Pirate Alliance

Regardless of whether it is good intentions or malicious, it may be a high probability of encountering a shipwreck after going to sea in the new world, but the possibility of encountering a swordsman of Ryoma's level is not that great.

Therefore, Qiu Bai naturally won't give up certain opportunities. His intentions are simple and direct, and what he has to do is quite simple: he just needs to show what he has learned in swordsmanship so far.

The rest depends on probabilistic choices, and the initiative in this choice is not in his own hands.

After the seven swords of "Chongying" (named from an inspiration), he has another seven swords, but the only move that he has really completed is "Riju".

And from the results, it is obvious that this move has the desired effect.

From the perspective of a third party who is not the party involved, Qiu Bai's sword-drawing technique is mediocre, even a little too slow, not as dazzling as the attack just now.

In terms of the speed of unsheathing that "Slasher, Blunt" is famous for, Qiubai's moves seem to be far from the level of "Zero Dodge", but in fact it is not so, his attack is not that simple, and simple. Compared with the pursuit of speed, what he does is much more complicated.

Therefore, compared to the calm response just now, Ryoma took a step back for the first time since the fight.

The so-called soul, heart, mind, eyes, and shape are the same in swordsmanship. For many swordsmen, the attack trajectory of the sword has been determined the moment the sword is unsheathed, and it is even more so for the sword-drawing technique that pursues instantaneous attack speed. in this way.

Because the pursuit of attack speed is too paranoid, the moment the knife is unsheathed, its attack trajectory has been solidified. Most of the time, what the swordsman pursues is nothing more than fast on this determined trajectory. Some, faster, so fast that the opponent can't react at all.

But as long as this "trajectory" exists, it means that the attack has a trace to follow, and for a swordsman like Ryoma, it is not difficult to make a pre-judgment based on the opponent's actions.

Especially under the premise that the difference in strength is huge, the simple word "fast" is meaningless.

Through the test just now, Qiu Bai has already understood this point, all simple and direct attacks with insufficient changes are invalid attacks, so he took out the most changeable move in all his swordsmanship.

Riju, the biggest feature of this move is that the entire trajectory changes only after the sword is unsheathed. Whether it is the choice of the attack landing point within the three-dimensional attack range, or the speed of the sword moves, they are all within the range that can be changed. .

On different trajectories, Qiubai's sword can continuously move from extreme to extremely quiet, and then from extremely quiet to extremely dynamic. This combination seems to be able to go on indefinitely, and such attacks will also become unpredictable.

This is more difficult to deal with than simply being fast, and making moves is much more difficult to handle than simply being "fast."

And using such a move is not a simple matter. It not only has extreme requirements for the control of the swordsman, but even said that this requirement is still in a secondary position. The precondition that is more important than this is... wrist strength.

As a result, no matter how the power is used, the starting point is still the power itself.

When the changes are subtle, it is difficult to mobilize the power of the whole body to control it, because it is impossible to do such things within that time and range of movement. The strength of the forearm will take all the changes.

To put it simply, this is a move that is extremely dependent on the quality of the wrist and even the skill of using it. Without such support, there would be no so-called Riku.

Even because of the need to restrain and even use inertia, the knife in Qiubai's hand at this time weighs thousands of pounds.

That's why this move made Ryoma take a step back... If a swordsman of the same level uses such a move in the process of fighting against him,

So his first reaction was this.

Compared with a tough defense, it is the most correct decision to choose to withdraw from the opponent's attack range, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

But this time Ryoma didn't need to counterattack. After this move was used up, Qiubai no longer had the will to attack... and the ability.

To put it bluntly, although this kind of move is very valuable to him, at this time it is only for "performing" for Longma to see.

Qiubai let go of the sword in his hand, and then began to clench his fists and smash his wrists... Although the move was completed, it seemed that he was still one step away from being able to retract it freely.

However, as Qiu Bai himself said, attacks like this can indeed be classified within the scope of sword skills.

It's a pity... there is still no way to pose a substantial threat to a swordsman like Ryoma. Qiubai is a little dissatisfied, but he has already used all his strength as a swordsman.

Well, he thought too much, and things shouldn't have come to fruition.

Even the current Ryoma is the top swordsman in this world, want to threaten the opponent?

A simple assessment of Qiu Bai's overall strength... He can't even release his sword qi, and he can only stare blankly at mid-range attacks like the "hundreds of trouble wind" of so and so.

After Qiubai let go, the battle was over.

After exiting from that state, Ryoma first retracted the knife into the sheath, and then coughed lightly. Even Qiu Bai, at this time, can understand that there seems to be a problem with the other's physical condition.

After a short period of time, Longma calmed down a little. At this time, he did not comment on Qiubai's swordsmanship, but asked again, "Qiubai... What is the purpose of your going to sea."

Qiubai lowered his head slightly, covering his eyes with his eyes—the other party asked a question that he had already explained at first.

"A person chooses to go to sea, the reason is nothing more than that..."

He didn't answer the other party's wishes again, and he didn't want to say this obvious thing a second time.

"Indeed, or I'm a little old..." Ryoma shook his head and said, those who dare to sail a boat and create a new world at the age of fifteen will probably not lack such things as "determination".

"What if, if one day you ran into an invincible enemy?" he asked again.

This is not what if, if the target is a vertex, this situation will come across sooner or later.

However, Qiubai said, "There won't be such a day. Those who can't win the first time will definitely win the second time, but if they can't do this... when a swordsman stops moving forward. , that is, when 'death' comes.

What kind of words a person says, the truth or the lie, the more serious it is, the more different it is. With Qiubai's current appearance, although he seemed very casual when he said this, it gave the impression that what he said was true. One hundred percent fact.

Determination or determination that he is not lacking at all, perhaps a rebound from the repressed past life, in a world like this, what he has to do is not ordinary.

"That is to say...Even if it's me, will you win sooner or later?"

Qiubai didn't answer.

It would be arrogant to say "yes", but to say "no" would go against his original intention... Neither overconfident nor overly humble, this is Qiubai's attitude, he will do this step by step Going down, maybe it will be many years later to win a swordsman of the level of Ryoma, but he has never thought about the three words "can't win".

In a completely unfamiliar world, the guy who can tease the "master" who manages everything is his own... Either he has a big heart, or he is mentally retarded.

"...Hehe, this kind of thinking is very similar to when I was young." After saying this, Ryoma suddenly ended the topic and returned to the swordsmanship itself, "From the short-term confrontation, even including In the last move you called 'Riju', the way you use your sword is simple and violent. It seems that you pay more attention to the power itself than the pursuit of skills. Of course, there is nothing wrong with it. But if there are other advantages, there will be no problem at the end of the journey... It’s just that compared to the former, this method seems to require talent, but in fact it requires more famous teachers.”

"So... Qiubai, before going to sea again, are you willing to relearn how to use a sword?"

From Longma's point of view, Qiubai, who is "self-taught", can be regarded as a piece of rough jade, but this is not the main factor for him to make such a decision... Over the years, he has seen swordsmanship geniuses. There are countless people, but before Qiubai, he never had such thoughts.

The more important reason is... In the last years of life, rather than clinging to something else, it is more meaningful to finish the last work.

"Of course, it just so happens that we've lost our ship to sea right now."

What else can Qiubai say?

From the first moment he learned the identity of the other party, he had such an idea, so things went smoothly to such an extent that he had no reason to refuse.

"In the next month, I will teach you how to use the sword again, but how much you can learn depends on your ability."

"One month?"

It is already gratifying to have a month, but Qiubai still wonders why such an accurate deadline was set.

Ryoma glanced at Qiubai and told the facts that did not need to be concealed, "I originally planned to return to my hometown Wano immediately next, because there is a certain custom in our country... But now I have changed my mind, In the last days of my life, I still tend to finish the last sword..."

The reason for setting this time limit is that Ryoma only has about a month to live.

Fundamentally, all swords come from the swordsmith, and so do all swordsmen. Regardless of whether it is out of pure inheritance or a little utilitarian use of "famous tools" to save themselves from being forgotten, many swordsmen in the end will eventually embark on the road of new swordsmiths, which can even It's called "rules".

Ryoma is not immune to this, and now he has also gone the same way:

Use the last moment of his life to forge the last weapon... No matter whether it is successful or not, there is nothing to regret for him, but... I just hope that in the end, if I can really create a "famous sword" "If that's the case, then it's even better.