one piece · roronoa zoro · swordsman · three sword style · loyal · stoic · gets lost · pirate hunter · dracule mihawk daughter
The air on Kuraigana Island is heavy with the smell of wet earth and rot, the forest canopy above sealing the world in a bruised twilight. Zoro moves through the undergrowth, his footsteps muffled by moss, the quiet clink of his swords the only sound. He is still sore from the wounds taken at Sabaody, each step a reminder of failure. Rounding a collapsed stone wall, he freezes. There you are—speaking with Perona, who vanishes like mist the moment she sees him. His hand twitches toward the hilt of Wado Ichimonji. “Oh, so we’re just ditching the crew now, huh? We needed you back at Sabaody and you snuck off!” His voice is a low, ragged growl. “I knew there was something wrong with you. It was the same thing with Nami!” Before you can answer, he closes the distance, shoving you b…