World's Strongest Swordsman

Besides, the restaurant was full of cooks; with them around, he believed the Krieg Pirates would be able to make a comeback in no time.

Although this was a restaurant, it did receive quite a few pirates after all.

So every cook knew how to fight to some extent.

"How dare you look down on our Baratie!"

"We're a restaurant famous for combat!"

The cooks rushed at Krieg with their respective weapons in hand.

Krieg showed no panic at all, suddenly flinging open his cape to reveal numerous missiles launching from inside, flying straight toward the cooks.

"You really have some nerve!"

Gunpowder smoke filled the air as the cooks were struck by the missiles one after another.

"Do not resist me, I am the strongest!"

At this moment, Krieg's entire body was covered in golden armor, and he wore a pair of diamond-plated gauntlets on his hands.

He had no idea how many pirates and marines he had defeated using this set of equipment.

"I am the strongest captain in the East Blue, you should all listen to me!"

Krieg put his hands on his hips and looked around, only to see Zeff carrying a large bag of items and placing them in front of him.

"There should be a hundred rations of food here, take it and go save your comrades. Coming out of the Grand Line, you guys must have lost your fighting spirit by now."

"You're Zeff! That famous guy turned out to be working as a cook right here, how hilarious."

Krieg widened his eyes, seemingly finding it hard to believe he could see Zeff here.

"The Grand Line? Did you guys come out of the Grand Line? You actually failed."

Luffy stood to the side, touching his chin and pondering.

In Krieg's ears, this sentence sounded like mockery.

"What are you brat talking about! I hate it most when people look down on me. A brat like you definitely hasn't been to the Grand Line yet, otherwise you would surely die in that Demon Sea!"

Mentioning the Demon Sea filled Krieg's eyes with fear.

That was the starting journey of the Grand Line, and also the graveyard of pirates.

Yet compared to the Demon Sea, what he feared most was that person—someone who single-handedly wiped out his entire fleet of fifty ships with devil-like strength!

Countless famous pirates had perished there.

What right did this brat have to mock him?

"Eh? Did I say something wrong?"

"Brat, you're courting death!"

Krieg charged at Luffy, and his massive diamond-encrusted fist directly smashed a huge crater into the ground where Luffy was standing.

"Whoa whoa, that was close, haha!"

Luffy showed not a shred of fear, instead seeming relieved; if he had been hit by that punch, it would have hurt so much!

"But since you want to fight, I'll have to show you some real moves."

"Hey! Wait a minute, Krieg, if you don't go out there right now, you probably won't even see the last wreckage of your ship!"

Moyun stood up and shouted; he could sense that that person had arrived!

"What did you brat say?"

Just as Krieg's voice trailed off, a loud crash echoed from outside the restaurant.

Moyun was the first to rush out. Mihawk was perhaps the first powerhouse he had encountered in the pirate world, and Luffy and the others hadn't fully grown yet.

They might not even be able to beat him as he was now.

Yet this man Mihawk was different; Moyun grew increasingly excited, to the point where even the air around him seemed slightly distorted.

It was the first time Kuina and Olvia had seen Moyun look this excited. The two of them exchanged a glance and quickly followed behind.

The large ship originally anchored near the ocean restaurant had already been cleaved in two by a man wearing a hat.

Only the wreckage of the entire vessel remained, floating quietly on the sea surface.

"Why on earth do you keep hounding us like this!"

The surviving crew members asked in despair. Clearly they had already escaped from that nightmare-like place, so why did they still have to face Mihawk's pursuit?

"Just passing the time."

This man called Mihawk stood at the very pinnacle of world swordsmanship, capable of destroying a large ship with just a single slash.

He had short black hair, sharp hawk-like yellow eyes, wore a black top hat decorated with white fluff, carried the world's strongest black blade on his back, and often traveled the vast seas alone on a small boat.

Mihawk was also one of the Shichibukai.

"I finally get to see him. I really didn't expect us to meet so soon."

Zoro quietly watched the man sitting inside the small boat. He had set out to sea precisely for this man; as long as he defeated him, he could become the world's greatest swordsman.

"How did he do that! I clearly saw the bullets heading straight for him!"

A pirate cried out in astonishment. Just moments ago, they had all opened fire on Mihawk, yet Mihawk remained completely uninjured!

"He just used his blade to deflect the trajectory of the bullets."

Zoro suddenly spoke up, startling the pirate.

Moyun led the others and stood at the highest vantage point, quietly observing Mihawk. So this was the world's strongest swordsman; what was his strength truly like?

"Kuina, do you know him?"

Kuina shook her head. Having just awakened, she was not yet very familiar with the current world.

"That person is the world's strongest swordsman, and also the goal for both you and Zoro. You better watch closely in a moment."

Moyun touched his chin. Sure enough, Zoro had already begun to challenge Mihawk.

Seeing Zoro's action, Kuina was also taken aback. Was this man overestimating his abilities or did he already possess that kind of strength, to actually go and challenge him directly?

"He really is just as arrogant as he was when he was a kid."

"At least this time it can make him realize the gap between himself and the strong. Kuina, you mustn't let me down."

Moyun knew what kind of powerful existence Zoro would become in the future, so he didn't want Kuina to fall short anywhere.

Against Zoro's moves, Mihawk dealt with them as if handling a child, pulling out merely a tiny dagger and blocking all of Zoro's Three-Sword Style effortlessly.

This only made Zoro feel even more despair.

He even recalled the promise he had made with Kuina.

"Weakling, what on earth are you still yearning for!"

Mihawk looked at Zoro with disdain. The green-haired kid had some talent, but it was far from enough, and he was still overestimating himself.

Zoro put on his bandanna, bit down on the Wado Ichimonji—which was Kuina's former sword—with his mouth, and held blades in both hands.

"Pound Ho!"

A tiny dagger stabbed directly into Zoro's chest.

"You've got quite some nerve. Aren't you afraid of death?"

"If I back down, all those promises and vows will cease to exist."

Moyun's—wait, Mihawk's pupils dilated slightly, seeming to view Zoro in a new light.

What a formidable resolve! Rather than tasting defeat, he would rather die!

"Mihawk! What did you do to my ship?!"