One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 152 The Naturally Dumb Mermaid

Mermaids are a race renowned for their beauty. Legend has it that they are graceful, have melodious voices, and stunning looks, and numerous tales have imbued them with a legendary aura.

On the shimmering sea, they were like water sprites, breathtakingly beautiful.

Perhaps because she was underwater, Roman felt that her vision was blurred, and only the shimmering scales on the fish tail entered her heart.

"It's really beautiful!" Roman murmured to himself.

She felt herself regaining her senses.

……

As Roman surfaced from the sea, he finally breathed in the fresh air.

Because of excessive blood loss, her skin had begun to turn pale, and her hand holding the knife was trembling uncontrollably. However, the good news was that the shock Mihawk's attack had caused her seemed to have disappeared.

Meanwhile, Mihawk also popped his head out of the water.

He didn't look very presentable either. His aristocratic attire was once again torn to shreds by Roman, completely losing its original elegance. However, his strong muscles still added a lot to his physique, provided one ignored the scars on his chest.

Blood was seeping from his wound, but Mihawk's expression showed no pain, only a satisfied excitement.

Sure enough, fighting with this masochist is just asking for trouble.

What's the next step?

Just as their eyes met, a third person appeared.

It's that mermaid with the pink fish tail.

Like a lotus emerging from the water, her graceful and beautiful emergence, coupled with her apprehensive expression, made her incredibly adorable.

"Thank you both so much for rescuing me! Ah!!! You are both so badly injured, what should we do? I've heard that humans can't stay in the sea for long, but don't worry, I will take you to the shore as a way of repaying your kindness."

No, you misunderstood. Our injuries have nothing to do with saving you; in fact, there was no need for that.

But before Roman could speak, she found herself entangled in a fish tail, which, along with Mihawk, was rapidly swimming away with the two of them.

Mermaids are the fastest creatures in the sea, able to swim freely under immense water pressure. In addition to their innate physical structure, their physical strength is also formidable.

The mermaid in front of me was at least 4 meters tall, and her tail was almost two meters long. It was very easy for her to wrap her around two humans whose waists were less than 150 centimeters wide.

"He looks a bit airheaded, no wonder he got caught." On the high-speed train, Roman still diligently indulged his吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical comments) nature, even though the person was Mihawk.

“It’s probably just plain stupidity,” Mihawk unusually chimed in.

The two were almost touching, as if to prevent them from falling off during their journey, the mermaid had bound them very tightly.

However, this also made the two of them extremely uncomfortable. Embarrassment was one aspect, but what was worse was that they both had several wounds on their bodies from the sword. The increased external pressure caused their blood to flow faster, resulting in a greater amount of blood gushing out.

"I feel like I've turned into a fountain. But if we resist too hard in this situation, she'll be seriously injured."

However, Mihawk clearly hadn't thought that far ahead; his night was already eager to begin.

"Stop it, she's a beautiful woman, after all. Speaking of which, have you made up your mind? I've done everything I could to get you to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea, you should give me a definite answer by now." Roman grabbed Mihawk's longsword with his superhuman strength and asked the question that was on his mind.

"I'm not interested in the navy..."

Where is my knife?

"But you have indeed brought me joy, and your future growth should be quite promising. I can join the Seven Warlords of the Sea, but..."

"If you have the means, you can discuss this with a general from the Warring States period. I'm not responsible for the negotiations; I'm only responsible for the introductions..." Roman immediately shifted the blame.

She wasn't a professional at negotiation, and besides, she couldn't let Professor Zephyr know that she had a deal with Mihawk.

All she needs is to collect the reward.

……

"We've finally arrived! You two can... Ahhhh, why do you both look even worse? Ahhh, you've bled so much!" The mermaid smiled brightly upon seeing the land, but when she turned back and saw the two's lifeless faces, she turned pale with fright.

You deserve immense credit for this.

And girl, be careful! If I hadn't stopped Mihawk, you probably wouldn't have been able to keep your pink fishtail.

After stepping onto solid ground, Roman finally felt like he had survived.

The water is definitely not a good place to stay.

As ordinary human beings, we know that the land is indeed our eternal home.

Looking at this innocent mermaid, a plan that had been conceived in his mind for a long time came to mind again.

But before Roman could continue, a series of attacks came at her... Mihawk beside her.

Despite not being in good condition, Mihawk calmly defended himself with his knife, though Roman seemed a bit weak in his eyes.

"Sir, are you alright? That Mihawk beat you up so badly."

"Not really, Mihawk also looked quite disheveled."

"I thought you would be secretly observing us, but I didn't expect you to be fighting a powerful enemy."

"You seem to have messed with a troublesome guy. Ugh, is it going to be a fight? How troublesome."

Sly, Gran, Raven, and Crowe appeared on the shore at the same time. Although they had wasted some effort in resisting the pirates, they were still capable of fighting.

Unfortunately, even when facing Mihawk, who was in a precarious state, Roman knew very well that even he couldn't be 100% certain of defeating him.

She had considered killing Mihawk while he was weakened, but Roman knew she couldn't do that.

Her Observation Haki told her that if she really cornered Mihawk, she herself would either die or be seriously injured.

Mihawk's threat wasn't significant, and he had already agreed to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea, so Roman had no reason to take action.

Besides, Mihawk is still useful.

"Stop it. These are members of the Seven Warlords of the Sea that I just recruited. You need to be a little more polite." Roman waved his hand, then ignored the surprised expressions of the other four.

Looking at the mermaid who hadn't left yet, Roman squatted down: "Beautiful mermaid, could you do me a favor? No, I should say, could you grant me a request? I'd like to visit your home, and I'd be even happier if you had some delicious special snacks from Mermaid Island."