Chapter 48: Unexpected Guest

Sea area near Water 7.

A lonely coffin was drifting on the sea, with a man with short black hair sitting on it, dressed in a black trench coat with a wine-red patterned shirt inside.

The most eye-catching thing was the great sword on his back Move Move Like a cross, the Supreme Grade Sword 12—Yoru.

His identity was also obvious: the world's greatest swordsman and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Hawkeye Mihawk, full name Dracule Mihawk.

At this moment, he was crossing his legs and enjoying the red wine in a glass, when suddenly, the man frowned.

"Flying slash?"

He saw a few golden flying slashes flying toward him from ahead, but Mihawk didn't react because the flying slashes dissipated without a trace before they even got close.

"A swordsman who can use flying slashes, interesting. It should have flown over from that direction, hmm~"

"Water 7..."

A sharp glint flashed in Mihawk's hawk-Move Move Like eyes, and he immediately turned the boat and headed toward Water 7 not far away.

To be precise, it was toward the direction from which the flying slashes had flown.

Mihawk, as the world's greatest swordsman, although occupying the throne of the strongest, would never refuse a challenger's challenge and would even automatically go to challenge people. ===== CHAPTER 80 =====

Clearly, the sword energy released by Karl because he was bored had attracted his attention.

Scrap Island.

The Marines were cleaning up the battlefield under the command of Adjutant Nelson. The dead pirates were thrown into the sea one by one, and the pirate ship was hidden away after being looted.

After this series of operations, Scrap Island was exactly the same as before the White Wolf Pirates landed, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Blaze Pirates.

But an uninvited guest broke the tranquility here.

"Adjutant Nelson, look, there's a small boat coming toward us!"

Adjutant Nelson frowned, hurriedly raised his binoculars to look, and after seeing who it was, his pupils shrank to a point.

"What! It's actually a Warlord of the Sea! Hawkeye Mihawk!"

"Adjutant Nelson, are you saying that world's greatest swordsman?"

"That's right, it's him! Those terrible eyes, I will absolutely never forget them."

The Marine soldiers were a bit nervous and lost, and Nelson took a deep breath and took out a Den Den Mushi.

Inside the cafe.

Karl was flirting with a beautiful woman he had just picked up, and bursts of giggles came from the seat from time to time.

"Brrr brrr~"

The sound of the Den Den Mushi interrupted their conversation, and Karl revealed a polite smile and answered the phone.

"What is it again?"

"Report, Colonel, Mihawk is here!" "What Hawk?"

"The world's greatest swordsman, Warlord of the Sea, Hawkeye Mihawk!" Nelson's voice was a bit anxious.

Hearing this, Karl's smile gradually disappeared. Why did he come!

Great! Another big shot he couldn't afford to offend!

Don't look at Hawkeye as a Warlord of the Sea; he wouldn't necessarily be polite to the Marines. At least from the Marines' standpoint, Mihawk was absolutely a guy who had no scruples and did everything according to his own preferences.

The other Warlords of the Sea weren't much better. Bartholomew Bartholomew Kuma, who looked loyal, was actually an undercover agent for the Revolutionary Army.

Anyway, Karl had no good impression of this group of Warlords; they were just a bunch of unreliable mercenaries.

"Ding~ Detected Mihawk's fighting intent toward the host, triggered series mission [Don't Fight Your Own People 1/7]."

"Warlord of the Sea exclusive mission: As allies, you should love each other and live in peace, don't kill each other and hurt the harmony, thus wasting precious slacking time."

"Mission requirement: Avoid fighting with Hawkeye Mihawk, one of the Warlords of the Sea."

"Reward: Black Blade Refining Method, Armament Haki Enhancement Card * 5."

Karl held his breath, a look of pleasant surprise appearing in his eyes. The reward was very rich! The key was that it was a series mission; there were seven Warlords of the Sea in total!

"Sorry, I have official business, we'll meet again if fate allows!"

"Eh? In such a hurry?" The wine-red-haired beauty's gaze was a bit resentful.

But Karl didn't say a word and left the cafe straight away.

On Scrap Island.

Mihawk leaped from the coffin, landed gracefully on the island, and scanned the area, only to find a group of ordinary Marine soldiers.

"Who is your leader?"

Facing this question, the Marine soldiers looked at Nelson in unison, and Mihawk's gaze also looked at him.

"You're the leader? What happened here just now?"

Although Nelson was a bit afraid of Mihawk, he still said toughly: "Mihawk, although you are a Warlord of the Sea, you don't seem to have the right to ask about Marine internal affairs, right?"

The next second, a black blade was placed in front of Nelson, and Mihawk looked at Nelson with sharp, calm eyes: "I'll ask one more time, what happened here just now?"

"Just killed a few pirates, this small matter isn't worth drawing a sword for! Mihawk."

Mihawk looked up and saw a handsome Marine standing not far away with a black bird on his shoulder.

"Who are you?" Mihawk's tone remained calm.

"Marine Headquarters Colonel, Karl."

Mihawk slowly hung Yoru on his back, his sharp hawk-Move Move Like eyes looking at Karl, and said: "The flying slash just now, you released it, right?"

Although Karl didn't have the sharp, exposed aura of a swordsman, he felt the aura of a strong man from Karl.

"I have to say, what keen observation!"

Karl felt a bit emotional. Was this the insight of the world's greatest swordsman? Obviously, he didn't even carry a sword.

Raven: Caw caw caw?

"It seems it was you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mihawk gripped Yoru and slashed at Karl. A sharp crescent-shaped flying slash flew toward Karl Move Move Like a meteor.

"Ding~ [Don't Fight Your Own People 1/7] mission failed."

Karl:???

Wait, the mission failed just Move Move Like that?

But looking at the approaching flying slash, Karl cursed: "Damn it!"

Raven instantly transformed into weapon form, followed by a triple slash. Three flying slashes collided with Hawkeye's slash, barely canceling it out.

Karl stood on the spot, panting slightly, his heart filled with resentment.

Damn Mihawk, you really deserve to die! It's harder than killing me, wuwuwu!

"Not bad, your sword is very interesting."

Mihawk looked at Raven in Karl's hand. He had seen it very clearly just now; Karl's sword was transformed from the bird on his shoulder. This was the first time he had seen this.

But it felt familiar, a bit Move Move Like the First Generation Kitetsu, but only the blade and the patterns on it; the tsuba was completely different.

Karl held Raven and walked forward a few steps, saying as he walked: "Is this your provocation to the Marines? Mihawk? Don't forget, you are a Warlord of the Sea!"

"No, I just finally met a swordsman with potential, and I'm happy to see talent."

"Draw your sword! Add a trace of fun to my dull life."

Ever since that guy Shanks lost an arm, he hadn't had a truly hearty, formal sword duel.

To sum it up in one sentence: his great sword had long been thirsty.

Hearing this, Karl was speechless. This guy looked scholarly, so why was he so stubborn!

Jianghu isn't about killing; Jianghu is about human relationships, do you understand?

Sigh~ No way. Since the mission had already failed, there was no point in backing down again; instead, he would be looked down upon.

Thinking of this, Karl slowly raised Raven in his hand, his left hand gently brushing across the blade, and said coldly.

"This sword is named Raven, the blade is four feet seven inches, net weight ten jin five liang, cuts through iron Move Move Like mud, kills without a trace."

Hawkeye:??? ===== CHAPTER 81 =====