Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me!

Rocks didn't want to travel back and forth, so he accepted Neptune's offer.

After the lively dinner, everyone returned to their rooms to rest.

the next day.

Rocks woke up very early.

Although he drank quite a bit of alcohol yesterday, Rocks' physique is extremely abnormal.

The alcohol in the body has long since evaporated and been metabolized.

If you don't want to get drunk, Rocks can't get drunk.

After washing up, Locke left the room and went outside.

The air on Fishman Island is very fresh, much better than on the mainland.

Even the back mountains of some islands don't have this kind of air.

Taking a breath of fresh air, Lockes remarked, "This place is even more comfortable than Sky Island; it's a great place to retire."

Fishman Island is the most comfortable place for Locus to live, even more so than Sky Island, making it a great place to retire.

After finishing his reflections, Rocks went to the open space in front of the reception hall, drew his Seven Star Sword from his waist, and began practicing the Isshin-ryu swordsmanship with great effort...

Now that he has decided to resume practicing the Isshin-ryu swordsmanship, Rocks will not hesitate.

Speaking of which...

Since mastering the Flying Slash, Rocks has hardly practiced Isshin-ryu swordsmanship.

This used to be an essential part of his daily training...

I've realized I've been a bit lax!

If he continues to practice Isshin-ryu swordsmanship, why would Kuina dare to accept his challenge to a duel?

Do you really think his swordsmanship skills are bad?

He, Rocks, didn't believe in this nonsense!

Not only Lox got up early, but also Kuina, the "Queen of Scrolls."

Seeing Rocks practicing the Isshin-ryu swordsmanship, she fell silent: "..."

Rocks's swordsmanship...

It's the same as before.

Anyway, it looks very awkward and out of place, not much different from waving a fire poker.

This isn't the level expected of a renowned swordsman...

Swordmaster and great swordmaster are titles for powerful swordsmen, not classifications of skill levels.

Only renowned swordsmen are given the title of sword masters, and the great sword master is the best among them.

Throughout the entire world, only a select few can be called great swordsmen.

Rocks absolutely deserves the title of Great Swordsman!

"Although my father did say that swordsmen also have different styles, schools, and areas of expertise, but..."

Kuina rubbed her temples and couldn't help but mutter, "Rocks is so weird..."

Rocks possesses a photographic memory and learns other things very quickly.

When they were coating the Sabaody Archipelago, they quickly learned most of Rayleigh's skills.

Even with more difficult attacks like those from Zephyr and Garp, you can counter their techniques after just a few exchanges, eventually mastering similar attacks...

Why are you so bad at swordsmanship?

Rocks has been practicing the basic swordsmanship of the Isshin Dojo for several years, yet he still manages to produce this chaotic and incoherent mess...

Kuina couldn't understand!

Good morning, Kuina.

Robin got up too.

She planned to explore the island today, and when she arrived here, she saw Kuina and greeted her...

Then she saw Rocks practicing his swordsmanship. After glancing at him, Robin's expression turned strange.

"He's Rocks, isn't he? He's the 'Black Winged Demon' Rocks with a bounty of 3 billion Berries, isn't he?"

"Why is his swordsmanship... like this?"

Although Robin is not a swordsman, she can still tell the difference between good and bad swordsmanship.

The swordsmanship that Rocks was displaying at this moment...

To be honest, she felt that Rocks using the Seven Star Sword was an insult to the Seven Star Sword...

Is Captain Rocks' swordsmanship really that bad?

In the past, when Rocks fought, his moves were wide and sweeping, so it was hard to tell what he was really like.

Looking at it now...

Just as Kuina said before, Rocks' swordsmanship is really hard to evaluate!

Kuina didn't know what to say, and said rather speechlessly, "He's been like this since his first time practicing swordsmanship, and he still is. You could say he hasn't made any progress in this area."

"If you think about it, it's been seven years, hasn't it?"

She first met Lox seven years ago.

This was the case when Rocks first practiced swordsmanship, and after seven years of arduous training, the situation remained unchanged.

Time seemed to have left no trace on Rocks...

Yes, in terms of finger sword techniques!

That's why she couldn't understand the reason.

Logically speaking, even someone without talent shouldn't be in this situation after seven years.

Don't even mention that Rocks was a genius among geniuses...

It can only be said that in terms of skillful swordsmanship, Rocks had absolutely no talent whatsoever, even less than a paramecium!

Seven years?

Robin opened his mouth.

For a moment, they were speechless.

Robin felt he knew Rocks better: "Are you sure you're not mistaken? Rocks practiced swordsmanship for seven years, and this is the result?"

Guina shrugged: "That's just how it is."

"Hey, what are you doing there? Are you trying to belittle me?"

Even without using Observation Haki, Rocks noticed Kuina and Robin's arrival.

Hearing their conversation, Locke's lips twitched slightly: "What do you mean by 'it's only to this extent'? Compared to the beginning, I think you've improved a lot. Isn't this quite methodical?"

Compared to when he first started learning swordsmanship, Rocks' swordsmanship has definitely improved.

Don't take his ascetic practices lightly!

He admitted that he was not good at technical swordsmanship, but it was absolutely impossible for him not to have made any progress!

Kuina smiled and said, "Then try practicing the Isshin-ryu swordsmanship again."

"Let's practice, it'll be exactly the same as before!"

Rocks was very confident.

He possessed a photographic memory and had long since mastered the Isshin-ryu swordsmanship he had practiced.

The reason he was able to comprehend the "Realm of Cutting Iron" was because he had already mastered the "Breath of All Things".

Otherwise, how could it possibly cut through steel?

Relying on brute force?

Stop kidding me!

His movements and angles in Isshin-ryu swordsmanship are absolutely identical, like the most precise machine without any deviation!

then……

The girl's clear, melodious voice then rang out, describing Locke's actions and deviations:

"No, this time your sword swing was five centimeters off-center compared to before. It was clearly just a simple upward slash, how could it be five centimeters off-center?"

"This time, the shoulder was lower than before, causing it to shift by three centimeters!"

"No way, it's just a vertical split, why is it 10 centimeters crooked? You did it on purpose, didn't you?"

"This one too... Hmm, never mind. After watching you practice your swordsmanship, I feel like I don't know swordsmanship at all anymore. You should just give up. This time, nothing is the same as before..."

The more Guina looked, the more exhausted she became.

It seems that the more serious Rocks is, the greater the deviation in his movements becomes?

She really couldn't give a good evaluation of Rocks' swordsmanship.

As she watched, she began to feel that she was "not suited" to practice swordsmanship. To put it simply, she had lost all "feel" for it!

"Pfft... Hahahaha!"

Listening to Kuina's sarcastic remarks and seeing Rocks' face as black as the bottom of a pot, Robin couldn't help but laugh...

Did Rocks have this side to him?

What an interesting little man!

Seeing the glare from Rocks, Robin's smile faded, but the amusement in her eyes was still quite evident.

"Well... I didn't mean to, it's just... um, I found it very interesting... Captain, please don't take offense..."

Rocks' face darkened: "..."

He didn't think Guina would deliberately cause trouble.