11 HAWK-EYE MIHAWK!

Both Luffy and Gohan looked at each other. Gohan didn't allow Luffy to continue. "Chef Zeff! Did you see Krieg's armor? There are ten diamonds on it, and two of them are pretty big. Also, I am sure that armor is pretty expensive," said Gohan in excitement.

"Do you think it will be enough for the cost of repair from last week and to buy a ship?" asked Gohan. Zeff looked at him, he said, "Diamonds may be able to cover the cost for the repair, but you will not be able to buy a ship after selling that armor," pouring cold water on Gohan's expectations.

"Why does it cost so much to repair the restaurant?" asked Gohan in frustration. "Are you doubting me, brat? Do you know how difficult it is to find a good shipwright in the East Blue? Ship repairs cost way more here than in the Grand Line," said Zeff, as Gohan looked deflated.

"What did you want to say, brat?" Zeff asked Luffy. "Oh yes! We will handle the Krieg pirates for you, and in exchange, I want you to allow me to take Sanji and Gohan with us," said Luffy with a smile. But before Zeff could say anything, Gohan yelled in protest, "NO WAY!!! I AM NOT GOING WITH YOU GUYS! YOU GUYS ARE SUPER TROUBLE MAGNETS!!"

"Why do you say that? Do you even know us? Come on, join us, you are strong! I want you to be my nakama!" said Luffy. "I know just by looking that you guys are nothing but trouble. That's why I REFUSE!" said Gohan.

"And I refuse your refusal," said Luffy while smiling. "Then I refuse your refusal to my refusal," said Gohan. 'Let's see how you would make a comeback from this,' he thought. "I refuse... times four," said Luffy. "What does that even mean?" asked Gohan in frustration.

"Okay, you two, stop it! And you, brat, I accept your proposal," said Zeff without giving Gohan any chance to protest. "YAY!!!!" shouted Luffy as he ran out. "I will not go anywhere until I make you acknowledge my skills," said Sanji as he walked off. "I am not going either! I want to be an adventurer, not a pirate," said Gohan as he started walking away, but Zeff stopped him.

"You should go with them, brat! You know your circumstances well. With your power and habits, you will be labeled as a pirate by Marines sooner or later. If the World Government knows about your powers, they will try to capture you at any cost," said Zeff with a serious face.

"But why leave with them then? I could leave on my own," argued Gohan. "And how will you leave? You don't even have a ship, and it will take you years to save money for a ship by working here. Even if you get that kind of money by some miracle, how would you sail alone? Do you know how to navigate? Do you know how to cook?" asked Zeff.

Gohan became silent and depressed. 'How delusional I was? I didn't even consider these things. I can't travel by flying; it will be too eye-catching. Reality is a bit#$,' thought Gohan.

"Okay, don't make that face! What's even wrong with joining them? I can see that brat with the straw hat is a good guy! And so are his friends. Even if they are harbingers of doom, you will bring more troubles to them than they are to you!" said Zeff as a matter of fact. 'Damn it! Those words hurt like a heartbreak. He is right; I can't stay here for long or I might bring some trouble to them. Also, Luffy is also more of an adventurer than a pirate.'

"Don't think too much; just do what you think is right!" said Zeff. 'Now you're saying this after making a mess of my mind,' thought Gohan irritatedly.

"Now let's go take care of the trouble which is in front of us," said Zeff as he started walking. 'I almost forgot about it! Let's see, I should be able to sense him since I know how Haki feels,' thought Gohan as he started sensing for a strong Haki user around him. 'There he is! It's a little far away, but I am sure it should be him,' thought Gohan as he looked towards the particular direction.

'I better get changed. These clothes are not suited to fight,' Gohan thought as he walked towards his room and started wearing his gi and the boots which he was wearing when he first got here. 'These boots look uncomfortable, but I feel very comfortable wearing them, and I look so cool in this getup,' he thought.

As he was walking out, Gin was telling everyone about the man who destroyed their fleet. Yes, the same man Gohan was waiting to see: the WORLD'S GREATEST SWORDSMAN, HAWK-EYE MIHAWK!

'Hm? He is here,' Gohan became excited and started to walk outside as everyone was busy talking. Just as he got out, he saw Krieg's galleon getting cut. 'This ship is quite big,' he thought.

After getting cut, the galleon started to break apart, which created big waves in the ocean, and Baratie started swaying badly. Seeing this, Gohan frowned. 'Let's try this...' As Gohan was thinking, inside Baratie, things turned chaotic. "Is the attack started?" someone asked in panic.

Outside, Gohan started coating Baratie with his ki, and it stopped swaying. Inside, "Go and lift the anchor or Baratie will get destroyed at this rate," said Zeff to a man. "Yes," he replied. But suddenly, the ship stopped swaying.

"What happened? It stopped swaying?" said someone. 'This feeling... Gohan!!' thought Sanji as everyone ran outside. The waves died down, and Gohan stopped the flow of ki. 'This is pretty useful. It consumes a decent amount of ki, but this world is naturally gifted, so there's no shortage of ki, unlike Earth,' he thought.

Everyone came out to see the destroyed ship of Krieg. "How did it happen?" asked Patty. "NAMI!!!" Luffy shouted while looking around. "Usopp, do you see anything?" asked Zoro. "No..." replied panicked Usopp.

"Big brother Zoro..." "Big brother Luffy..." Suddenly, they saw Johnny and Yosaku swimming towards them while crying. Gohan stopped looking at them and looked beyond the wreckage.

'Here he comes,' Gohan thought. "Hey Gohan! Were you the one who stopped the swaying?" asked Sanji. "Hm? Yes!" replied Gohan without looking away. Sanji looked at the direction to what Gohan was looking at. "What are you looking at?" he asked.

"I feel a powerful man in that direction. He is coming here," said Gohan in excitement. "Powerful

? More powerful than you?" asked Sanji, looking in the direction. "I don't know. The power system of the Dragon Ball universe is insane, but I can't use those big attacks that could take many lives. Also, we don't have Dragon Balls here to bring them back. But I should be able to fight him equally, even if he is as strong as an emperor," Gohan thought.

"You don't know?" "There he is!" said Gohan while smiling. Sanji looked towards the wreckage and saw a raft, and over it was a man sitting on the chair with a big cross behind him.

'That sword handle behind him with his sitting posture is giving the feeling as if he is sitting on a throne. And how the hell did he sail in the Grand Line on that raft? This is not logical at all. YOU ARE SO UNFAIR ODA SENSEI!' Gohan thought in depression.

Krieg pirates started to panic after seeing Hawk-Eye. 'Chasing them all the way from the Grand Line! This guy sure is vengeful,' Gohan thought. Just then one of Krieg's men fired at Hawk-Eye, but he deflected the bullets with his sword. 'That power I sensed just now came from that ship, but I can't sense it anymore,' Hawk-Eye thought while looking in the direction of Baratie.

'His black sword looks bigger in person. I wonder how heavy it is?' Gohan thought. Zoro got next to the man who fired and challenged Hawk-Eye for a duel. Hawk-Eye accepted his challenge and jumped onto the wreckage where Zoro was standing.

Zoro wore his bandana and took out his three swords. 'His jaw strength should be insane,' thought Gohan, watching Zoro holding a sword from his teeth. Hawk-Eye took out his pendant to reveal a small knife, and their duel started.

Well, it was not much of a duel. Hawk-Eye was playing around with Zoro, as Zoro was getting desperate. But suddenly he attacked Zoro and stabbed him in the chest. 'As expected, I still hate seeing blood,' Gohan thought as he unconsciously let out some ki, but it was enough for Hawk-Eye to sense it.

'It's coming from that young man in the training clothes,' thought Hawk-Eye. 'Did he sense it? So, people with Observation Haki can sense my ki!' Gohan thought. Hawk-Eye took out his black sword as Zoro did his last attack. After the final exchange, two of Zoro's swords broke. Everything went as in the anime. Hawk-Eye cut Zoro, and he fell into the water.

"IT IS EASY TO GIVE UP YOUR AMBITION!! RIGHT??" suddenly shouted Sanji. "Why are you shouting right next to my ears?" complained Gohan. As he was complaining, Hawk-Eye looked in their direction and slashed vertically.