One Piece: Burning the World from Blood Flame

The chef was very efficient and dishes began to be served and placed on the table.

The money on the table had already been collected by Lin En.

After the dishes were served, Lynn and Philo began to eat.

Lynn took a bite and thought it was okay.

These are some common dishes.

Lynn ate so quickly that his afterimage even appeared on the table.

The people around who were also eating were stunned.

It was the first time they saw someone eating so fast, so fast that afterimages of their hands appeared.

If Lin En had not shown mercy, Philo would have eaten all the food before he had even taken a few bites.

After the two of them had eaten their fill, they called the waiter to settle the bill.

"Hello, the total is 37 Baileys."

The guy rubbed his hands excitedly.

He was really lucky today as he met such a generous customer, and he was able to get some small commission as a result.

Lynn reached into his cloak, took out some money and handed it to him.

Finally, I left the pub with the waiter's warm farewell.

……

Shimokki Gym.

"Kuina, please help me get some wine."

Koshiro, Kuina's father, smiled elegantly.

He handed the wine gourd beside him to Kuina, who was wiping the sweat off her face with a towel after finishing sword practice.

At this time, Kuina's eyes were a little dim.

Because he remembered the battle with Zoro.

She came in front of Koshiro, who was wearing thin-rimmed glasses, and slowly said, "Dad, no matter how hard a girl tries in swordsmanship, she can never surpass a boy?"

"um, yes."

Koshiro smiled as if it was a matter of course.

He was not optimistic about Kuina continuing on the path of kendo.

However, the future of this kendo gym is really a headache.

He naturally couldn't let a woman inherit their family's dojo.

If this gets out, Shimotsuki's reputation will be ridiculed by others.

Koshiro has serious feudal ideas because he comes from Wano Country.

In Wano Country, men are the backbone and women are just accessories.

Such thoughts have been restraining him.

“Kuina, I think you should have noticed it during the battle with Zoro these days.

He, who originally couldn't last a single round in your hands, is now able to fight you back and forth.

This is the best proof...

Kuina, if possible, I still hope you..."

Before Koshiro could finish his words, Kuina interrupted him.

"Dad, I'm going out first."

As she spoke, Kuina, with a gloomy expression, bent down and picked up the brown wine gourd on the tatami mat beside her.

Then he ran out quickly without looking back.

How could Kuina not understand that Koshiro wanted her to give up kendo?

Looking at Kuina's lonely back as she left.

Koshiro also sighed helplessly.

"Kuina, don't blame me. I also wish you were a boy.

Alas, what a pity.

But you are just a girl after all...

Born weak.

There is no way to inherit the swordsmanship and dojo of the Shimotsuki family."

……

Gu Yuena quickly ran out of the Frost Moon Gym.

There was a look of pain on her face.

“I don’t want to be a girl!

But why me, why let me become a girl! "

Kuina was in a sad mood, and as Koshiro's words of frustration grew more and more, her belief in becoming stronger weakened.

When a person loses faith, he loses the will to live.

Then she really is not far from death.

Her body will become weaker and weaker, until she can die from a simple fall down the stairs...

Guina was like a walking corpse, walking on the village road with her head down, rushing towards the vegetable market with a numb expression.

The wine that Koshiro likes to drink can only be bought in the village market.

She was full of reluctance to her identity as a girl.

She really wanted to become a powerful swordsman.

"Zoro, I really envy you for being a boy..."

A slight murmur came from the corner of Kuina's mouth.

She didn't know how she got to the vegetable market.

But when she came to her senses, the vegetable market appeared in front of her.

"Hey, here, here!

Come and see, come and see.

My adults are going to tell a story.

If it doesn’t sound good, I won’t charge you!

This is the only chance you can have!

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

If you miss this village, you will miss this store!

Come quickly, come quickly..."

A clear, tender childish voice spread in the vegetable market. The voice was so pleasant that it was hard to tell whether it was a boy or a girl.

Filo's shout brought Kuina back to her senses from her confusion.

"The vegetable market seems quite lively today..."

Kuina followed the sound and walked into the vegetable market.

There was a wide open space ahead.

The place was already surrounded by the villagers who had gathered around.

They were attracted by Philo's angelic voice.

"Is it true? If the story is not good, you won't charge me?"

"Let me make it clear first. If it doesn't sound good, I really won't give you any money."

The onlookers spoke to Lynn and Philo in the circle.

At this time, Lin En had already placed a lounge chair on the ground and sat on it.

In addition to the lounge chair, there was also a broken iron bowl for collecting money on the ground.

If you don’t know, you might think that Lynn and Philo are a begging duo.

"of course,

Don't worry,

If you don’t like it, you don’t have to pay.”

Lynn was wearing a cloak, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth under the hood.

When Lin En showed this kind smile, it meant that someone was about to encounter his big trick.

Kuina also pushed through the crowd and squeezed in, looking at Lin En, who was shrouded in a black cloak, and Filo, who was standing aside and shouting, with a somewhat curious look.

Maybe it was because there were already a lot of people watching.

Or maybe the fish is already in the net.

Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Lin En raised his hand to signal Filo to stop shouting.

He began to tell the story he wanted to tell:

"Jiji, jiji, Mulan weaves by the window!"

Lin En's words, which were very profound and mysterious to the people in this world, immediately attracted their attention.

"The above sentence is the beginning of a poem, and also the beginning of the story we are going to tell today."

"This opening sentence means:

There was a girl named Mulan.

While using the loom to weave cloth, sighs came out of my mouth one after another. "

"I see. It's an interesting poem."

The villagers' attention was attracted by Lynn's opening words.

They were also very curious about why the girl sighed again and again while weaving.

Did she encounter any difficulties?

And Kuina was also attracted by this word that she had never heard of before. She stared at Lin En, waiting for him to continue.

……