"Why?"
William was somewhat confused.
The proposal he made was clearly a good situation for both parties.
Why did Coles refuse
Facing William's doubts.
Coles shook his head slightly, with determination in his eyes.
"Because I don't want to quit!"
The former port of Rogue Town.
William's successful evacuation by exchanging the naval recruits for Jeff has always been an obstacle in some people's minds.
Coles was weak at that time.
There is nothing that can be done about it.
But today, he has the right to refuse!
William narrowed his eyes, and a dangerous aura spread out in all directions.
"Do you think you can beat me?"
"It's difficult!" Coles said truthfully.
"Then why did you reject my proposal?" Hearing this, William became even more confused.
Squeak!
Coles inserted the standard katana in his hand into the deck, letting Lanros return to the shadow world, and then stared at his hands.
“Since the end of my recruit period, my strength has improved dramatically, and the enemies I have encountered since then have hardly posed any challenge.
In the following period of time, I remained calm and continued to improve and train steadily.
The strength is improved again.
This time on the mission out to sea, whether it was fighting against Aaron or having a conflict with Click, I felt very relaxed.
Even though everything was under control and expected, I always felt like something was missing!
Until you showed up, I finally saw what I was missing."
William did not interrupt Coles, but just listened quietly from a distance.
Coles stretched out his five fingers.
The power of shadow surges in his hands!
"I am actually a layman, and I care about a lot of things. Because I am afraid of dying and not being able to protect the things I want to protect, I always look ahead and behind."
"Perhaps this is the point that Major Kahn and I have in common."
William did not refute this.
Because in his impression, Senior Brother Kahn was such a person, always considering a lot. That was why, at the port of Rogue Town, William was able to force Senior Brother Kahn to agree to the exchange.
"After you told me to take the others away so that we could avoid fighting, I was also tempted."
"It's as if there's a voice telling me that I'm not strong enough, so I'll just go back and train until I can beat you. There's no need to be afraid of failure just once!"
"But, can we really become stronger this way?"
“I keep looking at myself, trying to find what I’m really missing to become stronger.”
As Coles' words came out.
William saw a new shadow appear beside Coles.
"It turns out... what I've always lacked is the determination to risk my life!"
Coles reached his right hand into the shadows and pulled out a long sword with a strange red light.
This knife is scarlet.
The blade is extremely curved.
It's just like a crescent moon!
It was on the ghost ship that the "Demon Sword Red Moon" was obtained from Lanlos!
Ranked 21st among the great sword masters!
Coles did not use the power of shadow to isolate the demon sword, but directly touched it with his hand.
There was a cold feeling coming from the handle of the knife!
Weird and cold!
Coles stretched out his arm and pointed the blade of the magic sword at William in the distance. The blade evenly split William into two halves, very symmetrically.
"This time, the battle,"
"I'll risk my life!"
As Coles' voice rang out, the entire main ship deck fell into silence, and even the wind seemed to have forgotten to breathe!
Tashigi and the other naval soldiers were filled with shock. They could not imagine that the lieutenant would say such decisive words.
Is this the essential difference between the second lieutenant and them
We are indeed far inferior to them!
William as Coles's opponent.
After hearing these words, a very happy smile appeared on his face.
"This is so rare. It's been a long time since I met an enemy that I risked my life against!"
"Charlotte Coles..."
"If you weren't a marine, I would definitely invite you to join my pirate group!"
Faced with William's words of approval.
Coles did not reveal much other expression and still held the magic sword steadily.
"I'm sorry, but I don't think I'll ever be a pirate."
Coles refused outright.
Even if this is just William's assumption.
Despite the tough rejection, William did not show any embarrassment.
After all, he was talking about if.
It wasn't like Coles was really invited and was rejected, so there wasn't much embarrassment.
William also drew out the famous sword from his waist.
This famous sword is called "Jingtao"!
It is one of the fifty fine swords, with a black lacquered blade and a chaotic blade pattern on the edge.
After re-sheathing.
There was a flash of light on the blade.
A breeze blew, causing Coles' navy coat to flutter on his back.
Similarly, the black cloak William was wearing on his back was rustling in the wind.
William held the famous sword Jingtao in his hand, his eyes fell on Coles, and he said in a domineering manner.
"Come on then!"
There was silence for a moment.
Everyone's attention was drawn to it.
Da da da!
The next moment, Coles moved his legs, and his thick-soled leather boots made a crisp sound on the deck.
The transmission of sound.
Always one step ahead.
When everyone heard the hurried footsteps, they also saw Coles rushing towards William like a tiger out of a cage.
William on the opposite side did not choose to sit and wait for death, and also rushed out.
However, William was wearing light-soled boots, so the sound was slightly lighter than the sound of Coles's footsteps on the wooden boards.
Da da da!
Tatata!
The distance between the two was instantly shortened, and then the two famous swords collided.
A clear and bright sound was heard.
Then, the two of them stepped back.
Coles stepped hard, stopped on the deck, and continued his charge.
The same is true for William.
only.
After several knife collisions, William vaguely felt that his strength was inferior to Coles's.
Is it powerful
William, with his superb swordsmanship, swept his sword towards Coles.
The speed of this knife is extremely fast.
Coles also relied on the enhanced reaction ability brought by the Shadow Fruit in the shadow, and was able to barely bend down and dodge.
Swish!
The huge mast next to it was implicated.
Under the sharp blade of William's famous sword "Jingtao", the mast was cut directly and smoothly.
Then, losing its supporting force, the mast collapsed heavily towards the deck on the side.
Coles and William avoided the direction where the mast collapsed and continued to fight with swords.
The clear sound of blades colliding could be heard from time to time.
William stared at the demon sword Red Moon in Coles's hand and asked, "The sword in your hand is a little strange, and of extraordinary quality. Is it a famous sword?"
Coles dodged the opponent's direct slash and counterattacked with a diagonal slash.
"This is a demon sword!"
Hear Coles' answer.
William's face showed understanding, and he slashed back Coles with a powerful blow.
"No wonder! But the demon sword has always been an ominous thing. If you use it to fight, aren't you afraid that you will be harmed by the demon sword in the end?"
Coles used "Shave" to flash behind William, without any sign of retreat in his eyes.
"A strong swordsman will not be afraid of difficulties. Moreover, the demon sword is now under my control."
"As for the unknown, if you have the ability, let it happen!"
Facing Coles' attack from behind.
William didn't even turn around, but just swung his knife back, forcing Coles to retreat.
“How arrogant!”
"But do you think you can defeat me without summoning that swordsman-level shadow soldier?"
Coles retreated to the front of the main ship's superstructure and said calmly.
"How do you know if you don't try?"
William stood with a knife.
There was a serious look in his eyes.
"Then I'm ready to get serious!"
Looking at William whose momentum was rising.
Coles also slowly raised his head. In the night sky, dark clouds moved and the moonlight gradually fell.
Under the clear moonlight.
The demon sword Hongyue suddenly emitted a strange red light. This special power enveloped his whole body, doubling his strength.
"In that case."
"Then I will also choose to explode!"