“Ding Ding!”
“Dangdang!”
“Bang!”
It was already late at night, but the woods behind Shimotsuki Village were not peaceful!
"Huff huff! Kuina, next time, next time, I will definitely not lose!" Zoro, holding two wooden swords, looked at Kuina in front of him unwillingly under the starlight.
After hundreds of duels, Zoro's current record is still a complete defeat.
"Zoro, although you have said this hundreds of times, I really look forward to the day when you defeat me!" Kuina looked at Zoro lying on the ground.
As Zoro's opponent, she could clearly feel Zoro's growth. If she was not two years older than Zoro, she might have been defeated by now!
But no matter what, she would not give up. She wanted to prove to her father that a girl could still become a strong person. Leaving Zoro lying on the ground, Perona turned and left.
"Damn it, I'm not willing to accept this!" Looking at Kuina leaving alone, Zoro roared unwillingly.
"Failed again, Zoro!" Saka walked out from the shadow of the woods and touched Zoro who was lying on the ground.
For over a year, Saka had brought Zoro, covered in bruises, home every night. He was Zoro's best friend at the dojo. Unlike Zoro's competitive nature, Saka yearned to become stronger. His sword slashed through evil, and his ideals were even more resilient and ambitious.
Even if it's a wooden sword, even if it's just for sparring!
Every sword he swung was a sword of justice to cut off evil, never a strike to hurt his companions.
"Yeah, I lost again. Looks like I'll have to add ten more slashes to my training tomorrow!"
Saka was speechless. Zoro initially swung the weighted wooden sword 500 times a day, and he would add ten more times after each defeat in a battle with Kuina. Now he swings the sword more than 5,000 times a day, which is extremely harmful to Zoro's body.
Even Koshiro's attempts to stop her were of no avail. Correspondingly, as Zoro's daily training volume increased, Kuina also trained herself madly. Although Saka did not seek to be competitive, he would also intensify his training when seeing his good friend Zoro doing so.
After sending Zoro to his room, Saka slowly left the dojo and walked towards his home. Unlike Zoro who lived in the dojo, he had his own house in Shimotsuki Village, but there was no one else in the house except him.
Saka opened the door and looked into the dark room. The moonlight cast his long and dark shadow. Saka fell into deep thought. In order to become stronger and surpass Kuina, Zoro was trying desperately to become stronger.
In order to prove to her father that girls can also become strong, Kuina also practices in order not to be surpassed.
What about me? Is my path really what I said it would be, wielding the sword of justice and severing evil?
I still remember what my father said to me before he fell seriously ill.
"My child, there are countless evils in this world. Even if no one can restore light, there is always someone who has to do it. Your father will never be able to seek justice for your aunt and mother in this lifetime, but fortunately, you are here. If you want, become stronger and expose the most hypocritical side of this world!"
He didn't understand why his father said that, but he believed his father must have a deeper meaning.
Before he died, his father told him the names of his mother and aunt. His mother was Vivian and his aunt was Olivia. His aunt had the same hair color as Saka, but they both died in the massacre by the World Government.
He is still young and he doesn't understand what the darkness in the world is like, but he is willing to listen to his father's advice, become stronger, and then see the truth with his own eyes.
He had read in a book that the beliefs of the weak were nothing but whining, and the words of the weak were nothing but the ravings of a madman. He wanted to become strong.
He doubted his beliefs countless times and denied them countless times, but every time he thought of his father's earnest words before his death, he would erase his doubts and denials.
But, can I really hold on? What does a strong person look like? How dark is it?
Fortunately, I have that fool Zoro to help me grow stronger! Saka was relieved, walked into the dark room, lay on the bed, and slowly fell asleep.
After Saka left, Zoro stared for a long time.
Kuina was getting stronger, and so was I. I could definitely defeat her, but what good would that mean? Would I just laugh at her?
Or should I comfort her? And what should I do next?
After thinking for a while, Zoro fell into a deep sleep. He was too tired. Thinking for a while before going to bed every night was a rare moment to exercise his brain!
Similarly, Kuina was also thinking about the details of her battle with Zoro today. In fact, her strength was not much greater than Zoro's, but Zoro was like a brainless reckless man, and his slashing, stabbing and every move was extremely fierce.
Her fighting style is more skill-based. She can always use Zoro's weaknesses to counterattack Zoro, and she consumes much less energy than Zoro. However, what should she do once Zoro's strength exceeds hers?
Also, why did my father always emphasize that girls couldn't be strong? Was my identity as a girl really what disappointed him so much?
Slowly, Kuina's wild thoughts soon ended and she fell into sleep.
The next morning, the three of them once again began their hellish training. Around noon, Kuina told Zoro about her new goal.
"You mean, you not only have to prove to your teacher that you can become a strong man, but you also have to become the world's number one swordsman!" Saka was shocked.
"Yes, this is the result of my careful consideration. To become stronger, the bigger the goal, the more it will spur me on and motivate me. I want to defeat the world's greatest swordsman and replace him," Kuina said with certainty. The surrounding friends were stunned.
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