I, the great swordsman, am definitely not a bootlicker

Two days later.

The morning sun broke through the endless black fog of the Devil's Sea. The deck of the Thousand Sunny was filled with glittering treasures, which Nami estimated to be worth around 200 million. Luffy also had a bracelet on his hand, the one Zoro had mentioned. Luffy was very satisfied with the bracelet's design and put it on on the spot.

Over the course of two days, he helped Brook bury his former companion. Usopp hesitated for two days about the Giraffe Fruit, but ultimately decided not to eat it. As a brave sea warrior, how could he be a landlubber? So, Zoro gave the fruit to Nami to arrange, effectively paying off his 3 million berries debt and earning 1000 love points from his third girlfriend.

Speaking of love points, for some reason, ever since Robin knew that she was No. 10, Zoro only gained 3 points of love points from chatting with her during his recovery period, which made Zoro very depressed.

Because Zoro's physical condition is very high now, all his injuries have healed in just 3 days, so Luffy decided to set sail for Fishman Island.

Coming to see them off were Lola, whose shadow had been taken away by Moria but was rescued by Luffy, and a group of passers-by.

In the short two days, Nami didn't know why, but she still formed a friendship with Miss Lola. Lola also gave her a life card. Zoro knew that it belonged to Big Mom. Miss Lola was the daughter of the Four Emperors, but she ran away and broke off the engagement, which made Big Mom want to kill her.

Of course, the system also prompted Zoro to bind to Lola, but after looking at Lola's "handsome" appearance, in order to prevent the tragedy from happening again, Zoro stuck to his beliefs, did not forget his original intention, and did not bind to Lola.

When Lola explained the purpose of the life card, Luffy took out Ace's life card. Sure enough, a large part of Ace's life card had been burned.

Although Luffy was a little worried, he still chose to continue to Fishman Island.

Zoro looked at the sparkling sea and fell into deep thought. The next stop would be the Sabaody Archipelago. No one could stop Luffy from beating up the Celestial Dragons. Even Zoro himself might not be able to resist going up and killing them with a sword.

Not only that, everyone’s strength is not enough to enter the new world now, and they all need to become stronger, but there is an 80% chance that I will be taken to Hawkeye by Big Bear. If I don’t think of a way, I will probably miss the chance to go to Daughter Island.

Well... the best strategy: hold a Celestial Dragon hostage and force Kuma to take him to find Luffy. The problem is that old guy Kizaru is here. With his speed, he may be able to rescue the Celestial Dragon from Luffy unscathed. After all, this is a matter concerning the Celestial Dragons, and this old guy cannot be allowed to slack off.

Middle strategy: hide in Rayleigh's house, wait for the navy to retreat, and then let Rayleigh take him to the Daughter Island to find Luffy. But there are problems. First, how to explain to Rayleigh that he knows Luffy is on the Daughter Island, and second, how to convince Rayleigh to take him there.

The worst strategy: Recklessly, when Big Bear hits Luffy, hug Luffy in a flash and get hit with him. This is extremely risky, as he has experienced Big Bear's speed.

Well... with these three strategies, going to Daughter Island shouldn't be a problem, but as for Ace... if we go to Impel Down now, with his strength, Magellan, a mere man who doesn't even have the power of dominance, will be poked into a thousand holes if he dares to say no.

"Hey, Luffy, what happened to Ace is terrible and not simple. I suggest you take a detour to check on Ace. It won't cost you any more time anyway."

"It's okay, don't take it to heart."

"Luffy……"

"It really doesn't matter! Even if he's really in danger, he doesn't want to worry about him. Ace hates it most when others see him make a fool of himself. If I go, I'll just get beaten up for nothing. We'll be enemies the moment we meet. Ace has his own adventures."

Sanji also looked relieved: "I heard that when my vitality weakens, the card will shrink. When my vitality recovers, it will return to its original size."

"Well, we have to wait until then to meet. That's why Ace gave me the paper! Right?"

Well... forget it. Given Luffy's personality, he won't go until he sees the notice of Ace's public execution. He'll consider saving Ace after he arrives at Impel Down. After all, he still owes me a beating.

……

The climate on the Grand Route is unpredictable, sometimes sunny, sometimes cloudy, sometimes the Milky Way pours down, sometimes the rainbow disappears and the rain stops; there are surging waves and snake-like currents, but the Thousand Mile Sunshine can always ride the wind and waves and overcome numerous difficulties and obstacles. This sail is a day of surfing for several days and nights.

For Zoro, who has reached a high level of Observation Haki, underwater training has become very easy. He no longer has to worry about getting lost, because Zoro only needs to activate his Observation Haki, and he can hear the playful sounds on the Sunny even if he is in the sea a hundred meters deep. With the help of the Underwater Moon Step, he can return to the ship quickly, so there is no need for a tow rope.

As Zoro's physique improves, the depth of his dive becomes deeper and deeper. The closer he gets to Fishman Island, the more species of Sea Kings he encounters, and the Straw Hat Pirates' food becomes more abundant day by day.

The only bad thing is that now the bonus to Armament Haki proficiency when beating up Sea Kings is gradually getting lower. It used to add one point for beating up one, but now it only adds one point for beating up three.

However, the improvement of self-discipline underwater is higher than on the boat, so Zoro still enjoys diving.

On this day, Zoro, carrying a beaver, was using his underwater moonwalk to chase the Sunshine. Suddenly, he found that the Sunshine had stopped. Looking ahead carefully, he saw a huge red rock wall in the distance. It turned out that the ship was blocked by the Red Earth Continent.

Zoro jumped out of the water and happened to see Robin, Luffy, and Bruno preparing to dive in Shark Submarine No. 3. Hmm... It seems that Nami's needle has pointed to the bottom of the sea.

"Hey! Zoro, we're going diving! Are you coming? The Shark can dive 5000 meters!!" Luffy looked excited.

Zoro carried the giant beaver and jumped back onto the Sunshine. "You guys go ahead. I'm soaking wet and won't get on the submarine. You perverted cook, take over!"

Well... Camie should appear here, but no, that girl lives in Fishman Island and is not a martial arts expert. I guess she has never heard of her brother's name. If Sanji and Nami, these troublemakers, are here, it will be difficult to make a direct threat.

No, this matter needs to be dealt with in a secluded place, so Zoro prepared to go into the water again, away from the crowd, and wait for the opportunity.

Sanji also frowned: "Hey! Green algae head, you should stop it! I'm busy processing the ingredients you get every day, and I don't have time to help Miss Nami prepare dessert!"

"Ha! A cook should do what a cook should do. Don't disturb the navigator's work for a single day."

"What did you say!!"

Seeing that Zoro ignored him and was about to go into the water again, Sanji raised his eyebrows and threatened: "It's not a good thing to easily provoke the chef! Come and help cut the meat into small pieces, otherwise you won't have any food to eat today!"

"Ha! Okay, I'll cut the meat into smaller pieces that you can't cut!" Zoro grinned.

"What do you mean I can't cut small? Don't compare me with your crude knife skills! Let me show you what graceful knife skills are!"

Looking at Sanji working hard with a boning knife, Zoro grinned, little chef, you got it right!