One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

"They are indeed very interesting young people!"

The battlefield that followed resembled Hawkeye's personal training ground!

Luffy and Zoro, on the other hand, became training sandbags!

Hawkeye continued to swing his black knife, inflicting one astonishing wound after another on the two men.

Fortunately, Luffy has a Reflection Barrier technique that grants immunity to physical attacks...

Thanks to the effect of this move, he and Zoro took turns, which was enough to buy time for the Pokémon Center to recover.

The three of them, as if having a great time, kept colliding with each other on the wreckage of the Krieg Pirates' warship.

Luffy and Zoro's blood stained the entire massive platform red, even flowing into the sea and turning the nearby waters...

It's incredibly creepy!

the other side.

Pushed by Usopp, Red, sitting in a wheelchair, also kept an eye on the battlefield.

Once a hand signal is detected or something is amiss, immediately enter the game world to help Luffy and Zoro recover.

The machines at the Elf Center can fully restore them in 10 seconds!

Including the remaining half hour of game time from last night, plus the one and a half hours accumulated this morning...

Crimson had a total of two hours, 120 minutes, and 720 ten-second game seconds!

In other words...

As long as Luffy and Zoro are not killed in one blow by Mihawk, each of them has at least three hundred lives and can fight Mihawk to the death!

Zoro was right.

From the very beginning, they were not afraid of death at all.

Of course, Red didn't think that Luffy and Zoro's current strength could cause any damage to Mihawk, who might be a Yonko.

Their target was never Hawkeye!

It's not about gaining experience points from fighting stronger opponents!

This is much faster than bullying Pokémon in the game world!

after all……

Not every world-class powerhouse is as easy to talk to as Hawkeye.

Such a rare opportunity, it would be a real shame not to make the most of it!

Chapter 69 Understanding Yourself, Knowing the World

The battle is in full swing.

With Hawkeye's intensified slashes, Luffy and Zoro were practically powerless to resist.

However, Hawkeye had clearly discerned the intentions of the two men from their actions.

What kind of challenge?!

These two guys are totally treating him like a nice, temporary teacher!

Hawkeye felt a surge of emotion.

Despite his usual arrogance, he didn't seem to mind Luffy and Zoro's behavior at this moment.

After all, the progress these two made was indeed quite impressive to him!

Just like how he chose to use a knife against Zoro before.

In his eyes, the act of a lion using all its strength to catch a rabbit was simply foolish, beastly behavior.

In comparison, he prefers to complete the operation with minimal effort.

This is also Hawkeye's way of swordsmanship!

Do everything to the extreme, use the least amount of force to deliver the most powerful strike, and waste not a single bit!

But as time went on, he discovered that the power of his swings was gradually increasing.

And this also foreshadows...

Luffy and Zoro are getting stronger and stronger!

"What a terrifying young man!"

Hawkeye sighed inwardly, but suddenly intensified his movements.

"Uh……"

Under the heavy pressure of the fierce slash, Zoro's twin blades were instantly smashed into his chest, and he flew backward.

Luffy, who tried to ambush from behind again, soon followed in his footsteps.

"Luffy, are you alright!?"

Zoro, who was the first to struggle out of the ruins, quickly asked the person beside him.

"I'm fine!"

From beneath the broken wooden planks came Luffy's clear reply.

The next second, he suddenly smashed through the wooden planks and jumped out of the cabin.

Looking at the wounds that stretched from his chest to his waist, he suddenly grimaced in pain.

"As expected... it still hurts."

"Of course!" Zoro chuckled. Since he had just been healed, he wasn't as disheveled as Luffy.

But that's all.

Having survived hundreds of near-death experiences, their will had long since become as firm as a rock.

Moreover, through their constant battles with Hawkeye, they were able to clearly sense that their strength was gradually increasing!

Perhaps it was Hawkeye's intention, but Zoro felt that every slash he made was perfectly controlled.

Just enough to injure them, but not to kill them.

It's hard to believe, but that's just how it is...

To this day, Hawkeye has only been conducting "instructional warfare" with them, never using any real methods to subdue them.

"It's really frustrating~ We can't even force the opponent to reveal their true strength."

Zoro felt immense guilt because of his weakness.

However, after recalling Crimson's statement that he had indeed become stronger, his eyes blazed with boundless fighting spirit.

So what if he was hacked to the brink of death a few times?!

If this makes me stronger...

That's absolutely fantastic!!!

The next instant, Zoro's gaze was fixed on the black sword in Hawkeye's hand.

Crimson said...

The world's top swordsmen all possess the ability to blacken their swords with Armament Haki!

If possible, I must observe that black knife closely...

Perhaps, that's the opportunity for me to master Armament Haki!!!

Zoro firmly believed this!

After all, after being slashed by the black knife hundreds of times, he could feel a power stirring within his body.

Perhaps...

It's my own unique Armament Haki!!!

Thunder shines once more!

Luffy and Zoro launched another attack on Mihawk.

The battle has now lasted for more than an hour.

On average, the two of them suffer serious injuries 1-2 times per minute!

The pain involved is something that most people simply could not bear.

But for Luffy and Zoro, they care more about what they gain from this battle than the pain!

At this moment, in the Red Machine's Pokémon list...

Luffy and Zoro have reached levels 49 and 40 respectively!

After more than an hour of fighting, the two of them each gained more than 1 experience points!

With a massive influx of experience points, Luffy successfully leveled up by 1.

Zoro, who was at a lower level, was directly promoted by 2 levels.

It's only been an hour!

However, this improvement speed is several times faster than leveling up in the game world.

No wonder Luffy's strength increased dramatically after fighting Guy a few times, and he even awakened his hidden Devil Fruit power.

Also, don't be fooled by the fact that Luffy and Zoro are treated like toys in front of Hawkeye, getting beaten up all over.

But Luffy's current strength is already comparable to that of a Marine Vice Admiral.

Of course, this refers to a relatively weak naval vice admiral.

After all, a vice admiral in the Navy Headquarters is the highest military rank below an admiral.

The waters here run deep.

Even among lieutenant generals, the difference in their abilities can be enormous.

Leaving aside unexpected characters like Garp and Tsuru...