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"Luffy!"
Nami gasped, her neck filled with anxiety and worry, seeing Zoro's helplessness in front of Mihawk, and then seeing Lu En actually stand in front of Mihawk.
Zoro, in the East Blue, was a pirate hunter who made thousands of Beri pirates despair.
But in front of that hawk-eyed man, he was as weak as a baby.
Lu En was strong, but facing this kind of monster...
Nami looked at Lu En's back as he faced Mihawk, her hands clasped to her chest, her face tense.
"One by one, they're crazy! That moss-head, his opponent is the strongest in the world. He should have known the result before fighting! Why not give up ambition? It's so simple, just give up ambition."
Sanji looked at Zoro, who had been fished out of the sea onto a small boat by Johnny and Yosaku. Seeing the living example of Zoro in front of him, Sanji murmured.
This was not Sanji denying Zoro and Lu En.
Instead, he was persuading himself.
Although he had that unpleasant green moss-head, he also benefited greatly from Lu En, Miss Nami's green tea.
But Sanji looked at them, seemingly seeing a doctor.
For his own ambition and dream, he would not hesitate to give his life.
His previous act of cooking for Don Krieg was, in essence, no different from that stupid green moss-head.
Sanji, feeling a bit moved by this pirate group's invitation.
But he still owed Zeff a favor and hadn't repaid it.
"You are that young swordsman's companion, thank you for watching until the end."
Mihawk looked at Lu En. In his hawk-like eyes, red and black faintly appeared.
"In this weakest of seas, possessing this kind of Haki, it's truly surprising."
Mihawk also looked a bit serious.
This was a kind of respect for the same awakened Conqueror's Haki user, for a man of Lu En's caliber.
"It seems you have some matters with me. But first, let me finish this 'eight-seven-three' matter."
Mihawk slowly said.
Lu En's Conqueror's Haki around him slowly surged, representing his reply.
"Young swordsman! It's too early for you to die!"
Mihawk said loudly, looking at Zoro, who had been rescued and brought onto the ship.
"I am Dracule Mihawk. See yourself clearly, know the world, become strong. No matter how many years pass, I will wait for you at the strongest position. Surpass this sword, surpass me, Roronoa Zoro!"
Mihawk's words represented his acknowledgment of Zoro's previous performance as the World's Strongest Swordsman.
This young swordsman, possessing monstrous potential.
And the pride of a swordsman.
He had not seen such a worthy newcomer in a long time.
Since Shanks lost his left arm, and his left hand was completely sealed, Mihawk had been lonely for too long.
This vast sea, in terms of swordsmanship, had no one worthy of serious engagement.
"Big Brother! You woke up!"
Johnny and Yosaku, tears streaming down their faces, continuously applied medicine to Zoro and treated his wounds.
However, Mihawk knew that Zoro was merely unconscious. He hadn't held back.
"Kid, what's your goal?"
Mihawk looked at Luffy.
This little brat, chosen by the Gum-Gum Fruit.
"Pirate King!"
Luffy said loudly to the world's strongest great swordsman.
"Hmph, that's a path more difficult than surpassing me."
Mihawk's lips curled.
Indeed.
The kid chosen by Shanks should be like this.
"I don't care. Anyway, I'm going to be it."
After Luffy finished speaking, he made a face at Mihawk.
"He's still alive, just passed out!"
Usopp's loud shout made Luffy look over.
Lu En, the red and black in his eyes faintly surging, also looked at Zoro.
"Big Brother, talk to me."
Johnny and Yosaku cried continuously.
"Hmph!"
Zoro, using his last bit of strength, lifted his only remaining sword, Wado Ichimonji, and spoke slowly.
"Luffy, Lu En, can you hear me?"
Zoro, exhausted and suffering from serious injuries, panted, but his voice remained firm.
"Ah!"
Luffy shouted loudly.
"Ah."
Lu En's face was also grim.
For a man like Zoro, an awakened king, he would be given ample respect.
"I made you worry!"
Zoro raised his sword.
"I, if I don't become the world's strongest swordsman, I'll make you all very troubled. Heh heh!"
Before he finished speaking, due to his severe injuries, Zoro began to cough painfully.
"Big Brother, don't talk anymore! Your wound is open again!"
Johnny and Yosaku said anxiously.
But Zoro stubbornly endured his pain and continued to speak.
"I, I will not lose again!"
Zoro's eyes, devoid of a hand, covered his eyes, and tears streamed out.
This man, who could endure twenty days of starvation, this super tough guy whose face showed no change, after such a miserable defeat, shed tears of shame.
And it also represented that Zoro's ambition would continue!
"Before defeating him and becoming the world's strongest swordsman! I will absolutely not lose again!"
Zoro's loud shout made Mihawk's eyes narrow.
"Do you have an opinion? Pirate King! Celestial King!"
Zoro shouted loudly.
"Hmph hmph, no!"
Luffy grinned, laughing heartily.
Lu En didn't reply. He just smiled. Then, the red and black in his eyes violently surged. He looked at Mihawk.
He would use action to tell Zoro his answer.
"Celestial King, is that your title? You're young."
"You're not a swordsman. Why are you looking for me?"
Mihawk slowly spoke.
"How about giving me face? Test my power, how much I can handle."
Lu En's lips curved into a domineering arc.
Encountering a man like Mihawk, who stood at the pinnacle of the sea, how could one not test the gap between one's current power and such a peak powerhouse?
With Shanks's connection, Mihawk was the most suitable target for testing.
"Hmm?"
Mihawk's pupils suddenly constricted.
Is this young man aware of his connection with Shanks?
And that face, he must recognize it.
"Good. Power, huh?"
The red and black in Mihawk's eyes surged.
"And."
Before Mihawk could finish, Lu En continued.
"I want my companions to know what kind of power they possess before they can challenge you again."
Lu En laughed loudly. His entire body actually began to flicker with red and black lightning.
Without the power of Haki, it was impossible to completely defeat Mihawk.
"Hmm?" Hearing this, looking at Lu En's flickering red and black lightning, Mihawk's eyes suddenly narrowed.
"Have you been to the Grand Line? No, have you been to the New World?"
Mihawk said in a deep voice.
This young man, not only awakened Conqueror's Haki, but also knew that Conqueror's Haki could be imbued into attacks. Was this the power of this sea?
Otherwise, how could he say such a thing?
And in the East Blue, even in the first half of the Grand Line, let alone Conqueror's Haki, hardly anyone even knew about Armament Haki.
No, even in the New World, only a very few strong individuals knew the truth about Conqueror's Haki.
"I haven't. I'm about to go there with my companions."
Lu En replied domineeringly.
"Although I don't know where you learned the truth about Conqueror's Haki, since you know it, what's the point of displaying such power to that young swordsman?"
This kind of power was innate. Without the potential, one couldn't awaken it.
Mihawk's sharp hawk eyes looked at Lu En.
Besides the strongest Lexicon system, even Mihawk himself couldn't possibly know how deeply Zoro was hidden.
So Mihawk was now looking at Zoro, and it was simply from a pure swordsmanship perspective.
Without Haki, even if Zoro's swordsmanship was no match for him, he had no chance of victory.
Mihawk just wanted to bury a budding talent. He wanted to see if this young swordsman's future swordsmanship could contend with his, bringing him long-awaited pleasure.
Of course, when that time came, he wouldn't use the power of Haki.
In the midst of the shouts, Luffy immediately used his Gum-Gum Fruit ability, stretching his arm to grab Baratie's railing, and returned to the restaurant's ship.
"Rumble!"
The terrifying storm that formed sent the remnants of the Krieg Pirates' ship flying from the sea into the sky.
"Slam! Slam! Slam!"
After the storm passed, the Krieg Pirates' subordinates' pupils constricted violently, and they all rolled their eyes back and fainted. Subsequently, they were blown into the sky by this tyrannical storm.
In the sky, even the clouds began to churn wildly, furiously leaving the space above Lu En and Mihawk.
This was the clash of two kings!
Nothing, not even clouds, could remain above kings!
The Conqueror's Haki, a collision!
"Wh-what happened?!"
Sanji resisted the storm blowing in. His forehead was covered in cold sweat as he looked at the center of the collision.
Many of the chefs around him also couldn't withstand such an impact and fainted.
"What kind of power is this?!"
"Conqueror's Haki! Is this the power of Conqueror's Haki? Truly astonishing!"
Zeff, who had only heard of it but was witnessing Conqueror's Haki for the first time, revealed a shocked expression.
"Conqueror's Haki?" Sanji murmured.
"Conqueror's Haki, so that's it. Not only can it make the weak faint, but it can also be used as power?" Is this what you wanted to tell me, Lu En?!"
At this moment, Zoro was fiercely protected by Usopp, Johnny, and Yosaku, preventing his serious injuries from being affected by this storm.
But Zoro revealed a beast-like grin.
He, too, wanted to possess such power!
Possessing such power, he could once again challenge Mihawk, couldn't he?
As for whether he could possess it? Zoro had no doubts whatsoever.
Lu En said he could possess it, and he would definitely possess it! Otherwise, how could he live up to Lu En's acknowledgment!
"Phew!"
The storm gradually subsided.
The red and black in Lu En and Mihawk's eyes slowly calmed.
"Clang! Clang!"
The remnants of the Krieg Pirates' ship scattered across the sea!
"Astonishing Haki! He hasn't even gone to the Grand Line yet, but he already possesses such magnanimity!"
"'Celestial King' Lu En, I will remember this name."
Mihawk's eyes subtly trembled.
After colliding, he could intimately feel how powerful the opponent's Conqueror's Haki truly was.
This young man's magnanimity was simply not what a person of his age and experience should possess.
In the Grand Line, there were indeed beings whose Conqueror's Haki was far stronger than this young man's.
But combining this young man's age, and the fact that he hadn't yet been to the Grand Line, possessing this level of Haki solely in the East Blue, the weakest of seasâ
This young man's future was immeasurable!
Furthermore, he could see remnants of the Pirate King, whom he had witnessed at his execution, on this young man!
At this moment, even Mihawk felt a slight tremor in his heart.
"A strong individual with the emblem of a pirate force, a Warlord of the Sea. Mihawk clashed with Conqueror's Haki, causing his mind to waver slightly."
"Trigger the hidden effect of Camp Luck (Super Gold), plunder a portion of its luck."
"Awaken! Armament Haki, Observation Haki."
A light screen, visible only to Lu En, appeared.
And the gains were not limited to this.
"Your words have greatly improved the bond between Zoro and you. Lexicon loading progress increased!"
"Beast Physique (Deep Purple) loading complete!"
Lu En looked at the light screen, his eyes flashing.
The Beast Physique's loading was complete, now it was within Lu En's body.
But he hadn't expected that through the clash of Conqueror's Haki, he could actually trigger the hidden effect of Camp Luck (Super Gold).
Through the clash of Conqueror's Haki, causing the mind of a strong individual, emblematic of a pirate force, to waver, he could plunder a portion of their luck.
That's right. After all, as long as he completely defeated them, he could plunder all of their camp's luck.
And in the clash of Conqueror's Haki, causing the opponent's mind to waver, he could also seize a certain initiative in battle.
No wonder in the original work, those who possessed Conqueror's Haki, even if they hadn't yet mastered Haki, would engage in a clash of Conqueror's Haki before the final life-or-death struggle.
However, this slight wavering was very insignificant to Mihawk. He could fully recover in just a moment.
This was still due to Shanks's connection.
Mihawk's Conqueror's Haki release was extremely restrained.
Otherwise, Lu En wouldn't appear evenly matched with Mihawk in this clash. Shanks's connection was indeed useful.
Although it was only a slight wavering, it was enough for Lu En. Through this plundered bit of luck, Lu En awakened Armament Haki and Observation Haki.
Indeed, he was a prominent figure in the pirate world, second only to the Four Emperors and the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Just a tiny bit of luck yielded such gains.
Before entering the Grand Line, what Lu En needed most was this power.
Furthermore, the Beast Physique (Deep Purple) on Zoro's body was also, at this moment, loaded.
"Check the lexicon!"
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