I, the great swordsman, am definitely not a bootlicker

Chapter 17 The expected defeat!

In the center of the broken ship, a small raft slowly appeared. On it sat a man dressed in a formal suit, like a gentleman in a British castle. He carried a huge black knife on his back. He closed his eyes calmly, and there was no sharpness on his body.

The man slowly opened his eyes, and his eagle-like eyes looked towards Luffy and his crew, and fixed their gaze on Zoro.

At the same time, Zoro suddenly opened his eyes that were as dazzling as comets, and a sharp aura rushed up from him, and the whole person was like a sharp sword.

Luffy, who was beside him, keenly noticed the change in Zoro's aura: "What a powerful aura!"

After Zoro came back to his senses, he looked at the hawk-eyed man and their eyes met.

The eagle-eyed man chuckled. "Interesting! Is this inability to contain your aura due to the sudden enlightenment you felt after that strike? You're a young man with quite a bit of comprehension."

At this time, only a few gunshots were heard, but the Hawkeye man did not shift his gaze. He drew out the black knife and lifted it lightly, and the Hawkeye man was unharmed.

"Missed?" Creek's minions exclaimed on the broken boat.

"He missed, so he used the blade to deflect the bullet. I've never seen such a gentle knife." Zoro's voice was not loud, but the hawk-eyed man heard it clearly.

"A blunt sword is not strong!" Hawkeye calmly put away the sword.

This quiet conversation attracted the attention of the minions: "Three... three knives! It's a transformation..."

Zoro ignored the group of minions and said, "You used that sword to cut the ship apart, didn't you? Amazing! You are indeed the strongest."

As he spoke, he pulled off the turban from his arm and tied it on his head: "I went to sea for you!"

"what is your purpose?"

Zoro leaped onto the deck of the broken ship, which had not yet sunk, and said concisely:

"The strongest!"

Then he pulled out the Kawayu Ichimonji and pointed the sword at Hawkeye: "You seem to be quite free, are you interested in a duel with me?"

"Judging from the aura you just exuded, you should be a well-known swordsman. You should know the gap between us without making a move." Hawkeye stood up calmly and slowly walked to the deck of the broken ship.

"Is it out of ambition or ignorance that you dare to draw your sword against me?"

"This is my dream and also a promise between me and my best friend."

"Honestly, fighting with me will do you no good." Hawkeye seemed a little regretful. As he spoke, he took off the cross pendant hanging around his neck and pulled out a small knife that looked like a fruit peeler.

After so many years of sword training and having just added a thousand points to his swordsmanship, Zoro's mentality had just gotten better. He believed that he was more than three times stronger than the original owner in the same timeline. He was still humiliated like this, and he was really angry without having to act: "Hey! What do you mean?"

"I'm not the kind of beast that uses all its strength to catch a rabbit. You're just the weakest Dong Hai, a swordsman of little fame." He added with great sarcasm: "I'm sorry, this is already my smallest sword."

"There should be a limit to looking down on others. Don't regret it after you die." Zoro's anger level was already at its maximum, and he had just finished speaking.

He swung three swords, and three slashes slashed towards Hawkeye - Three Swords Style: One Hundred and Eight Troubled Phoenix.

While Hawkeye dodged the slash by moving sideways, he rushed towards Hawkeye with all his strength: "Ghost! Slash!!"

"Frog in the well, let me tell you how vast the world is!"

Ding!

The plot was exactly the same as the original. Although Zoro's swordsmanship level was three times higher than that of the original owner, his three swords were still blocked by the tip of Hawkeye's knife.

Zoro's eyes were filled with horror, and he wasn't acting.

Impossible! How could there be no change at all after gaining a thousand sword experience points?

So he vented his anger like the original owner.

Three Swords Style: Tornado;

Three Swords Style: Crab Sting;

……

All the moves were easily blocked by Hawkeye with a small knife, and finally Zoro was knocked over by a knife.

"Why, how big is the gap!?" Zoro felt the unwillingness.

He stood up, put away his three swords, and grabbed the Wado Ichimonji with both hands.

"Yidaoliuhe·Lion Singge!"

Hawkeye's pupils shrank slightly. It was still the same knife, but it had changed from stabbing to slashing.

The two men passed each other, and Zoro had a wound on his chest, which was bleeding.

Hawkeye remained unscathed, "This knife isn't as brutal as the previous one."

The injured Zoro seemed to remember something, and a hint of realization flashed in his eyes. Was it his Observation Haki that saw through the trajectory of the attack?

Possessing domineering power is indeed a dimensionality reduction attack.

Zoro, realizing what was happening, drew out three more swords: "I didn't train my sword skills to fight toys like this. I practiced to win!!"

The world's number one's eyes were indeed venomous. Zoro's change of mentality could be seen from his expression, but at this moment, Hawkeye's face showed a hint of confusion: "Weakling! I can see that you have accepted the gap between us. What exactly are you carrying? Why do you still draw your sword?"

"To be the strongest!"

"Tiger Hunt!"

Not surprisingly, the knife pierced Zoro's chest.

Looking at Zoro who was struggling to move forward, Hawkeye asked in confusion: "Why don't you retreat? Do you want to be stabbed through the heart like this?"

Blood continued to flow from Zoro's mouth, but his eyes remained firm: "I feel that if I take a step back, I will never be able to surpass him again."

"Who?"

"...Three Swords Style, Roronoa Zoro."

"Myself?"

"Maybe."

"Even if it means losing my life?"

"It's better to die happily."

Hawkeye withdrew his knife, slowly stepped back, and drew the huge black sword on his back: "I will remember you, long-lost strong man! Then, with the etiquette of a swordsman, I will use this world's strongest black sword to send you off."

"Grateful!"

"Three Swords Style, Secret Technique, Three Thousand Worlds!"

The two rushed towards each other at the same time, and then passed each other.

As expected, Zoro had the Wado Ichimonji in his mouth, and the two swords in his hands shattered into pieces, and a stream of blood gushed out from his chest.

He endured the severe pain and slowly put the Wado Ichimonji back into the sheath.

"Is this the power of being the world's number one?"

Like the original owner, he turned around and opened his arms.

Hawkeye was stunned: "What?"

"Being stabbed in the back is a disgrace to a swordsman!"

Hawkeye grinned and said, "Well said!" Then he swung his knife without hesitation.

After being stabbed, Zoro could no longer stand. Excessive blood loss caused him to fall into a coma. He fell on the tilted deck and rolled into the sea.

Johnny and the other man hurriedly jumped into the water to rescue them. Luffy, who was full of anger, stretched out his arms, grabbed the railing of the broken ship, and used the force of contraction to punch Hawkeye.

Hawkeye easily dodged sideways, but failed to catch Luffy who was flying towards him and fell headfirst into the deck.

"Are you his partner? Thank you for not interrupting us. Don't worry, he's still alive."

Luffy pulled his head out and saw that Johnny and the other two had already dragged Zoro onto the boat.

"Brother! Brother!"

Cough! Zoro coughed up a mouthful of blood and woke up. Usopp on the boat had already taken out the knife wound medicine to help him stop the bleeding.

"My name is Joracle Mihawk. It's not time for you to die yet. Understand yourself, understand the world, and become stronger Roronoa. I will be waiting for you on the throne of the world's strongest..." Hawkeye said this excitingly, and he turned to look at Luffy:

"Boy, what's your goal?"

"One Piece!"

"This is even harder than surpassing me!"

"I don't care! I'm going to do it anyway!" Luffy made a face at Hawkeye.

At this time, Xiao Xiao raised the Wado Ichimonji.

"Zoro?" Luffy asked in confusion.

"L...Luffy, do you hear...that?"

"heard it!"

"I... made you uneasy..."

"I will become stronger...stronger than I was before!"

"And then defeat him and become the Great Swordsman! Become the Vice Captain worthy of the title of Pirate King!"

"Do you have any objections? Pirate King!"