Chapter 0.31: Apprenticeship
Spring 1507.
One sunny morning, Morgan rented a small boat to take Gawain to Frostmoon Village.
In fact, Morgan has been paying attention to this kendo for a long time, after all, the two islands are adjacent to each other, only separated by a strait.
Γ land, the fish-man, observes the situation underwater to avoid the boat being attacked by sea beasts.
This is a very delicate island, and there are other unknown lands connected to the island, and the good fields around the dojo seem to belong to the kendo hall.
What is the level of the master of the kendo hall, Morgan is not sure for the time being, but he just has the idea of giving it a try.
There is only one place where Goya can learn swords, and only dead horses can be used as live horse doctors.
However, in a position like Frost Moon Village in the main channel, the gym can continue to open, presumably there must be a reason for him, otherwise someone would have smashed the signboard of the gym.
Landing on the island, Morgan, Olander, and Gawain stood at the door.
He carried a box full of treasures on his shoulders, which was prepared for Koshiro, the owner of the kendo hall.
Since he has apprenticed to Gao Wen, it is naturally more solemn, and the teacher will teach more carefully in the future.
Knocking on the door, a girl with short black hair, about seven or eight years old, poked her head out.
Morgan smiled kindly, opened the treasure chest, took out a string of pearl necklaces, handed it to the girl, and said:
"We want to pay a visit to the owner of this kendo hall, please let me know, little sister."
Morgan thinks he understands women, they don't like shiny things, and this necklace was picked up from the uncertain terminal, which came in handy.
The girl pushed Morgan's hand away, glanced at the three of them coldly, and said, "You came to my father to learn swords, but seeing that you are all old and ugly, and you are past the age of study, even if you learn, it is useless." β
Morgan was slightly embarrassed and wanted to touch the little girl's head to ease the atmosphere, but was ruthlessly opened by a snap of his hand that was suspended in the air.
It's okay to be said to be old, after all, the age in my heart is there, and it's really a bit unbearable to say that ugly, although Morgan has been a man for two lives, he has never experienced what it feels like to be ugly.
And Gawain is only sixteen years old, and although Olland looks like he is in his thirties, he is only eighteen years old, is this considered old?
Maybe in the eyes of children, those who are older than themselves will always be uncles.
"Ahem, Guina, what are you talking nonsense, do you know how many customers our kendo gym has lost because of you, and how much damage has been caused?"
A man's voice came from inside the door, with his hands in his sleeves and a faint smile on his face, seeing Morgan and the others hurriedly welcome him into the door.
"This should be the owner of the kendo hall." Morgan thought to himself, the first impression was not very good, and it always seemed that there was a sense of scheming hypocrisy and some power.
In the room, Koshiro personally poured a cup of tea for the three of them, and Morgan took a sip of it, also with a smirk: "My brother admires your swordsmanship very much, and he came all the way from Gorbo Mountain to ask you for advice." β
"I'm too old, and I always look stupid." Guina sat in her chair, her teacup covering half of her face.
"I'm a little older, but learning swords mainly depends on talent and hard work, as long as you have money...... It's not that we are willing to accept it as long as we have the heart to learn, but we have to teach it from scratch, which must be more troublesome, and the tuition fee will be higher......" Koshiro said with an embarrassed smile.
Gawain glared at Guina angrily, very unconvinced; He was originally a straight person, although he had never systematically learned swordsmanship with others since he was a child, but he loved it very much, and he explored a lot of practical skills, and it was really unpleasant to be despised by a girl who was less than his waist height.
"Ling Nu is really a straightforward person, I like it very much, as long as you are willing to teach, the tuition fee is not a problem." Morgan said.
He really didn't have a trace of antipathy towards Guina, perhaps because old men had a natural generosity and tolerance for girls of this age.
Not only did he not dislike it, but he felt that the other party's character was very interesting, and even liked it a little in his heart, and even hoped that she would scold him more, but he didn't scold him anyway......
Koshiro and Morgan said some things that were not nutritious, and after a few words of guilt, they accepted the treasure and smiled more politely.
This money is nothing to Morgan, and the business will get bigger and bigger in the future, and the wealth will continue to flow at the touch of a finger.
In fact, he also wanted to learn some swordsmanship and combat skills, but he didn't open his mouth because of the slightest unhappiness in his heart.
Although I don't know if there is a nation like Yamato in the world of One Piece, their living habits and way of speaking are really exactly the same as a certain island country in their previous life, and it is really impossible for Morgan to learn their things.
Morgan is not as obsessed with kendo as Gawain as much as he is, as long as he can kill and defend himself.
In this case, it is better to focus on the ability to develop the fruit, and the benefits will definitely come faster.
Two adults who resemble parents are chatting, Gawain and Guina don't know what caused the conflict, and under Guina's several provocations, the two meet to duel in the courtyard!
Morgan was surprised in his heart, he didn't know the temper of Gawain, a good old man, and he was especially tolerant of ladies, I really don't know how Guina provoked Gawain, and he didn't pay attention to it for the sake of the duel for a while!
You must know that Gawain's strength is second only to Morgan, and the last time he fought, he had a few moves with the gentleman swordsman Yorick.
When it really starts, this thin little girl, Morgan is really afraid of being slapped to death, and when the time comes, the swordsmanship will not be learned, and the two sides will become enemies!
Koshiro still looked like an old god was smiling and not smiling, and he was not afraid that something would happen to his daughter, so he just said calmly, "Then let's go out and have a look." β
The two stood outside the martial arts training ground with wooden knives, and after being provoked, Gawain quickly calmed down, and was embarrassed to make a move in the face of the half-grown little girl.
Guina is agile and can always find gaps in Gawain's defense between movements, and every time she rushes and retreats, she is very orderly.
Gawain was reluctant to make a move at first, but after just a few moves, he was already in a suppressed state, and he looked embarrassed between the left and right, and almost tripped himself up.
The form became more and more passive, and Gao Wen finally couldn't help but make a move, the wooden knife was extremely fast, but everyone could see that he still collected a little bit of strength.
"Smack!"
At the moment when Gawain made a move, Guina found the right position, jumped on Gawain's leg on tiptoe, turned over and gave the opponent a hard blow to the forehead!
Gawain was knocked out!
"Something." Morgan secretly praised in his heart, admiring Guina even more.
Such a girl, only seven or eight years old, can defeat a powerful Gao Wen who is one meter and eight holes.
If she had been trained, she would have grown to the age of fourteen or fifteen, and she would surely become an outstanding Assassin!
Old men are naturally defenseless and defenseless against girls of this age, and some of Morgan's plans would be better carried out if he could take them under his command and assassinate some hostile troublemakers, such as the king.
Thinking like this, Morgan's eyes became hotter and hotter as he looked at Guina, and he couldn't wait for her to grow up.
Gawain was lying on the ground, a red mark from the blow to the center of his forehead, and Guina reached out and pulled him up.
Koshiro looked at all this, and there was a look of approval in his eyes, not to his daughter Guina, but to Gawain, the kind and gentle heart that didn't want to hurt people, was exactly the character he wanted.
Ollander turned his head away, disdainful of this kind of childish battle, in his heart only the fish people are the strongest fighting race.