One Piece: The user of the Nen-Nen Fruit, who overturned the sea.

"stop!"

Saga stopped the match between the two, walked between them, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Roy, you have already grasped the basics of 'cutting iron,' and Mihawk, your sword has become much more steady."

Saga took the black sword from Hawkeye's hand and pointed it at Roy.

"Come, take my sword strike with all your might, but don't use your Devil Fruit powers."

Roy's expression was solemn as he gripped Frost and Snow tightly with both hands, gathering Armament Haki on the blade.

Saga casually swung his sword, without any fancy moves or powerful aura, but this strike made Roy feel unprecedented pressure.

"clang!"

The instant the twin blades clashed, an invisible force pierced through his defenses, nearly causing him to drop Frost and Snow. He staggered back several steps before regaining his footing.

"Willpower?" Roy sensed Saga's conviction in his sword. "Then why do I wield my sword? Just because swordsmanship looks cool?"

"Roy recalled his original intention. He wanted to see the world from the beginning, so he had to have great power, the power to be fearless. Swordsmanship is both cool and powerful, so why didn't he learn it?"

Looking at the frost in his hand, Roy's face flashed with joy.

"Is this... the realm of a swordsman?"

Sensing the sudden realization that flashed through his mind, Roy stepped aside, brandished his Frost and Snow sword, and a crescent-shaped sword aura shot out from his hand, slicing through the trees of the forest before dissipating into the air.

Saga sheathed his sword and stood there: "This is just the beginning. There is no end to the path of the sword. The further you go, the more you realize how insignificant you are."

Just then, Stella rushed over.

"Roy, there are pirate ships approaching the edge of the island. I just came back from the White Dove. It looks like they're planning to land!"

Roy sheathed his sword, a glint of excitement in his eyes.

"It's a good opportunity to use them to test the results of our cultivation."

Barrett excitedly flexed his wrists, while Tesoro and the others prepared for battle.

Saga glanced at Mihawk beside him; it was time to let him see blood too.

"Roy, wait a minute, bring Mihawk along too, let him fight the pirates with you."

"Of course, no problem!"

Hawkeye silently gripped the black sword Night in his hand, keeping up closely with Roy and the others.

"Remember, a swordsman's will can only be truly honed in actual combat."

Saga's voice sounded from behind.

The group traversed the jungle and soon spotted a pirate ship approaching the shore, its sails adorned with a skull and crossbones flag.

"Looks like an unknown pirate crew; I've never even seen their logo before."

After observing, Tesoro said that he was the one in the team who cared most about external affairs, unlike Roy and Barrett, who did nothing but train and fight.

The pirates landed one after another, led by a burly man with a face full of scars. He looked around and finally his gaze fell on Roy and his group.

"Hey! Kids, this island belongs to me! Hand over all your valuables!"

After the scarred captain's arrogant shout, the pirates behind him raised their swords and began to yell.

Roy stepped forward with a smile, the frost in his hand trembling slightly.

"If you want treasure, then take it with your strength!"

The scarred man roared and was about to step forward when the obese first mate grabbed him and pulled him back.

"Captain, look! Isn't that the guy with the 500 million bounty on his head from a while back?"

As he spoke, he took out a stack of wanted posters from his pocket, rummaged through them, and pulled out a few. The scarred man took the wanted posters and carefully compared them with the people in front of him. Except for two of them, Roy and his gang all looked the same as in the photos.

"Oh! Looks like you recognize us now. Do you still dare to make a move?"

Seeing this, Roy moved even closer; he didn't want these pirates to escape like this.

"Captain... let's retreat."

"What's there to be afraid of? They're just a few greenhorn brats. If they're lucky, they'll escape from the Golden Lion. If it were me, I'd take down the Golden Lion too."

The scarred man threw away the bounty poster in his hand, turned around and shouted to his men,

"Men, kill these brats in front of you!"

With a roar, it brandished its massive cleaver and charged towards Roy and the others.

Roy turned to the group and instructed them, "I'll take over the captaincy; you can distribute the rest yourselves."

"Just what I wanted!"

Before Barrett could finish speaking, he charged into the crowd like a tiger among sheep, each move accompanied by a whooshing sound. The pirates who rushed at him were all sent flying.

Roy was also quite helpless about Barrett's personality, but fortunately he left the captain with him.

When Captain Scarface saw Roy slowly walking up to him without any sign of wariness, he grinned and brandished his machete.

"Kid, today I'll show you what a real pirate is!"

Roy was speechless at the pirate's nonsense. He really had no brains at all. Wasn't he surprised at all that he had a bounty of 500 million?

Facing the oncoming machete, Roy drew his Frost and Snow sword and casually raised it upwards.

"clang!"

The machete snapped in two, and Scarface stared dumbfounded at the broken blade in his hand. Before he could react, Roy's second strike was already upon him.

The slash seemed slow, but it carried an unstoppable force. Just as Scarface Captain was about to retreat, he found that a bloody gash had been opened in his chest, and bright red blood gushed from the wound.

"What kind of swordsmanship is this?!"

Roy sheathed his sword and stood watching his opponent fall to the ground.

"It's just a little insight I've just grasped."

On the other side, Hawkeye seemed a little inexperienced in his first real battle, but he quickly adapted to the rhythm. Black Blade Night transformed into a black streak of light in his hand, and with each swing, a sword aura flew out.

The pirates they encountered were either killed or injured.

Savi also activated his full beast form, transforming into a five-meter-tall giant ape. He followed behind Barrett, rampaging through the crowd, causing pirates to fall to the ground wherever he went, much to his delight.

Pea stood at a distance. When it came to fighting, he preferred to stay by Roy's side. However, any pirates that got close would be strangled by the vines he had created.

Tesoro headed to the beach, where he took down the henchmen who tried to escape back to the pirate ship with a single punch. Stella hovered overhead, coordinating with Tesoro's blockade.

The battle became one-sided, and the pirates were wiped out in no time.

The group returned to Roy's side, with Barrett looking displeased.

"Too weak, it's not even a warm-up."

"There's nothing we can do about it. All the powerful pirates have gone to the New World. What kind of powerful characters can be left in the first half?"

Roy replied casually, glancing at Hawkeye again.

He was silently sheathing his sword, looking thoughtfully at the mess on the ground.

This was his first time participating in actual combat, and also his first time experiencing the application of swordsmanship in a life-or-death struggle.

Saga appeared at the edge of the battlefield unnoticed, looking at his disciple with satisfaction: "How does it feel?"

"It's completely different from practice, but...it feels great."

"Remember this feeling: a swordsman's sword will always draw blood."