One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 27 The Supreme Express Ladder

As expected.

Zoro rushed forward yelling, looking very powerful, but the next second he flew out screaming and fell to the ground.

He rolled over and stood up again, glaring at Kuina beside him: "Hey! Why don't you take action!"

"Didn't you say one-on-one?"

Kuina said unhappily, but she finally adjusted her position to form a pincer attack with Zoro. She growled and attacked at the same time.

Although the two of them bickered, they still had a tacit understanding.

pity.

In the face of absolute numbers, all fancy techniques are meaningless.

Even though Xia Nuo had tried his best to restrain his strength, he still easily knocked the three bamboo swords away with three strikes, and then knocked down the two men with two more strikes.

A simple and unpretentious 5A-level combo.

"Damn it!" Zoro couldn't accept the reality and pulled his hair in frustration, "How could this happen!"

"Isn't it natural to lose to Mr. Shanuo?" Kuina said.

She subconsciously wanted to mock him again. This boy, shouldn’t he be used to losing to me so many times?
But looking at Zoro's expression, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue, leaned over and pulled him up, smiling and saying:

"Okay, get up. At least this will let you know that there are always people better than you. It's a good thing to have higher goals. Let's work hard together to catch up in the future!"

"But I still feel so unwilling!"

Zoro gritted his teeth.

In fact, he knew in his heart that there was a gap and could accept his failure, but he never expected to lose so badly.

I couldn't even see the trajectory of the other party's sword swing. Could it be that this guy, who looked only a few years old, had such superb swordsmanship?

Kuina patted his shoulder and stopped trying to persuade him. She lowered her head to look for her bamboo sword. The light in the backyard was dim, and it took her a long time to find it behind the beam.

Zoro was dejected and went to pick up his own, but before he could bend down, he saw Shanuo picked up his bamboo sword first.

"?" Zoro stared at Shanuo with wide eyes.

"I'll confiscate one as punishment for your bad attitude towards me earlier. I'm very petty."

Xia Nuo said with a smile, "Don't look at me like that. If you feel aggrieved, then practice harder and get it back with your own strength in the future."

"Of course, by that time you might no longer be interested in this kind of bamboo sword. So, if one day you can defeat me, I won't mind giving you this sword on my back."

"real?!"

Zoro's eyes lit up and he instantly forgot about his bamboo sword.

He had been drooling over the authentic sword for a long time, but he didn't expect the other party to take the initiative to propose such an agreement to him.

He's quite a nice person!

"A word is settled!"

He became imposing again, standing on tiptoe and extending his little finger.

"Handshake! Don't regret it. Just wait. Sooner or later, my swordsmanship will surpass yours, and you will be convinced to hand over that knife!"

"Childish or not."

Xia Nuo sighed, but facing the determined green-haired man, he finally stretched out his finger.

"Pull the hook, hang yourself, don't change for a hundred years!"

After shouting and making a pinky promise, Zoro ran away excitedly.

You don’t have to guess to know from the look of him that he can’t wait any longer, he must be continuing to practice frantically.

How rude! When will he grow up? Kuina sighed as she watched his receding back.

He turned around and looked at Xia Nuo, bowing very seriously: "Thank you, Mr. Xia Nuo. It is an honor to have a sparring match with you, although..."

She smiled bitterly. "Your sword moves are truly too fast. I'm clumsy and dull, and I really haven't learned anything. I still feel a little regretful about that."

Xia Nuo didn't know how to respond, so he laughed it off and changed the subject. "Come to think of it, I haven't sharpened my knife in a while. Do you have a whetstone at home?"

Whetstone?
Kuina nodded. "Yes, but they usually use bamboo swords in the dojo, so they are rarely used. They have been kept in the attic. I will go get it for you now."

"No need." Xia Nuo said quickly, "Just lead the way, I'll get it myself."

Don't joke with your life, girl!
Why do you think I brought this up? Besides earning points, I also wanted to save your life.

If I let you go get it alone and you fall to your death before your time, wouldn't I feel guilty for half my life? ...

Remote warehouse.

Xia Nuo looked up at the wooden ladder in front of him, pinching his chin, still finding it a little unbelievable.

No, this attic is not that high, less than three meters at most. How could a swordsman who has been trained since childhood and is no match for an ordinary adult just fall to his death?
He glanced at the information on the system panel.

The bamboo sword that I just tricked from Zoro has been successfully sacrificed.

[Sacrifice: Zoro's Bamboo Sword]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Value: 500 points]

[Appraisal Comment: One of Zoro's bamboo swords that has accompanied him for many years, witnessing countless sweat-stained days and nights. He may change his famous swords one after another in the future, but he will never forget these first companions.]

[Remaining points: 10825]

Five hundred points was about within the expected range, and Xia Nuo was quite satisfied with it.

"I just don't know if this is more or less..."

He gently touched the ladder in front of him and tried to initiate the sacrifice.

[Sacrifice: Kuina's Big Ladder]

[Quality: Epic]

[Value: 1500 points]

[Appraisal Comment: There are many theories surrounding Kuina's death. The only certainty is that she fell from this ladder while going to the attic to retrieve a whetstone for her beloved Wado Ichimonji. Since then, the world has shifted. In the future, the ocean has lost a remarkable female swordsman, but gained a man who vowed to become the world's greatest swordsman. "I will become stronger, along with her, until my name resounds through the heavens!"]

One thousand five hundred points?

Xia Nuo was really surprised. Logically speaking, Kuina could only be considered a marginal supporting role, and her current strength weight was dispensable. The sacrificial items she had collected were only worth one or two hundred at most.

really.

In addition to the three sacrificial rules he summarized, there is also a special rule.

——Special items that change the world line and have famous scenes often have higher value.

Shanuo looked at the score column.

[Remaining points: 12325]

All the points I had spent before were almost fully restored at once, and the Supreme Express Ladder played a big role in this.

How many points can Luffy's straw hat provide?
I'm afraid it's more than I originally expected.

Xia Nuo was even more looking forward to this.

Now, almost all the sacrificial items available in the surrounding waters have been taken by myself.

All he needs to do is get this last straw hat, and then he can return to Kokoasi Village to practice in seclusion.

Thereafter.

For quite a long time, you no longer need to worry about points.

He withdrew his thoughts and looked towards the dojo outside.

A light rain was falling, and Guina was still waiting in the courtyard.

After thinking about it, he found a brush and ink from the warehouse and strode out.

As the saying goes, one should be grateful for what one has received.

I've earned so many points for free, it's time to do something small in return - like saving Kuina's life or something like that.

Even though the ladder was gone and the whetstone was moved downstairs, it didn't mean that the potential risk of Kuina falling to her death had disappeared.

Xia Nuo had a good impression of this intelligent, polite and talented swordsman girl. He didn't want her to leave this world in such a ridiculous way.

Everything absurd always has a reason.

Xia Nuo just noticed that when Kuina was looking for her bamboo sword, she fumbled around for a long time before she found it. Although the light was a little dim, it was not that bad.

Could it be that……

Like Tashigi, who has exactly the same appearance, Kuina is actually also severely myopic?
The second update is a little late due to some reasons, sorry. From now on, it will be similar to the previous period, with one update at noon and one in the afternoon.

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(End of this chapter)