Pirates: The Strongest Justice

"Moxi Moshi, Colonel Randall, this is Atlas."

He dialed Randall's personal phone easily, and Atlas greeted him in a skilled tone.

"Atlas Vice Admiral? Do you have any orders?"

Randall asked in a serious tone.

In the eyes of old-school Marines like them, military rank can take precedence over personal relationships. He thought Atlas had some mission entrusted to him.

"Old man Randall, why are you so polite to me? I have a personal request to trouble you this time."

Atlas said with a somewhat dissatisfied tone, laughing and cursing.

"Hahahaha, okay, then I'll take advantage of you little brat for a while!"

"Tell me, do you have something to trouble this bad old man like me?"

Randall also sounded relaxed.

He is a Marine of the same era as Garp. Although he does not have the same great achievements as Garp, he has also worked quietly for Marine for decades.

"It's nothing, I just want to trouble you to help me pick up someone in Shimotsuki Village. She will definitely be an outstanding Marine in the future."

Atlas was of course talking about Kuina. In order to prevent Kuina from dying prematurely due to his appearance, he decided to take Kuina to Marine as soon as possible.

She is now ten years old. She must have laid a very solid foundation by living in the dojo since she was a child. She will be able to engage in real combat in a few years at most.

"It's rare. The kid who can be favored by you must have great talent!"

"No problem. I will send someone to take her to the Logue town base when I have time. When you are free, you can pick her up and take her back to the headquarters."

…………

East Blue, Shimotsuki Village.

The world's greatest swordsman?

Koshiro stared blankly at Zoro who was swearing, the red mark on his face had not faded, but his expression was full of stubbornness, his fists were clenched, as if every pore was invigorated by that vow.

"are you serious?"

Koshiro slowly put away his gentle smile, his face was straight and serious, his half-crouched body stood up unconsciously, and he looked directly into Zoro's eyes through the lenses.

"of course!"

"A man never breaks his promise!!"

Zoro didn't dodge at all, and his words remained firm.

"But……"

Koshiro said with a slight hesitation: "Kuina will leave tomorrow. Atlas has sent someone to take her to Marine."

"Clam--!!?"

The night is getting darker and black covers the sea.

Shimotsuki Village also unexpectedly fell into a deep sleep. Occasionally, the lights of several houses were lit up to perform post-meal digestion exercises and explore the origins of mankind.

Isshin Dojo.

The disciples in the dojo have gone back to their homes to find their mothers, and it is no longer as lively as during the day.

But the master bedroom is still brightly lit.

Koshiro and his wife were kneeling on the bed, next to a lighted oil lamp. The bright yellow light cast their shadows on the wall, filling the entire room.

"Are you really safe sending Kuina to Marine?"

Mrs. Heidi frowned slightly, obviously doubting Koshiro's decision.

"I didn't want to either. I didn't expect that hitting her all the time would actually arouse her desire to win. She must prove that a woman can become the world's greatest swordsman."

Koshiro also smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He keeps telling Kuina that a woman cannot become the world's greatest swordsman.

But he is very powerful and even traveled on the sea when he was young. How could he not know that gender is never an obstacle to becoming a strong person! !

But despite feeling sorry for his daughter, he still doesn’t want Kuina to go to sea.

After all, the sea is too cruel!

"According to Kuina's character, she will go to sea sooner or later, so it is better to let her experience the vastness of the sea early."

"Besides, I feel more at ease now that Atlas is taking care of me."

"But……"

"Okay, that's it. At least staying in Marine won't be as miserable as going out to sea alone!"

Koshiro hugged Heidi and whispered softly.

"You can't hand Kuina into the hands of Dorag, right? Although I don't know what he wants to do, his whereabouts are too mysterious, and he is definitely more dangerous than being a pirate."

Dorag is a person he met by chance many years ago, and he once borrowed a large amount of grain from Koshiro.

Heidi's illness was also cured by Dorag's partners, although the two couples were very grateful to him.

But the whereabouts of this powerful man are so mysterious that even Koshiro, who has read countless people, cannot figure out his purpose.

"Eh--!!"

Mrs. Heidi sighed and reluctantly accepted the fact that Kuina was about to leave her.

"Stop sighing."

"or……"

"If we have another son, he can inherit the mantle of the gym in the future?"

call--! !

As soon as he finished speaking, the candle was blown out by a strong air current, and the solid bed began to shake violently.

…………

On the other side, the corner of the dojo.

The cold moonlight shone on the rows of wooden piles. Kuina held the bamboo knife in both hands and started today's additional training in a serious manner.

ah--! !

Boom——! !

Ho-! !

Boom——! !

The dull but rhythmic sound of beating echoed around, empty and distant.

"Kuina——!!"

Suddenly, a burst of shouting interrupted Kuina's rhythm. Zoro didn't know when he stood behind Kuina holding two long iron knives.

"Zoro?"

Kuina put away her bamboo sword, tilted her head slightly, and looked at Zoro suspiciously, wondering what this guy was up to.

"You're leaving here tomorrow?"

Zoro asked instead without answering immediately.

"Yeah, Brother Atlas said he would take me to Marine."

"So……"

Zoro's eyes widened with anger, and he opened his mouth and shouted: "Let's have a showdown with me! Kuina!"

"Bring your real sword!!"

"And me?"

Kuina wiped the sweat from her forehead, took a breath and said, "Okay."

After saying that, he walked aside and picked up Wado Ichimonji who was leaning on the wooden pile.

Clang——! !

The long sword was unsheathed, and the sword was held in both hands. The blade was pointed at Zoro, who had already taken the two-sword style stance.

"I'm on it!"

Zoro reminded, still taking the lead in attacking.

"bring it on!"

ah--!

Wow--!

Two figures passed each other, and a crisp sound of metal collision sounded!

clang--! !

Two long knives fell to the ground, and Zoro fell to the ground.

Kuina raised her legs and pressed on Zoro, and Wado Yimon inserted it hard next to Zoro's green algae head.

"This is my 1889th victory!!"

"hateful!!"

"I'm not willing to give in!!"

Zoro slapped his forehead hard and said through gritted teeth.

boom! !

Kuina lay down next to Zoro, looked at the round moon in the sky, and said in a relaxed tone.

"Actually, my father used to say that it was impossible for a girl to become the world's best swordsman."

"I was very unwilling at the time."

"But Brother Atlas said that there are many strong men in this world who are also women. One of the three sea emperors in the New World is a woman."

"So what do you want to say!!?"

Zoro tilted his head to look at Kuina, confused.

"Fool!!"

"Let's make a deal!!"

Kuina stood up suddenly, holding Wado Yimonji in her hand, and shouted excitedly.

"Don't you always say you want to become the world's best swordsman?"

"Then let's compete to see who can become the world's number one!!"

"good!!"

Zoro also stood up immediately, stretched out his palm, and handed it to Kuina.

Snapped--! !

A crisp round of applause sounded.

Under the moonlight, the two small figures held each other tightly!

"By the way, Zoro, why don't you use the Third Generation Kitetsu that Brother Atlas gave you?"

"Huh? Atlas said I'm too young to control the demon sword."

"Oh, actually..."

Kuina suddenly recalled the first time Zoro was brought to challenge her by Atlas.

"Maybe you can try the three-sword style!"

PS. The author made a mistake before. The Revolutionary Army should not have been established yet. The current Dorag should still be looking for like-minded companions. My personal guess is that it should have been established shortly after Sabo was attacked by Celestial Dragons and lost his memory in 1511, because at that time He saw the darkness of Goa Kingdom, so he told Sabo that he would definitely change the world in the future, so I guess it was in 1512