Koushirou Shimotsuki was also speechless after seeing this scene.
Using a kitchen knife, with a casual swing, he cut down a mountain peak??
This… this was too outrageous!
"How was it?"
"Am I qualified to teach you??"
Reno smiled slightly, breaking the silence.
Kuina and young Zoro stiffly turned their heads to look at Reno.
Their eyes were burning with fervor.
"Master!!!"
"Master!!!"
The two said in unison.
Genzo: … Reno rolled his eyes at young Zoro again, muttering in his heart.
Why are you everywhere?
"Ahem," Genzo lightly coughed twice, lowering his posture as he said, "Your Excellency, why have you come here?"
Reno's move just now, a glimpse of his power.
It showed just how strong he truly was.
Reno didn't beat around the bush, getting straight to the point: "I want to take Kuina as my disciple."
"Ah?"
Kuina's mouth dropped open, flattered, her beautiful eyes sparkling with brilliance.
"Reno, you… you really want to teach me swordsmanship??"
She asked subconsciously.
Am I really that outstanding?
Someone as powerful as Reno actually came specifically for her.
Kuina held her flushed face with her small hands, shyly lowering her head.
"Of course, I will train you to become the World's Strongest Swordsman."
Reno nodded with a smile.
At the same time, he retrieved a long sword from his system warehouse.
Shingu: Kiriichimonji.
"This is a welcome gift."
He handed over the sword.
"This... this is..."
Koushirou Shimotsuki took a step forward, receiving the kiri no ichimonji.
He examined it closely, an expression of awe on his face.
As a descendant of the Wano Country's renowned craftsman, Koushirou Shimotsuki, Genzo had been immersed in the craft since childhood.
He recognized at a glance that this long sword was of extraordinary quality, in no way inferior to the twenty-one great grade swords.
"Your Excellency, such a precious gift, do you truly intend to give it to Kuina?"
Reno's move truly baffled Koushirou Shimotsuki.
An unknown strong person suddenly appeared, wanting to take his daughter as a disciple.
And he presented a famous sword of twenty-one great grade swords quality as soon as he made his move.
This... even he couldn't help but wonder.
Does Kuina really possess such strong sword talent?
Kuina took the long sword from Genzo's hand, playing with it admiringly.
"Thank you, Reno."
Her lips curved slightly, revealing a sweet and lovely smile.
Little Zoro, standing by, drooled with envy.
He pouted angrily.
His sword talent was clearly no worse than Kuina's, so why hadn't anyone discovered his potential?
No way!!
Opportunities must be seized.
Little Zoro mustered his courage, walked up to Reno, and declared loudly, "Reno, I also want to learn swordsmanship from you! Please accept me as your disciple!!"
He bowed very humbly.
Reno, who was immersed in admiring little Kuina, suddenly darkened his expression and impatiently pulled out a common machete, a trophy he didn't know when he had acquired, from his system warehouse.
"Take this, and go play by yourself."
He casually tossed it to little Zoro.
Zoro fumbled to catch it, looked at the long sword in his hand, then glanced at the famous sword in Kuina's hand.
He compared the two.
The next second.
"Wah!"
The little man completely broke down, his tear ducts overflowing.
"Ahem... that..."
Koushirou Shimotsuki glanced at the unpopular little Zoro and quickly changed the subject, saying, "Kuina, are you willing to be Reno's..."
"I am willing, I am willing!!"
Before Koushirou Shimotsuki could finish, Kuina nodded eagerly.
She was afraid that if she hesitated, Reno would change his mind.
"Genzo, Shimotsuki Village is too small and not suitable for Kuina's growth. I want to take her away from here."
Reno was not polite, directly stating his request.
"...This... alright."
Genzo looked at Kuina's expectant eyes, unable to bear destroying her hopes.
Besides, with Reno's strength, if he truly had ill intentions, there would be no need for him to play games with them here.
After bidding farewell to her family and companions.
Reno held Kuina's small hand and walked towards the distance.
Watching Kuina's retreating figure, Genzo could no longer hide his fatherly worry and couldn't help but ask, "Reno, if I want to see Kuina, where should I go...?"
"I will bring her back."
Reno waved his hand, then disappeared with Kuina.
"Alas."
Genzo sighed deeply.
He turned his head to little Zoro, "Zoro, don't be discouraged. As long as you work hard, you will become a great swordsman one day."
Genzo stroked little Zoro's head, gently comforting him.
Little Zoro's eyes welled up with tears, and his voice trembled, "Master, you said before that I would become the World's Strongest Swordsman..."
Genzo froze, an awkward expression on his face.
He had indeed thought so before, but with Reno's appearance...
The position of the World's Strongest Swordsman might truly belong to Kuina.
But he couldn't say it directly.
"Wah! Master lied to me!"
Little Zoro broke down again.
The little man's heart was completely shattered.
At the same time.
"Reno, what is this place??"
Looking at the vibrant and colorful river of time on both sides, Kuina's eyes widened in astonishment.
"This is a space-time tunnel."
Reno lovingly stroked Kuina's head, patiently explaining.
"What is a space-time tunnel?"
The little girl smacked her lips, her face full of questions.
Reno smiled and said no more.
"Reno, just how strong are you??"
"Father is the strongest person I've ever seen, but I feel like you're even stronger than Father."
Seeing that Reno didn't want to dwell on the previous question, Kuina proactively changed the subject.
She now had countless questions.
"How strong?"
Reno thought for a moment and said casually, "The strongest in the world."
"The strongest in the world?!"
These four understated words filled young Kuina with an uncontrollable longing.
Her bright, big eyes sparkled with admiration!
She actually had a teacher who was the strongest in the world!!
Zoro, you can't compare to this.
She mused inwardly.
Lost in thought, Reno suddenly grabbed her arm, then stepped out.
At the same moment.
Tashigi, who was sitting cross-legged outside, suddenly opened her eyes.
The tombstone in front of her had disappeared.
"Reno!"
Tashigi quickly stood up, smiling as she went to meet him.
Reno nodded slightly.
"Big Sister... you, how could you..."
Kuina's eyes suddenly widened as she looked at Tashigi.
The big sister in front of her, apart from wearing glasses, looked so much like her.
Compared to Kuina, Tashigi was even more surprised.
Because the person in front of her looked exactly like her.
As she observed Kuina, she smiled and shook her head, saying, "We're around the same age. Calling me 'Big Sister' makes me sound old."
Kuina first froze, then her pupils suddenly contracted.
Only then did she realize that when she was looking at Tashigi, she hadn't looked up at all.
Kuina swallowed, subconsciously looking down at her own body.
"How... how is this possible??"
"Reno, what's going on??"
Both girls looked at Reno in unison.
"Kuina, this is a long story. I'll explain it to you later."
"First, let me introduce you. Her name is Tashigi, and from now on, besides me, she is also your teacher."
"Teacher??"
Kuina felt her little head spinning, already struggling to process it.
How did another teacher appear?
"Big... Tashigi, are you very strong??"
She subconsciously asked.
Reno had split a mountain with one slash; she didn't believe Tashigi could...
Clang!
Enma was sheathed!
Boom!!
An identical scene unfolded before her again.
A giant mountain was sliced in half!
Tashigi's thought came to an abrupt halt.
Gulp.
She stiffly turned her head to look at Tashigi, finding her smiling back at her.
"Kuina, why aren't you calling him teacher yet?"
Tashigi smiled gently.
Looking at Kuina, she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
"Te-teacher."
Kuina instinctively responded.
She was completely awestruck by the scene she had just witnessed.
"Tashigi, you go back to the spaceship first. I'll take Kuina back for a bit."
"Alright."
Tashigi patted Kuina's head, then turned and left.
"Kuina, let's go see your father first."
With Kuina's bewildered gaze, Reno took her hand and returned to Shimotsuki Village.
She was completely disoriented.
Because she didn't know that a full ten years had passed.
Koushirou Shimotsuki had longed for her day and night, waiting for her here for ten years.
Now, Kuina was 21 years old!
"Reno, what exactly is going on?"
She asked once again.
"Kuina, remember everything I'm about to tell you. Actually, you..."
Along the way, Reno slowly revealed the truth to Kuina.
Shortly after the two left.
The Time Machine slowly dissipated.
Two days later.
Under Koushirou's reluctant gaze, Reno followed Kuina and left Shimotsuki Village once again.
Upon returning to the spaceship, Reno immediately placed a Slave Mark on Kuina.
Although she was now 21 years old and had a 21-year-old body.
She hadn't fully accepted this reality yet.
Reno wasn't in a hurry; he'd claim the reward first.
There would be plenty of opportunities for 'fun' in the future.
"Congratulations, Host, for successfully recruiting crew member Kuina. Do you wish to claim the reward?"
"Claim immediately."
"Congratulations, Host, for successfully receiving the reward—One-Cut Killer: Murasame!!"
"Hmm??"
Reno's eyes suddenly lit up.
One-Cut Killer: Murasame: One of the Forty-Eight Imperial Arms!
The cursed demonic blade of Akame in the original work!
If one is cut by this demonic blade, they will be infected with a cursed poison from the wound and quickly die, with no known antidote.
The system has optimized it; if the Host is unfortunately cut by this blade, he will not be affected by the cursed poison.
In reality, One-Cut Killer: Murasame wasn't that exaggerated.
There was indeed no antidote for being cut by it.
However, it took time for the cursed poison to spread from the wound throughout the body.
For example.
In the original work, Akame used this blade to cut Esdeath.
But Esdeath made a decisive move, quickly severing her own arm, thereby escaping death.
It could be considered an indirect breaking of the blade's one-hit kill curse.
However, with Reno's strength, wielding this blade would make him practically invincible.
How afraid was the system that he would lose?
It kept giving him so many amazing weapons, one after another.
"Open personal panel."
As he put away the demonic blade, a virtual panel appeared before Reno.
"Host: Reno"
"System: Conquer Beauty System"
"Physique: Steel Balloon (Talent)"
"Devil Fruit Ability: Weather-Weather Fruit, Healing-Healing Fruit, Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Slow-Slow Fruit"
"Swordsmanship: Top-tier Great Swordsman, same as Golden Lion Shiki"
"Weapons: Ryūjin Jakka, One-Cut Killer: Murasame, diro's tooth cleaver, Seven Star Sword, magic blade thousand blades"
"Observation Haki: Observation Kill, Hearing the Voice of All Things"
"Armament Haki: Internal Destruction"
"Conqueror's Haki: Conqueror's Haki Coating, Observation Kill, Conqueror's Haki Domain"
"Special Ability: Teleportation"
"Shadow Legion: Samurai Corps, Assassin Corps"
"Mineral Veins: Energy Amethyst, Black Obsidian"
"Beauties Conquered:
East Blue Arc: Makino, Nojiko, Carmen, Tashigi, Nami, Kaya, Sweet Queen, Apis, Kuina
Sky Island Arc: Laki, Conis
Grand Line Arc: Marianne, Maya, Shirahoshi, Camie, Shyarly, Little Sadie, Domino, Iska, Robin, Doll, Kalifa, Hancock, Vivi, Mikita, Sara, Perona, Bonney, Marguerite, Hina, Jessica, Porche
New World Arc: Charlotte Flampe, Charlotte Galette, Moda, Stussy, Vinsmoke Reiju, Rebecca, Viola, Sugar, 993by-5, Monet, Koala, Carina, Baccarat, Ain, Yamato, Kurozumi Tama, Ulti, Black Maria, Kozuki Hiyori, Gerd, Gunko, Lilith, York, Aslat, Carrot, Uta"
"system warehouse: ark maxim, going merry, blank fruit * 3, Three Types of Haki Fruit, Three Types of Haki Cultivation Manual, Six Powers Cultivation Manual, Eight-Level Sky Pre-Two Styles Cultivation Manual, Massive Gold, Pure Gold, gold den den mushi, ancient weapon pluton Blueprint, breast enhancement underwear, storage ring, Hundred Pains Suffering Device, Drone Swarm, Large Fixed Laser Cannon, Standard Detonation Tag * 1, tot musica, tiger-level monster cell, demon-level monster cell, dragon level monster cells, Minister's Tool: Rattlesnake, Minister's Tool: Thousand-Layered Robe, Imperial Arm: Sure-Hit Bow, Animal-Type: Ox-Ox Fruit - Giraffe Form, Human-Human Fruit: Mythical Zoan - Nika Fruit, Paramecia-Type: Combination Fruit, Paramecia-Type: Soul-Soul Fruit, Other Miscellaneous Items."
A full fifty-eight girls!
Reno was somewhat dazed.
He didn't notice it usually, but counting them, he had already gathered so many.
However, as the number of beauties increased, it also meant that his journey of conquering women was coming to an end.
After all, there were only so many plot-relevant beauties in the One Piece World.
As of now, only six beauties remained at large.
The Marines' Hibari, Kujaku, and Momousagi.
The World Government's Shalria and Imu.
The Revolutionary Army's Betty.
Reno had planned to use this time to find the Revolutionary Army Headquarters and recruit Betty.
But with only two days left until the big battle.
He could only put it aside for now.
The immediate priority was to prepare for the Beehive Island battle two days later.
If he wasn't mistaken, the Marines and the World Government had surely already occupied Hachinosu Island, just waiting for him to walk into their trap.
"It's time to call for backup!"
For the final battle, he wanted all The girls to witness this historic moment firsthand!
Putting away the system, Reno returned to Amazon Lily.
Then he brought back all The girls who were left in Dressrosa.
At this point.
Fifty-eight girls gathered together for the first time.
On Amazon Lily.
Looking at the beautiful girls below, Reno made a bold decision!
Tonight.
Except for Tama and Bonney!
He was going to have a grand feast in the Time Room as a pre-war morale booster!!
Onigashima.
Under the cloudy sky.
King the Conflagration, Queen the Plague, Jack, Gekko Moria, Bartholomew Kuma, Loki, Oars the Devil, Who's Who, Sasaki, Page One, and the ten Numbers.
Stood ready for battle.
"Everyone!"
Reno's majestic voice slowly echoed out.
Everyone's gaze collectively turned to him.
"Fight!!"
Reno raised his arm and shouted!
"Yi hee hee hee hee! This time, I'm going to kill to my heart's content!"
Gekko Moria clenched his fists, his eyes glinting with the fire of revenge.
"Hahahahaha! Damn Celestial Dragons, your doomsday has arrived!"
Loki held his Iron Hammer, and as he spoke, thunder rumbled.
"Awooo—!"
The other Beasts Pirates Members also erupted in cheers.
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