One of the pirate swords splits the new world

The real sword practice between Ryan and Sasaki Ryuji lasted from March 1505 to the beginning of 1506. At the beginning, Ryan could only retreat in the face of Sasaki Ryuji's attacks. Since he was using a real sword, injuries were inevitable, so Ryan often had some small wounds on his body. Ryan didn't care about these wounds, simply treated them, and then continued.

Gradually, Ryan was able to inflict some wounds on Ryuuji Sasaki during sparring. Later, Ryan was on par with Sasaki Ryuji in terms of swordsmanship alone. Ryan has completely adapted to real sword fighting. Of course, as a swordsman, Ryuuji Sasaki could easily cut off Ryan's sword with Zantetsu Ogi and defeat him if he wanted to, but there was no need for them to just practice swordsmanship. Besides, they couldn't spend money to buy the sword after it was broken. Although Ryan has money, an ordinary knife worth 5 Baileys cannot be used as a consumable.

As for Ryan's "blindfold dodgeball" training, he has made great progress after experiencing the incident of killing pirates. At the end of last year, he was able to keep the number of hits below ten. Ryan felt that his intuition was already half-finished knowledge and domineering.

On the afternoon of February 1506, 2, in the Haiyuan calendar, Ryan, who was about to turn 28, was drinking tea in the teahouse after finishing sparring with his master, Sasaki Ryuji.

Ryan put down the tea cup and asked: "Master, what is a swordsman? Does it just refer to a swordsman who can cut iron and deliver flying cuts at the same time?"

"What do you think?" Sasaki Ryuuji asked rhetorically first, and then said: "Some swords cut iron like mud, and even a child can cut through steel when wielding it; some swordsmen are so powerful that they can cut through steel when wielding the sword. Send out a flying slash. Then a powerful swordsman with a sword that can cut iron like clay can do both at the same time. Is he a swordsman?"

"No" Ryan replied without thinking.

"Of course not. If you want to become a swordsman, you must first know the principles of cutting steel and flying slashes." Ryuuji Sasaki took a sip of tea before continuing: "You can feel the beating of your heart. This belongs to the heart. The rhythm of steel, can you feel the rhythm of steel? Can you feel the rhythm of air? The rhythm of the heart will have ups and downs, and so will everything. The so-called swordsman is one who can feel the rhythm of everything, and this rhythm is the lowest When the sword is drawn from anywhere, it can cut through steel. As for the flying slash, it is the wind pressure created by cutting through the air."

Well, Ryan’s reaction to what Ryuji Sasaki said was:

Ears: hear clearly

Brain: Got it

Hand: CNM, come on

"Then, how to feel the breathing of all things?" Ryan continued to ask

"meditation."

"Meditation?" Ryan was unsure and thought he heard wrongly.

"right"

I have been meditating for 5 years.

"Master, I will be 17 years old today, and I have decided to go to sea." The age of 17 represents adulthood in the world of pirates. In the original work, Sabo wants to go back to inherit the title at the age of 17. This is an example.

"Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, you are already 17 years old. I will not stop you from going to sea. After all, you cannot become a swordsman by practicing in a dojo. Now that you are 17 years old, you can start strength training Now, you must not slack off after you go to sea, you know."

"Yes, Master. Disciple, please follow your instructions."

After seven years of getting along, the relationship between the master and the apprentice was very harmonious. Before leaving, Ryan was a little embarrassed: "Master, don't you have any gifts for me before my disciple goes to sea?"

"No, go away, where did I get the money to give you a gift?" Sasaki Ryuuji said angrily.

Unlike Yusuke Sasaki who left quietly, after Ryan left the teahouse, he went to say goodbye to the familiar junior brothers. At first, they were still reluctant to leave. A few younger juniors even almost cried, but when they heard Ryan promised to treat them to a feast tonight and cheered again.

That night, the brothers and sisters ate more than 200,000 beli from Ryan in one meal. In the evening, in the dormitory, Aoki Okawa, who had been Ryan's roommate for more than seven years, handed Ryan a note and said, "Lian, master came to me this afternoon and asked me to give this to you. He said he had prepared a gift for you. I want you to take this note to the blacksmith shop tomorrow and pick it up."

Ryan took the note and remained silent for a long time.

The next day, because he drank too much yesterday, the brothers didn't wake up early enough to see him off.

Depend on! Did labor and management spend so much money and end up with the same fate as Yusuke Sasaki? Yusuke Sasaki didn't tell anyone when he left; I did, but no one could get out of bed. Ryan instantly felt a sense of despair that this world was not worth it.

I carried my luggage all the way to the blacksmith shop. The blacksmith shop was not open yet, and there was only an apprentice taking a nap in front of the blacksmithing stove. Lane woke the apprentice and handed him the note. The apprentice looked at the note, then turned around and took a long knife and a box from the back room and handed it to him, saying: "The knife was customized by Mr. Sasaki at our place last month, and the box was brought over by someone yesterday and asked to be together." Leave it to the knife-taker." After saying that, he turned around and sat in front of the fire and continued to nap.

Ryan first put the box aside, slowly pulled out the long knife, and then watched it carefully. This sword has a hexagonal blade, only slightly wider than the handle. The entire sword is much longer than the standard sword in the dojo.

Ryan looked at the knife. The blade was clear, and the pattern on the knife was a small T-shaped reverse edge. He couldn't help but remember that a month ago, when he and Sasaki Ryuji were chatting after sparring, they mentioned that as Ryan got taller and taller, he felt that the standard fighting knife he was using now was a bit shorter. The 17-year-old Ryan has grown to 1 meters tall, and the blade length of a standard knife is only 95cm. Ryan’s arm is hanging down while holding the knife, and the tip of the knife can’t even reach the ground. This is a weakening for Ryan, because he can obviously have a longer and larger attack range, but he loses it in vain because the knife is too short. And Ryan can flexibly switch between holding the knife in one hand and two hands. He feels that he should use a knife that is longer than the standard knife like Hawkeye. However, Sasaki Ryuji didn't say anything about this, so Ryan didn't mention it again. He originally planned to find a place to get a new knife after going to sea, but he didn't expect the surprise to come so suddenly. Compared with the standard dojo sword, the blade of this new knife is lengthened by 88cm to 32cm, and the handle is lengthened by 120cm to 8cm. In order to keep the durability and center of gravity position unchanged, the blade width has been increased from 30cm to 3.5cm, the thickness of the blade back has been increased from 4cm to 0.5cm, the blade curvature is smaller and almost straight, and the total length with the scabbard is 0.7cm. 151

Ryan fell in love with the knife and looked at it again and again. After a long time, he put it aside, then picked up the box on the side and opened it. What caught his eye was a letter, and underneath it was probably a piece of clothing. Ryan opened the letter.

Ryan:

You have been treating us to dinner all these years, and we have nothing in return. The brothers and sisters pooled some money together and bought you a piece of clothing. It was originally intended to be a coming-of-age gift for you, but now that you have decided to go to sea, let it be a parting gift for you to go to sea.

I wish you a safe journey and may you become famous in the sea as soon as possible.

All my brothers and sisters sincerely

Ryan put away the envelope, picked up the clothes, and found that it was a haori with a white background and a crimson cherry blossom pattern on the hem. Ryan put the haori on and picked up the new sword. He originally wanted to hang it on his waist, but the knife would raise the hem of the haori, so he simply held the sword in his arms.

After waking up the blacksmith apprentice and giving him 1000 beli to return the old sword he had replaced to the dojo, Ryan turned around and headed towards the port facing the rising sun. Feeling the feathers on his body and the knife in his arms, Ryan felt that the world was worth it.