Pirates: Devour All Evil

Chapter 73 Koujiro's Stubbornness

"Karsas, where are we going?"

Peacock looked at Karsas fishing at the stern of the boat and was a little confused.

"Didn't I tell you? Let's go to Seymour Village."

Karsus knocked on the wooden deck made of the precious tree "Adam".

"Oh."

The peacock also closed his mouth.

"Seimo Shimura? I have some impression of him, what is he all about?"

"Hmm...I can't remember."

Dashigi tried hard to recall, her face flushed red, but she could only remember that there seemed to be such a place in the East China Sea.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

When Karsus saw Tashigi's cute appearance, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Okay~ don't think too much, I'm just going to Seymour Village to spar with a swordsmanship master."

"Maybe you'll see a man with a green seaweed-like hair and three swords."

Karsus knew that Zoro had been lost and wandering in circles around Seymour Shimura for three years, waiting for Luffy at the doorstep.

Finally, Luffy's rescue came to Shields Town.

Speaking of Zoro, Zoro has arrived. At this time, Zoro is on a merchant ship close to Karsus. Zoro, who had just driven away the invading pirates, was leaning on the mast to rest.

At this moment, it seemed like a trace of fate. Zoro opened his sleepy eyes and saw Tashigi's face.

Due to the reflection of sunlight, the gold wire frame was ignored by Zoro at this moment.

"That figure...is it her?"

Zoro's eyes widened, his anxiety evident in them.

Zoro ran straight to the deck and pretended to jump off.

At this time, the captain of the merchant caravan he rescued held his thighs to prevent him from jumping down.

"My benefactor, please don't seek death. Tell us if you have any difficulties."

"Well... don't stop me. I want to chase after that big navy ship."

Zoro angrily hit the captain on the head with his scabbard.

"I understand."

"What are you still standing there for? Go and launch a lifeboat for our benefactor!"

The captain shouted anxiously to the sailors behind him.

"I didn't expect that my benefactor also has friends in the navy! Come on, benefactor!"

The blatant teasing in the words made the young man Zoro feel very uncomfortable.

"I am leaving."

At this time, Zoro was just a lonely swordsman, a lonely bounty hunter, nothing more.

Zoro began to use the hand speed that he had acquired after being single for nearly twenty years. He gripped the oars with both hands and rowed quickly towards the boat that had become a little blurry.

Perhaps it was the faith in his heart that enabled Zoro, who often got lost in the past, to follow the Peacock closely this time and not lose it.

"Report to Commodore Karsas! There is a small boat approaching at a very fast speed."

"What? Describe to me the characteristics of the people on the ship."

"There was a man with green hair on the boat, with three knives on his waist. It was indeed three knives."

The lookout had obviously never seen a three-sword swordsman before, so he confirmed it again and again.

"Oh~ It's him! The 'Bounty Hunter' Roronoa Zoro, he should be very famous in the East Sea."

Karsus changed the subject and looked at Dashigi, who was still practicing swordsmanship hard, with an amused look on his face.

"Dashiqi, he should be here to see you, believe it or not."

Dashigi was also confused.

"I don't know him at all. No, we have never met. How can you be sure that he is here to see me?"

"Forget about him, just speed up."

Karsus ordered.

"Understood, Brigadier General Karsas!"

"Everyone speed up!"

"Yes!"

Following Karsas's order, the "Peacock" moved in an orderly manner towards Seymour Shimura.

About an hour later, the Peacock arrived at Seymour Village.

Karsas ordered the navy to disembark and purchase supplies.

And Karsus also took Peacock and Tashigi and walked towards Isshin Gym.

Seymour Village is not big, and you can find it easily by just looking for it.

Isshin Gym is located in the center of Seimo Village. The gym is very large, and it seems that many young men from around the island have been accepted into Isshin Gym.

"Ha ha……"

When Karsus walked in, he saw that most of the people in the dojo were boys. Under the training of the squinty-eyed Shimotsuki Koshiro, they were wielding their bamboo swords in a methodical manner.

"Mr. Koshiro! Mr. Koshiro!"

Karsas waved to Koshiro who was wearing round glasses.

"I wonder if you are still accepting disciples, sir. My subordinate, 'Dashiqi', needs your guidance in swordsmanship. Do you think it's okay?"

Karsus smiled and pushed Dashigi behind him in front of Koshiro.

"Tashigi... No, you are not her."

Koshiro took a deep breath, clenched his fists and then gently lowered them.

"Huh... I'm confused. Even if she is Kuina, I will never teach a woman swordsmanship again."

Karsas planned to break Koshiro's rule. Even though he looked like a woman to outsiders, he was actually a man, and a man with the strength of a general.

"Koshiro, didn't you say that women are not powerful? If I defeat you, you will have to teach my subordinates swordsmanship. If I am defeated by you, you can do whatever you want with me."

Karsus decided to fight with Koshiro. If he won, he could gain Koshiro's powerful fighting force.

If he fails, Karsus will not suffer any loss. At most he can compensate him with Dashigi.

"Oh, you have a really good plan. Well, I will fight you properly."

Koshiro also noticed the aggressive aura in Karsas and felt that it was necessary to discipline the young woman to prevent her from being too willful.

"The venue is just outside the yard!"

Karsus looked at the spacious venue outside and issued an invitation to fight.

"Okay! Come on!"

At this time, as a man of samurai blood, Shimotsuki Koshiro's warlike nature was also revealed.

If he had not been forced to flee, as a good friend of Kozuki Oden, what he would most want to do every day would be to have a passionate duel with Kozuki Oden.

And in Seymour Shimura, no one is his opponent, and the current Karsus is just what he wants.

Outside the door, Tashigi looked at Koshiro with shining eyes, watching Koshiro's every move.

The swordsman in front of him must be a strong man, otherwise Karsas would not have to go to so much trouble for him.

The two men stood opposite each other outside the door. Karsus stood there with a relaxed look on his face, while Shimotsuki Koshiro had a serious look on his face. He held the "Good Sword" across his chest and looked at Karsus cautiously.

"Snow Snow Fruit·Snow Sword"

"Mr. Koshiro, I will hold nothing back this time!"

A long sword made of ice and snow appeared in Karsus' hand. It had a three-foot green blade and was snow-white. It was hard and sharp enough. Since it was made of snow, it was very light, so the sword could be swung faster.

"More severe blizzard"

"Transparent Fruit: Invisibility"

"Door-Door Fruit: Air Gate"

Karsus treated Koshiro as a combat object to test how powerful his full fruit could be.

"Qiang!"

Karsus suddenly appeared behind Koshiro silently, but was blocked by Koshiro's sword.

Karsus naturally knew that invisibility was useless for someone who possessed the Observation Haki.

It can be seen that as long as the Observation Haki is released, there will be consumption. Since Karsus has been invisible, Koshiro must always focus on covering the Observation Haki.

"Ghost Fruit: Negative Ghost"

“Hula hula…”

Koshiro dodged it easily with a backflip.

"Shadow-Shadow Fruit: Shadow Mage"

"Transparent Fruit: Invisibility"

Karsus made the Shadow Mage invisible, and it acted as his own shadow, and he could manipulate it to do anything he wanted.

The Shadow Mage is equivalent to a powerful helper with the same general-level strength and is not afraid of any harm.

Now that he is invisible, he has also formed a considerable fighting force.

The shadow mage held a sword in his hand and used a simple force to split Huashan, but Koshiro easily responded with the sword.

"Qiang!"

Karsus himself smiled cruelly.

"shave"

Moon Step

Karsus used the extreme speed of Shave and Moon Step to run straight behind Koshiro.

"One Sword Style: Flat Slash"

"Qiang!"

As expected, Koshiro sensed Karthus' attack and quickly used his sword to push away the shadow mage in front of him and blocked Karthus's attack with another sword.

But since both Karsus and Shadow Mage were invisible, he couldn't tell who was attacking him.

"Boy, you have a lot of tricks, but your swordsmanship is a little lacking."

Koshiro still had that gentle smile on his face, which had not changed, but his slightly trembling palms reflected the powerful blow from Karsus just now, which was enough to make him doubt his life.

Not only did he have to disperse his "Observation Haki" to detect Karsas's location, but he also had to endure the ravages of the blizzard and guard against the attacks of the invisible shadow mage. Moreover, every attack had to be covered with "Armament Haki", otherwise he would not be able to attack the natural Devil Fruit ability user. These things exhausted him, but he had to do it.

After the Swallow Swallow Fruit awakened, Karsus ate dry meals for five years, and his daily strength growth was visible to the naked eye, so his power reached the level of a monstrous being.

"Six Styles of the Navy: Paper-Painted Warrior"

Karsas shrank in size and increased his speed, trying to break through Koshiro's extraordinary defense.

Although the paper-emblazoned weapon reduced his own strength, it was enough to deal with Koshiro.

"Then let's see whether my method is effective or your swordsmanship is effective!"

"Snow Snow Fruit: Snow-Walking Tiger"

Karsus combined the wind and snow into the shape of a five-meter-tall tiger, which kept attacking Koshiro.

Since Koshiro was only using his Observation Haki, although he knew that the tiger was attacking him, he had no time to dodge and could only try his best to block it with the sharp sword in his hand.

Koshiro was blown five or six meters away by the "Snow Tiger". Karsus and the Shadow Mage slashed with two swords, one horizontal and one vertical, in the direction where he landed.

"Qiang!"

"Flying Slash"

At the critical moment, Koshiro adjusted his body and sent out a huge blue "Flying Slash" downwards, forcing back Karsus and the Shadow Mage.

"shave"

Moon Step

『Shadow Mage: Attack』

『Armament Haki』

Karsus and the Shadow Mage continued to launch more fierce attacks on Koshiro who was stranded in the air.

Koshiro had no footholds, so he was not good at this kind of aerial combat.

He could only try his best to block the attacks from Karsus and Shadow Mage.

"Koshiro, you are now at the end of your strength. If the Shadow Mage and I put in a little more effort, you will be lying on the ground."

Karsus looked at Koshiro, whose strength had been almost exhausted, and told him the truth mercilessly.

"Indeed, but I still want to give it a try."

Koshiro still smiled, drew his sword calmly and looked at Karsas.

"Then I'll have to make it quick!"

『Shadow Mage: Attack』

Now a general-level shadow mage has made Koshiro exhausted, and Karsus decided to end the battle quickly.

"Door-Door Fruit: Air Door Opening"

『Shadow Mage: Hold Him』

"Ghost Fruit: Negative Ghost"

Karsas used the Door-Door Fruit and teleported behind Koshiro. The Shadow Mage hugged Koshiro directly and did not let go even if Koshiro attacked him in any way.

“Hula hula hula…”

Then a strange-looking ghost pierced Shadow Master and Koshiro.

Shadow Master and Koshiro knelt on the ground.

The Shadow Mage said nothing.

On the other hand, Koshiro's eyes were filled with grief, and he fell to the ground, pounding the floor uncontrollably with his hands.

"Kozuki Oden, I'm sorry!"

Karsas gently placed the knife on Koshiro's neck.

"you lose!"

"Ghost Fruit: Negative Ghost" is removed

Karsas lifted the negative state of the Ghost Fruit and looked at Koshiro who was kneeling on the ground.

"Phew...I lost! I will be Tashigi's master."

"There is another request."