One Piece: Divine Bird Phoenix

"An, is my rapid improvement related to you?"

Since the time she was training at Isshin Dojo, Kuina had such doubts. It was obvious that Zoro worked much harder than herself. But after a few years, her growth far exceeded that of her peers. In other words, it was ridiculously fast.

At first, with the comfort of her father Koshiro, Kuina could still attribute this change to her talent, but when she really went out to sea, she realized the strength of this power.

No matter how strong her own talent is, it is impossible to reach the current level in just a few years.

If an ordinary person who craves power gets sudden power, he may be complacent, but Kuina is definitely not that kind of woman.

She is working hard to become the world's number one swordsman. This dream is even more precious than her life. If she succeeds by relying on power that is not her own, then what is the value of such a world's number one swordsman.

Just like Hawkeye never fights with swordsmen who are not pure swordsmen, Kuina also has a unique pursuit of her own swordsmanship.

So far, this matter has become her heart knot.

Kuina stared at An's eyes eagerly, wanting to get the real answer from them.

Noticing his friend's mental state, An hesitated for a moment and whispered the truth, "It is indeed related to me."

The short and ordinary six words hit Kuina's heart like a bolt from the blue. She forced herself to stabilize her shaking body and squeezed out a dry smile on her face.

"An, can you take back this power?"

With swift and powerful hands, Kuina firmly grasped An's shoulders and asked the question she cared about most in a somewhat hurried tone. If you can't ascend to the throne of the world's number one swordsman with your own strength, then what is the meaning of this journey.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure!!"

The girl's voice was sonorous and unwavering, just like the bright moon in the sky, which has never changed since ancient times.

"I respect your choice."

The system certainly has an option to turn off the bond effect, and it is not used under normal circumstances. After all, there are very few people who can truly resist the temptation of power.

Call up the system panel, select the "Sisterly Love" bond and click to close it.

"Ding! The bond effect has been closed.

As the system prompt sound disappeared, Kuina's breath continued to weaken at a perceptible slow speed, falling until it was weaker than Ace, and then gradually stabilized.

Pulling out the Jiyue from the waist, several blue flying slashes swept across the sea, cutting off the head of the sea king that jumped out of the sea not far away.

"It's really weakened. ”

Seeing that her own slash was not as strong as before, Kuina was not sad but happy. She happily hugged An's arm into her arms, her face full of joy.

"You are..."

Ace did not think it was a bad thing to clearly sense Kuina's decline in strength, because the sharpness in her body was even stronger than before, and it had reached the point where it could not be hidden.

If Kuina was a sheathed blade that had never revealed its edge, then now she is a sheathed, sharp, and determined to cut off the divine weapon of heaven and earth.

Just as Ace sensed, Kuina also clearly sensed that Ji Yue and herself were closer, and the previous feeling of blockage was gone.

On the contrary, without Ace's keen perception, the other members of the Spade Pirates were all at a loss, not knowing why the vice-captain suddenly attacked the sea king.

"Ace, let's continue drinking. "

She pulled her captain over. In the past few days, the Spade Pirates have experienced a series of major changes, which made everyone's mood like a roller coaster, ups and downs and extremely tired, and good wine is the best healing medicine.

"An, thank you!"

Handing over the transparent glass filled with crystal clear wine, Kuina looked at her best friend solemnly.

From the initial encounter at Isshin Dojo in Shimotsuki Village to the untying of the knot now. It is no exaggeration to say that if there was no An, she might just be a small swordsmanship master in that small fishing village in the East China Sea, living a dull and boring life, and would never see this wonderful and vast world.

Thousands of words, just a smile.

"Gulp!"

The snow-white and slender neck moved, and the wine went all the way into the body along the throat. Soon, An's cheeks were covered with two lumps of red, and her long black eyelashes fluttered, revealing a charming look after drinking.

"Hehe, An, your alcohol tolerance is really poor. "

Feeling her best friend drunk, Kuina kneaded An's soft little face, and a smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Just as Kuina was enjoying playing with An's little face, Ace, who was surrounded by Deuce and others, glanced at his sister with his peripheral vision.

This look was not a big deal, it scared Ace like he had lost his soul, and the wine glass that was about to reach his mouth fell directly on the deck, and an indescribable complex expression appeared on his face.

It was a combination of fear, fear, excitement, disbelief and many other expressions.

"Oh, I suddenly remembered that there is a younger brother waiting for me to take care of at home. I have to go home for a while, and the Spade Pirates will be handed over to Deuce and you for the time being."

Slapping his head hard, Ace found a lame excuse to run away.

What a joke, the purple sun thrown by his sister five years ago, he still can't catch it. This time it happens again on the sea, if he doesn't run quickly, he will die.

"Ace, where are you going!"

Looking at Ace who was running for his life in a panic, he put down the flame-powered boat that was hanging on the side of the ship when he first went to sea. Deuce and his team had question marks on their foreheads.

With An, a powerful man like him, who would dare to attack them in the first half of the Grand Route?

Ignoring the persuasion of Deus and others, Ace saw his sister dangling, and the speed of his hands increased even more. I secretly complained in my heart, since you are not capable, of course you are not afraid.

When Ace untied the boat and prepared to run away, An, whose face was being played with, stretched out her hands in a daze and grabbed Baoman, who was shaking in front of her.

"Hey hey hey, so soft!"

A low and weird laugh came out, and Guina blushed instantly, and hurriedly pulled out a certain high part from An's hand.

Ace, who witnessed this scene with his own eyes, was dumbfounded. Without stopping, the power engine at the rear of the boat started and he planned to fly away.

"Whoosh!"

There was no escape. A chain of ice wrapped around Ace's belly and pulled him back in one swift motion.

"Hey hey hey, let me show you a magic trick."

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(Thanks for the support from "Like Pu Zishu's She Yi You She". Dear readers, it's not that I don't want to write two pages a day, but I'm too busy at work recently and am slow to type. I originally planned to save this one until tomorrow. Posted, please forgive me.)

(Also, I’m complaining again, this damn overtime work, people who work every day have turned into machines!!)