Pirates: Martial Arts Masters on the Straw Hat Ship

Outside the weapons shop on the back street of Loguetown.

Ronan walked out of the dimly lit shop, carrying a heavy weapon in his hand.

It wasn't the eighteen-foot iron spear he longed for, but a long, black staff about three meters long.

It has no sharp spearhead, only a rustic and rough texture, seemingly forged from some unknown metal.

"Hey, Ronan."

Zoro, with three swords at his waist, frowned slightly as he looked at the weapon in Ronan's hand: "Didn't you keep saying you wanted to use a gun? This firewood stick... isn't quite right?"

The Mediterranean-looking shopkeeper had been rummaging through the warehouse for ages, but couldn't find a suitable gun. Instead, he pulled out this long-forgotten "scrap metal" from a corner of the warehouse.

It is said that the material is too heavy, has a high ignition point and cannot be recycled, and has no cutting edge, which is why it has been unable to be sold.

In the end, seeing that Ronan really wanted the long weapon, they simply gave it to him.

"Not suitable?"

Ronan stopped, his fingers gently tracing the cold, intricate patterns on the stick, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

"Buzz—"

He held the stick in one hand and suddenly flicked his wrist.

The heavy ebony stick vibrated in the air, producing a deep, muffled hum that instantly dispersed the surrounding dust.

"It's heavy, hard, and incredibly resilient."

Ronan nodded in satisfaction. He could sense that the material of this stick was extraordinary, even several times stronger than the ordinary steel he had used before.

"So-called spear techniques are derived from staff techniques. A spear thrusts in a straight line, while a staff sweeps across a wide area. For me now, as long as I have enough strength, I can kill someone regardless of whether there's a spearhead or not."

Ronan slung the black stick behind his back, his gaze fixed on the Grand Line, a hint of anticipation in his voice:

"Moreover, this is just a prototype. Once we reach the Grand Line, if we can get our hands on some Seastone, we can forge a spearhead and embed it in it..."

"Seastone?" Zoro raised an eyebrow. "That kind of stone that's said to render Devil Fruit users powerless?"

"That's right." Ronan's lips curled into a slight smile. "Back then, this was the true 'Power Buster Gun'."

The two stopped at the intersection.

"I'm going to the herbal medicine shop." Ronan pointed to another street. "Want to come along?"

"Ah, then I'll go wander around somewhere else." Zoro pressed his hand on the new sword at his waist. "I also need to practice with 'Yubashiri' and 'Kitetsu'."

The two went their separate ways.

For the next few hours, Ronan wandered through the various pharmacies in Loguetown.

Although the names of medicinal herbs in this world are different from those in my previous life, their pharmacological properties are the same.

Ronan, with his exceptional knowledge of identifying medicinal herbs, spent all the borrowed pele and finally gathered the necessary ingredients.

"Red Flame Grass to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis instead of Safflower, Dragon Beard Vine to relax muscles and promote blood flow instead of Clematis chinensis, and this old ginseng of good age..."

Ronan looked at the package full of medicinal herbs and felt reassured.

With these, everyone's physical fitness can reach a new level.

Just then, a commotion arose from the town center, and dark clouds began to gather in the sky, quickly darkening the once bright sky.

"The wind is picking up..."

Ronan glanced at the sky, his eyes narrowing slightly: "It's about time. The show at the execution platform should have already started."

He slung his medicine bag over his shoulder, picked up his ebony stick, and dashed towards the square where the execution platform was located with lightning speed.

Central Square in Rogge Town.

The square was already packed with people.

On that towering execution platform where the Pirate King Roger was once executed, an absurd yet thrilling farce is unfolding.

Luffy was pinned to the execution platform with a huge wooden yoke around his neck and wrists.

Beside him, Bucky, a man with a red nose and clown makeup, was raising a large knife and laughing wildly.

"Hahahaha! Damn Straw Hat Boy! Today is your death day!!"

Pakistan's arrogant laughter echoed across the square.

"Luffy!!"

Nami and Usopp screamed in terror amidst the crowd.

Zoro and Sanji were fighting their way in from the outside, but the Buggy Pirates and Alvida's subordinates were too numerous to kill in a short time.

When Ronan arrived at the edge of the square, he witnessed this critical moment.

"Should we cut it...?"

Unlike the others, Ronan did not panic. Instead, he stopped, found a high place with a wide view, and crossed his arms with great interest.

In the original storyline, the sword was broken by lightning.

That's the "luck" of the chosen one.

but now……

Ronan's gaze pierced through the crowd and landed on Luffy's fearless face.

"Prepare to die!!"

Buggy roared, stepping on Luffy's shoulders with both feet. With the gleaming, specially made greatsword in his hand, filled with the joy of revenge and all his strength, he slashed down fiercely at Luffy's neck!

"call--!!"

The wind from the blade was fierce and unstoppable.

The people in the square covered their eyes, while Nami and Usopp stared in disbelief.

however.

"when--!!!!"

A deafening, metallic clang, like the striking of an ancient bell, instantly drowned out all the noise.

There was no blood splattering.

No one was beheaded.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

Bucky remained frozen in his downward-slashing pose, completely rooted to the spot.

His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets from extreme shock, and his mouth was agape to its limit.

The greatsword in his hand, powerful enough to cut through rocks, failed to penetrate Luffy's neck at all when it struck him. Instead, it seemed to have struck an indestructible piece of refined gold!

The enormous recoil force is transmitted along the blade.

"collapse!!"

That heavy broadsword, right before everyone's eyes, snapped in two!

The broken blade spun out and embedded itself in the wooden plank of the execution platform.

The entire room fell silent.

"Huh?!"

"The knife...the knife broke?!"

"That straw hat kid... is his neck made of iron?!"

A gasp of disbelief erupted from the crowd.

On the execution platform, Luffy was still stuck in the wooden shackles.

Luffy stared at Buggy, who was dumbfounded and only had half a sword hilt left in his hand, and grinned, revealing an extremely irritating yet confident smile:

"Hehehe!"

"What's wrong, Red Nose? Your knife seems to be of poor quality?"

Ronan watched this scene from a distance, his lips twitching slightly involuntarily.

"This guy... I never expected him to have such a twisted sense of humor."

Ronan shook his head helplessly.

Luffy could have easily broken the wooden shackles and escaped, but he chose to take the blow head-on.

It seems that while the iconic scene of "dying with a smile on the execution platform" is gone, a new iconic scene of "breaking the executioner's blade on the execution platform" has emerged.