Chapter 11: Do you crave power?
Zoro's hometown is in the village of Frostmoon. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info but the village itself is not very famous. It is famous for a dojo in the village next door to Frost Moon Village, and the owner of the dojo, Koshiro. And what the two villages have in common is probably remoteness.
"So we don't have to worry too much about being found by the navy in a short time. Luo Xiu took a world map and explained to Robin.
After attending the fishermen's feast, they returned to the boat as there was no inn in the village. Then along the coastline, I came to the next village of Frost Moon Village. Early the next morning, the two went ashore early and walked towards the village.
"So you're planning to disturb this dojo for a while?" Robin asked as he stared at Luo Xiu silently.
"It's pretty much, it's a little different. Luo Xiu put away the map, picked up a branch under the tree next to him, and waved: "I'm going to kick the gym." β
The two walked and asked questions along the way, and soon found Koshiro's dojo. The door was open, and there was a neat shouting sound from inside, and the disciples of the dojo were practicing in the morning. Luo Xiu, who felt that yelling was too uncompelling, sent out a little momentum.
"!!" Koshiro was startled, and when he turned around, he saw Luo Xiu standing at the gate. The latter was waving to him with a smile on his face.
followed Koshiro who went out to greet him into the dojo, and without waiting for Koshiro to ask anything, Luo Xiu took the initiative to introduce himself: "You are Mr. Koshiro, right? My name is Luo Xiu, and this is my family, Robin." Well, that's not the point. I'm here to kick the gym today. β
Luo Xiu smiled and said something very serious, but his tone was not joking. But Koshiro still smiled, he could feel that Luo Xiu was not malicious, so he agreed. Moreover, the strength of the momentum released by Luo Xiu before, Koshiro judged that Luo Xiu should be about the same strength as his daughter. So he instructed the disciples around him to inform Guina to prepare, and he himself led the way.
Following Koshiro to the martial arts arena of the dojo, Luo Xiu saw a beautiful little girl walking forward with a bamboo knife about the same length as her.
Just as she was about to start the pre-battle etiquette, Xiao Gunian found that her opponent did not take out a weapon.
"Don't you use a bamboo sword?" Gu Yina maintained a three-nothing expression, holding a bamboo sword to confront Luo Xiu.
Hearing this, Luo Xiu smiled lightly and shook the branch in his hand: "This is enough." Bamboo sword, if you can break this branch in my hand, I'll take it again. β
"......" Guina thought she should not underestimate it. I was a little unhappy in my heart, but since the opponent was a guy who came to kick the gym and didn't hold a bamboo sword, it just gave him a profound lesson! So, after finishing the etiquette before the fight, Guina rushed forward with an arrow, and it was a quick and fierce slash.
Luo Xiu saw Guina's thoughts, but he didn't plan to show mercy to his subordinates. The twig shook in his hand, and when he shook it back, it hit the side of Guina's bamboo knife.
Gu Yina suddenly felt a huge force coming from the bamboo knife in her hand, and the bamboo knife with first-class toughness actually began to bend, and finally broke with a "snap".
"I'm sorry, little girl. I'm not as young as I seem. Mr. Koshiro, don't you want to play a game?" Quite formally apologized to Gu Yina, and Luo Xiu asked Koshiro on the side.
Koshiro's smile became a little stiff, and he didn't expect to look away. The young man in front of him is already a powerful character who is the same as himself, or even far beyond himself. However, he still didn't feel any malice on the part of Luo Xiu, and after thinking about it for a while, Koshiro decided to play a game with him.
"Well, since Mr. Rosho strongly invited. Holding the bamboo sword steadily, Koshiro put on a posture, and a force invisible to the naked eye instantly wrapped around the bamboo sword.
"Oh, did you start domineering as soon as you came up, it seems that there is a little bit of anger for your daughter. Luo Xiu still kept smiling, thinking in his heart, and the branch in his hand was also entangled with domineering.
The two confronted each other for a few minutes with poss, and they had no intention of making a move at all. However, the disciples of the dojo who were watching around could feel that there was something they couldn't see, and it was fighting between them. The aura of the scene made them a little uncomfortable.
"You're not going to attack first, are you...... Well, then you're welcome. A white light flashed in Koshiro's eyes, and the others saw Koshiro unhappily swing his bamboo knife in place.
Luo Xiu's face remained unchanged, and his body swayed from side to side a few times. Then he raised his hand holding the branch and blocked the bamboo knife that Koshiro had fallenβhe approached and swung the knife while Luo Xiu dodged those few slashes.
It was just a bamboo knife and an ordinary branch, but the children around saw the moment the two came into contact and burst into flames!
The two retreated as soon as they touched, and after Luo Xiu stabilized his body, he put away the momentum that had been diverging outward. He stuck a branch with a leaf or two in his hand into the dirt of the yard. Koshiro looked at the bamboo knife in his hand in a daze. The strong reflection on the lenses made it impossible for the disciples to see his expression.
Guina thought of something and stepped forward: "Dad, you...... Did you lose?"
Koshiro raised his head, and his eyes showed relief: "Yes." Lost. It looks like Dad is going to lose the dojo's signboard. β
"Dad......" Gu Yina hugged Koshiro and was about to comfort a few words, when Luo Xiu spoke again:
"Looks like I've succeeded in kicking the gym. Then Mr. Koshiro, please let us bother at your dojo for a while. β
Hearing this, Koshiro suddenly understood something: "No problem." β
No one talked about the signboard, and Luo Xiu's kicking operation ended. The goal was successfully achieved, and Robin and he had a place to stay.
A few days later, Luo Xiu got up early in the morning and swept the floor in the yard where he arrived. There is no way, some things become habitual after being done for a long time. The silence of the morning was broken by a gruff voice: "Hey, anyone? I'm here to kick the gym!"
It's Sauron, the child king of Frostmoon Village, who is finally about to start his journey to the next village after beating the bear children all over the village. This dojo is Sauron's first step into the conquest of the village!
"Smack!" Zoro was stabbed by Guina.
The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is skinny. Zoro, who has always only relied on his own strength, met Guina, who had learned formal swordsmanship, and had no strength to fight at all. Of course, Zoro was not convinced, because he didn't know kendo at all. As Koshiro watched from the side, he seemed to have discovered something, and happily persuaded Zoro to join his dojo.
The next morning, there was another one more person who came to practice.
The disciples practiced the basic movements over and over again in the martial arts arena of the dojo, and Koshiro asked Luo Xiu for advice on the side. However, to the surprise of the disciples, the two did not hold a sword. And the terrible sense of oppression between the two is extremely clear.
Zoro glanced at Luo Xiu a few times: This person seems to be stronger than the dojo master?
Then, he was beaten by Guina: "Zoro, don't get distracted!" Zoro didn't have time to think about it, so he had to honestly continue to practice the basic movements.
A few days later, Zoro challenged Guina again - and failed.
The third time, failed.
Fourth, failure.
Fifth ......
Clause......
Two months later, with a bamboo sword in each hand and a bite in his mouth, Zoro struck at Guina at a very fast speed. It's much better than it was two months ago, but it's still not Guina's opponent. After simply blocking all of Zoro's attacks, Guina still knocked out Zoro with a single sword.
Luo Xiu saw Guina's slightly trembling shoulders and arms in the distance, and understood that this girl was almost at her limit.
During the night, Guina went to the warehouse alone, where she had her knife - and the word of the word. The knife had belonged to her father, but now it was hers.
The knife carries a dream, and it is also hers. But her dream may not come true. Born a woman, this is her greatest sorrow. Because of women's physique, they are born to lose to men. So the strongest swordsman in the world is always a man.
"Do you crave power?" In the warehouse late at night, in the moonlight, Luo Xiu suddenly spoke behind her, startling her.
Luo Xiu continued to ask after she reacted, "Do you crave power?"
Guina didn't speak, but her intense unwillingness turned into tears, which kept flowing...... Nod.
"If, are you willing to call me a master......" Luo Xiu smiled.
The bright moonlight, sprinkled with the night sky, also illuminated the way to the future for the girl.