One Piece: Starting from Obtaining the Float-Float Fruit

"Sword Storm!"

With a massive sword aura unleashed, Anya's sword strike could be described as possessing the qualities of a great swordsman.

But it's limited to sword energy only.

He also applied the techniques of the Storm Kick to his sword. Gradually, Anya felt that he was getting better and better at using the sword. Sometimes, he didn't even feel that the sword was in his hand, but rather that it was a part of him.

Mihawk nodded in agreement. It had only been half a day, yet Anya had already found the technique so quickly.

Anya was very grateful to Mihawk; without his guidance, he would never have been able to wield the sword so skillfully so quickly.

"By the way, it's time to find a scabbard for these two swords of yours. A swordsman's strongest weapon is not fancy techniques or sword energy, but: Iaijutsu." Mihawk pointed to the two empty swords and offered his suggestion.

"Iaijutsu? Like a sword draw?" Anya asked, puzzled.

"That's right. Every swordsman uses Iaijutsu as one of their most powerful trump cards." Mihawk nodded.

Hmm~ Anya thought for a moment, and realized that Zoro's ultimate move was Iaijutsu, the Lion's Lament of One-Sword Style Iaijutsu and the Rashomon of Two-Sword Style Iaijutsu.

There's also a move called Ghostly Nine-Sword Style: Draw Sword - Play of the Dead. Judging from the name, it might also be a draw sword slash.

But Anya looked at Mihawk again. His greatsword only had two open slots at the back, which hardly qualify as a scabbard.

Mihawk seemed to sense his question and then said, "This is a large sword, not suitable for a scabbard, but that doesn't mean I can't use iaido."

After saying that, Hawkeye showed Anya his sword. He lightly stroked the hilt with one hand, and in a flash, a blade of light flashed, leaving many knife marks on the ship's deck.

Anya, using her Observation Haki, could barely make out Mihawk's movements—it was incredibly fast!

It's simply unimaginable how he could swing such a heavy knife at such a fast speed.

It wasn't just their strength; the techniques and precision with which they exerted their power also opened Anya's eyes.

Alas, although his swordsmanship has indeed improved somewhat, Anya is still far from perfect; he's currently using the sword purely as a stick.

However, there's no rush. Anya feels that making some progress every day is enough.

"By the way, Mihawk, which way are we going?" Anya suddenly asked.

Mihawk frowned. "Weren't you the one steering the boat? You're asking me?"

The two of them froze on the spot.

"What?! I saw you at the wheelhouse just now, I thought you were steering the ship." Anya's jaw almost dropped to the ground.

"My log pointer and permanent pointer are on my own ship, and my ship has been destroyed by you."

Anya immediately covered his forehead. Oh no! He had always thought that Mihawk, who sailed in a small boat every day, must be very experienced in navigation and could lead the way.

Unexpectedly, he destroyed both his save pointer and permanent pointer!

"So, you don't have any tracking pointers on you either?" Mihawk asked, somewhat incredulously.

Anya shrugged: "I was blown to that island by a storm."

A deathly silence fell over the surroundings; nothing could be heard except for the sound of the sea breeze.

"One more thing, we didn't bring much food at all."

Mihawk poured cold water on the idea again, as he had already checked the storage room and personally prepared the meals on the ship.

"So, do we have any way to get to the next island quickly?"

Mihawk shook his head. On the Grand Line, the weather is unpredictable and the magnetic field is chaotic. Finding an island depends on luck.

"Sigh, at this point, we can only rely on luck."

Anya sighed, then slapped the boat with her hand, and instantly, the boat flew into the air.

Stand tall and see far.

Mihawk took a sip of his drink and commented, "Not bad, but why didn't you use it before?"

"The power of the Float-Float Fruit is vulnerable to storms. Hopefully, we won't encounter any strong winds, otherwise I can't guarantee where we'll be blown away."

Anya lay on the deck, gazing at the sky. This trip had been absolutely terrible; who knew when she would ever complete the mission the dragon had given her…

"By the way, Mihawk, how did you forge your black sword? I also want to forge my two swords into black swords."

Although Anya knew the general idea that Armament Haki, once fully absorbed, would turn into a black blade, he still wanted to ask about the specific training process.

Mihawk generously shared his method: "During daily practice, always cover yourself with Armament Haki, and then constantly challenge strong enemies. Once your Armament Haki reaches a certain level, you will naturally master it."

After understanding how the black sword was forged, Anya incorporated Haki into her daily training.

The two floated in the air for two days.

Mihawk brought another piece of bad news.

"Our food is completely gone."

Anya leaned against the railing, sticking out her tongue, seemingly trying to spot any islands.

"If we continue like this, we'll starve to death on the ship sooner or later," Mihawk said as he walked to the stern.

He's about to unleash his ultimate weapon, the one he's always up to when sailing the seas.

Under Anya's puzzled gaze, Mihawk raised his Night Blade and swung it forcefully into the air.

Then, it unleashed amazing power!

"Wow! That's amazing! I can do that too! I want to try!"

No wonder he's a man who often sails alone at sea; I never knew he could do this!

Perhaps Mihawk was in a hurry to use the restroom on the Grand Line and used his knife to speed up, which was seen by Krieg's fleet, leading to the killing of him to silence him.

As sword energy exploded wildly in the sky, the ship's speed even reached the point of producing a sonic boom.

As the ship sped along, the two men kept their eyes glued to the sea, trying to spot an island.

"Stop, I've found an island." Mihawk suddenly sheathed his knife.

After Anya saw him stop, she also stopped moving. Swinging the sword so intensely was really too exhausting!

Mihawk pointed in a direction, his Observation Haki detecting a sizable island.

It must be said that Mihawk's Observation Haki range is not to be underestimated. Anya clearly did not sense anything. No wonder he is the man who could accurately hit Luffy across half the map with a single sword aura during the Marineford War.

Anya is growing to admire Mihawk more and more. No, she has to trick him into joining her crew. The fake Pirate King is recruiting the future world's greatest swordsman, while the real Pirate King is directly recruiting the world's greatest swordsman!

As the two approached the area, they discovered that there seemed to be some warships and a super luxurious ship around the island.

"Let's abandon ship, we're too conspicuous!" Anya offered a reasonable suggestion.

Mihawk naturally understood this principle, so the two of them quietly flew into the city.

At this moment, everyone in the Kingdom of Kalmar was making intensive preparations to welcome the people who were about to arrive on the island.

As member states of the world government, they are required to pay a huge amount of celestial gold every year!

In previous years, their tribute of celestial gold was a normal occurrence, but for some reason, it attracted the attention of the Celestial Dragons, who wanted to personally inspect their kingdom.

Both sides of the street were lined with kneeling people, including the king and his ministers.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, a Celestial Dragon wearing a bubble mask and with purple hair rode a tall slave slowly down the street.