Chapter 180: Isshin Dojo

Zoro took a deep breath, climbed up from the ground, closed his eyes, and spread his hands.

"Come on! I lost, take my life!"

Karl smiled gently, walked to Zoro, and patted his cheek lightly: "Good determination, but you shouldn't die here."

"I'll owe you this life for now. When you become stronger, come back and ask for it!"

Hearing this, Zoro opened his eyes abruptly, his eyes seeming to glow.

"Why?"

"Why? How can there be so many whys? Perhaps one day you will also stand at my height and meet a young man Move Move Like yourself. At that time, you will naturally know why."

Tears of heat flowed from the corners of Zoro's eyes. As if swearing, he shouted at Karl: "I am Roronoa Zoro! From today on, I will never lose to anyone again!"

"Also, I will take back the life I owe you with my own hands!!!"

Karl patted Zoro on the shoulder and encouraged him: "Mm, I'll wait for you."

After speaking, Karl turned and left, not taking a single cloud with him. But not long after, Karl came back.

Because it was getting late and Karl didn't want to rush to Navy Headquarters without eating, he decided to stay the night. It was a good opportunity to see the mysterious staircase that killed Kuina.

"Um, Zoro, right? Do you have a place to stay here?"

Zoro was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly: "Yes, right at the Isshin Dojo. Do you want to come?"

"Lead the way!"

Half an hour later, Karl only had two words in his heart: regret. Four words: extremely regretful!

Why was his mouth so loose, letting Zoro, this road-blind idiot, lead the way?

Damn it, such an obvious road, and Zoro could still walk it wrong, then keep leading him in circles. A short distance of one kilometer, and they were still wandering in the forest.

The King of Getting Lost lived up to his reputation...

Finally, Karl couldn't stand it anymore, grabbed Zoro by the neck, and walked toward the Isshin Dojo, which was right in front of them.

8 minutes later, they arrived at the Isshin Dojo smoothly.

"Kid, you really are a road-blind idiot!"

Zoro said with a flushed face: "I, I'm not. I, I just, wasn't in the right state."

Blaming his state on walking, that's you alright.

"This is the Isshin Dojo? The style is a bit Move Move Like Wano Country."

"Wano Country? What kind of place is that?"

Karl didn't say much, just patted Zoro on the shoulder: "You practice swordsmanship here?"

Zoro nodded, and the door to the dojo opened. Several snot-nosed brats shouted loudly: "It's Senior Brother Zoro, Senior Brother Zoro is back!"

"Hey, big brother, who are you?"

Another brat said excitedly: "I know, I know, he's a Navy officer. Look at his back, it's a Justice cape!"

"Only Navy officers can wear Justice capes! So cool!"

Karl reached into his bosom, just for show, and actually took some candy out of his system space.

"Here, have some candy."

"Thank you, big brother!"

Zoro said impatiently: "If you've got the candy, get out of here! Don't block my way."

A child made a face at Zoro: "We're not afraid of you! You stupid road-blind senior brother!"

Zoro's expression changed, and he raised his fist to threaten: "What did you say?"

The brats scattered Move Move Like monkeys.

At this time, a smiling man wearing glasses walked out of the room: "Zoro is back! Hey, who is this..."

Shimotsuki Koushiro narrowed his eyes and carefully sized up Karl. Finally, he opened his eyes.

"You are, Vice Admiral White Raven?"

Karl nodded slightly: "That's right. It's getting late, I'd Move Move Like to stay the night here, is that okay?"

Shimotsuki Koushiro said quickly: "Of course, of course you can, as long as you don't mind our humble place."

After speaking, Shimotsuki Koushiro carefully looked at Zoro and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming he wasn't injured.

That's great, no injuries.

He originally thought that if Zoro met Karl, he would definitely challenge him. With Zoro's current strength, the result was obvious.

It seems this Vice Admiral White Raven held back! That's also true; no matter what, he is a Navy officer and certainly wouldn't kill civilians.

"Of course not. I'm already satisfied not to have to sleep in the open."

Shimotsuki Koushiro said with a smile: "Please come in, Vice Admiral White Raven. Zoro, you go change your clothes too! What kind of look is that, all dirty?"

Zoro curled his lip and walked alone toward a small room.

"Looking at the decorations here, Mr. Koushiro must have come from Wano Country, right?"

Koushiro smiled bitterly: "Sigh~ That's right. About 50 years ago, my father fled from Wano Country, which was in a state of isolation, and came here."

"Speaking of which, I was only about one year old at the time..."

Karl nodded and took the Black Blade Shusui from his waist and placed it on the table: "You should recognize this sword, right?"

"The national treasure of Wano Country, Black Blade Shusui, the sword of the dragon-slaying samurai Ryuma."

Koushiro's tone was very flat, as if the national treasure that had been missing from Wano Country for many years had nothing to do with him. It was just unclear if it was intentional or just how it was.

"A sword that every swordsman dreams of. It is said to have been missing for many years. Now that it has become your sword, it is also its luck."

Karl smiled gently and put Shusui back on his waist.

"My apprentice Zoro didn't offend Vice Admiral White Raven just now, did he? This child has a bit of a hot temper. If he did, please don't hold it against him, Vice Admiral."

"Hahaha, it's too late to say that now. This kid Zoro came up and wanted a swordsman's duel with me!"

Koushiro showed a surprised expression: "What? Then Zoro, he..."

"Can't you tell if he's alright?"

Koushiro scratched his head: "That's true. But as Zoro's master, I still have to apologize to you for his reckless behavior. I hope you won't hold it against him."

"Mm, don't worry."

Just then, Zoro pushed open the door, holding three real swords in his hands, looking at Karl with burning eyes.

"Zoro, what do you want to do? Go back!"

"Master, I just want to ask Vice Admiral White Raven for advice on swordsmanship. Right now, I am too weak."

Karl turned to look at Zoro, his eyes smiling: "Wado Ichimonji, a nice sword. It just so happens that dinner isn't ready yet..."

Zoro shouted impatiently: "The training ground is empty now."

Koushiro smiled helplessly at Karl, as if saying he couldn't control Zoro.

Training ground.

Zoro held two swords, with one firmly in his mouth, and set his stance to look at Karl.

Karl turned to look at the Raven on his right shoulder. It let out a "caw" and obediently turned into a weapon, lying in Karl's palm.

"Is this the Raven that recently joined the ranks of the Supreme Grade Swords? What a magical weapon!" Koushiro, who was acting as the referee, exclaimed.

Karl flicked the tip of his blade, pointing at Zoro.

"Are you going to keep spacing out?"