The year 1122 of the Tianyuan calendar.

April 16,

It's another Saturday morning.

At the White Swan Port in Barton County, Upper Kyoto City, a thick white fog shrouded the sea, and a civilian transport ship slowly approached the port.

A group of four or five casually dressed men jumped off the deck, and one of the young men was carrying a huge rectangular wooden box behind him.

The man led by the group was thin and straight, young but with gray hair, and his appearance did not seem to have anything special, and his face was covered by a black cloth, and he seemed to be a blind man who had lost his sight.

It's just that this blind man occasionally twists his eyebrows slightly, like a heavenly sword out of its sheath, and ordinary people can feel an unprovoked stinging sensation even if they look through a piece of black cloth.

As if it wasn't a person.

It's a supreme sword that pierces the heavens and the earth.

But today,

The reason why this man from the West Sea appeared at the White Swan Port in Barton County, Upper Kyoto City

but because his sword was broken.

"Are you sure the person who can fix it is here?"

The man suddenly stopped, stared through the black cloth at the harbor where the fishermen went out to sea in the morning to catch fish, and said to the man who was carrying a huge wooden box behind him.

"That's right."

The young man with the huge wooden box behind him nodded and said, "Captain Yudel, your sword is not an ordinary knife, Tianyun Cong Sword, the thousand-year-old famous sword Kyoto Supreme Great Quick Knife Twelve Craftsmen, which means that there are only twelve in the world, if you want to recast and repair, you can only look for the descendants of the famous craftsman of Kyoto in Wano Country." ”

Hearing the young man's words, the middle-aged man with a cigar in his mouth on the other side spat out his eyes and said lightly:

"'Twelve Workers of the Supreme Great Knife'? Oh, it's a big breath, but no matter how expensive the famous knife is, it's also an honor for Captain Yudell to use it. ”

Hearing the middle-aged man's arrogant words, several people around him were slightly stunned.

But the next second,

Even the boy who had led the way to White Swan Harbor in Barton County with a huge wooden box on his back nodded considerably.

Because this man with a handful of black cloth on his eyes is none other than the "Four Kings of the West Sea" except for the "Black Devil" Arthur. Shelby and the newcomer "Hoover. Corleone", the remaining two positions are known as the "No. 1 Swordsman in the West Sea" Hawke. Yudel.

Unlike the "Sakahonzun" of the Sakamoto Dragon Pirates in the East China Sea, you must know that the West Sea is the most powerful sea area in the four seas of the Cross Continent.

The honorary title of "No. 1 Swordsman" on the West Sea contains a sense of contempt for all swordsmen that is far more powerful than that of Sakahonzun!

And one of the Four Kings, Hawke. Yudel is known as the "No. 1 Swordsman in the Western Sea", and he has never relied on a supreme fast sword, because his own sharpness is enough to break all the blades in the world.

But just a few days ago

His knife was broken, and it was a famous knife that had just been given to him by a friend last year.

- Sky Cloud Sword.

At this moment, everyone in the Yuder Pirates seemed to realize this in a burst of laughter, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little solemn.

Almost subconsciously,

All of their eyes were on the man in front of them with a dark curtain on his face, and some of them looked a little unnaturally to the scene that had happened in the dark clouds and heavy rain in the evening a few days ago.

That night,

As usual, the members of the Yuder Pirates were handing over their goods to a local trading company in Baling County, more than 400 kilometers away from here, when a lazy young man suddenly walked out of a corner of the container in the port.

The young man was in his thirties, wearing a black raincoat cloak that obscured most of his face, and he was holding a cigarette in his mouth, bowing his head to block the wind and making fire.

At that time, they didn't take it seriously, there were many young people like this in Baling County Port, and most of them were ordinary people lying flat.

During the day, he worked in the port container to sell physical labor, went to gamble after work and paid his salary, and returned to the port to sleep in the container after losing all the money.

For such a young man, although the people of the Yuder Pirates were disdainful, they did not ridicule it.

After all, they are wanted by the world government on the West Sea, and they rarely go ashore once, and they don't want to cause more trouble, let alone follow Hawke behind them when they go ashore this time. Captain Yudel.

However, what they didn't expect was that

The young man bowed his head to block the wind and rain and after the fire was not lit a few times, he shook the lighter with some scolding, and muttered something "come for nothing" in his mouth.

In the next second, the other party walked straight towards them, not caring about their pirate outfits and weapons in their hands, so they came to a person and patted their companion on the shoulder, saying that they wanted to borrow a fire.

For this bold and lazy young homeless man, everyone showed an interested and playful look at the time, and one of them really took out a lighter to help the other party light the fire.

The other party is really smoking a cigarette,

He leaned up with a nonchalant face.

But just after lighting a cigarette and taking a deep puff to exhale the smoke, the young man's gaze fell through the layers of rain and fell on the young man who was carrying the [Heavenly Cloud Sword] among them.

At that time, he lit a cigarette with a cigarette butt.

The tone was full of ruffians and said, "This sword is good, I want it, the sword stays, and the people go." ”

I have to say,

That night, everyone present at the time couldn't help but laugh when they heard the words similar to those of a ruffian on the street after school as a child.

The air was filled with a sense of joy.

This kind of port container is not inhabited by good people, some ruffians rob halfway.

They can understand it.

But what they couldn't understand at the time was, where did the other party's eyes go? He actually blackmailed them to the members of the Yuder Pirates, one of the four kings of the West Sea.

However, in the next second,

Someone's laughter stopped abruptly.

At some point, there was an extra knife in the man's hand, which seemed to be the sailor's scimitar on the waist of the pirate who had just lit a cigarette for him.

But the tip of the knife was stained with blood,

The rain slowly gathered towards the tip of the knife and fell to the ground.

The body of the cadre of the Yudel Pirates who had just thrown himself back with laughter was suddenly split in two sections from the middle, the bone stubble at the incision was even, and a large amount of blood rushed out wildly!

At that time, almost in an instant, everyone in the Yuder Pirates, one of the Four Kings of the Western Sea, reacted.

Several cadres unleashed their respective abilities on the spot, and they gritted their teeth and red-eyed to bombard the poncho-cloaked young man who attacked them into slag.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, Captain Yudel, who was rarely able to keep ashore, stopped everyone.

Then, I saw him pull out this big fast knife from the young man who was carrying the Tiancong Cloud Sword on his back.

One person stepped forward and faced the other.

I still remember that the man who was wearing a black poncho cloak and covering most of his face at that time had a crazy and murderous aura mixed with the corners of his lips, and said with a smile:

"Huh. I didn't expect that the people who didn't find the Dawn Rebels in Baling County also encountered an unexpected harvest, the black cloth on your face won't change into a clown mask in the dead of night, right? ”

Clown masks?

They didn't understand it at the time.

But in the next second, the most calm captain in the Yudel Pirates.

Known as the "No. 1 Swordsman in the West Sea", he is a man who is implicitly uncrowned as the "World's No. 1 Swordsman".

In the face of this rainy night, they met this madman-like young man.

actually took the initiative to take the sword!

At that moment, the sound of wind and rain and the sound of waves in the rainy night seemed to have all disappeared.

There is a saying that "one eye is too late".

Used to describe a scene in that rainy night,

I'm afraid it couldn't be more appropriate.

Known as the "No. 1 Sword Hero of the West Sea", the Four Kings of the West Sea Hawke. Yudel struck a sword, and the lazy but crazy young man struck only one.

In the piercing jingo explosion.

Immediately, I only heard a crisp sound of "click", and Hawk. The [Heavenly Cloud Sword], one of the twelve supreme fast knives in Yudel's hand, was split into two pieces from the middle.

-- this is the morning of a few days,

The rectangular sword box that was now on the back of the young man's body was gone.

But even if a few days have passed.

Even in the West Sea, the pirates are accustomed to a precarious life.

The pirate cadres of the Yuder Pirates who survived the unwarranted disaster in the port that night, their hearts trembled slightly every time they thought of the crazy and murderous smile on the corner of their mouths when they killed someone.

Since that night, Captain Hawke, who has been cut off from the [Heavenly Cloud Sword]. Yudel became more and more reticent.

Until this morning, when I stepped on the White Swan Harbour in Barton County and disembarked,

He had just asked the first sentence.

And everyone knows the pride of that man about what happened that night, so everyone in the Yudel Pirates also chose not to say a word.

It's just that in their hearts, for the one who was carrying an ordinary scimitar in his hand, he cut off the "No. 1 Swordsman in the West Sea" Hawke with just one sword. The true identity of the man behind the [Heavenly Cloud Sword] in Yudel's hand has also begun to gradually speculate and ferment these days.

Finally, when he reached the door of a fisherman's house, one of the pirate cadres glanced at the taciturn Hawke. Yudel couldn't help but step forward and said indignantly:

"Boss Yudel, if you don't say it these days, we won't ask, it's just that who killed so many of us that night, if you can repair and reforge this sword today, as long as you say revenge, I'll definitely go to the soup."

"That's it! That guy sneak attack that night, shameless! ”

"Speak for revenge boss! We in the Yuder Pirates haven't been treated to this kind of anger. ”

“.”

Sneak attack?

Hawke with a black cloth over his face. Yudel looked up.

He admitted that that night, even when he stopped everyone and took the initiative to pull out the [Tiancong Cloud Sword],

He still didn't expect to meet that man in the unknown port of Baling County.

If I had thought about it earlier,

He would never still be covered with that black cloth.

But at this time, hearing the resentful words of the subordinate cadres, Hawke. Yudel was silent for a moment.

Inexplicably came to mind the scene that his "heart eye" had glimpsed when the two sides were fighting, the star-shaped scar on the left cheek of the other party's delicate face.

A name came to mind.

demon knife,

Psoe. Wiseman.

Second Ruling Envoy of the Adjudicatorial Division.

It is different from the S-class or A-level rulings below, who often go to various places to suppress and show their faces to deal with various affairs.

Two of the twelve adjudication envoys of the adjudication division, both the well-known third adjudication envoys of the "Empress" Doroshi. Alita is also the second ruling to make the "Demon Knife" Puso. Wiseman, the general public's familiarity with them is limited to their names.

Even if anyone had seen them,

But when it is their turn to do their own things, it may be difficult for those who have seen them to exist in this world anymore.

Only like Hawke. Yudle, so that the overlord of the side above the Western Sea would learn about the appearance of the two mysterious adjudicators through some channels.

For example, the second ruling made the "demon knife" Puso. A star-shaped scar on Wiseman's left cheek.

The star-shaped scar on his face that night was almost exactly as described in the legend when he slashed his [Heavenly Cloud Sword] in the pouring rain that night.

Such a terrible man,

There is such a terrifying force behind it,

Although no one knows why the other party cursed and muttered about this "clown mask" appeared in the port of Baling County, hundreds of kilometers away, that night a few days ago.

But it has come to this,

It may be extremely difficult to get revenge.

Don't look at the four kings of the West Sea standing on the sea, in the eyes of the world, it seems to be competing with the world government, but if you really want to rush to Kyoto for revenge, it is tantamount to asking for your own death.

Even if the adjudication division has now undergone drastic changes, the twelve adjudications have caused a loss of nearly half.

But don't forget, the World Government also has a [Celestial Legion] called "Sword and Sword" along with the Adjudication Division, which will not be easily used except for national-level wars.

But there is no doubt that it is the "Sword of Damocles" hanging over the heads of more than 300 allies in the Cross Continent and countless pirates in the four seas.

They are on the vast sea, and the [Celestial Legion] under the command of the World Government will not care about them.

But if he really took the initiative to blatantly lead all the members of the Yuder Pirates to step into the heart of the six counties of the Upper Kyoto City Circle, it would be tantamount to slamming his neck into the knife edge

Thinking of this, Hawk with a black cloth in front of him. Yudel couldn't help but take a deep breath, looked up at the fisherman's house in the White Swan Harbor, and said in a calm tone:

"That's my fight,

Whether or not I can repair and reforge this knife this time, I will take off this cloth and put an end to this feud. ”

Take off this cloth?

Hearing this, the cadres of the Yuder Pirates suddenly felt a shock in their hearts, and a wave of ecstasy welled up in their hearts.

The Captain's Heavenly Sword.

Done?!

Hawk. Ignoring the stunned and excited many pirate cadres behind him, Yudel raised his hand and knocked on the fisherman's door.

Knock knock!

A polite knock sounded at the door.

"It's coming, it's coming."

Someone inside soon opened the door and came out, and standing in the door was a fisherwoman with a child in her arms.

Dressed ordinarily, just with black hair and yellow complexion, the area of White Swan Harbor still looks a little different.

After the fisherwoman opened the door, she looked at the strangely dressed visitors outside the door, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned, subconsciously hugged the child in her arms, and asked carefully:

"Guest, are you going to buy fish? It's best to come back in the evening, when the fish are fresher. ”

Hearing the words of the fisherwoman, Hawke, whose eyes were covered with a black cloth. Yudel shook his head and said softly, "I don't buy fish, I just want to repair and reforge a knife." ”

Repair and reforge a knife?

A knife to kill fish?

The fisherwoman was slightly stunned, squeezed out a smile on her face, and waved her hand, "Guest, you are mistaken, we are a fisherman, there seems to be no blacksmith shop near White Swan Harbor, I am afraid you will have to go to the county." ”

However, hearing the woman's words, the Yuder Pirates outside the door did not move.

Just standing silently in front of the door, attracting the attention of many other fishermen passing by outside.

Finally, a young man in the courtyard who was wearing a fishing suit jumpsuit and a cigarette in his mouth was squatting to mend fishing nets, heard the movement and turned his head to look at the people who were blocking the door.

Suddenly, there was a little jealousy in his eyes, and he quickly stood up, pulled his wife and children and let them go to the back room first.

Then, the young man in the fishing suit jumpsuit extinguished the half of the cigarette butt in his mouth and put it away, looked at the group of people blocking the door, and said with a smile on his face, "If the guests have anything to do, please come in and have a cup of tea." ”

Hawk. Yudel raised his head and glanced at the young man through the black cloth, and asked softly:

"I haven't asked for the name of the store yet."

"Tanjuro Kamado."

Ask for a ticket Lulu~

(End of chapter)