Chapter 33 Hedao 1 text
Ten months of repetitive and busy days passed in Frost Moon Village, East China Sea.
"Vic, I need your help to make a knife." Kozaburo said solemnly.
"What kind of knife is that? Do you want me to make it?" Vic was a little confused. His own skills were taught by the other party.
"This is a knife left for Kuina. I'm old. If I don't prepare for this, I won't have the energy to do it in the future. I wanted to forge it myself before, but I was never satisfied. If you hadn't come here, I would have tried my best to forge it. But now it's different with you. You have learned all my skills. I'm old and weak and can't use many of my skills. Now forging a knife can no longer bring out all the characteristics of the material, so I want you to come!" Kozaburo sincerely invited Vic.
After a quick thought, Vic knew it was the big sword "Wado Ichimonji", Kuina's sword.
In the original work, after Koina died, this sword was given to Zoro by Koshiro.
It turns out that this sword was forged when the old man was old and weak, which means that this sword still has the potential to rise, and I wonder if it can reach the level of the Supreme Sword. He was a little excited. If the Supreme Sword could be forged by him, then his own sword would be the best in the future.
"Okay, I will be the one forging Kuina's sword." Vic said solemnly.
Next, Vic spent most of his time forging the sword. While forging the sword, he kept using his Observation Haki to pay attention to all the details, with red light flashing in his eyes.
He needs to take Kuina's future sword very seriously, and it is a sword that has the potential to become a supreme sword. This will also be a rare experience for him to forge swords in the future. After all, there is Kozaburo by his side who can guide him at any time.
After a month of busy work, the Wado Ichimonji was finally created. Vic looked a little tired, as he had put a lot of effort into it. The same was true for Kozaburo. Although he did not do anything, he was watching from the side. He was old and not very energetic, so it was already very good for him to be able to do this.
"Oh, it was still a little bit short!" Vic sighed regretfully.
"Brother, this is already the best effect these materials can achieve. You didn't make any mistakes. It's the materials that limit you. With better materials in the future, you will definitely be able to create a supreme sword. If I were to fight, I would be grateful if you could create a superb sword!" Kozaburo's face was full of excitement.
Vic created a sword that far surpassed the great sword and was almost at the level of the supreme great sword - Wado Ichimonji. Vic upgraded the original great sword-level Wado Ichimonji by half a level. Kozaburo thought it was great, but Vic felt a little regretful.
"When the world conference comes, I will send this sword to the famous sword conference so that the whole world can know it, haha," Kozaburo said happily.
Vic was a little confused. This was not mentioned in the original book. Was there such a conference?
Vic thought about it and felt that there must be one, otherwise how would they know all the famous swords? And ordinary people also knew the levels of those swords. This must have been published in a book and reported. This famous sword conference should also be world-class.
Vic was a little curious about what famous swords there are now, "Brother, what famous swords are there now?"
"The Supreme Large Sword is ranked 11th, the Large Sword is ranked 18th, and the Good Swift Sword is ranked 41st. These are all the famous swords that appeared in the last Famous Sword Competition, plus all the famous swords that appeared in the Famous Sword Competition before. Of course, there are many good swords that did not participate in the competition, but have been made known to the world through the strong sword wielders, and have also been added to the list of famous swords. Of course, there are also some unknown good swords that are not on the list, so there are more good swords in this world than famous swords." Koshiro introduced.
Only then did Vic know the origin of these famous swords. He didn't know when this famous sword conference began. There were not many famous swords. Of course, kendo was only a small part of the power system of this world.
"In the next twenty years, only one supreme sword was produced? Could it be the one in Hawkeye's hand? Three great swords were produced, which should include the Wado Ichimonji. Nine good swords were produced, which is not a lot. The swords were not recorded, so there should be quite a few. The blacksmiths in this world are not good. We still have to rely on our ancestors for blacksmithing." Vic muttered secretly.
The Wado Ichimonji still looks the same as in the original work. After all, the guard and handle decorations were made by Kosaburo himself, but the blade is stronger than in the original work, and there are more burnt patterns on the blade, making it look more domineering.
After Vic finished forging the sword, he slept for three days and three nights to replenish the energy he had consumed in the past month. After waking up, he felt that his observation Haki had increased a lot and became more detailed, and his understanding of kendo had deepened a lot.
After completing the sword forging, Vic returned to his previous practice. Vic had been in Frost Moon Village for a year and a half, and he could already use the sword energy perfectly. He had no problem cutting a large ship in half from a long distance. Originally, he needed to dig the blade into the wood to split the ship, relying on the overflowing sword energy.
During this year and a half, his training results were quite remarkable. He had mastered the techniques of cutting iron, observation Haki, moon steps, shaving, sword energy and sword-forging. It was a great achievement for an average person to be able to master any one of them within a year and a half.
On this day, Vic was running very fast with the mountain on his back. He heard someone calling him from afar. His Observation Haki sensed that someone was indeed running towards him, so Vic stopped.
"Vic, Vic...the master is looking for you...and wants you to go find him...now..." an apprentice shouted while running, panting, and it seemed that he had run over here.
"Got it. I'll go right away." After saying that, Vic put down Ishiyama and went directly to the dojo by Moonwalk. Vic knew that Koshiro had something important to discuss with him, which had never happened before.
The rock mountain fell and the earth shook violently. The apprentice stood there in a daze, his face filled with horror.
Soon Vic arrived at Isshin Dojo and went straight to the meditation room to find Koshiro. When he arrived outside Koshiro's meditation room, Vic knocked on the door.
"Come in!" Koshiro's voice sounded from inside.
Vic heard the response and walked in. There was a guest in the quiet room today, who was also an acquaintance of Vic - Captain Buck.
"Vic, now you're here, I have something important to tell you." Buck said.
Seeing that it was Buck, Vic had a bad feeling and said in a low voice, "What's the matter? Just tell me directly."
"I came directly from Lep Island. Rebecca asked me to bring you news that your grandmother is seriously ill and asked you to go back to see her." Buck whispered.
"Is grandma sick? Is it serious?" Vic said quickly.
"I don't know about that. Rebecca didn't tell me in detail. I didn't go to see it in order to leave quickly. You'd better go back on my boat quickly." Buck replied.
Vic thought for a while, glanced at Koshiro, and said nothing.
Koshiro seemed to sense something and spoke.
"Go ahead. Actually, I don't have much to teach you now. I've taught you everything I should teach you. The rest you need to figure out and experience on your own. Come back and see Kuina when you have time. The child is very attached to you, so go and say goodbye to her." Koshiro said this and didn't say anything else.
"I understand, teacher."
"Uncle Buck, thank you for coming to deliver the message. I'm sorry for delaying your business. Please come to me if you need anything in the future." Vic thanked Buck.
"It's okay, mine are just small matters, your matter is more important." Buck smiled in his heart. The promise of a strong man is more worthwhile than sailing for half a month.
"Uncle Buck, you go and do your thing first. I can go faster if I go alone." Vic said again.
"In that case, I'll be leaving first." Buck didn't say much. He knew that a strong man like Vic had many tricks. After that, he stood up, said hello to the two of them, and went out.
"Teacher, I'm leaving, take care!" Vic stood up and bowed slightly to Koshiro, said this, then turned and walked out.
Koshiro nodded without saying anything.
Vic went to his wooden house and began to make the bamboo sword, carefully polishing every inch of the sword until there was not a single burr on the entire sword.