Pirate's Freedom

"call--"

Looking down at the boy lying on the ground, she let out a breath and put down the bamboo knife she held high.

"...It's...damnable!"

The boy slowly turned over on the ground, supporting the ground with one hand and covering his face with the other. A very unwilling voice came out from between his fingers.

"You are still so weak! Zoro!"

The head of the bamboo knife wrapped in cloth was pointed at the boy on the ground, and the girl raised the corners of her mouth.

"Why is it so useless? He's obviously a boy!"

"... Zoro is not weak!"

There were whispers coming from the walls.

"He is the strongest among all the boys!"

The whispers gradually grew louder.

"Even the adults can win!"

"but!"

Following Kuina's gaze, the boys quickly sat back down.

"He is still weaker than me!"

In the center of the venue, a dashing girl looked sideways at them.

"Even with two swords, the weak one is the weak one."

Holding a bamboo knife in one hand and talking, Kuina walked to the wall.

"A loser should keep his mouth shut. The louder he roars, the uglier he becomes."

After saying that, she opened the wooden door on the wall and walked out.

"Uh--!!"

The wooden door closed, and the boys sitting in a row against the wall gritted their teeth.

There was a vertical deep red mark on his face. The green-haired boy got up from the ground and patted the dust on his pants.

"I lost again, Zoro."

The owner of the hall, Koushiro, walked up to him and said with a smile.

"You've obviously become stronger."

"..."

Zoro didn't say a word, but the boys on the side ran over one after another.

"teacher!!"

They formed a circle, expressions of outrage.

"Should she be given special training in secret just because she is your daughter?"

"It's too stupid!"

"No no!"

Koushiro smiled bitterly and waved his hands repeatedly.

"I wouldn't do anything like that."

"Zoron has indeed become stronger, but Kuina has also become stronger and stronger!"

"..."

The sound of 'dong dong dong' footsteps sounded on the wooden floor.

"Sauron!"

"Sauron..."

Everyone turned their heads.

The green-haired boy turned and left the dojo.

"I'm going to wash my face."

"..."

The three people hiding behind the screen wall had just come to their senses at this time.

"Nami, she is really powerful, can you really win?"

Ila's eyes were suspicious.

After witnessing this competition from beginning to end, Nami's amazing record in Cocoa West Village didn't seem so amazing anymore.

"When...of course..."

No matter what, she couldn't just admit defeat in front of Ila, Nami puffed up her chest and said.

"If it's a fair fight, I definitely won't lose!"

"Nami, not with fists."

Ira suddenly began to get to the bottom of it.

"Can I win with a sword?"

"I mean no limits! No limits!"

Nami seemed to have found her confidence again.

"If there is no limit, I will definitely win!"

"Really?"

Ila was dubious.

"Mmmm!"

Nokigao suddenly cleared his throat, attracting Ila's attention.

"If there were no restrictions..."

She poked Nami with a smile.

"Nami will definitely go to Takeru's place to get the gun."

"Nami...?!"

Ila turned her head in disbelief.

"It was!"

Nami said angrily after glaring at Nokigao.

"If you have a gun, why don't you use it?"

"This makes no sense!"

Ila frowned. At this time, she was still thinking about the girl's handsome blow just now, and even the [Billiard Boxing] she had secretly practiced was somewhat eclipsed.

"The sword is so handsome!"

"So naive! Ira!"

Nami suddenly became serious.

"Who cares so much during a fight!"

Nami couldn't let Ira go astray.

"Listen up, Ira, you have to understand that a sword is a gun, and a gun is a sword. The so-called [strongest sword]..."

"The bamboo knife must be too light!"

Elsewhere, the boys brainstorm excuses for Zoro's failure.

"If it is a real sword that is heavy and sharp... Kuina will definitely not be able to take it!"

"When we go around the mountain in the morning, Zoro can run the fastest with anyone on his back! Kuina will definitely not be able to hold on for long. If only she had a good knife..."

"Everyone--"

The smile on his face remained unchanged, and Koushiro suddenly spoke.

"Hear me out."

His calm voice muffled the noise around him.

"In this world, there are swordsmen who can [cut through anything]."

"Eh? That's too bad!"

Someone couldn't stop muttering.

"but……"

Koushiro said with a smile.

"He uses the same sword, but he can cut through even iron."

"..."

The boys looked confused.

"In my heart, the so-called [strongest sword]..."

Koushiro continued in an unhurried voice.

"...!"

Nami, who was gushing endlessly, suddenly shivered.

"It should be able to protect what you want to protect and cut off what you want to cut off."

"A sword that hurts everything it touches..."

As he spoke, his eyes met Nami's.

"I don't think it's a [sword]."

"Ah! It was discovered!"

Ila exclaimed.

"Run!"

Nami grabbed Yi La, turned around and ran outside.

creak!

The wooden floor screeched underfoot.

"Hey!"

Nokigao had to follow behind.

Boom boom boom!

As she ran, she turned her head and asked in confusion.

"Nami, why are we running?"

"Because the monster is coming!"

The short legs moved very fast, and Ila didn't even look back.

"Hahaha……"

Nami felt a little guilty since she regarded Kuina as her imaginary enemy.

"Anyway, just run!"

Three small figures ran quickly on the stone road.

"Wow! Someone is peeking!"

"Don't even think about running! Chase!"

Inexplicably excited noises came from the house.

……

In the small pavilion outside the house, the sound of water could be heard.

"Damn it!! Why can't I win against Kuina!! Why!! Why!! I want to become the strongest man in the world! Why!!!"

The red mark on his face gradually faded away, and the boy who was fetching water to wash his face by the well gritted his teeth.

"..."

A long time passed with his eyes fixed in front of him.

"Tonight..."

Zoro wiped his face randomly, and made some determination.

"I want to find her again——"

"Anyway, just run!"

Nami dragged Ila, and together with Nokigao who was keeping pace, they passed by him like a gust of wind.

"...!"

After looking blank for a moment, Zoro quickly turned back.

"Hey! Stop! Where are you from?"

The three little girls had run out of the gate.

"Senior Brother Sauron! They must be here to play in the gym!"

A boy with a monk head hurried out.

"Exactly what I want!"

Zoro took a deep breath, turned around and chased after him.

"Hey! Stop!"

"If you don't stop! I'll beat you up hard!"

"Are you afraid?"

"Just hit!"

When her little ears twitched and her little eyebrows raised, Nokigao was about to turn around and fight.

“Who is afraid of whom——”

"Nuo Qigao, don't fall for the provocation!"

Nami didn't stop, pulling Ila and running very fast.

"cut--!"

Nozhiko followed helplessly.

"Wait for me!"

"Ah! The person who kicked the gym ran away!"

"Ah! They're all girls!"

When the large army noisily chased them to the door, they happened to see two clouds of smoke and dust, one large and one small, flying away.

"Ah! Zoro is catching up!"

"..."

Beside the long house not far from the well, Kuina stood out from behind the wall and looked at the retreating figure.

"A group of strange guys..."