Chapter - 2 Tashigi, Come be my Actor.

Upon hearing Li Fan's words, Zoro nodded in understanding.

Zoro had crossed paths with Li Fan in this town when he found himself lost. At the time, Li Fan, who was carrying 100 million Beli and searching for suitable actors, noticed Zoro's hungry look. Without hesitation, Li Fan extended an invitation to Zoro to join his movie project.

After sharing a meal and engaging in a sword fight, Zoro readily agreed to work with Li Fan. The condition was that after filming was complete, Li Fan would engage in a serious battle with Zoro.

As the cries of "Pirates!" rang through the crowd, Nami's brow furrowed. She wondered, "Pirates? Could it be the same pirates I betrayed before?"

She remembered that the pirate captain had a bounty of 10 million Berries on his head. She worried about Li Fan's safety if he went to confront these pirates.

Despite her urge to escape, Nami couldn't ignore the bag Li Fan was carrying. Determined to prevent the money from falling into the hands of the pirates, she rushed in Li Fan's direction.

On the other side, the pirates who had just landed were rapidly advancing toward the town.

"Damn it, we've unexpectedly run into that Smoke Hunter. Wasn't he stationed in Loguetown? Why is he here?" the pirate captain seethed.

"Boss, what's our plan now? Our ship has been breached by those pesky navy soldiers."

"Yeah, boss, there's a white hunter tailing us. We need to figure something out," urged one of the pirates.

'Silence, you cowards!" the pirate captain roared. "Have you spotted the town ahead? We're going to launch an attack on this town and take its residents hostage. The navy won't dare to touch us then."

The captain's words rekindled the pirates' spirits, and they hurriedly made their way toward the town.

Li Fan, emerging with astonishing speed beside Captain Thief, declared, "They intend to take the townspeople here as hostages. Some of my important actors might be among them, and I can't have you causing chaos."

With a swift motion, he drew his long knife and stood resolutely beside Captain Thief.

"So, it's time for you to meet your end."

"Puff——"

A stream of blood flew out from the pirate captain's neck. He didn't even see when there was another person beside him, and his head had already been chopped off by Li Fan.

"Captain...the captain is dead!?"

"How is that possible? The captain is a pirate with a bounty of 10 million."

"Who is that man with the knife?!"

The pirates' eyes widened and they all stopped and looked at Li Fan who was standing in front of them.

"Ten million? Well...it can be used to pay for filming movies in the future." Li Fan nodded, "Then, it's up to you next."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Fan's figure disappeared in the eyes of the pirates.

With their dynamic vision, they couldn't detect Li Fan's movement at all.

Almost instantly, more than twenty pirates all fell to Li Fan's sword.

'So...so awesome! '

'The pirate who could break a boulder with one blow was killed so easily. '

Nami, who was following Li Fan, thought in surprise.

Not only Nami was surprised, but Tashigi who was looking through the telescope on the sea not far away was also very surprised.

"What a powerful swordsman. He killed all the pirates in an instant."

"Colonel Smoker, the pirate we were chasing has been killed by a swordsman."

"I heard it." Smoker waved his hand, "Anyway, let's log in first."

"That man seems to be waiting for us too."

"You..."

"Hello, I'm Navy Sergeant Tashigi. Nice to meet you," Smoker began to speak but was enthusiastically interrupted by Tashigi.

"I just witnessed your swordsmanship. It was truly incredible."

"I have a rather unusual request."

"Could you allow me to see your sword?"

"My sword?" Li Fan gazed at the longsword "monohoshizao" in his hand, which also happened to be the character in the script, Sasaki Kojiro's sword.

"It's not out of the question, but there's a condition."

"Of course, as long as it doesn't compromise the Navy's principles, I'm on board."

"Excellent. In that case, you can become an actor in my production. With your abilities, I'm confident you can embody the character in my script."

"An actor?" Tashigi blinked in surprise. "I'm not sure I can act!"

Li Fan reassured him, saying, "It doesn't matter. I have faith in my vision. You possess the potential to be an excellent actor. With a bit of practice, you'll shine in the movies." He took Tashigi hand and spoke earnestly.