Chapter 3 Koshiro's Regret
Frost Moon Village.

A quiet little village.

The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the village is quiet and peaceful.

However, in today's great pirate era, peace is the greatest wealth.

All of this, of course, is due to the existence of Yixin Daochang.

The master of the dojo, Koshiro, has a gentle personality and smiles all day long, but he is extremely powerful.

Anyway, the villagers have seen it many times that the attacking pirates were beaten to a pulp by Koshiro's sword alone.

One man, one sword, guarding a village.

Therefore, many people in Shimotsuki Village sent their children to Isshin Dojo to study.

Of course, only a few people can persevere.

On this day, a special guest came to Yixin Dojo.

In less than an hour, Koshiro showed up in person.

In the tea room.

The place was filled with smoke, and the layout was simple yet elegant. Koshiro carefully warmed the bowl, poured in the tea, ordered the tea, and served the tea.

"please."

"Thank you." Dick picked up the tea bowl and carefully admired the color of the tea.

Then he sniffed it gently, felt it carefully, and then took a light sip.

Close your eyes and savor the tea in your mouth, as if you are tasting the fragrance and bitterness of the tea and feeling the solemnity of the host.

Then, swallow it.

"Good tea," Dick praised.

Koshiro nodded secretly.

Unexpectedly, the boy actually knows tea.

Outside of Japan, there are very few people who understand tea.

Koshiro suddenly felt like he had found a close friend.

But Dick didn't understand at all.

He just copied what he saw on TV.

The atmosphere and the scene have been set up to this point, so we can’t just drink it all in one gulp, right?

We have to respect Koshiro's feelings.

Although Dick felt that drinking tea like this was tiring and boring.

It's far less refreshing than a bottle of Sprite or Coke.

"Dear guest." Koshiro put down the tea bowl.

"Call me Dick."

"Okay, Dick-kun, you want to come to Isshin Dojo and learn swordsmanship?"

"Correct."

Koshiro put away his smile and looked unusually serious.

"Actually, I don't recommend you practice swordsmanship."

Koshiro is not comparable to the natives of the East China Sea. He has a very broad vision.

Naturally I know about the existence of devil fruits.

You, Dick, are already a natural ability user. Why don't you develop the power of your devil fruit? Why are you playing swordsmanship? It's like looking for a donkey while riding a donkey.
And there is fire.

The fire ability can indeed greatly increase the strength of the swordsman, improve the lethality, and come with a burning BUFF.

However, the development of flame capabilities will naturally increase the temperature and attack power of the flame.

It would be funny if the flames melted the sword.

If that's all, then forget it.

The key point is that Dick's heart is not sincere. Without his sincerity towards kendo, he is simply not qualified to be a swordsman.

Devoting oneself to kendo and being sincere to the sword is something Dick cannot do.

Therefore, even if Dick has superb swordsmanship, he cannot be called a swordsman, let alone a swordsman master.

Just like Kizaru.

His swordsmanship was so strong that he could fight Rayleigh head-on, but in the end he was not even a swordsman.

"So, Dick-kun, I won't teach you." Koshiro pushed back 33 Baileys.

3, Wano Country’s favorite number.

It is also the most auspicious number.

Koshiro sighed inwardly.

He could see Dick's sincerity in wanting to be his disciple.

The lower limit of a natural-type disciple is extremely high. To put it bluntly, even if Koshiro teaches disciples for his entire life, it is very likely that he will not be able to train a single disciple who can fight against a natural-type disciple.

At least before Zoro's rise, all of Koshiro's disciples combined could not defeat a natural type.

As long as Dick is determined to pursue kendo, Koshiro is willing to teach.

Unfortunately not.

This is a scam.

If Koshiro really taught Dick kendo, that would be harmful to Dick.

"If you really want to improve your strength, developing the ability of the fruit is the easiest way." Koshiro reminded. "Developing the ability of the fruit is your future."

"I know." Dick knew exactly what Koshiro was thinking.

He certainly has his reasons.

If Dick wants to become a disciple, then naturally he needs to improve his own strength.

If you really practice blindly on your own, you will definitely take a lot of detours and waste a lot of time.

Especially Haki, there is no one to lead the way with this thing, and there is basically no place to learn it except the New World and the Naval Headquarters.

In the current East China Sea, those who can become famous teachers will be domineering.

Cap, Dick didn't want to find him.

Just because Garp almost trained Luffy to death when he was a child, Dick declined Garp's offer.

Don't train yourself to death.

Red hair?

I haven’t come to the East China Sea yet at this time, so I don’t know where to hang out.

Isn't this just Koshiro left?
Although Koshiro may not be domineering, it is very likely that he will be.

Moreover, in the pirate world, except for Buggy, most people are more afraid of attacks with sharp weapons than with fists.

Including a certain sun god.

The attack power of a sword is still stronger than that of a fist.

Because it is sharp and can penetrate, its effective attack is stronger.

There are also external objects in the world such as the Supreme Sword that can greatly increase attack power.

There is no way to fight with fists. You can only practice by yourself.

Also, Zoro and Kuina.

Dick was drooling over these two geniuses.

You must be trying to find a way to cheat, which is not right. It is fooling, which is also not right.

It is to become partners with them through bonds.

Finally, Dick is extremely ambitious and he will not allow himself to have any shortcomings.

He wants fruit abilities, Haki, swordsmanship, and taijutsu.

It’s just a matter of sequence and emphasis.

In developing the ability of the Flame-Flame Fruit, Dick will not follow the old path of Ace and Sabo.

If we follow their path, it will be a dead end, and the upper limit will be locked.

Dick has his own development route.

"What you said is right, but I still want to practice under you." Dick took back 3333 Bailey.

Leaving 33 berries behind, he pushed it to Koshiro again.

"Give me a reason." Koshiro continued to refuse.

"You open a dojo, and I pay to learn from you. We are fair to everyone."

"Or is it that others can learn but I can't? Or is it that my money is dirty?"

Koshiro was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"That's right, fair trade, no cheating."

What a pity, I went astray. - Koshiro.

Swordsmanship, Haki, Zoro, Kuina, none of you can escape, haha. ——Dick.

Dick had just gone out and was still getting acquainted with the environment when he was stopped by a girl with short, beautiful hair and a determined face.

"Are you here just to challenge?" Kuina asked.

"I'm not here to challenge you, I'm here to learn some skills," Dick corrected.

"It doesn't matter, let's have a fight." Kuina drew out her wooden sword.

Today, she went to the next village with Zoro to challenge.

After coming back, I heard that a monster had come to the temple.

A monster that sets fire.

Single-handedly, he almost picked up the dojo.

Kuina immediately became restless.

As for Sauron?

I don't know where I got lost.

Kuina didn't bother to care.

Anyway, in a few days, Zoro will get lost in the dojo.

"Okay." Dick also took out the wooden sword.

Both sides bowed and competed.

Kuina draws her sword.

It was fast, hard, and hit Dick right in the chest.

Dick didn't care and drew his knife, pointing it directly at Kuina's throat.

(End of this chapter)