"So I lost just like that..." Everyone present was dumbfounded.
Not to mention Zoro, everyone who was full of enthusiasm and had the thought of exchanging blows with Kai was no exception.
In their eyes, Zoro would definitely lose if he challenged Kai.
However, the speed of this defeat was too fast.
It was so fast that it gave people a feeling of being caught off guard, as if a basin of cold water had been poured over their heads.
Was this the difference in strength?
"Tashigi, thank you for your sword!" Kai returned Shigure to Tashigi and looked at Zoro, who still had a face full of disbelief.
After this period of time, Zoro had indeed become stronger after Kai's forced growth-like training.
However, he was still the Zoro from two years ago in the original work and not the Zoro from two years later, who had a cheat.
"In...Instructor, I, why did I lose!" Zoro suddenly woke up and asked urgently, "Why couldn't I even take one move!"
As these words fell, everyone's nerves tightened suddenly, and their eyes locked onto Kai in unison.
During this period of time, they were all clear about Zoro's monster-like training resilience and perseverance and the improvement in his strength.
Now that he was said to have lost as soon as he lost, it was difficult for people to accept.
"I don't have a deep understanding of swordsmanship, but my swordsmanship belief is speed. The only thing that can't be broken in the world of swordsmanship is speed." Kai looked at Zoro faintly and said, "What's your swordsmanship belief?"
My belief? Zoro was stunned.
What he had been pursuing all along was to defeat Hawkeye Mihawk and win the title of the world's greatest swordsman.
He had never thought about this point at all.
"It seems that you haven't even figured out this point yet." Kai didn't feel surprised and continued, "Your secret art may indeed possess very strong power, but I hope you remember what it means to be taciturn and ruthless."
"While you were chanting just now, I could have killed you ten times."
"You have to remember one thing. If you can't even figure out your own belief and you can't even simplify your sword moves, what you're cultivating is just a trick and not a killing move that's suitable for surviving on the sea."
Speaking of this, Kai looked up at the sky and said, "If you had also participated in the Battle of Vafful, where the Marine besieged Wald, and you were facing a huge meteorite that fell from the sky,
perhaps, after you finished chanting, what you would be thinking about was cutting the meteorite in half with one slash, but what I would do is shatter the meteorite with one slash!"
"If one slash wasn't enough, I would still have enough time to unleash the second slash, the third slash, etc. On the contrary, do you think you would still have time?"
The slightly lengthy words echoed on the huge deck and couldn't be dispelled for a long time.
Whether it was Zoro or Luffy and the others, their expressions changed drastically at once.
Specialization in a field was important! However, you also had to find the right direction to work towards.
In the original work, Zoro's belief was cut!
There was nothing in this world that couldn't be cut, and he put all of his power on cutting things in half with one slash.
It was precisely because of this reason that he had been at a loss when facing the meteorite that Fujitora had dropped from the sky during the battle against Bullet.
If it hadn't been for Hawkeye's timely intervention, Zoro would probably have been wiped out.
"Thank you for the guidance, Instructor!" Zoro took a deep breath and, after coming back to his senses, prostrated on the ground and lowered his head to Kai.
Faced with this lecture, Zoro couldn't refute it.
At least, he, who had thought that he had already improved several levels, couldn't even block one move from Kai.
"Alright, the training has only just begun. You can get up first." Kai said faintly.
He clearly knew that teaching this kind of thing should be done in moderation.
Sometimes, talking too much would be counterproductive.
"Instructor, I obtained a Log Pose at a tavern nearby, but they said that the island is very evil." Tashigi took out a Log Pose and said, "It only takes half a day to get to the destination from here."
"Instructor, where are you planning to go?" Luffy's eyes lit up at once and said, "Is there anything delicious there?"
For Luffy's question, the people present might not be foodies, but they were obviously very concerned about Kai's next destination.
After all, during this period of time, they had been pursued by the pirates under Kaido of the Beasts many times. They had sunk all of the attackers.
However, right now, there was less than a month and a half left until the battle with Admiral Akainu.
If they continued to sail, they might delay the time.
"Don't worry. This time, I'm going to find the third student to fight Akainu." Kai smiled and patted the dust off his body and glanced at the Log Pose in his hand.
The third one? The people present couldn't help but be stunned.
All along, they had thought that during the bet with Akainu, Kai would select enough members for the battle from among the people on the ship.
They had never expected that Kai had already chosen the third person.
"Instructor, I can actually fight." Smoker couldn't help but say.
However, as these words fell, Kai quickly shook his head and refused.
"I said that I won't choose anyone from the Marine Headquarters to fight. If I use you, then I would be going back on my own words." Kai said faintly.
"What's more, the third person that I want to choose is also a bit related to Zoro's training. If Zoro can defeat the third person, his strength will be enough to be called a Great Swordsman."
"Me?"
"Instructor, what kind of opponent have you chosen for me?"
Zoro was stunned at once.
Originally, he was still immersed in failure.
He had never expected that he would still have follow-up training.
"Alright, perk up. As for what kind of opponent it is, you'll understand when you see it." Kai smiled and patted Zoro on the shoulder and looked at Tashigi and said, "Let's start setting off now and strive to reach the destination before dark."
"Understood, Instructor!" Tashigi agreed and said, "Hoist the sails immediately. Zoro, Sanji, and Bepo's training will be temporarily suspended. Strive to reach the destination before nightfall."
"Understood!"
As the voices of agreement fell, the single-masted ship quickly selected a direction and went with the wind and waves.
.....
On the other hand, not far from the Forsa Sea, at a huge island port, as a transit station for pirates, the huge dock had seven or eight pirate ships gathered, loading and unloading cargo here.
On the calm sea surface, a huge pirate ship quickly emerged from the horizon.
As the approaching distance was quickly shortened, the huge and outrageous ship size and the pirate flag, which was fluttering in the wind, made the faces of the pirates, who were carrying cargo on the dock, change drastically at once.
"It's...it's a ship from the Beast Pirates. That huge pirate ship size is probably a capital ship."
A pirate captain took the lead and exclaimed.
"Oh my god, isn't the Beast Pirates' main fleet in the New World? Why would they run to the first half of the Grand Line? How are we supposed to survive?"
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