"Ughh..." Opening his eyes, Mihawk grimaced in pain. When his vision began improving, he realized he was in an unfamiliar place, "Where am I?" He muttered in surprise, but then he remembered his fight against Musashi, "I lost... Did they save me?" His chest was wrapped with a thick bandage, the bleeding had stopped, and the wound had also been stitched up. In his heart, he praised the doctor; he was sure that the doctor was one of the best in the world.
Holding his head, Mihawk put on his clothes and sheathed the broken Yoru behind his back; he then walked out with weak steps.
"Are you already awake? You recovered fast." Greet Vermillion, who is relaxing on the ship's deck.
"Marshal Blue?" Mihawk turned silent; he finally knew that the people who had saved him were the Drake Pirates.
"Why are you helping me?"
"If you had died on the spot from Musashi's attack, I wouldn't have bothered helping you. But you survived. It would be a shame if a strong swordsman like you had died," Vermillion shrugged.
"You know that I will rechallenge Miyamoto Musashi, right? Aren't you afraid that I will defeat your friend?"
"I'm looking forward to it, and make sure not to die in the process. By the way, other sword users want to fight you; maybe you can try fighting them, too."
"Hmm... Is she the swordswoman you mean? Or is there another member who is an expert swordsman on your ship?" Mihawk glanced at Artoria. He could feel how strong she was at a glance.
Vermillion just smiled and didn't answer.
"Unfortunately, my sword has broken." Hawkeye take his sword while observing the area where it had broken.
"You are Mihawk. Do you think you will become weaker because your sword is no longer in one piece? If Shanks, who has lost his arm, can maintain his dominance, so can you." Vermillion shook his head.
Mihawk nodded, then turned to Tsunade, the person who had most likely treated his wounds, "If I'm not mistaken, you are the doctor on this ship. Thank you for treating my wounds." Mihawk thanked her sincerely.
"I'm just following Captain's orders." Tsunade nodded.
"Thanks to you, too, Marshal Blue."
"There is no need for thanks. Now rest. You can stay on our ship until your wounds heal."
"There's no need; I will treat the rest myself. I will disembark on the next island."
"Sure." Nodding, he continued, "Our next destination is Arabasta. You can get off there."
"Master, look!" Nero pointed somewhere. In the distance, she could vaguely see an island!
"It looks like we will soon set foot in Arabasta."
"When we get there, I want you to accompany me shopping. I heard there are nice desert clothes there." Nero hugged Vermillion's arm while expressing her idea.
"Okay." Vermillion nodded.
"Wait, something is trying to block the ship." Looking ahead, there was a pack of Dugongs!
"Isn't this the Kung-Fu Dugong? This animal is rarely seen; we were lucky enough to meet it." Kalifa said while adjusting her glasses.
"Kung-Fu Dugong? Why did they hit our ship?"
"Maybe they want to get close to us?" Robin joined in the conversation with a smile.
"We can't let them keep hitting our ships." Walking to the ship's bow, Vermillion released the spiritual pressure he had obtained earlier. This spiritual pressure directly focused on the pack of Dugongs.
The Dugongs attacking the Golden Hind immediately stopped, and their eyes stared at the 'monster' in horror.
"Emperor Haki?!" Miwahk was shocked when he saw Marshal Blue use this Haki. Even though the spiritual pressure did not cover everyone on board, he could feel and see its effects.
Like Miwahk, Kalifa was also surprised. Inwardly, she wondered how much ability the man had yet to show.
"Hey, Dugong! Move out of the way!" Vermillion stares at them. Quickly, the group of frightened Dugongs dived into the sea.
"Seriously." He shook his head.
"I didn't expect you to also master Emperor Haki. But this is normal for a man of your caliber."
Regarding Mihawk's misunderstanding, Vermillion just smiled and didn't try to correct him that the spiritual pressure was actually Reiatsu and not Emperor Haki. But the mechanics are pretty similar.
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