The Paper Fruit Among the Pirates

"Pirate Hunter Zoro!"

"He's a master, maybe he can..."

"That guy?" Sanji standing in the restaurant frowned, isn't he the waiter Luffy's partner...

"Zoro..."

"what?"

Facing the fighting eyes of Sauron who turned his head, Roman opened his mouth, and finally spit out only three words.

"····Be careful."

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Taking a deep breath, Roman took stiff steps—maybe only he here truly understands the horror of Hawkeye, and everyone else is just 'not aware of it'.

"Roman, where are you going?"

Facing Luffy's question, Roman waved his hands and left with his back to everyone.

"I'm going to get the medicine box."

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"Lamentable,"

"The weak."

Facing Sauron's challenge, the man named Mihawk stood up.

"If you are also considered a swordsman, then the gap between us should be clear at a glance."

"What made you dare to challenge me? Is it arrogance? Or—pure ignorance?"

With his childhood sweetheart's 'Hedao Yiwen' in his mouth, and his own pair of knives in his hands, the man named Zoro posed in a posture.

"This is my dream,"

"This is the dream I agreed with a close friend!"

Facing Sauron, who was full of fighting spirit, the man on the opposite side just took off the cross on his chest and opened it—it turned out that it was a small knife.

Well, a nice knife for skinning and scraping fish, and slicing up roasts.

BUT: Its role should never include combat!

"Are you looking down on me?!"

Facing Sauron's angry questioning, Mihawk on the opposite side only answered calmly.

"Sorry, this is already my smallest knife."

It's a good thing he didn't bring nail clippers, otherwise...

"Don't blame me if you die!"

With a roar, Zoro rushed over suddenly, and the three katana swords shone with icy cold light!

The battle begins.

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"Ah this..."

It was just to get a medicine box, in front of Roman who was able to fly, it was only a dozen seconds. However, when he came back, the scene was already:

Sauron was hanged and beaten with a small knife, and even his chest was pierced by the opponent. And the man nicknamed 'Eagle Eye' was still spotless.

It's like an adult playing with a child... No, it should be said that Ultraman is playing with a child!

"Why don't you retreat?"

Facing Sauron who was almost pierced by himself in the heart, there was a wave of fluctuation in Hawkeye's indifferent yellow pupil.

"I don't know... but I feel that if I quit, many important vows and things will be lost..."

"This is failure!"

"Hehe, then I can't back down even more."

Interesting, why not choose death instead of failure?

Hey, hey, don't be silly, Zoro!

Luffy who was patient, Joseph and Johnny who were suppressed by Luffy on the deck, and Roman with a serious face. They all stared intently at the two men in the battle—or their companion: Sauron.

How can you beat Hawkeye...

"Very good, I haven't met such a 'strong man' for a long time."

Hawkeye took a few steps back, put away the playful knife, and pulled out the huge black knife behind him - Ye!

"Report your name!"

Obviously, he approved of Sauron. ——Although it is not strength, but determination as a swordsman.

"Roronoa Zoro!"

"Come on, I'll finish you off with the world's number one black knife."

Facing Hawkeye's declaration, Sauron just silently placed the three knives across his chest, and then:

"Three Swords Technique-Three Thousand Worlds!"

Hawkeye: Flat-A

The two figures crossed each other in a flash, as for the result:

Click! !

Except for the words of "He Dao Yi" in his mouth, the two samurai swords in Sauron's hands broke into pieces all over the ground!

Lost...it doesn't matter,

Never thought I would lose...

Sauron, who was covered in blood, recalled the promise he made with the little girl when he was a child. There are also Roman's serious words: 'Facing those masters, we will be instantly killed with one look! '

Is this the power of the world's number one swordsman...

Roman, you're right, I'm sitting on the sidelines.

Clang!

The word He Dao in his hand suddenly returned to its sheath, and the man named Sauron turned around and faced the enemy with open arms!

"What do you mean?"

Facing Hawkeye's question, Sauron raised his head proudly, with no fear on his face, even smiling!

"The scars on the back are the shame of a swordsman!"

"well said,"

With a flash of the huge black knife, Sauron's chest was splashed with blood!

····Skills are inferior to human beings····

"Sauron!!!"

Soaring——

Whoosh—

Using the extension of his arms, Luffy suddenly threw himself at the man named Hawkeye! The clenched fist is full of anger! However, the opponent just dodged to the side calmly, and Luffy's attack fell through.

"Are you this swordsman's partner?"

clatter~~

At the same time that Luffy attacked, Roman also leaped to Sauron's side, picked him up and kicked back at the same time! The white wings spread out behind them flew back with the two of them upside down.

"Don't worry, he's still alive."

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Luffy, who was about to attack, immediately turned his head and looked backward.

"Roman!"

"No harm was done,"

During the quick treatment of the wound, Roman's words calmed down the angry Luffy. ——Although the knife wound across Sauron's entire chest looked terrifying and hideous, it miraculously skipped over all the large blood vessels, nerves and tendons, and it was a veritable 'flesh wound'!

This kind of superb sword technique can only be done by the world's number one, right?

"My name is Joracle Mihawk."

The man who put the black knife back on his back looked at Sauron who was being rescued by Roman.

"know yourself,"

"know the world!!"

"Become stronger, Roronoa!"

After speaking, he turned around gracefully, lightly jumped down on his small raft and sat down.

"In the years to come, I will wait for you on the throne of 'World's Strongest'! Try to surpass me."

Is this the spirit of a strong man...

"Boy, what is your dream?"

Hawkeye glanced at the boy who attacked him just now and the straw hat on his head.

And the... two devil fruit ability users who saved people just now?

"One Piece!"

Faced with Luffy's answer without hesitation, Hawkeye did not laugh at him for being overconfident, but nodded seriously.

"It's been a hard road—harder than surpassing me."

"I don't care, I will definitely become the Pirate King!"

"····Hi····Luffy····"

On the other side, Sauron, who was lying on the ground and was being bandaged by Roman, raised the last knife "He Dao Yi Wen".

"... Can you hear me... I lost..."

"...If you can't even become the world's number one swordsman... it will make you feel uneasy..."

"Hey, don't talk."

Roman, who was quickly cleaning up the blood and stitching up the wound, calmly stopped Sauron.

"The wound is opening."

"I will never...lose again!"

However, Sauron, with tears streaming down his face, just shouted to himself.

"Until I defeat him... I will never lose again!!"

What an idiot... Winning or losing... just to be worthy of Luffy's "One Piece" crew status... No, it should be Luffy's trust.

Roman's hands bandaging the wound paused, and then moved again. Let Sauron continue to shout!

"What do you think? One Piece!"

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The arrogant words echoed in the battlefield, making the surroundings silent, and then:

"Hahahaha,"

The hearty Luffy grinned, "I have no objection."

"Nice team."

Hawkeye nodded indifferently.

"I look forward to... seeing you again..."

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"Zoro's injury has stabilized, but—"

Hawkeye left gracefully, leaving a mess behind. After the dressing was over, Roman looked at Luffy.

"I can't sense the direction of the bandage on Nami's body...Are you sure you don't want to leave with us?"

"No, I have some things to attend to."

Obviously, Luffy will never stop until he recruits a 'chef'. And - the Creek Pirates next to them are eyeing the 'Sea Restaurant', and this place will soon fall into chaos. Sauron, who was seriously injured just now, and Usopp, who is not suitable for melee... So:

"Okay, Zoro, Usopp and I will go after Nami first."

Roman was not hypocritical, and carried the injured Sauron on a 'paper stretcher' to the merchant ship next to him.

"I'll bring Nami back, you just have to convince the chef to join us."

"Well, of course!"