Pirates: I'll be with the Straw Hat Pirates in my old age

"Good morning, Master Shimotsuki."

"Good morning, are you here to see Kuina and Zoro? They are sparring in the backyard."

Shimotsuki Koshiro stood at the door of the dojo with a broom in his hand, carefully sweeping the dust on the roadside.

"Okay, I'll go find them right away." After Yun Yi said that, he walked around Shimotsuki Koshiro and headed inside.

At this moment, Shimotsuki Koshiro's voice once again reached Yun Yi's ears.

"That sword energy that shot up into the sky a few days ago, was it you who cut it?"

"..."

Yun Yi, who was about to leave, paused when he heard this, then turned around and looked.

"I killed him, what's wrong?"

"It's quite powerful. Maybe you should go out for a walk instead of being buried in the East China Sea."

Shimotsuki Koshiro still had that pleasant look on his face, showing no other emotions at all.

"Are you interested in doing something fun?"

Is this to recruit talents for the revolutionary army? As expected, this Shimotsuki Koshiro is not simple.

Yun Yi thought to himself.

"Ah, didn't Mr. Shoe Print tell you about me when he came?"

After listening to this, Shimotsuki Koshiro stopped using the broom in his hand and turned around and said with a smile: "So that interesting boy he was talking about is you. How interesting."

"Go in quickly, don't keep them waiting."

"Okay." Yun Yi didn't waste any words and turned to walk towards the gym.

"By the way, if you want to learn sword skills, you can come to me."

Upon hearing this, Yun Yi suddenly retracted the step he had just taken.

"Is that so? Then can I ask a question?"

"Of course." Shimotsuki Koshiro smiled slightly.

"Why would you rather teach me, a person who has no blood relationship with you, than devote all your efforts to teaching your own daughter how to learn swordsmanship?"

"You should know that she is very talented."

Shimotsuki Koshiro obviously didn't expect Yun Yi to ask this question. For a moment, he froze in place.

Hearing Yun Yi's question, Geng Shilang was stunned at first, his lips fluttering slightly.

In the end, he sighed helplessly and said, "As a girl, her path to becoming a swordsman is bound to be full of thorns."

"But this is not a reason to break the wings of a person's dream." Yun Yi said calmly.

At this moment, the atmosphere in front of the gym suddenly became subtle.

"I know, but the sea is too dangerous."

"She is just a girl. I don't expect her to restore the family's glory, nor do I want her to put herself in danger for the sake of that illusory reputation."

"I just hope that she can grow up safely and live a stable and happy life in this backward and remote Shimokatsuki Village."

"The flames of war on the sea should not affect an ordinary girl."

"But the flames of war have already been ignited. The Revolutionary Army, the Pirates, the Navy, the World Government, the Celestial Dragons, no one can stay out of it, not even you."

"Even so, I will do my best to protect her." Shimotsuki Koshiro sighed.

At this moment, the fallen leaves on the ground were also affected by an invisible aura, surrounding Shimotsuki Koshiro and flying continuously.

Even standing several meters away, Yun Yi felt an inexplicable pressure, a feeling only slightly weaker than that of Karp.

"But before you did all this, did you ever ask her how she felt?"

"This world is very dangerous. Ordinary people do not have the right to choose. Only by mastering power can we protect what we want to protect, including ourselves."

"As a top warrior on the sea, you should know how miserable the fate of ordinary people is when facing the brutal Celestial Dragons and pirates."

Seeing that Shimotsuki Koshiro seemed to be moved, Yun Yi continued to persuade him: "CP organization, Admiral of the Navy, Demon Slayer Order, if it weren't for the lack of strength, why would the Revolutionary Army have to live in hiding every day."

"Or do you think that you can fight against the whole world with your own strength?"

Faced with the increasingly heavy pressure around him, Yun Yi's expression remained calm.

There is no doubt that Shimotsuki Koshiro is hiding a big secret, but as for Kuina's dream, Koshiro undoubtedly does not really want to support it, and this is also what Yun Yi wants to change.

"Although there is an old saying in my hometown: Parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run."

"But now, times have changed. Parental love cannot be a reason to break a child's wings. Sometimes, letting go may be the real love."

"Guina needs a stage of her own. She doesn't need you to arrange a future for her."

Yun Yi said indignantly, although he had seen various opinions about the cause of Guina's death on the forum in his previous life.

Some said that Kuina lost too much blood after having her chest cut, others said that she really fell down the stairs, and some even speculated that Kuina was not dead at all.

But at this moment, Yun Yi would rather believe that it was Shimotsuki Koshiro who hid Kuina in order to prevent her from facing the cruel world of pirates.

The air became increasingly heavy, and the fallen leaves that had been fluttering in the air had already turned into powder and merged with the soil on the ground.

"Well, go in first, I'll think about it."

With a sigh, the air around him began to circulate again, and Shimotsuki Koshiro continued to sweep the ground slowly, as if everything that had just happened had never happened.

After taking a deep look at Shimotsuki Koshiro, Yun Yi stopped trying to persuade him and turned around to walk into the gym.

……

"Father."

"Did you hear everything?"

"Yes, father." Kuina stood at the side of the gym entrance, holding the Wado Ichimonji in her hand, and nodded slightly.

"Then what do you think?"

"I want to give it a try. Zoro and I have made an agreement to see who will become the world's number one swordsman."

"Even if it's difficult, even if you will die, aren't you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid. For the sake of my dream, I can endure any hardship, even death." Guina said firmly.

In front of Kuina, the tall and thin figure seemed to be trembling at this moment. After a long time, a faint voice suddenly sounded.

"Then go ahead and try it. I won't stop you anymore."

"Thank you, father."

Kuina bowed to express her gratitude, then walked happily towards the inside of the gym.

"Ugh…"

A faint sigh was heard again, it was from Shimotsuki Koshiro who was at the door.

“But I’m afraid…”

……

"Is this your secret base?"

On the coast behind Shimotsuki Village, there are dozens of huge rocks scattered around. Each one is as big as a house, and the surface of the rocks is covered with cracks, as if they had just experienced a war.

A huge waterfall fell from the sky and rushed towards the sea.

"It's a bit messy, don't mind."

Yun Yi kicked a huge rock that was blocking the way away, smiled foolishly, and then led the two of them to a simple stone house.

"Is this how you live every day?" Zoro was shocked.

In the simple stone house, there was only a stone bed, a stone table and some simple tableware. It looked very clean and shabby.

"Yes, isn't it very free? Let me tell you, this house is really warm in winter and cool in summer. I really like this stone house."

"Why don't you go home?" Kuina asked curiously.

"Home? I don't have a home. I only have a distant hometown and a village that adopted me."

Considering that he would encounter more and more troubles in the future, and even be retaliated against, Yun Yi had already begun to hide his existence from Tasi Village a long time ago.

This is also the reason why Yun Yi returns to Tasi Village less and less frequently.

Smiling brightly at Kuina, Yun Yi continued, "But I need to work hard to become stronger, so I haven't been back for a long time."

"I'm sorry." Upon hearing this, Kuina quickly apologized.

"It's okay. By the way, how do you two usually train?"

"Training?" Zoro thought for a moment, pointed to the boulder outside the door and said, "Lifting stones, running, doing push-ups, practicing swordsmanship, fighting with Kuina..."

"I'm about the same, but I'm more focused on learning kendo." Kuina echoed.

"Is that so?" Yun Yi thought for a while.

I don’t know if my training method is suitable for these two people, but since they want to train with me, let’s give it a try first.

Yun Yi thought to himself, then pointed to the huge rock outside the door.

"I usually lift these stones to exercise my strength. Sometimes I carry them to practice swimming in the sea, and occasionally I carry them to practice flying."

"Then I practiced spearmanship with rocks. By the way, I poked the holes on the rocks. I also like to pull rocks to climb the waterfall over there."

"Such a big rock?" Zoro was shocked when he saw the huge rocks around him that were bigger than houses.

"Yes, but the weight of the stone is not enough recently. I need to find something to press it down."

"..."

after a long time...

"Damn it, a waterfall hitting me, does it really hurt so much?"

"This stone is so heavy." At the side, Guina was also pulling a huge stone with difficulty, staggering slowly forward.

After taking a look at Zoro who was practicing swordsmanship at the bottom of the waterfall, Yun Yi shook his head, pulled the huge rock tied to his waist with a rope, and continued to climb up the waterfall.

Although health points will automatically become half of physical strength and can become stronger by spending money, Yun Yi discovered that exercise seems to be able to break the 1/2 limit.

Unlimited firepower, that's a man's dream. So, how can you lie down so easily?