Zoyori

ZoYori is the het ship between Roronoa Zoro and Kozuki Hiyori from the One Piece fandom.

Canon
Zoro and Hiyori are good friends and allies that met on Wano. Initially, Zoro was completely unaware who Hiyori was, both as an Oiran or as the daughter to the late Kozuki Oden. Nonetheless, he still helped her when she was being pursued by Kamazo and the two slowly bonded when she helped tend to the wounds he sustained. Once he found out she was Momonosuke’s sister, and the daughter of the late Kozuki Oden, he vowed to rid her country of Kaido and, especially, Orochi. He also hopes to reunite her with her long lost brother, who has been travelling with him and the rest of his crew.

Whilst Zoro is stoic and unmoving, Hiyori is sincere and kind. She repaid Zoro for saving her by tending to his wound and feeding him. She felt comfortable enough to reveal her own identity to him, which allowed Zoro to inform her that her brother is alive, filling her with great relief. Following this discovery, she realised that the Nine-Red Scabbards have returned to Wano, as was prophesied, and was ecstatic to hear that Zoro will be fighting alongside them to save Wano as she is amazed by his strength and power. Due to her life being at risk, she enlisted the help of Zoro as her personal protector and she slowly grew more comfortable with him. At one point, to help him stay warm, she cuddled up to him whilst they slept together.

The pair are on friendly terms and Zoro tolerates helping her as best he can. When she chased after Toko, who realised her father was about to be executed, he chased after her in order to help. When she witnessed Toko’s father get executed she cried into Zoro’s chest and despaired at the fact that Toko, nor the other villagers, could truly grieve for him because they had been force fed defected Devil Fruits that left them in a constant state of laughing. Seeing Hiyori’s tears, and the situation around him, infuriated Zoro to extreme lengths, and he has vowed to personally kill Orochi, the man responsible for it all, as well as Kaido who has enabled him. Zoro has proven to be a capable protector for Hiyori and has defended her from numerous enemies, such as Kamazo and members of the Orochi Oniwabanshu.

Hiyori’s trust for Zoro is very high, as evident by her decision to give him her family heirloom, a katana called “Enma”, that once belonged to her father, Oden. The decision was based on her believing Zoro to be a worthy successor for her father’s blade and because Zoro was in possession of the Katana, Shusui, that she wished for him to return to the people of Wano as it is a national treasure, something Zoro agreed to do. The decision to give Zoro her father’s sword was a momentous one and her close friend, Kawamatsu, even tried to discourage her from this, but she remained steadfast in this decision, having complete faith in Zoro.

Fanon
Zoyori has been warmly recieved by the One Piece community. Whilst shipping is not particularly common place, many people welcome Hiyori's relationship with Zoro. This stems from Zoro's popularity as a character and that he has come across a woman who has become fond of him, thereby making fans endeared to Hiyori.

Whilst popular, Zoyori still has some rivals, such as ZoKu, the ship between Zoro and his late childhood friend, Kuina, however this pairing is now seen as impossible. There is also ZoRona, the ship between Zoro and Perona, and also the ship, ZoNami, the pairing between Zoro and Nami.

Fandom
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Trivia

 * Zoro is Hiyori's third saviour, the other two being Kawamatsu and Denjiro.