Ch-53 Competing with Hawk-Eye Mihawk.

"Tsk, this guy is coming again!" Li Fan clicked his tongue, stepped forward with his right foot, and in an instant, the stern of the boat was already cracked.

He raised his sword and swung it with a single stroke.

Under the power of Li Fan's magic, the slash from Hawkeye Mihawk was instantly shattered.

"It's impolite to return without giving something in return, and you keep using my tricks!"

"Projection, activate!"

The longbow and the fake-spiral sword appeared in Li Fan's hands, and he drew the bow without hesitation, releasing an arrow.

The fake-spiral sword transformed into a red streak of light and swiftly advanced towards Mihawk.

"Is that the guy?" Mihawk's gaze was firmly fixed on Li Fan. "You use both a sword and a bow, you're not a pure swordsman, are you?"

Mihawk raised his hand and casually sent a sword energy attack to intercept the fake-spiral sword.

Upon contact, a massive explosion occurred.

Enormous waves surged in every direction due to the explosion.

"Not an ordinary bow and arrow?!" Mihawk furrowed his brow and swung his double-bladed knife forward.

The sword energy created a strong wind and overcame the rolling waves.

"An interesting individual, but he doesn't seem to be part of that pirate crew."

"So, is he the one who clashed with that pirate crew?"

As the Krieg Pirates' ship began to break apart, Mihawk spotted the shadow of the ship hidden behind it.

With a contemplative expression, Mihawk sheathed his black sword and swiftly steered his raft toward Li Fan's ship.

On Li Fan's side, after realizing that Mihawk had ceased his attack, he signaled for a retreat.

"Let's go, Tashigi, and Zoro. This pirate ship is about to fall apart. Let's return to our ship."

"Li Fan, what about these pirates?" Tashigi inquired swiftly.

"Of course, they're fish food. As pirates, if they don't even comprehend that, what kind of pirates can they be?" Li Fan shrugged. "Plus, you know that by taking them down, I can also claim their bounties."

"But we can turn them over to the Navy."

"Up to you." Li Fan waved his hand and proceeded toward his ship. "If you want to handle it, then it's your responsibility."

Tashigi nodded and looked at the pirates.

"All pirates, if you wish to stay alive, take your captain with you and board the ship next door first."

"After that, I will hand you over to the navy in Loguetown. I hope you'll cooperate."

Given the choice between survival and imprisonment, the pirates quickly made their decision. They moved to Li Fan's ship under Tashigi's guidance and were then allocated an empty cabin.

To ensure they didn't cause trouble, Tashigi personally kept watch outside the cabin.

"Hey, Li Fan, that person over there looks frightening. Are we really going to sail in his direction?" Nami approached Li Fan quietly.

Nami had witnessed the massive sword energy attack earlier, which was equivalent to the height of a ship. She claimed not to be afraid, but that was far from the truth.

"Loguetown is in that direction and we don't need to change our course," Li Fan replied. "Moreover, believe it or not, if we turn the ship now, that guy will definitely use the same sword energy attack."

Through his "Eagle Eyes" observation, Li Fan could see that Mihawk's gaze was fixed on him.

"Ah, really, why did you shoot that arrow earlier? You've completely offended him now," Nami lamented, holding her head in frustration.

"Hey, hey, it sounds like I intentionally provoked him. He was the one who attacked first," Li Fan retorted. "Besides, even if I wanted to avoid this guy, Zoro wouldn't agree."

Li Fan raised his thumb and pointed at Zoro, who was keeping a close eye on the approaching Mihawk.

"That guy is the one Zoro has been searching for at sea. There's no way to stop him now."

Nami looked in Zoro's direction and indeed saw him gazing at the approaching raft with great anticipation.

"Oh, what a bunch of idiots, why would they provoke such a monster?"

"The greatest swordsman in the world. Just hearing about someone like that makes you think they must be incredibly powerful."

Nami had learned about Hawkeye Mihawk's reputation from others, which was why she was so keen on avoiding him.

However, she realized she couldn't change Li Fan's decision.

"Please, Li Fan, just be better than Mihawk. I don't want to end up at the bottom of the sea right after accompanying you to the sea," Nami pleaded, holding Li Fan's hand with a pitiful expression.

"Don't worry, Nami, you're too cute to end up as fish food at the bottom of the sea." Li Fan gave Nami a thumbs up. "Believe me, before you hit the sea floor, you'll be devoured by the fish."

"Is this really the time for such comments, Li Fan?" Nami shot an angry look at him.

"Haha, it seems like you two have a great relationship, but the person you were talking about has already boarded our ship," Nojiko said as she walked over to Li Fan and Nami, pointing to the spot where Hawkeye Mihawk stood on the bow of the ship.....

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