One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

"Zoro doesn't need my concern!"

Luffy grinned and interrupted Hawkeye.

As if in response to his words, Zoro, who was originally seriously injured, suddenly got up from the ground.

"Huh!?" Hawkeye looked surprised.

This was the first time he had shown surprise since arriving here.

"You were able to stand up after suffering injuries of that severity?!"

The next second, he noticed that Zoro's wounds had completely healed without him even realizing it!

Only the tattered clothes stained with blood proved that what had just happened was not Hawkeye's hallucination.

"Ah~ I'm alive again!"

Zoro stretched as he awoke, his eyes brighter than ever before.

He quickly surveyed his surroundings, then immediately found two ordinary longswords nearby and reassembled the three-sword style stance.

Zoro then turned his gaze back to Mihawk and said in his unique ventriloquism:

"To avoid any confusion for my captain, let me explain, Your Excellency Mihawk!"

"We are well aware of... the enormous gap between our current strength and the world's top level!"

"but……"

"It's a rare opportunity to meet a strong person like you. It would be such a waste to waste this chance just because of fear!"

"Therefore, we hope that His Excellency Mihawk will accept our challenge!"

Let's see the real world!!!

"I have a feeling that you guys have tricked me."

Hawkeye's eyes suddenly narrowed.

Although he didn't know why Zoro, who was seriously injured, had suddenly recovered.

But since he was bored anyway, he didn't mind disciplining these rookie pirates!

only……

Hawkeye suddenly raised his head:

"Those words just now don't sound like they would come from your mouth..."

"So, who gave you this idea!?"

Judging from Zoro's swordsmanship alone, he knew very well that Zoro was not a man who would back down!

To utter such refined and elegant words was both flattering to oneself and forcing oneself to accept their challenge...

There must be a master guiding him behind the scenes.

Zoro grinned: "Heh, he won't let me tell you."

"interesting."

Hawkeye smiled and lowered his head, then raised his Black Blade Night once more.

"Anyway, I'm not that interested in knowing!"

Whew!

A heavy aura suddenly erupted from Hawkeye's body, pressing down on Luffy and Zoro like a mountain, making their expressions immediately turn ugly.

"..."

Zoro let out a muffled thud as the sudden turn of events occurred, and he could only force himself to stand upright using all his strength.

On the other side, Luffy was in a slightly better situation, but he was clearly also feeling somewhat uncomfortable under the pressure of this aura.

Hawkeye took a step forward instantly, and his terrifying pressure immediately became even heavier.

A pair of sharp eyes were also fixed intently on Luffy and Zoro.

He spoke again:

"Be careful."

"Even I can't go easy on people every time!"

Swish!

A dark flash suddenly tore through the void, the blade pointing directly at Luffy and Zoro's heads.

Hawkeye looked up and smiled with satisfaction at Luffy and Zoro, who were able to maintain their fighting spirit even under his Conqueror's Haki.

"but……"

"I don't think you need me to go easy on you, right??"

"what……!"

Luffy chuckled in a low voice, his eyes fixed directly on Hawkeye.

"Of course!!!"

"You've got guts!"

Hawkeye's lips curled into a smile.

"Although I don't know what gave you the courage."

"But since you're Zoro's acknowledged captain... then let me see your magnanimity!!!"

Swish!

Without warning, Hawkeye suddenly swung his sword forward.

In an instant, a powerful slash flew out from the sharp blade.

Zoro and Luffy were startled.

Fortunately, both of them had heard Red explain Hawkeye's strength, so they reacted extremely quickly, rolling on the ground and mysteriously dodging Hawkeye's flying slash.

The strike missed its target, instead flying straight towards the distant sea.

A few seconds later...

boom!!!

On the calm sea surface, a huge and smooth cut appeared.

Its shape is exactly the same as Hawkeye's slash!

The waves suddenly surged violently, like the wailing of an injured person!

"Are you... joking?! A casual strike like that?!"

Zoro, who had just stood up in a disheveled state, saw the scene on the distant sea and his eyes instantly sparkled.

He immediately realized...

The exchanges between Hawkeye and him just now were nothing more than minor skirmishes.

"It's really sad," he said with another self-deprecating smile.

However, the next second, lightning suddenly flashed around his body.

Under his control, 100,000 volts of electrical energy were once again applied to the longsword.

When he turned around, he also saw Luffy's legs surging like an air pump.

The next instant, his body seemed to boil, spewing out a large amount of steam.

"Second gear!"

Luffy suddenly looked up.

The battle has officially begun!

Swish! ! !

After entering Gear Second, Luffy's speed became even more terrifying, and his figure suddenly appeared behind Mihawk as if he were teleporting.

"Rubber Jet Pistol!!!"

With a whoosh, a blazing fist flew toward Hawkeye's back, coated with a layer of Armament Haki.

Zoro was not to be outdone, and even knowing the vast difference in skill level, he still wielded his long sword.

In addition to the power of 100,000 volts, he also made extra use of the dragon attribute energy within his body, transforming it into raging flames.

"Three-Sword Style: Thunder Flame Dragon - Thunderous Blaze!"

boom!

Clang!

The two attacks landed on Hawkeye almost simultaneously.

"Did it hit?!"

Luffy and Zoro looked up excitedly.

But the next second, the green sword energy of the Netherworld raged outwards like a roaring hurricane, and the terrifying impact instantly sent the two flying, crashing into the ruins of the warship and raising a cloud of dust.

Hawkeye held a black knife, and his clothes were completely wrinkle-free.

"You hit me?!"

"I really don't know what kind of mentality you have when you say such things!"

A slightly mocking smile appeared on Hawkeye's face:

"If I were hit by such an attack, I don't think I would have the face to return to the New World."

"cough……"

Luffy climbed up from the ruins, raised his arm, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes still shone brightly:

"Don't underestimate me, you bastard!!!"

"I'm... going to be the Pirate King!!!"