Pirate's Rescue

Logan has been staying in Shanks' hometown for half a year. In the past six months, Logan and Shanks have lived and ate together, and their relationship has become closer and closer. Kind of.

"Uncle, who did you learn the art of swordsmanship from?"

After finishing the morning training, Shanks lay next to Logan and looked at the sea in the distance and asked.

"No one taught me, I practiced it all by myself. I just followed my teacher to learn fighting skills and domineering. I have to explore all my other abilities by myself."

Logan said with a smile.

"Uncle, is the Great Swordsman the pinnacle of swordsmanship?"

"No, this is based on personal qualifications. Some people are the top swordsmen, and some people can't even be a swordsman. So for some people, it is the top, but for others, it is the top. Saying maybe is just the beginning, therefore, there is no peak in kendo, what we do is to cross one mountain after another and walk in front of others."

Logan said with a smile.

"Uncle, what is the highest level of swordsmanship?"

Shanks asked curiously.

"Is the highest state of swordsmanship? I don't know what other people think. In my opinion, there is no self and no sword, forgetting both things and myself. There is no sword in the hand, but there is a sword in the heart. Everything can be a sword."

Logan talked about the realm of swordsmanship in his previous life.

"Um, what do you mean, uncle? Why can't I understand?"

The concepts of the two worlds are different. Shanks was confused and couldn't figure it out at all.

"To put it simply, swords are swords, people are swords, grass and trees are swords, and anything can become a sword. Even if there is no sword in the hand, as long as there is a sword in the heart, everything can be a sword."

Logan thought about the novel he had read in his previous life, and he generally remembered that it said something like this. He couldn't do it anyway, and he probably didn't have enough talent.

"Uncle, can you do it?"

Shanks' eyes lit up when he heard Logan's explanation, which was something he had never heard before.

"Me? It should be considered as scratching the surface."

Logan thought for a while and said that he had made a small breakthrough in the way of swordsmanship after the Battle of Lophes Island. He could barely do it with a sword made of plants and trees, but he couldn't do it with a sword made of everything.

"Uncle, can you show me a demonstration?"

Shanks asked excitedly.

"You want to see it? Okay, I can only do it once, please watch carefully."

Logan thought for a while, formed a branch in his hand, and decided to show Shanks a demonstration.

"Attention, the most important thing for a swordsman is his strength. A powerful swordsman can defeat the enemy with his sword strength alone."

After saying that, Logan calmed down and looked forward. His hand movements were like drawing a sword. He paused for two breaths. Suddenly Logan moved, holding a branch in his right hand and quickly slashed out.

"Breaking the air!"

"Snapped!"

The branches shattered into pieces, unable to withstand Logan's sword moves.

"Alas, it still doesn't work. I can only barely deliver a slash, and my grasp of the momentum is still not good enough."

Logan looked at the branch with only one branch left and sighed.

It's just that Shanks was stunned and didn't notice what Logan said. He stared blankly at the sea that was split in half in the distance, while the town below the mountain was not affected at all.

"It's so, so, so powerful. Uncle, you are so powerful. You can do this with just tree branches. Uncle, you are the most powerful swordsman I have ever seen."

Shanks was shaking with excitement. Although he had never seen many kendo masters, Shanks felt that Logan must be the most powerful kendo master.

"It's nothing to me. A real master of swordsmanship can use branches as swords to fight, and the branches will not be damaged. But I can only send out one slash, and the branches are destroyed. I am far away from the so-called master of swordsmanship." It’s still far away.”

Logan shook his head and threw away the broken branch in his hand.

"Uncle, when will I be able to do what you do?"

Shanks asked anxiously.

"This level cannot be reached casually. To reach this level of Kendo requires enlightenment. To reach that state, you cannot just rely on "practice" to achieve it. You must also concentrate on "enlightenment" and use all your body and mind to experience and The best way to feel it is to understand it from the life and death battle."

Logan said with a smile.

"It sounds like it's going to be very troublesome."

Shanks said with a grimace.

"Do you know what kind of person is most suitable for kendo?"

Logan asked.

"have no idea."

Shanks shook his head.

"People with pure hearts are the most suitable for practicing swordsmanship, because such people can put all their minds on the sword, without distracting thoughts, and are obsessed with the sword. The sword never leaves their body, they can establish contact with the sword at any time, and treat the sword with the thinking of the sword. They It’s the best way to practice swordsmanship to a deeper level.”

Logan explained that like Sauron, all his thoughts are on the sword, and the sword never leaves his body.

"Is it like this?"

Shanks held his chin in thought.

"If you want to practice swordsmanship well, you must first find your own swordsmanship, whether it is a sword of protection or a sword of killing, otherwise you will not be able to find the direction."

Logan said with a smile.

"Uncle, what is the difference between the sword of protection and the sword of killing?"

Shanks didn't know why.

"As the name suggests, the sword of protection is to protect what you want to protect and cut off the things you want to cut off, while the sword of killing is born for killing, cutting off everything. In my opinion, the sword of killing is not the strongest. But the sword of protection is the strongest."

Rogan explained.

"Uncle, I have decided that I will practice the sword of protection. When the time comes, I will protect all my cherished partners, including uncle."

Shanks thought for a while and said excitedly.

"Hahaha, that's right. From now on, I'll be relying on you."

Logan laughed.

"Well, I will go to sea in the future, and I will definitely have many partners. I want to be the strongest partner to protect me."

At this time, Shanks's eyes were shining, he had found his direction, and his domineering power in future generations had begun to take shape.

"Okay, then I'll wait for the day when you become the strongest. Okay, let's get ready to eat first. Go Shanks and come back with the first prey."

"Okay, uncle, just wait for me. I'll be ready soon."

Shanks jumped up and rushed into the woods. Suddenly the animals in the woods were facing disaster again.

In the next two days, Shanks' training turned into a battle, fighting against Logan's clone, with the clone using branches and Shanks using a sword.

The clone kept attacking Shanks' loopholes and helped Shanks correct the problems. Shanks eagerly absorbed Logan's experience, and his level of kendo continued to improve, and he already had the prototype of his own kendo.

"Yes, Shanks, you have made great progress recently. It seems that you have found your own path. Maybe you will also become a master of swordsmanship in the future."

Logan knew that Shanks would definitely be a master of swordsmanship in the future, a man who could fight against the world's best swordsman. How could his swordsmanship be bad? What's more, Whitebeard's evaluation of the battle between Shanks and Hawkeye was "It was like yesterday's battle." Just as impressive.”

Logan is looking forward to the encounter between Shanks and Mihawk.