Above the Thousand Sunny,
Ryoma's body was already exhausted, and having just been severely injured by Susanoo, only his head remained floating in the air, with blue flames still burning on his neck.
The armor of Susanoo also dissipated, revealing a body composed of purple lightning beneath.
Immediately afterwards, the humanoid Raiden shrank and transformed into Senga's appearance.
Senga stared at Ryoma across from him in silence; the feeling of a hero past his prime was truly unpleasant.
Ryoma understood Senga's meaning, and a relieved smile appeared on his face as he said,
"Your strength is truly astonishing. It is my honor to fight you in your final moments."
Senga nodded silently and said,
Is there anything else you'd like to say?
Ryoma, floating in the air, lowered his head slightly, thought for a moment, and then spoke.
"To be honest, I'd really like to see how my descendants are doing, and whether they've learned swordsmanship."
"Junior?"
Senga was taken aback, and the image of Zoro from the anime flashed through his mind.
Judging from Ryoma's appearance when he was alive, Zoro is most likely the successor Ryoma mentioned, but it's unknown how many generations have passed.
Although not entirely sure, Senga still wanted to fulfill Ryoma's last wish, and said...
"Your junior has a great talent for kendo; perhaps he will surpass you in the future."
"Is that so? You've already met my junior?"
"I guess you could say we've met."
"Hahaha! Then I truly have no regrets. I hope my successors can surpass me!"
After saying this, Ryoma's body transformed into countless blue light spots and completely dissipated amidst laughter. Shusui, who landed below him, seemed to sense its master's departure and let out a mournful cry.
Before Ryoma's body dissipated, a black Spirit Body broke free and flew rapidly in one direction. Senga did not stop it, because he knew that it was Brook's shadow, and it was going to find Brook.
Senga stared silently at the spot where Ryoma had vanished for a moment, then slowly lowered her body toward the ground.
Back on the ground, Senga noticed the Black Blade Shusui stuck in the ground. He went over and pulled Shusui out, only to find that less than one-fifth of its blade remained.
This also foreshadows that Zoro is destined to never have this sword.
However, Zoro is considered the second main character in One Piece. Even if he loses Shusui, another Famous Sword will make up for it. Which one it is depends on his fate.
As for the broken Black Blade Shusui, Senga thought it best to let it accompany its master in death.
Thinking of this, Senga slammed his hand on the ground and said in a deep voice,
"Earth Release - Earthquake Core"
Click!
A semi-circular mound of earth rises from the ground, and in front of it is a rectangular stone tablet inscribed with "Grave of Shimotsuki Ryuma".
After doing all this, Senga planted the Black Blade Shusui on the grave mound, and then vanished into lightning.
Inside the hall, Moria's ten fingers were intertwined as he anxiously gazed towards the opening in the hall.
A familiar rumble of thunder sounded, Senga appeared in the hall.
Upon seeing Senga, Moria immediately stepped forward and hurriedly explained,
"Admiral Purple Kirin, please let me explain. That zombie is special. It seems to Awakening its former consciousness. It's definitely not me controlling it to fight you!"
During the time that Senga was fighting Ryoma, Moria felt like every second was an eternity, listening to the booming sounds outside.
He was terrified that once Senga dealt with Ryoma, he would come after him, the zombie's owner, to settle scores.
Absalom and Hogback were quite loyal; despite still being trembling, they didn't abandon Moria and run away to save their own lives.
Perona also stayed behind. She didn't care about all the complicated details; she just wanted to check on Senga's situation.
Seeing that Senga was unharmed, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But she immediately cupped her cheeks and mumbled,
"How annoying! Why should I care about this guy?!"
Senga certainly didn't come here to settle scores with Moria; he knew Ryoma's situation much better than Moria did.
He came here only to tell you one thing.
"Moria, Ryoma's body has completely dissipated. I've erected a grave for him; please tell your zombies not to disturb him."
Moria was taken aback, thinking to himself that this Purple Kirin was truly kind-hearted, even knowing to build a grave for the person he killed. He wondered if, if he were to die at Zi Lin's hands one day, Zi Lin would also build a grave for him.
The image of his own grave flashed through Moria's mind, and he shuddered, quickly spitting a few times in his mind—this was too unlucky!
Seeing that Moria hadn't moved for a while, Senga frowned and asked,
"What? Is this difficult?"
Seeing that Senga was clearly displeased, Moria was terrified and immediately shouted,
"Understood! I will definitely take good care of Ryoma's grave!"
After shouting, Moria gave a bitter smile. This wasn't difficult; he didn't even need to control many zombies.
Since most of his Zombie Army had already vanished in the sunlight, and those remaining were half-dead, how could he dare to desecrate another grave?
Senga had no intention of continuing the conversation with Moria. He had achieved his goal of coming here, and it was time for him to leave.
Thinking of this, purple arcs of electricity began to crackle around Senga's body; he was going to collect the Revive-Revive Fruit.
Moria realized Senga was about to leave and was overjoyed, but he dared not show it on his face. Instead, he feigned reluctance and said,
"Admiral Purple Kirin, are you leaving already? I haven't properly entertained you yet. Why don't you stay for a meal before you go?"
That's what he said, but in Moria's heart he was roaring,
"Hurry up and get out of here! I'm going to be scared to death if this keeps up!"
Senga didn't bother with this guy. How could he not see that Moria was eager for him to leave? Just look at his restless big feet.
Just as Senga was about to completely transform into lightning and depart, a deep voice suddenly rang out.
"Admiral Purple Kirin, could you please wait a moment? I have something I'd like to discuss with you."
"Um?"
Senga stopped his elemental transformation and turned to look in the direction from which the sound came.
"What!?"
Moria screamed in anger and whirled around to see which bastard had been the one to interrupt.
Upon seeing who it was, his expression froze.
Suddenly, a burly figure appeared in the hall. He was wearing a black coat and holding a thick book.
Most peculiarly, he also had a pair of slightly trembling bear ears on his head.
Upon seeing the newcomer, Senga narrowed his eyes and slowly said,
"Bartholomew Bear."