Franky, who dodged Zoro's deadly attack, fell heavily to the ground, and then with the help of the concealed propulsion device installed on the soles of his feet, he instantly gained great acceleration and bounced up like a spring!

And then — and then there's the swift kick that slices through the air!

Although Frankie didn't know why Sauron had such a murderous intent for him as a companion, he was well aware of the strength of his own swordsman, and he had to show his true skills, otherwise the situation would not be good.

That's why he chose the kicks that Sanji used to compete with Zoro - although he certainly couldn't restore them one-to-one, with the physical fitness of transforming people, he wouldn't lose quickly, and kicks were more suitable for this kind of melee combat with swordsmen than his own technological weapons for mid- and long-range combat.

In the face of Frankie's counterattack, Zoro's three knives also danced wildly. He could see that Frankie wanted to rely on the super-close combat that the Transhumans had the advantage of to seal his slash, so he kept dodging and moving between the knives, frantically adding attacks to his hands, head, and body.

"So, Zoro! Frankie! ”

Chopper, who was in a state of shock because of the exponential increase in the intensity of the battle between the two people in an instant, was relieved at this moment.

"Stop, all of you! Zoro! And Frankie! ”

Nami also snapped - but the two crew members, who usually obeyed the orders of her "real captain", had no intention of stopping this time.

Zoro jerked backwards, dodging Frankie's spinning kick that was blessed with a cola jet, his hands crossed in front of him, his eyes suddenly flickering, and he stood up with both knives in his hands.

"Electric Slash!"

The extremely low posture, as if lying on the ground issued the mystery of this three-knife flow, instantly approached Frankie-

Clang!

Stopped.

Knowing that it would be impossible to dodge Zoro's "electric slash" at his own speed, Frankie took the initiative to attack while his hands were still separated, pinning his opponent in place with a "rocket punch".

But—

“……？”

"Do you think that's the way to go?"

Zoro coldly warned, adding strength to his hands.

Frankie's teeth clenched tightly.

The attack of the two people has now become a competition to test each other's strength, however, after all, Frankie's "rocket punch" is a move that specializes in instant explosion, and lacks follow-up power, so it is already obvious who wins and who loses.

"Bastard...... Zoro! Do you really know what you're doing?! ”

"Frankie, I'll give you one last piece of advice, don't be distracted for a moment when you compete with a swordsman, if he sees a flaw......"

"Huh?"

"Then you're no different from being dead."

Facing Zoro's strange eyes, even Frankie, a reformer with a big heart, couldn't help but change his face.

Boom ——!!

The balance of power was finally broken, and the power on Sauron's crossed arms finally exploded.

"Abominable ......"

Frankie, who was hit by the "electric slash", was knocked straight in the direction of Nami and Chopper.

"Frankie!"

"F, Frankie!"

Nami and Chopper ran as fast as they could, and Frankie couldn't breathe, only his right hand grabbed the left fist of the alloy that had been cut to damage.

"Why? Why? Zoro! ”

Nami glared at Zoro angrily, and the momentum on her body also rose.

"It's too much to hurt your friends!"

Chopper was diagnosing Frankie, and although he didn't know what Sauron's reason was, he was still very angry and sad about the fact that his friends were hurting each other, and glared fiercely at Sauron, who was usually the closest relation.

Although Sauron also silently glanced at Frankie who fell to the ground, he soon faced the girl Maya and the old woman again.

"Give me the orb."

The old woman held Maya behind her with open hands.

However, Sauron didn't pay attention to the old woman at all, and the knife in his right hand slashed at Maya with a flash.

"Abominable ......"

One by one, the mysteriously lustrous orbs fell out of the sliced package and rolled to Sauron's feet. Without any hesitation, he put the knife in its scabbard and bent down to pick up the three orbs.

"Hehehe......"

"It's all going well!"

Bukangu and Besmarck had arrived—they were here as commanders, which meant that most of the people in the village should have been subdued.

"I took these things."

Zoro said this to the maiden Maya and the old woman, and placed the orb in the belly scroll.

"Please give it back to me! Those things are important to us! ”

"It's just as important to me."

Zoron, who turned around, walked in the direction of Saka's two disciples as he said so indifferently.

"Good! The goal has been achieved! Collect the troops! ”

Besmarck ordered all the sailors to put away their weapons, and then announced to all the villagers: "Listen! As long as our navy rules this island for one day. No ceremonies or gatherings are allowed without our permission! You should know that! Other words! What you are doing now is absolutely against justice for the Navy! ”

"And if anyone dares to oppose our navy again, they will all of you be put to death! Ahh ”

Bukangi carried a blood-stained mace and staggered away. Besmarck gathered his sailors and gave the order to all retreat. After that, Sauron also left the village with them.

All that remained were the wounded and fallen villagers, the women and children trembling with fear, and the destroyed altar.

"What the hell did Zoro do? Why did you do such a thing, Nami? Why?! ”

Chopper shed tears of anger and sadness.

"I want to ask him that question too!"

“……”

With the help of the teenage Maia, Lax finally stood up. He pressed the wound on his abdomen and bit his lip unwillingly: "I'm sorry, Miss Maya, mother-in-law, our strength is still not enough......"

Maya only gently placed her hand on Lacs's shoulder.

The old woman showed a very remorseful expression: "Now, there is no way to stop the domination of darkness over this world......

"Dark ......"

“…… Domination of the world? ”

Hearing the old woman's words, Nami and Frankie both widened their eyes.

……

On the other hand.

Luffy and Sanji have been walking back and forth in the dense forests of Aska Island for a long time - I don't know if it's because they're looking for the "Lost King", these two guys are also lost.

The sun was gradually sinking, and the sky was slowly enveloped in evening darkness. If the two of them can't get out of this dense forest at night......

"Huh?"

Luffy suddenly stopped: "What kind of place is this?" ”

"Seems to be an architectural ......"

Sanji exchanged views with him.

A high wall stretched in front of the two men, as if it stretched far away, and the forest in front of them seemed to be cut open by it. However, there was no entrance anywhere.

"In other words—maybe someone will be here! Let's ask if there's any news of Sauron! ”

Luffy didn't think much about it at all and went straight to action.

"Hey! Luffy! Wait a minute! Feed! ”

Luffy ignored Sanji's obstruction and easily crossed the high wall with Tsukibu.

"Cut!"

Sanji had no choice but to keep up.

Soon, the two people who landed saw the scene inside the high wall-

Hundreds of sailors raised their swords and slashed straight down, then turned to the right side, slashed the knife diagonally to the upper right, then pulled to the left side, followed by a stab that sank forward, and then turned sharply and slashed behind him, and then slashed upward......

In a temple-like circular hall lit with a bonfire, the soldiers of the navy practiced silently, and their movements were uniform, and none of them made a mistake.

"Huh?"

"Navy Dojo?"

When Sanji frowned and looked at the situation here, Luffy directly asked the sailors loudly without any fear: "Hey! Have you seen Sauron? ”

"Just a swordsman with green hair, fierce eyes, and three knives!"

"Have you seen him?"

“……”

Sanji was dumbfounded by Luffy's rash move without considering the situation and consequences, but to his surprise, the sailors continued to practice meticulously as if they hadn't seen them at all.

Luffy simply walked into the crowd, nimbly avoiding the sword swinging back and forth, and continued to ask without giving up, "We're looking for Zoro!" It is...... Uh, it's dangerous...... O Zoro! Zoro! ”

"Stop first, Luffy! The situation here ......"

Sanji's "wrongness" has not yet been said -

"Dark boy Luffy?"

"Wow! Recognized! ”

A young swordsman with a freckled face in a shabby hat is staring at Luffy.

Although he wore a more modest shirt instead of a navy uniform, it was still clear from the seagull logo on his back that the boy was also a sailor.

"Oh! Hello! Do you know Sauron? ”

Luffy asked the teenager Thoma.

"If you look for Mr. Zoro, he'll be back right away."

"Really? Well, we'll wait here. Sanji, that's great! Finally found Zoro! ”

"Hey! Luffy, you idiot! Don't you think there's something wrong here? And why is the green algae head in this naval dojo?! ”

"Well, whatever, I can finally bring Zoro back."

Not wanting to think too much like Sanji did, Luffy laughed.

Thoma smiled harmlessly at Luffy as well, and then, suddenly, raised his hand.

- Seeing this "stop" gesture, the sailors immediately stopped the drill and lined up neatly. The knives were all received behind them, and everyone was like robots, quietly and quickly separated to the left and right, forming a human wall.

"Well, is that you, the guy who made a big fuss about the Navy Headquarters, and then defected from there?"

The man standing in the pulpit of the dojo said.

"Huh? Who are you? ”

Luffy didn't think about the abnormal situation at all, and asked back stupidly.

"I'm Saka, the master of this naval dojo."

"Master? In other words, the strongest of all the people here? ”

Sanji's spirit is tense.

"Huh? Your name is Saka, huh? How can you hold such a long sword? Can you use such a sword? That's amazing! ”

Luffy looked at the sword that the man was carrying behind his back and became excited.

"You're such an interesting person, Mr. Luffy."

Thoma said with a smile.

"Why?"

"Ahaha...... Master, can I try his strength? Let's see if Mr. Luffy's rumor that he 'made a big fuss about the Navy Headquarters and escaped unharmed, with amazing strength' is true. ”

"Okay."

The man named Saka replied briefly.

"Huh? What do you mean? ”

Thoma suddenly looked sideways at Luffy, who was still confused.

There was a murderous moment in his eyes - he pulled out the knife, held the hilt with his right hand, held the scabbard with his left hand, and slashed at Luffy!

The basic move that all swordsmen are sure to know - Iai Slash!

But the speed of the young Thoma's Juhe slashing is quite fast!

The sharp blade grazed past Luffy's side and stopped right in front of Sanji's throat beside Luffy.

"Hey! You kid! If you want to fight, you should just say it! ”

Luffy, who didn't expect the other party to suddenly attack him, was angry after taking advantage of his domineering dodge.

Sanji stepped on the cigarette butt with an expressionless face.

"Huh."

The murderous aura in the young Thoma's eyes suddenly disappeared again, and he showed a smiling expression, as if he was very happy: "Oops! There aren't many people who can escape my Iai! And there are few people who can face my sword without fear...... Although it was only a small temptation...... It's been a long time since I've been so excited! ”

"It's game over, Dark Kid Luffy!"

Saka, who was in the pulpit, suddenly spoke again.

"Huh?"

"Zoro won't be coming to see you again, he's no longer your partner to that boring pirate group."

Saka stepped down from the pulpit.

"What nonsense are you talking about? How can you, on the basis of deciding the affairs of Zoro?! ”

"Thoma, stand down."

Hearing his master's command, Thoma put his knife in its scabbard and retreated into the ranks of the navy.

The campfire was still shaking.

Wearing an exaggerated sword, Saka leisurely came to the center of the dojo.

"Do you want to fight?"

Luffy glared at Saka, who claimed to be a naval master, and sank his waist suddenly.

Luffy standing at the entrance and Saka standing in the center of the dojo, the distance between the two sides is not yet able to start a battle according to the logic of a normal person.

But—

"Finger gun...... Volcanic Guns! ”

There was no ambiguity when it came to partners, and although the situation was still unclear, Luffy decisively took the lead - and used the finger gun skills of Porusalino when he was a rookie in the navy!

ps: When I came back from traveling, I happened to encounter some very important personal matters to deal with, but it has been done!

ps:The old thief of Oda really backstabbed us fellow authors.,The latest comics,Karp really doesn't have the cards we imagined.

ps: But one thing to say, Kobe Bryant's early portrayal was quite personal, but after the top war, his personal favorability plummeted.