Lott naturally gave Zoro his full support in becoming Hawkeye's apprentice.
First, Lott knew nothing about swordsmanship and could not teach Zoro anything.
Second, and most importantly, the media would surely discover and report on Zoro becoming Hawkeye's apprentice.
Even if Zoro eventually took the title of World's Greatest Swordsman, Lott believed Hawkeye would not be displeased in the slightest.
After all, he would have trained Zoro himself.
On top of that, Shanks had already become Peach Spring's ally.
Later, by appealing to Hawkeye's feelings and treating him with courtesy, they could make him part of Peach Spring's fighting force when they truly faced the World Government.
Watching Lott fly off into the distance, Hawkeye turned to Zoro and said, "Why do I feel like your captain just pulled one over on me?"
He kept feeling that there was something off about the way Lott looked at him.
And now he actually felt as though Lott had schemed against him.
A moment later, he shook his head slightly. He was Hawkeye, the World's Greatest Swordsman. There was nothing in this world that could frighten him.
With his absolute strength, he naturally had no fear of schemes.
Lott was already on his way to Fish-Man Island. Skybreaker No. 3 had been left on Kuraigana Island because it bore the flag of Lott's Crew, making it easier for anyone interested to photograph it.
He had already promised to take Shirahoshi to see a real forest.
More than a year had passed now. He wondered how the girl was doing.
Traveling alone was fast, and he soon reached the Red Line.
Wrapping himself in a layer of electromagnetic force, he plunged headfirst into the sea.
As he slowly descended, the surrounding scenery looked just as it had last time, but he