Sailing at Sea: The Breath of the Day at the Start

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Luffy's face also came into Zoro's view, and he grinned at him, saying, "Hahaha, that's great, Zoro, you're alright."

Zoro stared at him blankly and asked, "Am I... still alive?"

"Hahaha, what nonsense are you spouting in broad daylight? Of course you're still alive!"

Luffy pressed down on his straw hat, looked down at him, and grinned, his smile extremely cheerful and innocent.

Zoro looked at him, his consciousness gradually clearing, and the sensations of his body gradually flooded his mind, confirming the fact that he was still alive.

He raised his hand and touched his chest, which was bound with straps, muttering:

"The voice and the figure I heard earlier... were they all hallucinations I had before I lost consciousness?"

Just now.

A black sword-like light streaked across the sky above the seaside restaurant, parting the clouds in the middle.

The sky darkened, the wind howled, and the sea surged!

"!!"

Zoro lay on the ground, staring blankly at the sky.

As a swordsman who was about to reach the level of a master swordsman, he could feel the power of that slash more than anyone else present.

"So their fight has started... Come to think of it, this is really something!"

Wearing a straw hat, Luffy looked up at the sky, his tone full of emotion and amazement.

"Those two people...?"

Zoro was startled by what he heard and quickly looked at Luffy, asking, "Who are those two people you're talking about?"

Upon hearing this, Luffy looked down at him and answered without hesitation:

"It's that guy who slashed you and Ron."

Hawkeye and... Ron!

Zoro's eyes widened instantly, his heart filled with turmoil.

It turned out that what I saw before wasn't a hallucination!

It really is that guy!

hum!

Zoro keenly sensed another terrifying sword aura soaring into the sky, completely different from the astonishing sword aura contained in the black slash just now.

It belongs to another person.

Completely disregarding his injuries, he braced himself with his hands, struggled to straighten his upper body, and turned his head to look in that direction.

The restaurant is located far to the southeast of the sea.

A crimson sword aura shot into the sky under Zoro's gaze.

The slash was like a crescent moon, tens of thousands of meters long. The crimson sword light illuminated the area, turning the sky in that direction completely blood-red!

The aura soars to the heavens!

Its sharpness seemed to pierce the sky!

Under the extremely shocked gazes of Zoro, Sanji, and Luffy.

This crimson sword energy cleaved open the entire sky above!

A massive, blood-red crack, stretching tens of thousands of meters, was cleaved through the sea of ​​clouds in the sky, causing the clouds to churn.

Everyone in the floating restaurant, and everyone on all the islands within a radius of thousands of miles, looked up.

When they saw the huge blood-red crack in the sky, they were all dumbfounded and utterly shocked.

"That's a lie... right?"

Ah Jin couldn't help but swallow hard, cold sweat streaming down his face.

"Is this really something that humans can achieve?"

Immediately after that crimson slash, another black slash came flying across the sky, passing over the sea restaurant.

The sword energy swept across, and a gale howled.

Nami even had to grab onto the wall next to her to keep her balance from being blown away by the strong wind.

The sea churned more violently, and Luffy and his crew's small boat rocked wildly in the waves.

"This is the power possessed by a top-tier swordsman..."

"Compared to who I am now, it's like heaven and earth..."

Zoro stared intently in that direction, his fists clenched tightly.

Has Ron reached that level and is now going to compete with that guy for the title of the world's greatest swordsman?!

Looking back at myself...

He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly.

Isn't this just like before, back in the coffin incident?!

No, the gap might be even bigger than before!

Then, what was the point of all those years of desperate cultivation?

Can I really fulfill those two promises?

Is it really possible for me to catch up with and surpass him in swordsmanship in this lifetime?

For the first time, Zoro began to doubt himself, and his swordsman's spirit was shaken, leaving him somewhat lost.

"Ah... Ron is really amazing, much more amazing than before."

Luffy's remarking voice rang in Zoro's ears. He turned his head and saw Luffy, who was holding his straw hat with one hand, looking in that direction with a bright smile on his face.

"He truly is the goal I strive to achieve."

Zoro looked at Luffy's smiling face and couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you also want to defeat him? There's such a huge gap in strength between you, you probably won't be able to catch up in your entire life! Why can you still smile?"

Why can't you laugh?

Luffy looked at him strangely, "Isn't it better to chase someone stronger? What's the point if you can catch up with them easily?"

"Adventures and voyages that lead straight to the destination don't seem very interesting. The journey itself is much more fun, isn't it? It doesn't matter if we reach the destination or not, as long as we give it our all and leave no regrets, that should be enough, right?"

Zoro stared at him blankly.

At the seaside restaurant not far away, Sanji, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, glanced at him, then looked out to sea, tilted his head back, picked up the cigarette between his fingers, and gently exhaled a puff of smoke.

"To give it your all, leaving no regrets..."

He was somewhat moved.

……

The vast sea to the southeast.

On a deserted island, two sword intents and auras soared into the sky, enveloping the entire island in a desolate and murderous atmosphere, causing the animals on the island to tremble and lie motionless.

Two figures rapidly approached each other.

Then, at the same time, they swung their swords down at the opponent!

The crimson sword light and the pitch-black blade light flashed and disappeared in an instant.

The blades of two Supreme Grade Swords, one blood-red and one black, clashed together!

Keng!

Accompanied by the clear, resonant sound of a sword.

The whole world seemed to fall silent for a moment.

The next second, an incredibly terrifying gathering wind pressure suddenly exploded between the two of them!

In an instant, the area within a hundred meters around the two was completely torn apart by their sword strikes!

The mountains, rocks, soil, grass, trees, and even dust were all cleaved in two by countless sharp sword energies, then into four, then into eight... and finally vanished without a trace.

Shockwaves, like ripples, spread outwards from the two of them, quickly engulfing the entire island.

Wherever it passed, the ground was torn open with deep, straight cracks, and vast swathes of forest were swept away as if a sickle had swept through wheat.

The seawater around the island was also churning and roaring, creating towering waves.

Ron, holding one of the Supreme Grade Swords, Blood Moon in one hand, parried Hawkeye's two-handed slash with Black Blade Night, and flicked it upwards.

The sword energy from the violent clash between the two seemed to find a outlet, rising into the sky like a flood!

The dark, cloud-covered sky above the island was instantly cleaved in two by a black and a red slash!

A cross-shaped crack was cleaved through the thick, dark clouds, stretching tens of thousands of meters long and hundreds of meters deep!

Rolling dark clouds surged into the crack, but it took a long time to heal.

……

[There's more today, I'll post it after I finish coding.]