Pirate: I am King Luffy

But the physical gap gradually became apparent. The guy next to him should be his cousin, who trained as hard as he did. And because of his body structure, he gradually possessed strength and speed that was almost as good as his own.

When she was sixteen years old and Zoro was fourteen, she could no longer suppress Zoro directly, cleanly and simply, nor could she end the fight in one round. She was caught in a long and difficult battle, and had to maneuver carefully and seize every opportunity to win the game.

A year passed in extreme pain. She was gradually turning seventeen years old. Her body had grown quite strong, which seriously hindered her skills. Her fighting style was no longer as fierce as before. She spent every day in the quiet room pondering over what to do. She had been completely caught up with and surpassed by Zoro in terms of strength and speed.

What should I do? Wado Ichimonji.

Kuina just looked at the sword in her arms, swinging it day after day.

"Women cannot reach the summit, Kuina."

She recalled what her father said to her in her childhood, and her will gradually wavered. Perhaps that was right, she thought, and waved the word "Wado Ichimon" in the air. Everything in the world is different, and it is these differences that make up this world.

Kuina suddenly felt relieved. Even if she couldn't reach the top, she had tried her best. She thought about Luffy's recognition of her during her childhood.

It was the first time that someone recognized my efforts and my dreams.

I have tried my best. According to what Luffy said, I should blame the world for my current situation, right?

I was saved by that guy once before. I was young and ignorant, and I touched the whetstone that I was not qualified to touch. It was said that the stone was infected with countless fierce sword energy. I fell down the stairs because I couldn't stand steadily. My body became weak at that moment. Fortunately, Luffy caught me...

As Kuina thought so, her sword no longer had any power and became weak. The Wado Ichimonji seemed to emit a faint silvery light under the moonlight.

Guina's sword was no longer swift and powerful, but became as slow as gentle flowing water. She slashed down slowly, as if acknowledging her own shortcomings. The next moment, invisible power surged out from her body.

The power flowed into the sword and was swung out. The ground was stroked by the silver-white arc, leaving a deep mark.

Kuina looked at the scars she had caused in disbelief.

Looking at the plain white sword in his hand, the sword seemed to emit light and was vaguely entangled with invisible objects.

When she tried to swing again, she found that the extremely sharp Wado Ichimonji sword couldn't even leave a mark on the wooden floor.

"Is this duel too orthodox...hahaha..."

Luffy also recalled and showed a happy smile.

"You guys really did it."

"It's about to happen, Luffy!"

Kuina held the knife at her waist again, her body slightly bent, her temperament gentle.

Since then, I have unconsciously fallen in love with flashy things, I have fallen in love with kimonos, I have never lost again, and I no longer feel anxious about losing. A lot can change in eight years.

As soon as she raised her hand Luffy knew what she wanted to do, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Hmm!"

A reply came from his mouth.

Draw your sword and chop!

Kuina Shimotsuki suddenly drew her sword, a white wave of air rushed over, and the Wado Ichimonji glowed faintly.

I've seen through it!

Luffy thought, raising his sword to block.

No! The paper painting conveys the change of airflow, too fast, there is a second paragraph!

Kuina danced gracefully, leaping lightly like a white butterfly, and slashed out the second attack.

Draw the sword and slash twice in a row?

Luffy looked at the incoming cross blade.

Clang——

Luffy's eyes changed slightly. He was...suppressed. Strength, speed... sword...

“It’s really interesting!”

Luffy held the greatsword in one hand, laughing as he blasted the cross slash. The remaining sword force created a storm that made the onlookers' hair fly.

The greatsword and the slender katana collided with each other, and the same armament color as its own was entangled on the blades!

The Wado Ichimonji directly pressed over his sword, and amid the burst of flames, Wang Jian's unwilling roar was heard.

It was a blade of a higher rank, praised by the world, the famous sword Wado Ichimonji.

"I'm...slightly...excited!"

Fire filled the man's eyes.

The two figures seemed to turn into a strong wind, colliding with each other with a crackling sound. The continuous explosions were crisp and loud. The sword energy was wantonly spread in this small area, cutting the earth into pieces. The remaining sword force blew away the branches and leaves of the surrounding trees, and those leaves fell down one after another.

Luffy felt that Kuina was very slow. This woman would pause after every collision, as if she was preparing for her next attack, but he could never seize this opportunity to launch a continuous attack.

Kuina was switching between slow and fast, like a graceful dancer. Luffy blocked her attack, but Kuina used the force to turn her body and slashed to the other side, forcing Luffy to defend himself repeatedly.

The silver-white sword arc shot out in two sections. Kuina was extremely beautiful. The wide kimono did not affect her sword swinging at all, but instead enhanced her beauty.

"Kuina is so beautiful..." Uta and Tashigi stared at Kuina.

Clang——

Kuina pushed off the ground with her back foot and slid to the distance. She was very skilled at sliding and approached Luffy almost instantly. The venue was still too small and there were too many skilled onlookers.

Kuina slid to the distance, dancing the Wado Ichimonji in a round, raised it above her head, grasped the hilt with her other hand, and then straightened the katana to face Luffy.

"I realized this power after I let go of my obsession. Luffy, I told you that next time we meet, I will win."

"I want to win."

"I don't want to lose." Luffy regrouped, looked up at the moon, and his muscles tightened as he held the greatsword.

Kuina stepped forward in an instant, and chopped Tang Zhu's head with the silver-white sword.

One is agile and light, with a white sheathed sword that is slightly cold; the other is powerful and majestic, with a sword that is blazing with fire.

call--

Flames suddenly burst out, the sword caught fire, and the pupils glowed bright red.

Clang—the flying flames forced Kuina to slide back.

Come to think of it, in the family history, there seems to be a record of a sword school that controls fire...

Kuina thought to herself and chopped down Tang Zhu again. After three consecutive strong swings of Tang Zhu, the two swords of disproportionate sizes emitted ringing sounds.

Kuina did not directly compete with Luffy in strength. She would slide to a distance to accumulate strength, then rush in front of Luffy. The Wado Ichimonji would circle in an arc and hit the King Sword.

After a few attacks, Kuina saw that she couldn't take Luffy down for a long time, so she reached out and grabbed Luffy's clothes while colliding with him. With one hand holding the Wado Ichimonji, she pulled his clothes to the side with the other hand. With a huge burst of force, Luffy staggered and his clothes were torn, revealing his strong and powerful body.

He suddenly lost his strength and asked, "Why are you pulling other people's clothes?"

Seeing that he was vulnerable, Kuina rushed forward and directly suppressed Luffy.

Luffy was immediately annoyed, "Okay, this is how you play it, right? I told you before that your fighting was too formal, so you changed it to be so vulgar?"

He was unwilling to be humiliated and was about to pull off Guina's clothes, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he felt something was not right. How could he do that with so many people around? So he changed his kick to a kick, raising his leg high and subconsciously wanting to kick her heart. This was his subconscious killing move, he had been practicing like this, every move was deadly and fast.

But this is Kuina, and she is very generous. Luffy hesitated again and had to step on the Wado Ichimonji to suppress the sword's downward force, and resisted the urge to kneel down and explode the opponent's chest.

The sharp edge of the Wado Ichimonji made him break out in a cold sweat. If he was not used to combo attacks and his body was stronger than Kuina's, these two hesitations would be enough to determine his defeat.

"You hesitated, Luffy."

Kuina chuckled, then instantly raised her leg and kicked sideways, knocking Luffy out, causing a spider-web-like crack to appear on the ground.

In this round, Kuina took the lead again.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead, raised the slender blade, and made the Iai movement.

As soon as Luffy stood up, she slashed at him at high speed.

High-speed Iai double combo, cross slash!

The audience exclaimed in amazement, and Shimotsuki Koshiro also looked approving.

The fight between the two sides escalated to a higher level. Sometimes Luffy would shoot out flames to create heat waves that would force her back, thus interrupting Kuina's sword momentum. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Luffy would rush forward and hit her at high speed, forcing Kuina to gasp for air and sweat profusely.

The two sides fought with swords and knives to the extreme, and the raging fire was like a dragon swimming in the air.

Luffy increased his strength and speed to the extreme, and the surging armed color domineering made it difficult for Kuina to resist.

She has already shown signs of defeat!

Luffy was originally a level stronger than her, and had obtained the armament color domineering earlier, so Kuina naturally could not compare to him.

The two sides collided with high intensity, and Kuina was able to compete with Luffy completely relying on the performance of her famous sword, but that only prolonged the time of her defeat.

Clang—ding!

With the last swing, the sword blasted Kuina upwards and sent her flying far away. She was finally unable to defend herself and kept rolling over in the air to relieve the force. She could no longer hold on to the Wado Ichimonji and simply inserted the sword into the ground, half-kneeling on the ground.

She tried to get up again, but her body trembled slightly from side to side.

Kuina frowned slightly, exhausted...

"Still lost..."

She tilted her head and looked at the sharp blade, and the Japanese characters reflected her face.

His clothes were neat, but a little dusty.

"No, I asked you to use all your strength."

She said with a sigh.

After several sword fights, she obviously realized that Luffy had more than enough power over her as a strong man.

"You've become very strong, Kuina." Luffy sheathed his sword. He wondered if this level of display could make Shimotsuki Koshiro satisfied with Kuina.

She is really strong. She should be the best in East China Sea.

Luffy thought about the pirates in the East China Sea and believed that there was no one who could defeat her.

She was already standing in the Grand Line.

She is only eighteen years old.

Such power is already incredible.

Luffy, his clothes torn, walked slowly towards her and held out his hand.

Kuina looked up at him.

She smiled, held his hand and stood up.

"We still lost." Kuina said regretfully.

"The game is over." Shimotsuki Koshiro announced the result.

"You just lack some knowledge."

Luffy said.

"You are already very strong, Kuina. If you make up for what you are lacking, you can surpass me in swordsmanship," Luffy said.

"Missing some knowledge...?" She looked at Luffy in confusion.

"The world is very vast. This island, and even your hometown, Wano Country, are nothing compared to the entire ocean."

"I just walked out, Kuina, to the sea."

“The road to learning has no end.”

Join me in exploding the navy and government equipment!

Luffy said with a smile.

The audience burst into thunderous applause, cheering for the fight between the two sides. Even those apprentices who hoped that Kuina would lose and thought that she would definitely lose were so excited that their hands clapped red, proud of the wonderful fight between the two.

It turns out Kuina is so strong, it’s not our fault that we lost to her!

"Kuina, you are so awesome!!" Uta rushed over, hugged Kuina and cheered.

"It will be even more powerful in the future!" she said confidently.

"Hey, I'm the one with the scars, why don't you speak up for me?"

Luffy said to Uta with his hands on his hips.

(End of this chapter)