Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

Ever since that red-haired guy staked his life on the so-called New World, he hasn't had a decent opponent in his world.

That swordsman from the East Sea has potential, but that's all he has.

Right now, we have a ready-made opponent.

Hawkeye casually swung his hand, slicing a large, twisted piece of the ship's hull blocking his way in two, and then locked his gaze on Luffy once again.

"Play a few rounds with me."

Hawkeye slowly raised the black sword in his hand and said, "I'm quite interested in your current side as a swordsman."

"You all want to fight so badly!"

Luffy returned a dark red slash.

Overlord Blade - Slash!

"Night Cross Slash." Hawkeye also swung his sword, the emerald green slashes intertwining into a cross as he met the attack.

The sword energies clashed once more.

This is a feast that fanatical fighters can hardly refuse.

Meanwhile, on a warship belonging to the naval forces...

"Lord Luffy!"

Hancock held her hands to her heart, gazing in fascination at Luffy, who was dominating the battlefield, even defeating Mihawk.

Her pretty face flushed, and her eyes almost sparkled with pink hearts.

Just now, Luffy clashed with Whitebeard's Conqueror's Haki, punched away a giant vice admiral, and clashed with Mihawk's sword aura... Every single action was incredibly cool in her eyes!

Ah ~

My brain has already recorded it, and I can play it on a loop.

"Huh? Why is this pirate empress making that face?"

A naval soldier standing nearby, looking at Hancock's infatuated expression with a puzzled expression, subconsciously spoke up.

"Shut your mouth!"

Her beautiful fantasy was shattered, and Hancock instantly flew into a rage!

She whirled around, her long, beautiful legs whipping out like a lash. Her fragrant kick, imbued with Armament Haki and the power of the Love-Love Fruit, slammed into the Marine soldier!

Snapped!

The naval soldier didn't even have time to scream before half of his body turned into grayish-white stone!

The expression of astonishment still lingered on the stiff stone statue's face.

"Hey! Why are you attacking your own people?!"

The other navy personnel nearby were shocked and enraged, and they all raised their weapons and aimed them at Hancock.

Aren't the Seven Warlords of the Sea on the same side as them?!

"Who says we're on your side?"

Hancock straightened up, looking down at the marines with an air of cold disdain on her beautiful face. "I only promised you that I would deal with Whitebeard!"

What's the difference?!

"I am furious!"

Hancock stared at Luffy, then at the Hawkeye, gritting her teeth: "How dare you attack Lord Luffy! Unforgivable!"

Let's rush over and turn that Hawkeye guy into stone!

As soon as they arrived on the road, Luffy smiled at her and shook his head slightly.

After all, their positions were different, and Hancock's help in getting him into Impel Down was enough.

Hancock froze instantly, the murderous intent on her face melting away like ice and snow, replaced by a flushed red. She covered her face with her hands, lost in an even more beautiful fantasy:

"Lord Luffy is concerned about me, ah~"

Since Lord Luffy said to hand it over to him, then let's hand it over to him!

When will I be able to hand myself over to him as well?

Ah ~

Is that a straw hat?

The elite lieutenant generals on the surrounding battlefield watched this scene with solemn expressions.

Flying squirrel, Fire Mountain, Strawberry... I first saw the Straw Hats when the Buster Call was activated at Enies Lobby.

At that time, Luffy's fight with Aokiji already showed initial signs of strength.

And Admiral Kizaru, Vice Admiral Garp, Whitebeard, Mihawk...

Has it become that powerful?

"Until now, I've finally run out of energy,"

As the flying squirrel watched Luffy and Mihawk's battle, it instinctively gripped the hilt of its sword and said, "They're already showing signs of exhaustion."

This is the situation that should be happening.

From Impel Down onwards, Luffy has been engaged in a fierce battle with Magellan, and intelligence indicates that Blackbeard, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, has also caused Luffy considerable trouble.

Is it a monster that it hasn't shown signs of weakness even now?

Huoshaoshan muttered, "It doesn't look like it."

It doesn't seem like fatigue.

And it seemed that they were wary of something and did not go all out?

At this stage of the war, what is this man still hiding?

"Aren't you going to use your full strength?"

Hawkeye stared at the man in front of him.

Luffy laughed and said, "That's already my full strength."

Covered in a dark and domineering aura, the demonic intent clashed and collided with the world's strongest Black Blade Night at a speed and trajectory that were difficult for the naked eye to perceive!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The dense clang of metal clashing together formed a continuous sound!

Each collision sparked dazzling sparks and scattered black and red sword energy, cutting the surrounding ice surface into countless holes.

The two figures transformed into two blurry afterimages, rapidly traversing and colliding across the icy plain, then separating, and then colliding again!

Both the navy and the pirates instinctively moved away from the area where they were fighting, fearing that they would be caught in the crossfire by the terrifying sword energy that was spreading out.

Until the final, violent collision.

With a clang.

The sparks exploded like fireworks.

The two figures suddenly separated, each sliding backward several meters, leaving deep tracks on the ice.

Luffy lowered his eyes and raised his hand to touch his cheek.

A thin line of blood appeared on his left cheek, from which a drop of blood seeped out.

He looked at Hawkeye across from him.

Hawkeye also looked down at his right forearm.

There was a tear in the sleeve, and a shallow scar on the arm as well.

"This isn't your full strength, is it?"

Hawkeye asked, "What are you worried about?"

"There are many things to worry about. We're not one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea; we're trying to escape from here."

Luffy squinted.

The icy sea area centered on Impel Down is quite vast. The innermost circle consists of escaped prisoners, the outermost circle is the Navy led by the three admirals, the next outermost circle is the Whitebeard Pirates, then the Navy, and finally the Whitebeard Pirates' main fleet.

The lines are clearly defined.

The navy still holds an absolute advantage here.

Most importantly, Luffy vaguely sensed several unusual auras.

Friend or foe?

At times like this, it's unlikely there will be any friendly forces.

Therefore, facing an opponent like Hawkeye is very troublesome.

Is that so?

Hawkeye looked at the scars on his arm, and a noticeable change finally appeared on his usually expressionless face.

That's the kind of excitement that comes when you encounter an opponent you're willing to go all out against.

"I have never seen such talent in swordsmanship as yours, to have grown to this level in such a short time."

Hawkeye spoke slowly, gripping the black sword Night tightly in his hand.

"what,"

Luffy wiped the blood from his face and grinned, "I've paid a lot too."

The hellish training in the "One Piece Training Program" is something not everyone can endure.

However, this kind of thing...

"There might have been some cheating involved."

"Cheating?"

Hawkeye shook his head slightly. "Power has no inherent good or evil, and there are no shortcuts in the way of the sword. The power you can hold in your hands is the real power."

"A very evocative statement."