One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Faced with this massive, crescent-shaped slash that was hundreds of meters long, Luo Xia stretched out his hand, and his fingertips crackled with electricity.

On the small warship moored at the foot of the cliff, a black afterimage suddenly shot over and landed in his hand. He gripped it with his five fingers, swung his arm, and smashed it against the huge flying slash.

"boom!"

Visibly, in front of Luo Xia, within a radius of several hundred meters, the air was instantly blasted open as if by hundreds of tons of explosives, creating a huge dent.

The void itself seemed to have been shattered by his smash.

The collapsed atmosphere exploded, transforming into a surging impact that collided with the incoming slash like a flash flood.

Then, a tremendous roar of collision echoed between Rorschach and Hawkeye.

The shockwave and the powerful air blast generated by the collision of the slashing blows blew Brook, who was nearby, into a tumbling mess, sending him flying backwards helplessly.

He only stopped when Jonathan, who was charging forward, grabbed him from behind.

The violent shockwaves in the air shattered the relentless ocean currents surging across the inverted mountain, sending massive amounts of seawater flying hundreds of meters into the air. The water crashed against the surrounding rock walls, scattering in all directions, much like a torrential downpour in front of a lighthouse.

Under the sunlight, the misty water vapor quickly outlined a rainbow in the sky.

Behind Rorschach, a very human-like fear appeared in the huge eyes of the whale Laboon, and it retreated rapidly, moving away from the foot of the Upside-Down Mountain where the two were.

At this moment, the crowd in front of the lighthouse ran over.

Jonathan spoke first: "Mihawk! What are you doing? Why did you attack Lab? As far as I know, you're not the kind of man who would kill indiscriminately."

Hawkeye stood on the small coffin boat, his black sword Night still held in his hand.

He didn't answer Jonathan's question, but instead looked up at Rorschach, who was floating in the air.

Seeing that he was looking at him, Rorschach couldn't help but smirk and chuckle, "I think that last stab was aimed at me. Don't you think so, Hawkeye?"

"What? Why?" Jonathan was startled, completely bewildered.

He knows Hawkeye quite well.

Although Hawkeye had the title of Navy Hunter when he was young.

That was the name he earned when he was young and impetuous, venturing out to sea to hone his swordsmanship. He caused damage to a town, which attracted the attention of the navy, and he killed them in return.

But after Hawkeye became famous, especially after he ascended to the throne of the world's greatest swordsman, he seemed to have detached himself from low-level interests and rarely attacked the weak.

The challenge he wanted to take on had become someone like the Emperor of the Sea.

For example, Shanks, the fourth Emperor of the Sea in the New World, is Hawkeye's close friend, and the two often spar and duel.

Now, Rorschach is saying that Hawkeye's slash just now was actually aimed at him.

Could it be that Hawkeye has become interested in Rorschach?

But that doesn't make sense; Rorschach isn't a swordsman.

Zoro stared intently at Hawkeye, his hand gripping Shusui trembling.

"The man with Hawkeye, he is the world's greatest swordsman, Hawkeye, Dracule Mihawk! The world's strongest swordsman, the one Kuina and I want to surpass..."

Seemingly sensing Zoro's gaze, Hawkeye shifted his eyes from Rorschach and glanced at Zoro.

But it was only a brief glance before his gaze fell on the Shusui held in Zoro's hand.

"The Dragon Slayer's sword, Shusui, is another black blade. It's a real pity I wasn't born two hundred years ago to have a chance to fight Shimotsuki Ryoma."

Hawkeye spoke calmly.

Zoro gripped the hilt of Shusui with his five fingers, and veins bulged on his arm.

He felt ignored by Hawkeye.

The other party preferred to focus most of their attention on the famous sword in his hand, and didn't even glance at him.

Clearly, the man in front of him didn't think much of him.

"call."

As the wind whistled, Hawkeye's feet trembled, and he and his boat were pulled away from the current at the foot of Upside-Down Mountain, landing steadily on the cliff face.

Luo Xia also descended from the sky, clutching the increasingly dark and profound Heavenly Dragon Halberd in his hand.

Hawkeye's gaze once again fell on the Heavenly Dragon Halberd in his hand.

"The national treasure of the Western Flower Kingdom, the legendary ancient halberd that can cut down heavenly lightning, looks like it will soon become a black blade."

He looked at Rorschach with a sharp, knife-like gaze, as if he wanted to pierce through people's hearts and see through everything. This made Lark, Hawkins, and the others feel immense pressure and dare not meet his eyes.

"You're Rorschach, the guy who suddenly appeared in the Navy. I heard you killed Shiki, is that true? How good was his swordsmanship?"

Luo Xia raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that it was no wonder he felt Hawkeye's killing intent earlier; it turned out that Hawkeye had approached him because he was curious about this.

"Are you very interested in the Golden Lion?" Rorschach asked instead of answering.

Hawkeye, gripping his black sword, stepped off the small boat and approached him a short distance away. He flicked the water droplets off his longsword. "I am indeed quite interested. I've long heard that Golden Lion was the strongest swordsman of the last era, and I've always wanted to challenge him. Unfortunately, he hasn't appeared on the high seas since he escaped Impel Down. I thought this would be my chance to fulfill my wish, but I never expected that the mighty Flying Admiral Golden Lion would be killed by a teenage naval boy. So, I want to see if this fifteen-year-old vice admiral, who Morgans has been praising to the skies, really has any real skills."

"Ten...fifteen years old?" Zoro's eyes widened as he looked up at Rorschach in disbelief.

He couldn't believe that Luo Xia, who was nearly three meters tall, was only a fifteen-year-old boy.

Not only is he taller, but Rorschach also easily blocked Hawkeye's slash.

You don't need to experience the power of that strike firsthand to feel the despair just from the violent airflow that rushed towards it.

Zoro knew that that slash was an attack he absolutely could not withstand.

No wonder Hawkeye didn't even open his eyes to look at him.

I'm too weak right now.

Zoro himself isn't actually that old.

It hasn't even been 18 years yet. The newspapers say Rorschach is fifteen, but he's actually still fourteen.

Zoro is sixteen years old this year, almost seventeen.

In other words, he is two years older than Rorschach.

Rorschach is the same age as Luffy.

Hearing Hawkeye's words, Rorschach said seriously, "Golden Lion's swordsmanship is extremely powerful. He is the strongest among all the sword-wielding opponents I have ever encountered. I think that if it weren't for his advanced age and numerous injuries, I wouldn't be able to kill him with my current strength."

Jonathan, standing to the side, pursed his lips but said nothing.

Back then, he was indeed no match for the Golden Lion.

"You're more humble than I expected. I originally thought that someone who achieved early success would become arrogant after taking the head of a legendary pirate. Heh, it seems the Navy has indeed found a good seed."

Hawkeye raised the black knife in his hand and, under Hibari's tense gaze, aimed it at Rorschach.

"I want to see what kind of strength the person who can kill the Golden Lion possesses."

Luo Xia raised the Heavenly Dragon Halberd in his hand, grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, "Is that so? I've also been wanting to experience the world's greatest swordsman's strike for a long time. I think you must be the strongest of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, right? I've already beaten two of the Seven Warlords, and with you, you'll be the third."

The people around them all stared wide-eyed.

What do you mean by saying that the Seven Warlords of the Sea have already beaten up two of them?

That's a bit too much of a boast, isn't it?

However, considering the amazing achievements Rorschach has already made, it seems that these two Shichibukai are indeed not enough.

He even killed Golden Lion and Wang Zhi.

The average Shichibukai is no match for him.

But the man before us is none other than Hawkeye, widely recognized as the world's greatest swordsman!

Can Rorschach really defeat him?

Jonathan was uncertain and couldn't help but feel worried for Rorschach.

Of the few people present, only he had fought Hawkeye and knew all too well just how powerful Hawkeye was.

The world's number one slash, a basic attack is the ultimate move, splitting islands and seas is just the basics.

Upon hearing Rorschach's reply, Hawkeye smiled and turned to walk forward.

"Okay. Then..."

"and many more!"

Suddenly, a loud shout came from behind.

Hawkeye paused, turned around, and looked at Zoro who had suddenly spoken.

Suppressing his excitement, Zoro stepped forward under everyone's gaze, walked up to Hawkeye, took a deep breath, and said solemnly, "Hawkeye! I want to challenge you!"

Rorschach glanced at Zoro with some surprise.

According to information he received from headquarters, Hawkeye did not accept the call-up to participate in the G1 naval battle because he was in the East China Sea.

He had originally thought that the storyline of Zoro challenging Mihawk in the manga should have already happened ahead of schedule.

Did I never expect it to happen here?

I'm actually looking forward to it.

Rorschach couldn't help but smile.

Hawkeye frowned slightly as he looked at Zoro walking out of the crowd. "Are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious! I set sail specifically to find you!"

It was clear that Zoro was still very excited, despite trying his best to restrain himself; his voice was even trembling slightly.

"Oh? Why?" Hawkeye's expression turned indifferent.

Zoro drew Wado Ichimonji and another ordinary longsword from his waist. "To fulfill my promise to my comrades, and to... become the world's strongest swordsman!"

"Hmph, foolish fellow."

Hawkeye turned away indifferently, not even glancing at Zoro again, and walked straight into the distance.

Seeing him walk away, Zoro rushed forward anxiously, blocking Hawkeye's path, and shouted, "Please! Fight me, Hawkeye!"

"Get out of my way! You pathetic weakling, I have no interest in fighting ants. If you were a first-rate swordsman, then I think you should be able to feel the gap between us."

As Hawkeye spoke, he tried to walk past Zoro again.

Zoro gritted his teeth, biting down on the Wado Ichimonji, gripping a long sword in each hand, and growled, "Mhawk! I have a reason to defeat you!"