Chapter 44

"Wait, you said you are a clone here now?"

Usopp pointed at Lot and asked in confusion.

"Um"

"When did this happen?"

Zauron was a little curious. He had never seen Lot use the shadow clone technique from beginning to end.

"Just when I said I was going to the bathroom, 'I' stayed here, and my body had secretly returned to the Meili."

"As expected of me, Usopp's crew, the Prophet! Lot, grab the boat back quickly!"

Since Lot is on the Merry, it will be easy to bring the ship back from Nami. Keya's gift was not lost. Usopp, who was relieved, started to make old habits again and got carried away.

"Don't be weird, and the main body doesn't plan to take the ship back now. The captain also said that as long as she becomes our navigator, but now our navigator lady has been very preoccupied these days, most likely she has encountered some trouble. The main body plans to follow up secretly to find out the situation before making a decision."

Facing Usopp, who always wanted to usurp the throne, Lot shook his head helplessly, and then looked at the real captain Luffy:"What do you think, Luffy?"

"Um! I believe in you Lot! You will definitely be able to bring her back, it won't matter if it's delayed!"

Luffy nodded, having 100% trust in Lot.

Suddenly, the panicked shouts of his men came from the wreckage of Creek's pirate ship that was broken into two parts.

"It's that guy!!"

"Chief Creek!! It's that person!! The guy who defeated our fleet!!"

"I have been chasing him all the way here! They must be here to kill us!! Zoro was startled and looked towards the opposite seaside. He saw a coffin-shaped ship slowly approaching, with a mast like a cross. The circle of the ship was filled with candles dancing with faint green fire. At first glance, At first glance, it looks like a ghost ship, which is daunting.

But the most terrifying thing about the ship is the man sitting on it, with his legs crossed, wearing a black hat, a black coat embroidered with red patterns, and white trousers. There was a cross sword on his back.

The man just sat there casually, and with just one glance of his eagle-like eyes, everyone present felt a chill arise spontaneously. The greatest swordsman in the world! Hawkeye Mihawk!

"Damn it!! Why do you have such a deep hatred for us?! They want to hunt us all over the world!!"

One of Creek's men collapsed and shouted loudly, trembling all over. Being hung like this by a monster for several days, they fled in a hurry with heavy casualties. The monster was leisurely and content, playing with its prey like a cat catching a mouse.

No one can bear it.

"...."

Hawkeye was silent for a moment, glanced at the remnant pirate soldier who accidentally blocked his way on the Grand Route, and said without saltiness:"To pass the time.""

"He even said it was to kill time!!"

One of Crick's men couldn't withstand the psychological pressure and roared and drew his gun.

The moment the gunshot sounded, Hawkeye just pulled out the big sword from behind, stretched it forward in the direction of the bullet, and the bullet was changed. The trajectory flies far away

"What a great skill!"

Rotte, who opened the Sharingan as soon as he saw Hawkeye, sincerely praised him.

"Yes, he changed the trajectory of the bullet with just the blade of the sword. He is indeed the strongest! Zoro

's face was solemn, and he slowly walked to the wreckage of the pirate ship in front of Hawkeye's boat.

"Did you cut the ship with that sword?! sharp! He is indeed the strongest swordsman!"

Cold sweat continued to break out on Sauron's forehead, but the corners of his mouth were still raised.

His body instinctively resisted looking directly at the giant beast in front of him, telling him to escape quickly, but the belief in his heart made Sauron take off the turban from his shoulders and slowly tied it to the head

"three…Three knives! Hey that guy?…."

"It's Roronoa Zoro!! Three-sword style Roronoa Zoro! The strongest swordsman in the East China Sea!"

Some of Creek's men recognized Sauron's identity and shouted.

"Pirate hunter Roronoa Zoro…"

When Creek heard this, he also looked aside. He had heard of Zoro's name so many times.

"That guy is…"

Sanji was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the green algae head that he disliked at first turned out to be the famous pirate hunter Santou Ryu Zoro.

By the way, the second most annoying thing is Lot, that bastard who always prevents him from getting close to Nami.

"Just to meet you for a while, I set out to sea!!"

Ignoring the exclamations of the people around him, Sauron only had eagle eyes in his eyes at this moment.

"…what is your purpose?"

Hawkeye stared ahead, not even giving Sauron a straight look. In his eyes, the latter was like an ant that could be crushed to death with just a breath.

"The strongest! Zoro didn't care about the other party's arrogance,"

Aren't you very free?" Come and have a showdown with me"

"Hello! Lot, Luffy, stop Zoro quickly, he is provoking the strongest person in the world!!"

Usopp hid behind Lot and said softly.

Luffy didn't reply, his eyes fixed on the two figures in front of him.

"Watch carefully, Usopp, this is the most important moment for a man to practice his beliefs, and it is also the honorable moment for us to witness the strongest in the world with our own eyes! If Sauron avoids this battle, he will not sail with us again. As companions, we only need to watch here."

Rotte said without looking back.

"..."After listening to Lot's words, Usopp hesitated for a moment, and finally puffed up his chest and stood on the same level as Luffy and Lot, widened his round eyes and looked at Zoro's back.

"Pathetic weakling"

"If you are also considered a swordsman, then you should know the huge gap between us the moment you see me without having to fight."

Perhaps he was really bored and wanted to kill time. Hawkeye actually got off his ship and stood on the same place as Sauron."The courage to challenge me comes from your ambition….Or is it out of ignorance?"

"This is my dream, and it is also an agreement with my best friend!"

Zoro bit Hedao Yiwen in his mouth.

He took a stance and looked at Hawkeye with blazing fighting intent.

"The world's strongest swordsman and the most famous pirate hunter in the East China Sea, Zoro…"

The bystanders became nervous.

But then Hawkeye's behavior made Sauron's eyes widen.

"Hey, what do you mean?"

"I'm not some stupid beast who will do whatever it takes to catch a rabbit. You are just a swordsman named after an alumnus, and a swordsman in the weakest sea area."

Eagle Eye raised a knife no bigger than a palm in front of him and shook it.

"Sorry, this is already my smallest knife."