Sailing: This Bounce-Bounce Fruit is a little different.

"This is an incredibly difficult and dangerous road, even more difficult than surpassing me."

"Since we've come this far..."

Suddenly, Huang Hai gently slapped back with his right hand, sending the weakened Zoro flying towards Usopp and the others. Then, he placed his right hand on the hilt of his sword, looked at Hawkeye, and smiled slightly, saying, "I wonder if I'll have the chance to receive guidance from the world's greatest swordsman..."

"At least let me understand the true gap between myself and the world's top combat forces!!"

Oh?

Having witnessed that battle, can you still challenge me with such fearlessness?

Upon hearing this, Hawkeye Mihawk narrowed his double pupils, staring at Huang Hai and the sword in his hand. Suddenly, a smile appeared on his lips, and he reached behind him and drew the Night Blade.

"Oh well, it's just a way to kill time anyway..."

"Let me see if you, as the captain of Roronoa, can make me remember your name!"

"I hope I won't let you down..."

With a slight smile, Huang Hai's expression suddenly turned calm and focused, and he pushed off with his feet to create enough distance between himself and his opponent.

"Since I am not a pure swordsman, the abilities I will use next are quite complex. Please forgive me!"

"It doesn't matter!"

Swish!

At this moment, the Supreme Grade Sword [Night] has been drawn by Hawkeye Mihawk, standing on his right with its black tip pointing directly at the ground, exuding an aura of dominance.

Suddenly.

The surrounding crowd, who had just recovered from their battle with Zoro, tensed up.

They didn't expect that so soon someone would dare to challenge Hawkeye again.

despair!

Zoro, who had just landed, was hastily helped up by Johnny and the others.

"Are you alright, Zoro...?"

Usopp took out bandages from his pouch and gestured for Johnny and the other to help the other sit down. He then began to treat the other's injuries.

"I know a little about treating external injuries, just bear with it..."

"..."

However, Zoro's attention was not on this at all. His eyes were fixed on Huang Hai's back as he held a sword, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

Did I make you uneasy...?

If you can't even be the world's number one swordsman...

This will put you in a difficult position, won't it...?

I absolutely... will never lose again!!!

Before defeating him and becoming the Great Swordsman…

I will never lose again!!!

He silently made a vow and clenched his fists tightly, veins bulging.

not far away.

Sanji also looked at everything in front of him with a complicated expression.

Why? Why are you so obsessed with your dreams!

If all you had to do was say "give up," you wouldn't have gotten hurt or died...

It's that simple! It's just... giving up on your dreams!

Give up on your dreams...

As he muttered to himself, Sanji's eyes were filled with deep resentment, and his fingers unconsciously clenched the cigarette in his hand.

Should I run away again, just like before?

Where can they escape to this time?

Life shouldn't be... so wretched...

Perhaps, it should be...

Beside him, Chef Zoff, who had recovered from his paralysis, saw Sanji's unprecedented expression and couldn't help but smile.

……

At the site of the wreckage.

huh~~~

Taking a slow breath, Huang Hai saw that Hawkeye was ready, nodded slightly, and with a stomp of his foot, the elasticity of his body instantly exploded, and his body disappeared from the spot.

For him, the key point of this battle, besides understanding the gap between himself and top-tier experts, was most importantly...

Absorb the other party's talent!

Such a powerful individual, who ascended to the throne of the world's greatest swordsman through his own efforts, how could he possibly lack extraordinary talent!

What Huang Hai needs to do is to try his best to access the assimilation ability of the talent he has not yet acquired since the upgrade.

If we don't seize this opportunity to acquire Hawkeye's talent...

If you want to take it again after that, it'll be a long time coming...

Zheng!

With his mind focused, Huang Hai used [Insight] to lock onto the opponent's vitals the instant he approached Eagle Eye's right side. His [Heavenly Cloud Flow] sword, like a dragon emerging from the sea, swiftly slashed down with a mirror-like blade of light.

swing!

In an instant, a black blade arrived first, intercepting the blade's light halfway through its path.

"The combination of [Shave] and [Draw Sword Technique] is indeed very suitable for swordsmen who pursue speed..."

Gazing at Huang Hai, Hawkeye Mihawk said calmly, "But if that's all there is to it, there are countless other things that can be done on the Grand Line..."

"This is just a warm-up..."

Looking directly into Hawkeye's double pupils through the black blade, Huang Hai's arm suddenly expanded in size, unleashing the full power of [Steel Bone] and [Bear Power], and he abruptly pressed down with the blade.

Ok?

Feeling the immense power emanating from the blade, Hawkeye remained unmoved, ready to unleash his full strength.

[The Spin-Style Sword Drawing Technique]!

In an instant, Huang Hai withdrew his strength and retreated, disappearing in the blink of an eye with a single step.

The next moment, it appears in a phantom-like manner, each appearance being a burst of transparent ripples compressed into a spring-like [Draw Sword Technique].

Swaying, swaying, swaying—

In an instant, the echoing sound of metal clashing resounded continuously.

It also shocked everyone around.

Whether it was the pirates, the chefs, or the tourists, everyone was stunned.

I thought that the previous battle was already extremely exciting and dangerous.

But in the midst of this rapid offense and defense, it seemed somewhat overshadowed.

For those who don't understand their swordsmanship, each swift strike of their blades at this moment could kill them instantly.

But even so…

Hawkeye's effortless demeanor still allowed them to see the difference between the two.

Tsk!

The gap is bigger than I imagined...

As Huang Hai drew and sheathed his sword, he glanced at the still indifferent Mihawk and immediately realized that the pressure he had exerted on the other was not enough to arouse any interest in him.

Since that's the case, let the storm rage even more fiercely!

Having pondered this, Huang Hai, with his [Insight] constantly observing Eagle Eye's every move, immediately tensed up, concentrating all his strength, except for the movement required for [Shave], on drawing his sword.

Swish swish!

In the blink of an eye, Huang Hai's speed in drawing his sword increased so much that each movement created afterimages of the sword at various angles.

Gradually, with the help of the elasticity 280, the speed of drawing the sword reached a certain critical point!

shhhhh!

In an instant, the back slash caught up with the front slash, and the two swords merged into one in the slash.

With double the power and speed, it slashed rapidly toward Hawkeye's chest.

swing!

He managed to parry again with his knife, but this time, a hint of surprise flashed in Hawkeye's eyes, and the arm holding the knife moved back slightly by an inch.

This was because, having grown accustomed to the opponent's strength, he suddenly felt an even faster and stronger slash.