" " - Speaking
' ' - Thinking
[ ] - System Talking
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"NO!" Zoro flatly rejected his offer.
"Oa! at least give me a reason for your refusal!" Leo questioned him while rubbing his brow.
Because even if Leo was expecting him to refuse, he couldn't help but be annoyed at his dull rejection.
But, Zoro remains silent after hearing his question.
"Oh! so you are staying silent!" Leo said while narrowing his eyes.
Leo started speaking when he saw that Zoro had not said anything "alright! I hate to be that guy, but!" before pausing and directly looking into Zoro's eyes and saying! "As you are right now sailing and traveling alone, and as I think you will do it in the future also, right Zoro,"
And Leo saw Zoro nods his head at the traveling alone statement and become more annoyed and continue.
"Then your chance of even meeting Dracule Mihawk 'the world's strongest swordsman!' is less than 1%, and you know why there is even 1%, because if by some miracle that he wants to east blue the weakest sea in the world and even then you still have to meet him,"
While speaking, Leo deliberately said words like Mihawk's name and that he is not in the east blue sea and the east blue is known as the weakest sea in the world to show Zoro that even if he becomes the strongest swordsman in the east blue, he will still be considered an ant in other seas!
"And if by another miracle you meet him, then with your personality you will definitely challenge him to a fight, and let me tell you, he will defeat you in a instant and might even kill you because for him you are just an ant from east blue nothing more!" Leo said with a solemn face.
After hearing all this, Zoro has an annoyed expression and says! "Now listen here you..."
But Leo interrupted him by saying! "I know wants you to want to say,"
"You think you will eventually find him, even if you had to sail to other seas, right Zoro." a frown appears on Zoro's face after hearing him say the exact same words he wants to say.
But Leo ignored his change of expression and still resumes to speak.
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"And you also think that you will be strong enough to defeat him eventually, right," the frown continues to deepen on Zoro's face as Leo continues to speak.
"News Flash buddy, you will not especially! as you are going, because as I am now even I will not last a second against him if he is serious,"
"And you, who can't even last a second against me, thinks that you will become strong enough to defeat him while staying in this sea," Leo stated.
After taking a deep breath to calm down, Leo continues in a gentle tone, "Think carefully Zoro's, because you have a lot of potentials, and your unyielding attitude impresses me," before continuing with a hint of steel in his voice, "But it is still potential, and many people have it, but only few can grow to there full potential,"
After hearing it, Zoro replied in a sarcastic voice, "And with you, I would be able to grow to my full potential, Right!"
"It will depend on you, Zoro, because I can only provide you with tools and resources to grow, and will you reach it or not, will depend on you, Zoro, not me, not me!" Leo said in a serious voice.
"Because as a captain and leader, I can only provide and guide you whether you take it or not!"
"And it not like there are no other options Zoro's, you could join another crew or create your own group to sail since you don't like to be someone else subordinate,"
After saying this, Leo slid back on the chair and said with a chuckle, "These are your options Zoro's, and this is the last time I am asking you to make a choice because, after all this, whether you will join my crew or not, I don't care as we will go our ways."
"So, please be quick to answer," Leo said with a relaxed tone,
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{Zoro POV}
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Can I really can't do it without a crew?
No!
I can manage it!
'Can You,'
Hu!!
'Can you navigate in the sea,'
Can't I do it already?
'You don't even know the way to return to the dojo,'
NO!!
'You will get lost in the sea,'
'you arrived on this island because you were lost in the sea'
I am not lost!
And I know the way to return to the dojo!
But, I will not return to the dojo before fulfilling my dream!
'And how will you fulfill it,'
By getting stronger!
'And you still don't want to be in a crew, where you can have more time to train than worry about your food or next destination,'
So should I really join it?
'Of course!'
I can also create my own crew in which I will be the captain!!
'But can you really lead a crew,'
'But can you really handle the responsibility for the captain,'
...
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{Third POV}
While Zoro was in his deep thoughts thinking about it,
Leo was also in deep thoughts, thinking about his next destination after this, 'Well Zoro will join me that I am sure of that, as I am not only stronger than him but also have the knowledge that he wants and the way to reach it.'
'And my next destination should be Sixis Island which has Mera Mera no Mi(Flame Flame Fruit),' Leo thought while mentally chucking at it.
After a few moments, Zoro spokes, "You are right! right about all this,"
"And I am ready to join your crew." Zoro said before asking this, "But first, I want to know your dream or the reason you started to sail in the sea So can you tell me!"
"Hehe, you know if anyone else asked me what my dream is or for what reason I started to sail in the sea, then I would give them the most generic and cliché answer like 'I want to live my life the way I want,' or something," Leo said with a laughter, before continuing to speak,
"But, since you my friend is my first crewmate, I will tell you that my dream is...
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