The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

The Portgas was traveling at a very high speed.

In just half a month, they had crossed most of the East China Sea and arrived at Kuina's hometown...

Frost Moon Village.

The majestic warships formed a striking sight in the harbor of Shimotsuki Village. The villagers of Shimotsuki Village had never seen such massive warships before.

The scene caused a sensation, especially when Ace and Kuina disembarked from the ship.

"Hey, isn't that the Justice Cloak? It's said that only naval officers can wear it."

"Ha, you're so ignorant. This is a general's cloak."

"General level? Hmm, there are probably only a handful in the entire East China Sea."

"Wow, they're all big shots, and so young. I wonder what their backgrounds are."

"Wait, look at that girl, doesn't she look a lot like Kuina?"

"Hey, it really is. Are they going to the dojo?"

"It really seems to be Kuina. Koushirou is so enviable; even his daughter has become a big shot."

"..."

The neighbors of Shimotsuki Village kept making sounds of surprise, and at the same time, they roughly guessed Kuina's identity.

Before Kuina and Ace even reached the dojo, their impressive background had already spread throughout the entire village.

boom!

The door to the Isshin Dojo was suddenly pushed open, and a disciple of the dojo ran in, panting.

"Ok?"

Koushirou, who was instructing his disciple, frowned slightly and glanced at the disciple with displeasure:

"Logan, you should learn from your senior brother Zoro. Don't be rash when things happen."

"Master, something terrible has happened! Someone who looks like Senior Sister Kuina has entered the village and is heading this way."

"Kuina?"

Swish!

A green-haired figure flashed past the edge of the dojo and appeared in front of Logan, grabbing him by the collar:

"Hey Logan, are you sure it's Kuina?"

"Ah...cough cough, I don't know either, since I've never seen it, but that's what everyone's saying."

Logan struggled to speak as Zoro grabbed his collar.

He glanced at Koushirou pleadingly, inwardly cursing him.

Their impulsiveness comes from what they learned from their senior brother, Zoro!

"Hmph, we'll find out when we go and see."

Zoro didn't make things difficult for Logan. He simply left him behind and ran straight out of the dojo.

He still remembers the promise he made to Kuina.

He knew that Kuina, who had gone to the sea and become Gion's apprentice, had become stronger, even far surpassing him.

But he still wanted to see her and confront her directly.

They made a promise to climb the highest peak of swordsmanship together and become the world's greatest swordsmen!

Chapter 313 Kuina's Feelings

"Kuina!!!"

Not long after Zoro left, a roar filled with joy and fighting spirit came from the entrance of the dojo.

He stared intently at the girl who was walking towards him step by step, his eyes and expression filled with excitement.

"You're back. Come on, I challenge you."

Although many years had passed, no matter how much Guina had changed, he could recognize her at a glance.

As for Ace beside him, he completely ignored him.

"Zoro..."

As Guina gazed at the green-haired boy, a hint of nostalgia crept into her eyes.

However, this expression only flashed for a second.

Then, it turned into a teasing smile:

"Are you ready for the 1507th challenge?"

"You really do remember! This time, I will win!"

Zoro drew three wooden swords from his waist, put one in his mouth and held the other two in his hands, showing no regard for the surroundings, and directly aimed them at Kuina.

"Come on, and prepare for your 1507th defeat."

Kuina chuckled softly; she was quite happy to see Zoro still so energetic.

Compared to Zoro's flashy style, hers was much simpler; she simply picked up a wooden sword from the entrance of the dojo.

"it is good!"

Although he kept shouting that he would win, Zoro knew that the gap in strength between the two of them was probably even greater now.

However, what swordsman would admit defeat before even starting a fight?

Zoro's eyes gleamed with excitement as he charged towards Kuina at lightning speed.

"Three-Sword Style: Demon Slash!"

He arrived at Kuina's location with incredible speed, wielding three swords at different angles.

When he saw that Kuina showed no intention of dodging, a hint of annoyance flashed in his eyes.

In his view, this was a sign of Guina's disrespect towards him.

At that moment, he didn't think much; he just wanted to do his best to show Kuina all the hard work he had put in over the years.

"boom!!!"

A soft clatter of wooden knives colliding was heard.

Zoro stared in disbelief at the scene before him.

His three swords, which were aimed at Kuina in different directions, were all blocked by a single sword from her at the same time.

"It's the right time."

boom!

Kuina struck Zoro's head hard with the back of her wooden sword.

"pain!"

Zoro hissed, looking at Kuina with some resentment.

"I lost 1507 times."

He's been defeated before, so this kind of minor setback is nothing to him.

On the contrary, there was one thing he considered more important:

"Was there a problem with my timing?"

"It wasn't your timing, but rather that I calculated the trajectory of your three swords and blocked them with my wooden sword in advance, positioning it so that I could deflect all three with a single strike," Kuina chuckled.

"How did you do that?"

Zoro gazed intently at Kuina; such an ability was quite attractive to a swordsman.

"Observation Haki. I'll give you a lesson on it now that I'm back. Alright, this is a gift for you. I'm going to see Father now."

Kuina took two gift boxes from her belongings, tossed them to Zoro, and then hurriedly left.

"Is this what she is?"

Zoro took the gift box with a bewildered look, watching Kuina's retreating figure as she quickly ran away, somewhat confused.

Why are you rushing so fast when it's just to deliver some gifts?

"Let's open it and take a look. The contents inside were carefully selected for you by Kuina."

Ace walked over, looked at Zoro's appearance, and couldn't help but mention it.

"what?"

Zoro frowned, keenly sensing that something was amiss.

He weighed the gift box in his hand, and his expression changed slightly when he saw its length.

Without giving him a chance to think, he opened the two gift boxes directly.

Looking at the two swords lying quietly among them, Zoro felt no joy whatsoever, but rather some annoyance.

"Hey, what is this? I don't need this kind of thing!"

For someone aspiring to become the world's greatest swordsman, it would be incredibly humiliating to have to rely on their rival for a sword.

"This isn't really a gift; it's more like her apology to you."

Ace, seeing Zoro's performance, actually thought more highly of him.

"Apologize? She doesn't owe me anything." Zoro shook his head.

“Her sword is the Wado Ichimonji. Logically speaking, as a disciple of Gion-sensei, she shouldn’t be carrying the Shimotsuki family’s heirloom,” Ace said calmly.

"Tch, there aren't that many rules. I can't beat her, so she'll always be the teacher's top disciple. I'm not qualified to take that knife."

Zoro snorted; he still had that much dignity.

Wado Ichimonji was originally Koushirou's sword, so it's only natural that it's passed down to Kuina now.

He felt there was absolutely no need to feel apologetic for these things.