In the year 1520, three years after Ace went to sea, his younger brother, Monkey D. Luffy, the protagonist of this era, rode a small boat and defeated the King of the Offshore Sea, who had once taken the arm of Yonkō (Four Emperors) Red Hair Shanks.

Shitian never thought of causing trouble for the Marine in East Blue.

Therefore, East Blue is still a group of weak chickens as in the original work.

As in the original work, after Luffy went to sea, he met the pirate hunter and swordsman Roronoa Solon who was persecuted by the Marine, the little cat thief Nami who specialized in stealing pirates, and Usopp who was full of lies.

In the process, East Blue's pirates, the clown Bucky and Pascal, were defeated by Luffy one after another.

It was because of this that Luffy's group had their first ship – Golden Merry.

In addition, the group also got the map of East Blue.

In the normal sea like the four seas, the map was enough for them to reach the Upside Down Mountain and enter the Grand Line.

And they were now stopping at a very special place in East Blue.

Sea Dining Hall – Bharati.

A blade flashed, and in front of everyone's surprised eyes, the ship of Krieg, known as the strongest pirate in the East Blue, was directly split in two. Krieg's ship was comparable to a dozen Merlies.

Luffy and others were immersed in the shock of Nami driving Merry away when they heard the pirates on the wreckage panicking.

"Look over there!"

"That guy is …!"

"Admiral Krieg, it's that man, the man who defeated our fleet."

A coffin-like boat passed through the middle of the ship that was divided into two halves, and the candles on the boat burned with strange green flames.

The man was wearing a dark patterned robe with a cross-like Meiji sword on his back.

Solon's reaction was particularly strong. He stared and couldn't help but say, "That … that man, that man is …"

Luffy wondered, "Solon, who is that guy?"

Solon controlled his emotions and said, "He is the man I have been looking for, Hawkeye Mihawk … the strongest man in the world."

On the other side, Chef Bharati, who had been to the Grand Line, introduced the world's number one swordsman to his subordinates.

"It was the black sword on his back that broke the galleon. He is the Great Swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk, the man who stands at the top of all swordsmen."

Solon swallowed his saliva. He didn't expect the target he had been searching for to appear in front of him like this.

What he didn't notice was that a young man in an ochre kimono also glanced at Mihawk.

After Mihawk angered a pirate by saying "kill time" and then flicked his bullet away with a knife.

Solon could no longer hold back and issued a challenge to Mihawk.

Mihawk teasingly blocked all of Solon's attacks with the cross knife hanging around his neck. For some reason, this scene felt very familiar.

It seemed that more than twenty years ago, a similar battle had taken place in this sea area.

One side also used a fruit knife to make the other side unable to deal with it.

But the difference was that he was the challenger at that time and was completely defeated by Shitian's flashy knife.

It seems that the lines he said before were also said by Shitian!

For some reason, there was a strange feeling of discomfort in Mihawk's heart.

Reacting to it, Mihawk attacked even faster and with even more strength.

It was clearly a knife only as long as a finger, but it could break through the protection built by Solon's three long swords and leave several wounds on Solon's body in an instant.

Mihawk seemed to see himself in this East Blue kid when he was young.

If he didn't feel wrong, as long as this young man grows up, he will be able to challenge his position as the strongest swordsman.

Mihawk's knife pierced Solon's chest, just a few inches away from piercing Solon's heart.

"Would you rather be killed than defeated?

What a strong heart. "Mihawk praised.

Solon had shown a qualified swordsman's awareness in front of him, and he had to show it.

"In order to show the swordsman's etiquette, I will use this world's strongest black sword to let you rest in peace!"

Watching Mihawk finally pull out the black sword, Solon did not have the slightest fear or retreat.

But awareness and courage can't make up for the huge gap between the two.

Mihawk just cut off Solon's swordsmanship and cut off the two low-quality swords in Solon's hands.

"The wound in the back is the shame of a swordsman!"

"Very good!"