Chapter 29: Chapter 29: Captain, You've Got It Wrong
As soon as the words fell, a blue light surged from the blade of Zangetsu.
Directly in front of Tashigi, it transformed into a large sword about one meter long.
The sudden scene surprised Tashigi, causing her to retreat two steps.
The originally slender katana suddenly turned into a large sword.
Even Tashigi, who considered herself knowledgeable about swords, was momentarily speechless.
"What... what's going on?!"
"Why would the sword change?!"
Tashigi muttered, bewildered.
Naturally, Rosen wouldn't answer Tashigi's questions. He simply placed Zangetsu, now in its Shikai state, in front of Tashigi and smiled, saying:
"Miss, if you're willing to agree to my wager."
"Once you win, I can give you both Wado Ichimonji and Zangetsu."
"But if you lose, all I need is Shigure."
"Quite a good deal, isn't it?"
Tashigi pursed her lips, her eyes glancing at the 'Wado Ichimonji' she held in her hand, then at Rosen's 'Zangetsu'.
With two named swords, Tashigi couldn't remain indifferent.
For a moment, she was at a loss.
"Rosen, Tashigi, what are you doing?"
Just then, a voice familiar to both Rosen and Nojiko sounded behind them.
"Captain Hina!"
Upon hearing the voice, Tashigi immediately straightened up.
But soon, she turned sharply to look at Rosen.
"You're Rosen?!"
"I heard that it was you who taught two female swordsmen to defeat the Arlong Pirates?"
Although Tashigi didn't witness Nami and Tashigi defeating the Arlong Pirates firsthand, there were Marines present at the time who told Tashigi about it.
She already knew that a swordswoman named Nami had defeated Arlong, the leader of the Arlong Pirates, as well as two of his officers, with her thunderous swordsmanship.
The other swordswoman with blue hair used a sword technique with water flow to defeat the remaining pirates of the Arlong Pirates.
Tashigi nodded at Nojiko, then stood beside Rosen.
Curiously her gaze swept over Rosen's 'Wado Ichimonji' and 'Zangetsu'.
"Captain Hina is curious about what you two are doing. Can someone explain it to me?"
Hina raised her head, her eyes staring directly at Rosen.
"Captain Hina, have you dealt with Captain Nezumi yet?"
Rosen shook his head, looking somewhat helpless as he glanced at Hina.
Meanwhile, under his control, Zangetsu also returned to its sealed state.
Seeing Zangetsu's transformation, even the experienced Hina couldn't help but feel curious.
"Captain Hina, it's like this..."
Stepping forward, Tashigi quickly explained Rosen's proposal to her.
"Huh? Rosen, are you trying to provoke Tashigi into fighting you?"
"Just to get her Named blade?"
"Rosen, I don't think highly of this behavior."
Furrowing her brows, Hina looked at Rosen with some displeasure.
Although she hadn't witnessed Rosen's skills firsthand, she understood from the Marines who had fought alongside Captain Nezumi that Rosen had the power to defeat Arlong and others in an instant.
With Tashigi's skill, she couldn't possibly defeat Rosen.
Tashigi pursed her lips, looking resentfully at Rosen.
At this moment, she also understood.
If Rosen could teach Nami to defeat the Arlong Pirates in an instant, his strength must be formidable.
Although Tashigi was confident in her swordsmanship, she didn't think she could defeat Arlong, a pirate with a bounty of 20 million berries, in an instant.
Let alone defeating Rosen.
If she were to wager her named sword against Rosen, she would have no chance of keeping Shigure.
"What a cunning man."
"Is this your usual behavior, Rosen?"
Captain Hina lit a cigarette and asked Rosen.
"Well, who knows."
Rosen shrugged, placing his hand on Nojiko's shoulder and continued:
"Since you both think my strength is too strong to compete with Tashigi, why not let my companion here fight instead?"
"Captain Hina saw Nojiko's performance at the Arlong Park, didn't you?"
"Nojiko's swordsmanship hasn't reached a level that Tashigi can't handle yet."
Although he said so, Rosen knew that Nojiko hadn't fully demonstrated her strength at the Arlong Park.
While Nojiko didn't match Tashigi's swordsmanship, as she had only mastered the Water Breathing, Third Form: Flowing Dance, in terms of martial skill, she was no match for the current Nojiko.
And Nojiko had been stamped as a comrade. Defeating Tashigi would be equivalent to Rosen defeating Tashigi.
In terms of depriving others of their named swords, whether it was Rosen himself or his companions defeating a swordsman, Rosen could obtain knowledge of named swords and swordsmanship from these opponents.
However, Rosen thought this way, but Nojiko suddenly felt nervous.
"Captain Rosen, I can't do it."
"If I lose, won't I be losing your sword and Nami's sword as well?"
Nojiko shook her head repeatedly, not daring to fight Tashigi, whose current strength she was unaware of.
"A woman can't say she can't do it, Nojiko."
Rosen shook his head at Nojiko, meaningfully.
"Captain Rosen, you misspoke, shouldn't that be 'a man can't say he can't do it'?"
With a smile at the corner of her mouth, Nojiko almost instantly retorted Rosen's words.
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