Arkham in the pirate world

Swordsmen, as a group, are unique in this world of devil fruits, domineering, and various fighting and physical skills, so they naturally have their own merits.

In terms of killing power and the degree of danger in a confrontation, a swordsman is better than the other strong men.

On the desert island, the battle between Kuina and Mihawk continues. From the initial test and warm-up to now, the battle between the two sides has gradually entered a white-hot stage. After realizing that Kuina is worth letting him take action, , Mihawk turned from defense to offense.

Defend

To be called the world's greatest swordsman, his strongest point is his offense, but as for his defense, he is his weakest.

As the name suggests, the sword is like a long sword "Ye" in the night, sweeping across, and the sword wave it cuts out is like a sword, attacking Kuina with an indestructible and devastating momentum.

Guina immediately raised her sword, slashed out a sword wave like lightning and arc, and faced it.

boom

The two sword waves collided, blasting a deep pit into the hard rock, and two smooth cuts extended from the edge of the pit towards Kuina and Mihawk standing at both ends.

Such attacks were just done casually by the two of them. They both knew that this was just consuming each other's physical strength, and they took this time to catch their breath.

High-intensity fighting consumes physical strength very quickly, and when faced with a storm of attacks, there is no extra time to breathe. Therefore, experienced strong men know how to change their weapons reasonably in battle. Or both parties will retreat tacitly and take a short break through chatting. In such chatting, they can put pressure on the other party and engage in psychological games and battles.

Therefore, when two strong men fight for several days and nights, it does not mean fighting without rest at all, but fighting for a while, with a tacit understanding of resting for a while, and then continuing to fight. If they really want to fight to the end in one breath, they will probably suffocate themselves to death. .

Seeing that the winner would not be decided in a short time, Liszt came to Koushiro's ship.

When meeting Liszt, except for Koushiro, everyone else respectfully used the honorific titles "Earl Arkham", "Mr. Arkham" and "Lord", even the natives who were on the same ship as Liszt. Enichiro always looked polite in front of everyone. This was true for his teachings, especially for the few students who were still young and had some potential.

The current Isshin Dojo is the most famous sword dojo in the East China Sea. On the one hand, Koushiro taught well, and the students and disciples who came out of here have strong bodies. On the other hand, it was also Liszt who deliberately helped to promote it. The students in the dojo , not only to practice swordsmanship, but also to learn, and what they learn is also the new education promoted by Liszt.

As for the students who come out of the dojo, nine out of ten will join the Arkham Group or work in the territory.

With these influences, although Liszt rarely appeared in the dojo, he was a "big man" passed down by students orally. There were all kinds of weird legends, which were almost equivalent to "myths".

So young people are naturally very excited to see such a "big man" with their own eyes, even more excited than seeing Mihawk. After all, Mihawk is too far away, and Liszt is in the East China Sea.

"Mr. Arkham"

Compared with titles such as "Earl" and "Lord", young people in the dojo prefer to use "Sir" to express respect. Sometimes when friends communicate with each other, they will use "that Mr." to refer to each other and talk about it. Something about Liszt reported in the newspapers.

"Watch well and study hard," Liszt told them with a smile.

Several students' faces turned red and they nodded excitedly.

Liszt walked up to Koushiro and curiously asked, "Why did Mihawk come to the East China Sea?"

"Who knows?" Koushiro wears glasses and always has a smile on his face.

Liszt smiled. Koushiro didn't want to say anything, so he didn't ask further and said, "What do you think about the outcome?"

"Jiuyi," Koushiro said.

"Mihawk's winning rate is % or even infinitely close to %. However, no battle is absolute. Kuina still has a slight chance, but the chance is very slim. She is still a little immature now."

Liszt frowned slightly, said "Oh" and said, "Is it only %? I thought there was at least a % winning rate."

"Haha, don't underestimate this world too much. The sea is so vast, and there will always be some monsters popping up. The four emperors, three generals, and Shichibukai that the world knows now are only part of the world. You can only see it. There are still some parts that are hidden under the water, lurking on the bottom of the sea. You can't usually see them. Maybe if he turns over, he can set off a tsunami on the sea. Every guy who can be crowned the best in the world , are all extremely scary." Koushiro said.

Lister thought of the blind man's life, the green bull, and Isaac, these strong men who would emerge in the world conscription two years later, and more, like Raleigh, Douglas Barrett, Shiki the Golden Lion, Baloric Clydefield, etc. are characters who have been lurking and never appeared.

So, within the world government that rules this world, apart from those people on the surface, is there still terrible force in the dark?

Definitely

Otherwise, how could it have ruled the world for eight hundred years? How could it rule with its mouth?

In this world, personal strength is indeed very important, but after reaching a certain level and hitting the ceiling, power, structure, and vision become more important.

The Four Emperors, even the Revolutionary Army, and the Pirate King Roger, aren’t these people strong? Aren’t they powerful? Aren’t they smart enough?

However, none of them overthrew the world government.

Relying solely on force can certainly maintain a temporary rule, just like the four emperors, who rely on the group of four emperors to govern a large territorial sea. However, as talented people emerge from generation to generation, the four emperors will eventually grow old. When they When it fails, that is when the forces under his command fall apart.

The biggest difference between them and the world government ruling the world is that they are too free and lack order and a perfect system.

The Celestial Dragons make the world bow their heads. Is it because of how powerful they are individually?

It seems not.

Stupid, ignorant, and all negative words can be used to describe them.

But it is such a group of people who can order the three generals to rebuke the naval hero Garp and act recklessly.

This is the power of the system.

If you want to change this pirate world, you must overthrow this system and rebuild a more advanced system.

The revolutionary army will be regarded by the world government as a more threatening existence than the four emperors. It is not that the revolutionary army's force is stronger than the four emperors. Perhaps alone, a group of four emperors can overthrow the revolutionary army.

Rather, the goal of the Revolutionary Army is directly at the system, and the Yonko, Shichibukai, and even the Pirate King, no matter how destructive they are, they only exist under the system established by the World Government.

If you regard this world as a game, the Celestial Dragons are the ones who make the rules of the game, and the World Government is the enforcer. The rest of the good guys and villains are fighting in the game according to the rules of the World Government. Even if you have a full level of 999, you can kill with one sword. After hitting million critical hits and defeating invincible opponents all over the world, what’s the point of still being in the game?

Only the revolutionary army is different. They are like a handful of viruses that want to destroy the entire rules of the game.

The sound of fierce fighting in the distance brought Liszt out of his thoughts. He looked at the deserted island where swords and lights intertwined.

However, it is precisely the existence of these strong people that makes this world more exciting.

"Oh, by the way, when will you take your son back?" Koushiro suddenly asked.

"Why isn't he cute? Did he get into trouble?" Liszt asked.

"That's not true, but didn't you say you would take him back after the matter calmed down?" Koushiro asked.

"A new storm is still brewing. I don't have much time now, so I'll leave it to you first. Anyway, you have nothing to do. Help take care of the children. I think you also like children." Liszt said.

Koushiro was speechless and shook his head helplessly.

"Also, help keep it a secret," Lister said.

Koushiro nodded slightly.

Even though Liszt is now a "big shot" and everyone respects him, there are definitely no shortage of people who hate him and want to kill him and who are powerful.

Therefore, Liszt did not take the child with him, not only because he was busy, but also for the safety of the child.

It's easy to hide from an open gun, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow.

Because Koushiro knew this, he did not talk too much about this matter and focused his attention on the deserted island.

The overflowing sword waves have already split the reef into smooth cracks. The most obvious one is the large crack passing through. It was the collision of the sword waves struck by the two people, which almost split the reef into pieces. The two halves, only the part in the sea, are still held together.

Although the battle was still at a stalemate, Koushiro shook his head slightly and said, "Kuina's winning rate is almost zero unless she can break through her own shackles in this battle and enter a new realm of swordsmanship."

"Well, are all the ones gone?" Liszt asked.

Compared to Koushiro, who has been immersed in kendo for many years, Liszt is much slower in making judgments. At least, he now feels that Kuina still has a chance, and the two sides seem to be evenly matched.

There is always a specialization in the arts, and Koushiro's understanding of Kuina and Mihawk's swordsmanship is better than Liszt's.

"Mihawk's swordsmanship lies in his eyes that see everything, which allows him to see through the essence of things. It is also the essence that he has that can resist the power of any enemy. Therefore, the best way to fight him is to use one move. Decide the winner, otherwise the longer it goes on, the greater his winning rate will be. However, it is not easy to cut down Mihawk with one move."

Koushiro said, "Kuina's swordsmanship seems to be based on complex and light moves, attacking the enemy's weaknesses and avoiding their strengths, but in essence, it has not completely broken away from Isshin-ryu. She is based on Isshin-ryu as the root. Gather hundreds of families and develop branches and leaves. Indeed, this is an idea and a feasible path. She has the current strength and proves its feasibility."

"However, the more you stick to a certain path, the narrower the road ahead will be. Isshinryu helped her get to where she is now, but it also became a further imprisonment for her."

"Is that so? That's why you invited Mihawk." Liszt asked.

"Yes and no"

Koushiro smiled slightly and said, "Yes, because only when she realizes this and breaks free completely, can she fly freely like a butterfly out of its cocoon, like an eagle. And in this world, there are still people who can understand this." The only one who can point it out and give her guidance is Mihawk."

"No, I actually have some selfish motives. I have played three games with Mihawk, and they all ended in draws, but I know that if there is a fourth game, I will be the loser. This is a regret of mine. So. , I can’t beat him, so let my daughter and my disciple come. You see, my daughter can beat him. He is still an old bachelor. Don’t you think it is a very happy thing?”

Liszt twitched the corner of his mouth.

"When chatting with people in the future, my daughter can beat Mihawk -. As a father, I am also very proud. Even if my daughter cannot beat, there are still my students. If one day, they accidentally kill Mihawk got off the throne and occasionally drank together, so we could laugh at him. From now on, history can be written like this: Isshin Dojo Koushiro, the master who defeated the world's greatest swordsman, said with a smile.

Liszt was quite speechless and said, "Others beat the younger ones and the older ones come out. How come you are here and can't beat the older ones? The younger ones go up."

"Hey, what you said is wrong. As time goes by, one generation will naturally become stronger than the next. My students and daughters have beaten those who I can't beat. Isn't this better? I also hope that the next generation can. Someone will come and defeat them. I think Mihawk thinks the same way. He is also waiting for someone who can defeat him to appear. Wouldn't it be too boring if he sits on the top position in the world until he dies?"

"There is some truth in it. If the next generation is not as good as the previous generation, that would be too bad."

Mihawk held the black sword "Ye" in both hands and slashed left and right. The luster of the black sword itself concealed the signs of armed domineering entanglement, but it cut off the sword waves containing the power of thunder and lightning struck by Kuina one by one. shatter.

His eyes were as sharp as an eagle, observing Kuina.

Suddenly, he slashed with his sword, and it penetrated directly from the "Raikiri" defense. Kuina's expression changed, and she jumped back suddenly, but she still received a stabbing blow, and a small one appeared. Bloody mouth.

Guina looked solemn as she recalled Mihawk's slash just now. It was so strange. It was just an extremely ordinary slash, but it made her feel overwhelmed. It was as if he had found a flaw in his swordsmanship.

Seemingly sensing Kuina's doubts, Mihawk explained, "The seemingly complicated moves and light swordsmanship are bound by a certain kind of thinking. No wonder I feel uncomfortable."

Kuina was stunned, raised her head, and looked at Mihawk.

"You may have felt it yourself. When you drew the sword, your hands and feet seemed to be held back. It was particularly uncoordinated. Your strength should have been stronger, but it was sealed by yourself. It seems that you are not ready yet. "

Mihawk put the black sword "Ye" into the scabbard and said, "When you unlock the seal on your body, come to me again. Young swordsman, I think I will go all out by then."

Guina was deep in thought, and after hearing Mihawk's words, she said calmly, "I lost, thank you for your advice."

Yes, when Mihawk ignored Kuina's sword defense and struck her directly, Kuina lost, because Mihawk had already seen through Kuina's flaws and flaws, and was able to defeat Kuina's first move. If you can defeat the second move, then you will be humiliating yourself if you continue to fight.

Kuina is not someone who cannot afford to lose. She has also lost several times while traveling in the Kingdom of Flowers. The key is to win back in the midst of "losing".

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