Becoming a Legend by Seeing Proficiency in One Piece

The sea before Mihawk looked as though an enormous cannonball had struck it. Towering waves rose, hiding everything behind a thick curtain of water.

With his sight blocked, he could only rely on a swordsman's instincts to sense where Dongze's sword would come from.

He gauged the flying sword's angle by the pressure bearing down on him from every direction.

His amber hawk eyes trembled.

His pupils widened and narrowed as he searched the water curtain for the sword, trying to lock onto it.

"Stop looking. This strike is coming straight at you. It's aimed at your throat!"

A voice suddenly reached him. Hawkeye's fists tightened. He knew it was Dongze.

After a battle like this had erupted, no one else could possibly be nearby.

But the words felt like a taunt. He was a Great Swordsman at the pinnacle of the seas. Even Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, showed him respect.

Now a newcomer was doing him a favor.

To Mihawk, it felt more like humiliation. Anger rose in his chest, but before it could erupt, a blue gleam appeared three feet in front of him.

Just as Dongze had said, the sword came from the front, and it was aimed at his throat.

"Block it, Hawkeye! Dracule Mihawk!"

Dongze's deep voice rang out again, making Hawkeye shudder.

Dongze seemed to hold higher hopes for Hawkeye than most. This man, the World's Greatest Swordsman, could sail out alone in his little boat to seek opponents. He was like the extraordinary swordsman in Jin Yong's tales who had roamed the martial world without ever tasting defeat.

Invincible in Solitude.

In this world, Mihawk was such a man. If Dongze could give him a new direction, perhaps he could break through this world's shackles and take another step forward.

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