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

Chapter 28 Future Overseas Expansion Plans

The courtyard wall under the thatched awning was painted with a bunch of "E" letters in different directions from top to bottom by Xia Nuo.

"Where is this going?"

"superior."

"what about this?"

"……Left?"

"Close your other eye, what about this one?"

"Uh...I can't see clearly."

Hopeless.

Xia Nuo slapped his forehead. Except for the largest E at the top, he couldn't make out the direction of any of the ones below.

Kuina's eyesight is at most 4.0.

According to the standards of the previous life, one would have to wear glasses with a power of more than 600 degrees to be classified as having severe myopia.

"Has your father ever paid attention to your eyesight problems?" he couldn't help asking.

"...Father is usually very busy, so I can't see clearly. This probably only started last year, and I never mentioned it. So it's normal that he didn't notice, right?"

One didn't mention it, and the other didn't even notice it.

This father and daughter are too careless.

"Anyway, get some glasses quickly."

Xia Nuo sighed, "It's okay to play around with bamboo swords in the dojo, but if you really start fighting, wouldn't that be like playing with your life? You don't even have to wait for the fight. You might not be able to see the road clearly when going downstairs, and you might slip and fall to your death."

"Well, I'll talk to my father about this when he comes back."

Kuina nodded seriously.

If it were someone else, with her temper, she might not be able to help but argue, especially the second half of the sentence: how could she be so weak?

But when it came out of Shanuo's mouth, it sounded so pleasant.

She sat down along the wooden porch under the eaves and looked up at Shanuo.

"It seems that Lord Shanuo has been bothering me all the time. Why not talk about you too?"

"Me? What do I have to talk about?"

Shanuo shrugged and sat down as well.

"I haven't officially set sail yet, so I don't have much experience to share. I only did that one thing on Asakura Island. You know the details better than I do."

"Haven't officially set sail yet?"

"Yes, I'm only thirteen. Why would I want to go out to sea? I should at least wait until I'm seventeen or eighteen before I venture out into the world, right?"

"Eh? Thirteen years old?! Does that mean she's only two years older than me?"

"Not like?"

"No! Appearance... well, it's not just about appearance, it's mainly because you, Mr. Shanuo, look so calm and composed, and at such a young age, you've already achieved such a great reputation!"

Kuina made a sword-wielding gesture and said, "When you see injustice, you take action to uphold justice. No matter how you think about it, it's so cool! When you officially go to sea, if you join the army, you will definitely become an outstanding marine!"

"navy?"

Xia Nuo thought about it and shook his head, "Not interested."

Perhaps if he had traveled through time a few years earlier, he would have really set joining the navy as his goal. After all, in his opinion at that time, no matter how bad the order was, it was better than chaos and turmoil.

And the navy's white cloak of justice is really handsome to be honest.

But I was reincarnated after finishing the Valley of the Gods chapter. When I think about it, I feel really sick.

If he was assigned another mission to escort the Celestial Dragons, he was afraid that he would vomit up his overnight meal.

Kuina was stunned. "Huh, could that be a bounty hunter? Wait, could it be a pirate?"

"As long as I can maintain my freedom, it doesn't seem to matter what I do specifically." Xia Nuo spread his hands. "The world is so big, I definitely need to go out to sea and explore. Otherwise, I'll just be wasting my life training in vain. But... do I really have to define an identity for myself in advance?"

"If pirates come to rob me, I'll just take them back. If the navy comes to disgust me, I won't be polite either. It's their business what identity they assign to me."

"I'm still me, and I won't let labels change my stance. Those who are on the same path are still on the same path, and those who are not on the same path are still not on the same path... Do you understand what I mean?"

"I think so."

Kuina tilted her head. "But, I've only heard of the navy putting bounties on pirates, not the other way around. So if you fight back against both sides, you'll still be labeled a pirate in the end, right?"

"That's really what happened!"

Shanuo laughed heartily. "If that day ever comes, I won't be polite anymore. I'll just draw a skull flag and set up a pirate group. I'll beat up anyone who messes with me!"

"Until the navy and pirates tremble at the sight of my ship from afar and dare not even approach it, how can I ignore everyone and continue to happily adventure around?"

"Hey, Kuina!"

He suddenly lowered his head. "Didn't you and Zoro make a promise to compete to see who would become the world's greatest swordsman first? How about we both board my ship then?"

"If you want to be the world's number one swordsman, staying in a small place like Isshin Dojo won't work. If you don't travel across the ocean, how can you make the world recognize your identity?"

With Lord Shanuo?
Walk out of this small Shimotsuki Village and explore the entire ocean?
Kuina stared blankly at the end of the distant horizon, and her breathing suddenly became rapid.

She clenched her bamboo sword and stood up suddenly. "Now...now?! It's a bit hasty, but it's okay. But my father hasn't come back yet. Shouldn't I ask for his consent first..."

"What are you thinking about!"

Xia Nuo patted her head and said unhappily, "Are you really in such a hurry to leave here? Who said we should go out to sea now? I don't even have a boat yet!"

"It hurts!"

"Anyway, let's just treat it as an agreement. Keep it in your heart for now. There's no rush. Just spend a few more years training hard with Zoro. Mr. Koshiro will be sad if you leave at such a young age."

Xia Nuo stretched himself and stood up, smiling, "Don't worry, when I really go out to sea, I will definitely not forget to come find you."

There was silence behind.

He turned around in confusion and saw Kuina staring at him.

"Hook?"

"Uh... that's not necessary. There's no reason for you to be so childish as Zoro, right?"

"Make a pinky promise! Otherwise, don't even think about getting rid of me tonight. I'll follow you even to bed!"

"...There's really nothing I can do about you."

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Koshiro didn't return until the next morning.

After a night's rest, Xia Nuo woke up feeling relaxed and energetic. He was doing a handstand in the courtyard and doing bodyweight training when he suddenly saw Koshiro leading two figures in.

Before I could see who it was, the two of them knelt down together.

"benefactor!"

Shanuo quickly turned over and helped Zeff and Sanji up from the ground.

"What's going on? You've just gotten out of bed and you're doing this? I really can't stand this. Besides, old man, didn't you thank me a few days ago?"

"Haha, saving my life is more important than anything else. Thanking you once is not enough."

Zhepu grinned and pointed to his right leg. "Besides, benefactor, you actually saved me twice. If you hadn't paddled as hard as you could to speed up and brought me to Shimotsuki Village, how could I have met Mr. Koshiro and Doctor Shiran to help heal my leg?"

thigh?
Xia Nuo looked over and found that under Zhepu's right knee, which should have been empty, there was a thick wooden leg.

The exterior is very delicately crafted, and the joints can bend freely. If you roll down the trouser legs, you can't see the disability at all.

It is much better than the toilet peg-like wooden stick in the original time and space.

"When I was young, I followed my father to work as a blacksmith. My talent was dull, so I didn't learn the true skills."

Koshiro pushed his glasses up and said with a smile, "I've actually been more interested in carpentry in private. I've spent a lot of time studying it, and I never thought it would come in handy today."

(End of this chapter)