I, the great swordsman, am definitely not a bootlicker

The morning light, like a thread, filtered through the ruins. Broken walls and broken walls intertwined, the once eerie castle had vanished, leaving only devastation. Across the shattered land lay a number of unconscious people, their faces pale, their clothes torn, their injuries ranging from minor to serious.

In this dead silence, Zoro's figure was particularly eye-catching. He stood there quietly, confronting the big bear.

Big Bear bent down and grabbed Luffy, saying, "Don't worry, I won't attack him."

He pressed his palm against Luffy's stomach, and used the power of his fruit to press red bear-paw-shaped air blocks out of Luffy's body, and continued to compress them with both hands.

"It's all the pain and fatigue left from his fight with Moria."

What do you want me to do? Do you agree to try this?

"so what?"

In an instant, Big Kuma appeared in front of Zoro, with a red energy block, and slapped him with a palm.

"shave!"

"Ah!" The old man has no moral principles! Damn, the moves Luffy researched are poisonous!

Although he dodged quickly, he was still hit by the red gas block. The severe pain made it more difficult for him to move, so he endured the pain and activated the domineering color to dispel the severe pain caused by the gas block.

At this time, he was already panting and sweating profusely.

Damn, you're so arrogant! You want to heal your prince's injuries and leave the pain to me, right?! I can't win against him, and I'm afraid I won't have the chance again. I'll settle this score with Bonnie sooner or later! Father-in-law, we'll see!

"Oh? You still have the Conqueror's Haki, but the degree is still not enough. I just touched it a little bit just now..." Big Bear said in a deep voice.

This teleportation is almost unsolvable and is much faster than Zoro's shaving.

"Moonstep!"

Boo!

Big Bear suddenly appeared in front of Zoro in mid-air and with one palm, he knocked all the red gas blocks into Zoro's body.

Zoro did not scream, but he suddenly felt severe pain all over his body, causing his limbs to twitch, and he even had an indescribable feeling of suffocation. He achieved free fall in the air.

He had never felt that the time of falling was so long, and when he finally hit the ground hard, he had never felt that the ground was so hard. Blood continued to seep out of all his orifices, and it seemed that he did not even have the strength to cough up blood, and could only let it flow out.

In an instant, he suddenly felt no pain, but only felt that it was very noisy around him, with many sounds. He felt as if someone was talking loudly without paying attention to the surroundings, and even birds, beasts, insects and fish were whispering. The sounds became more and more numerous and louder, making his ears ring and his eyes dizzy.

After an unknown amount of time, Zoro felt the presence of his limbs. He used all his strength to turn over. Then a mouthful of blood gushed out: "Cough... Ugh..."

Then he coughed lightly and another mouthful of blood clot came out. This cough also caused the whole body to be completely destroyed again. The amount of blood sprayed out was extremely exaggerated.

He didn't dare to faint. He could only feel at ease until Chopper woke up. So he propped himself up and stood up, struggling hard. For some reason, his ears were filled with endless noisy sounds.

Time passed very slowly, and Zoro felt as if several days and nights had passed. He finally heard Chopper wake up, followed by Luffy, Usopp, and Nami. Finally, Sanji woke up and came over to him, cursing: "It can't be nothing, where is that bastard!"

Soon after, I heard Sanji's voice:

"Huh... You scared me... Hey, where did that Shichibukai go?" Sanji approached Zoro and suddenly widened his eyes. "What's with all this bleeding? Hey, are you still alive? Where did that guy go? What on earth is going on here?"

"Nothing happened!" Zoro also breathed a sigh of relief. Chopper should have woken up.

As his nerves relaxed, he finally fell into a coma.

In his dream, Sauron was in the Eighteen Levels of Hell, chained to an iron rod by countless iron chains, and subjected to eighteen kinds of torture. However, in his ears, there were bursts of Buddhist chanting.

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One day later.

"It's so noisy..." Zoro, who was still unconscious, was awakened by the countless noisy sounds around him.

"Water..." Zoro opened his eyes slowly. In addition to the pain all over his body, he also had tinnitus and dizziness, and his mouth felt dry.

"Zoro! You finally woke up? That's great..." Nami, who was beside the bed, quickly got up and poured him some water.

"Huh...Zoro, what happened after we fell unconscious? This is the first time I see you so seriously injured. It's a matter of life and death." Chopper said seriously as he helped Zoro up.

Robin beside him seemed relieved as well, revealing a charming smile. "You're indeed seriously injured. It's really worrying. You must rest for a few more days this time. Don't mess around in the sea again until you're fully recovered."

Zoro had just taken a sip of water and before he could say anything, Luffy's voice came: "Is Zoro awake?"

"Um... I'm sorry for making you worry."

At this time, Usopp came over and said, "Yeah, what happened? It's strange that Luffy is so energetic."

"Hehe... I don't know about that either."

Sanji was smoking on the side: "It doesn't matter what happened. The most important thing is that everyone is alive."

However, Zoro ignored them. After taking a sip of water, he closed his eyes and listened carefully. Not only the three-masted sail, but even the voices of the sea kings in the distant sea could be heard by his ears, and the joy in the hearts of the people around him who had survived the disaster was also constantly being heard in his ears.

This is... the system opens the panel:

Host: Sauron

Strength: 2924 (+)

Constitution: 4034 (+)

Speed: 3054 (+)

Swordsmanship: 4040 (+)

Ghost Qi: -75

Asura Path: 75

Observation Haki: Advanced (wide range perception, listening to everything) (Proficiency 208/1000)

Conqueror's Haki: Intermediate (Proficiency 130/1000)

Armament Haki: Intermediate (Proficiency 260/1000)

Love value:

Hiss... Zoro's delicate body trembled when he saw this, and all the wounds on his body were painful. He seemed to have awakened an extremely rare Observation Haki, which seemed to be possessed by only a few people in the original plot.

Looking at the system mall again, all the Observation Haki can now be exchanged, and the only ones left are: Advanced Ultra-Long-Distance Perception (3), Top-Level Foresight of the Short Future (5), and Consciousness Transmission of Thought Resonance (5);

Since Zoro had already mastered the ability of Observation Haki, he could actively turn off his Observation Haki while he was conscious. Then the noisy sounds in his ears stopped abruptly, and the world... was finally quiet.

The Nine Swords Style has also grown significantly, worthy of the original owner's perverted comprehension of this move. Even sleeping makes his whole body suffer.

"Zoro... lie down quickly, you still need to rest." Dr. Chopper saw that Zoro closed his eyes and twitched after drinking the water, so he hurriedly helped him to sleep.

"By the way, Nami, you should look in Perona's room. There should be a lot of treasures in there, and a blue armband that is very suitable for Luffy." Zoro suddenly remembered something, opened his eyes and looked at Nami.

That armband is the real deal.

"Treasure!" Nami's eyes sparkled at Bailey at first, but when she heard the last part, her expression suddenly changed. "You know it all! Did No. 18 even tell you what the treasure is?"

"Uh..." This drama queen is not done yet, right?

"Speaking of this..." Robin beside him rested his chin on his hand: "What number am I?"

"Um...Number 10." Honestly.

"What number 10?" Sanji was confused, but still felt very unhappy.

"Oh, it's double digits." Robin was terrifyingly calm.

"Yeah, speaking of this... who are numbers 1 and 2?" Nami said with a bad look on her face.

Although Luffy is a bit of a fool, the simple ranking method is consistent with his thinking logic: "I think I know someone..."

"Luffy! Shut up!"

"Zoro! You can't be so excited, lie down quickly." Dr. Chopper was also very excited.

"Hehehehe!" Luffy showed his big white teeth.

"Hiss... I'll chop you up sooner or later!"

Then Luffy and his friends started a banquet. Zoro was seriously injured and could only watch them having fun. Chopper sternly stopped Luffy from bringing in wine.

There was a jubilation, and the musician Brook presented a song "Binks' Wine" and chatted with Luffy about the past of Laboon the whale. Yes, he was a member of the pirate group fifty years ago, and had a deep bond with Laboon.

Out of his persistence in being a musician, Luffy invited Brook to join the group again. Brook first expressed his nostalgia for his deceased companions, secondly, his sadness about living alone on the ship, and thirdly, his excitement and joy at receiving the offer. He also gladly accepted the position of lead singer and band leader of the Straw Hat Pirates.

Finally, he pulled out a valuable old bounty warrant and slapped it on the ground. He knelt on one knee and solemnly introduced himself:

"I'm Brook, the dead man with only bones left. I was once wanted, commonly known as Nosing Brook, with a bounty of 3300 berries. I used to be the captain of the guards in a certain kingdom, and later served as the acting captain of the Rumbar Pirates. I'm a musician and a swordsman. From today on, I entrust my everything to Captain Straw Hat Luffy. In order not to drag everyone down, I will work hard, even if it means risking my bones. Yo ho ho ho!"

Vice President Suo nodded and grinned. He finally got a decent resume. Look at this resume. The man is experienced, capable, has special skills, is polite, and motivated. He passed the interview!

With this, the old thief who claimed Roger was a newcomer, oh no, the old pirate officially joined the gang.