Taoist priest, who is so popular in One Piece

"Thank you for the wine, I am very grateful."

On the other side, inside the casino, the man in purple nodded seriously at Zoro and said.

"Nothing." Zoro didn't care about the purple-clothed man's thanks: "These wines are brewed by my partner. Compared with the wine in this casino, I still prefer his."

"Oh? It's wine from a friend? Then I'm really lucky, hahaha!" The man laughed heartily.

"It's you." Zoro looked at the man in purple and said, "With your domineering power, you should be able to see that those bets you lost just now were because others thought you were completely blind."

This is also the reason why Zoro was willing to treat the man to a drink. Due to his keenness as a swordsman, Zoro felt the strength of the man in front of him as soon as he entered the casino.

This is also what makes Sauron confused.

"Hahaha, how can you use that kind of power in gambling? Wouldn't it lose the fun?"

The man laughed at first, but the next second, he showed a serious and even sad expression:

"Besides, not being able to see is a blessing."

"There are so many...filthy and despicable people in this world that it is hard to bear to look at them."

"I closed my eyes by myself."

It is not difficult to guess what the man meant from his words. He seemed unable to bear seeing the dirty things happening on the sea, so he chose to cut his own eyes.

However, Zoro frowned at the man's words:

"Deceiving yourself? What's the point?"

He didn't expect that the swordsmanship master he sensed was such a person.

"Is there a point?" The man did not deny the statement of "deceiving himself". He also knew that he could not even deceive himself by doing this.

He raised the long sword in his hand and spoke slowly: "Even if I have the power to make meteorites fall from the sky, I still can't see the possibility of calming this purgatory. Close your eyes, that is the answer I give myself."

After saying that, he turned his head and opened his tightly closed eyelids, and looked at Zoro with his two pale pupils:

"So, as a [Excellent] pirate, what are you looking for?"

Hearing the man's words, Zoro grinned and uttered two words proudly:

"The strongest!"

"Is that all?" The man looked disappointed when he heard Zoro's answer.

I thought that this pirate in front of me, who was named "Excellent", would give an answer that would move him.

But I didn't expect it to be like this——

"How disappointing." The man said softly, "In such a dirty and chaotic world, you are still only considering your own selfish desires. This..."

"Your words are very annoying."

Although the man's tone was extremely sincere, Zoro could tell that the man was not blaming him, but had some expectations.

But this statement was totally unacceptable to Sauron.

"The strongest! This is a promise I made to one person. I will sacrifice my life for it."

"I don't care if I disappoint you or anything."

Zoro looked directly at the man, he knew that the man could see him.

"No wonder I'm a little annoyed with guys like you. Your ideas are very close to those of the navy."

"When you open your mouth, you are pursuing your own selfish desires. When you open your mouth, you are talking about this chaotic world."

"It's as if everything you do is carefully considered, and as if all the pain you endure is borne for others."

Zoro stood up: "I don't know if your choice is right, but for me--"

At this moment, the purple-clothed man's observation Haki sensed Zoro's changes, and suddenly a strange and arrogant aura rose from him.

For a second, the man seemed to see a ghost with three heads and six arms standing in the void.

"If you see someone you don't like, just chop him down!"

Zoro grinned as he said this.

After hearing Bai Ye's analysis of the world and seeing the man in purple who holds the idea of ​​"saving the world", Zoro also underwent subtle changes.

If Bai Ye were here, he would definitely say that Zoro had an epiphany.

It's not about understanding some moves, but a breakthrough in the state of mind.

"If this world is purgatory, if this sea has become extremely rotten, if the world before us is filled with injustice and wailing..."

With every word Zoro spoke, the ghostly aura around him became more condensed.

The powerful aura even made the people around them feel fearful, and they fled from the area where the two were in panic.

He lowered his head, looked at the man in purple who was still sitting firmly on the chair, and said:

"Then kill! Kill until purgatory is empty! Kill until corruption is eradicated! Kill until injustice is evened out!"

By the end of the day, the evil spirit on Zoro's body had already broken through the ceiling of the casino and soared into the sky!

"【To endure all kinds of suffering without getting tired of it, this is the way of Shura!"

"If you are not satisfied with this world, then destroy it completely and rebuild it according to your own wishes!"

"Then you'll regret not being able to see."

After saying this, Zoro restrained his evil aura and returned to his previous state.

But only he and the man in purple opposite him knew how much they had gained.

In a sense, Zoro can still achieve a major breakthrough at this age even though his strength is already exaggerated, and the purple-haired man deserves credit for this.

So before turning around and leaving, Zoro still said thank you.

As for what he was thanking for, perhaps only Zoro himself knew.

"Do you really think you can do it?"

Just when Zoro had reached the door, the purple-clothed man finally spoke: "The strength and determination required for that path is unimaginable even for what I have seen in my lifetime."

"It's not a feeling," Zoro stood at the door without looking back. He pulled out the Wado Ichimonji from his waist and raised it above his head and spoke again: "It's a must!"

"I won't stop until I die!"

Just one sentence was enough for the purple-haired man to feel Zoro's determination.

"My name is Yixiao!"

"I'll learn your swordsmanship, Master Zoro, until next time we meet."

He smiled and said his name, and also said that he did know Zoro's identity.

Hearing Yixiao's words, Zoro just turned his back and nodded, then left the casino and disappeared into the crowd.

But Yixiao picked up the wine on the bar and drank it all, muttering to himself:

"Suffering without getting tired..."

“Hahaha, this makes my self-deception seem a little ridiculous.”

Yixiao suddenly burst into laughter. Just this one sentence was enough to make Zoro surpass him.

"As expected, he is the guy known as Shura. Even his philosophy is filled with murderous intent."

"But I won't admit defeat just like that."

"Roronoa Zoro!"