Just as Gawain was pondering, Mihawk had already arrived near Gawain.
Seeing him approach, Rayleigh gently raised his hand and chuckled.
No wonder seabirds kept calling in front of my window when I woke up this morning.
I thought it was me, this old man, about to be taken to the grave by the Grim Reaper, and the seabird had come to deliver the news. It gave me quite a fright.
It turns out they were reminding me that I'm going to make a new friend today, haha!
As soon as he finished speaking, Rayleigh waved to Mihawk Rayleigh slightly after a brief silence.
Seeing Mihawk's lukewarm response, Rayleigh didn't say anything, but Issho, who was not far away, pursed his lips in slight dissatisfaction.
"Truly worthy of the renowned Mr. Mihawk, even if he didn't follow the proper etiquette towards elders and seniors, I felt that it was still his true nature."
After saying that, Yi Xiao shook his head slightly, then stood up and nodded to Mihawk again.
"It's an honor to meet you. I smile. I've heard of your strength before, and these past few days I've heard the master constantly talking about your skills. You truly live up to your reputation as the greatest swordsman in the world!"
After speaking, Yi Xiao listened silently to Mihawk's reaction. When he heard Mihawk look at the Cane Sword in his hand with interest, he smiled slightly and then sat down.
As for Mihawk...
He first gave a disgruntled snort, then looked into Yixiao's eyes.
He pondered for a moment, then said.
"If I lost my eyes, I might not have the strength you have now."
Gravity Swordsmanship, both the gravity manipulation and the swordsmanship are quite good!
As soon as he finished speaking, Mihawk turned to look at Gion, who was still resting next to Gawain, and smiled slightly.
"Mr. Rayleigh, Mr. Issho, and... Ms Gion!"
A pirate, a ronin, and a navy officer.
Your identities are interesting, and so is your stance.
But the most interesting thing... is that you all carry swords!
At this point, Mihawk strode over to Gawain and sat down on the empty sofa that had been vacated after Franky left.
After sitting down, Mihawk reached out and took a gourd from in front of Gawain; it was the drinking vessel that Shanks and Gawain had exchanged.
Stroking the gourd in his hand, Mihawk asked expressionlessly.
"Gawain, I saw these little things when we first met."
I didn't ask back then, but it's quite fitting to use it as a topic of conversation now.
"Isn't this the Shanks used to hang on his waist? So you two actually have a pretty good relationship."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mihawk opened the gourd on his own, then brought it to his mouth and gulped down the wine inside.
As he drank, Gawain smiled at him. Seeing that he was drinking heartily, Gawain simply raised his glass, gesturing for everyone to join him and have a drink with Mihawk.
Mihawk put down the gourd very quickly. Before Gawain and the others could even drink, he had the gourd in his hand and said to Gawain with a cold and stern expression.
"Gawain, I'm not here to drink with you. Even if I don't have many friends, I wouldn't be so greedy as to insist on having a drink with you."
Put down your hypocritical cup. The reason I'm here today is to have a thorough talk with you!
You..."
"I'm hypocritical?!?"
Before Mihawk could finish speaking, Gawain interrupted him, pulling Gawain cup back to his chest with a wry smile.
"My God, I can't believe I'm being called hypocritical even though I haven't hidden anything from anyone."
Rayleigh, Issho, Gion, you guys be the judge, where exactly did I seem hypocritical?
I wanted to recruit you, Mihawk, but you wouldn't agree. So I openly moved to your neighborhood, hoping to become your neighbor, subtly inviting and even pressuring you to join us!
What's so hypocritical about this? I just said it out loud.
All of this can be considered perfectly aboveboard, right?
What do you think, Mihawk?
"I...?!!"
Across from Gawain, Mihawk paused for a moment, his gaze towards Gawain instantly becoming fascinating.
How to describe it?
He had never seen such a shameless person!!!
Indeed, Gawain did this without any pretense. He openly moved next door to his own house and even made his own news appear in the newspaper!
Even in the newspapers, no one, in Gawain's voice, mentioned that he had submitted to and joined him!
It's all just speculation, right?
But... what the hell?
How can anyone so openly utter such shameless words?
Is this the quality a leader must possess???
For a moment, Mihawk was speechless, almost choking on his own words!
Did he say something to Gawain, like that he was moving?
Even a fool could tell that if he moved, Gawain would shamelessly continue to chase after him, and even settle down next to his new home!
At this point, Mihawk took a deep breath and then exhaled it forcefully!
Bang!
Mihawk slammed the Mihawk onto the table and said coldly.
"I admit it, you bastard, you're actually not hypocritical at all, you're really wicked in a clean and decisive way!"
I don't want to argue with you, I just want to ask you, what do you want in order for you to leave me?
"No, no, no, haha, don't say that, Mihawk."
Meeting Mihawk's almost burning gaze, Gawain gently waved his hand.
"Look, this ocean is so vast, but nominally they all belong to the World Government."
As for you, even if you live on this island now, it's not your island; it's just a temporary place for you to reside!
Compared to you, I seem to be closer to being the owner of this island. If you need it, I can immediately request a clause to change the ownership of the island.
But I wouldn't do that. I wouldn't be like you, taking advantage of our friendship to force a friend to leave the sea area where he has lived for so long.
After all, we're friends, and I've been living in this area for over a month now."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain raised his wine glass and lightly tapped it against the gourd that Mihawk had placed on the table.
Then, Gawain downed a glass of strong liquor in one gulp.
Setting down his wine glass, just as the maid refilled his cup, Gawain gently shook his head and smiled.
"Mihawk, we are friends, so you should understand me."
In addition, you should have a better understanding of your own situation.
You should know that once I've made my decision, there's absolutely no way you can escape from me.
Whether it's the island you live on now, or the place you move to in the future.
I want to be your neighbor, so wherever you are, we'll be neighbors.
Isn't that right?
"Damn it!!!"
Across from him, Mihawk silently raised his gourd, cursed fiercely, and then drank the remaining strong liquor in the gourd.
Then, Mihawk threw the empty gourd into Gawain's arms and then suddenly pulled out his knife!
"You damned bastard, you're truly despicable beyond belief!"
Damn it, damn it all, draw your sword!!!
Amidst shouts, Mihawk, wielding the Black Blade Night, fearlessly slashed at Gawain.
He didn't hold back with this strike, and coupled with his extreme hatred, the force of the blow severed the mast above Gawain's head.
But just as Black Blade Night's blade was about to sever Gawain's head...
Warehouse!!!
With a crisp sound, Rayleigh's white hair fluttered in front of Gawain.
Rayleigh held his sword with both hands, desperately blocking Mihawk's slash.
Beside him, Issho and Gion stood up one after the other, guarding Gawain!
He watched Rayleigh, who was wielding a sword with both hands and constantly testing his strength against him.
Mihawk pursed his lips and whispered a command.
"She's already over seventy, yet she's maintained her health to this extent."
Dark King Rayleigh, may be old, but his heart is young!
"Haha, you flatter me. Just taking one of your swords has already made my back ache!"
But even if it hurts, the fight can't be stopped!
If it were back in the day, a fine young man like you wouldn't even be worth my time to fight.
Back then, you would have been snatched away by other excited guys long ago!!!
As he spoke, Rayleigh raised his sword sharply with both hands, instantly separating his sword from Mihawk's.
Then, around the seated Gawain, one dangerous sword aura after another surged continuously!
Those sword energies wrecked the ship around Gawain beyond recognition, which was exactly what Mihawk was trying to do.
He wasn't so angry as to want to completely break ties with Gawain Pirates and attack Gawain in exchange for bigger trouble.
At present, he only wants to damage Gawain's ship and cause Gawain enough losses to force Gawain to leave!
However, just as Mihawk continued his fight with Rayleigh, cutting through the ship's hull, Gawain spoke up.
He waved to Ikio and Gion beside him.
"No need to be so wary, guys."
Let Rayleigh and Mihawk have some fun. The old man hasn't had a proper fight in a long time, and Mihawk can also enjoy the feeling of sparring with a legend.
As for us, let's sit down, have a drink, and then enjoy watching this battle unfold.
Such a scene is quite rare!
As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain raised his right foot and gently stepped onto the metal deck.
Suddenly, a blue light flashed across the entire deck, and the metal that was being torn apart around the deck instantly revealed a water-like form.
Mihawk worked with exceptional seriousness, tearing apart one massive section of deck after another.
But just a few seconds later, the metals manipulated by the electromagnetic reaction reformed and returned to their original form!
In the distance, witnessing the fierce battle at the bow of the ship.
The villagers of Foosha Village were absolutely stunned!
They turned around and looked at their house expectantly!
They quickly began whispering to each other and discussing their plan.
"The adult's ability to control metal over a wide area, even water-like metal, is truly beautiful!"
"What's the use of beauty? Let's think about something practical. Shouldn't we use metal to build our houses too?"
"That's right. If we also change our houses to metal, then even if the Dark Bird Ship encounters a dangerous battle in the future, our houses can be easily repaired by you, sir."
"Yes, look, the master seems to have OCD. Even though the repairs were about to be destroyed by Mihawk, the master still managed to restore all the patterns carved on the ship's side!!!"
Gawain has obsessive-compulsive disorder, let's just talk about the officers of the Dark Bird Ship at this moment.
After Mihawk and Rayleigh finished their fierce battle, the officers scattered in various locations instantly gathered, excitedly and greedily watching their fight.
All of them were at a considerable distance from the monster.
Watching monsters fight up close will certainly give them a boost in their progress towards the monster realm!
Even children who are far, far away from the level of monsters can still learn a lot from this kind of battle.
At the very least, the actions of the strong demonstrate the exciting possibilities ahead!
So while watching, Ace couldn't help but pinch Luffy's cheek.
"Ho ho ho!"
I never expected Mr. Mihawk to be so strong!
Did you see that? My godfather is being completely humiliated and beaten up by Mihawk!!!
You know, my godfather is none other than the legendary Dark King Rayleigh!
Being hung up and beaten like that, it's too...
"You're the one who got hung up and beaten, you bastard!"
"You wait, wait until Mihawk and I are done fighting, then I'll see how I deal with you, you brat!!!"
Before Ace could finish speaking, Rayleigh, enraged in the midst of battle, shouted at Ace, his words causing Mihawk's sword to slow down for a split second...
As for Ace, he was startled, and the force with which he pinched Luffy's cheek suddenly increased significantly.
As Luffy slammed his fist in pain, Ace's face instantly flew into sparks.
And Mihawk.
As more and more people gathered to watch, the dark lines on his forehead grew deeper and deeper.
After unleashing over two thousand more sword strikes, Mihawk finally couldn't stand being watched like a monkey anymore!!!
Mihawk slammed his fist into Rayleigh's Cane Sword -sword, then used both hands to forcefully push Rayleigh off the ship and onto the gunwale.
Seeing that his back was pressed close to the ship's side, and that deep grooves left by his slippers were visible on the deck, he realized that his back was being pressed against the ship's side.
Rayleigh grinned and praised him excitedly.
"As expected of the renowned Mihawk, I have already tasted your sword!"
I'm really getting old, haha, an old man like me should just accept my fate.
"I'm no match for you young people!"
At this point, Rayleigh suddenly drew his sword horizontally, then used the force to push Black Blade Night aside.
He then used this opportunity to withdraw from the battle.
As soon as he arrived to the side, he quickly called out to Gion.
"Little bunny, I'm leaving it to you now. This old man needs to take good care of my shoes!"
Oh dear, what a ghost! My slippers are so worn they're burning my feet.
Mihawk, that brat, really doesn't know how to respect his elders. But it's good, that way he can really enjoy the slaughter!
After speaking, Rayleigh returned to the sofa, sat down next to Gawain, and patted his steaming slippers.
While patting and scratching his toes, he smiled at Gawain and said.
"Only today have I truly witnessed your shameless abilities Little Gawain."
You look just like Roger back in the day!
Look at you, your idea of moving to the vicinity of Mihawk is simply a stroke of genius. If you can't go to the mountains, go to the sea; if you can't go to the sea, go to the mountains. Whether Mihawk agrees or not is not important. He can't get rid of you, so of course he's yours.
This tactic is similar to the Roger used to Oden from Newgate back then; both are the kind of ideas that, once used, leave the opponent with no way to resist.
Roger bowed deeply to Newgate back then; he'd already done that. If Newgate still didn't release him, then...
Then our Roger Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates will be mortal enemies, haha!
Amid Rayleigh's loud laughter, the confrontation between Gion and Mihawk intensified.
Gion's swordsmanship is far purer than Rayleigh's, and his swordsmanship is far more aggressive.
Therefore, even though Mihawk was unhappy, he became somewhat excited as the fight progressed.
If he could fight these monsters every day, even if life was a bit chaotic, his Black Blade Yoru would be quite happy, right?
Otherwise, do I have any other options?