Ch-35 Zoro: I swear I'll master Thunder Breathing!

At two o'clock in the afternoon, when Li Fan arrived at the port with Nami and the others, the actors had been patiently waiting for some time.

"Hey, everyone, thanks for your patience." Li Fan waved to the group, "Let's get on the ship."

With that, Li Fan led the way, boarding the ship he had purchased.

The ship was quite sizable, capable of accommodating a large number of people. Li Fan had considered that many actors would be joining him on this journey. He planned to find a suitable location to use as a base for their future collaborations, especially with actors like Caris and Alice, whom he intended to work with extensively.

"Li Fan, this ship is quite impressive. How much did it cost?" Nami inquired with curiosity after stepping aboard.

"This ship cost me 5 million berries," Li Fan replied with a smile. "The previous owner liked the scenes we filmed, so he gave me a generous discount."

"Five million berries for a ship this size is indeed a good deal," Tashigi remarked.

"Exactly," Li Fan nodded. "The journey to Cocoyasi Village will take a few days, so make good use of this time."

"Tashigi and Zoro, join me for practice. We need to continue our training in [Water Breathing] and [Thunder Breathing]."

"Understood," Zoro said eagerly. "I can't wait to get started."

"However, Li Fan, I hope you won't regret teaching me swordsmanship in the future."

"Because, one day, I will surpass you and defeat you."

Faced with Zoro's lofty ambitions, Li Fan simply shrugged.

"If you can achieve it, then give it your best shot."

"Just know that I won't stand still."

"Let's see which one of us progresses the fastest," Zoro declared with a mischievous smile.

"You, you..." Li Fan shook his head. "I hope you maintain that level of seriousness during our filming."

Li Fan turned to Medusa, who was by his side.

"Medusa, could you please distribute the scripts I gave you earlier to the actors?"

"I'll take this joker and Tashigi to the other side of the boat for our training."

"Li Fan, you're the joker here!" Zoro exclaimed with wide eyes.

"Anyone who answers is the joker," Li Fan replied with a grin.

"Sure, you want to fight, Li Fan? Well, let's spar right now."

"But you won't be able to defeat me!"

"Hey! You're really making me mad, I'm going to beat you."

Li Fan waved his hand and turned to Tashigi.

"Let's go, Tashigi, let me explain the [Water Breathing] swordsmanship to you first."

"Hey, don't ignore me." Watching Li Fan and Tashigi walk away, Zoro gritted his teeth and followed.

As for the other actors, after Medusa provided them with the script and Li Fan's initial character assignments, they began to study their scripts and roles.

Nami was no exception, diving into her script.

After Li Fan led Tashigi and Zoro to the bow of the ship, they halted.

"Tashigi, Zoro, I assume you've both read the script carefully."

"In it, Tanjiro Kamado uses [Water Breathing] and Zenitsu Agatsuma uses [Thunder Breathing]. What are your thoughts on these two styles?"

"If you have any questions, feel free to ask, and I'll answer them for you."

"Well, Li Fan, I have a question." Tashigi raised her hand like an eager student.

"Yes, please, Student Tashigi."

"Um, Li Fan, I noticed in the series that Tanjiro uses [Sun Breathing] style. Do I also need to learn this style?"

"That's a great question, Tashigi." Li Fan nodded, "To address your question, for now, you don't need to learn [Sun Breathing]. More precisely, it's the [Hinokami Kagura - Dance of the Fire God] swordsmanship."

"Because the script I'm planning to shoot doesn't involve [Sun Breathing] style yet."

"The only one mentioned in the script is [Hinokami Kagura - Dance of the Fire God]. When the time comes, you can use [Water Breathing] swordsmanship as a substitute."

"Maybe in the future, when I make the next [Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ] movie, I'll teach you."

Hearing this, Tashigi felt relieved but still had a question.

"Li Fan, what if I can't learn it, or I mean, if I can't get really good at both styles?"

Li Fan smiled and patted Tashigi on the shoulder.

"If acting doesn't come easy, that's okay."

"Most movie viewers are regular people who might not understand acting in detail."

"Although it's good if you can show off your sword skills, if you can only handle one style well, that's perfectly fine. We can use special effects to make it look good."

"In the movie, I'm mostly concerned about you looking the part."

"Remember, in the last film, I didn't make Sauron learn [Swallow Reversal], right?"

Tsk!" Zoro clicked his tongue in annoyance after hearing Li Fan's words. "Let's forget about [Swallow Reversal]. In the script, Sasaki Kojiro also spent a lot of time learning it."

"But I'm definitely going to learn [Thunder Breathing] swordsmanship and show it to you, Li Fan!"

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