I, the great swordsman, am definitely not a bootlicker

A gentle breeze blew, carrying the salty fragrance of the sea, interweaving with the laughter and singing from the distant boat.

Laughter and cheers rang out on the Merry. The ship was now filled with all kinds of delicious food. They were like sailors with a good harvest, holding a banquet on the sea.

"Hey! Zoro, don't you want to eat?" Luffy's mouth was full of food, and he stretched out his arm to reach towards Zoro's plate.

Zoro came back to his senses, and with quick eyes and hands, he stabbed his hand with a fork, turning into a fishman's mouth: "Isn't there more on the table?!"

"Ah! It hurts, it hurts!" Luffy felt the pain and pulled back his hand, knocking over several dishes, which made Sanji furious.

state! state!

"You two! Don't waste food!!"

"Want to fight, you perverted cook?" Zoro covered the big bump on his head.

……

"Hehehe..." Robin looked at the people playing and smiled knowingly.

Yes, because Zoro accidentally released his domineering aura towards the sea, which stunned a large number of fish in the sea, the Merry will not be short of food in the short term.

During the dinner, Nami continued the topic of fund allocation, and finally everyone agreed that a sum of money should be left to repair the Merry. Then Director Lu suggested that the team must recruit a professional boatman.

Zoro was lost in thought.

There is no longer an option to redeem Conqueror's Haki in the system mall, but the previously unlocked intermediate Conqueror's Haki, which can be freely controlled according to one's own will, has now been unlocked and is worth 2.5.

What has not been unlocked is the advanced domineering Haki - without deliberately releasing it, it can also form a powerful king's aura, affecting the "lower-level people" or objects around it (refer to when Shanks saw Whitebeard, he cracked the hull.), worth 5.

And the advanced application of top-level domineering aura - Domination, worth 5.

What I have gained from spending 10 yuan so far is just the state of awakening, which means I can only activate it unconsciously according to my own emotions. The unconscious activation just now only increased my proficiency by points.

During this period, Zoro has achieved certain results in his exploration of the proficiency of Observation Haki. He believes that if he actively practices, his proficiency can be increased by 1 point each time he practices. The proficiency can also be increased when fighting against masters of Observation Haki. However, the increase is related to the strength of the opponent.

I guess his proficiency in Conqueror's Haki is also due to this nature. It is obviously unreliable to release it 100 times unconsciously. If there is a master like Rayleigh who releases Conqueror's Haki on him every day, he will probably master it quickly.

After figuring this out, Zoro thought to himself that according to the plot, he would be sent by Kuma to Hawkeye for two years of training. The gorillas there were all masters of swordsmanship, and Hawkeye's Armament Haki was probably not much inferior to that of the Four Emperors, or even surpassed it. With him, his swordsmanship and Armament Haki would definitely have a qualitative leap.

However, Hawkeye doesn't seem to have the Conqueror's Haki. If he can go to the Daughter Island, the benefits are self-evident. All the love points are there. Even the small fry have appeared in more than three episodes. In addition, there are two owners of the Conqueror's Haki, Boa Hancock and Rayleigh. If he can glare at them every day, won't the love points be gone?

Well, a real man is born between heaven and earth, how can he be depressed and inferior to others for long? It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t worship Hawkeye as his master, but how to avoid the slap from Big Bear is a problem... If he can’t avoid it, how to solve the problem of getting lost is also a problem.

It's just that this wave of losses is huge. If he had exchanged all of his Observation Haki, he could foresee the short future. Forget it, this love value will have to be spent sooner or later anyway. Although it is a bit useless now, he has to have a long-term vision.

"I fully support repairing the Merry and finding a boatman! You guys continue, I have to go practice." Zoro knew that before reaching Water City, they would face an unprecedentedly powerful enemy.

During this period, we must improve our strength as quickly as possible.

"This guy..." Sanji looked at Zoro who was leaving the table and took a deep puff of his cigarette: "Really... He's always like this, always making people feel nervous."

"Well, it seems we have to work harder!" Zoro's domineering look today gave Luffy some motivation: "Okay! It's decided, let's finish this meal first!"

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Is this the breath of the seawater...diving fish, flying birds, reefs...

Zoro sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, concentrating on activating his Observation Haki and sensing all the auras around the Merry.

Now that he has mastered the Observation Haki, he no longer needs Sanji's help and can practice it independently. After all, no one likes to be kicked in the face.

After completing his observation and practice of Haki, as well as his daily physical fitness and swordsmanship training, Zoro began to ponder other ways to become stronger. Ghost energy requires fighting, and Ashura Path needs to be on par with ghost energy. It seems that he must think of other ways.

Otherwise, facing Aokiji who has the natural fruit, he will be trapped in the situation of Sky Island again, and he will have no temper to deal with him, although in the original plot, this guy let go of the other members of the Straw Hat Pirates because Luffy proposed a duel.

And it didn't hurt Luffy, but Zoro really wanted to fight with such a master once, which would be a great improvement for him.

The reason he didn't hurt Luffy might be because of Garp. If it were me, it wouldn't be so easy to let it go.

Armament Haki, when the physical energy is squeezed to the extreme, it can be sensed, like invisible armor. Zoro believes that his training volume is already large enough, but what level is considered the ultimate?

Zoro remembered the beating that Ace gave him and recalled the original plot.

Two years after the Battle of Marineford, Luffy, the original owner and Sanji all mastered Armament Haki. Luffy has been fighting huge beasts for two years and even constantly fought with Rayleigh.

As for the original owner, he was constantly chopping the gorilla, and perhaps even fighting with Hawkeye from time to time.

Sanji was chased by a group of demons for two years. Of course, he must have fought with them every day. He must have run away because he couldn't win.

So... pushing one's physical energy to its limit, is that fighting? Definitely not. It's more like being constantly suppressed, just like Garp using a warship to train his body.

Hmm! Try it!

"Sanji, come help!"

"Oh? You pervert, do you want to be beaten again?"

Zoro was eager to put his words into practice, so he didn't bother with the specific words. He borrowed a 50-meter rope from Usopp and tied it to the railing of the hold. "I'm going to dive underwater to practice. If I don't come up in ten minutes, it's up to you to pull me up."

"What? You're just going to dive naked without a wetsuit?"

Zoro's eyes were firm: "No!"

"Are you kidding me? This is the Grand Line! Not to mention the dangers on the seabed, the climate at sea is unpredictable. Are you looking for death?" Although Sanji usually dislikes him, he still cares about the safety of his companions at critical moments.

"It's just an attempt, I won't dive too deep." Zoro has made up his mind.

Sanji lit a cigarette: "If you lose your life, don't blame me!"

Zoro grinned, "If I die, it means that this is all I am capable of."

After saying that, he put on his goggles and jumped into the water with a splash.

5 meters, 10 meters, 20 meters... As he dived deeper and deeper, the originally blue world became dim. The fish around him gradually grew larger. The deathly silence and the pressure of the sea water made his movements slow down. His nasal cavity, vestibule, eardrum, and chest cavity all felt obviously squeezed.

Until the long rope was released, he felt obvious pressure on his body. He decided to try to hold on here for ten minutes. Then Zoro drew out the three knives in his hands and carefully sensed whether there were any sea creatures around.