❛ she is recognized for roaming the seas at night. as people fall into slumber, she finds peace in the calming water of the night seas. this is a reminder that the seas are dangerous, especially at night.❜
dead of the night...
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YOUR PLAN TO JUST STOP BY KURAIGANA ISLAND was scrapped as you and your crew stayed for a whole month as much to their dismay. but they did have the chance to set sail to other islands from time to time.
you and mihawk have been training the boy day by day, as much as you wanted a day of rest, he would stand before you until you give in. the persistence of the guy, honestly.
after the first week, he gave you the chance to see his katanas. all three were meitos, famous blades that are also graded. you recognize all three of them.
first is wado ichimonji, zoro told you that it was a friend's katana from a long time also, the blade was one of the 23 great grade blades.
second is shusui. you were quite confused on how he got it from thriller bark. he told you he fought a zombie samurai names ryuma, and that after he defeated him, he gave the sword to him. shusui is one of the 23 great grade blades, and is a treasure heirloom in wano. you know he doesn't know any of the sword's backstory, nor knew who the owner was. as much as it pains you to just let go of the treasure before you, you let it be. he takes good care of his swords, so you trust him.
third is the sandai kitetsu, he explained that he got it from loguetown, a cursed sword that will bring great misfortune to its owner. when you held it, you could feel sword's thirst for blood. "aren't you a problem child, you think you're worse than this one?" you ranted, as if the sword understood, it glowed darker. "huh?! you're talking back at me?!"
zoro only stared at you, dumbfounded, as you and the sword started cursing each other. since your first clash with him, he questioned why you didn't use one of your swords.
"because.. it's more bloodthirsty than this one," you answered him. seeing his bewildered expression, you asked him to grab your swords.
just as he was about to take the last of the two sword, he stopped. the sword was oozing with negativity, it called for death and blood. sandai kitetsu choose zoro, but this sword, no, this sword was warding him off, as if telling him to stay away.
"can you grab it?" zoro furrowed his brows, "i.. it doesn't want me to.."
"it's okay, as long as it's in the sheath it won't harm you." he swallowed the lump in his throat and hurried took hold of the sword.
"that's one scary blade you got." he commented.
all five katanas were placed on the floor where the two of you sat.
you unsheath your first sword from it's purple scabbard. "this blade is called yasha shirayuki. it's blade when used is described to be as cold as snow. it is one of the 23 great grade blades. here." you handed him the sword, with amazement, you watched as he observed the blade.
"the blade is pretty, isn't it?" red emerged from his cheek as he looked away and handed you back the katana.
"the katana that kurose is using is actually mine. it's name is hyakkisai." zoro only nodded, eyeing the last blade before him.
"and this one.. is the little devil." you unsheath the blade from its dark blue scabbard. a black blade greeted him, this was the third black blade he had seen in his life. "this katana has been known as the most cursed sword among all cursed."
a thought clicked in his head, this was the sword the sword seller in loguetown talked about, it was here before his eyes.
"its name is hyakki yako. this was actually my brother's sword, but due to its unruly behavior, i am the only one who could use it without having to use a limb. this sword was one of the 13 supreme grade blades, but swordsmen nowadays deny it's title due to the belief that no one will be able to use it. and here i am. it took a few years before i could master this sword. i guess it liked me enough not to kill me."
it was now your last day at kuraigana. zoro had gotten used to your presence at this point. our training style is very different from mihawk's, but it was what he felt like he needed.
"you're leaving?" zoro asked in a low voice.
him, mihawk, and perona were standing by the port, seeing you off. it was time to leave, you made time already, you were going off your plan.
"yeah, i already stayed for two months and i have somewhere to be. sorry i can't teach you more."
"you have taught me enough.." you only smiled at him
"that's good. i'll be doing now." turning your back to them you walked up to the deck of the ship.
kurose stayed behind for a while, taking a piece of paper from his pocket, "here, roronoa. it's [name]'s vivre card. don't lose it." zoro eyes the paper, it had your initials on it.
"uh, yeah. thanks." he sweatdropped as kurose glare on him didn't falter. i mean, he is your first mate and you trained another captain's right-hand man, he has the right to feel jealous.
"stop it, kurose! let's go."
"coming!"
those two months were enough, if zoro was being honest to himself. he would say he only learned the basics. he was left to make use of the knowledge he learned. just a little more.
"hey," he turned to the pink haired ghost girl, "can you sew this to my haramaki?"
"eh?! don't wanna!!"
"set sail for baltigo!"
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lmao i laughed at myself, realized how zoro is trained by mc who is a captain. and luffy is trained by rayleigh who is a vice captain.
