Chapter 106

Smoker said without the slightest hesitation:

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

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

Smoker wanted to grow stronger, never wanting to experience again that feeling of being regarded as an ant.

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

"The New World is a place that hones people. You'll improve very quickly."

"Right, I heard the G5 branch seems to be expanding its forces lately, to cope with the increasingly tense situation in the New World."

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

Smoker revealed a smile of gratitude and confidence, and said:

"Thank you very much, Kuzan!"

……

……

Luo Xing still did not know that the look he had given Smoker back then would actually cause Smoker to go to G5 branch ahead of schedule.

Although this would allow Smoker's strength to improve even more.

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

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

Luo Xing had also given Vergo a Ghost-level monster cell, causing the latter's strength to skyrocket to the level of the Three Calamities, able to contend with Admiral-level powerhouses for a short time.

And Smoker, before the current Vergo, was simply too weak to be any weaker.

His treatment certainly would not be pleasant.

Leaving these aside for now, let us only speak of Luo Xing, who at this moment was cultivating in the Level Time Gravity room.

Having gone through the battle with Golden Lion Shiki and his travels through Skypiea and the East Sea, Luo Xing had gained a certain new comprehension of his own Conqueror's Haki and swordsmanship.

He was turning this comprehension into practice, raising his own strength.

As for the Level Time Gravity room, it was a product of Luo Xing combining the Level Time room and the Five Times Gravity training room.

Compared to the previous Beginner Time Gravity room, both the gravity multiplier and the time flow had been strengthened.

The original Time Gravity room: one day of cultivation was equivalent to one month of cultivation in the outside world; the current one was equivalent to one hundred days.

In other words, if Luo Xing cultivated for three days in the Level Time Gravity room, it would have the cultivation effect of one year in the outside world.

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

At the same moment.

Flower Capital, the General's residence.

Zoro, who had shut himself away in the gravity room to cultivate as soon as he arrived in Wano Country, had finally emerged from seclusion.

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

"Lord Luo Xing, Lord Luo Xing!"

"Big brother isn't here."

A clear, childlike voice answered Zoro.

It was an adorable little girl with a bun hairstyle, bouncing along as she walked.

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

Because of his closed-door cultivation, Zoro, apart from Luo Xing, Yamato, and a few others, basically didn't know anyone in Wano Country. He asked the little girl somewhat awkwardly:

"And you are?"

"My name is O-Tama." the little girl answered with a grin.

"Do you know where Lord Luo Xing is?"

"I don't know. Maybe he's at Onigashima. You could go there and check."

"Alright…" Zoro was just about to turn and leave, then paused and asked: "How do I get to Onigashima?"

O-Tama counted on her fingers and said: "From here, first go east, then turn south. When you see a port, take a ship and go west."

"Understood."

Zoro set off immediately.

"Hey, wait!" O-Tama called out loudly from behind.

Zoro turned back in surprise: "What is it? Little friend, are you going to ask for a toll? I don't have any money."

O-Tama huffed:

"I'm not asking for any toll. I wanted to remind you, you're going the wrong way. I told you to go east first, so why are you going west!"

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

"You don't actually not know Dongnanxibei, do you?"

"……"

"You wouldn't happen to be directionally challenged, would you?"

"……"

Seeing Zoro not answer, not answering equaled a tacit admission.

O-Tama held her belly and laughed uproariously: "Hahaha, you're already a grown-up, yet even more directionally challenged than me. Green-algae-head big brother, you're really something!"

This left Zoro flushed red on the spot, almost about to get angry out of embarrassment.

Just then, an old man with a long nose walked out.

"O-Tama, what are you 553 laughing at?"

That old man was O-Tama's Master, Tenguyama Hitetsu.

Fei Che noticed Zoro's seaweed-green hair and immediately recognized him:

"You must be Koushirou's disciple, right?"

After Shimotsuki Koushirou and Kozaburo returned to Wano Country, they had caught up with Tengen Fei Che a few times.

Of course, they could not help but mention Zoro, the disciple they were so proud of.

Zoro nodded and said, "Yes, who are you, old man?"

Fei Che said, "I am a friend of your Master, a swordsmith."

"A swordsmith?"

Zoro's eyes instantly shone like fire, and he asked in an urgent voice:

"Do you have any fine swords, old sir? I am currently in desperate need of two good blades!"

"I certainly have swords." Fei Che glanced at the sword at Zoro's waist, "But there is only one that can match your fine blade, Wado Ichimonji."

"Even one will do!" Zoro said without hesitation.

"That is a cursed blade; any master who possesses it will meet a tragic end. Do you truly want it?"

Upon hearing this, Zoro felt no fear; instead, an expression of extreme interest appeared on his face.

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

Tengen Fei Che was shaken by this, thinking:

This disciple of Koushirou indeed looks extraordinary.

Very well. That sword has been gathering dust here with me. For the sake of Koushirou and the others, I shall give it to this young man.

Thus.

Fei Che said, "Very well, follow me, old man."

Zoro eagerly followed, and Tama also followed to watch the spectacle.

When Tengen Fei Che handed a sword with strange patterns and an odd design to Zoro,

the moment Zoro touched the blade, a strange feeling suddenly surged in his heart,

as if the sword possessed its own consciousness and had established some connection with him.

Zoro, as if he had found a treasure, could not bear to let it go, and asked with burning eyes:

"What is the name of this sword?"

Tengen Fei Che took a deep breath and forcefully spat out a few words:

"This sword is named... the Second Generation Onimaru!"

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"The Second Generation Onimaru, one of the Twenty-One Great Blades, indeed lives up to its reputation as a cursed blade!"

Excitedly, Zoro drew the Second Generation Onimaru from its sheath.