Umit's words could not have been more venomous.
Not only had he arrogantly belittled Ronan, but he had also tried to curry favor with the enraged BIG MOM and prove his loyalty by disparaging the Straw Hat Pirates.
However.
He had no idea that his self-satisfied speech had precisely... detonated the Grim Reaper's fuse!
Upon hearing the King of Shipping's suicidal nonsense.
Zoro, standing beside Ronan, did not get angry. Instead, he abruptly lowered his head and let out a low, mocking chuckle.
"Heh... hehehehe..."
Zoro's shoulders trembled slightly. Slowly raising his head, his eyes gleamed with the utmost pity and ridicule, as though he were looking at a dead man.
"There really are idiots on this sea who are in such a hurry to reincarnate and aren't afraid of dying!"
The instant his words fell!
Clang!!!
A piercing metallic hum, so crisp it seemed capable of tearing apart the heavens, suddenly erupted!
Zoro moved!
There was no afterimage of a drawn blade, no unnecessary movement.
All anyone saw was a dazzling flash of cold light, as bright as the moon, flickering through the air!
A terrifying Flying Slash, ghostly blue and dozens of meters long, compressed to the absolute limit, swept across the dessert-laden tables like a Shura blade hurled from Avici Hell. With a shrill burst of air tearing apart, it brutally and mercilessly slashed toward Umit, the King of Shipping!
"What?!"
As he watched the terrifying slash that could instantly split a main battleship in two bear down on him, Umit's formerly lofty face instantly twisted into extreme terror and shock!
He could never have imagined that the Straw Hat Pirates would be so decisive, so utterly unconstrained! Did they truly not fear BIG MOM turning on them?!
"You dare make a move at my Tea Party...