Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

What will happen if we encounter Mihawk rowing a boat with a black knife in Chapter 32?

Whiskey Peak is home to many bounty hunters, and Bane currently enjoys exceptional prestige among them. After all, most bounty hunters never make it to the top and rely on hunting small-time pirates to make a living, especially the people of Whiskey Peak.

Bane, on the other hand, was the one who killed the Whitebeard Pirates' captain, making him a legend among bounty hunters.

Therefore, when Bane announced at the port that he was recruiting some underlings, many bounty hunters signed up, hoping to join Bane's ranks.

There are probably many ill-intentioned people among them, such as members of Baroque Works, but Bane didn't care. He was just recruiting some workers, and he had no intention of hiding his whereabouts for the time being, nor would he reveal any core secrets to these people, so it didn't matter.

Therefore, after staying at Whiskey Peak for five days, Bane and his gang not only prepared the magnetic field of the ancient island of Little Garden, but also recruited six hundred henchmen. They then sailed away from the bounty hunters' gathering place in their shark ship and headed to Little Garden.

After entering the Grand Line, it was obvious that it was different from the stable order of the East Blue. Only a few days after leaving Whiskey Peak, we encountered two pirate crews on the way.

There was no need for Bane to lift a finger. Zoro, along with six hundred bounty hunters of varying skill levels, simply ganged up on them and overwhelmingly defeated both groups of pirates. They then imprisoned the bounty hunters on the ship and divided up the treasure among them.

The bounties for these two pirate groups were quite modest, one being a little over ten million and the other around twenty million. Bane didn't bother to find out anything about them; they were just small fry anyway.

The Shark Spab is a large three-masted sailing ship with a very spacious deck, large enough to accommodate more than two hundred people without feeling crowded.

At this moment, a burly pirate hunter, under Nami's guidance, was wielding the helm and controlling the ship's direction.

Meanwhile, Zoro was training under the mast. However, unlike before, he wasn't practicing swordplay or strengthening his body. Instead, he sat cross-legged under the mast, entering a meditative state, hoping to gain control of his body and develop Observation Haki.

On the other side, things were quite lively. A thick rope, as thick as an arm, stretched across the entire deck. At one end were sixty or seventy strong men, their faces flushed, pulling hard on the rope as if they were in a tug-of-war.

At the other end of the rope, Bane, holding it with one hand, shouted, "Give it your all! Haven't you guys eaten? If it's too much, just bring some more people. There's no pressure at all!"

That's right. Lacking suitable training equipment, Bane had a brilliant idea: he used these burly young men as his tools, training their strength here every day.

With Bane's shouts, more than twenty strong men quickly joined the tug-of-war team. However, this still did not allow Bane to use both hands. He pulled the rope with one arm and rhythmically pulled it back to achieve the effect of exercise.

It has to be said that his move really shocked these pirate hunters. They had only heard that he was strong before, but now they could really feel how strong he was!

Originally, Bane thought that the Dark-Dark Fruit was the key to his survival in this world. Now he has realized that although the Dark-Dark Fruit is not bad, his body's growth rate and his E-rank ability, which was unremarkable in his original world, are the real path to success!

They're growing way too fast!

Even Bane felt like he was cheating!

The day before yesterday morning, he conducted a test with Zoro. Under the protection of both Iron Body and Haki, he neither dodged nor avoided, and took Zoro's full-force attack head-on.

The result was that Bane had a bloody wound on his chest. However, Zoro was very dissatisfied with this because the cut had only broken through part of Bane's skin and muscle tissue, and had not even reached the bone!

Even though Haki and Iron Body contributed to this, Zoro was still shocked by Bane's physical abilities.

Even more incredibly, by the next day, Bane's injuries were almost completely healed, leaving no scars, only a slight red mark that hadn't faded yet!

On one hand, the Dark-Dark Fruit was absorbing the injuries; on the other hand, Bane's self-healing ability had become stronger!

Although there are no numerical values ​​to compare, Bane felt that if he continued to grow at this rate, his physical abilities would very likely reach the level of monsters like Charlotte Linlin and Kaido in the near future.

In the few days since leaving Whiskey Peak, Bane's physical condition has changed again. His original physique remained the same, but his weight increased. In the last two days, he also found that his height had increased. He was only close to two meters before, but now he is two meters tall.

He guessed that perhaps his original physique had reached its physical limit, and if he wanted to go further, he would have to make his physique even more robust and powerful.

"No, these guys are useless," Bane thought helplessly, gripping the rope with one hand.

It's time to buy some training equipment, but for someone of his strength level, finding suitable equipment is very difficult.

"There are two giants in the small garden. Perhaps we could learn some training techniques for strength from them?" Bane suddenly remembered this.

Just as Bane was thinking about these things, Nami suddenly shouted, "Bane, there's a small boat ahead, right in our path! If we don't avoid it, we might crash into it!"

Bane paused for a moment, then asked, "What kind of ship is it? Why didn't it avoid us?"

"It looks like a small sampan, maybe a wrecked lifeboat. I think we should help them," Nami said, observing the situation through her monoculars.

Bane waved to signal the end of the tug-of-war, then walked to the edge of the deck and looked in the direction Nami pointed. As far as the eye could see, there was only a small black dot at the horizon, but the ship was not clearly visible.

"There's only one person on the boat, that's really bad luck. The boat looks like a coffin lid. Hahaha, and that guy is even paddling with a ridiculous oar," Nami said with a laugh.

Upon hearing this, Bane initially wanted to laugh, but soon, as if he had thought of something, his expression turned to surprise. He quickly walked to Nami's side, snatched the binoculars, and looked towards the small sampan.

The instant he looked over, he seemed to meet a sharp gaze, and this was no illusion!

The world's greatest swordsman, Dracule Mihawk!

This guy somehow ended up on this route, and what's even more awkward is that the moment their eyes met, Mihawk was paddling his black sword, Night, in a small boat.

This is so awkward!

Immediately afterward, Bane noticed that Mihawk's brows were furrowed in displeasure, as if he was very unhappy about being seen in such an embarrassing state.

Then, Bane watched as the guy straightened his wrist, and the black sword Night, which was originally stuck in the seawater, was suddenly lifted up and pulled out of the sea. Immediately afterwards, a dark green slash instantly cleaved the calm sea between them and slashed towards Bane at an extremely fast speed!

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

At the very moment Mihawk made his move, Zoro, who had been meditating, suddenly opened his eyes, looking at the slash that was coming towards them with a look of surprise!

"So strong!" That was the only thought in Zoro's mind.

"Damn it!" Bane cursed, "Is this guy really that bad-tempered?"

So what if someone saw me rowing a boat with a famous sword? Was it really necessary to resort to violence over a mere disagreement?

In an instant, Bane understood why Mihawk could be classified as a "pirate" by the Navy—he was simply unscrupulous!

With such a large ship, it was impossible to avoid it. After cursing Mihawk, Bane unleashed his Dark-Dark Fruit power without saying a word, reaching out to block the bow of the ship and pulling out a dark curtain that completely covered the ship!

In the blink of an eye, almost the instant the curtain of darkness opened, the slash struck the darkness, only to be dissipated by the powerful devouring force and abyssal properties of the Dark-Dark Fruit.

This also shows that, at least defensively, the Dark-Dark Fruit has a very strong characteristic; as long as it can catch an attack, it can absorb all attacks.

On the small boat, Mihawk watched this scene with a look of interest.

(End of this chapter)