Pirate's Freedom

"Hi--!"

"what--!"

Slashing from top to bottom, slashing from left to right, the two samurai swords clashed together instantly.

clang--!

"Hi--!"

Zoro quickly waved the katana in his right hand.

Swah——

Kuina dodged backwards, bits of hair falling from her forehead. She immediately sheathed her sword and made a horizontal slash, but was narrowly held by Zoro's side.

clang--! !

The cold light splashed, and after a moment of wrestling, the two stepped back and looked at each other for another moment.

"Hi--!"

"what--!"

Under the moonlight, the two shouted and rushed towards each other.

Dang-dang-dang-dang...

Amidst the sound of dense metal collision, a ball of cold light from the sword lingered, hiding the figures of the two people.

The other side of the grass.

"..."

The three little girls were so nervous that they almost forgot to breathe.

Time passes in the light of swords and shadows.

until—

"breathe……"

Sweat dripped down, and the word "harmony" stood up in front of him again.

"Take two real swords... they must be very heavy!"

"Haha...haha...haha..."

Two samurai swords were crossed in front of him, and Zoro's chest rose and fell violently.

"It seems like your physical strength-"

Breathing evenly, Guina already has a chance to win.

"It's not enough!"

"Stop blabbering——!!!"

Zoro yelled at the top of his lungs.

Da da da--

Kuina jumped up and lunged forward.

"Uh--"

Sauron's eyes widened.

After taking the first step, the sword flashed from bottom to top.

Chong——! !

Above the grass, a long metallic tremble sounded.

"what--!!"

Zoro's hands went numb, his katana dropped, and he fell backwards.

Kuina flipped her wrist.

Swah——

The word "Hedao" was inserted into Sauron's neck, and the sharp edge made his hair stand up.

"Aha--"

The sound of gasping was mixed with the sound of wind and waves.

"mine--"

The girl who knelt down on one knee and stood astride smiled as she held her hands behind her hands and said one word.

"2001 wins."

Clang!Clang!

Two samurai swords whirled down and were stuck in the grass in the distance.

chirp chirp...

The faint chirping of insects sounded again.

"what……"

Shaking her wet hair, glistening beads of sweat dripped down, and combing it behind her ears, Kuina stood up.

"hateful--"

Kuina looked down at him.

"I'm so unhappy-"

Even though I covered my eyes hard, tears still flowed uncontrollably.

"Uh...uh uh..."

"..."

Listening to Zoro's suppressed cries.

"I'm so unwilling that I want to cry——"

Guina, who looked silent, suddenly said.

"It should be me."

"Eh……?"

Zoro, who fell to the ground, put down his hands.

"When girls grow up, they will be weaker than boys, and I will soon be overtaken by you."

Kuina stared at the distance that disappeared into the night, leaving only Zoro's clear-cut face with an expressionless profile.

"Zoron, you always say that—"

"Become the strongest swordsman in the world!"

Black hair covered Guina's eyes.

"My father told me, he said girls can't be successful...I understand, I've known this for a long time...but...but I'm not willing to accept it!"

Guina's voice couldn't stop trembling.

"That's great Zoro... Because you are a boy, I also want to be the strongest swordsman in the world!"

"..."

Zoro got up and looked at Kuina blankly.

"The breasts have also begun to develop..."

Covering her swollen breasts, Guina looked gloomy.

"If I……"

As he choked, two lines of tears flowed down his cheeks, and pooled at his chin.

"If I could also be a boy..."

……

【Not reconciled】

This word that was repeated several times floated along the wind and fell into the little ears of Nami and the others.

"So that's it...are you not willing to accept it..."

Looking at Kuina now, Nami was a little stunned.

"Really...is that so..."

"Kuina...has defeated me so many times! So...will she not be willing to give in if she is so strong?"

After moving her arms, Nuo Qigao let out a sigh of relief.

"Hey! Nami!"

she asked without turning her head.

"Do you remember what Bellemare said?"

"Say something out of the blue!"

Nami also didn't turn around.

"Bermere said so many things, which one did you say?"

[Although I have said a lot of bad things about Bellemere——]

[Although Bellmere has no money, he is sometimes fierce——]

"Remember? The time of the great harvest."

Nuo Qigao didn't care about her and just took care of himself.

"The basket is so heavy! Nami! You didn't use any strength at all!"

"Suck--"

Nami took a deep breath.

"I just remember-"

"My orange has two leaves, Nuo Qi Gao! You lose!"

[Nokiko, Nami, never lose to anyone! 】

[Especially girls, they have to be strong! 】

[No matter what happens, you must not blame others...]

[It doesn’t matter even if you don’t get compliments from others!As long as you live strong...]

【It’s a happy thing! 】

"What should I do? Nami, do you want to tell Kuina?"

Nuo Qigao is a little troubled. Can words convey it?

"Looks like it won't be needed."

Ila suddenly spoke.

Looking at the scene under the moon, Nokigao and Nami were startled.

"that……"

Nokigao frowned and thought.

"Uh……"

"Green algae head."

Ila spoke again.

"Yes, green algae head!"

As soon as she clapped her palms, Nuo Qigao's eyes lit up.

"Ira, you are such a genius."

"Hehe~!"

Those who praise others will eventually be praised, and Ila became shy.

"That green algae head——"

Nami concluded.

"I didn't expect it to work!"

……

"If I……"

As he choked, two lines of tears flowed down his cheeks, and pooled at his chin.

"If I could also be a boy..."

"You have already defeated me!!"

Zoro shouted angrily, blushing.

"Just stop whining!!"

"..."

Kuina, who was filled with tears, raised her head.

"This is too despicable! You are my target!"

Zoro glared at her hard.

"Sauron..."

Kuina burst into tears.

"What about men and women... When I defeat you one day, are you going to say the same thing! It sounds like I don't win by relying on my own strength..."

Zoro roared angrily.

"Am I looking like an idiot for training so hard! Don't say such things again!!"

"..."

"We made an agreement——"

Kuina stood still while Zoro took a step forward.

"One day it's either me or you, we must become the strongest swordsman in the world!"

"Let's see who can win!"

"..."

Her long eyelashes were covered with tears and trembled slightly. Kuina smiled and closed her eyes.

"Idiot! He's obviously so weak—"

"Hey!"

When she opened her eyes, Zoro was reaching out to her seriously.

Snapped--! !

In the moonlight, between two figures, one tall and one short, two hands were tightly clasped together.

"It's settled!" x2

……

In addition to the main entrance, in the middle of the deep part of the dojo, there is another plaque hanging -

It looks like a piece of wood picked up at random, with a crooked word "Dao" carved stroke by stroke with great care.

"In that case—"

Tata Tot withdrew his gaze, and met Koushiro's gentle eyes with a sharpness that could cut blood.

"I would like to ask you what your [One Heart] is."

……

The trees are deep and the shadows are mottled.

In the dim forest, you can look up and see the blue sky and white clouds separated by branches. Hazy light pillars fall from the gaps, emitting a faint halo in the air.

Walking on the path in the forest, Ila held a leaf in front of her eyes. Under the sunlight, the veins were all visible, shining slightly like fine sapphire.

"...!"

Ila tripped over an overgrown tree root and was about to fall. Guina turned around and grabbed her arm with quick eyes and hands.

"Watch the road! Ira."

Noki, who was walking behind, shouted.

"Stop playing."

Guina reminded.

"Ah."

Ila nodded, carefully gathered the leaves and put them into the breast pocket of her dress.

“When spring is over, it’s summer, when summer is over, it’s autumn, when autumn is over, it’s winter, and when winter is over, it’s spring.”

Ila opened her hands and counted them, and Nami spoke.

"At Bellemere, you won't need help until the orange trees sprout."

"Before that, we have to go to the Grand Line."

After walking a few steps quickly and coming to Nami's side, Ila said seriously.

"That's what you're saying, Upside Down Mountain..."

Nami looked up at the sky, lowered her head and sighed, Nami hesitated.

"Can I do it now?"

"This is it, the highest mountain nearby."

Guina suddenly spoke and signaled.

As he spoke, the exit was already in front of him. When he walked out of the woods, his eyes suddenly opened up.

Large expanses of fields spread out, and in addition to Shuangyue Village, other villages on the island are also visible in the distance, with houses of different shapes dotted here and there.

You can faintly see the blue sea from both sides.

"Oh……"

Ila let out a small exclamation.

"It's about to start."

Nami took a few steps forward and came to the edge of the cliff.

A pleasant breeze blows on my face.

"Uh--"

Turning her body left and right, she stretched hard.

"Draw a map of the island."

"Why draw a map here?"

Kuina just knew Nami's purpose and couldn't help but wonder.

"Because I want to draw a map of the world."

Nokigao replied.

"world map?!"

Kuina was surprised.

"Ah."

Ila nodded seriously.

"We're going to travel around the world and map the world."

"So...how long will it take?"

Guina couldn't help but ask.

Just thinking about the difficulty and effort involved is daunting.

"Hmm... I can't tell..."

Nami took out a quill, stretched out her arm, and compared the position and distance of the mountains in front of her eyes.

"Maybe it will take decades."

"Speaking of which, Kuina."

She suddenly turned around.

"By the time I finish drawing the world map, you will definitely have become the strongest swordsman in the world. When the time comes, I will give you a copy for free."

"..."

After being stunned for a moment, Guina gently smiled.

"Ah."