One Piece: Return of the Old Age

Chapter 47

"Wake up, you brave swordsman." Whitebeard was standing at the ship's railing with his naginata in hand, and beside him stood Wald, and Binjack was sitting on Wald.

"Hey, uncle, are you also a crew member of this ship? You look very similar to the former Four Emperors Whitebeard."Zoro looked at Whitebeard's back and walked to his side.

Having been a bounty hunter for several years, Zoro should be the one who knows the situation on the sea best in the Straw Hat Pirates. He was the first to recognize Ace's identity when he first met him, which shows his understanding of the Whitebeard Pirates. After all, for a bounty hunter, it is normal to target the head of the world's strongest pirate.

"Valorolo, hey, Newgate, I can laugh at this joke for a year." Before Whitebeard could say anything, Walder beside him burst into laughter:"Brother, did you record this conversation just now?"

"Walder." Bin Jack looked at Whitebeard's increasingly dark complexion and smiled to stop him.

Whitebeard glanced at Walder indifferently, stretched out his hand and made a sonic boom. The sea surface was slightly turbulent at this moment:"If you want to sleep forever in the sea, I don't mind giving you a ride."

""Valorolo, do you want to fight? Newgate." Walder's momentum also rose.

Walder was much better than Whitebeard. His body had been frozen for thirty years. Although his actual age was nearly eighty years old, his body functions were reduced to the minimum in the ice, so his body had not aged overall. After most of the damage caused by freezing was repaired by Kurokas, Walder's combat power was greatly improved, and he was not too weak to Whitebeard.

Besides, they were frequent opponents in fighting when they were young, and Walder and Whitebeard had fought more than once or twice.

"This uncle." Zoro clearly heard the sonic boom that Whitebeard made, and couldn't help but look up at Whitebeard's face.

The sharp eyes, coupled with the distinctive beard

""Whitebeard, the Four Emperors?" Zoro exclaimed, and took a step back in shock, holding the sword at his waist with both hands. It was no wonder that he was like this. No one would remain calm when seeing Whitebeard for the first time, except Luffy. Luffy had no awe, and he didn't understand the meaning of some people.

And the most important thing was that Zoro clearly remembered that after the war a year ago, the strongest man in the world had died in that war. How could he appear here?

"Little boy, the Four Emperors were all titles in the past, and now I am just an ordinary crew member."Whitebeard patted Zoro's head and laughed,"And you are Straw Hat's partner, don't be too restrained"

"Crew?" Zoro's body was still tense. Crocus had said before that all the people on this ship were older than him. He didn't expect that there was actually Whitebeard. What about the other one? Which pirate could challenge Whitebeard?

And who was the captain of this ship? Who could convince such a group of people to be crew members?

"Don't be startled, kid, the captain's battle is about to begin, watch carefully, this will be a battle between the top swordsmen, if you miss a glance, it will be a loss for a rookie like you."Walder laughed

"Captain?" Zoro followed his gaze and saw two familiar figures facing each other on the deserted island ahead.

"Roya? Hawkeye?"Zoro looked at the familiar figure and couldn't help but cover the wound on his chest with his hand. It was still aching.

Since he went to sea, he had only encountered two major setbacks. One was when he was still in the East China Sea, and was killed instantly by Hawkeye. The other was yesterday, when he was killed instantly by the man named Roya and took Qiu Shui away.

"What kind of realm is the great swordsman at?" Zoro looked at the two people in the distance. He had a hunch that he could find the answer in this battle.

""Clang."

The sounds of two swords being unsheathed rang out almost simultaneously.

"In the battle with you, I will not tie my hands. I will use all the abilities that can improve my swordsmanship, so be prepared, Hawkeye." Luo Ya's expression was calm, without any ups and downs, as if he was stating the facts:"If you don't take it seriously, you will really die."

"Interesting, it has been many years since a swordsman spoke to me like this, come on, let me see the strength of the former world's number one swordsman."Hawkeye rarely held the black knife with both hands, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Did you recognize him?"Luo Ya didn't care. When he gave his name yesterday, he didn't intend to hide his identity. The surname Gol D was enough for anyone to know his identity.

"Here it comes."Whitebeard, who was far away at the seaside, opened his eyes wide.

As he finished speaking, Roya and Hawkeye, who were confronting each other in the distance, swung their swords at the same time.

Two sword energies that were a hundred meters high collided in an instant, and then exploded at the same time. In an instant, the combined shock wave flattened the entire deserted island. The thousands of meters of deserted island became flat in an instant. Whether it was small stones or large stones, they were all turned into powder by the sword energy in an instant.

After their respective sword energies, Roya and Hawkeye disappeared almost at the same time. The next moment, the Seven Star Sword and the Black Blade Night collided with each other. The collision between the cursed holy sword and the supreme big knife, the crisp sound of metal sharpness rang out, and it was evenly matched. Equally matched.

What followed was a dazzling chop, and the sword skills that were honed over a thousand times and made swordsmen all over the world feel inferior were fully displayed in this collision.

Every collision was not just a clash of swords, but also a clash of kendo. The crisp sound of steel was like the sound of nature to all swordsmen, and it was accompanied by an extremely terrifying shock wave of the collision of sword energy.

And every dodge would allow the spectators to see the unreserved terrifying destructive power of the top swordsmen. Every sword was a sword energy that stretched for thousands of meters, leaving deep canyons on the deserted island and a water mark on the sea that would not heal for a long time.

"This is the great swordsman." Zoro was reluctant to close his eyes. Just as Walder said before the battle, such a duel was a lifetime treasure for rookies like them. It was a textbook sword duel, and every second could see the sword skills that were honed to the limit.

"This is what I pursue." Zoro's eyes became brighter and brighter. Seeing a higher level of confrontation, he would have a goal and motivation. Of course, this is true for a true genius. A waste without resilience would only lose his fighting spirit in the face of this supreme swordsman battle. Obviously, Zoro did not live up to Roya and Hawkeye's appreciation of him.

"I never thought I would see such a duel one day." Whitebeard smiled as if reminiscing about the past, thinking of the man in the straw hat:"It's like yesterday's battle is happening again."