One Piece: I Weave the Pirate Codex with My Zanpakuto

boom--!

"impossible!"

Seeing that the man could still accurately block his attack even with his eyes closed, Barrett, unwilling to accept defeat, increased the speed of his sword swings.

A series of loud thuds and collisions followed.

"Watch closely, the next sword strike is going to be really cool."

Ross opened his eyes.

The Conqueror's Haki erupted, suppressing Barrett's attempt to continue attacking.

Armament Haki gathered and converged at the tip of the sword.

The wooden sword's blade was stained black, and Barrett even saw a few faint streaks of black and red lightning flickering on it.

Danger! !

A sense of impending crisis gripped Barrett, who roared inwardly and tried to move his body.

But they found that no matter what they did, they couldn't control it. They couldn't move or dodge, and they couldn't even speak.

He could only watch helplessly as the enemy's sword came crashing down on his forehead.

'Damn it!!!'

Chapter 39 The most important things are often understood better by those who don't have them than by those who do.

bang~

Barrett staggered and sat down, a red mark on the center of his forehead that looked like he had been whipped with a vine.

Is everything alright?

Just as this thought crossed his mind, a deafening explosion suddenly erupted from the ground behind him.

Barrett froze, mechanically turning his head.

"The earth has cracked open!?"

"On this vast sea, there are swordsmen who can cut through anything, and swordsmen who can cut through anything."

Rose dropped the wooden sword in his hand, which was beginning to crumble under the overwhelming power, and looked down at the boy.

"The way of the sword is one of the myriad powers. No matter which direction you go, it's all for the title of the strongest."

"I don't know the limits of other powers, but the limits of the sword..."

Ross suddenly gripped the Wild Sun, channeled his overwhelming aura at maximum speed, and slashed fiercely towards the sky.

Barrett looked up as the projectile-like strikes pierced through the dark clouds, revealing the evening sky where the setting sun and pale moon reflected each other.

The boy's face was tinged with crimson gold by the last rays of the setting sun.

So strong...

"It is to cut through confusion and fear. The sword spirit is the soul, and my sword will never betray my soul."

"The strongest sword is the one that protects what you want to protect and cuts off the enemy you want to cut off."

Sheathing his sword, Ross bent down and extended his hand to the boy.

"You're still young. Everything that happened in the past will become a delicious accompaniment to your drinks in the future."

Listening to the man's words, Barrett silently grasped the outstretched hand after a long while.

“Barrett, a man can’t just raise his fist for killing and winning.”

Ross straightened up and pulled Barrett up with him.

"That kind of person cannot be called a qualified man, so-called a qualified man."

"Probably...the kind of creature that can't even pick its own nose and still has to keep living...Bang!"

"What nonsense are you spouting, you idiot! I thought you were going to say something exciting again!"

Olvia shoved Ross away impatiently and took Barrett's hand as they headed toward the cave.

"Barrett, don't listen to his nonsense."

"Hahaha~~"

Leading the girl back to the cave, Barrett turned to look at the man bathed in the setting sun.

'He's a strange man, but I don't seem to find him repulsive. Why is that...?'

"Barrett!!!"

Barrett stopped in his tracks, his eyes widening slightly.

"I know! The most important things are often understood better by those who don't have them than by those who do!"

"One day, you will become stronger in order to protect something!"

"No matter what happens in the future, don't let yourself be assimilated by the excrement that only deserves to stay in the latrine!"

"...long-winded."

Barrett stopped looking at Ross, but the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

"If all adults are this long-winded, I think it's better not to grow up."

"At least don't become a nagging adult like you."

"Hey, you're really hurting your teacher's feelings by talking like that. Come back and say it again!"

In the last rays of the setting sun, the man's walking shadow stretched out long.

Gradually, the shadows of the woman and boy walking ahead spread out and merged with the shadow of the man.

In the Zanpakuto workshop, Rocks stood by the window, gazing at the setting sun.

'We're definitely the same kind of people, Ross.'

Rose kept moving.

"Is that so? Should I feel honored, Lox?"

'Hahaha~~ Well, who knows what kind of thing that is? Maybe I'm the one who feels honored.'

'You're an even more venomous snake than I am!'

'Your mind, your plans, your patience are all superior to mine. I suddenly have high hopes for the future.'

'I look forward to the future when you meet that bastard Im; it would be the best scenario ever!'

"Yes, we will definitely meet, in that room full of lisianthus and butterflies."

……

Noon the next day.

Barrett woke up from his sleep; it was the most comfortable sleep he had ever had in his life.

"I didn't wake you because you were sleeping so soundly."

At the cave entrance, Olvia, hearing the noise, poked her body out.

"Get up and hurry up and wash up, lunch is about to be ready."

Barrett got up and walked toward the wooden basin that Olvia was pointing to, without saying a word.

After washing up, as I followed the aroma of food out of the cave, the first thing I saw was the man squatting up and down, carrying a boulder as big as a city gate on his back.

“Training conditions are limited, but Rose works very hard.”

Olvia scooped up a spoonful of broth and tasted its saltiness.

"Hmm~ the flavor is still a little off, Ross, do you have any more salt?"

"4011, 4012..."

Ross, panting, continued squatting: "That's all. The salt was collected in the city before."

"Then let's leave it at that."

Just as Olvia was about to call Barrett for dinner, she noticed him staring blankly at Ross.

"As long as he's not traveling or fighting, Ross does a lot of training every day."

"What you've seen is just a warm-up. Come on, let's eat first."

Barrett took the wooden bowl filled with thick broth, but her gaze remained fixed on the man.

Ross then dropped the boulder, pulled out the Wild Sunflower from his waist, and inserted it into the rock.

Grip the handle with both hands and slowly raise the giant stone knife.

"one!"

call--!!

The gust of wind whipped up by the sword crushed the green grass.

"two!"

call--!!

"Never mind him, let's eat first."

Barrett nodded slightly, then looked away and focused on eating his lunch.

"He's very strong, why do this?"

Olvia knew the boy was already attracted to Ross, and chuckled as she explained:

"Because he is not the strongest yet, there are many things he wants to protect, and in order to achieve that goal, he must make himself stronger."

Become stronger...

Barrett's eyes suddenly hardened. He finished his soup in big gulps and ran to Ross's side.

"I want to cultivate with you."

Ross glanced at the kid beside him and pouted at the much smaller stone next to him.

"Here, carry that stone and do a thousand push-ups, a thousand squats, and a thousand sit-ups to warm up."

Carrying a rock twice his own size, Barrett took a deep breath and slowly squatted down.

His jaw clenched and his thigh muscles twitched.

"one!!"

Ross didn't look at Barrett again, but instead sent a wisp of his Observation Haki onto the other man.

As a true monster from the future in the original work, Barrett's potential is beyond doubt.

As long as one's values ​​are well-developed, one will surely become the strongest among his many followers in the future.

Furthermore, Miracle Island is still in its early stages of development, giving him ample time to teach students like Barrett.

As his power expands in the future, Ross will need to rely on them to do many things.

Search for Devil Fruits and famous swords to forge Zanpakuto, attract enemies to fight them, and increase the resonance of their marks...

If he were to do these things by himself, it would take him many years to complete them.

This is one of the reasons why he chose Beehive Island instead of other islands in the sea.

The quality of pirates in the New World is the highest among all seas.

Time flew by during his training, and when the sun set, an exhausted Barrett collapsed to rest.

After a brief rest, he struggled to get up.

"Teacher, I challenge you!"

"Only by challenging the strongest can I become stronger!"

Chapter 40 General Douglas Gray

At night, the moon and stars are sparse.