Pirate's Swordsman

She has long black hair in a Jifa style and wears a pair of snake-shaped earrings. Her beautiful dark blue eyes are cold and emotionless, but they still seem to contain thousands of stars.

The so-called overwhelming the country and the city is probably like this.

"It is indeed beautiful."

Xia Nuo also expressed sincere admiration.

Sure enough, even if you have been mentally prepared before and have seen the other person's face on the screen, you will still be more or less shocked when you see the person in person.

The title of the most beautiful woman in the world is well deserved.

but.

It was stunning, but that was all. He really couldn't be interested in getting close to a woman with this kind of personality. He could just admire her from a distance.

As for the charming effect of sweet fruits, it may be difficult for ordinary people to resist.

But in front of him, who has been practicing swordsmanship since he was a child, and now his state of mind is as clear as an abyss, it has basically no impact.

"It's not worth it."

After retracting his gaze from Hancock, Xia Nuo turned around and found Peach Rabbit next to him staring at him with a strange look on his face.

He spread his hands and said inexplicably:

"What's wrong? I'm telling the truth. Is there anything wrong?"

"It has nothing to do with what you said."

Taotu shrugged: "She is indeed beautiful, even I am completely fascinated, but I feel a little strange."

"What's weird?"

"Hancock seems to have been looking this way."

Taotu frowned and looked at Xia Nuo suspiciously, "And he seems to be looking for you. Why, you two have known each other before?"

"Never met."

Xia Nuo glanced at her speechlessly: "It's just your illusion. The Shichibukai are all gathered in the same room. Their sight, hearing and appearance are not just decorations, so they will naturally pay more attention to this place."

"maybe."

Taotu did not dwell too much on this matter, returned to the table and sat down, and then said in a deep voice:

"Now that Hancock is here, the only one who hasn't arrived is Hawkeye Mihawk. This guy has always been mysterious and unpredictable. He rarely attends the Shichibukai Conference. I don't know what happened this time. Will you participate?"

"Eagle Eye..."

Xia Nuo's eyes flashed slightly, with a hint of expectation, "I hope he can come this time."

Several years have passed since his last fight with Hawkeye Mihawk. That time he was completely defeated, with almost no possibility of victory.

But now that time has passed, things have changed, and his strength is far from what it was back then. He really wants to compete with Hawkeye to see who is better in swordsmanship between the two.

In fact, this is mostly the reason why he came to attend the Shichibukai Conference this time.

…………

After dinner, everyone dispersed, and several Shichibukai returned to the guest rooms prepared by the navy to rest.

Empress Hancock did not show up in the restaurant to meet her. She seemed to be tired from the journey and went directly to her room to rest.

Only Xia Nuo went to Jinbei's house under Jinbei's warm invitation, and the two chatted all night, just like they did in Ryugu Castle three years ago.

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but when leaving the restaurant, Xia Nuo noticed that Bartholomew Bear’s gaze rested on him several times, as if he had something to say.

Is it because the revolutionary army wants to try to win over them? Or is it just that the bear is interested in him and wants to have a discussion?

After all, this is just a guess, but it also reminded Xia Nuo that in the past, people at the Shichibukai meetings would not be so crowded. If only one or two of the Shichibukai came, it would have given the navy enough face. .

But this time, the reason why the situation is different seems to be largely related to myself...

…………

The next day, afternoon.

Xia Nuo held a cup of black tea and sat at the coffee table in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, leisurely admiring the scenery outside.

It had been a long time since he had relaxed so comfortably. The harbor of Marineland was magnificent and majestic. It was quite interesting to watch the warships coming in and out of the sea in the afternoon sun and the navy to conduct patrols in the square.

Unfortunately, this rare leisure was quickly broken.

"Dong dong."

There was a dull knock on the door outside. Xia Nuo opened his eyes and quickly knew who was outside the door. He immediately sighed and put down the black tea in his hand:

"come in."

The door was pushed open, and Taotu's tall figure appeared at the door. She looked very excited, and she burst into laughter as soon as she saw Xia Nuo: "Hey, it's time to come out!"

"what?"

Xia Nuo glanced at her and noticed that the other person's right hand was holding Jin Luo tightly. He immediately guessed the other person's intention and couldn't help but frowned: "Why, compete now?"

"Of course!"

Taotu snapped his fingers and said confidently: "This is what you promised yesterday. Before Hawkeye arrives, a formal meeting will be held tomorrow morning. When can we compare now?"

"Oh, my rare afternoon tea time..."

Xia Nuo sighed and shook his head, but he immediately sat up from the sofa and picked up Lanqi placed on the coffee table.

"Let's go, but I have to remind you, I don't want to waste time looking for a venue."

"Don't worry, it's already been arranged."

Taotu had already turned around and walked out of the door. Walking in front, a confident voice floated over, "There is a large open space behind the headquarters' new barracks, which is enough for you and me to duel."

"That's good."

Xia Nuo followed and nodded slightly when he heard the words, having no objection to this.

…………

After a few minutes.

The two figures appeared at the entrance of the headquarters' recruit training camp one after another. What Xia Nuo didn't expect was that they were blocked by someone just a few steps into the recruit camp.

"The Storm Swordsman Xia Nuo?"

The person who appeared in front of him was Vice Admiral Mo Zambia of the Navy Headquarters. He blocked the way with a cold expression and looked at Xia Nuo up and down with unkind eyes:

"This is the headquarters' new barracks. Outsiders are strictly prohibited from entering. What are you doing here?"

"Ok?"

Xia Nuo looked at the dark-skinned lieutenant general in front of him and vaguely felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a moment. He could only say inexplicably: "You are here to learn swordsmanship. Who are you? Why are you stopping here?"

"I... who am I?"

Mozambia obviously did not expect this reaction from Xia Nuo. He was stunned for a moment, then became furious and pulled out his sword with a "swish" sound:

"You bastard! How dare you pretend that you don't know me? This is the Navy Headquarters. You can't help being so humiliating..."

hum!

A surging sword intent suddenly erupted, and Taotu standing nearby felt his eyes dazzled. Before he could see the movement clearly, he saw that Xia Nuo's sword blade had returned to the scabbard.

And the next second.

The sword raised in Mozambia's hand opposite him suddenly broke into two pieces as he stared at him in disbelief, and fell to the ground with a "snap" sound.