Later in town, Rika explained to Luffy and Koby the reason for Zoro's capture, which only reinforced Luffy's decision to have him as his crewman. He then asked Luffy to feed him the dirtied rice balls as well as telling Rika that the food was delicious, revealing his kindness. After they left, Luffy asked Zoro to join him but he flatly refused to become a pirate. The food ended up being stomped badly by Helmeppo because it was sweet while rice ball is supposed to be salty. They eventually arrived where Zoro was being held, in time to witness Rika trying to feed him some rice balls which Zoro refused, most likely to avoid the girl being caught as there was a sign forbidding anyone to aid Zoro. Luffy arrived in town with the intentions of Koby joining the Marines and Luffy inviting Zoro to be his first crewmember. On the ninth day of Zoro's restraint, Koby and Monkey D. Luffy asks Zoro to be his first crewmate. Based on Rika's story, it is presumed that Helmeppo told Zoro to agree to be tied to a pole for a month to gain amnesty which would preserve his reputation in the Marines' eyes. It attempted to attack a girl named Rika, but Zoro saved her by killing it. East Blue Saga Romance Dawn Arcĭuring his journey, Zoro arrived in Shells Town where Helmeppo, the spoiled son of the corrupted Marine captain, Axe-Hand Morgan, released his pet wolf in town. 7, the agent who offered him the position, in self-defense.
He replied that he would accept only if he became the leader of the organization, which they refused. During that time, he met two bounty hunters, Johnny and Yosaku.īecause of his reputation as a bounty hunter, Zoro was offered a position as a numbered agent within Baroque Works.
He was even considered the greatest swordsman of East Blue. He quickly built a famous reputation for himself as a "Pirate Hunter" in the East Blue and even in the Grand Line as Baroque Works had heard about him. In order to survive on his own, he took on bounties to pay for living expenses. However, he lost his way and could not find his way back home. He set off to sea, searching for him in order to challenge him to a duel. Search for the World's BestĮventually, Zoro learned of Dracule "Hawk-Eye" Mihawk, who currently holds the title of the greatest swordsman in the world. Realizing that she would never have a chance to fulfill her dream, Zoro took it upon himself, asking Koushirou for her sword, Wado Ichimonji, and began working to develop his signature Santoryu, holding his own two swords in each hand, and Kuina's clenched between his teeth. The next day, Kuina suffered a fatal fall down the stairs of her dojo, much to Zoro's anger and disappointment. The two made a promise-that either of them had to become the world's best swordsman.
Zoro, annoyed by her defeatist attitude in spite of repeatedly winning against him, told her that one day he would beat her because he was more skilled, not because she was a girl. Her father had told her that girls could never be true sword masters, and that her fighting potential would decrease as her body matured. Hearing this, Kuina confided in Zoro, telling him that she shared the same dream but knew she could never attain it. Although he had improved tremendously since their first match, he still lost and cried with frustration, telling Kuina about his dream of becoming the world's greatest swordsman. After their 2000th fight (and Kuina's 2000th victory), Zoro challenged her in private for one more match-with real swords. Įven as a child, Zoro was strong enough to defeat most adults, but could not defeat Kuina, the daughter of the dojo's master, Koushirou. Zoro stated in the Baratie, that, "Once he decided that he would become an invincible swordsman, he left his life behind". As a child, Zoro trained at a dojo in Shimotsuki Village. Zoro was born 21 years ago in the East Blue. Zoro and Kuina making their promise to become the world's greatest swordsmen.
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