Sailing at Sea: The Breath of the Day at the Start

"Eh?"

Zoro was startled.

"This is also the first time I've seen my father and Ron have a serious duel. I heard that it was Ron who brought it up."

Kuina looked at the black-haired boy in the arena and said seriously, "Perhaps this time we will see his true strength."

"Huh? Wasn't he using his full strength when he fought you before?"

Zoro couldn't help but ask.

"Idiot, he was serious when he fought me, but he definitely wasn't using his full strength."

"Guina said bitterly."

"Before today's duel, even my father probably didn't know how strong this guy really was."

Zoro couldn't help but swallow hard.

This gave me a new understanding of Ron's power.

Then he opened his eyes wide and stared intently at the arena, afraid of missing a single moment.

18. A real sword duel with Koushirou (3/5)

Inside the venue.

Holding a real sword, Koushirou looked at the black-haired boy opposite him and said with a smile, "Ron, may we begin?"

Ron didn't speak, but suddenly opened his eyes.

With a single step, he vanished from his spot in an instant!

"Gone?! Vanished?!"

Zoro was startled.

"No, it's too fast!"

Kuina looked serious and focused intently on the arena.

Ron appeared in front of Koushirou while maintaining his forward-charging posture.

His black hair flowed freely, his eyes were fixed on Koushirou, and his face was filled with focus.

Swish!

Raikiri was drawn, tracing a stunning arc as it slashed towards Koushirou.

Zizi!

Flames swirled and lightning crackled along the blade.

Koushirou instantly drew his sword to block the attack.

Keng!

A gust of wind spread outwards from the point where the two knives clashed.

Kuina and Zoro both felt a chill run down their spines.

After his attack was blocked, Ron, wielding the long sword Raikiri, which was almost as tall as he was now, launched a fierce and relentless attack on Koushirou.

The flames and lightning on the blade grew increasingly intense.

Koushirou held a sword in one hand and a scabbard in the other, his defense impenetrable.

"It's like a waterfall crashing against a huge rock..."

"Guina murmured."

Zoro was completely dumbfounded, staring blankly at the duel between the two.

Ron's sword was crackling with flames and lightning?!

Ron flipped in the air and slashed his long sword down at Koushirou below.

The force of this strike was extremely heavy. Even though Koushirou blocked it with his sword, he was still forced to slide backward a distance by the immense force.

As soon as Ron landed, he pushed off with his feet and rushed towards Koushirou with incredible speed:

"Fire Dance!"

The long sword in his hand was like a blade of flame, burning fiercely.

Where the blade sliced ​​through, flames surged and flowed like crimson ribbons, entangling Ron as he charged toward Koushirou.

"This is... a slashing sword technique?"

Koushirou's eyes widened in amazement, then his gaze sharpened, and a blue aura appeared on the blade in his hand.

"One Heart Slash, Flowing Water!"

He swung his sword.

Flames and flowing water collided violently.

The intense wind swept outwards, causing the trees to sway and shake.

Kuina and Zoro even raised their arms to shield their faces.

After the storm.

The two quickly looked towards the arena.

Ron knelt on one knee, panting heavily, with his long sword, Raiche, stuck not far away.

The long sword in Koushirou's hand broke in half, leaving only half of its blade.

Kuina and Zoro stared wide-eyed, their mouths agape, their jaws practically dropping to the ground.

"Ron... he broke Father's (the curator's) sword?!"

"What a beautiful slash."

Koushirou looked at Ron with satisfaction.

"As for swordsmanship, I'm afraid there's really not much I can teach you."

Ron, who had recovered his strength in a few moments by practicing the Breath of the Sun, felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this.

"It's mainly because you held back, curator, and also because of my knife..."

Koushirou shook his head and said, "No, the reason my sword broke is not because your sword is better, but because you always cut the same spot."

He looked at Ron, stroked his beard, and smiled, "I don't think this is a coincidence."

Ron turned his face away in embarrassment.

Looking at the extremely young black-haired boy in front of him, Koushirou couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "He has only been learning swordsmanship for five months, yet he has already forced me to use a strike at the level of his current state... He really is a little monster."

"How long will it take him to reach the level of a swordsman? Does he have a chance to reach the level of a great swordsman?"

Koushirou couldn't help but think to himself.

After Ron retrieved the Raikiri and sheathed it, Koushirou spoke up, "Ron, would you like to see a swordsman's strike?"

Ron was taken aback at first, then overjoyed: "Is it possible?"

Koushirou nodded.

"follow me."

The two walked into the forest one after the other.

Kuina and Zoro had just recovered from their shock.

"This is Ron's true strength..."

Guina looked down at her palm; her hand was trembling.

"Amazing……"

Zoro was trembling all over. "A swordsman? So that's how powerful they can be?"

"Kuina, the curator, and Ron... they probably aren't the world's best swordsmen yet, are they?"

"of course."

Kuina clenched her fist. "This is not the pinnacle of a swordsman. The pinnacle of a swordsman is even higher! Higher than the sky!"

"Higher than the sky, that is the pinnacle of swordsmanship..."

Zoro seemed to sense something at that moment.

He looked at Guina, his gaze unwavering, and said:

"Kuina, I will definitely surpass you! Surpass Ron! Surpass the Curator! Surpass everyone, and reach that pinnacle!!"

"No, I will be the one to reach that peak!"

Guina's eyes were also full of determination.

The two looked at each other.

Kuina looked at Zoro's serious and determined face, smiled suddenly, and then raised her fist under his questioning gaze: