I, the great swordsman, am definitely not a bootlicker

Deep in a forest shrouded in thick fog, stands an ancient and gloomy castle. It seems like a dark flower quietly blooming in the night, and every inch of brick and stone is permeated with the heaviness and sorrow accumulated over the years.

The air around the castle was heavy and humid, as if water could be squeezed out of it. It also seemed as if an invisible resentment was slowly flowing in the air, entangled with the boundary between the past and the future.

As night fell and everything was silent, flocks of crows arrived uninvited. Their wings were as black as the night, and their eyes flashed with ominous light. They circled and cried around the castle.

The cry was not as clear and pleasant as the ordinary bird song, but low and long, like the whisper of an ancient spell. Every syllable carried endless curses and resentment, penetrating the barriers of time and echoing in the empty sky and earth, making people feel cold and shudder.

The interior of the castle was even darker and more mysterious. Light could barely penetrate the thick stone walls and narrow window frames. Only a few flickering candlelights struggled in the gloomy wind, adding an eerie illusion of warmth to this dead space.

In a room in the castle, a man wrapped in bandages like a teddy bear was still sleeping soundly on the hospital bed. Three famous swords were placed beside the bed, and in front of the bed was a girl with pink twin ponytails and a crown on her head.

She held her cheek with her hand and looked at her masterpiece with satisfaction: "Ha ha ha ha ha... This is much cuter!"

Ding! Your outstanding performance in the Battle of Marineford has made your girlfriend, Alrita, yearn for you. Reward: +2.

Ding! Your sudden disappearance and the uncertainty surrounding your fate have caused your girlfriends #3, Nami, #6, Weiwei, and #10, Robin, to become extremely worried. Reward +.

Ding! Inspired by you, Goddess No. 5, Dashigi, has become even more motivated and motivated. You'll be rewarded with +2000 Love Points.

……

Ding! Your arrival makes No. 18's girlfriend, Perona, overjoyed. However, she's furious after learning about your actions at the top. Reward: +3000.

……

At this time, Zoro's mind kept ringing, and the system prompts kept coming from the system, completely waking him up from his deep sleep. He suddenly opened his eyes and sat up in shock, only to see that it was dark all around, and it seemed that something pounced on him, and then he heard a girl's joyful voice in his ears.

"Hehehe... Great! You're finally awake! You've been unconscious for two whole days. This is really ridiculous."

"You have no idea how worried people are. Besides, there's no one to talk to here. It's so boring!"

Why you?

Zoro's eyes widened as he listened to Perona's nonstop chatter. "Foolish father-in-law, you're venomous! You've finally brought me here!" And what's with all these beeps? He's been unconscious for two days? Is the summit over? Are Luffy and Ace okay?

"Hey! Why don't you speak?"

Zoro reluctantly lowered his head to look at Perona who was glaring at him, and suddenly found that his body was a little bloated. He looked around carefully and found that he had a huge teddy bear head on his head, which instantly turned into a fishman's mouth: "What the hell are these things on my body!?"

"Humph! You're not cute at all after waking up!"

"Who wants cute? Take these things off now!"

"I do not want it!"

"Where's my knife?"

"I'm not giving you a weapon!"

"I'm warning you, don't make me lose my temper! When I get angry, even I'm scared!"

"Woo~wawawa~" Perona burst into tears of grievance.

"Hey, hey! Why are you crying...I'm the one being teased." Zoro looked confused.

"Wow, can't you just give in to me a little? After all, I'm your girlfriend. I saved your life and bandaged you..."

The more she spoke, the sadder she became: "Lord Moriah is also in this war, his life or death is unknown, wuwu..."

Zoro's face was filled with black lines: "Alright, alright, I was wrong, alright."

"What do you mean by 'forget it'?" Her expression suddenly changed, and she glared at me, "Can you comfort me? At least be a little sincere first, and then pour me a cup of hot cocoa."

"Huh? Should I buy you an LV bag?" Zoro raised his eyebrows.

"Huh? What LV?" Perona's expression changed again. She looked up in thought, raised her index finger to her lips, and began to gesture with a look of longing: "If you want to give me a gift, I hope it's a fluffy bear... Well, preferably pink, brown is also good... preferably this big..."

Did I ask you for a gift?

"By the way, how do you know that Moria's life or death is unknown?" Zoro seemed to realize something, and his observation Haki opened up. Sure enough, he discovered an extremely cold aura deep in the castle.

"That cold-hearted guy told me. What a lie! He didn't even treat us well even though we were guests!" Perona was furious when she mentioned Hawkeye.

"How did the war end? Did Luffy, Ace and the others escape in the end?"

……

After Perona's chatter, Zoro understood what had happened. No wonder he received remote rewards from his girlfriends. The entire process of this battle was reported.

It has now been three full days since the end of the Battle of Marineford.

In the end, Whitebeard died in battle, Jinbe and Marco tried their best to stop Akainu from killing Ace and Luffy, and finally Shanks made a brilliant appearance and ended the war with the Face Fruit.

After this battle, Luffy and himself, as supernovas, broke into Marineford and acted recklessly, and he himself took on the attacks of Admirals Aokiji and Akainu head-on, fighting four vice admirals alone without being defeated. However, because he was a subordinate of Straw Hat Luffy, despite this reason, his bounty was still increased to 5 million berries.

Luffy's bounty has also increased to 4 million, and his whereabouts are still unknown.

According to reports, he was severely injured and knocked away by the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Kuma, and his life or death is unknown. Therefore, except for the woman in Sky Island and Amazon Lily who were isolated from the news, the rest of his girlfriends sent a wave of remote rewards.

Among them, the highest reward is 3000, which goes to Alrita, Nami, Robin, Vivi and Perona in front of him; the next is 4, which goes to Tashigi and Bonnie; the lowest is 2000, which goes to Tina and Domino in the prison, and the rest get 2 each, totaling 500.

Zoro has become accustomed to what Alrita says. It's just a dark history. She has given too much, and everyone else can understand it.

As for Bonnie, although I’m not too familiar with her, well… maybe it’s because she was knocked away by the big bear.

As for getting beaten up, even that... doesn't count! He could have been a cheater on Daughter Island thanks to the system, yet he was so self-righteous that he beat me here! After all these years of self-discipline, can't I just enjoy myself?!

Zoro held his forehead helplessly and thought that soon, Rayleigh would probably persuade Luffy to practice for a while before going to the New World. If nothing unexpected happened, they would practice separately for two years.

Sigh... He turned his head and looked at the tsundere Perona. This girl's brain circuit is a bit abnormal. If I ask her to take me to Daughter Island, she will definitely get furious...

He took another look at the system mall, and there was indeed navigation skills in it. He had studied it shortly after he crossed over. The low-level navigation skills cost 1 yuan, which could cope with the four sea areas of east, west, south and north. Only after purchasing the primary level could he unlock the intermediate navigation skills of 2.5 yuan, which could cope with the sea areas in the first half of the Grand Route; and finally, there was the advanced navigation skills of 5 yuan, which could cope with sailing in the New World.

Spending 3.5 love points just to go to Daughter Island is obviously a bit extravagant. Besides, I'm not sure if learning navigation will cure my navigating issues. Spending 1 to test the waters is too extravagant...

Although Hawkeye cannot compare with the ones on Daughter Island, the gorillas here are also very cute. As long as he fights with the three gorillas every day, his swordsmanship will be greatly improved in a few months.

Besides... he had Hawkeye, a top-notch sparring partner. But he didn't want to beg Hawkeye to teach him swordsmanship like the original owner did. After all, he already knew how to become stronger, and there wasn't much Hawkeye could teach him...

Although there is still a big gap between him and Hawkeye, Hawkeye can at least be on par with the Four Emperors.

But in Jinbe's words... I am the future Pirate King's first officer, how could I possibly take a mere Four Emperors as my teacher.