About five minutes later.
There were two more knife wounds in front of Zoro's body, and then he fell to the ground covered in blood, and the three knives were scattered everywhere.
Yes, he was defeated by Vivian again, and this time also after he performed the Three Swords Style's Secret Technique - Three Thousand Worlds.
However, when the blade was about to hit Vivian's body, he dodged it with a speed so fast that it dazzled him, and then used lightning to strike him, completely defeating him.
"Completely...not on the same level..."
He couldn't help but sigh.
That guy not only completely crushed him in speed, but also completely suppressed him in strength...
But I have done so much strength training since I was a child, why is there still such a big gap between me and my opponent
Obviously this guy looks just like him, just an ordinary human being...
Is it because I haven’t worked hard enough
"For him to have such a good physique now, he must have gone through training that was countless times more brutal than mine, right?"
I couldn't help but think this in my mind, and at the same time I began to reflect on myself. It seems that I am not working hard enough.
"Are you convinced of your defeat, Roronoa Zoro?" Vivian asked.
Zoro narrowed his eyes when he heard this, glanced at Vivian, and replied: "One day, I will definitely defeat you."
"Oh, you have great ambitions, young man."
Vivian couldn't help laughing again. At the same time, he put the Blood Demon back into the scabbard, walked forward, stretched out his hand and used Star Infusion to completely heal the wound on Zoro's body.
"Since I've defeated you twice, you must be convinced. Do you want to learn the sword technique I used just now?"
"Um?"
Still immersed in the shock of his injuries being healed instantly, Zoro was stunned again when he heard this.
"Why, you don't think highly of my lightning swordsmanship?" Vivian asked.
"Lightning Swordsmanship..."
To be honest, it is impossible for him not to be moved by such cool sword skills.
If it were in the past, Zoro might still stick to his swordsmanship and only want to create his own sword skills, but now...
After the battle at Sabaody Archipelago, he really needed to become stronger.
For no other reason than to protect my companions.
So, before Vivian could continue to seduce him, he got up, knelt in front of Vivian and said, "Please teach me the sword technique I just used!"
Vivian: (⊙o⊙)
This time it was his turn to look surprised.
But then I thought about it, in the original work, in order to become stronger, Zoro chose to become the disciple of Hawkeye Mihawk, whom he had always regarded as a target and opponent. Suddenly, it didn't seem strange.
"Very good..then let's just start now."
Vivian said, putting the blood demon straight back into the capsule.
Zoro didn't have time to be surprised at Vivian's instantaneous disappearance of the sword. He just asked in confusion: "Practicing sword skills... without a sword?"
"Need not."
Vivian shook his head and said, "Before I practice my sword skills, I have a question for you. Aren't you curious why I can slash lightning with a sword even though I haven't eaten a devil fruit?"
Zoro: ∠(°ゝ°）
"Aren't you a devil fruit user?"
Vivian: “…”
"no."
"I see."
Zoro's mouth dropped open.
He had previously thought that Vivian was really a user of some kind of fruit ability similar to Enelu.
"So, I can also swing lightning like I did just now?"
"That's right."
Vivian nodded with satisfaction, thinking that you finally got the point I made.
"But before you can learn my sword skills, you must first practice something called breathing techniques."
"Breathing method?" Zoro tilted his head.
Vivian turned his back, put his hands behind his back and said, "The so-called breathing method is a method that can only be mastered through special practice day and night."
"It can strengthen the heart and lung function in a short period of time, allowing the blood to absorb a large amount of oxygen, which in turn greatly improves the body's ability, not only speed, but also strength and resistance to blows."
It is no exaggeration to say that with Vivian's current physical fitness, which has been accumulated over the years, coupled with the breathing method, he even feels that he can withstand Kaido's Thunder Bagua head-on without fainting.
But that's limited to not fainting.
After all, in his own opinion, his current strength is definitely far behind that of the strong ones like the Four Emperors.
"What special training method?"
"Come on, break that boulder with your bare hands without the aid of a blade or your domineering aura," Vivian said.
Upon hearing this, Zoro looked in the direction of Vivian's finger, and saw that a huge round stone about five or six meters high had been carried to the edge corner of the open space at some point. It was standing there alone, as if waving at Zoro.
Sauron: "..."
Chopping boulders with bare hands
Zoro, who had just reached the level of Iron-Slashing, was suddenly in a dilemma.
If I really want to do it, it would probably be difficult to do it with my current strength, right
He thought in his mind, but his eyes were full of determination, and he walked towards the boulder resolutely.
"Then you should practice slowly first. When you are ready, come find me."
Vivian said, leaving the playground without looking back.
But at the same time, I was thinking: Can that guy Zoro really crack that thing open
I'm afraid not
"Forget it, let him practice for a month or two, then I'll teach him the real tricks of the breathing method."
The apprentice must suffer a little and experience some setbacks, so that he will have more respect for the master.
So, Vivian ran happily back to her two-story villa.
...
Inside the villa.
Hannibal was reading a newspaper. Domino made tea for Vivian and brought it to him, saying, "Vivian, the whole world is reporting about you now."
"My business?" Vivian was slightly stunned when she picked up the teacup.
"Yeah, look for yourself." Hannibal said, turning the page of the newspaper and throwing it in front of Vivian.
Vivian took it and looked at it: "The rising star of the navy, a man who can compete with the vice-captain of the Four Emperors, the Phoenix Marco.", "The thunder sword master Vivian, the power of a single sword can make the Whitebeard Pirates tremble in fear."
Headlines like these appeared in the newspaper, and Vivian's mouth twitched when she saw them.
"I'm afraid this article was written by the newspapers under the government?"
While muttering, he shifted his gaze to another page of the newspaper.
"The sharpshooter, Logt Larven, appeared in Marinford and rescued Whitebeard single-handedly!"
"How powerful is the sharpshooter Larven, who can rival the three admirals of the navy?"
Vivian: “…”
These unscrupulous media are really exaggerating.
"Logt Larven, is suspected to have joined the Whitebeard Pirates?"
"Or maybe the new captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' second division is Logt Larven, who replaced Boskas D. Ace?"
"Logt Larven, bounty of 1.25 billion berries, a strong candidate for the future Four Emperors?"
For a moment, looking at such news headlines, Vivian couldn't help but light a cigar and began to feel melancholy for the real Logget Larven.
... ...