Chapter 37

The old man was so angry that he didn't know what happened.

Red Hair asked again uncertainly.

Looking at Red Hair's expression, Hawkeye was also confused. You don't know your own nephew? Could it be...

After a while~

Red Hair and Hawkeye sat together, and from time to time they took a sip or two of the wine next to them. But the two of them tacitly did not speak.

Time passed like this for more than ten seconds.

"Hahaha... this kid, I didn't even know I had such a nephew, quite interesting!"

"And the first bounty was 300 million, did he do something earth-shattering?"

"This makes me want to meet my "nephew"!"

Hawkeye next to him said lightly with an unhappy tone:

"If nothing unexpected happens, his bounty should be partly contributed by me!"

"At that time, I fought him once on the sea, and the reason he persuaded me to fight him was that he said he was your nephew!"

"I guess the battle between me and him was somehow known, so his bounty is so high"

"But his strength is definitely worth this bounty!"

"Huh?" Hearing Hawkeye's words, Red Hair looked at him with some surprise.

"I rarely hear you recognize a young man so much!"

Hawkeye took another sip of wine and said lightly:

"Although this guy cheated me and made me a little angry, to be honest, his personality is quite to my liking, and his strength is basically unmatched at his age"

"But no matter what, he cheated me this time. It seems that I have to have a good "communication" with him next time I meet him!"

"Hahaha... Hawkeye, don't be so stingy. I recognize this nephew, so he is not cheating you"

Hawkeye: . . . .

Don't you know that promises after the fact are useless in some cases?

A faint smile appeared at the corner of the red-haired man's mouth. He looked into the distance.

Why do I want to meet this "nephew"?

…

East China Sea, on the Merry~

"Oh, is Rogue Town ahead? I really want to go see the place where the Pirate King was born and died!" Luffy hugged the goat head of the Merry with one hand, and made a look-seeing gesture with the other hand.

On the spacious deck on the other side of the ship, the sound of metal clashing continued to be heard.

At this time, Zoro was holding the Wado Ichimonji and slashing forward.

The whirring sound of breaking through the air symbolized the power of this knife, but at this time, this seemingly powerful blow was clamped by two black fingers and could not move.

Xia Chen clamped Zoro's knife with two fingers and slapped his mouth with the other hand, making a bored and sleepy expression.

The sarcasm was full!

"Did you see it? This is the difference between no bounty and a bounty of 300 million. The gap is unimaginable for you, a third-rate swordsman!"

Xia Chen said lightly.

But at this time, he looked at Zoro with a little helplessness.

For some reason, since he saw Xia Chen's 300 million bounty a few days ago, he didn't know if he was ashamed that he didn't have any bounty at all.

He challenged Xia Chen every day during this period.

At the beginning, Xia Chen was quite interested in playing with Zoro for a few times, but the gap between Zoro's current strength and his was indeed a bit big.

So after playing for a few times, Xia Chen lost interest and knocked Zoro down casually.

But Zoro was like taking the wrong medicine, and kept challenging Xia Chen, even if Xia Chen didn't agree to him.

He attacked Xia Chen directly, regardless of whether Xia Chen agreed or not.

This made Xia Chen angry, just relying on him not to kill him, right?

Later, when Xia Chen was really annoyed, he actually hit a little harder, but Zoro was still the same, as long as his body got a little better, he would find Xia Chen to fight.

Now for Xia Chen, fighting with Zoro every day has become his daily task.

But to be honest, Zoro is a little stronger now than when he first challenged him.

Although it is still a matter of one punch for him, his growth is real!

So now Xia Chen has figured it out. In order to improve Zoro's strength, he will reluctantly serve as his sparring partner~

Who made him a vice captain who cares about the crew~

Xia Chen flicked Zoro's knife away and said to him:

"The speed is good, but the strength is too poor!"

"So... how is your understanding of the Iron-Slashing Realm now?"

"It's still a little bit short, I always feel very close, but there is just a little opportunity missing!"

"Is that so~" Xia Chen touched his chin. Thanks to his existence, Zoro touched the Iron-Slashing Realm a while earlier than in the original book.

However, this thing can only be understood by Zoro himself. As for kendo, he is completely clueless!

His only role may be to be Zoro's sparring partner.

"Hey, we're in Rogue Town!"

Sanji's voice came from the bow, attracting Xia Chen's attention.

"Are we finally here?" Xia Chen smiled. He was still very interested in Rogue Town.

Of course, it was not because this was the place where the Pirate King was born and died, he was not interested in this.

What really interested him was someone in Rogue Town at this point in time!

Of course, another very important thing is that you can check in a new island again. I wonder what good things you can get this time~

After a while~

[Ding, check in to Rogue Town successfully, and the observation Haki has been upgraded to intermediate level! ]

As the system sound fell, Xia Chen suddenly felt a sense of clarity in his mind.

When the feeling dissipated, Xia Chen unconsciously exuded his own observation Haki.

After carefully feeling it, Xia Chen smiled happily.

Although the improvement of the observation Haki did not greatly improve his strength.

But his perception range and perception ability have been strengthened. This is still very good!

It is just convenient for what he is going to do next.

Rogue Town is the last island opened in the East China Sea. The next time he checks in on an island, he can only be on the Grand Line.

Thinking of this, Xia Chen couldn't help but open his system panel to see how much stronger he is now compared to when he first started.

[Name: Xia Chen]

[Fruit: Ape Fruit Monkey King Form (Intermediate)]

[Abilities: Vajra Indestructible Body (Intermediate), Fiery Eyes, Six Styles, Demonic Form]

[Armament Haki: Elementary]

[Observation Haki: Intermediate]

[Overlord Haki: Elementary]

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