"I'm sure!"
Kuro responded calmly and then attacked Gawain again.
He stomped his feet hard, crushing the ground, and disappeared into the air in an instant; his speed increased to a higher level!
During this period, he put almost all his energy into training the Six Styles, especially Shave, and naturally gained something.
This move is a combination of Shave and Pussyfoot Maneuver, which improves the instantaneous burst of speed.
Its name is…
"Dipper!"
The sound had not yet landed, but the sharp blade on Kuro's arm had already slashed towards Gawain's body.
Swish!
The sharp blade slid through the air, but Gawain had already disappeared.
When Kuro was puzzled, a violent and indescribable Conqueror's Haki erupted behind him, pressing him down like a mountain and making him breathless.
Oh no!
Kuro turned his head suddenly, and in front of him was only a silver light that almost covered the sky and the earth.
It was Gawain's sword.
At the last moment, Guanze Masamune's blade stopped in front of Kuro.
The burst of flying slash fell behind him, almost tearing the entire desert apart.
Boom!
The howling wind blew up the strands of hair on Kuro's forehead.
The pale moonlight shone on Kuro's even paler face.
In just a moment, his vest was soaked with cold sweat.
"No matter what..."
Kuro turned his head blankly.
All he saw was an exaggerated crack that stretched to the end of his sight.
At this time, the wind in the desert became stronger and faster, blowing up sand and gravel and dropping it into the crack.
In a few days at most, the crack will be smoothed out by the wind.
But the mark left in Kuro's heart is hard to erase.
"With such power... are you really a human? Or are you some kind of beast in human skin? No, a monster..."
Kuro's voice trailed off.
Only then did he suddenly realize that the man standing in front of him was someone he had never defeated before.
On the contrary, Gawain was defeated by others, and not just once. At the East Blue, he was defeated by Hawk Eyes, and at Nanohana City, he was defeated by Golden Lion.
"What kind of monster have you been fighting against all this time?"
Gawain was indifferent and did not respond to Kuro's question. He just said calmly: "We are still very far away from the top of this world."
"But to fight a monster like that, this alone is not enough. It is far from enough."
"Hmm!"
Kuro snorted coldly and slowly changed back to human form; his face was frighteningly cold.
The slight arrogance that had arisen from the power he had gained tonight was shattered to pieces by Gawain at this moment.
He also understood at this time.
The gap between himself and Gawain had indeed narrowed, but that little bit of improvement had no real meaning in the face of such a huge gap.
His Power Level increases from one hundred to two hundred or even three hundred, but his opponent's is ten thousand or even twenty thousand.
Compared with this huge gap, the former's growth is completely meaningless.
"Really..."
"How on earth am I ever going to catch up with a monster like you?!"
Kuro couldn't help but let out a sigh; the frustration in his heart was indescribable.
"My growth rate is still too slow."
"No!"
Gawain shook his head: "On the contrary, your growth rate, especially after entering the Grand Line, is very fast, so fast that I did not expect it at all."
Gawain was telling the truth.
In just one year since their rise from the East Blue, Kuro's combat power has reached the Silver level from Bronze. After eating the Sickle Weasel Fruit, he should not be far from the Gold level.
Gin and others are also growing rapidly.
This is certainly assisted by the system function, but it is also inseparable from their own efforts.
Continuously breaking through the limits of one's own potential is the best proof of this.
Originally, in Gawain's idea, Kuro's position in the Pirate crew should be closer to the strategist behind the scenes.
The real front-line fighters should be Sanji and Zoro, and the same goes for Gin.
The fact that these two people could achieve what they have now was beyond Gawain's expectations.
Now, both of them have Gold-level potential, and both of them have eaten devil fruits that suit them.
In the future, they are guaranteed to be at the level of Warlord, and they will be the core combat force in any Pirate crew.
"Heh."
Kuro chuckled and simply lay down in the desert, feeling the dry sand hitting his face. He let out the resentment in his heart and finally turned into a murmur: "I will be on the stage where you are."
"I will."
"I'm waiting for you."
… … ...
At the same time, somewhere in the Grand Line.
A warship, sailing downstream along the ocean current, headed straight towards the Alabasta.
Zephyr stood on the deck, and from the Den Den Mushi in his hand, the exasperated voice of Sengoku kept coming: "Zephyr!"
"How long are you going to make trouble?!"
"The affairs of Alabasta are already under the sole responsibility of Kizaru. Why are you causing trouble?"
"I have already applied for your transfer. Just come back and sign it. Training the new generation at the Marine Academy is your-"
Pah!
Zephyr hung up the Den Den Mushi, raised his hand to pick his ears, and was not moved at all.
Aokiji, who was standing by, frowned: "Zephyr-sensei, is this really okay?"
At this moment, Aokiji, who was watching Zephyr confronting Sengoku head-on, couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
Why did he lose his temper and follow Zephyr to make trouble?
If the conflict between Zephyr and Sengoku is allowed to continue, it will inevitably affect the stability within the Marines.
The New World is now in turmoil, and the four emperors are fighting endlessly.
If the Marines make any mistake, the final result may be irreversible.
This is also a problem that the current marine top brass is worried about.
"Snort."
"You are not a rule-abiding person, are you?"
Zephyr smiled faintly: "You don't really think that what you did in Ohara was very secretive, do you?"
"We old guys all saw it; even Sakazuki knew it, but no one pointed it out."
Aokiji suddenly fell silent.
He turned and looked at the sea in the distance, but what appeared before him was Ohara's burning refugee ship.
After the Buster Call destroyed Ohara, Saul also disappeared. Only Robin, who was saved by Saul at his own risk, sent back some news from time to time.
He doesn't regret his decision.
Even now, he could not agree with Akainu's extreme approach of eliminating possible dangerous factors at all costs.
Justice should not be such an extreme and radical existence.
However, Aokiji is still confused about whether his original action was right or wrong, so he has been observing Robin's every move over the years.
But all he sees is Robin being betrayed over and over again and betraying others.
Several years ago, Robin disappeared from the Grand Line in Alabasta.
"If that was truly a mistake, I would take care of it myself."
"Well."
Zephyr smiled faintly: "I don't think that was a mistake."
"A compassionate admiral, no, a Fleet Admiral, is far more trustworthy than an extreme and radical man."
"If Sakazuki is the one who takes over the position of Fleet Admiral from Sengoku in the end, given his personality, it will only make the situation more chaotic, even to the point where we don't want to see it."
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