Pirate's Ultimate Swordsman

On the Moby Dick

Everyone is attracted by the contents of a newspaper.

"There was actually a swordsman named Shimoyuki Koushiro who came to Wano Country and had a fierce battle with Kaido."

Whitebeard raised his eyelids and sighed. Ever since Roger died, his men have been living on the edge of danger. This is a situation that no one can stop.

"That bastard Kaido, this may be the fate of the Kozuki clan, rest in peace."

"Oden"

"It would have been nice if you had not left me, but I believe you will not regret it even if you die."

Kozuki Oden was originally the captain of Whitebeard's ship, but unfortunately he was poached by Roger, the Pirate King.

Nearly a year ago, the head of the Kozuki family in Wano, Kozuki Oden, died. It was Kaido who colluded with the Wano generals to murder him.

Whitebeard took the newspaper and read it with a frown.

"It seems that this guy named Shigetsuki Koushiro is also from the country of Wano, but he should not have come back for a long time, otherwise he would not have realized it later, and now he comes to Kaido to seek revenge."

Suddenly someone exclaimed.

"Dad, this guy named Shigetsuki Koushiro can actually cut ice and fire. These are two incompatible substances. How did he do it?"

Whitebeard laughed and said: "You are asking the wrong person when you ask me. Don't forget that there is a powerful swordsman beside you."

Everyone chatted for a while, but it took a long time before Pered came back.

"Why is that guy so slow in purchasing food? Could it be that he was caught by the navy?" someone speculated.

"Hahaha, let's go rescue him quickly."

As soon as he finished speaking, the phone on the table suddenly rang, and the sound was unusually rapid.

When the phone was connected, a rough voice came.

"Dad, there is new information. There is a powerful ice and fire swordsman in a small town not far from you. This person's condition is extremely unstable. It is best to stay away from him."

"Who is it?" Whitebeard asked casually after taking a sip of wine.

"Shigetsuki Koushiro"

After hanging up the phone, Whitebeard yawned. In terms of strength, he was certainly not afraid of the so-called Ice and Fire Swordsman, and he and the other party had no grievances, so it was difficult to have a dispute.

However, we were still discussing this person just now, and now he is not far away, which seems a bit strange.

A bad premonition lingered in Whitebeard's heart. He suddenly thought of something and stood up suddenly.

Everyone on the boat woke up at the same time and looked at each other.

"Is that swordsman here to see Pered?"

Whitebeard clenched his fists, his eyes exuded a strong murderous aura, and there was a faint sound of tearing in the air, making many people unable to breathe.

They understand that dad is really angry

"Even if it's a corpse, you have to find it for me," Whitebeard shouted.

But things backfired.

In the two months since then, Perede seemed to have disappeared from the world. Whitebeard and others searched everywhere and saw all traces of Perede.

But one thing is that Pered's disappearance must be related to Shigetsuki Koushiro, because they were seen together in the town where Pered disappeared.

The two of them seemed to evaporate at the same time, completely disappearing.

On a deserted island.

A long-haired man was sitting on the ground drinking wine, with a heavy expression on his eyebrows, and then turned around and came to a cave.

A boy who was so skinny and skinny was tied up inside the cave. The boy's eyes were sunken, as if they were about to bulge out, and were full of bloodshot eyes.

He looked at the man quietly without saying a word.

"You haven't eaten or drank for two months, and you're still not dead. You are really a monster. You are worthy of being Kaido's son. When you grow up, you will become a pirate who brings harm to the whole party." The man looked at him and said slowly.

The boy was the kidnapped Pered, and the man in front of him who looked about thirty was Koushiro Shigezuki.

"Do you think that as long as you persist, someone will come back to save you?" Koushiro sneered and pulled out the blade, "My homeland was destroyed by your father into ruins, and countless people were ruined. I swear that I will let Kaido have a taste. The taste of pain"

When he returned to that land again, he could never forget the Shura-like scene, and he could never forget that someone grabbed him with bloody hands and asked him to avenge them.

Koushiro's eyes were scarlet, he roared, and swung his sword directly at Pered.

But he stopped midway through the swing because he saw Pered crying. The boy who had not eaten or drank for two months cried out under the blade.

"I don't want to die"

Pered burst into tears. After two months of suffering, of course he understood that Koushiro wanted to starve him to death of thirst, but when he thought that his dream of helping his father become the Pirate King had not yet been completed, he made up his mind to survive.

And the longer you hold on, the greater your chances of being found.

At this moment, his heart finally collapsed, because no one came to save him, and he would definitely die.

At such a young age, he could no longer remain calm in front of a strong man like Shigetsuki Koushiro.

"Please don't kill me," Pered cried and begged with tears streaming down his face, "My father hasn't become the Pirate King yet. If I die, my father will be very sad."

His words aroused Koushiro's resentment.

Koushiro's forehead had veins bulging, and he said with a disgusted expression: "Pirates are just a bunch of dirty bugs. They only have interests in their eyes and no real emotions at all. There is no use value for your dead companions, and no one will feel sad for you."

Pered clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and whispered hoarsely: "You don't understand at all. If bullying the weak can help you get out of the shadow of being defeated by my father, then you can just come over."

After saying that, Koushiro pinched Pered's neck fiercely and lifted him into the air, which was almost weightless.

The strange thing is that Koushiro actually shed tears silently.

"It's my incompetence. I vow to make Kaido pay the price. Since I can't kill Kaido, I can only use your life to comfort the souls of the people of my homeland."

"You hate me, you may not believe it. Killing you is the only evil I have done in my life. In the eyes of people I know well, I am still the kind person."

Pered struggled desperately, but Koushiro's strength was incredible.

In desperation, Perede could only curse fiercely.

"I swear this evil will magnify infinitely in your heart, occupy your heart and swallow you all up."

Koushiro shook his head, as if he was a different person, showing a gentle smile, touching his chest, remembering happily.

"No, I have a wife and daughter. They will bring me warmth. Soon, this unfriendly memory will dissipate."

Pered felt aversion to the cold, and then Koushiro increased the strength of his palms. His body seemed to be out of control, and his consciousness became increasingly blurred.

He knew that he had reached his limit, but he still didn't see the reinforcements after delaying for such a long time.

"It seems that the story of saving people at critical moments will never happen to me."

Pered, who was lifted in the air, gave up struggling, his limbs gradually became limp, and his pupils dilated infinitely.

"Dad, I hope you won't be sad."

In the last moments of his life, Pered recalled his life on the Moby-Dick.

A happy smile appeared on his lips.

Finally, Pered tilted his head and counted his real death.

After a few minutes, Koushiro screamed and threw Pered to the ground like a frightened bird, shaking his head.

Looking at his hands, he saw that they were blood red that could never be wiped off.

Koushiro covered his face and cried in pain. His previous self seemed to have fallen into a delusion, thinking that killing Pered would make up for the pain of the people of his homeland and make Kaido pay the price.

He may have done it to make Kaido suffer, but he was inexplicably sad to the extreme and suffered a huge shock in his heart.

Thinking of Pered's plea before his death, he understood.

He killed a child with a simple dream.

Koushiro had two knives hanging on his waist. He pulled out the pure white knife, and a cold and cold breath suddenly emanated from the knife.

The temperature in the cave instantly dropped to freezing point, and Pered's body was gradually frozen into an ice sculpture.

The ice sculpture stood quietly in the cave and was not taken away by Koushiro.

A few days later, Kaido found Pered's body.

It is said that the small island turned directly into fly ash, the surrounding sea kings covered the sea surface, and the sky was dyed red by the thick blood.

In the end, Kaido chose to bury Pered, who had turned into an ice sculpture, into the sea. While he was alive, he longed to be free in the sea. After death, he might be able to realize this wish.

On the Moby Dick

Everyone placed Pered's photo on the bow, silently weeping, and a sense of sadness lingered throughout the ship.

Whitebeard laughed and shook his head.

"What are you doing? Why don't you stand by my side? Why can't you see it?"

"Dad, stop lying to yourself if Perede is dead," Marco said, wiping away his tears.

Whitebeard clutched his chest, showing a painful expression.

Everyone hurriedly stepped forward to help him, with worried expressions on their faces.

"Why is Koushiro Shigetsuki so cruel?"

Whitebeard roared sadly, the sea surged into huge waves, and the sky turned into a mass of darkness.

The person is already dead, even if Shigetsuki Koshiro's body is cut into thousands of pieces, it will not help.

"Dad, I'm going to kill that bastard" Marco said through gritted teeth.

Many others echoed.

"Marco, you are too young to be his opponent. Leave this matter to Kaido."

"Kaido will definitely make that guy's life worse than death."

After saying this, Whitebeard closed his eyes in pain.

Sure enough, the news came out a month later.

In order to save her husband, the wife of Shigetsuki Koushiro knelt down to Kaido and committed suicide.

Shigetsuki Koushiro himself wanted to commit suicide, but was awakened by the cry of his young daughter Kuina and gave up the idea of ​​​​suicide.

Kaido did not kill Koushiro.

Before leaving, Kaido once said: "Koshiro, stay in this mountain village and protect your daughter, because when your daughter grows up, I will kill her in front of you if I find out that you left. In this area, your daughter won’t even have a chance to grow up.”

Time has come now, and the sea has gradually returned to calm.

In the sea, Pered gradually sank, and the previous scenes appeared in his mind, as if he had experienced them himself.

Tears couldn't help but mix with the sea water.

Some memories appear in the form of third-party bystanders, that is,

"Pered, you have been watching all this, right?" Pered shouted in his heart.

Suddenly, a ten-year-old Pered appeared in the sea. He stretched out his hands and faced the sinking Pered from the bottom up.

Pered's eyes widened, and he stretched out his hands involuntarily, interlocking his fingers tightly.

The two people, one large and one small, looked at each other complicatedly.

"It must be painful for you to see all this," said little Pered.

"Pain" Pered burst into tears, his whole body trembling, "Compared to what you have experienced, mine is nothing."

Little Pered grinned.

"With your kind personality, you must have felt the same way. In fact, I didn't feel as much pain as you did. It's because you occupied this body that you didn't embarrass me."

"Thank you very much for being willing to use the name Edward Pered"

Perede stared at him, this little soul, even so, still had to show happiness to comfort himself.

"We no longer distinguish each other, of course I have to respect your name." Pered said seriously.

"Really?" Little Pered made a face and waved his hand, "It's really a pity. I'm leaving soon and I can't be separated from you."

Recalling what happened to little Pered, Pered held his hand tightly.

"Hey, I've been dead a long time ago. If you can't bear to leave me, that would be ridiculous."

"You just have to be yourself. We are two completely different people. The problems you have to face are more difficult to make decisions."

Little Pered pursed his lips.

"Let me tell you something before I leave. In fact, I have already forgiven your master."

Pered's eyes widened and he said in disbelief: "Really"

Even if Koushiro has paid a heavy price and what happened has happened, it is really difficult to forgive him.

"of course."

"But I saw a lot of bad things in your memory. Those are not your imagination, right? Including dad's death."

Pered was stunned and realized that he was talking about his memories before time travel. According to the original plot development, the fate of the Whitebeard Pirates was indeed miserable.

"Help me, I don't expect you to return to my father and replace me, at least let him save his life," little Perede begged.

Pered nodded heavily.

"If I can't do this, I won't have the face to live in the world anymore."

After receiving Pered's assurance, little Pered suddenly laughed, with tears in his smile, and slowly broke free of Pered's hands.

"Remember, I have been here for real, this is not a dream."

"Although I'm not as strong as you, you haven't mastered that special power yet. Let me help you."

Little Pered turned into a bright light and poured into Pered's mind, and Pered closed his eyes.

After a while, he opened his eyes and looked at the scene in front of him quietly.

Pered was surrounded by dense sharks.

"Goodbye, grimacing Pered."

At this time, a group of sharks swooped towards him

On the shore, Grayson saw that Perede had not come up for so long. He thought he had knocked him out with a punch, and was about to jump into the sea to check.

At this moment, a strange energy wave erupted from the sea

Grayson's eyes widened and he realized that the whole world had turned gray. His heart was beating loudly, as if it was about to jump out of his body.

Sharks emerged from the sea one after another, with their white bellies turning.

Pered slowly walked towards the shore, came to Grayson's side, and paused for a while.

Grayson swallowed, sweat breaking out on his forehead.

"Get out of the way, you're blocking my way." Pered said slowly.

"Oh, I'm sorry."

Grayson's body moved to the side, and Perede left without looking back at him.