My partner in One Piece is Esdeath

Chapter 166 Affinity and Pirate Country

"No, you leave and come back, right?"

Annan looked at Hawkeye with a strange expression.

"Why, look at your expression, don't you believe me?" Hawkeye smiled and said.

"Of course I believe it." Annan sighed, "It can't be somewhere in Wano Country again."

"Oh? You actually know."

A flash of surprise flashed in Hawkeye's eyes.

"That's right. After all, as the master of Muramasa, you should have had contact with people from Wano Country." Hawkeye paused and then said.

"In my early years, I traveled around the New World and stayed in Wano Country for a while."

"Hey, have you been to that ghost place?" Annan was a little confused, "Isn't that place always closed to the outside world? Not even our navy can get close to it."

"Does this surprise you?" Hawkeye asked, "The special terrain of Wano just makes it difficult for ships to approach."

...It seems that I still rely too much on the memory of my previous life. I really thought there was some kind of natural barrier in that place.

Annan's mouth twitched.

Hawkeye continued:

"But the place I arrived is not seriously called Wano Country, but Ashina Country."

"Huh? What country?" Annan was stunned and said:

"Ashina?"

"No, it's Ashina Country." Hawkeye corrected:

"Nozomi Township in Wano Country is full of wilderness. It is the most desolate place in Wano Country. In the deep mountains in the north of Nozomi Township, at the other end of the vast snow-capped peaks, there is a country ruled by the Ashina clan. Ashina Country .Compared to the remote Nozomi Township, Ashina Country is still a land of plenty."

"Because Ashina Country is surrounded by mountains, it is like the Wano Country in Wano Country. The easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack terrain makes it difficult for many daimyo to conquer."

"But later, Wano became more powerful, and the Ashina clan became weaker. Ashina was eventually included in the territory of Wano. Since then, it has been ruled by the generals of Wano."

"More later, a civil war broke out among the six major families of Wano Country in order to compete for the position of shogun. The remaining forces of the Ashina clan took the opportunity to gather together, known as the Ashina Clan, and launched a war called 'Stealing the Country'. The forces of Wano Country expelled Ashina Country. However, Wano Country was severely weakened after civil strife and was unable to occupy Ashina Country again."

"Since then, the Ashina Kingdom has been ruled by the Ashina people." Eagle Eye said.

"Oh, what does this have to do with restoring Muramasa?" Annan asked.

"Among the previous generations of Muramasa's masters, one was Ashina Chou." Hawkeye replied, "I fought with him and chopped Muramasa into pieces."

"This sword has become fragile." Annan's mouth twitched.

"Murazai is known as a symbol of disaster for the country of Wano. Ashina Zhong's war of 'stealing the country' has indeed proved that it is a 'disaster' for Wano. The victory of this war also means that this generation Muramasa’s owner thus lost Muramasa’s approval.”

"There are many talented people among the Ashina people, including a highly skilled swordsmith. After the Muramasa was repaired, they asked me to take it away from Ashina."

"And Muramasa was broken again, which means that there is a more suitable person in the sea to be his master than you." Hawkeye looked at Annan with his eyes, "But what surprises me is that you are not affected by Muramasa." The curse must have some special advantages in you."

"Ah ha, maybe it's because it is nostalgic for old feelings after all." Annan shrugged.

"Reminiscing about old feelings? Do you mean making the sword feel familiar?" Hawkeye said with a smile.

"Interesting advantage, that's why I'm willing to compete with you, an 'impure swordsman'. You know, even I couldn't stop that curse back then."

Hawkeye waved his hand.

"Wano Country is now the sphere of influence of the 'Four Emperors' Kaido. As a navy, it may not be convenient for you to go there. So, young swordsman, continue to practice hard."

After that, Hawkeye turned around and jumped on the boat and left without looking back.