Chapter 556 The Protagonists After the World Changed 2

Donghai·Shuangyue Village.

Frost Moon Dojo.

Koushirou knelt on the ground, sweating profusely, and stared at Arthur before him, asking, "What brings you here, sir?"

I looked at the gray photo frames on the wall of the dojo.

Ichihito, Arashi, and their wives are all dead.

Arashi and his wife were killed by Arthur because Arashi challenged him after they went to sea and was ruthlessly hacked to pieces by him.

As Arashi's best friend since childhood, Koushirou has the courage to kneel and bow down to Arthur even if he knows the truth.

Because, no matter what this person says, he really will suddenly and without warning cut someone into pieces on the street in front of everyone.

"Lan has a son, where is he?" Arthur asked coldly.

Koushirou lowered his head even further and replied humbly, "The world is constantly at war. Arashi's son has been staying at the dojo, diligently training and practicing swordsmanship alone in the back mountains."

After saying that, Koushirou felt Arthur disappear from above his head.

He then raised his head and knelt in the center of the dojo to calm the pressure in his heart.

Behind Shuangyue Village, a boy and a girl were walking slowly along a stream.

"Hey, Zoro, what's your dream?" Kuina, Koshiro's biological daughter, asked him from behind Arashi's son. "We've been training in the village for so many years, don't you have any dreams or anything? Have you ever thought about leaving here and living outside?"

Having witnessed his parents' murder as a child, Zoro always maintains a resolute and serious expression.

There is a dream that has always been hidden deep in my heart.

"Killing the guy who killed my parents, that's my only dream." Zoro mustered his courage and spoke of his nightmare of many years.

The trauma from his childhood simply wouldn't go away.

Upon hearing this answer, Kuina's expression darkened: "But... you can't even remember who it is! How are you going to find him?"

"I will definitely find him. I will never forget that aura!" Zoro's stance was particularly firm, and he clenched his fists.

Just then, Zoro sensed that familiar aura.

His expression suddenly changed dramatically as he looked towards the other side of the stream.

I saw that familiar face, the man with three scars on his left cheek.

He stopped, or rather, his body stiffened abruptly, and he suddenly couldn't move.

"Hmm?" Guina followed his gaze and then realized that Arthur, who had suddenly appeared, was staring at them coldly.

Arthur slowly drew his black sword, Ice Dragon, from his waist, and the next second...

The world seemed to be frozen by some invisible force, and in an instant it expanded into an arc of light that stretched across the sky and earth.

Where the arc of light passed, rocks, trees, flowing mountain springs, and even the air briefly remained unchanged.

Until Arthur slightly turned his wrist, sheathing the sword, and that clear, resonant "clang" rang out—

boom--

At that moment, a dull, deafening roar, mixed with billowing dust, swept across the entire valley.

The entire island was shaking.

Kuina fell down by the stream and was shocked to find that Zoro, who had just drawn his sword, had been torn apart by his own blade.

"Ah!" Kuina's mind was instantly devastated. She screamed hysterically as she looked at the mass of flesh until her mind completely collapsed and she lost consciousness.

dusk--

The aftermath caused numerous casualties in Shimotsuki Village.

After waking from her coma, Guina was found to be a woman incoherent.

They can no longer speak even normal human language.

Koushirou wept bitterly in the dojo, but he lacked the courage to pick up a knife and avenge his daughter and his son.

Faced with this power that did not belong to a different dimension, he felt utterly powerless.

……

The following day, at the East China Sea Restaurant.

morning.

In the bustling kitchen, former pirate Zeff was cooking with his disciples.

For the most part, seaside restaurants became a small force for saving the post-war world.

Sometimes, the refugees who have fled to this place in the hall are given a hearty meal, but only fish and meat are served; other dishes are chargeable.

"Where are the ingredients! Why hasn't Sanji come back yet! Has he gone off to find some woman again?" Zeff, who had just woken up, inspected the kitchen and found many of his disciples preparing a dish.

So, he asked curiously, "Why are there so many fish dumplings?!"

“Lord Zeff, an unreasonable guest has specifically requested that we only make dumplings. We have no choice but to keep making them for him using fish and flour!” an apprentice replied to Zeff.

"Who?!" Zeff exclaimed in surprise as he walked into the hall, shouting, "Why are we only eating dumplings?!"

When he arrived in the lobby, he discovered that there was only one guest that morning.

Arthur's cheeks were swollen and red. He stopped what he was doing, clutching the dumplings with both hands, and stared at Zeff without saying a word.

"You are!" Zeff was so frightened by that face that he took several steps back, his old body trembling.

At that moment, the restaurant door was kicked open.

A blond young man in a black tuxedo, carrying a large boatload of cooking ingredients and smoking a cigarette, shouted, "Old man, the department store group has delivered all the seasonings and ingredients. Wow, I can't believe it. In this world, what company would dare to deliver so much stuff?"

Sanji carried a small portion of ingredients into the restaurant and scoffed as he passed Arthur's seat, "Why is there a caveman here this morning? There are chopsticks right next to you, why are you using your hands?"

"Damn it!" Zeff slammed his broken leg into Arthur's head after hearing Sanji say that.

Sanji, in pain, dropped the ingredients and immediately covered his head, yelling, "What are you doing, you old geezer!"

"Hurry up and move the stuff! Stop talking nonsense!" Zeff scolded him, then walked up to Arthur and gave him an apology.

Arthur squinted at his actions, but didn't really care about what Sanji had just said.

Sanji noticed this and couldn't believe that the stern old man was bowing to a young man.

"Who is this guy?" Sanji wondered to himself.

In contrast, Arthur didn't pay attention to them, coldly averting his gaze.

The Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter) movie screen is placed in a corner.

Uta's grand concerts are being broadcast around the world; her magical voice is healing the hearts of people in the post-war era.

After finishing his meal, Arthur got up, left a wad of cash, and disappeared from the seaside restaurant.

……

The Grand Line, the Drum Kingdom, is covered in a blanket of snow.

A deer that has eaten the Human-Human Fruit is practicing medicine in a warm little house in human form.

"Dorma, once my medical skills are recognized by you, I will go to the sea to save lives." He murmured his long-cherished dream.

Outside the room, an old man's voice called out, "Chopper, we have a guest!"

"They're here!" Upon learning that there were guests, he quickly climbed down from the chair in front of the workbench, then ran out of the room with the doctor's backpack.

When he arrived in front of the guest, the hair on his entire body stood on end instantly, and he looked up at Arthur with his head held high.

"How do you cure a heart ailment?" Arthur looked down at him and asked coldly, "Is there any medicine?"

Chopper froze, still not having learned the cure for his 'heartache,' and scratched the back of his head apologetically: "Sorry, I haven't learned that yet..."

Dorniang chuckled to herself, then downed a mouthful of strong liquor.

As an old woman who had lived for over a hundred years, she certainly knew who Arthur was, and took the opportunity to teach her disciple a lesson.

Not all diseases in this world can be cured, and mental illnesses are even more difficult to cure.