Chapter 722 Frost Moon Village
"I would like to go back, but what about my agreement with Zoro?"
It has been ten years since Kuina left Shimotsuki Village. It would be a lie to say that she didn't miss her father and grandfather. It was just that when she thought of the agreement with Zoro, she didn't want to go back at this time. The battle with Zoro must be saved until the end, otherwise all the motivation at the beginning would be wasted.
"Don't worry about Zoro. He left Shimotsuki Village two years ago to train on his own. You will most likely not run into him when you go back. And with your current strength, you can avoid him in advance even if you do. These are all minor problems. It all depends on whether you are willing to do so."
Even if Vic didn't have Ban's intelligence network, he knew that Zoro had already gone out to sea alone before Luffy did. It was only because he was not good at finding his way around that he kept wandering around the East China Sea. Otherwise, after such a long time, he would have already gone to the Grand Line.
However, with Zoro's strength, he still made a name for himself as a pirate hunter in the East China Sea, and even alarmed Crocodile's Baroque Works, and received an invitation from this mysterious organization.
Moreover, Kuina has been training with Vic for ten years, and her strength is even stronger than Zoro two years later. It is really too easy for her to avoid Zoro who can't even cut iron.
Although Kuina recognized Zoro's efforts and talent, she did not know how small the platform of the East China Sea was and how big the restrictions were on geniuses. She also did not know how much progress she had made in her practice here in Vic and how much cheating she had done. She underestimated the practice environment in which she and Zoro were.
"Have you left? Then I'll go back and take a look. Are we going alone? Are there others coming with us?"
Kuina did not doubt Vic's information. Since Zoro was no longer in Shimotsuki Village, she decided to go back and take a look.
Putting aside the matter of Zoro, Kuina focused her attention on whether to go back alone with Vic. Although there was no extra expression on her face and she still looked like a cold female swordsman, there was a gleam of light and hope in her eyes, but it was hidden so well that Vic did not notice it. If he did not use his ability to penetrate deep into Kuina's body, it would be difficult for him to detect it.
"It's just the two of us going back. You pack up and we'll leave tomorrow."
Vic left after giving instructions, but Kuina was still standing there, not knowing what she was thinking. Kuina, who was already 21 years old, still had short hair, but her beautiful face and the temperament of a female swordsman made her look very cool!
Ten years ago, Kuina grew into this body under the influence of Vic's illusion. Although Kuina had an adult's body at that time, the expression between her eyebrows and eyes still looked a little immature. However, after ten years of growth and precipitation, Kuina has truly become a cold and beautiful female swordsman. How many people can not be confused when seeing her?
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The next day, Vic took Kuina away from Titan Island, but this time he did not take Kuina to travel directly by wind. Instead, he took a small boat equipped with a motor propeller, which was powered by electricity.
There is still some time before Luffy goes out to sea for his birthday, so Victor is not in a hurry to travel. It would be nice to take Kuina to experience the customs and culture of the first half of the Grand Line. Kuina has been active in the New World for so long since she was brought here by Victor, and she only experienced the first half when she was brought here, which is indeed not perfect.
Vic drove the boat with Kuina on it, and they stopped along the Grand Line, eating, drinking and having fun. Kuina no longer had a cold expression on her face, and occasionally she looked at Vic with an inexplicable gleam in her eyes.
Of course, it's not all happy stuff along the way. This is the Grand Line, the gathering place of pirates. The two of them are very powerful and have a wide range of perception. Coupled with Kuina's outstanding appearance and temperament, it is inevitable that some bad things will happen.
However, Vic did not take any action and left it to Kuina to deal with. This was something that had to happen sooner or later. It took a month for the two of them to return to the East China Sea.
"Teacher! There are two strangers outside, both with knives on their waists. They look like they are up to no good! Are they here to challenge us?"
"Oh! What do they look like?"
"The man is handsome and the woman is stunningly beautiful. Could they be the legendary Black Wind Twins?"
"Haha! The Black Wind Twins don't look like this. They must be your senior brothers and sisters who have returned. Come on, take me to see them!"
Such a conversation was heard in the courtyard of Koshiro in Shimotsuki Village. When Koshiro came to the front yard, he saw a familiar figure, but the tall and cold figure of the short-haired woman next to her caught his eyes.
Even though Koshiro has a serious patriarchal mentality, Kuina is still his child after all. He has been gone for ten years. How can a father not miss her?
Moreover, Koshiro's idea of favoring boys over girls is mainly reflected in the practice of kendo. He is not like this in real life and is quite caring for his daughter. Now that the father and daughter meet, his eyes under his glasses are already a little red.
"Kuina! You came back to see me!"
Koshiro's voice trembled uncontrollably. Although he let Kuina and Vic leave because of a thought in his heart, and later he had the company of his good disciple Zoro, but how could a disciple compare to his own daughter?
In addition, Zoro has been gone for almost two years, and he misses Kuina more and more. There are already many more silver hairs on his hair. Now when he sees Kuina again, he can already sense the aura of Kuina.
Kuina is now more powerful than her father. Koshiro feels both relieved and guilty. It turns out that old ideas are no longer acceptable.
"Father! I'm back to see you and grandpa. Is grandpa in good health?"
Compared to her serious father Koshiro, Kuina is closer to her grandfather Kosaburo, which is the so-called inter-generational relationship. Kosaburo doesn't care how successful his granddaughter is in kendo, as long as she is happy.
So when facing Koshiro, Kuina couldn't express her concern and caring words to her father as a little girl. Although she wanted to say that her father had aged a lot, she should stop working so hard in the future. But she didn't say it in the end. Her concern was directed to her grandfather. Vic stood by and didn't interrupt the conversation between the father and daughter.
"Your grandfather is in good health, but he's a little stubborn. I told him to stop forging weapons, but he wouldn't listen. He said it was just his hobby, and if he stopped forging weapons, he would get sick from being idle. I can only let him do what he wants. I'll ask someone to invite him home right now!"
If calculated according to the time in the original work, Kozaburo should have died of old age, but the last time Vic came to take Kuina away, he used the power of the Thunder Fruit to give him some good treatment.
All his injuries, diseases and hidden dangers disappeared, and with the strong physique of a master forger, Kozaburo has survived to this day and is still active on the front line of weapon forging.
"No need, father! It should be the granddaughter who goes to visit the grandfather, not the grandfather who comes to see the granddaughter. Vic and I will go together and we will be back soon. It won't be long before our family will be reunited."
Kuina is not a naive person, so how could she really ask her grandfather to come back to see her? Anyway, she has already gone home to say hello to Kozaburo, and she is not leaving Shimotsuki Village soon, so naturally she will go to visit her grandfather and bring him back for a reunion.
"A family reunion?..., Good! I'll wait for you to come home, Vic! We'll have a good chat when you come back!"
"Okay, teacher!"