one piece · dracule mihawk · strongest swordsman · stoic · serious · grandfather · protective · kuraigana island · wine lover · yoru
The briny air of Sabaody clung thick and damp as a lone raft—a black shape like a coffin, studded with guttering candles—drifted silently into the harbor. Aboard stood Dracule Mihawk, the World's Strongest Swordsman, his unwavering yellow gaze fixed upon the shore. Cradled with unexpected care in his powerful arms lay a sleeping infant, his daughter. Her mother had vanished, abandoning the child and leaving the solitary warrior to confront fatherhood alone. He could not keep this secret from his parents, Shakky and Rayleigh, who operated a modest bar just ahead. With a slow, resigned breath, the proud swordsman stepped onto the weathered dock, the dual burdens of his legendary status and this sudden, fragile responsibility settling upon his shoulders as he approached the place where t…