Pirates: Building High Walls Starting from the East Blue

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An island in the East China Sea.

"Roronoa Zoro, swordsman, skilled in logging, with three months of work experience, would you like to interview for a lumberjack position?"

"Yes!"

"I've already registered your information. You can board the ship and wait." The registration clerk looked at the young man with short green hair and then at his hand clutching his stomach. He seemed to understand something and suggested, "There's some food on board. If you're hungry, you can help yourself. It's all free, so don't worry."

As he spoke, he looked at Zoro, who hadn't left yet, and asked in confusion.

"Is there anything else? If not, please board the ship and wait."

"that……"

Upon hearing the registrar's words, the young man called Zoro hesitated for a moment, but finally opened his mouth and asked, "May I ask a question?"

"what is the problem?"

Where is the 18th Engineering Team now?

“18th Engineering Team? Wait a minute, let me check.” The registrar took out a small notebook, looked down and checked it. “It’s in the waters near the Kingdom of Goa. We’ll be stopping there too. It seems they need another batch of workers.”

He looked up at Zoro and asked in confusion, "What do you want with the 18th Engineering Team?"

The words fell.

"What do you need the 18th Engineering Team for? That bastard foreman..." Zoro said angrily through gritted teeth, his face grim, "He actually ran off with my wages!"

Chapter 101 Agreement

"Hiccup~"

Zoro, who was already on the deck of the ship, let out a burp. He hadn't had a proper meal in many days, but today he could finally eat his fill.

This is also the foreman's fault. Didn't we agree to wait for him at the dock?

When he arrived at the dock, there wasn't a single ship in sight.

There wasn't a soul in sight; the entire shore was deserted, with only him standing there, enjoying the sea breeze.

He suspected... the foreman had run off with his last month's wages!

Since leaving Isshin Dojo, he has been training with the goal of becoming the world's greatest swordsman and defeating those two guys.

To earn money, he became a pirate hunter after leaving.

At first, it was alright, after all, this sea has never lacked pirates.

only.

Ever since that so-called overlord of the East Blue appeared, the pirates of the East Blue have almost been wiped out. The newly emerged pirates are worthless, so pirate hunters have started to lose their jobs on a large scale and have begun to seek new employment opportunities. And he... is no exception.

"Seriously, he told me to go to the 16th Marine Branch, but he didn't tell me where it is?" Zoro, with his hands behind his head and a toothpick in his mouth, leaned against the ship's railing, looking at the sea in front of him. "That guy was probably lying to me! How come no one on the sea knows where the 16th Marine Branch is? They all gave me the wrong directions."

This caused him to spend all the money he earned during this period on travel expenses, and now he has to start earning money all over again.

I was planning to save up some money to buy a new knife!

Zoro sighed, put down his hands that were resting behind his head, and picked up the three long swords that were placed on his lap.

One of them... had a black lacquered katana handle and a blade with irregular small T-shaped patterns, making it appear even more exquisite and ornate.

The famous sword, one of the fifty fine and fast swords – Snow Walk!

It was a graduation gift from that guy; the other two were just ordinary knives.

It's still a cheap item!

He recalled the news he had heard during this period.

"The overlord of the East Blue... Is a mere pirate enough to trouble you?" Zoro held up his snow-white sword with a sneer. "In that case, I'll take care of him myself, and then I'll defeat the two of you."

He's different now; he'll make sure to wash away the humiliation of the past.

At this time.

"Whoo~"

A sea breeze blew by, and the ship gradually and slowly left the dock, sailing forward.

A man held up his knife, bathed in the afternoon sun, his eyes filled with determination as he looked at the knife he held horizontally.

"I am the one who will become the world's greatest swordsman!"

The voice just fell.

"Roronoa Zoro, Roronoa Zoro."

"Where is this guy? Why isn't he coming for an interview? He can start working right away when he gets here. What's he doing hiding? Is he faking his work experience?"

"Do you still want to work here? If you don't come back soon, you'll be next!"

A shout pulled Zoro back to reality.

Zoro immediately stood up, three swords slung at his waist, and walked with a serious look into the cabin where the lumberjacks were being interviewed. "I'll be here, wait a moment!"

Walk into the cabin.

I immediately saw the interviewer who was already waiting inside.

"Roronoa Soron, interviewing for carpentry, with three months of work experience."

"Although I only had three months of work experience, my excellent skills earned me recognition from the construction team at the time. Last month, the former foreman even submitted an application for me to be recognized as an 'Advanced Lumberjack.' However, for unknown reasons, I suddenly resigned recently, and therefore, the application failed."

"It is suspected that the foreman of the No. 18 construction team embezzled wages, but the specific reason is still unknown and is under investigation."

The interviewer closed the information sheet in his hand, looked up at Zoro, and reached out his hand to the piece of wood beside him.

"Lumberjack, Roronoa Zoro, are you ready?!"

The voice just fell.

Zoro's eyes were already filled with determination. "I'm ready."

His right hand rested on one of the knives at his waist.

Now is not the time for him to think about such nonsense.

make money!

Change the blade!

Hard work and perseverance!

then.

Go and defeat those two guys again.

"One-cut style - Raw wood - Polished!"

……

at the same time.

At the 16th Naval Branch Training Camp.

"Da~"

As one tapping sounded, another sweet cry rang out.

"Ouch! That hurts!" Kuina clutched her head, looking at Shache with a resentful expression. She puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction and said, "Didn't you say it was over? Why are you still hitting me?"

"Who told you to launch a sneak attack?"

Xia Che looked helplessly at Kuina, who was panting heavily, sweat dripping from her forehead, and whose face was flushed from the training she had just undergone.

At this moment, Kuina did not appear as capable and heroic as usual; instead, she seemed somewhat delicate.

"It seems you've found your own way of the sword."

"Of course, I'm going to catch up with my senior brother and become the world's number one female swordsman!" Upon hearing Xia Che's words, Kuina also put away her weak demeanor, tied up her disheveled hair again, stood up, and resumed her capable female swordsman appearance, speaking with a serious tone, "And I have never forgotten my swordsmanship!"

That's right. Although she has been following this figure, she also has her own way of swordsmanship.

He bent down, a wado ichimonji tucked into his waistband.

"Thank you for your guidance, senior."

then.

She raised her head again, a smile on her delicate face, "This brings me one step closer to beating up that old man!"

"..."

I think your dream is to beat up your own father, not to become some kind of female swordsman!

"Yes, Mr. Koushirou will be very happy." Xia Che nodded seriously and said, "When you beat him up, remember to call me too, I need to be there to watch!"

"Ok!"

As Kuina's earnest voice rang out again, the two exchanged a smile, as if recalling the days they spent together at the dojo.

Before I knew it...

So much time has passed.

only.

Xia Che seemed to remember something again, sighed with emotion, and said, "Where did that kid Zoro go? A few days ago, Koushirou-sensei even called to ask about the two of you!"

Speaking of which, that kid has always been very determined in his swordsmanship since he was a child.

Even after realizing that Water Breathing wasn't suitable for him, he didn't care and continued to hone his swordsmanship.

After realizing that he couldn't win with a single sword, he trained in dual-wielding. When dual-wielding still didn't work, he started honing a single sword, declaring that if this didn't work, he would just add another sword.

At the time, I was really worried that if things continued like this, that kid would be trained to the Seven Swords Style just like when he first entered the dojo.

fortunately……

In the end, it's still the three-sword style!

"That Zoro kid? Seriously, it's been so long and he still hasn't come?" Kuina sighed, hearing Shache mention Zoro. "Is that guy an idiot? Even if he doesn't know the way, he could find someone to guide him!"

"..."