Sailing at Sea: The Breath of the Day at the Start

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The total bounty for all members exceeds one billion.

The sea shook.

The name "The Calamity of the Sky" quickly spread throughout the sea.

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Chambord Islands.

"The Sky Calamity Troupe... a troupe that comes from the sky and brings disaster to the world? Not a bad name."

Rayleigh, who was there to help someone coat a ship today, sat on the shore, looking at the newspaper in his hand and smiling.

He gazed at the vast blue sea ahead, took a sip of his drink, and a smile flickered in his eyes behind his glasses.

Ron, kid, if it were you, could you get to that island?

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Frosty Moon Town, East Sea.

After receiving a Den Den Mushi from Ivankov, Koushirou heard Ivankov excitedly telling him the news.

Koushirou's eyes widened slightly behind his glasses, and then a genuine joy and relief appeared on his face.

"Have those two children finally met again on the sea...?"

“That’s… great.”

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, he went outside and saw Zoro practicing his Three-Sword Style swordsmanship, his muscular upper body bare and covered in sweat.

Koushirou, his temples slightly graying, stood by the door with a broad smile.

On the distant sea, Kuina and Ron have reunited, now renowned swordsmen of the ocean.

Zoro is also working towards that goal.

What could bring Koushirou more joy and satisfaction than seeing the three of them safe and sound, and step by step, chasing each other towards higher levels of swordsmanship?

Zoro noticed him, turned his head and looked at him with some confusion, "Curator, what's wrong? You seem to be very happy?"

Koushirou, smiling, shook his head:

"No, it's nothing."

He doesn't plan to tell Zoro this news yet, otherwise Zoro will definitely get anxious again.

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Windmill Town.

The home of mountain bandits.

Dadan looked at the newspaper in his hand, took a puff of his cigarette, and said with deep emotion, "I felt that the little black-haired kid back then was extraordinary. Only a few years have passed, and he has already become a big figure who is famous all over the world."

"I am back!"

With a snap, the door was flung open, and Luffy, wearing a straw hat, rushed in.

He leaned closer to Dadan and asked curiously, "What are you looking at? Is there any news about Ace?"

"No, it's not Ace's."

With a cigarette dangling from her mouth, Dadan shoved away the head that was blocking her view as he leaned in: "It's that Ron's."

"Ron?"

Luffy was taken aback at first, then the image of a calm and composed black-haired boy flashed into his mind.

"Ron?!"

He suddenly realized what was happening and, both surprised and delighted, asked Dadan:

"What happened to him? Is he alright?!"

“Very good, not only very good, but he has also become a real big shot with a bounty of 670 million Berries.”

Dadan's tone carried a hint of emotion.

Just how powerful do they have to be to have a bounty of 670 million Berries on their head from the Navy?

It's simply unimaginable.

"670 million..."

Luffy stared in disbelief, then his eyes lit up with immense excitement and exhilaration:

"Amazing!! As expected of Ron!!"

He excitedly clenched his fist and punched the air for a while, then leaned on the table, tilted his head, and looked out the window, his face full of longing and anticipation.

"so good……"

"That Ron is already famous throughout the seas, and Ace has already set sail. I really want to set sail as soon as possible..."

"Three more years...?"

"It feels like it's been so long, and time is passing so slowly."

"Three years is not a long time."

Dadan looked out the window and exhaled a smoke ring: "It'll be over in the blink of an eye."

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On a small island in the East China Sea.

"Sky Calamity, what a cool name. The navy guys can come up with some good names sometimes."

Bucky and his men were drinking at a tavern when Bucky, looking at the newspaper in his hand, said:

"Ron the Traveler, with a bounty of 670 million Berries... Tsk tsk, he's quite an impressive figure."

"It's so good to have inherited the Golden Lion's power, unlike me... Shanks, that bastard!" Buggy wanted to cry when he thought about his experience of eating a Devil Fruit back then, and couldn't help but gulp down the wine.

"Is Ron the Traveler the one from the legends of the East Sea?"

A woman's voice came from the side.

Bucky the Clown, drunk and tipsy, nodded and replied, "Yeah."

"Hey...didn't he have a bounty of 430 million Berries a while ago? How come it's suddenly gone up again?"

Hearing the very surprised woman's voice.

"You don't know that? Haven't you heard about the recent North Blue incident? That traveler Ron escaped from both Admiral Akainu and Marine hero Garp, and even..."

Bucky, drunk and rambling on, spoke as if he had experienced it all himself. Coupled with his expressive body language, the people in the tavern around him gradually gathered around.

By the time Bucky came to his senses, the newspaper in front of him had disappeared without him noticing.

In a corner of the tavern, a girl with short orange hair sat reading a newspaper she had stolen from Bucky.

"The Calamity of the Sky..."

"You guys are really amazing."

Nami rested her chin on her hand, gazing at the photos of familiar faces like Ron and Robin on the wanted posters in the newspaper, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

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129. Instructing on breathing techniques

Beside a small, uninhabited island in Beihai.

The Voyager is docked on the island's coast.

Robin and Connie went to collect clean water and fruit, while Bonnie and Kung Fu Manatee Seven went hunting to store meat.

Meanwhile, Ron and Kuina were engaged in a sword duel on the side closer to the coast.

After Ron, wielding his black sword, cleaved through Kuina's dual-sword style with a single strike, his crescent-shaped black slashes continued unabated as he landed on the nearby shore, completely slicing off a small section of the coastline and sinking it into the sea.

Kuina glanced back at the collapsed coastline in the distance, then looked at Ron slowly sheathing his sword in front of her, and couldn't help but sigh:

"I still can't beat you."

"You've become much stronger than before. To be honest, it's quite beyond my expectations."

Ron said seriously.

Kuina's swordsmanship is now at a level of minor mastery in cutting through iron, and her Armament Haki is around level 3. Combined with her dual-wielding swordsmanship and rudimentary breathing techniques, her strength is definitely not weak.

Hearing Ron's words, Kuina smiled and said to Ron, "So, I successfully fulfilled the promise of that snowy night, right?"

On that snowy night before their parting, she and Ron made a promise that when they met again, she would become a female swordswoman who would surprise him.

Ron, with a black knife at his waist, smiled and nodded at her.

"Indeed."

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After collecting a large amount of supplies, they left the island.

Ron and his men learned the latest news in the North Sea.