"It is detected that the host's swordsmanship has reached Level 15, unlocking a new branch feature." "Mastery of swordsmanship!" "...?!" Gaw
"It is detected that the host's swordsmanship has reached Level 15, unlocking a new branch feature."
"Mastery of swordsmanship!"
"...?!"
Gawain was slightly stunned because the value of these words was beyond words.
"Mastery of swordsmanship?!"
The next moment, Gawain felt the changes in himself.
However, this change was different from his experience when he awakened various features before.
Other features had improved his basic stats, like hardware upgrades, but this time, mastery of the swordsmanship feature was an upgrade to his software.
A large amount of memories related to swordsmanship directly poured into Gawain's mind.
The Iaido style emphasizes defeating the enemy with one strike and killing instantly with a single strike...
The Niten Ichi-ryū uses two swords, one long and one short, one regular and one unusual, that complement each other...
The Marines' style that pursues efficiency and uses simple movements...
And even the familiar three-sword style, freely manipulating three blades, reminiscent of a certain green-haired man…
All the swordsmanship that has ever appeared in this world is included in it.
Gawain digested and absorbed them at an astonishing speed so that his hands and heart were getting hotter and hotter at this moment.
At a certain moment, Gawain opened his eyes. He disappeared from the office with a leap, and when he reappeared, he was already in a desert near Nanohana city.
Clang!
Guanze Masamune was drawn.
The moment he gripped it, Gawain felt something different.
Not only was the sword in his hand as light as nothing, but more importantly, his sense of touch seemed to extend to the blade of Guanze Masamune, and he even faintly felt the touch of the airflow being cut by the blade.
"Is this what they call being one with the sword?"
"But this is not how it's described in wuxia novels!"
Gawain complained, and his body began to swing the sword instinctively.
He confirmed the techniques flashing through his mind one by one, and under his control, they evolved into something new, which is his own style.
His movements were very slow, like an old man dancing with a sword.
Yet there was a unique rhythm to it, full of grace.
But if you tried to follow the motion of the blade with your eyes, you'd find your focus eternally lagging behind Gawain's speed.
This is a transformation in moves and understanding of swordsmanship.
The Helm of Destiny System used an extremely rough method to stuff a large amount of swordsmanship essence into Gawain's mind and then guided him to understand his own… style!
The desert wind roared.
The sand that blew within meters of Gawain was blocked by his blade.
He could have done this with Haki, but now he achieved it using only basic swordsmanship, something nearly divine.
Gawain was getting more and more immersed in it, and he didn't notice that the Silver-white blade of Guanze Masamune was gradually dyed black.
...
Back in the city, many swords were making a slight buzzing sound at this moment, and even ordinary people could sense the unusual excitement of these swords.
Buzz!
The patrolling guard pressed down the saber on his waist. Seeing nothing around, he muttered that he must be seeing things.
Then, he quickly hurried away.
Zoro, who had just bandaged his wound, suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked down at the three swords on his waist that were constantly shaking: "Is this... a person with special devil fruit ability?!"
"No!"
"It's the will inside these swords getting excited... because of a presence that was just born!"
"What the hell is it?!"
Zoro had an inexplicable intuition in his heart.
What made these swords excited at this moment might be the endpoint he had been pursuing.
The pinnacle of swordsmanship!
"The same existence as Hawk Eyes!"
Bang!
The windows were broken open.
Zoro, regardless of his injuries, jumped down from the top floor and rushed toward the location where the aura came from.
"Did you feel it too?!"
"Roronoa!"
Law held the sword on his waist tightly. He still had injuries from the ranking battle during the day, but there was only unusual excitement in his eyes.
Although he is not like Zoro, who pursues swordsmanship as his lifelong pursuit, he is also a swordsman and has felt the oppression brought by top swordsmen.
In Law's heart, Golden Lion was once the pinnacle of swordsmanship, but tonight, his cognition was completely broken.
Even Golden Lion had never made him and Kikoku feel this impulse to kneel in reverence!
"Ah."
Zoro nodded and looked into the distance, with only endless yellow sand at the end of his sight.
He knew something monstrous, no, something extremely sacred to swordsmanship, was gestating there, already on the verge of birth.
And these swords around are going to bear witness to it!
"Let's go!"
The two stopped talking and rushed quickly into the desert in the distance.
Soon, they saw Gawain swinging his sword alone in the desert.
The sound of the three swords on Zoro's waist also reached its peak at this moment, and they were almost flying out uncontrollably!
Law's pupils shrink suddenly: "That's… the captain?! Can he do this just by swinging a sword?!"
In a trance, a name representing the pinnacle of swordsmanship appeared in Law's mind, and he swallowed his saliva: "Can Hawk Eyes do it?!"
"I want to know, too."
Zoro opened his mouth.
He clearly remembered that when Gawain fought Hawk Eyes at the Baratie more than a year ago, Hawk Eye's swordsmanship did not show such a level.
If it had been before that, it would have been difficult for him to judge who was stronger between Hawk Eyes and Gawain in terms of comprehensive combat power.
However, in terms of swordsmanship alone, there is still a huge difference between Gawain and Hawk Eyes, which is the gap brought by the accumulation of fighting with countless sword masters.
If you want to make up for it, you can only fight with the strong and accumulate with the sword in your hand.
Everything should be like this, and Zoro also believes that he will take this path and eventually surpass Hawk Eyes, but the current scene has completely broken Zoro's cognition.
So, it was possible to reach this level through one's own efforts alone.
Whoosh!
The wind whistled like a sword, and Kuro landed steadily beside Zoro and Law.
The originally stable airflow around him became restless at this moment, and even the sand under his feet continued to show traces of cutting.
Even though Kuro was not a swordsman, most of his fiercest battles, except against Gin, had been against top swordman-level foes.
Ochoku at the Water 7 is even more outstanding among them.
But at this moment, the gap between Gawain and Ochoku at the Water 7 seems to be two dimensions!
"This guy has a breakthrough again?!"
Kuro recalled his pride during the day and felt a dry mouth for a while.
Damn it, this bastard reached the top of the swordsmanship in a fit of anger, right?
Wait a minute… compared to him, his proud devil fruit awakening is barely starting. If this guy awakens first, that'll be a damn joke!
Thinking of this, Kuro couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency.
Train harder!
Tonight, double the training!
He didn't even spare Zoro and Law another look, turning and vanishing in a gust of wind.
… … …
In the desert, Gawain kept swinging his sword for several days and nights before he stopped.
But he didn't feel the slightest bit of fatigue. His spirit and will seemed to be nourished, and he completed a transformation and became stronger.
The Guanze Masamune in his hand has also been reborn. The originally silver blade has now become pitch black, which is the so-called...
Black Blade!
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