Chapter 103

Smoker said without the slightest hesitation:

"The pirates entering the Grand Line from the East Blue are all too weak; I can't improve my strength there. I want to go to the New World and temper myself!"

Being injured by a single look from Luo Xing was a huge blow to Smoker, who had always thought highly of himself.

Smoker wanted to become stronger and didn't want to experience the feeling of being treated as an ant by others again.

Aokiji expressed his approval, patted Smoker on the shoulder, and said:

"The New World is a place that tempers people; you will improve quickly."

"By the way, I heard that the G5 branch seems to be increasing its troops recently to deal with the increasingly tense situation in the New World."

"The G5 branch is one of our largest bases in the New World; Smoker, you go there, and I'll arrange it for you."

Smoker showed a grateful and ambitious smile and said:

"Thank you, Admiral Admiral Kuzan!"

……

……

Luo Xing didn't know that the look he gave Smoker back then had caused Smoker to go to the G5 branch ahead of schedule.

Although this would allow Smoker's strength to improve higher.

But Smoker was destined to be even more miserable than in the original story.

Because the current G5 base chief, Vergo, was already Luo Xing's man.

Luo Xing had also fed Vergo a Demon-level Monster Cell, causing the latter's strength to skyrocket to the level of the Three Disasters, able to contend with Admiral-level powerhouses for a short time.

And Smoker, in front of the current Vergo, was simply too weak to be weak.

His encounter would naturally not be good.

These are matters for later; just say that Luo Xing was currently cultivating in the intermediate Time Gravity Chamber.

Having experienced the battle with Shiki, and the travels on Sky Island and the East Blue, Luo Xing had gained certain insights into his own Conqueror's Haki and swordsmanship.

He was putting these insights into practice and improving his strength.

As for the intermediate Time Gravity Chamber, it was a product of Luo Xing combining the intermediate Time Chamber and the 5x gravity training room.

Analogous to the previous primary Time Gravity Chamber, both the gravity multiplier and the time flow rate had been strengthened.

The original Time Gravity Chamber, cultivating for one day, was equivalent to cultivating for a month in the outside world; the current one was equivalent to a hundred days.

That is to say, Luo Xing cultivating for three days in the intermediate Time Gravity Chamber had the effect of a year of cultivation in the outside world.

This was greatly beneficial to the growth of Luo Xing's strength.

At the same time.

Flower Capital, General's Mansion.

Zoro, who had locked himself in the gravity chamber to cultivate as soon as he arrived in Wano Country, finally came out of seclusion.

He went straight to the General's Mansion, wanting to find Luo Xing.

"Lord Luo Xing, Lord Luo Xing!"

"Big Brother isn't here."

A crisp child's voice responded to Zoro.

It was a cute little girl with her hair tied in buns, jumping up and down.

The little girl was jumping around while holding a bowl of red bean soup, looking very happy.

Because Zoro had been in seclusion, besides Luo Xing, Yamato, and a few others, he basically didn't know anyone else in Wano Country, so he asked the little girl awkwardly:

"Who are you?"

"My name is Otama," the little girl answered with a giggle.

"Do you know where Lord Luo Xing is?"

"I don't know; maybe he's on Onigashima. You can go there and take a look."

"Okay..." Zoro was about to turn and leave, but paused and asked: "How do I get to Onigashima?"

Otama counted on her fingers: "First go east from here, then turn south, see the port, and then take a boat west."

"Understood."

Zoro set off immediately.

"Hey, wait!" Otama shouted loudly from behind.

Zoro turned back in surprise: "What's wrong? Little one, are you asking for a toll? I don't have any money."

Otama hummed:

"I'm not asking for a toll. I'm reminding you that you're going the wrong way. I told you to go east first, why are you going west!"

"Eh, isn't this east?" Zoro was a bit confused.

"Don't you know east, south, west, and north?"

"……"

"Are you a road idiot?"

"……"

Seeing Zoro didn't answer, not answering meant default.

Otama laughed while holding her stomach: "Hahaha, you're an adult, and you're more of a road idiot than me. Green-haired Big Brother, you're really amazing!"

It made Zoro blush instantly, almost to the point of being ashamed into anger.

Just then, a long-nosed old man walked out.

"Otama, what are you laughing at?"

That old man was Otama's master, Tenguyama Hitetsu.

Hitetsu noticed Zoro's green hair and immediately recognized him:

"You should be Koushiro's disciple, right?"

After Shimotsuki Koushiro and Kozaburo returned to Wano Country, they had reminisced with Tenguyama Hitetsu several times.

Naturally, they couldn't help but mention Zoro, the disciple they were so proud of.

Zoro nodded: "Yes, Uncle, who are you?"

Hitetsu said: "I am a friend of your master, a swordsmith."

"A swordsmith?"

Zoro's eyes instantly shone like fire, and he asked urgently:

"Do you have any good swords? I'm very short of two good swords right now!"

"I certainly have swords." Hitetsu glanced at the sword at Zoro's waist. "But there is only one that can match this famous sword, Wado Ichimonji."

"One is fine too!" Zoro said without hesitation.

"That is a cursed sword; its owners have all met with misfortune. Do you really want it?"

Zoro, upon hearing this, not only was not afraid, but instead showed an extremely interested expression on his face.

"A cursed sword, huh? I am a beast like a monster; this is the kind of sword I need!"

Tenguyama Hitetsu was shocked, thinking:

This disciple of Koushiro is indeed extraordinary.

Fine, leaving that sword here is just letting a pearl gather dust. For the sake of Koushiro and the others, I'll give it to this kid.

Thus.

Hitetsu said: "Good, follow me."

Zoro followed impatiently, and Otama also followed to watch the fun.

When Tenguyama Hitetsu handed a sword with a strange pattern and odd style to Zoro.

The moment Zoro touched the blade, a strange feeling suddenly hit his heart.

It was as if the sword had its own consciousness and had built some kind of connection with him.

Zoro treasured it like a precious find, unable to put it down, and asked with burning eyes:

"What is the name of this sword?"

Tenguyama Hitetsu took a deep breath and forcefully spat out a few words:

"This sword is called... Second Generation Kitetsu!"

98. Zoro's ghost-qi style swordsmanship, Wano Country's national treasure Shusui (seeking subscription)

"The Second Generation Kitetsu, one of the 21 Great Grade Swords, it really is worthy of being a cursed sword!"

Zoro excitedly drew the Second Generation Kitetsu from its scabbard.