Vol 4 Chapter 185: Meet again

As before, Shanks left the straw hat to Luffy as a testimony and agreement of mutual belief.
After that, Shanks and others stayed in the village for a few days, buying a lot of necessary supplies before leaving.
"Shanks, look at it. I will definitely go to sea, and I will become very strong and appear in front of you. I will be the One Piece." Luffy wore a straw hat and raised a big stance at Shanks. thumb.
After making an agreement again, Shanks bid farewell to Luffy, and when he was about to board the ship, he stopped.
"What's the matter with Shanks?" Beckman questioned, he felt that the captain was a little wrong at this time.
Shanks' gaze looked far away, and his gaze became a little deeper. There was a forest there, and there was a high ground in the depths of the forest.
Suddenly, he showed a deep smile and said, "Beckman, wait for me on the boat for a while, I have something to deal with."
"Eh, wait..." Beckman just wanted to ask, Shanks' figure had rushed out, and disappeared in front of him in the blink of an eye.
"How bad is it for me to have such a captain." Beckman sighed and turned to the boat.
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In the forest, Shanks' figure moved quickly.
Lin Feng blew, and the leaves made a rustling noise as he moved quickly.
After a while, he stopped in front of the high ground, and a figure in a black robe turned around with a smile.
"It's been a long time, Shanks." The calm words and gentle smile were no different from the time when he was anti-farewell more than ten years ago. The years did not leave even the slightest trace on him.
The perfect fusion between the gestures and the surroundings, if Shanks hadn't practiced "Sword Qi Leiyin" for many years, I'm afraid he would be regarded as a tree or a stone.
Taking a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart, Shanks bowed deeply, "Teacher, long time no see!"
He waved his hand with a smile, and Xuan did not respond to Shanks's name. Although he had said that he had not accepted Shanks as a disciple, he had always called him that way, and he did not deny it.
"Teacher, why are you here?" Shanks asked directly when he raised his head.
Since the Roger Pirate Group was disbanded, the news of the God of Time and Space has disappeared on this sea. There were many people who wanted to find it, but without exception, all were to no avail.
In the past few years, news about the death of the of time and space has been circulating, but there is not much market.
It's like the news that Raleigh has died is often circulated in the sea. What you really know is listening as a joke.
"I'm here to take a look at the protagonist in the future. You have already seen it." Xuan didn't hide anything, and smiled.
Shanks stepped forward and stood almost parallel to Xuan. From Xuan's perspective, he was suddenly taken aback, because looking down from this hillside, the entire Windmill Village had a panoramic view.
But in fact, they were just a forest in front of them, and the weird and natural scene was presented in front of him, which shocked him and sighed at the same time.
As expected, the teacher is still a teacher, still unfathomable for so many years.
"Teacher, do you mean Luffy?" Shanks asked. He had these thoughts when he saw Luffy. The scene at that time was like Xuan deliberately guiding him to meet Luffy.
"What is the so-called protagonist?"
Xuan waved his hand and smiled, "The protagonist? Naturally, it means literally, a work, or a play, or even a world, after all, it takes a protagonist to start the performance. Many worlds have different interpretations of these two words. When your strength reaches a certain level, you will have your own understanding, but the protagonist of the previous generation was Roger, so you should be able to understand something."
"Yeah!" Shanks' gaze condensed, and he was a little uncertain. "That boy Luffy, can he really become the One Piece?"
Shanks would sneer if someone else said something like this. If the One Piece is so good, their Four Emperors and so many big pirates won't have to struggle in the new world desperately.
You must know that the cruelty of the new world is far beyond anyone's imagination. In addition to their four emperors, the most powerful, there are dozens of pirates of the Qiwuhai rank crisscrossing the sea. More.
Without the strength of hundreds of millions of rewards, there is no qualification to enter at all.
Even the strongest white beard now does not dare to say whether he can become the One Piece.
Xuan smiled and said, "That’s not what I mean. Whether he can become the One Piece is not the standard for measuring the protagonist, because he is the protagonist, and his goal is to become the One Piece, so he will definitely become the Shanghai Pirate in the future. Roger is the same, don’t make a mistake about causality."
Shanks blinked, as if he understood, but in fact he was still confused.
Xuan didn't give any more explanations. The things that involve world cause and effect are the most difficult to understand. That is the basis of everything and the most profound rule. It's like an ordinary person going to the microscopic field of science and quantum mechanics, and it is impossible for him to fully understand.
"Okay, let's not talk about this. You have given Roger's straw hat to him. Does it mean that you are very optimistic about this kid. Then when I just said that did not exist, you believe in your vision and look forward to it. Up."
Shanks nodded, "Well, I still admire Luffy. There is something special on him, like the captain of the past. I have never seen this kind of light on the second person."
"But sir, you taught the swordsmanship of Mihawk, right?"
The topic shifted from Luffy, and Shanks asked a question he had long wanted to know.
From the time he fought with Eagle Eye many years ago, he noticed that the opponent's sword intent was similar to his own, not because of the same sword strokes, but a similar realm and understanding of the sword.
It's just that he never saw Xuan again after that, and he couldn't answer the doubts in his heart.
Speaking of Mihawk, he has a headache. When it comes to his obsession with the sword, he is better than himself. Even in the new world, the two have met several times.
From the previous advantage to the present completely evenly matched, Shanks sometimes wondered when he would be overtaken silently by the opponent. ..