Chapter 276 Kuina
"So that's how it is. So it came from the Grand Line?" Koshiro ordered several disciples to make tea.
Zoro knelt beside Koshiro, and Zhang Daye and the others sat down opposite the two of them in turn. They basically knelt like Koshiro and Zoro, except for Shark Chili's legs which they couldn't do.
After introducing each other, the disciples of the dojo came back to pour tea, and their eyes couldn't help but linger on Shark Chili and Brook for a long time.
Everyone picked up the teacup and took a sip. Tom walked over and took back the teacup in dissatisfaction, and poured a cup of tea for Xia Lulu and himself. The people here were too much. They didn't even pour tea for cats.
"Thank you." Xia Lulu thanked while holding the teacup.
Tom nodded and smiled, very satisfied with his performance.
"Cat pours tea!"
"The cat spoke!"
"As expected of a cat from the Grand Line!"
The disciples of the dojo were shocked, and little Zoro felt a little superior: "This cat can not only talk, but also fly."
“It can actually fly!”
"It's a lie, right?"
The disciples exclaimed again, and even Koshiro showed a surprised expression.
Being surrounded by a group of people, Wendy felt a little embarrassed while holding Xia Lulu. Fortunately, Koshiro coughed lightly and asked the disciples to return to their original positions.
"Excuse me, everyone. You have come from far away. Is there anything we can help you with?" Koshiro looked at Tom a few more times and felt that the cat looked familiar.
Zhang Da also said: "We just want to look around and replenish some supplies. The most important reason is that coming to the East China Sea is unexpected, so we want to buy a map of the East China Sea, otherwise the next journey will be difficult."
"I see. For navigation, nautical charts are indeed..."
"Ah!" Koshiro's words were interrupted by a scream. A girl fell down the stairs and rolled down.
"Kuina!" Zoro immediately recognized the owner of the voice and ran towards the stairs.
Koshiro and the other disciples were stunned for a moment, then ran over.
Zhang Da also realized what was happening: "Wendy!"
"Understood!" Wendy immediately stood up, "Indestructible defensive armor, Armor!"
Wendy waved her arms, and an invisible wind surrounded her. Her twin ponytails swayed in the wind. Her cute little face had a serious expression, and she exuded heroic spirit.
At the same time, a blue magic circle appeared under Kuina who was falling. The magic circle flashed and then Kuina's whole body was covered with a layer of faint blue light.
With a thud, Kuina rolled down the stairs, and the knife and whetstone in her hands fell to the ground.
Zoro flew out in vain, but he couldn't reach anyone because the distance was too far.
Then, under the horrified gazes of Zoro, Koshiro and others, Kuina's back of the head hit the grindstone heavily, and the huge force even smashed the grindstone into the wooden floor below.
"Kuina!" Koshiro, Zoro and several disciples in the dojo shouted in panic.
"It hurts!" Kuina covered her head subconsciously, then sat up dizzily and looked at the blue light on her body. "It doesn't seem to hurt that much. What is this?"
"Kuina, how are you?" Zoro almost crawled to Kuina's side and looked at her head nervously.
Koshiro also nervously checked the injuries on Kuina's body.
He fell from the building and hit the back of his head on the Magic Knife Stone. According to the physical condition of an average person, it would be very dangerous. At least he would get a bump and bleed a little.
But Kuina didn't seem to have lost a single hair, and she was completely fine except for the bruises on her elbows and knees from the fall.
"What is going on?" Koshiro looked at the light on Kuina's body, then turned back to look at Wendy. Did this little girl do something?
Rui Mengmeng asked curiously: "Is this Wendy's magic? It seems very powerful."
"Yes, this is Wendy's auxiliary magic." Xia Lulu was happier to hear others praising Wendy than to be praised herself. However, she noticed Zhang Daye's expression, "Why do you look surprised too? Didn't you ask Wendy for help?"
"I asked Wendy to help, but I wanted her to prepare for treatment." Zhang Da also felt that with Wendy's healing magic, the patient could be rescued as long as he was still alive. He didn't expect that she would choose to add the buff directly.
"Wendy reacts very quickly." Zhang Da also praised. He didn't even think that Wendy had such a magic.
Wendy was a little shy. She put her hands behind her back and drew circles on the ground with her toes. "Because... because I'm not good at fighting. My job is to provide support to everyone in the battle."
Come to think of it, being able to accurately release auxiliary magic on teammates in battle is impossible if one's reaction speed is a little poor. The slightest mistake may lead to some embarrassing scenes like adding blood to the enemy in some games.
Perona rushed over and hugged Wendy: "Wendy, you are so amazing! Hey, what other magic do you have? Show it to me, okay?"
"In addition to the Armor that can improve defense, Wendy also has Arms that enhance strength, Burner that increases speed, Troy that enhances balance, as well as healing and detoxification..." Xia Lulu introduced Wendy's magic one by one, looking proud as if she was talking about herself.
Zhang Da also listened carefully. It can increase attack, defense, speed up, add blood, and remove abnormal status. It is simply an all-round auxiliary.
He also knew that Wendy would be able to fight on her own after she grew up. The so-called best support is one who can kill all the opponents by himself. This could completely become a reality for Wendy.
"Excuse me, were you the ones who saved my daughter?" The conversation of the crowd was heard a little by Koshiro who was walking over. Zoro was standing beside them, supporting Kuina.
"It's Wendy's magic!" Perona stood up holding Wendy's arm.
"I did it." Wendy whispered, as if she had done something bad even though she had clearly helped.
"Thank you so much!" Koshiro bowed solemnly to express his gratitude. If it weren't for this little girl, he might have lost his daughter.
"Thank you very much!" Kuina and Zoro on the side also bowed and expressed their gratitude.
"It's okay, you're still injured." Wendy noticed the injuries on Kuina's elbows and knees, stretched out her hands, and a blue-green light lit up.
Kuina has been practicing kendo since she was a child, and has suffered this kind of minor injury countless times. She said nonchalantly, "This kind of injury will heal in a few days after bandaging it..."
She couldn't continue speaking because under the light from Wendy's hand, her elbows and knees stopped bleeding and healed quickly , leaving no scabs or scars.
Everyone was watching this scene in amazement. Kuina no longer needed Zoro's support. She tried to move her arms and jumped lightly without any problem. Even the last symptom of fever was cured: "What a miracle!"
Wendy's healing magic is very effective, but its disadvantage is that it consumes a lot of energy. Healing a seriously injured person may be more tiring than using the Dragon Slayer skill twice, although she doesn't know the Dragon Slayer skill yet.
Little Zoro, who still had no experience, was shocked and said, "What on earth is this?"
Koshiro thought: "Is it a devil fruit?"
Perona denied it, "I already said it was Wendy's magic, magic!"
"Really? So you call this magic." Koshiro nodded. His father had told him about the devil fruit. This ability was called sorcery in Wano Country, so it was understandable that some people called it magic now.
Perona wanted to say something, but Zhang Daye held her head down. It was a misunderstanding, not a big deal. He asked, "Why did Miss Kuina fall from the building?"
He has been curious about this for a long time. You are a kendo master, why could you fall down the stairs so badly when you were going down the stairs? Was it because teacher Kaido gave you a push from an altitude of ten thousand meters?
Kuina said with some fear: "Because my fever had not completely subsided, I felt dizzy when I went downstairs, so I accidentally stepped on empty space. Fortunately, Miss Wendy was there."
It turned out to be Aokiji's fault, because it was Kuina who had a fever, and a fever made her dizzy and slippery. In the original plot, Aokiji didn't come, so how did Kuina fall? Zhang Da couldn't figure it out, so he gave up the search.
At this time, Koshiro looked at Tom again and said, "Excuse me, are you the Amber Tour Group that helped the Navy defeat the Golden Lion?"
When introducing themselves, Zhang Da usually doesn't emphasize the name of Amber Travel Group, and they have never shown their faces. The more Koshiro looked at Tom, the more he felt that this cat looked like the flag and the bow statue in the photo in the newspaper .
In addition, they said that they came to the East China Sea from the Grand Line accidentally, so it was probably an accident caused by the Golden Lion, Koshiro made such a speculation.
Zhang Da also admitted: "It was us. You also heard about that incident, right?"
"It turns out to be the Amber Travel Group!"
"The tour group that remained calm in the face of the golden lion!"
"No wonder Miss Wendy is so amazing!"
The disciples of the dojo were shocked, and only Zoro was confused: "What is that? Who is the Golden Lion?"
"It's yesterday's newspaper..." Kuina told Zoro the content of the news and also gave him some basic knowledge about the Golden Lion's deeds.
Kuina didn't expect that the person who saved her would be such a person.
"You must be kidding, right?" Zoro pointed at Zhang Daye, "You clearly said you are not strong!"
Koshiro held Zoro's head and said, "Zoro, Mr. Tatsuya is just being modest."
Wendy and Xia Lulu were also a little confused and didn't know what everyone was talking about.
Perona whispered in Wendy's ear: "You and Xia Lulu hadn't arrived at that time. I'll tell you later that it was a super scary battle."
Zhang Da also glanced at Perona. This girl actually has a sense of confidentiality?
"I want to challenge you!" Feeling that he had been cheated, Zoro broke free from Koshiro's hand and challenged Zhang Da, but in the end his eyes fell on Rui Mengmeng.
There was no way. There were five sword users in total. Zhang Tatsuya, Tom and Altria didn't usually hold swords. Brook's cane couldn't be seen as a sword unless you looked closely. Only Rui Mengmeng carried her dark alloy sword behind her every day, so Zoro chose this "only" swordsman.
"Hey? Me?" Rui Mengmeng pointed at herself, then looked at Zhang Daye, wanting to ask for his opinion.
What should I do if I am challenged by a kid? Should I hit him? Am I really as my boss said, looking easy to bully?
"Zoro, this is too rude!" Kuina stopped him. Although she also wanted to know how strong the swordsman from the Grand Line was, it was too abrupt to challenge her savior.
Zoro said stubbornly: "What does it matter? It's just an ordinary competition!"
Seeing Rui Mengmeng hesitate, Zhang Da also smiled and said, "Mengmeng, if you are interested, you can agree to it, if Mr. Koshiro doesn't mind."
"I'm sorry, Zoro was indeed a bit rude. You don't have to pay attention to it, but it would be his honor if he could get some guidance." Koshiro said politely to Rui Mengmeng.
In fact, Koshiro has almost guessed the ending, but it is not a bad thing to let him see the vastness of the world earlier. As for the fact that the blow is too great and he cannot accept it, Zoro, who has experienced 2001 failures, is not that fragile.
Perona fanned the flames: "Sister Mengmeng, teach this little idiot a lesson!"
"Who are you calling the one with a poor sense of direction?"
"Slightly~" Perona made a face. She had been educated for some time, otherwise if Zoro yelled at her like that, she would have responded with the Negative Ghost.
Rui Mengmeng looked at Zoro and Kuina's expectant eyes and said, "Okay, where shall we compete?"
…
In the kendo hall, Rui Mengmeng and Zoro stood opposite each other, Koshiro was the referee in the middle, and around them were Zhang Tatsuya and several dojo disciples as spectators.
Rui Mengmeng held a bamboo sword in both hands. She often used this thing when she first started learning swordsmanship with Altria, but she hasn't touched it for a while recently.
Zoro held a bamboo sword in each hand and prepared to attack.
"Two-sword style?" Zhang Da was also a little confused. When did Zoro start practicing the three-sword style? Was it after Kuina's accident?
Seeing that both sides were ready, Koshiro waved his hand to signal the start of the game.
“Haaa…!” Zoro rushed out shouting, then slammed on the brakes. His shouting stopped abruptly and cold sweat ran down his forehead.
Because the tip of the bamboo sword in Rui Mengmeng's hand was already against Zoro's throat, Rui Mengmeng had already entered the combat state, and her eyes were terrifyingly sharp.
"The winner is decided!" Koshiro was stunned for a moment before announcing the result. He guessed the ending but didn't expect it to come so soon.
"Gurgle~" Zoro swallowed his saliva, and the two swords fell to the ground, "What on earth is this..."
Rui Mengmeng put away her sword, returned to her normal self, and asked with a smile, "Are you okay?"
The crowd was in uproar: "What happened?"
"That Zoro actually lost, and it's obvious that only Kuina can beat him!"
"What's wrong with that female swordsman? I didn't see her movements clearly at all!"
"I lost." Zoro lowered his head. To be honest, this was the first time he lost so badly. When facing Kuina, he at least felt that he had the ability to fight back, but this time he was hit in the vitals in an instant, and he was completely unable to react even after seeing a little movement. The gap was too big.
This is of course. Rui Mengmeng's fighting style has always been known for speed and agility. When she got the dark alloy sword a while ago, she upgraded it at the cost of almost emptying her food storage. She is definitely not comparable to the current Zoro.
Kuina, who was watching from the sidelines, was shocked. No one knew Zoro's strength better than her. She had long been unable to defeat Zoro with one move, so how strong was this female swordsman?
More importantly, can a female swordsman become so strong? And how strong is the world's greatest swordsman?
Are women really destined to never become the strongest in the world because they are naturally weaker than men, as my father said?
Recalling Rui Mengmeng's clean and neat swordsmanship just now, Kuina's eyes lit up.
