I, the great swordsman, am definitely not a bootlicker

Dark Island, on the ruins of the Gloomy Kingdom.

It was an empty square, surrounded by a group of obedient apes. They stood silently and alertly, as if waiting for something important to happen. In mid-air, a young woman in a black dress gazed at the center of the square with a worried look on her face.

In the silence, two men were facing each other. One of them had three knives on his waist and a turban on his head. He looked stronger than he had been six months ago.

At this moment, his eyes were cold and ruthless, revealing a firmness and determination.

The other man has a pair of eyes as sharp as an eagle, and on his back is a black sword known as the strongest in the world - Night.

Their eyes met, like two lightning bolts colliding in the air, emitting a strong hostility and tension. The air between them was so heavy that it was suffocating, as if a fierce battle could break out at any time.

"You've been here for half a year now, haven't you? A clumsy person like you, yet you've remained silent, fighting the apes in these ruins day after day. Only today have you bared your fangs. So, do you think you're good enough to defeat me? Roronoa Zoro!"

"How will you know if you don't try? At least now I won't be humiliated by you with a knife anymore."

"Heh... Do you know the consequences? If you draw your sword this time, I won't let you go like last time."

Zoro grinned wickedly, "I'd love to, but... I will! To repay your mercy."

"How could this bastard say such a thing!?" Perona's face changed drastically in the air.

Hawkeye's face turned gloomy after hearing this. You know, even Shanks, who has the strength of the Four Emperors, has never said such words to him. He actually threatened to show mercy and defeat him. He was simply too arrogant.

But Zoro has his own ideas. Shanks's Observation Haki can foresee the future. Hawkeye and Shanks fought, and were praised by Whitebeard. This at least shows that no matter who wins or loses, it is a fair fight.

In other words, Hawkeye also possesses the top-level observation Haki, and it is very likely the combat-type observation Haki that can foresee the future. However, since Zoro chose to transfer consciousness, his observation Haki has not improved in proficiency. If he wants to foresee the future, in addition to exchanging it from the system, he will probably have to be beaten like Luffy.

But the opponent must not be a swordsman like Hawkeye, otherwise his fate will be the same as Kidd. Swordsmen are not good teachers!

Therefore, if you want to have a satisfying duel with Hawkeye, you must make him unable to remain calm. Otherwise, once Hawkeye has the ability to foresee the future, you will have no chance of winning!

"Come on, arrogant boy! Let me see whether you are born stupid or too arrogant!" Hawkeye slowly raised his hand and grasped the hilt of Black Knife Night.

Zoro also drew out three swords, and the black armament color quickly attached to the blades. His expression was solemn. It seemed that Hawkeye did not lose his composure due to anger as he had imagined.

Then, Hawkeye made a test move with a sword slash, and the huge blade light slashed towards Zoro, and Zoro also released a slash through the air: "Three Swords Style: Thousand and Eighty Troubled Phoenix!"

boom!

With a resounding bang, the entire square seemed to tremble. Two immense blade energies, like two giant dragons, violently collided with each other, emitting a deafening roar. In an instant, the ground of the square seemed to have suffered a devastating blow, being cleaved into countless tiny pieces by the scattered blade energy. These pieces unexpectedly floated in the air, creating a shocking scene.

Then, the two of them disappeared at the same time.

"Three Swordsman Style: Purgatory Ghost Slash!"

The next moment, the two men appeared in the center of the square. The three knives with black energy and the black knife "Ye" seemed to collide with each other, but no sound was made.

Perona in the air was shocked: "The knife... didn't make contact!"

Seeing this, Hawkeye's lips curled up into a smile: "I see, your armament color has also reached this level?"

"Hey! It's not over yet!"

As Zoro finished speaking, red lightning suddenly burst out from his body, and the muscles in his arms bulged rapidly: "Two powerful slashes!"

A huge force was transmitted from the blade to Hawkeye's hand. He also exerted force at the same time and pushed forward with equally astonishing force. The two men were separated by this force.

Zoro grinned: "Such a soft sword can actually burst out such amazing power, it is worthy of being the strongest in the world!"

"Use the Conqueror's Haki to increase the destructive power? This move is very similar to that of one of my former opponents, but your level is far from enough!" Hawkeye shook his head.

Then Hawkeye appeared in front of Zoro in an instant, and the plain black knife in his hand stabbed towards Zoro's chest at an extremely tricky angle.

Just as Zoro was about to draw his sword, Hawkeye bent his sword and raised his hands upward, changing from a stab to a slash, as if he wanted to knock the sword out of Zoro's hands.

At this moment, Zoro's observation Haki seemed to have failed, as if he had returned to the time when he was in the East China Sea. Relying entirely on a warrior's intuition and reaction, he jumped back and seemed to have narrowly avoided the knife.

But after Zoro stood still, he looked down at his chest and saw that it had been cut open. Although the wound was shallow, it was still an attack from Ryuo. Although it did not make contact, it still caused damage.

At this moment, when Zoro met Hawkeye's eyes, he once again felt the same sense of powerlessness as he had in the East China Sea. Because of the perfection of his Armament Haki, he rashly challenged Hawkeye and was indeed too arrogant.

But this time, if I lose, I might really be killed by Hawkeye. At this time, regret and fear are of no use, I can only fight!

A fierce aura emanated from Sauron, like a lion, revealing sharp fangs and a ferocious face. His eyes shone with a bloodthirsty red light, making people shudder.

At the same time, a golden light gradually appeared on his body, the light was dazzling and brilliant, like the sun. In a trance, Sauron's body changed and turned into a monster with three heads and six arms.

"Such a fierce aura, this is the trick that blocked Akainu back then..." Hawkeye's eyes also became sharp, full of vigilance and anticipation. He tightly grasped the black knife with both hands, took a fighting stance, and prepared to meet Zoro's attack.

"Are you going to fight to the death? Roronoa Zoro, then let me see how much you've grown!" Hawkeye's voice was low and powerful, but it could hardly conceal his inner excitement.

Zoro's aura grew stronger, causing the air around him to freeze. His eyes were firm and resolute, and he had already put life and death aside. Suddenly, red lightning burst out, and Zoro soared into the air.

Hawkeye is, well... a very serious knife...

After a few high-speed sword fights, the two men passed each other with the final collision.

"Ghost Energy·Nine Swordsman Style·Asura·Drawing Sword·The Play of the Dead!"

Zoro released his three-headed, six-armed form, took out the Wado Ichimonji from his mouth, and slowly put away his sword; Hawkeye also put the black sword back on his back.

The next moment, another wound appeared on Zoro's chest, and blood gushed out. Hawkeye also covered his abdomen with one hand, and the back of his hand was slowly stained red with blood.

As expected! Swordsmen are not good teachers!!

"Bear!!" Perona flew towards Zoro in the air.

You are the one who is unruly, your whole family is unruly! He subconsciously resisted and complained, gradually falling into a coma.

(Hmm… a few words… to put it simply, the setting of Hawkeye’s strength in this book is based on Shanks, who also has not eaten the fruit.

There are different opinions on whether Hawkeye possesses the Conqueror's Haki, but personally, I think it is more reasonable that Hawkeye does not have the Conqueror's Haki. After all, he is known as the world's number one swordsman, and Shanks also uses a sword, which means that Hawkeye's swordsmanship is better than Shanks'.

If Hawkeye also has Conqueror's Haki, then he won't have Domination, which is definitely unreasonable. If Hawkeye is stronger in swordsmanship than Shanks and also has Domination, then Hawkeye's strength should definitely be higher than Shanks, which makes it difficult for them to have a relationship of both enemy and friend.

Personally, I think the two of them are evenly matched. In order to avoid the collapse of combat power, the book sets up that Hawkeye does not have the Conqueror's Haki, but has the ultimate swordsmanship. He does not rely on the Conqueror's Haki to catch up with the world's top strong men, so he earned the reputation of the world's number one swordsman.

As for Hawkeye's moves, Oda hasn't drawn them yet, so we don't know. We also don't want to randomly pick moves, as that would feel weird. After all, the strongest player in the world should return to basics. No moves are better than moves. Normal attack is quite reasonable...

Well, that's it, my dear readers, please be gentle...)