"Isn't this the case with you? And I've already discussed it with the master, and he agreed."

"Okay, I wish you a safe journey and don't die outside."

"Borrowing Your Good Words"

Bang, there was another clink.

Early the next morning, Sasaki Yusuke picked up his luggage and boarded the departing passenger ship without anyone else.

In the following period, the disciples of the ashram who are close to home will go home to celebrate the New Year, and those who are far away from home and cannot return home will celebrate the New Year in the ashram.

During the Chinese New Year, Ryan was not idle either. Since Yusuke Sasaki went to sea, he felt that his current level could not be improved through competition with other brothers and sisters. So he tried hard to recall the training plot in One Piece, and then made an unexpected discovery. When Luffy was training with Rayleigh on the ancient island, Rayleigh asked Luffy to blindfold him and then dodge Rayleigh's attacks to inspire the initial form of Haki's Haki - danger warning, which is probably similar to the sixth sense. . Although I don’t know how I will practice in the future, being able to warn of danger will greatly improve my strength. Blindfolding your eyes to dodge attacks, etc. Isn't this the same as blindfolding your eyes to do "dodgeball" training? Ryan suddenly realized that he never thought that opportunity would be around me. Of course, Ryan estimated that Sasaki Ryuuji himself did not expect this.

When Ryan proposed to participate in dodgeball training with them, the surrounding brothers were confused. He never imagined that the chief disciple who graduated from "dodgeball" training three years ago would come back to do the same training with them. But Ryan didn't explain much to them. After all, they are only in the foundation stage, so there is no need to let them aim too high.

Ryan first went up to do a regular challenge and was hit three times in total. This result is reasonable. After all, after three years of practicing swinging a real sword, Ryan's speed and control over the force of the sword have made great progress. The three times he was hit were in the blind spots of the attack and could not be avoided unless the throwing person's release time could be predicted in advance and moved away in advance. And that's exactly why Ryan is here.

However, Ryan did not struggle with these three attacks. He took out a ribbon, blindfolded his eyes, and said: "Brothers, I need a lot of practice, and I would like to ask for your help. I will treat you to a feast at the most expensive restaurant in town tonight."

As soon as they heard that there was a big meal, the brothers' eyes lit up and they all responded: "No problem, Chief Ryan."

"Do not worry."

"Just leave it to me."

At the end of the day, Ryan's body was covered in white ash. The brothers and sisters were also very tired, but they were particularly happy while eating.