One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

It turns out that Moria had inserted Hawkins' shadow into the body of Oz the Demon.

Although shadows do not have the memories of their owners, they have some instincts and sometimes make similar habitual movements to their owners.

Lark looked at Hawkins with a strange expression and said softly, "You guessed right. Moria was indeed defeated by Brother Rorschach some time ago. I remember that at the time, many shadows escaped from those zombie soldiers."

"So it was you who defeated Moria." Hawkins looked at Rorschach, nodded, and said in a very mystical way, "This is the destiny of entangled cause and effect. If we hadn't met in the North Sea, there would have been no subsequent causal effect. Every sip and every bite is preordained."

Rorschach rolled his eyes.

He thought Hawkins would definitely get along with the eccentric monk Uluki.

One is like a charlatan, the other is a real charlatan.

However, Hawkins is right.

Fate is indeed a wonderful thing.

Rorschach never expected that his victory over Moria in Alabasta would inadvertently rescue Hawkins.

This can be considered as repaying the kindness he showed me when we fought against Mig Jones in the North Sea.

He reached out and patted Hawkins on the shoulder with a touch of emotion, saying with some anticipation, "Hawkins, since you haven't decided where to go yet, how about joining the Navy?"

He patted his chest and vowed, "Join the Navy, and I'll protect you! When the time comes, you and Law will go straight to the New World to guard a region, and promotions and riches will be just around the corner!"

Jonathan, who had been arguing with Crocus for a while, couldn't stand it anymore after hearing this.

"Hey, Rorschach, what's with that tone? It's like you're pimping. Isn't the Navy supposed to be a sacred and righteous force? This is Hawkins, right? Hehehe, let me introduce you. I am Jonathan Barnett, the president of the Bounty Hunter Guild. I am the world's number one hunter who killed the great pirate Captain John. My nicknames are King of Hunters, Criminal Buster, and Hero of Paradise."

Jonathan rubbed his hands together, grinning as he stared at Hawkins. "Want to join my Bounty Hunter Guild? Five-star hunters and above get excellent benefits. Not only will we not charge you any handling fees on the bounties you earn, but we'll also pay you a salary."

Luo Xia narrowed his eyes. "You old bastard, are you trying to steal my man?"

Jonathan sat up straight with a flourish, arms crossed. "Don't say that, Rorschach. Let's compete fairly. Where Mr. Hawkins wants to go is his own choice. You can't force someone to do something they don't want. Maybe he wants to join my Bounty Hunter Guild?"

Rorschach was furious with him. Pointing at Zoro beside him, he said, "I recommended such a talented person to you and you haven't even thanked me yet. Now you're trying to steal him from me. In that case, I won't be polite either."

"What do you want to do? Kid, don't mess around. Don't think that just because you killed Golden Lion and Wang Zhi and became the third Admiral candidate of the Marine Headquarters, I'm afraid of you. I am the King of Hunters!" Jonathan said warily.

"What kind of talk is that? Do you think I'm that kind of person? Let's compete fairly." Luo Xia grinned and patted the little hand on his shoulder. "Yun Que, give me Qiu Shui."

Yun Que blushed slightly as he patted her little hand, and with a pursed mouth, she took the Autumn Water pendant hanging from her waist.

This Wano Country national treasure, which Law seized from Ryuma's corpse, has remained unused because Law already possesses the famous sword, Kikuchi.

Hibari thought the knife was cool, so he brought it out.

She didn't want to learn swordsmanship and become a sword master; she simply thought the knife was nice.

In addition, there were several precious swords in her house that were no less powerful than Qiu Shui's, all of which were captured by Luo Xia.

For example, the two great swords obtained from the Golden Lion, Sakura Ju and Kuroki.

There were also two longswords that Luo Xia had snatched from Jin and Wang Zhi. Although Luo Xia didn't know their names, they were definitely extremely rare and precious swords.

Jonathan was a discerning man. As soon as he saw the Autumn Water that Lark handed over, his dim old eyes widened immediately. He reached out and snatched the Autumn Water from Luo Xia's hand, examining it with shining eyes.

"This is...this is!" Jonathan's trembling hand gripped the scabbard of Qiushui, and he slowly drew the long sword. Looking at the wave-like black and red patterns on the long sword, his breathing became heavy.

"The famous sword Shusui, one of the twenty-one Great Grade Swords, a national treasure of Wano Country, the sword of Shimotsuki Ryuma, the great swordsman of Wano Country for two hundred years. What do you think? Isn't it a good sword?" Luo Xia said with a smile.

"Nonsense!" Jonathan drew the Autumn Water sword completely from its sheath and held it upright in front of him, attracting the attention of Zoro, Hawkins, and Crocus.

Zoro stared intently, his eyes glued to the black and red blade of Shusui.

"Zoro, do you like this sword?" Rorschach asked Zoro with a smile.

Zoro's attention was completely drawn to Shusui. He nodded subconsciously and said with fascination, "Who wouldn't like such a precious sword? Especially for a swordsman, a good sword that is easy to use can definitely improve one's strength by a lot."

"Then I'll give it to you."

"Wh...what?"

Zoro was stunned, thinking he had misheard.

Then he saw Rorschach snatch Autumn Water from Jonathan's grasp and toss it to him.

Zoro instinctively gripped the hilt of Shusui, twirled the blade in a beautiful flourish, and pointed Shusui diagonally towards the sky. Facing the rising sun over the sea, he stared blankly at the chaotic, reversed T-shaped patterns on the blade.

Feeling the heavy weight of the long sword in his hand, Zoro looked at Rorschach with a puzzled expression.

"What do you mean by that? You're going to give me such an expensive longsword? Why? Do we know each other? I don't think I've ever seen you before."

Jonathan snapped out of his daze, his face turning pale with shock, and looked at Rorschach, saying, "Hey! Kid, you're not thinking of using this great sword to lure Zoro into joining the Marines, are you? That's so despicable!"

"Can't I? If you're so capable, why don't you bring out a great sword yourself? Hmph, I don't know what trick you used to lure Zoro from the East Blue, but you didn't even bother to give him a couple of great swords for self-defense." Rorschach chuckled.

Jonathan was on the verge of tears, rolling his eyes wildly. "I don't even have a single Greatsword myself, and you want me to give him two? Can you even produce that?"

He pointed to the Wado Ichimonji hanging from Zoro's waist, "He's richer than me, at least he has a great sword."

"Hey, I actually have one. I also have a Sakura 10 and a Kumoki at home..."

Before Rorschach could finish speaking, Jonathan grabbed his hand.

"Luo Xia!" He looked at Luo Xia with pleading eyes and begged pitifully, "How about giving me Sakura Ten and Kumoki?"

"Are you dreaming?" Luo Xia shook off his hand, completely ignoring him.

"Please, I'm a dual-wielder myself, and I've been eyeing Shiki's two great swords for a long time. By the way, I can buy them with money. Name your price!"

"Not for sale! I want to keep it! It's my trophy."

"Please, sell her to me, I'll give you Sera in marriage..."

"Grandpa! What are you saying!" Sera stamped her foot from a distance.

"What? You don't want to?" Jonathan asked in surprise.

“I…I do.” Sera blushed.

Rorschach: "...What are you talking to yourself for? Who agreed to this?"

Zoro stared intently at the Shusui in his hand, his gaze deeply drawn to the dark purple blade.

He brandished his sword on the spot, slashing and cutting horizontally, vertically, and downwardly in front of everyone, creating a whistling wind and flashing blades.

After only a dozen or so swings, Zoro's forehead was covered in fine sweat. He felt as if he were swinging a house, and it was incredibly strenuous.

"What a heavy blade! The density of this blade is probably unimaginable. Even with my current strength, I can't easily swing it."

He pressed Qiu Shui against the ground and squeezed the blade hard, but the blade did not move and pierced straight into the rock.

"The blade is so hard that even if a dinosaur stepped on it, it probably wouldn't bend even a millimeter."

Zoro spun Shusui around again, then reluctantly tossed it back to Rorschach.

Luo Xia was taken aback. "Huh? You don't want it?"

"I can't accept a gift without merit. I can't take your sword." Zoro's gaze calmed down, and he patted the three swords hanging at his waist. "Besides, I have my own sword."

“You should know how strong this sword is. Of the three swords you have, apart from Wado Ichimonji, the other two aren’t even good-quality swords. They’re just ordinary steel swords that will break sooner or later,” Luo Xia said.

“I know, but…” Zoro wanted to say something, but when he saw Rorschach throw Shusui over again, he frowned.

“Take it, Zoro,” Jonathan said. “I can see that this sword suits you well. I don’t know why, but I always feel that the aura emanating from this sword is very similar to yours, as if they come from the same source.”

He pointed at Luo Xia, "Don't be polite with this kid, he still has several big sharp knives, what a rich dog."

"If you can't speak properly, then shut up. What do you mean by 'big shot'? Can I compare to you? You own hundreds of Hunter Guild branches worldwide, a multi-trillionaire." Luo Xia said unhappily.

Yun Que chuckled to herself, pressed Luo Xia's shoulder, and whispered in his ear, "Brother Luo Xia, you might really be richer than him. Have you forgotten that you still have hundreds of thousands of tons of gold on Sky Island?"

"Ahem." Luo Xia was speechless.

I wonder if Akainu went to collect that sum of gold.

He couldn't contact the people on the sky island because the White Sea was often stormy, which severely interfered with the Den Den Mushi's signal.

Zoro gave Rorschach a deep look, gripped Shusui tightly, and nodded: "I'll accept your offer. Your name is Rorschach, right? Consider it a favor I, Roronoa Zoro, owe you."

Rorschach's eyes lit up, and he immediately sat up straight, about to speak.

Jonathan sensed something was wrong and quickly stood up, shielding Zoro behind him. He interrupted Rorschach's speech with a loud laugh, grabbed Rorschach's shoulder, and exclaimed, "Rorschach, you've really made it big now, you know? Your name is all over the world. I even saw your news in the East Blue! A Navy supernova, the number one of the new generation, the youngest Vice Admiral in history, the third Admiral candidate in Navy Headquarters, the future Blue Scale Admiral! A new Navy hero! You truly have a bright future ahead of you!"

“I’d be glad if you could be a little more sincere.” Rorschach rolled his eyes.

The two were arguing when Brooke's voice suddenly came from afar.

"Who are you? Stop! Don't hurt Raab!"

The group of people chatting in front of the lighthouse were taken aback and all looked over.

Then a small boat, shaped like a coffin, rushed down the ocean current from the Upside-Down Mountain and headed towards the estuary.

Labb was overjoyed to be reunited with Brooke and happened to be standing in front of the small boat, happily splashing around in the sea.

Given the enormous size of Labuna, which is comparable to a mountain, one can only imagine how big the splashes of water it makes when playing in the water are.

So, when the hundreds-of-meters-high giant wave crashed down on the small coffin boat that was rushing down from the inverted mountain, the man who had been sitting upright on the boat with his arms crossed opened his golden eagle eyes, stood up, reached behind him and drew a cross-shaped black knife that was longer than an ordinary person's, and slashed at the descending giant wave and the whale that was crashing down.

Brooke's mind went blank as he watched the terrifying slash, hundreds of meters long, fly out from the black blade.

He didn't understand what was going on today, why he was encountering so many terrifying swordsmen and powerful figures here.

I thought that old man was already powerful enough, but this eagle-eyed man who suddenly appeared had a sharp and earth-shattering aura when he casually slashed with his sword.

If that terrifying blade of light hadn't been blocked, Labu would have been cleaved in two!

Brooke, who did not want to see Laboon die, immediately let out a desperate cry.

"Help!"

Chapter 421 World's Greatest Swordsman

"Help!"

Brook, in a state of extreme panic, couldn't bear to see his newly reunited companion Laboon killed by this suddenly appearing powerful figure, and involuntarily let out a desperate scream.

"It's Hawkeye!" Jonathan frowned and looked over, his hands instinctively reaching into his waist to pull out the two soft knives wrapped around his waist.

But Rorschach was faster than him.

Everyone felt a violent shockwave in front of them, and Luo Xia beside them vanished instantly.

When it reappeared, it was already in front of the huge slash unleashed by Hawkeye.