One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

Kuina's eyes widened instantly.

Koushirou looked at his daughter with a smile, "Perhaps I was too demanding of you before, wanting you to inherit my swordsmanship philosophy and prove something to someone. But because you could never meet my expectations, you said those things in disappointment."

"But now I finally understand that the path that suits me may not suit everyone."

"You shouldn't live in my shadow. You should find your own path and pursue the true essence of swordsmanship that belongs to you."

"When you find it one day, it will mean that you can also challenge the world's number one swordsman."

"No, by then, you might already be number one in the world."

"The world's greatest swordsman can be a man, or of course a woman."

"But I think none of that matters anymore, what do you think?"

Guina's eyes welled up with tears; it was the first time she had received her father's understanding.

It felt like all the grievances I had been holding in suddenly exploded.

Then she suddenly threw herself into Koushirou's arms and began to wail loudly.

Koushirou may have always been a good teacher, but he lacked a lot in terms of being a father. This time, because of someone's appearance, he was able to resolve some of his inner conflicts. He stopped demanding that Kuina do something, and instead tried to encourage and understand her.

Stroking his daughter's hair, Koushirou felt a pang of guilt.

Over the years, he has indeed neglected his daughter's true feelings.

Fortunately, he realized his mistake not too late.

They didn't wait until tragedy struck to regret their actions.

Outside the door, Zoro, who had been squatting there eavesdropping, was also happy about Kuina's 'reconciliation' with her teacher.

But he won't give up the title of the world's greatest swordsman to anyone!

Even if this person is Kuina, it's the same!

In addition, he remembered a name.

Although he is still far from being a match for that guy, he believes that sooner or later he will be able to defeat him!

"Then let's set a small goal first: defeat Kuina, then defeat that guy named Abel, and finally challenge for the title of the world's greatest swordsman!"

At this moment, Zoro's goal has become clear, and he will continue to work towards it!

Chapter 227 Seemingly a celebration, but actually a memorial

The next day, Abel arrived as promised, bringing the finally awakened Baby-5.

A cute girl dressed in a well-behaved maid outfit—how could these country boys resist her charm?

As a result, many people were so engrossed in peeking at Baby-5 that they even distorted their movements.

For this, Koushirou lost his temper quite a bit and made them all stay behind for extra training!

Of course, he didn't take his anger out on anyone else, nor did he make Abel and Baby-5 leave.

According to Koushirou, this would actually help train his disciples' concentration.

When you reach a point where, during training, all you see is the knife, and no woman, then you've succeeded.

Kuina wasn't jealous at all. Over the years, no one in the dojo had treated her like a girl, and eventually even she herself started to think of herself as a boy.

It wasn't until her body began to develop that she experienced the troubles of being a girl.

But she only confided in Zoro.

After all, my father never paid attention to these things before.

But things are different now. Since yesterday's conversation, the father and daughter have come to understand and communicate with each other. Although Kuina's ideal has not changed, she still wants to strive to become the world's greatest swordsman.

But I am no longer troubled, no longer confused.

She is now more energetic than ever before!

How could someone like her be jealous of others?

It wasn't until Koushirou finished teaching that Abel entered the dojo with him, ready to spar again.

Baby-5 wasn't interested in that kind of thing, so it simply stayed outside.

"How about we spar with wooden swords today?"

"it is good."

This time, Abel did not refuse. Instead of using the wooden sword from the dojo, he took out his own wooden sword, Lake Toya.

Besides being easy to use, it is also important to double the learning efficiency during sword training.

Seeing that Abel had come prepared, Koushirou smiled slightly, and the two once again clashed using only their swordsmanship.

With Koushirou deliberately holding back, Abel was able to fully display his swordsmanship and learn from the battles what he didn't understand.

Then, to Koushirou's great surprise, he discovered that in just one night, his opponent's swordsmanship had improved significantly, and he had mastered many seemingly chaotic moves.

This rate of progress is absolutely terrifying!

He couldn't help but ask, "How long have you been learning swordsmanship?"

Abel hesitated for a moment, but still answered truthfully, "One year."

“Incredible, but it all makes sense now. Your problem is that your swordsmanship has grown too fast, causing your understanding of swordsmanship to lag behind.”

"I overestimated your talent as much as possible yesterday, but I still underestimated you."

A strange light flashed in Koushirou's eyes, but at the same time he felt a pang of regret.

If only he had met the boy in front of him a year earlier.

But the thought only flashed through his mind for a moment before he dismissed it.

Even though the other party had no intention of joining the Isshin Dojo to learn swordsmanship, he was not going to keep it a secret.

He was eager to know what heights such a rough gem could reach after his brief polishing.

This is probably what it means to have a broad mind as a teacher.

"You wanted to see the swordsmanship of the Frostmoon Clan, so watch carefully."

Suddenly, Koushirou picked up another wooden sword from the side, switching from one-sword style to two-sword style?!

Not only that, even his aura has changed completely!

When the sun has completely set and night falls.

The dojo doors opened once again.

Just like yesterday, Koushirou and Abel came out one after the other.

But the difference is that yesterday Abel's expression when he came out was more one of confusion and bewilderment, while today his brows were furrowed and his face was solemn.

"Will you come again tomorrow?"

As he was leaving, Koushirou asked a question.

Abel seemed still immersed in the previous battle. He never expected that the same person would be so different when using the one-sword style and the two-sword style.

It's like there's another 'Koushirou' hidden beneath that smiling face!

Even more violent and tyrannical!

Abel nodded, indicating that he would come again at the same time tomorrow.

He was eager to know just how much more skill this guy was hiding.

And this lasted for five consecutive days.

Gradually, the villagers of Shimotsuki Village seemed to get used to Abel and his sister going to Isshin Dojo to practice swordsmanship every day.

Especially after the initial misunderstanding was cleared up, many villagers apologized to them.

The only ones who still harbored some hostility were probably Koushirou's adult disciples.

They had never witnessed Abel's true abilities, so they naturally couldn't understand why their teacher valued an outsider so highly.

However, because the marks left by the Asura Aurora Slash were still there, they didn't foolishly provoke Abel.

They are envious and jealous, but they are not stupid.

Koushirou would not accept disciples whose conduct was subpar.

While Abel was practicing swordsmanship at the Isshin Dojo in the East Blue, Doflamingo, whose injuries had not yet healed, couldn't wait to launch a revenge attack on the Navy!

And demand that the Navy hand over Abel and Baby-5, who have already gone missing.

Doflamingo believed that Abel and Baby-5 must have been captured by the Navy.

Otherwise, why have we been out of contact for so long, and why can't we even get through to Den Den Mushi?

However, the navy believed that this was an excuse used by the Don Quixote family for revenge.

Because they didn't capture a single member of the Don Quixote family.

Even Mahbais and his two companions, who were prepared to sacrifice themselves and intercept the warship alone, managed to escape in the end.

The navy, on the other hand, suffered even greater losses, ending up with nothing.

Thus, neither side backed down and they began exchanging fire in various parts of Beihai.

Today the Donquixote Family attacked a naval branch base; tomorrow the Navy will destroy two of the Donquixote Family's underground black markets.

The Navy's strong response fueled Doflamingo's suspicions: if Abel and Baby-5 weren't captured by the Navy, then there was only one possibility—they had already died at their hands.

Otherwise, where else would people go?

Did it fly to the East China Sea in a flash?

The latest arrest warrant issued by the Navy seems to confirm Doflamingo's guess.

Doflamingo's bounty has skyrocketed to 250 million!

It instantly shocked the entire Beihai!

Once this arrest warrant is issued, no one in Beihai will dare to challenge the Don Quixote family again.