One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 396 Mihawk and Shusui Denjiro

"Your Excellency is Jorakul Mihawk?"

Just as Mihawk was savoring the red wine in his glass, a serious and respectful voice sounded from behind Mihawk, and at the same time, a sharp sword intent came.

"Yes, may I ask who you are, Excellency?"

Whether it was out of politeness or the powerful sword intent, it was worth Mihawk's turn to look back, and what caught his eyes was a mutated Wano Country samurai uniform. The reason it was called a mutated one was that this set of clothes was obviously influenced by the costumes of the beasts, becoming more simple, and making him feel more energetic when worn.

"My name is Shusui Denjiro, and I am one of the Twelve Hours under the Beasts. I heard that Lord Mihawk is good at swordsmanship, so I wanted to learn a thing or two from him."

Shusui Denjiro came and sat down next to Mihawk and spoke bluntly.

"Okay, but it seems a little inappropriate now."

Mihawk looked around and saw that everyone was eating and drinking happily. Mihawk was indeed obsessed with swordsmanship, but he was also someone who didn't know how to judge the occasion. If he was not familiar with the people here, he might have started fighting with Shusui Denjiro on the spot. But now he was staying with the Whitebeard Pirates, eating and drinking every day, but the other party didn't say anything. Based on this point, no matter how ignorant Mihawk was, he knew that he should not cause any trouble at this time and disturb everyone's interest.

"I know. I can wait until the banquet is over before asking for advice. But I heard from my colleagues that your ideal is to become the world's greatest swordsman. I admire this ideal very much. My ancestor was the one who forged the famous sword Shusui for Shimotsuki Ryoma. Shimotsuki Ryoma was once recognized by the world as the world's greatest swordsman. Therefore, when I heard that someone also had such a dream, I couldn't help but come to make some friends."

He still spoke in that familiar semi-literate and semi-vernacular way, unable to conceal his inner excitement. As a fellow swordsman, Shusui Denjiro could feel the powerful swordsmanship in Mihawk. Although not as strong as Lily's, it did make Shusui Denjiro believe that Mihawk's claim to becoming the world's greatest swordsman was not just the nonsense of an ignorant madman, he did have the talent and qualifications.

"Oh? The legendary swordsman, Ryoma? I have heard of him, but I didn't expect to see the descendant of Ryoma's swordsmith here."

After hearing what Shusui Denjiro said, Mihawk instantly became alert. He originally thought that it was just a powerful challenger, but he didn't expect that there was such a story waiting for him.

"In fact, there are descendants of Mr. Ryoma in Wano Country. Ryoma's full name is Shimotsuki Ryoma. The two people in the cabinet council of Wano Country, Shimotsuki Yasuie and Shimotsuki Ushimaru, are both descendants of Mr. Shimotsuki Ryoma."

Shusui Denjiro began to explain to Mihawk.

"The descendants of Shimotsuki Ryoma? How strong are they?"

As a sword fanatic, Mihawk's first thought was to ask about strength. He knew that Wano Country was known as the hometown of samurai, and he also knew that there were many powerful samurai. However, he had never been there. The reason was very simple. He didn't know the way, and he didn't ask because of his face. Now that a local has come, he can finally ask him.

"As for Lord Shimotsuki Yasuie, he is mainly engaged in government affairs. Although he knows swordsmanship, his ability is not that strong. As for Lord Shimotsuki Ushimaru, I am not very sure. I once fought with Lord Shimotsuki Ushimaru, and the final result was a tie. However, I used the power of the devil fruit, so if we only count the swordsmanship, Lord Shimotsuki Ushimaru should be stronger than me."

Shusui Denjiro did not hide anything and told the whole story. He would not and did not bother to lie. After all, lying about strength was useless. It seemed that he had a good reputation, but if he did not have the strength to support it, he would eventually be just a balloon that would burst with a poke. It would be even more embarrassing. "Is that so? Then it seems that Mr. Shusui's strength should not be underestimated. There is nothing shameful about using the power of the devil fruit. Although I think swordsmen should specialize in swordsmanship, what I think is right does not mean it is suitable for others. Just like I would not choose the double swords, but the double swords of Mr. Shiki, the Golden Lion, are extremely powerful. What's more, Mrs. Lily of the Beasts is also a devil fruit user, isn't she?"

Mihawk nodded at Shusui Denjiro. He could hear that Shusui Denjiro had no concealment or modesty. Mihawk nodded in approval of Shusui Denjiro's character. This straightforward character was indeed very suitable for the path of practicing swordsmanship. Shusui Denjiro could almost be said to have a pure heart.

"Perhaps so, but this means that I still have room for improvement in swordsmanship, and now I don't know how to proceed. Madam Lily said that I should broaden my horizons, so I decided to challenge the strong. So after I learned of your name, I came to bother you."

Shusui Denjiro said to Mihawk with a very serious expression.

"Challenge the strong? Me? Mr. Qiu Shui is flattering me."

Mihawk smiled. After coming to the new world, he was hit twice by Golden Lion and Lily. Although this did not make Mihawk lose confidence, it made Mihawk determined to continue working hard and saw the breadth and length of the road of swordsmanship. However, it also made him a little uncertain about the positioning of his own strength.

Is he considered a strong person? If this question was asked to Mihawk before he came to the New World, Mihawk might have said without hesitation that he was a strong person. However, after coming to the New World, Mihawk was a little unsure, because the New World was too mixed. There were experts in bragging who had no strength except for their mouths, and there were also people with similar strength to him, such as Marco. There were also Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Kaido, Lily and Big Mom, who were so strong that people doubted whether they were carbon-based creatures.

So at this moment, Mihawk really couldn't give himself a proper definition, to determine whether he was a strong man or not? Or at what point could he be truly called a strong man?
"No, although your sword power is not as strong as Madam Lily's, it is still rare in the world, so please don't be modest, you are indeed a strong man."

Shusui Denjiro saw the confusion in Mihawk's eyes. He was not surprised by this confusion. In fact, he had experienced it before. Although he joined the Beasts with great enthusiasm at that time, he did not have a clear understanding of the strength of the Beasts' top leaders. He knew they were very strong, but how strong were they?
Sorry, he really didn’t know at that time. Although he was defeated by Atzu, in his cognition, although Kaido and Lily were stronger than Atzu, they should not be much stronger, right?

The result was that when he first saw Kaido and Lily fighting in mid-air with a playful mentality, and the pressure released was completely irresistible to him, he realized that the gap between people was really bigger than that between people and dogs. He was really confused at the time, but fortunately, Shusui Denjiro was still tough in his heart. After continuous training, he successfully became a member of the Twelve Hours. Shusui Denjiro strengthened his confidence that he was also a strong man. Although not as strong as Kaido and Lily, he was still a strong man. Excessive arrogance is not good, but excessive humility is also wrong. Confidence in one's own strength is also part of becoming a strong man.

"It's a pleasure chatting with you, Mr. Qiu Shui. Come have a drink. After the banquet, you are welcome to come and have a conversation with me, but I won't let you go then."

Mihawk picked up a glass of wine and placed it in front of Shusui Denjiro, then raised his glass to Shusui Denjiro and said.

"That's what I want. I'm not afraid of losing. I can accept a hearty defeat more than a draw. But please don't be careless, Mihawk-sama. I'm not someone who can be easily dealt with."

Shusui Denjiro took the glass and clinked it with Mihawk, then they both drank the wine in the glass. After putting down the glass, they looked at each other. . .

"Hahahahahaha!" X2.
Hearty laughter rang out from the two people's mouths. Perhaps this is the friendship between boys, simple and direct.

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