One Piece: In the Name of the Father

Chapter 23

Matsurizawa stopped and touched the swollen bump on his forehead.

At this time Ayane said.

"Ozawa, come again."

Without waiting for Matsurizawa to get ready, Ayane threw the third piece of firewood at Matsurizawa who was rubbing his forehead.

After Matsurizawa heard Ayane's voice, he quickly put down his hands and gripped the handle of the knife tightly.

At this time, the third piece of dry firewood thrown by Ayane had already arrived in front of Matsurize.

Matsurize was not ready yet, this time he failed to draw the dagger out of its sheath at all, and was hit with dry wood again.

This time Matsurize didn't dare to rub his forehead anymore, enduring the pain, Matsurize was ready for the next attack.

Sure enough, the fourth piece of dry firewood flew over.

This time Matsurize didn't rush out the knife again, Matsurize counted silently in his heart.

"Wait, wait, come closer, come closer, one, two, three, let's go out."

This time Matsu Rize successfully hit the target dry wood, but the timing may be a bit late. Matsu Rize hit the target not with the blade, but with his right hand holding the knife handle.

Immediately, Matsurize's right hand turned red, and even the dagger was thrown out of his hand.

Now Matsu Rize knew what to do, so he quickly squatted down to pick up the short knife. Sure enough, Matsu Rize, who had just got up and put the short knife into the scabbard, heard the sound of dry wood piercing the air again.

This time, Matsurize didn't have the chance to observe the trajectory of the dry wood flying over. He could only listen to the sound of the dry wood breaking through the air, and quickly drew his sword and slashed in the direction of the sound of the breaking air.

This time Matsurize succeeded in hitting the dry wood with the blade, but it didn't break the piece of dry wood, it just dropped it. This feeling is not like the sharp sword in Matsurize's hand, but It's like a stick.

Matsurize ignored the result and quickly put the knife back into its sheath.

Thanks to Matsurizawa's super strong memory, and under the guidance of Ayane many times before, Matsurizawa's movements are still very standard every time.

Soon, more than a dozen sticks of dry firewood in Ayane's hands were thrown away, and Matsurize hit the target several times later, but they couldn't split the dry firewood smoothly.

Ayane said to Matsurizawa at this time.

"Ozawa, pick up the dry firewood and give it to me."

Ayane did not go to the firewood room to get the dry firewood again, but asked Matsurize to pick up the dry firewood she had thrown out just now.

In this way, after an hour, Matsurize finally succeeded in cutting all the dry firewood in two.

Now Matsurize has small bumps all over his head and blue and purple bruises on his right hand.

At this time, Ayane walked into the main room and took out a small medicine bottle, which contained purple medicine.

Ayane threw the potion to Matsurizawa and asked him to apply it himself, and then Ayane walked into the kitchen.

Matsurize opened the bottle cap of the potion, and first applied it on the bruises on his right hand. Matsurize only felt that the purple potion was cold, and it was very refreshing to apply on his hand.

Then Matsurizawa smeared the small bag on his forehead again. After Matsurizawa finished smearing, Ayane also walked out of the kitchen with some things.

Ayane came to Matsurize and said to Matsurize.

"Ozawa, go on."

Ayane threw a small package to Matsurize. Matsurize opened it and saw that it contained some dry food and a water cup.

Ayane pointed to the forest behind the house and said to Matsurizawa.

"Ozawa, as I said before, come back before noon and fill up the basket, understand?"

Matsurize nodded, turned around and walked out of the gate of the yard, walking towards the small forest.

Along the way, Matsurize looked at some branches on the side of the road, and he didn't take the time to pick them up. He continued walking.

Soon, Matsuzawa found a target, which was a dry small tree with all the branches and leaves on it.

Matsurize approached, walked in front of Xiaoshu, and faced Xiaoshu sideways. Matsurize recalled the posture of drawing his sword and slashing, and slowly made preparations.

With a sound of "cracking", the dagger came out of its sheath, and hit the target very smoothly, a dead branch of the small tree fell down.

This is perfectly normal. Ayane used to practice moving targets for Matsurize before, but now she just hits a stationary target, how could she miss it.

Matsurize was not in a hurry to pick up the dead branch, but continued to slash at the small tree that was not as tall as him.

"Rub, rub, rub."

After several consecutive slashes, the small tree has turned into a bare tree, and now the small tree in front of Matsurize is like a stick.

Matsurize did not continue to attack the little tree. Matsurize received the scabbard, bent down, picked up the fallen dead branches, and threw them into the basket behind him.

At this time, the bottom layer of the basket was almost full, and Matsurize continued to walk towards the mountain forest along the rugged mountain road.

In less than half an hour, Matsurize filled half of the big basket behind him, very smoothly.

Matsurize sat down on a big rock on the side of the road and rested for a while. He took out the bag of dry food and water cup, and while eating breakfast, he recalled his previous action of using the knife.

Matsurize obeyed Ayane's instructions and did not go deep into the forest, but just moved around the forest without going deep.

Moreover, there was a feeling in Matsurize's heart, faintly reminding him not to go deep into the dense forest.

Matsurize was immersed in the simple joy of practicing drawing a sword and slashing. He practiced drawing a sword and slashing against the open space from time to time on the road.

He was putting a burden on himself. Matsurizawa not only wanted to complete the task assigned to him by Ayane, but also completed it more perfectly.

The big basket that Matsurize was carrying was more than half full at this time, so he changed his way and walked back to Ayane's house.

The roads in the mountains, to say they are roads, are actually exaggerations. Many of these dirt roads in the mountains are animal paths stepped on by some wild animals.

On the way back, Matsurize was already very proficient in drawing his sword and chopping. He could often cut off several dead branches with a single stroke, which was very efficient.

The morning sun was very bright, and Matsurize walked quickly along the path to his home with a relaxed pace.

Due to Matsurizawa's amnesia, coupled with Ayane's careful care, Matsurizawa has already regarded Ayane's house as his own home.

Matsurize returned home with a large basket full of dead branches.

Matsurize returned to the yard, put the basket on the ground, and looked at Ayane in the middle of the yard.

At this time, Ayane had finished her swordsmanship practice.

(End of this chapter)