Chapter 332: First Encounter with Hawkeye

After practicing swordsmanship with Ji Xing for a month, Abe felt like he was completely transformed and could beat twenty of his past selves.

I don't walk with my chest and back as before, my back is straight, my energy level has improved, my eyes are several times sharper than before, and I feel keenly that everyone looks at me differently.

In the past, I would not say it was disgust, at least it was disgust and dislike. Even after being beaten by Boss Holo several times and reforming, there was not much change. But after persisting for a month, everyone looked at me gradually and became friendly. stand up.

Especially a few days ago, he personally caught a thief who came from the town and returned the stolen Bailey to the owner. He felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction under the compliments.

It turns out that this is what a glorious village guard should do. Although I am still not up to the level of a peace officer like the boss, I can still do my part to maintain law and order in Xiaochao Village!

Wearing a guard's uniform and walking on the street, he held a knife with his hands, sometimes waving it in the air, practicing knife-free training. At the same time, he observed the surroundings with sharp eyes like an eagle to see if anyone dared to cause trouble or planned to cause trouble in Xiaochao Village. people.

Suddenly, he spotted a suspicious target coming towards him!

Black top hat with white fluff, black boots, black windbreaker, and black mustache.

The look and style of this dress are different from those of normal people, and the rate of turning heads is almost 100%.

The eyes of the two parties met in the air. Abe's eyes were scrutinized for a moment, and he stepped aside to get out of the way. He hummed in his heart: "The corners of his eyes were raised high, and his pupils were retracted to stay calm. According to the skill of recognizing people taught by the boss, this is in line with the situation." He has a sinister look and a somewhat guilty conscience. This person needs special attention! ’

Hawkeye walked past Abe: 'Guard? You recognize me, but you don’t seem to recognize me. There are some strange expressions and reactions, but your eyes are good. I seem to have been doing swordless training before. Are you a swordsman? ’

He didn't care. In his eyes, there were only two types of people in this world, swordsmen and non-swordsmen. There were so many people who knew how to do swordsmanship. He soon came to a large grocery store selling daily necessities, and then his eyes showed a hint of surprise.

There is also a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl doing knife training in the shop. Although she is not strong enough, her movements and posture are decent. More importantly, her appearance is familiar to Hawkeye.

'That portrait...the princess who lost her country? ’

"Nata! We have guests, stop practicing!"

In the store, the fat aunt Kirsty, who brought her own swimming ring, noticed Hawkeye and came out: "Guest, what do you need?"

Nata also quickly sheathed the knife, wiped her sweat, ran out and waited aside.

"Can you deliver the goods? I need a lot of things." Hawkeye thought for a while and asked.

Aunt Kirsty's smile became more sincere: "For more than 100,000 beli, we can deliver the goods to anywhere on the island for free."

"Ten million beli." Hawkeye said, "Can you find a ship to send the things to Kraigana Island, which is two days' sail from this island?"

10 million? ! Aunt Kirsty, who had never done such a big deal in her life, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she vaguely felt that the place name was a little familiar, but Nata's face turned pale instantly.

"Krajana Island? You...you are..."

"Is she really the princess of the Kingdom of Xitskeal? It turns out there are survivors in that kingdom."

Princess? Does this guy know Nata? ! Aunt Kirsty glared for a moment and tried to protect Nata behind her, but she was pulled aside by Nata.

She pulled out the knife nervously, adjusted her breathing according to Ji Xing's instructions, and made a hostile gesture: "Who are you?!"

"Nata..." Aunt Kirsty said worriedly.

"Nata! Don't be afraid!" At this moment, another loud shout rang out not far away, and Abe jumped out with a knife, snorting: "This guy really has bad intentions! Nata, Auntie Kersty, 伱Let’s go find Boss Jolo, I’ll subdue him first!”

"Brother Abe." Nata was delighted: "Someone has already gone, let me help you!"

Abe looked around and saw that there were indeed enthusiastic people running towards the old man's house. He smiled relaxedly, then everything was safe.

"No, Nata, it's enough to leave it to me. Protect Aunt Kirsty!"

Hawkeye looked at Abe and said in a calm voice: "Young swordsman, I don't mean any harm. I just happened to see this girl's portrait to confirm her identity. In addition, don't point your blade at me casually. When a swordsman shows his blade to another swordsman, it means the beginning of a fight to the death.”

"Don't move!" Abe yelled, "Stand still where you are! Please save your excuses for boss Jolo. If you dare to move one more step, don't blame me for being rude!"

Hawkeye was silent for two seconds, turned around, looked at Nata and Kirsty, and walked into the grocery store: "I'm just here to buy something."

"I told you to stop moving!" Abe was furious and rushed towards him with a knife.

…

When Ji Xing arrived after hearing the news, Abe, who was pale and unconscious, was already lying in front of the grocery store. A long slanted knife edge connected from his chest to his waist. Blood dyed his half body red. Nata and Aunt Kirsty were hurriedly bandaging him to stop the bleeding.

"Holo!"

"Brother Sheriff!"

"You're finally here..." The surrounding villagers called out in surprise when they saw Ji Xing.

"Boss, boss..." Seeing Ji Xing, Abe also greeted Ji Xing with difficulty.

Ji Xing nodded appeasingly, took a look at Abe's injuries and said, "Has anyone gone to see a doctor?"

"Moran is gone." One of the villagers who was surrounding him said angrily, "The man who injured Abe is still in Kirsty's shop!"

"Boss... cough, be careful..." Abe said palely, "That man is very powerful. My knife was cut off by him in one go... I, I may not be able to make it. I'm sorry, I'm embarrassed for you..."

Ji Xing smiled, "Your wound will only leave a scar at most. Three more cuts will almost kill you. And you are not embarrassed. This scar will be your honor for life."

When he heard that he would not die, Abe's eyes lit up and his face turned visibly red. He was startled again and asked curiously, "Honor?"

"Ah." Before Ji Xing came, he only heard that someone was making trouble in Aunt Kirsty's shop. After he came, he knew who was the "troublemaker".

The familiar clothes and black knife, the eye-catching appearance, you will not remember it wrong if you have seen it before.

Ji Xing was very surprised that the world's greatest swordsman appeared here, and he was a little surprised: 'I said that the Kingdom of Sitkaar had a vague feeling that I had heard of it before, and it turned out that it was waiting for me here. '

Choosing the Big Eater to start the game sent himself to the vicinity of Wan Guo, and choosing the Great Swordsman to start the game made him a neighbor of Hawkeye, which was very reasonable.

Finally, he could not escape the fate arranged by the Seven Stars. In fact, every time he invaded the Seven Stars, he would always do this for his own good, regardless of whether Ji Xing could bear it... For example, he met Kaguya and Aizen by chance.

He looked around and said, "Thank you for your enthusiasm. Next is the work of the sheriff and the guards. Let's disperse first, don't hurt you!"

The villagers bravely stood up for Abenata and the others, and they knew the limit after hearing the words, and each of them said a few words of concern and gratitude and dispersed.

Aunt Kirsty also moved away at Ji Xing's signal. Ji Xing said to Abei and Nata, "When I was teaching you to practice swordplay, I should have mentioned this person to you. He is the world's number one swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk, the pinnacle of all swordsmen."

"...World number one?" Abei was at a loss.

"Hawkeye Mihawk? That's him?!" Nata exclaimed, "I, I've heard of him..."

As she spoke, her face turned pale, and Abei hurriedly confirmed, "World number one? That means... that bastard, no, cough, the man who injured me is the strongest among all swordsmen? Could it be that he is stronger than you, Boss Holo?!"

"Of course." Ji Xing smiled and said, "He is the world's number one, but I am not."

Abei opened his mouth wide in an instant. Damn it!

What have I done?

I don't understand other things, but how can I not understand the four words "world number one"? It's amazing to be the world's number one in anything, let alone the world's number one swordsman. He can't even imagine what kind of strong man that is, but I swung a knife at him...? !

Why am I still alive? !

"Boss, Boss... I, I, I caused you trouble... You, you don't care..."

"It's me, because he recognized me, Abe..." Nata said hurriedly.

"It's a bit of a headache." Ji Xing shook his head and said, "Tell me what happened first, Abe."

Abe was flustered and incoherent, but Nata quickly explained the cause and said sadly: "It's me who caused trouble for the village again..."

"It's okay." Ji Xing rubbed Nata's head: "We don't cause trouble, nor are we afraid of trouble. In this matter, Abe was a little impulsive and acted rashly without distinguishing the difference in strength between the enemy and us. There is nothing wrong with what he did, and there is nothing wrong with you, Nata."

"Boss..." Abe was instantly moved to tears. I provoked the world's number one swordsman for the village, and the boss actually comforted me?

So gentle, Boss Holo!

"Stop your snot and tears, wipe them on me and chop you to death." Ji Xing raised his eyebrows.

A chill pierced his head, and Abe dodged back in fear, but the wound broke again, and he screamed.

"Abe!" Nata was in a panic.

Ji Xing smiled and looked at the grocery store.

He could travel for half a month to avoid the trouble of conflict with Doflamingo, but now he suddenly faced Hawkeye, who was several times stronger. After the initial surprise and helplessness, he was able to see it.

There was no point in blaming Abe, and what Abe did was not a big problem.

"Hawkeye Mihawk, my little brother swung his sword at you before just to fulfill his duty as a guard of Xiaochao Village, and also because he was worried about Nata. It was right for him to be slashed by you, the world's number one swordsman. Considering that he didn't know he was injured again, can you forgive his recklessness?"

Abe stopped humming and listened nervously with his eyes wide open... The boss is the boss, and he is also very calm when talking to the world's number one swordsman.

Hawkeye walked out with a bag full of daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, and paper. His eagle-like eyes circled around Ji Xing's face and said, "Young swordsman, do you know me? Did you teach him swordsmanship? His foundation is far from solid enough to be considered a qualified swordsman."

"He has only learned for a month." Ji Xing said.

"I see." Hawkeye nodded: "That's not bad... I lived in the old site of the Kingdom of Sitkaal a few days ago, thinking that the country had been completely destroyed. I didn't expect to see the princess of the fallen country here. I just confirmed that it seems that some unnecessary misunderstandings have occurred."

He belongs to the lawful neutral camp. He will chop down a bunch of pirates because his sleep is disturbed, and he will also condescend to offer a few explanations because of this unnecessary misunderstanding and conflict.

"Live there..." Nata whispered, reacted, and said excitedly: "Isn't the portrait of me, my father and them destroyed by the rebels?"

"It's a bit worn, but you can still see it. You can go and get it if you want." Hawkeye responded without giving up his address, and then looked at Ji Xing: "You are the Holo he calls, the security guard of this village." Officer? I’m just here to buy something. Can you help me arrange a cargo ship to fill with the goods I want and send it to Kra Island?”

"Of course, as long as you give enough money, Auntie Kirsty will arrange it." Ji Xing said with a smile.

"But there is one more thing. Although I may still be a little short of time, I have encountered everything I have encountered. It would be rude to hide deliberately, and it may also hinder the improvement of my swordsmanship and domineering. I will personally deliver the goods you want. Let’s have a duel with you, the world’s greatest swordsman.”

Huh? Boss...are you going to challenge the world's greatest swordsman? Abe swallowed, and Nata was also startled: "Brother Sheriff..."

The gap between a small village's police chief and the world's greatest swordsman was too far. Even though Ji Xing had shown extraordinary strength, the two of them didn't think he had the strength to challenge the other.

Hawkeye thought so too, so he was silent for a few seconds and reached for the small pocket sword on the necklace on his chest. But at the same time, Ji Xing also put his hand on the hilt of the sword, so Hawkeye's movements suddenly changed. Stop and look again.

There is no way to see through the opponent's strength at a glance, and there is no combat power detector in the pirate world. Who is strong and who is weak can basically be identified through battles and achievements.

But Hawkeye had a vague feeling when Ji Xing held the handle of the knife and leaked his breath. If he only used the decorative knife, he would even lose!

This is a rare situation. The world's greatest swordsman can use a flying chop to cut off a mountain even if he is holding a spoon.

His eagle-like pupils seemed to see through Ji Xing, and he was silent for a long time.

"Young swordsman, what is your age?"

"18 years old." Ji Xing said.

Hawkeye reached back and grasped the handle of the black knife. The bag in his hand fell to the ground, he looked out and rushed towards Ji Xing!

He is not a person who is proud of his status, or in other words, as long as he faces a swordsman who is recognized by him and can use a knife, it is normal for the world's greatest swordsman to take the initiative to attack the opponent, so in the original work, he only recognized Sauron and was able to kill him. Long is so miserable.

He didn't sprint with all his strength, he didn't use any skills, he just ran, but with those sharp eyes, he was still like a goshawk preying on prey!

Nata opened her mouth slightly when she saw this, and Abe's face turned even paler: "Boss, be careful!"

Phew—the black knife outlined with broken flowers and chaotic blades roared through the air, and slashed hard towards Ji Xing!

Ji Xing clasped the knife with his backhand, drew the knife and slashed!

clang--

The blue-white blade collided with the black blade, and the sound echoed like the crisp call of an oriole!

In an instant, a strong wind blew, and Nata's black hair flew up. She quickly lowered her head to cover her face. At the moment she lowered her head, her vision seemed to be a little blurry, and she felt the shadows of the two knives change. There are many overlappings and constant shocks!

Actually, you read that right.

Powerful swordsmen can often launch powerful attacks through small movements and vibrations of the sword. This method is not very easy to use against evenly matched opponents, but it is the easiest way to test the strength of others.

When Hawkeye's wrist vibrated slightly, a stream of sword energy came out of the hole like a spiritual snake, stretching out to suppress Ji Xing's sword. Ji Xing looked calm and continued in the same way and with the same rhythm.

Crackling——

In the sound like the exploding firecrackers, sparks caused by the collision of gold and iron in the square inch of space burst out, as bright as fireworks. After three seconds, the two knives rubbed against each other with a sharp and sharp sound, and then collided again. Once, separate!

There was a distance of two knives between the two of them, and neither of them stepped back. Hawkeye's hat was not blown away by the strong wind, and Ji Xing's hairstyle did not become messy due to the collision.

The two pairs of eyes looked at each other.

It roared like thunder.

As sharp as a goshawk hunting.

After a moment, Hawkeye took two steps back, put the knife back on his back, and said with a smile, "It's amazing. When I was 18 years old, I was far from your level. You are still hidden in this sea." Such a young and powerful swordsman, a swordsman like you has always been unknown, hiding in a village like this as a peace officer. "

Nata, with messy hair, looked up in confusion, and Abe felt that his injuries were healed.

What, what do you mean? My boss...

"Everyone has his own ambitions." Ji Xing replied: "I don't want to become famous so early and cause all kinds of trouble. And what's wrong with the Sheriff? Protecting a village is also very meaningful."

Hawkeye followed the path of mastering the sword for a lifetime, but as the world's greatest swordsman, he did not exclude other types of swordsmen, so he just nodded when he heard this, and then stepped back two steps. Step by step, his tone is calm and solemn:

"I, the world's greatest swordsman, Joracol Mihawk, accept your challenge!"

Every month at the end of the month, I have to pull my hips. I have been in such bad shape these past two days that I can only survive on 4,800 words. Shamelessly ask for a monthly pass. Since the 29th is Siyang’s 28th birthday, I’ll give you two monthly passes!