68: Chapter 68 Showdown in the RainstormLuffy was heading towards the Going Merry, while Zoro and Sanji were still bickering as they ran.Kuina (don't ask, she just met them on the way) watched them helplessly.Suddenly, a torrential downpour began, but Zoro and Sanji were unaffected and continued their banter: "You directionally challenged, green-haired swordsman, why is there only one road leading to the shore?Why did you turn right?You're a hopeless directionally challenged person!"
Zoro retorted, not to be outdone: "I'm not directionally challenged.I'm much better than some of those weirdos who can't even look at a pretty girl.Is cooking and women all you think about?"
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Kuina sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.Were these two sworn enemies from a past life?Why were they about to fight at the drop of a hat?Just as Kuina was about to speak up to stop them, she heard an angry female voice from ahead: "Roronoa, you stop right there!" The group looked up and saw.
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Sanji exclaimed in surprise, "Two.two Kuina-sans!" Kuina rubbed her eyes repeatedly, unable to believe that there could be a girl in the world who looked exactly like her.Zoro, however, said impatiently, "Didn't I already explain it to you?Why are you bothering me again?"
Tashigi persisted, saying, "I don't care, you just lied to me!" Sanji, enraged, grabbed Zoro by the collar and yelled, "You damn green-haired bastard, what did you do to Miss Kuina #2?" Zoro, his face darkening, pulled his hand away from Sanji's."First of all, I didn't do anything to her.Secondly, her name is Tashigi, not Miss Kuina #2."
Just then, Zoro felt a sharp pain in his waist.Turning around, he saw Kuina standing silently beside him, her hand already gripping his waist tightly.Tashigi continued, "I didn't expect you to be Roronoa Zoro, and a pirate at that!I absolutely won't let a villain like you have those three famous swords.I'm taking back the swords from your waist!" She then drew her sword, Sayo Shigure, and pointed it at Zoro.Seeing this, Zoro drew his own sword, Ame no Habakiri, and retaliated against Tashigi.Sanji then stopped Zoro, saying, "What are you doing, you bastard?Don't bully Miss Tashigi!" He then turned to Tashigi with a lovesick expression and said, "Miss Tashigi, if this guy bullies you, then let me, Sanji, teach him a lesson!"
"Sanji, this is Zoro's own business, you're not allowed to interfere," Luffy commanded Sanji as he walked in from behind.Seeing Luffy's serious expression, Sanji could only nod.Before leaving, Luffy threatened Zoro, "If you dare hurt Tashigi, I will absolutely not let you off."
After Luffy and his companions had gone some distance, Tashigi roared and charged at Zoro with her sword.Zoro parried, and with a clang, the two swords clashed.Zoro looked at the serious-looking Tashigi, smiled slightly, drew his Yukibashiri sword, and engaged Tashigi in battle again.It was clear that Tashigi was no match for Zoro; she struggled to defend against his casual attacks.After a few exchanges, Zoro deflected Tashigi's Shigure sword, slamming her against the wall.Zoro's Yukibashiri pierced Tashigi's face.Looking at Tashigi's face, Zoro said sternly, "I will never give you any of these three swords." With that, Zoro turned and left.Tashigi, watching Zoro's departing figure, roared, "Why didn't you strike?Just because I'm a woman?Just because women are weaker than men, you have to go easy on me in a duel?It's humiliating!You'll never understand how much I want to be a man.I didn't practice swordsmanship for fun!"
Zoro couldn't hold back any longer and turned to Tashigi, angrily shouting, "I'm just not happy with you!" Tashigi was stunned.Zoro continued yelling, "Listen up!That girl who looks just like you said the same thing.Don't imitate her, you plagiarist!"
Tashigi couldn't hold back any longer and continued arguing with Zoro.At this moment, Luffy, worried that Zoro would get lost again and turn back (although he himself is also terrible with directions, at least he's not as unpredictable as Zoro), rolled his eyes at Zoro's childish bickering, grabbed Zoro by the back of his collar, spread his wings, and flew towards the Going Merry, ignoring Zoro's shouts of "Aaaaaah, you bastard, I'll definitely cut you down!" He left, leaving Tashigi standing there completely bewildered.Just as Tashigi was about to explode, a soldier rushed over: "It's terrible, Sergeant Tashigi!Colonel Smoker was hit during his fight with Straw Hat Phantomhive on the execution rack and is still unconscious.And Straw Hat Phantomhive is with him."
Tashigi quickly interrupted him and rushed towards the execution rack.When she saw the unconscious Smoker in the distance, she became even more anxious.But when she reached Smoker, she almost burst out laughing.Smoker's body was covered in.