Chapter 495
After the words fell.
The navy on the warship also responded immediately, aiming the muzzle of the ship at the Merry not far away and firing directly.
But Luffy at the bow raised his mouth and said with a smile, "Next, let me block it.
Rubber..."
He stretched out his arms and put them on the bow and stern like rubber, and he acted as a shield and was hit directly by the shell.
But at the same time as the hit.
His body also began to stretch backwards at a high speed, absorbing all the power, and at the same time loosened his left hand on the bow, adjusted his position and bounced the shell directly out.
But this shell.
It hit the sea restaurant not far away, and suddenly there was a roar, and a burst of gunpowder rose in the distance.
When Ajuromaru in the sword saw this, he knew the specific time now, "Sea restaurant? It seems that it has only been out to sea for a short time..."
At the same time.
Zoro was holding the Sword of Promised Victory, staring at the sword as if thinking about something, but the next moment he felt a blackness in front of his eyes.
His consciousness fell into an illusion.
In this illusion.
His memory was erased, and he returned to his childhood again, experiencing Kuina's death again, standing in that room.
Looking at the girl lying on the bed, whose face was covered by a white cloth, Zoro's eyes were blurred by tears at this moment, and he cried out in pain from the bottom of his heart.
"Didn't you make an appointment with me yesterday? You are not allowed to run away, Kuina..."
But no matter how he cried.
The girl on the bed never responded again, there was only dead silence, until the girl was buried, Zoro resolutely chose to find his master.
Kneeling in front of him, she begged with tears in her eyes but with great determination, "Teacher, please give me Kuina's sword...
I want to become powerful together with her, let my name resound through the heavens, and become the world's greatest swordsman!"
But Shimotsuki Koshiro, as the master, turned around at this time, stared at the boy in front of him through the round-framed glasses, and questioned him.
"Can you really do it?! With your talent, you are not even as good as Kuina, do you really think you can?!"
Faced with the question.
Zoro was stunned. This was the first time he saw such a master.
But at this moment,
Shimotsuki Koshiro turned around and took out a sharp blade, handed it to Zoro, and bewitched him with words, "Take this blade!
This is the blade that is said to be inhabited by gods. As long as you take it, you can easily become the world's number one swordsman, and Kuina will be happy for you!"
Zoro looked at the blade handed to him. In his opinion, the master would not lie, which means that the opportunity to become the world's number one swordsman is in front of him.
But at this moment, in his eyes that were blurred by tears, he seemed to see Kuina handing him the blade.
And smiled and said.
"Take this blade, take my dream, and become the world's number one swordsman, Zoro..."
At this moment.
Zoro was stunned. Looking at the somewhat illusory figure in front of him, he choked and said, "Kuina... is it you? I..."
But while mumbling, he suddenly noticed something strange, "No... If it was Kuina, it would never be like this. If I rely on the sword to become the world's number one swordsman...
Then what are our once important vows and promises?! You once said that men are stronger than women, but if I pick up this sword, what is it?!"
"You are not Kuina, and I will not pick up this blade..." Shouting, Kuina in front of him also dissipated.
But Zoro still shouted angrily and firmly, "I will rely on my own efforts to fulfill our dream and become the world's number one swordsman!"
That firm mind has taken root in his heart, and has never wavered from beginning to end, as if picking up the blade is an insult to their dreams!
As soon as he finished speaking, everything in front of him cracked and shattered like a mirror, in just a blink of an eye.
Everything in front of him.
All disappeared, and he appeared at the junction of the sky and the sea. After a brief confusion.
He came back to his senses.
And a pleasant voice rang in his ears, "Faced with the power at your fingertips, you still firmly carry out your beliefs?
I like you very much."
Sauron, who came back to his senses, heard the voice and looked, and saw a beautiful girl with an elf-like face looking at him with eyes as beautiful as gems.
In response to this.
SauronLong just frowned and asked without wavering, "Did you do all that just now? Who are you, and where is this place?!"
Faced with the question, Ajuromaru responded calmly and explained to him, "I am the god who lives in the blade in your hand, and what happened just now was just a test for you."
"Test?"
Hearing this, Zoro was still a little puzzled.
But Ajuromaru patiently explained to him, "That was a test to see if you are qualified to be my sword master.
And now you have passed my test... So as long as your heart remains firm from now on, I will obey you.
Lend you strength!
But if your heart is shaken and you lose faith, I will take your body without hesitation. My name is Ajuromaru, do you still have any questions?"
Hearing these responses.
Zoro was still a little difficult to accept for a while. He didn't expect that the blade he pulled out from the stone on the plain outside the village since he was a child would have such an origin.
It even felt a little unreal.
And he also had doubts in his heart, and even thought that all this was fake, or that it was caused by some special fruit ability...
But Ajuromaru did not explain this, but directly sent him out of this space.
When Zoro opened his eyes again.
He saw that he was still leaning against the cabin, and he was still holding the sword of the pledge of victory. Everything just now seemed like a dream.
After he looked around with his peripheral vision, he stared at the blade in front of him again, and tentatively murmured the name.
"Ajuromaru?"
[Those who think they can't substitute can substitute Kirito, after all, his double swords are also very similar to swords]