Chapter 395 Porusalino: Zoro’s New Reason to Swing His Sword! The Strongest! The Strongest!
The three-sword style swordsmanship "Tornado" obviously pays great attention to the continuity of its moves and is very advantageous in continuous attacks, but its power was suddenly cut off by Hawkeye in the middle of the attack - although it was not like a fan that was rotating at high speed. It was an exaggeration to say that a forced stop would damage the motor and other internal components, but Zoro still felt unusually aggrieved and awkward.
Not only did the sword's power fail halfway, but his own attack rhythm was also completely disrupted - this is because Zoro is a swordsman, not a robot or a magician who needs to accumulate strength to fight, otherwise he would be directly killed by this attack. The energy from the move backfired and he was severely damaged.
"..."
Staring into the hawk's sharp eyes that penetrated deeply into the essence of things, Sauron forcibly suppressed the involuntary feeling of horror in his body, gritted his teeth, and used the completely opposite direction of his previous efforts with even greater speed and strength. , setting off a new "tornado":
"Santo-ryu—Big Tornado!!!"
The menacing and violent slashing was like a real tornado, completely disrupting the air and causing violent waves on the sea surface. Many bystanders with low strength were completely unsteady at this moment. They either looked for fixed objects to barely stabilize their bodies, or simply fell down in panic.
However--
As if time went back, the previous scene happened again. Accompanied by the crisp sound of gold and iron clashing, Hawkeye still flicked Sauron's blade several times with the tip of his knife, easily intercepting his killing move.
Experience, vision, hard power - Hawkeye's suppression of Sauron is pure and exaggerated.
Compared to Hawkeye's understatement, Zoro seemed a little embarrassed at the moment.
The burden of continuously using completely opposite violent moves can only be regarded as one aspect. After all, Zoro's physical strength and physical fitness are also quite exaggerated - more importantly, when facing the world's greatest swordsman, it is not controlled by his self-awareness at all. huge pressure.
The tense nerves and twitching muscles kept sending alarms to Sauron's brain, forcing him to retreat. This is not only the instinct of swordsmen, but also the instinct of living creatures.
His breathing became heavier and his wheezing became louder. The exaggerated perspiration, which was comparable to Zoro's normal physical exercise for a whole day, completely soaked his back, and large beads of sweat fell from his forehead, blurring his vision.
But the world in front of him became clearer and clearer. Although the swordsman's road to the top was just the beginning, it was indeed at his feet.
“Come again!!!”
Hawkeye stared calmly at Zoro, who was easily suppressed by him, but still dared to glare at him viciously and even attack again, and couldn't help but feel a little happy.
In the East China Sea, the weakest sea, in this unknown sea area, you can meet such an impressive young man by chance. No wonder that guy Porusalino would let him come over for no reason.
Perhaps in terms of skill, Sauron is still far behind, but purely in terms of character, Sauron has surpassed many swordsmen that Hawkeye has encountered.
This made a man like Hawkeye couldn't help but ask him a question out of curiosity in his heart:
"Why are you wielding the sword?"
Goro, who was attacking again, entered the Taoist sect. He approached him in the blink of an eye and pointed at the world's strongest swordsman with an indomitable momentum.
Compared with the previous "Ghost Slash" and "Big Tornado" in their most perfect state, Zoro's current offensive is not very fast, but it is still the same as at the beginning, without any hesitation and decisive.
If Hawkeye really intended to regard Zoro as his official enemy, then Zoro would have died at least a hundred times just because of this flawed technique.
But Hawkeye was just accepting the challenge after all, so he had no intention of avoiding such a slash.
He even had the time to glance inside the Barati restaurant, where Porusalino, who was watching the battlefield, was also looking forward to Zoro's answer.
After all, it is different from the original plot of One Piece where Koina, a childhood sweetheart, encounters an accident, so Zoro wants to carry his best friend's dream of kendo. Although Zoro and Kuina are still good friends today, there is no such story, and they have not seen each other for many years. According to normal logic, he would not have such determination to swing the sword that would make even Hawkeye look at him.
Hawkeye took a step forward, and swung the toy-like knife again, accurately and lightly hitting the spine of the "Goro Taoist Sect" ranked among the "Twenty-one Skills of the Great Knife".
Hums and vibrations came from the blade of Goro Daozong's sword, and the entire sword trembled until Zoro was knocked backwards.
"Answer me, young man."
"For what? How could I know about this kind of thing!"
Sauron struck the ground with his sword and barely managed to stand still. Only then could he stop his retreat. But the perseverance in his eyes became brighter and brighter. He was clearly in a state of embarrassment, but the corners of his mouth kept rising:
"I just want to wield the sword, I just want to be the strongest! I have never considered all this nonsense!"
Sauron's firm words had an impact on Hawkeye even more than his swordsmanship, because at this moment, Hawkeye couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
Unlike those pirates who are afraid of losing power and wealth, even though he is the ultimate goal of all swordsmen, Hawkeye is never afraid of challengers who can take a look at the throne of the most powerful swordsman in his world - the capable one will come first, the strong one will. The first comes first, this is an iron rule among swordsmen, and this is why he regards Porusalino, who once defeated him, as a swordsman stronger than himself.
But for some reason, most of the swordsmen who had previously boasted about their swordsmanship and determination and threatened to challenge him drew their swords at him the first time they saw him, or after he showed some slight strength. The courage is no longer there.
"You don't even have a reason to swing your sword. You just want to fight me, the strongest swordsman in the world. Aren't you afraid of dying in vain? Don't you regret it?"
Hawkeye just said this to remind Sauron, an outstanding young man, that he would understand that although a swordsman should be pure, purity does not mean brainless stupidity. There is no regret medicine in the world.
However, the development of things was completely beyond Hawkeye's expectations——
Zoro, who was sweating and even walking with difficulty, burst into laughter. This laughter was free and hearty and shocking:
"If you are afraid of death, then why do you want to be a swordsman? If you are worried about regretting swinging your sword, then why go out to sea? There are many safe and secure places and choices in this world, but compared to that kind of life, I would rather live openly and openly with the most powerful person in the world. Died in the duel between swordsmen!!!"
For some reason, Hawkeye suddenly fell silent. He looked directly at this young man who in his eyes was extremely immature in every aspect. Even though he was in a miserable state at the moment, people couldn't help but look forward to his future.
Porusalino also had similar feelings. He even thought of a classic saying from before he traveled through time because of Sauron's completely different reason for swinging his sword now:
"If your husband doesn't have five pots of food to eat during his lifetime, he will have five pots of food to cook his ears when he dies!"
——If a man cannot eat the five tripods while he is alive, then he will be punished by cooking with the five tripods when he dies!
This world of sea and dreams created by the old thief Oda, although it has the shame of Porusalino, isn't it because there are also people like Zoro that it seems romantic?
"Boy, tell me your name!"
Hawkeye raised the corner of his mouth and asked in a deep voice while slowly reaching his right arm behind him - it was the hilt of the supreme sharp sword "Ye".
It was obvious that Zoro had introduced himself from the beginning, but this was the first time Hawkeye asked for his name since the two had fought and tried to remember it.
As the world's strongest swordsman, the world's top expert, he hopes to give Zoro, the young swordsman, the most solemn and respectful treatment!
Just treat him as an equal and strong person who is worthy of pulling out the black knife and getting serious!
"Roronoa Zoro!"
Pushing his body as straight as possible, Zoro loudly replied to Hawkeye's inquiry.
And the two knives he held tightly in his hands began to spin suddenly, as if they were trying to cut off all space within sight. This is Sauron's most powerful move at present, and it is also his highest achievement after studying swordsmanship for so many years——
"Nine mountains and eight seas, the selfless one. The secret of the three-sword style, three thousand worlds!!!"
Sauron's secret move has a sense of the ultimate in skill, and it is almost impossible to see through the slashing sword used. An ordinary swordsman would lose without even knowing what happened.
But in the face of the absolute strength gap between him and Hawkeye, this move is not worth mentioning.
Hawkeye holding the hilt of the "Ye" sword seemed to be in the same state as holding the knife before. The black sword, which seemed to have absorbed all the luster around it, was held by him and traced a simple trajectory in the air. With a simple swing of the sword, it was like splitting the air with a faint azure sword light. Blade flow.
With one blow, the two people staggered and exchanged each other's positions.
"Ding!"
A clear sound of metal shattering came from the long knives in Sauron's left and right hands, resounding throughout the once silent and extremely quiet battle deck.
puff!
It was only then that a blood arrow suddenly shot out of Sauron's chest. Fortunately, he had the sword to block it first, so the wound was not deep, but the outcome of the duel was already declared.
Zoro, with his back to Hawkeye, solemnly sheathed the only surviving Goro Ido Masamune - he knew very well that even the twenty-one swords could be easily cut off by Hawkeye if he wanted to. But as the world's strongest swordsman, the other party loves famous swords as much as he does. This is undoubtedly a betrayal.
Therefore, under the confused gaze of Hawkeye, Sauron slowly twisted his body and stretched his arms to face the former, leaving the empty door in his chest wide open.
"what do you mean?"
As if he had guessed something, Hawkeye frowned again and confirmed to Sauron.
Zoro, who was still spraying blood from the wound, smiled and grinned:
"A sword in the back is a disgrace to a swordsman."
It was enough to make any weak person tremble. It was as if nothing in the world could shake his eagle eyes. He opened his eyes wide, as if he wanted to imprint Sauron completely in his mind and heart.
Even Hawkeye smiled sincerely in recognition at this moment:
"amazing!"
With a slash of the sword, blood suddenly filled Sauron's chest.
He put away the black knife, turned around and walked towards the door of the restaurant. When passing by Sanji, Hawkeye pointed behind him:
"Boys from the Vinsmoke family, go to your warship and get the special medical drugs collected by that guy Porusalino to stop this young man's bleeding."
After giving the instructions, even with his back to Sauron, Hawkeye made no secret of his high opinion of the young man and his satisfaction with the battle. He raised his head and shouted to the sky:
"Roronoa Zoro, the young swordsman from the East China Sea! I remember you! Work hard to become stronger!! I will always be waiting for you on the throne of the strongest swordsman in the world!"
Sauron fell into a pool of blood. Although he was still looking straight at the blurry figure, his body was already contentedly relaxed.
If it is a hot-blooded shounen manga, then the story of this episode is just right here, and the dynamic BGM should start next.
But Porusalino, a fun-loving person, would not just sit around and watch the show. He found the right moment and took action——
"Hey, are you planning to pass out like this? A young swordsman with green hair?"
"Where are you going?"
"Don't you want to see the true strength of the world's most powerful swordsman?"
"For example, the world's best slash?"
ps: The battle between Zoro and Hawkeye is a serious classic that I think can be included in the top ten of the entire One Piece works (20 of the top ten are common sense~)
ps: Then Wano Zoro was completely destroyed by Oda, which is really a pity