Onmyoji of the Grand Line

"Because of you, the boss is in jail! What do you think?"

The bald, burly man pulled out a knife and threatened the woman. The other man had a braid and was so fat that his neck was buried in his chin.

Both of them were over two meters tall.

"Your boss?"

The woman, carrying a long suitcase, looked at the two of them.

"Stop playing dumb! It was just the night before last! You forgot?"

“Mr. Billy, he’s a ‘whale hunter’…”

"You're his remnant? You want to challenge me? I'm ready!"

"Hmm." She was not tall, of medium build, but she remained calm and composed in the face of two men who looked fierce.

"What? You agreed?"

"nonsense!"

The fat man with the braid cracked his knuckles, while the bald old man licked his lips. Perhaps because she was a woman, neither of them paid her any attention.

Chapter 350: The Goal We Once Had!

"Tsk..." Luffy curled his lip.

Zorro smacked his lips. There were more and more scoundrels like this lately, it was a real headache. It seemed this woman had a grudge against those two pirates. A large group surrounded them, but because of the pirates' strength, no one was willing to help her.

"Let that monster die!"

"Our dream of the Grand Line is all because of that guy!"

The two pirates simultaneously brandished their daggers, attempting to sweep from both sides.

A murmur rippled through the audience. Zorro's hand instinctively went to the hilt of his sword.

“Huh?” Angell was taken aback.

At that moment, Zorro stopped.

Bang!

Both pirates fell at the same time.

Everything happens in a flash of lightning.

The woman drew her sword. The long suitcase she was carrying appeared to be a knife. But what left Zorro speechless was the woman's impeccable speed in drawing the sword, the speed of her thrust, and the precise placement of the blade. From her initial movement to her agile yet methodical attacks, everything was breathtaking. Although two pirates rushed forward first, they were cut down by the woman's sword before they could even make a move.

"No need for help..."

Zorro sheathed his sword.

The woman was also a swordswoman. She must have received years of instruction from a renowned master and been through countless battles. The pirate's swordsmanship, known for its strength, was no match for her in a two-on-one fight.

The female swordsman wiped the blood off her blade without expression.

Just then, the woman seemed to trip over something and lost her balance.

"Oops, that was close!"

Zorro was startled and instinctively dodged—he thought the woman with the sword was swaying and wouldn't fall over.

"Ah-ah-"

boom!

The woman disregarded everything else, threw the knife far away, and then fell face down to the ground.

The blade grazed Zorro's nose, spun in the air, and stuck into the ground.

Let's retract what I said earlier—a person stumbling around with a knife is not fit to be a swordsman—what a dangerous woman!

"Hehehehehe!"

"That's amazing, big sister!"

A burst of laughter suddenly erupted from the crowd. The woman's skillful swordsmanship as she felled the two burly men contrasted sharply with her clumsy stumbles, making the scene quite comical. This comical moment broke the tense atmosphere, and cheers rose and fell.

"Oh, where?"

The woman sat on the ground, anxiously groping around with her hands, as if searching for something.

Zorro noticed a pair of glasses at his feet. They were probably women's glasses, and had likely been dropped. They looked like prescription glasses, which was the most dangerous part—what if his finger got cut by the knife?

"Hey!

Zorro asked rudely, picking up his glasses.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. Thank you so much!"

Seeing the glasses Zorro handed her, the woman finally relaxed. She turned her face, now without glasses, towards Zorro.

"Ah!" A scream rang out.

The woman did not notice Zorro's change in expression.

The female swordswoman, her cheeks slightly flushed, took the glasses, seemingly a little shy, which made Zorro waver.

He remembered the promise they had made.

“Guina?” Angell was taken aback.

"Scared me!"

Zorro walked along, muttering to himself.

The female swordsman's face had taken him by surprise.

It looks like a girl named Guina. They look so alike!

She was willing to dedicate her entire life to becoming the world's greatest swordsman—this was the promise Zorro made to her. She was the original owner of the white longsword at Zorro's waist.

Kuina is her master's daughter. Zorro learned swordsmanship from her as a child and was also a swordsmanship prodigy. In a bamboo sword duel, most adult disciples would be no match for Kuina. For a child like Zorro, she was a thorn in his side. The strongest fighter in the dojo was actually a woman, which made the mischievous Zorro feel quite ashamed.

Zorro challenged Kuina two thousand and one times. However, he never won.

If Zoro told Nami and Sanji, they would definitely laugh at him for not really liking her. Even now, looking back, Zoro feels ashamed of his persistence.

"Damn it!" he yelled.

Zorro frowned, biting his lower lip, unable to conceal the shock in his heart.

He had just brushed past that woman and then ran away. He hadn't expected to encounter a woman who looked exactly like Kuina, which made Zorro, the pirate hunter, somewhat flustered. Kuina's existence was so special in Zorro's eyes. This man who always slept in late possessed a hidden sensitivity and delicate nature.

"I do not like her."

At that time, she hadn't reached puberty yet. Zorro was still a snot-nosed kid, while she was older than Zorro.

"I used to look up to her."

For Zorro, who has dreamed of becoming the world's greatest swordsman since childhood, Kuina is the biggest obstacle.

"Let's take a gamble! One day, either you or I will become the greatest swordsman in the world! I'll see who's stronger!"

Chapter 351: The New Blade!

Kuina caused Zorro to lose in the 2001st match.

Although he was just a naive child back then, in retrospect, Kuina had given him a cruel promise: for a woman to become the best swordsman, at least from Zorro's perspective, that was an extremely difficult thing. Wait a minute. Kuina knew very well that in two or three years, she wouldn't be a match for Zorro.

"Idiot! I was originally very weak..."

Zorro clearly remembered that when Kuina walked up to him and took his hand, Kuina smiled gently.

Zorro was still a child and didn't understand why she was crying or what she was thinking at the time.

Kuina is dead.

That night, after the two thousand and second match, she passed away suddenly due to an accident. This white longsword was her last possession.

"One day, I will become a master!"

Zorro stood before Kuina's 720th tombstone, weeping and swearing an oath.

"I will be famous throughout the heavens and become the greatest swordsman in the world..."

As Roronoa Zorro, he is determined to become the world's greatest swordsman.

This was decided in the initial vow. Even though Kuina knew she could never become the world's greatest swordsman, she still made this agreement with Zorro to guide him towards that dream. She was the reason Zorro lived. And now, the only thing Zorro can repay is this promise.

"But they look so alike, and they're swordsmen who wield knives... Is such a thing really possible?"

Zorro finally believed that there were three people in the world who looked exactly alike. If Kuina were still alive and had grown up, then without a doubt, this female swordsman was the image of Kuina in Zorro's mind.

"But I will never see Caff again."

Zorro quickened his pace. He had no time to linger. He just wanted to finish his mission as soon as possible and get back to the ship.

Luffy's head is now worth 30 million Berries, and his crewmates will soon be known. Leaving aside the other companions, Zoro, the once-famous pirate hunter, is known to many in the Navy.