Pirate Hunter...

The Guard Unit drew their weapons in unison, their eyes filled with vigilance.

As the figure carrying the magnificent greatsword approached, an invisible aura pressed down on them, slowly affecting the Guard Unit's spirits and causing cold sweat to pour down their foreheads.

Sensing the unusual atmosphere at the dock, the local Civilians all dropped what they were doing, jumped off their houses, and quickly surrounded the area, grabbing their tools.

Sensing the movement, the figure slowly raised his head, revealing his eyes beneath the top hat. He swept his eagle-like eyes over the many Civilians on the shore. Although he didn't display any particular imposing manner, his eyes and gaze alone were enough to make the Civilians pause in their movements.

The oppressive atmosphere was so intense that the people dared not meet the figure's gaze. However, thinking of the hard-won peace, they tightened their grip on their tools and stood firmly behind the Guard Unit.

"To take away the peace they have so hard-won, we must at least step over their bodies first."

"Hmm! You look good."

The figure with eagle-like eyes spoke.

He stared at the rear of the Guard Unit, walked to the shore of the dock, and stopped.

"Are we late?"

He didn't sense any powerful aura here, only one, but he could feel that although it was also from a strong person, it wasn't the aura of the Swordmaster he was looking for.

Just then, the figures gathered around the dock gradually parted, and a tall figure emerged from among them.

Bada stared at the figure by the dock, not particularly tall, but exuding immense pressure, and asked sternly, "Hawk Eyes, what are you doing here?"

With those eyes and that magnificent black sword, anyone with a modicum of knowledge on the Grand Line would recognize this figure!

The newcomer was none other than Jora Mihawk, one of the Shichibukai.

Known as "Hawk Eyes Mihawk," he is hailed as the "World's Greatest Swordsman."

It is the ultimate goal that all Swordsman pursue throughout their lives.

On his back, he carried the sword, one of the Twelve Supreme Grade Blades, the World's Strongest Black Blade, "Yoru," which held the title of the strongest.

Mihawk stared at Bada and calmly said, "Don't be nervous, I'm not here to see you."

"If you didn't come looking for us, then what are you doing here?"

Although the other party did not reveal any aura, Bada dared not relax at all. The invisible pressure he felt from the other party was the same as when he first met Kuta. This was the kind of mental pressure that only top-level experts would unintentionally reveal.

Even if his injuries have healed, such a powerful opponent is still someone he cannot defeat.

"I'm just here to spar with someone."

"A friendly spar?"

Bada lowered his head and thought for a moment, "Since we're both Swordmaster, then the only option is to Kuta."

He then looked up and met Mihawk's eagle-like eyes, his gaze showing no fear.

"You can leave! The person you're looking for isn't here."

"Um!"

Mihawk stared intently at Bada, then a slight smile appeared on his lips.

He was like this to Bada

People who are not disliked.

"Don't worry, I'm only looking for the Silver Hair for a friendly spar between Swordmaster; I don't intend to do anything to them."

Mihawk paused for a moment, then said confidently, "As a fellow Swordmaster, I think he should also want to see me!"

Bada looked at Mihawk, subtly activating his Observation Haki, and discovered that Mihawk was indeed as he had said, showing no malice.

He thought for a moment, hesitated slightly, and finally said, "Kuta and the others left a long time ago. If you really want to find them, go to the Drum Kingdom!"

Based on his understanding of Kuta's strength, even if Sora couldn't beat the World's Greatest Swordsman in Kuta swordsmanship, Kuta couldn't possibly lose in terms of overall strength.

Besides, Kuta had already told him that his goal was to be the World's Strongest, so he would have to fight this guy sooner or later. There was no harm in telling him.

"The Drum Kingdom?"

Mihawk nodded, said "Thank you" to Bada, then turned and headed towards his Skiff without hesitation.

Only after Mihawk's Skiff disappeared above the horizon did Bada turn around and loudly address the surrounding crowd and his underlings. "Alright, it's nothing. Let's work harder and try to repair the buildings on the dock today. This is the face of our Bass Kingdom to the outside world! After this is repaired, we'll also repair the winery. Then we'll restore the glory of our Bass Kingdom, 'Bass Wine'!"

"Learn."

The people responded loudly, then turned around and returned to their posts, energetically wielding their tools and quickly getting to work.

"Boss, are you really alright?"

One of the underlings glanced at the distant horizon, Guotou to look at Bada.

In private, they still habitually address him as "Bada," but in the presence of outsiders, they address him as "Your Majesty" or "Your Majesty."

Sensing the worry in his underlings' eyes, Bada Guotou to them and chuckled, "It's alright. Don't you know Kuta's strength? With that guy's power, he'll become the World's Strongest sooner or later. Right now, he's just facing the world's number one Swordmaster."

Bada clapped his hands. "Alright, get back to work! We don't need to worry about Kuta. You guys should focus on doing your jobs Guard Unit well!"

"Us?"

The henchmen exchanged glances, then turned to look at Bada, muttering, "You're one to talk, but you're no better!"

What are you saying?

The henchmen quickly turned around and ran away.

"You little brats."

Looking at his scattered underlings and the countless busy citizens in the distance, Bada's eyes revealed boundless anticipation.

"I really want to recover quickly!"

He then burst into laughter and rushed into the crowd of busy figures.

From a distance, he looked like an ordinary person, not a monarch.

Perhaps that's why he's so popular with the public!

In this world, while most kings act with the highest principle of self-interest and that of their families, there are also Bass Kingdom like "Bass Bada," the king of the Alabasta Kingdom, and "Nefertari."

"Cobra", the Sakura Kingdom, "Dalton"... and so on.

A king who wholeheartedly cared for his Civilians.

Evening.

As the sun set, the Freedom slowly descended upon an island with exceptionally tall trees, where loud roars could be heard from all directions.

The bow of the ship.

Looking at the giant, smoking volcanoes in the middle of the island, Kuta breathed a sigh of relief.

"We've finally arrived."

This was his first time flying a boat in the sky, and he never expected it to be so dangerous and tiring.

Flying with a ship wasn't difficult for him, but flying on the Grand Line was an extremely dangerous thing.

The Grand Line's unpredictable and incredibly Berserk weather forced him to devote more of his energy and strength to defending against the dangers posed by the weather outside the territory.

Although it was only a short day, it was far more exhausting than the battles he had fought with Kizaru and Golden Lion.

In fact, given his flying speed, he could have reached the island long ago.

The problem remains: this is the Grand Line, and it took him most of the day just to find this island.

This island was his destination; it was the only island he knew of in the first half of the journey, an island where even the World Government couldn't guess where he was.

"Little Garden!"

Also known as "Pangaea Island", it is the second island on Route 4 of the Grand Line.

This is an ancient island inhabited by many enormous prehistoric beasts. These beasts are the opponents he has chosen for Ahua Trio to train in the coming months.

After defeating these giant beasts, two even more powerful Giants awaited them.

With Radish's help, Ahua Trio should make great progress in the next few months!

We must train them to the point where they won't be instantly killed by Cipher Pol and Bounty Hunter, so that we can continue our voyage.

Otherwise, Ahua would have to stay with him the whole time to ensure his safety, which would be so uncomfortable!

Even without the World Government's bounty on Ahua, he was already planning to find an Island and give these guys a good training session.

He and Kuina also need to carefully review what they have gained during this period.

Actually, what he wanted to go to most at first was the island in the Luffy Calm Belt trained, but he didn't know the location and didn't have Eternal Pose, so even if he wanted to go, he couldn't!

And it's a bit far away.

After much thought, this is the only option left.

Actually, this place isn't bad either. Although the wild beasts are a bit lacking, there are two Giants here!

These two Giants were figures from over 100 years ago!

They fought here for 100 years.

The combat skills and the application of power accumulated over 100 years of continuous fighting must be terrifying.

It seems that both he and Kuina might benefit greatly from this.

After all, what they lack most is combat skills and the ability to utilize power.

There's nothing we can do about it; after all, they have far too little combat experience!

Hopefully, these two Giants won't let them down!

Chapter 61 Pirate Hunter...

Four months.

For the vast and turbulent Sea, it seems as if something has been forgotten, or as if nothing has happened.

Despite the sudden disappearance of the Silver Hair Crew, who had been Big News Morgans for months, nothing seemed to change in the Sea; countless events, both big and small, continued to occur every day.

The world doesn't stop turning just because someone is missing; time keeps moving forward.

East Blue.

A small sailboat, its sails fully hoisted, is speeding forward.

The skull and crossbones Pirates flag at the top of the Mast fluttered in the damp sea breeze.

There were still traces of water on the ship's deck, indicating that the ship had just embarked on an unpleasant journey.

However, when the Lookout on the watchtower, holding binoculars, looked at the Skiff speeding towards their Pirate Ship from directly in front of them, he understood that their suffering had only just begun.

The Lookout, pale-faced and trembling, quickly turned around, rang the alarm bell beside him, and shouted to his companions resting on the ship's railing below, "Sea... sea... Pirate Hunter, Roronoa Zoro!"

"Um!"

The Pirates, who had been lying on the deck, basking in the sun with their eyes half-closed and looking like lazy bums, immediately stood up and ran to the side of the ship as soon as they heard Zoro's name, as if they had heard of an incredibly terrifying figure. They all looked ahead at the ship.

When they could clearly see the figure with green hair standing on the bow of the Skiff ahead, with three long swords hanging from his waist.

They involuntarily took a step back, then their pupils contracted rapidly, and they screamed in terror, "Quick, quick, turn around, turn around!"

A Pirates stared ahead, trembling all over.

"It's too late, it's too late!"

"Um!"

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he turned around and rushed towards the captain's Captain at the back of the ship.

Their Captain is Sea with a bounty of 7 million Beli!

Although the opponent is a ruthless Bounty Hunter has recently become famous and has killed countless Pirates.

But there were so many of them, plus the Captain...

He tightened his grip on the gun at his waist, took a deep breath, and knocked on the Captain's cabin door.

"They're not afraid at all!"

"Yes! They're not afraid."

When he heard the Captain calling him in, he took a deep breath to calm himself down.