The Late System, No, the Jade Pendant

Ye Feng smiled. I was already a beginner Sword King. After this year of sword training, my cultivation has reached the intermediate Sword King level. How could I possibly lose? Using one little finger against you is already giving you plenty of respect.

When Zoro saw Ye Feng extend a single finger at him, his expression darkened. Even when fighting Master Koushirou or Kuina, he always used a sword.

Yet now, Ye Feng claimed he could defeat him with one finger. Zoro sneered coldly at him. "You think you can beat me without a sword, using just one finger? Don't blame me if you die."

Before Ye Feng could reply, Zoro had already drawn his real sword and charged at him.

Seeing Zoro rush at him with his sword, Ye Feng remained where he was without moving. He simply extended a blackened finger and blocked the incoming blade.

The sight startled Koushirou, who was watching in secret. "Armament Haki..." That was definitely Armament Haki. There was no way he had mistaken it.

Koushirou had once been a Marine, and a Marine Vice Admiral at that. However, after a certain incident, he had severed all ties with the Marines.

At that moment, Koushirou was utterly shocked and full of questions. Who had taught him Haki?

And Ye Feng had been only a few years old back then, yet he had already learned Armament Haki.

But Zoro was even more shocked than Koushirou. Ye Feng had actually caught his sword with a single finger. This was a real sword—one slash would truly cut flesh off—and yet Ye Feng had stopped it.

Enraged out of humiliation, Zoro suddenly kicked at Ye Feng, aiming for his abdomen.

Ye Feng shook his head. Seeing that Zoro still refused to give up, he turned and kicked Zoro away. Then, with a slash toward the sea, he sent a sharp wave of sword qi hurtling across the ocean at terrifying speed.

In an instant, the sea was split open by a massive vacuum slash, leaving behind a huge gap. It took several seconds before the seawater finally rushed in and filled it.

Zoro and Koushirou, who was observing in secret, were both dumbfounded. In particular, after witnessing that scene, Zoro understood the gap between himself and Ye Feng. He looked at Ye Feng unwillingly and said, "Hmph, I lost. But one day, I'll defeat you. Just you wait."

After seeing Ye Feng's strength clearly, Zoro began spending every day biting down on a dumbbell while using wooden swords in both hands to strike a wooden post with all his might.

After eating, Ye Feng took a sword to the edge of the sea and began cultivating his swordsmanship.

When Ye Feng returned to the dojo, he saw Kuina crouched off to the side, her head buried between her knees as she cried. Ye Feng walked over, rubbed her head, and softly asked, "Nana, what's wrong? Why are you crying here?"

Kuina raised her head. The moment she saw Ye Feng, she threw herself into his arms and finally let her emotions out, hugging him as she cried. "He told me again today that girls can never succeed in swordsmanship."

After pausing, she grabbed at her chest and continued, "And this has started developing. Father said it will affect my sword speed."

Ye Feng muttered inwardly, You think yours is big? Then you've never seen Nami, Hancock, or Robin.

Ye Feng tightly embraced the aggrieved Kuina, his face filled with heartache. "Nana, don't be sad. So what if you're a girl? Who says girls can't become powerful swordsmen? Swordsmanship doesn't rely on strength, but on technique and one's understanding of the sword. More importantly, you need the heart to become a powerful swordsman. Girls can become strong swordsmen too. I believe in you. You can do it."

Hearing Ye Feng's words, Kuina was deeply moved. She looked at him and said, "Thank you, Ye Feng."

Back in his room, Ye Feng lay facedown on his bed, thinking, The next part should be where Kuina falls to her death, right?

The plot of One Piece really was impossible to figure out.

So the next day, Ye Feng waited in ambush at the corner of the stairs leading from the first floor to the second. Sure enough, the next day, Kuina—the rather weighty whetstone—came running down from the second floor. For some unknown reason, when she stepped on the last stair, she lost her footing and tilted forward.

Just as blood was about to be spilled, Ye Feng, who had been crouching in the corner, suddenly rushed out and caught Kuina as she fell backward.

Ye Feng looked at Kuina in his arms, her eyes tightly shut, and said teasingly, "Nana, how much longer are you planning to lie in my arms?"

Kuina, who had fallen into Ye Feng's embrace, opened her eyes. Upon seeing that it was Ye Feng, she wrapped her arms around his neck and cried, "Ye Feng, you nearly scared me to death! I thought... I was going to die."

Looking at Kuina's arms around his neck, Ye Feng patted her back and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Nana."

Then he immediately fixed Kuina with a resolute gaze and said, "Don't worry, Kuina. As long as I, Ye Feng, remain in this world, I swear I will never let you shed another tear."

Kuina slowly fell asleep in Ye Feng's arms. Ye Feng carried her back to her room and gently laid her on her bed.

Suddenly, a voice sounded in Ye Feng's mind: "Congratulations, Host, for successfully saving Kuina."

"Reward: one divine-grade jade pendant."