Pirates: The Strongest Justice

Sea Circle Calendar January 1502, East Blue Shimotsuki Village.

Under a huge Sakura flower tree, a young man wearing a black Taoist uniform sat cross-legged upright, with an unsheathed long knife placed on his slender legs. The young man's face, with his eyes closed, was natural and peaceful. The knife-like profile gave him a sharp look. The young man was Atlas who practiced kendo in Shimotsuki Village. It has been more than a year since he arrived in Shimotsuki Village, and he is now 16 years old. Who knew his birthday was in January?

Suddenly, Atlas's closed eyes suddenly opened, his sharp eyes narrowed slightly, and an invisible aura escaped.

Atlas suddenly stood up and drew out the knife. The scabbard hit the tree trunk violently with a loud bang. The huge Sakura flower tree swayed violently. A large number of Sakura flowers rushed to fall, and Atlas under the tree But he began to dance with the long knife in his hand. What was surprising was that waves of terrifying knife light fell on the scattered Sakura flowers, but there were no traces of the knife cutting them. If Koshiro were here, he would definitely sigh with his palms in his hands, the realm of cutting iron! It’s done!

--a year ago--

"Mr. Koshiro, I feel that my swordsmanship has reached a bottleneck, and I can't reach the next level no matter what."

Atlas sat cross-legged on the futon in the living room and looked at Koshiro on the main seat.

"Haha..., the next realm you mentioned should be the iron-cutting realm. Only by entering the iron-cutting realm can one truly be called a swordsman."

Koshiro was still smiling and explained unhurriedly.

"Oh? Then I would like to ask Mr. Koshiro, how can a swordsman cut through steel? I hope you can teach me."

Atlas unconsciously straightened his already straight body.

"Come on, let me go outside and demonstrate it for you in person."

With that said, Koshiro walked straight outside, and Atlas followed him when he saw this.

The season at this time has also entered winter, and layers of white snow decorate the monotonous world (except for the changeable weather in the Grand Line, the weather and seasonal changes in the world are relatively normal). The two of them were wearing thin clothes. I still don’t feel cold in my gi.

I saw Koshiro pulling out a piece of white paper from nowhere like a magic trick, throwing the white paper into the air, and then took out the word "Wado" in his hand. A cold light flashed through, adding to the already cold winter. It was chilling, but the white paper was still intact. Instead, it slowly fell along its original trajectory, then covered the snow, and was then buried by the falling snow...

Atlas was greatly shocked. He was not a kid who didn't understand anything. You must know that Hedao Yimoji is a big asset, which is often called the twenty-one sword. Even ordinary people who are not proficient in swordsmanship can get it. He can also easily cut gold and jade, let alone an ordinary piece of white paper. This shows Koshiro's terrifying control over power.

"Sir, there is a swordsman in this world who cannot cut anything, but that swordsman can cut steel or even harder things with the same sword. The so-called strongest swordsmanship is one who can protect what he wants to protect. A sword that has the power to cut off anything it wants to cut off and harms everything it touches is not a sword to me.”

Koshiro is explaining his own swordsmanship to Atlas, which is the belief of protection. In the world of One Piece, belief can be said to be a very important thing. Only by having your own belief can you reach the top of the world. Maybe, but once the belief is shattered, the strength will slowly decline, just like the former Marine Admiral Zephyr, who believed in the justice of "no killing", but his family was retaliated by pirates and stabbed in the back by the World Government, so his belief was shattered. , went to extremes, but the strength declined significantly.

Atlas also has his own belief, that is, "the strongest". He is not the strongest man in the world like Whitebeard. He wants to be a man who breaks the ceiling and becomes 'invincible', but he will not become a puppet who pursues power. He also has his own justice, "If you are poor, you can be kind to yourself, and if you are successful, you can help the world." The Chinese culture in his previous life has deeply influenced him, and when he reaches the top...

"Mr. Koshiro, what does this have to do with Zantetsu?"

Atlas asked as he recovered his thoughts and looked Koshiro in the eye.

"Ah! Sorry, I accidentally went too far."

"Everything in the world breathes, and the so-called cutting of iron means cutting along the breath of steel."

Koshiro explained patiently.

"And you should have awakened Observation Haki. It should be easy for you to understand the breath of all things."

Without waiting for Atlas to answer, Koshiro said with a smile.

Was Atlas lost in thought, feeling the breath of all things? It's a bit like an Ultimate version of Jianwense - a low-end version of listening to the sounds of all things, so Jianwense should really benefit this...

After coming back to his senses, Atlas was about to raise his head and say something, but found that Koshiro had quietly left.

In the next few months, in addition to tempering his body and practicing physical skills, Atlas would also try to use the color of knowledge to help him master the breath of all things, but there was still no progress. When he found Koshiro, he got him The answer is that the accumulation of swordsmanship is not enough. Also, it had only been more than two years since he learned swordsmanship, and he didn't just practice swordsmanship. Although his basic swordsmanship had been refined, it was still a bit superficial, so he calmed down and polished his skills carefully. fencing……

. . . . . .

Finally, today, when Atlas just turned 16, he realized the breath of all things and officially became a swordsman!

"Wow! Brother Kanos, you are so awesome!"

Suddenly, a childish voice came from behind a nearby tree. It was a little girl with black hair and black eyes, wearing braids. She was Koshiro's daughter Kuina. In fact, Atlas had already discovered Kuina hiding behind the tree, but he didn't say anything out loud, not once or twice anyway.

Now Kuina is more than one year old. I wonder if it is because the average physical fitness of One Piece is relatively high. Now Kuina can run and jump. Under the influence of the family atmosphere, Kuina has been fond of swords for a long time and often comes to peek at Atla. Si practiced swordsmanship, but Atlas didn't care. He just let Kuina play on the sidelines. With his knowledge and color, he could help Koshiro take care of the child, which was considered a small reward. Kuina, who is still young, naturally doesn't know anything about swordsmanship. She simply thought that Atlas's swordsmanship posture was particularly handsome, so she exclaimed.

"Brother Kanos, it's time to go back to eat."

Kuina touched her flat belly and said loudly to Atlas.

Atlas also stood up after hearing this, patted the non-existent dust on his body, stepped forward, picked up the petite Kuina, put it on his thick shoulders, and walked towards the dojo.

In the distance, two figures, one large and one small, gradually disappeared into the sky full of falling Sakura...