Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me!

"Just in time, a foolish sea king has taken the bait. Now I'll show you how terrifying my sword strike is!"

Rocks drew his nameless sword from his waist and raised it above his head.

His gaze became focused and sharp at this moment, and Armament Haki wrapped around the sword's edge.

Poised and ready to act!

Extreme Slash!

An ultimate slash!

This sword strike requires a brief moment of preparation to ensure that the most powerful strike can be delivered!

Strength, dominance, understanding of swordsmanship, and unwavering belief are all poured into this sword strike.

That was Rocks' strongest sword strike!

"Roar!!"

Just as Rocks was gathering his strength, a sea monster resembling a sea serpent with menacing fangs burst out of the seabed.

It opened its gaping maw and bit down at the bait hanging at the bow of the boat.

This bait was placed by the fisherman Rocks, specifically to catch sea monsters and sea kings.

Lox discovered long ago that the stronger the organism, the more "energy" it has.

The meat of marine mammals and sea monsters contains more energy than the meat of ordinary livestock.

It can better meet Lox's daily needs.

"Extreme Slash!"

Just as the sea serpent king was about to swallow the bait, Rocks made his move.

With a stomp of his foot, he charged toward the sea serpent.

A sword, poised to strike, suddenly slashed down!

*Sizzle!*

The sword sliced ​​through the air and struck the sea serpent.

With a soft sound, the sea serpent, which was over ten meters long, was split in two at that moment.

"Ouch!"

The sea serpent let out a piercing roar, its body split in two, its blood splattering and staining the seawater red...

Life is entering its final countdown.

After cutting the sea serpent, an invisible slash shot out from the blade of Rocks' sword.

'Hiss hiss hiss...'

The sea was cleaved by this invisible strike, as if a "thread" stretched into the distance...

"what?"

Watching that slash cut through the sea and leave "threads" on the surface.

Rocks exclaimed in surprise, "Flying Slash?"

It can strike the target from a distance; this is a flying slash!

Rocks pondered to himself, "Could it be that the 'feedback' from the Void Transformation allowed me to naturally comprehend the Flying Slash?"

He is in a certain "balance" with the illusory existence within his body.

The increased power of the void will also be reflected in him, thus enhancing his strength.

of course.

There is a limit to how much this feedback can improve.

If there's no limit to how much this feedback can improve, then the void will be suppressed forever, and it won't pose any threat at all...

His sudden mastery of the Flying Slash must be related to the feedback he received from the Hollow earlier!

"Old Duke said I don't have much talent in swordsmanship? That's utter nonsense!"

Rocks then made another sarcastic remark about old Duke, saying that the old man's judgment was indeed limited.

He said so.

How could his talent in swordsmanship be lacking?

Look, he's even mastered the Flying Slash now!

He has taken another step closer to becoming the world's greatest swordsman.

Rocks was delighted!

Recalling what had just happened, Kuina couldn't help but ask, "That was a flying slash! How did you do that?!"

Rocks's swordsmanship...

Let's not talk about it!

But why is it that Rocks, whose swordsmanship is so terrible, can still unleash a flying slash?

We can't just rely on brute force, can we?

Can you unleash a flying slash with brute force?

"That's talent! I'm a genius when it comes to swordsmanship!"

Back on deck, Lockes naturally took it as his talent: "If you want to catch up with me, you'll need to work much harder!"

Kuina: "..."

Whether it was through brute force or not, the fact remains that Rocks was able to unleash the Flying Slash.

In terms of swordsmanship, she seems to be far behind...

"Hey, stop saying things I don't understand!"

Seeing the two chatting so enthusiastically, Nami couldn't help but interject, "What was that just now? Was that your power, Rocks?"

With a single sword stroke, the sea serpent was cleaved in two, even cutting a line through the surface of the sea...

Nami couldn't understand what was going on!

"You ask so many questions."

Rocks glanced at Nami.

However, he kindly explained, "A spear can be used for both close-range and long-range attacks, and so can swordsmanship."

"A sword is never just a weapon that can only be used at close range."

Nami was speechless: "You better be referring to the same type of gun!"

"Just an example."

Rocks shrugged: "Once you master swordsmanship to a certain level, you can unleash a flying slash and kill people from a great distance."

Thinking of that scene, Nami swallowed hard: "People like that exist on the high seas? Wouldn't that be more terrifying than cannonballs?"

Chapter 26 alarmed Garp!

"Cannonballs? Don't use those toys to measure the strength of a warrior. Let me put it this way: a powerful swordsman can split Cocoyasi Village in two with a single sword strike!"

"Well... um... I've been thinking, and I don't think I'm suited for going to sea. Could you take me back to Cocoyasi Village? I can repay your kindness in other ways..."

"Hehe, it's too late. Once you're on the pirate ship, there's no getting off."

"Waaaaah, I want to go home, I want to go home..."

Nami was on the verge of tears.

The dangers of the sea were far greater than she had realized.

She knew that both Kuina and Rocks aimed to become the world's greatest swordsman!

In other words...

They will have to face a terrifying "enemy" that can split Cocoyasi Village in two with a single sword strike.

The thought alone terrified her!

Nami suddenly didn't want to go to sea anymore...

"Don't even think about it. I told you before, even if you hadn't agreed to come on board, I would have taken you with me. You'll have no choice but to be my navigator!"

Rocks bared his teeth at Nami, rejecting her idea.

Nami: "..."

Rocks sensed something with his Observation Haki and looked in one direction: "Found the location of the Baratie sea restaurant. Let's go, let's try their food..."

The ship turned around.

Head towards the location of the Barratier restaurant.

What Lox didn't know was...

The slash he just unleashed, a slash that went beyond the range of his Observation Haki, alerted a warship sailing at sea...

……

On the sea.

A dog-headed warship is sailing at sea.

The bow position.

A burly man wearing a dog-head hat and a navy justice cloak looked at the flying slash that swept past him and couldn't help but show a surprised expression: "Oh? Flying slash?"

"There's actually a swordsman here in the East Sea?"

The dog-headed navy officer laughed loudly: "Pfft, hahaha, this is really interesting. Could it be some monster returning to the East Blue from the Grand Line? Or is it a monster that has been hiding for a very long time?"

A swordsman capable of unleashing flying slashes has emerged from the East Sea, the weakest of seas.

This piqued his interest...