never mind.

It's better to wait here.

After all, I am an outsider visiting Shuoyue Village. Who knows if Koushiro is busy with some private matters now, so it would be a bit rude to rush over and disturb him.

Guessing that it would be a while before Koushiro came back, Nosha sat back on the wall, took out a stack of reward orders, and flipped through them casually to pass the time.

Sauron, on the other hand, took the initiative to assume the responsibility of the master and trotted into the house to boil water and make tea for Nuo Xia.

He obtained these reward orders from Bucky, and the information is quite detailed. Basically, all the pirate groups with names in the East China Sea are here.

Not surprisingly, Nuo Xia found many familiar faces inside.

"Crick Pirates, "Admiral of the Pirate Fleet" Crick, 34 years old, with a bounty of 9 million Baileys, well, this expression looks like he deserves a beating..."

"Chef Pirates, Zep, 57 years old, with a bounty of 12 million Baileys... Oh, the red-footed old man still looks very young and energetic..."

"Sniper Star Pirates, Van Oka, 17 years old, with a bounty of 18 million Baileys... The one with the highest bounty in the East China Sea right now is him, right? He has become so famous when he has just grown up. No wonder he will be favored by Blackbeard in the future.

Become a captain under him..."

While Nuo Xia was flipping through the pages, Sauron also came back. He respectfully placed the tea cup next to Nuo Xia, and then sat down next to him, curiously raising his head and following along.

Don’t know, don’t know, still don’t know…

Shuangyue Village is really too isolated. Sauron has never heard of many of the big pirates who are famous in the East China Sea and can make children stop crying at night.

It wasn't until the wanted poster turned to the end, revealing a photo of a red-nosed clown, that he couldn't help but scream:

"It's him!"

Huh? Noxia looked back at Zoro in surprise, "Do you know Bucky?"

In his impression, in the original timeline, Sauron had no interaction with Bucky before he boarded the ship. Could it be that the butterfly effect caused by him had changed?

"Seen it!"

Zoro looked at the photo, as if recalling some bad memories, with a slightly fearful expression, "This guy brought his subordinates to the dojo half a year ago. He wanted to set up a dojo in our Shuangyue Village.

Is it a courier transfer point or a transfer station? I can't remember clearly."

"The teacher was not around at the time. Seeing how aggressive they were, we all thought they were pirates who came to rob us, so we all rushed out to fight them."

"In the end, that guy didn't take us seriously at all. He didn't even try to hide, and let us just kill him... Do you know what happened next?"

"what happens?"

Nuo Xia could probably guess it, but still pretended to be curious and cooperated.

"All to no avail!"

Zoro gritted his teeth, "Whether it was me or Kuina, everyone's slashes fell on him, but none of them had any effect. Even if he was cut into dozens of pieces, his body recovered as soon as he was slashed.

Not even a drop of blood was shed!"

"Later, the teacher came back and dealt with that guy. As for us, this guy named Bucky is a very powerful Devil Fruit user. No matter how powerful the swordsman is, it is impossible to hurt him at all."

"Teacher, it's not just Bucky. There are many people with devil fruit abilities in the sea. They can't be dealt with with swords. They must master other higher powers."

"I secretly asked the teacher what that kind of power was, but he didn't want to answer. He just told me that that kind of power is not something I can come into contact with now. I just need to concentrate on practicing swordsmanship and don't think too much, but..."

Zoro raised his head, with a look of reluctance and a trace of confusion on his dirty little face, "Uncle, I also know that as a swordsman, it is wrong to think this way, but many times when I practice, I will

I can’t help but think about it, if it’s like the teacher, no matter how powerful the swordsman is, he can’t hurt Bucky…”

"Then no matter how good you are at sword practice, what's the point?"

"I have always dreamed of becoming the world's greatest swordsman, but if I can't deal with those Devil Fruit users, wouldn't this title... be nothing special?"

As he spoke this, his tone became increasingly frustrated.

Obviously, the strange scene in the battle with Bucky half a year ago had a huge shock and impact on this little guy who has been obsessed with kendo since childhood.

Nuo Xia did not respond immediately, but frowned slightly.

What is Koushiro doing?

He's just a Baki. Although the split fruit can be immune to slashes to a certain extent, does it matter to a great swordsman like him who is close to the Four Emperors in strength?

Just a blow from the back of a knife or a fist can smash it into a pulp, right?

Why didn't he make it clear to his disciples? How could he let this kind of thing affect his disciples' yearning for the highest place in the art of swordsmanship?

Do you think Zoro and the others are too young and have lived in a small place all their lives, so there is no need for this? Or do you think that even the most promising Kuina and Zoro will not be able to defeat a Devil Fruit user with their future swordsmanship achievements?

to what extent?

There might also be other deep meanings and plans... But Nuo Xia looked at Zoro who was in a somewhat depressed mood, shook his head, and decided to ignore those things and decided to help him regain his confidence in the way of the sword now.

"There is no reason why swordsmanship cannot defeat those with Devil Fruit abilities."

He rubbed Zoro's hair and spoke softly, "Want to see how far a swordsman's slashing can be done?"

Eh?

Zoro raised his head in surprise, and suddenly seemed to realize something, his eyes lit up.

Before he could speak, Nuo Xia smiled and patted his shoulder, put away the wanted poster and stood up:

"Come on, I'm not very familiar with the terrain of Shuangyue Village. Take me to a secluded coast and I'll show you."

…

Half an hour later.

The edge of the forest south of the village.

Nuo Xia stared silently at the gate of Yishin Dojo not far across the way, with three black lines appearing on his forehead.

"Eh? Eh? No! Why are you back again?"

Beside him, Sauron looked around in confusion, "That's not right. I remember that I was always going to the northeast. How could it be..."

What on earth did I think that I would expect this kid to lead the way... Nuo Xia sighed sadly and looked to the north of the forest, "The northeast is the most secluded, right?"

"Yeah."

Zoro nodded, "There is a steep cliff over there, and the sea is at the bottom. Not at night, almost no one will go there during the day..."

"That's fine."

Nuo Xia turned her head and suddenly stretched out a hand to grab Sauron's shoulder, "Close your eyes and open them again when I tell you to open them."

"ha?"

Zoro looked stunned, "Why, uncle, you...ah!!!!!"

Before he finished speaking, he screamed, because at that moment, the light and shadow suddenly changed around him, and he was actually carried up to a height of 100 meters, with the howling wind beside his ears, and the rapidly shrinking village houses and trees at his feet.

The adrenaline stimulation brought by this weightless feeling made Zoro tighten his legs subconsciously, and tears were about to burst out.

"Fly? I'm flying??"

"No! I was flying with my uncle!"

"No! Hey! Uncle! You can actually fly? Tell me I'm not dreaming...ah!!!!"

…

Two minutes later.

Sauron landed on the top of the cliff in a daze, with the waves crashing from the shore beneath his feet, and the all-too-familiar bright moon above his head.

But Green Algae Head still feels that everything around him is so unreal.

"Uncle, what are you..."

He looked at Nuo Xia's back in front of him and couldn't help but wanted to ask for more information when he saw Nuo Xia had already taken out the pure white wind sword and said calmly without looking back:

"Concentrate, I will only use one sword, watch carefully."

As soon as these words came out.

The curiosity that filled his stomach was swallowed back immediately. Zoro tried his best to open his eyes wide and looked ahead without daring to move, for fear that he would miss any details.

The next moment.

Nuo Xia's figure suddenly moved.

With calm eyes, he drew out his sword using the standard Iai hand gesture, and struck out towards the sea in front of the cliff!

Buzz!

The surrounding void suddenly shook violently, and Zoro felt a strong sense of suffocation approaching, as if all the air on the shore had been sucked out at this moment.

And as the sword fell.

A magnificent sword energy like a white giant python roared out in a mighty manner, swallowing up everything in its path!

boom!

boom!

boom!
To be continued...