Duel with Hawkeye!
Snake quickly jumped out of the lookout, slid down the pole, and rushed into the cabin like a whirlwind.
After a while, Shanks walked out of the cabin with his usual bright smile on his face.
Following closely behind him were three-year-old Uta, a shocked Meli, and further behind them were Gulishati, Beckman, Snake, Lachi Lu and others. Their faces were filled with excitement of meeting a master and eager to try.
Shanks stood on the deck, gazing at the coffin boat slowly approaching from a distance, and said in surprise, "What an unexpected encounter."
Uta approached Meli curiously and whispered, "Meli, do you know what kind of fish is sweetfish? Is it delicious?"
Merry was stunned for a moment, then explained seriously, "I don't think Shanks is talking about edible fish."
"Ha ha ha ha."
The childish talk drew laughter from a large group of people behind him.
Shanks also laughed wildly. He turned around and touched the top of Uta's head: "Meeting, it doesn't mean a sweetfish, it means that people meet each other."
Uta blinked and thought seriously for a moment, her eyes still confused: "Ah, can't I eat it?"
The crowd around burst into cheerful laughter again.
Shanks smiled and replied, "No."
"Haha~" Even Mengshida laughed wildly, holding his stomach.
As they chatted and laughed, the coffin boat soon arrived not far from the Redvers.
Mihawk sat at the bow, his arms folded across his chest, his angular face expressionless, his eyes as sharp as a hawk's.
He raised his head, grasped the black knife behind him with his right hand, and swept his eyes over everyone on the deck one by one. When his eyes fell on Uta, he paused.
child?
Mihawk's eyes flashed with surprise, he frowned and thought for a moment, then slowly loosened his grip on the black knife, giving up the idea of drawing his sword to cut down the pirate ship that was blocking his way.
Shanks had been closely watching Mihawk's movements, and when he saw him let go of the black knife, he couldn't help but smile.
The two ships were getting closer and closer.
Shanks smiled and waved to Mihawk. Even though it was their first meeting, he acted extremely familiar: "Hey! Mihawk."
Her red hair flutters freely in the sea breeze, looking confident and bright.
"Finally found you, redhead."
Mihawk's face was stern, his eyes fixed on the long sword at Shanks' waist.
He had been traveling around the Grand Line recently, and naturally recognized the Red Hair Pirates who had become famous in the past two years.
"Let's duel."
"Haha~ Okay."
Merry also recognized this world's strongest swordsman who easily defeated Zoro at the Barati Restaurant many years later.
Although Merry's ship spirit had not been born at that time, Merry did not witness the duel between Zoro and Hawkeye with his own eyes.
But it clearly remembers the shocking scars on Zoro's body, and its mood is inevitably complicated: the future strongest swordsman Hawkeye and the future Four Emperors Red Hair, although they are still very young now, the duel between these two people is bound to be very fierce. Who of them will be stronger?
Facing Mihawk's challenge, Shanks kept smiling but his eyes became excited, "But we have to fight in another place. You can't damage my ship."
Trouble! Mihawk said expressionlessly, "Another eighty nautical miles ahead, there's an uninhabited island with plenty of space."
Shanks agreed without hesitation: "Okay, let's go to that uninhabited island."
Mihawk nodded grimly, and the coffin boat turned and sped up towards the uninhabited island.
Shanks turned and walked towards the group, shouting, "Everyone, let's speed up and catch up."
"Oh~~No problem~~"
Everyone on the boat responded excitedly and quickly dispersed. Some ran to the rudder, and some rushed to the sails, pulling the ropes with quick movements.
The Redvers began to speed up and soon caught up with the human-rowed coffin boat.
Mihawk glanced sideways at the large ship beside him, rowing faster and faster with the oar in his hand.
The two ships moved forward side by side, neither willing to fall behind the other, and a silent contest had begun.
Men always have an unexpected desire to win in some unexpected places.
No, are you still children?
Gulishati held her forehead with her hand and sneered speechlessly, then lay down on a sun lounger in the shade of the deck, closed her eyes and enjoyed the sea breeze.
Meli and Uta were of little help in rowing. They leaned idly on the railing, staring at the figures on the coffin boat with their four big eyes.
Uta tried to lower her voice: "Meli, do you know what that is behind him?"
Merry also answered in a low voice: "It looks like a knife."
Uta's eyes widened as he exclaimed softly, "Eh! What a huge and long sword! Is he going to fight Shanks with such a huge sword?"
Merry nodded and said firmly, "That should be right. That knife is his weapon. I heard that this knife is very powerful."
Uta's face wrinkled up as he muttered, "How treacherous! His knife is so much bigger than Shanks's sword!"
Merry extended a tentacle, placed it on Uta's small hand, and comforted her: "The size of the weapon has never been the key to determining strength. Shanks will never back down just because his opponent's weapon is bigger."
After hearing this, Uta nodded vigorously, his face becoming determined: "Yes! Shanks is very powerful. Even if the opponent uses such a big sword, he will definitely win!"
Although the two little girls kept their voices very low, Mihawk had excellent hearing and every word of their conversation reached his ears clearly.
Mihawk's mouth twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but glance sideways at them.
The cold gaze swept across and was immediately noticed by Uta and Meli.
Uta's hands gripping the railing tightened a little, and she asked nervously in a low voice, "Merry, did that person look at us just now?"
"Yeah," Merry felt Mihawk's sharp gaze and couldn't help but shrink his head. He used his tentacles to pull the corner of Uta's clothes. "His eyes are super fierce!"
Uta immediately reached out and hugged Merry: "Don't be afraid, if he dares to bully us, Shanks will beat him down!"
Mihawk frowned slightly, feeling helpless and amused: No! He doesn't have a hobby of bullying little kids.
With the unyielding efforts of both sides, the two ships soon arrived at the uninhabited island.
The island is not big and you can see the other end at a glance. It seems that there are no human traces.
Mihawk was the first to jump from the coffin boat onto the beach, and Shanks followed closely behind, jumping onto the beach and raising a lot of fine sand.
The sand sparkled in the sunlight, as if the ground was covered with golden crumbs, shining brightly.
When Uta saw Shanks getting off the boat, she excitedly trotted a few steps and prepared to jump off the deck, but Lachi Lu grabbed the back of her collar and lifted her up.
"Laki, what are you doing?" Uta protested loudly, waving her hands in the air. "I want to get off the boat, too."
"No, Uta." Lachi Lu took a large piece of bone and meat. He bit off a piece of meat and said while chewing, "It's too dangerous down there. You can't follow."
Uta pouted, "I'm not afraid of danger. Shanks always took me with him to fight before."
Lucky Lu: "Today is different. Mihawk is not an easy opponent. We all have to stay on the boat and not disturb them."
Uta looked at the others in confusion: "Really?"
Beckman nodded seriously. "That's right. Today's situation is special."
The others nodded, confirming Lachi's statement.
Uta grumbled helplessly: "Okay..."
Shanks turned around, with his signature confident smile on his face, and waved to everyone: "Wait for my victorious return!"
Everyone stood on the deck and shouted loudly to cheer the two people on the beach.
"Shanks, you must win!"
"Come on! Shanks."
"Shanks..."
The Redvers slowly left the shore, leaving enough space for the two men in the duel.
The uninhabited island was not big, so Shanks and Mihawk did not walk very far. They both drew their swords almost at the same time and rushed towards each other.
When the blade of the black knife Night was about to touch Shanks, Shanks' figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, and the next moment, he had flashed behind Mihawk.
Mihawk's reaction was also very fast. He spun his body suddenly, and the black knife in his hand, Night, collided fiercely with Griffin in the air.
The blades of both men were extremely sharp, and the moment the blades collided, a huge impact force erupted at the same time.
The surrounding air was cut into pieces by the invisible sword energy, and even the sand on the ground was blown into the sky by the powerful sword energy, creating a golden storm.
After the two touched, they quickly separated and rushed towards each other again, brandishing their weapons.
In just a few breaths, they had fought for more than a dozen rounds.
The two men fought back and forth, their blades constantly intersecting. Every collision triggered a vast momentum. Both sides were evenly matched, and it was difficult to determine the winner for a while.
Although the Redvers had clearly moved far away from the uninhabited island, the astonishing momentum of the two men's confrontation was still clearly transmitted to the deck.
Gulishati's face showed a trace of amazement as she said, "This young man is not simple. He can actually fight Shanks for so many moves."
Snake crossed his arms and said, "His name is Mihawk. His swordsmanship does seem very strong. No wonder he dares to challenge people all over the Grand Line by himself."
Beckman held an unlit cigarette in his mouth. "But Shanks won't lose to anyone easily."
Lucky Lu: "That's right! Our captain is also very powerful. It won't be easy for Mihawk to win."
The sun gradually set, and the entire sky was dyed orange-red.
The duel on the uninhabited island showed no signs of stopping, but instead became more intense.
The figures of the two people kept interweaving in the afterglow of the setting sun, so fast that only blurry shadows could be seen.
The people who had originally gathered on the deck had long since stopped nervously watching the two men's duel and dispersed.
Some people were lifting dumbbells to exercise, some were cleaning their weapons, and some were sitting together playing cards and chatting.
Uta and Meli also sat face to face and played Go in a very professional manner.
Lachi Lu walked out of the cabin, holding a spatula in one hand: "It's time to eat~"
"Come on, let's eat first. No need to wait for Shanks."
"What are you waiting for him to do? Both of them are fighting each other."
"Looking at this situation, I don't know how long the fight will continue."
"Eat~Eat~"
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