Chapter 15 Sauron joins

Zoro looked at Lot's sincere eyes and was a little confused. "What partner? A bounty hunter?"

"Of course not! To be honest, we are a pirate group." Lot stood up and walked in front of Zoro. At about 1.8 meters tall, he was a head taller than Zoro.

When he heard that it was a pirate group, Zoro's eyes instantly turned cold.

He has no good feelings towards pirates. As a bounty hunter, he is well aware of how bad pirates are.

They did almost all kinds of evil, such as robbing merchant ships, killing people, bullying the weak, and looting.

"Don't rush to refuse. The pirate I'm talking about may be different from the one you see. Besides, pirate is just a name. Our goal is to reach the top of the world."

Zoro couldn't help but sneer, "Pirates are pirates, there's no difference."

He doesn't believe there are any good pirates.

Although Lot was the most famous bounty hunter in the entire East China Sea, in his opinion, it was a fall for Lot to become a pirate.

"I believe I am still somewhat well-known in the East China Sea, but have you ever heard of me doing evil?"

Zoro thought about it, "No, but you can definitely continue to be a bounty hunter instead of becoming a pirate."

Lot shook his head when he heard this. Zoro was still too young and didn't see through the nature of the world. "You can't just stop being a pirate if you don't want to. Do you know what pirates are in this world?"

Without thinking, Zoro answered, "Aren't they just some bandits?"

Lot shook his index finger. "No! You think too simply. Pirates are defined by the World Government and the Navy. It's not those who burn, kill, and plunder who are called pirates. It's those who the Navy considers you a pirate. As long as you threaten the interests of the Navy and the World Government, you are defined as a pirate by them."

"Why would I threaten the navy? Shouldn't we be on the same team with the navy?" Zoro didn't quite understand what Lot said.

Lot motioned for Zoro to sit down, "Let me tell you about this world..."

"So, there are some things that cannot be seen clearly in the navy, and they often go against the navy. Aren't they pirates?" At this point, Lot thought of the former navy admiral Kuzan, whom he admired a little.

It was a good job with a good structure and a place where I had to punch in and out every day, but I just gave it up.

Yellow Monkey is still honest, punching in and out every day, never doing unnecessary things. He gets the salary of an admiral every day, and lives a fulfilling life.

Hearing Lot's words, Zoro was a little worried, "Is that so?"

Lotte continued, "You can't sail on the sea without a partner. Just like you, aren't you forced to become a bounty hunter because you don't know how to sail and you have a poor sense of direction and can't find your way back?"

"Wulusai! I...I am not." Zoro was like a puppy whose tail was stepped on.

He didn't want to admit it, but it was because he got lost that he couldn't return to Shimotsuki Village. That's why he became a bounty hunter.

So when he hunted pirates with bounties, it all depended on his luck.

Looking at Zoro's expression, Lot knew that just a few words would not be enough to influence Zoro's will.

Then he asked: "Zoro, do you have any dreams?"

"Dream?" Hearing the word 'dream', two figures fighting each other appeared in Zoro's mind, "I once promised someone that I would become the world's greatest swordsman."

In response to this answer, Lotte's eyes sparkled, "Oh! This dream is so ambitious, then do you know how to become the world's number one swordsman?"

"Nonsense! If I defeat the world's greatest swordsman, won't I become the world's number one?" Zoro answered without thinking.

At the same time, his left hand unconsciously rested on the handle of a knife at his waist, full of fighting spirit.

Lot glanced at Zoro briefly, his expression not changing.

But he was secretly happy in his heart, because he knew that this might be the problem with Zoro.

He shook the cup in his hand slightly and asked, "Then do you know who is the world's greatest swordsman?"

Zoro looked at Lot as if he was an idiot and rolled his eyes.

"Of course I know. Every swordsman should know that the world's greatest swordsman, Hawkeye, is Jorral Mihawk."

Lot looked up and recalled the comics he had read in his previous life. When Luffy went out to the sea restaurant Barati, he met Hawkeye who was chasing the Creek Pirates.

Zoro also challenged Hawkeye, and although he was defeated miserably, he gained Hawkeye's recognition.

But in the current timeline, Hawkeye should still be in the Grand Line.

"Hawkeye is not in the East China Sea. He is in the Grand Line."

"The Grand Line? I will definitely go there."

Upon hearing that the world's greatest swordsman Hawkeye was on the Grand Line, Zoro's eyes were filled with fighting spirit.

"Do you know anything about navigation? Do you have a ship? Do you know where the Grand Line is?"

"I..." Death's three consecutive questions confused Zoro.

"Come on board my ship. My goal is the top of the world. My next goal is the Grand Line. There is Hawkeye there, as well as many other guys who may not be as famous but whose swordsmanship may not be inferior to Hawkeye's."

After listening to Lot's words, Zoro lowered his eyebrows and began to think about the pros and cons.

"Don't you think this world is too twisted? Come with me and overturn it."

At this moment, an astonishing sense of heroism surged from Lotte's body and soared into the sky.

Looking at Lot, who seemed to be shining in front of him, Zoro couldn't help but feel heroic, "Okay! Then I will get on your ship, but I don't have 100 million berries!"

"Hahaha, as my partner, how could I possibly charge you for the boat fare?"

Zoro pushed open the guard of the sword with his left thumb, revealing a section of the blade. The sunlight hit the blade, flashing a cold light.

"Also, I will definitely become the world's greatest swordsman. If you prevent me from fulfilling this dream, I will kill you."

Knowing that Zoro was a man with a strong self-esteem, Lot felt that it was reasonable for Zoro to say this.

Lot stretched out his hand in front of Zoro, "Since we all intend to overthrow this world, the world's greatest swordsman? Of course, we must achieve that."

Looking at the hand in front of him, Zoro also stretched out his hand.

Snapped.

Hold the two hands together.

"You are welcome to join us. I believe you will not regret it."

[Ding. Congratulations to the host for gaining a new partner. Rewards: 1 advanced Armament Haki; 1 intermediate Overlord Haki; 1 million berries; Sky Breaker upgraded to intermediate level; a pair of flip-flops that never wear out.]

As the system voice sounded in his mind, Lot clearly felt that some changes had taken place in the Sky Breaker under his feet.

'Merge all the cards!'

【Ding. Fusion successful! 】

'System, open the personal panel.'

【Name: Lotte;

Sex: Male;

Age: 17 years old;

Observation Haki: Intermediate (Special Type) Foresee the future and understand people's hearts;

Armament Haki: Advanced;

Conqueror's Haki: Intermediate;

Taijutsu: Advanced;

Electromagnetic fruit development level: intermediate;