I have the Flame-Flame Fruit, I'm invincible!

Am I really that incompetent?

Zoro is confused.

"Zorro, don't be discouraged, you've done enough," Dick comforted him.

"Look at yourself, even among the younger generation who are four years older than you, besides me and Kuina, who can rival you?"

"You're a genius too."

Zoro felt much better. But he was still unwilling to accept it.

"But I still lost."

"That's natural. There are different levels among geniuses. A peerless genius like me is not someone you mortals can aspire to."

"Look up and gaze at me silently as I stand on the throne of the void; that is the only thing you can do."

Zoro: (>﹏<)

Zoro suddenly had a strong urge to beat up Dick, but unfortunately, he couldn't win.

"By the way, Zoro, call me boss from now on."

"Why should I? I entered the dojo first, I'm the senior disciple."

"First, I'm older than you. Second, my swordsmanship is better than yours. In the way of the sword, the master is the teacher. Third, you can't even beat me with one hand."

"So, what's wrong with you calling me 'boss'?"

That makes sense.

"Boss," Zoro said, completely convinced.

Three months later, Zoro challenged Dick again.

Forget it, I can't even withstand one move.

In other words, Zoro got used to being beaten by Kuina, which made him mentally resilient.

Otherwise, she would have become depressed long ago.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 9 Isn't it natural for a little cotton-padded jacket to leak air?

And there's Kuina.

Previously, although Kuina was stronger than him, Zoro could still roughly tell the difference in their abilities.

Now, Guina has completely left herself behind, so far that she can't even see her taillights.

This greatly discouraged Zoro.

It's not terrible to have a gap; what's terrible is that the gap not only doesn't narrow but continues to widen.

"I am the man who will become the world's strongest swordsman!" Zoro shouted.

He also joined the two-person shouting group on the mountaintop.

The two formed a trio.

"Haha, then you'd better work hard. After all, Kuina won't give up."

"Humph."

"..." Kuina glanced at Zoro slightly. She completely ignored him.

A defeated foe who has repeatedly lost battles poses no threat.

Her real rival—

Kuina turned her gaze to Dick.

This is the strongest opponent she has ever faced.

It is also a formidable enemy that she must defeat.

“Don’t look at me, I’m not interested in the strongest swordsman.” Dick shrugged.

"I'll still defeat you."

“That’s right,” Zoro agreed.

Having suffered such a crushing defeat, Zoro felt he absolutely had to win at least once.

"I am the woman who will become the world's strongest swordsman!" Kuina shouted.

"I am the man who will become the world's strongest swordsman." Zoro's voice rose a notch.

Kuina: (=.=)

“I want to…” Kuina’s voice rose.

Even with Zoro's voice rising, it cracked, making Dick uncomfortable to listen to.

Guina was not to be outdone. Her voice was completely inaudible.

Dick sighed helplessly. What was the point of earning this kind of money? It wasn't like whoever had the loudest voice was the strongest swordsman.

Dick silently walked away.

“Come on, Zoro, let me improve your aptitude.” A flame ignited in Dick’s hand.

Since the Flame of Evolution is present, Dick will naturally put it to good use.

Not just Zoro, Dick will help others whenever he has time.

On the one hand, it's about winning him over; on the other hand, it's about improving the favorability of the cheap father-in-law.

Finally, Dick set his sights on all the apprentices at the Isshin Dojo.

They can absolutely be used as their core team.

If it's your own team, then of course the stronger the team, the better.

Of course, Zoro and others wouldn't get to enjoy Dick's hug.

Even Dick, in order to cover up the lie, could only slowly improve Zoro and the others' talents with his hands.

"Okay, boss." Zoro said smugly.

Dick has been promoted to the leader of the Isshin Dojo, and the leader of the underage disciples.

Because Dick is strong and has a good personality, he often uses flames to improve everyone's aptitude; recently, he has also given guidance to his fellow disciples on their cultivation.

If given the chance, I'll treat everyone to a nice meal.

The only one who could rival her, Guina, was completely subservient to Dickma.

So, a few days ago, Dick was awarded the title of "Senior Brother".

The underage group.

Even though Dick started learning late and was young.

Everyone was convinced.

What? You disagree?

Look at Dick's sword, look at the people behind Dick, and then you should reconsider.

"It's about time," Dick said, calculating the days.

“Brother, this is the ticket to the Kingdom of Goa.” Kuina handed over the ticket.

Even in the Great Pirate Era, there were still shipping companies.

Especially across the world.

Of course, the price is very expensive.

In the millions of peggs.

The intervals between each passenger ship are also long; for the route from Shimotsuki Village to the Kingdom of Goa, there is basically only one ship per week.

If you don't want to pay this money, you can go out to sea on your own.

Dick didn't have high hopes for his luck, nor did he want to just build a raft and head out to sea. He wasn't Luffy, so he had to pay up.

This money still belongs to Guina.

Or, to be more precise, it belongs to Koushirou.

"Brother, what are you going to the Kingdom of Goa for?" Kuina asked curiously.

"Go and become stronger."

“I’ll go too.” Guina’s eyes lit up.

"No," came the cold voice, leaving no room for negotiation.

Just kidding. If the two of them were flirting like that in front of me, who knows what they'd be like if they weren't around?

If anyone dies, Koushirou will go mad.

"But it can make you stronger," Kuina thought, intrigued.