One Piece: One Hundred Ghosts at Night

A dilapidated weapons store in Rogue Town.

Nuliang Liban was being scolded by a muscular old man with a depressed look on his face, while at the side was Avika who was covering her mouth and snickering.

After scolding him for a while, the old man casually picked up the large empty wine glass next to him.

Seeing this scene, Nuliang immediately picked up the wine bottle next to the wine glass and poured wine for the old man.

After pouring the wine, the old man's originally fierce expression relaxed a little.

After taking a big sip of wine, the old man from the weapon shop said to Nu Liang,

"Young soulless kid, bring your knife to me and let me see where it is damaged."

"Yes, yes, sir, look, it's your fault this time. Please, please fix them."

Nuliang not only did not refute the old man's reprimand, but instead looked at the old man with a flattering expression.

Then he handed the two knives, one long and one short, to the old man again.

The short blade is about forty centimeters long and curved like a crescent moon, giving people a comfortable visual enjoyment. Even though the knife has not been unsheathed, it makes people believe that it is a good knife.

The old man first picked up the short knife. He did not take the knife out of its sheath, but stroked the blade as if what he was holding was not a knife but his own child.

There was no fierceness on his face when he scolded Nuliang just now, but a gentle and nostalgic look on his face.

He pulled out the short sword from the sheath. When the blade was freed from the shackles of the sheath, the entire sword exuded an ominous aura. The crescent-shaped blade and the scarlet blade pattern all told how terrifying the sword was.

However, there are some incongruous marks on the blade that looks like a crescent moon. They are a few dense cracks on the blade, making the originally ominous dagger look a little more weak and fragile.

When he saw a few cracks on the dagger, the old man's gentle expression immediately turned into anger.

Different from the water-filled anger when he reprimanded Nuliang just now, the old man of the weapons shop was really angry this time.

His face turned red with anger, and a few veins were completely highlighted.

"soul light"

The old man roared angrily, and then punched Nuliang Liban. Nuliang did not dodge, and just received the old man's punch forcefully.

Then Nuliang was knocked out and hit the wall of the weapons store.

Maybe this still doesn't clear up the hatred, and the old man still wants to fight again from the past.

A figure stood between Nuliang and the old man.

"You are not allowed to bully Nuliang."

The person standing in the middle was none other than Avika, who was covering her mouth and snickering just now because Nu Liang was scolded.

Seeing Ivica standing in the middle, the first person to speak was not the angry old man, but Nuliang Liban, who was beaten against the wall.

"Avica, get out of my way, this is what I deserve."

"No, Nuliang, you are already injured. If you are beaten again, you will die."

Regarding Nu Liang's words, Avika, who had always followed Nu Liang's orders, chose not to listen for the first time. Instead, she stared straight at the old man who had just punched Nu Liang.

"You are not allowed to bully Nuliang, otherwise, otherwise"

Perhaps because she couldn't think of anything to threaten the old man, Avika finally glared at the old man with a fierce expression on her face.

Seeing this scene, it was impossible for the old man to beat the little girl as well.

Finally, he suppressed his anger, sat on a stool nearby, picked up the wine glass, and drank heavily. However, the hand that picked up the wine glass kept shaking, and it was obvious that the old man's anger had not gone out.

After finishing the glass of wine, he looked at Noliang who was helped up by Avika.

The old man glared at Nuliang Liban fiercely.

"Kid, tell me what happened that made you destroy Hongji to this extent. If the reason is not something I can agree with, I won't kill you for the sake of that old guy Nuliang. , but don’t expect me to repair your weapon.”

Having said this, the old man looked at Hongji in his hand again, and then said,

"Besides, I want to take it away too, Hong Ji."

After hearing what the old man said, Nuliang did not refute. Even when the old man said that he wanted to take away Hong Ji's words, he only showed a look of reluctance, but did not refuse.

Because the muscular old man in front of him who punched him was the creator of Hong Ji.

At the same time, Hong Ji is also the highest masterpiece in this old man's life as a knife maker.

It can be seen that as a knife maker, he cherishes his brainchild very much, let alone the highest masterpiece in his life.

In a sense, he is even more precious than his own son.

As for why Hong Ji later came into the hands of the old man, and then was given to Nuliang by the old man.

This starts with the fact that Hong Ji is a vicious sword.

As a vicious sword, although Hong Ji is powerful, it will invisibly affect the minds of the beings around her, making them cruel and murderous.

When the old man created Hong Ji, as an excellent or even outstanding swordsman, the old man naturally understood Hong Ji's flaws.

As long as you are around Hong Ji, you will be affected by it, and even he, the creator, is not immune.

So later, the old man took Hongji and found his best friend, an old man who was a swordsman.

However, even as a swordsman, the old man could not defeat Hong Ji and gain recognition from Hong Ji.

Even the old man will be affected once he uses Shigure to fight.

However, although it cannot be used for fighting, if it is not used for fighting, the old man can still suppress Hong Ji with the will of the swordsman and prevent the people around Hong Ji from being affected.

This made the old man feel embarrassed. No one could use the knife that he had spent his whole life building. This was an irony for the knife maker.

In the end, the old man did not take away the knife, but entrusted it to the old man, hoping that one day the old man could find a real owner for Hong Ji who could use it.

Needless to say, after who knows how long, the former swordsman turned into an old man.

But in the end, Hongji found its owner, Nuliang.

That's why the old man was so angry when he saw Hong Ji like that.

At the same time, it was also why Nuliang was willing to be beaten by the old man.

Faced with the old man's inquiry, Nuliang did not hide anything and told the old man everything.

He even told him about Shigure.

This is what the old man told him when he came to this weapons shop. There is no need to hide it.

From this we can see the old man's trust in the old man.

When the old man heard that Nu Lianghu Tetsu was back, the old man showed a look of relief. Obviously, the old man also knew what happened between his good friend and his son.

When he heard that Nurao Hute wanted to kill his father, the old man picked up the wine glass and smashed it on the ground. He cursed Nurao Hute and his expression showed concern for the old man.

When he heard about Shigure, the old man looked at the long knife in Nu Liang's hand, his eyes gleaming.

"Old man, this is the reason why Hong Ji was destroyed. Hong Ji's destruction is indeed my fault. No matter what you want, you can be happy with it."

After explaining the reason for the matter, Nuliang remained silent and looked like he was listening to you.

After listening to Nu Liang's words, the old man fell into deep thought.

After a while, he slowly said,

"The damage to Benihime is your responsibility. After the duel with that bastard Kotetsu, not only did you not come to my place to repair it, but you went to conduct Shigure's trial, which resulted in Benihime being so seriously damaged."

Hearing this, Nu Liang almost felt that Hong Ji was about to leave him, when the old man continued,

"However, for the sake of you saving my friend, and because the old guy Nuliang was trying to be mysterious and didn't tell you the content of the trial, I will count you as passing the test this time."

Hearing this, Rao Nuliang couldn't help laughing despite his temperament.

"Okay kid, quickly bring me the other knife."

Then the old man almost snatched Shigure from Nora's hand.

Seeing this scene, Nora felt that maybe Shigure should have a lot of credit for the old man to forgive him.

The old man looked at Shigure again, thought for a while, and then said,

"This Shigure is indeed extraordinary. It is indeed a supremely sharp sword. Even with my current craftsmanship, I cannot make it."

Hearing this, Nuliang was shocked and said to the old man,

"Then Shigure's restoration"

"Don't worry, although there is no way to build it, there is still no problem if it is repaired. The main problem with Shigure is that it has not been maintained for too long and it was damaged after another battle with you."

"So, old man, how long will it take to repair these two knives?"

Facing Nuliang's inquiry, the old man raised two fingers.

"Oh, there's no need to rush it in two days. I'll pick it up in five days."

Nu Liang said with understanding.

The result was that the old man looked like an idiot.

"It's two years"