You need a favor?
Maud paused slightly and glanced again at the three swords hanging from Zoro's waist.
This scene felt strangely familiar.
Back in the courtyard of the Alabasta royal palace, this guy had also stood before him as a challenger, dragging his heavily injured body along.
Was it the same thing again this time?
Maud really couldn't tell that Zoro had a penchant for challenging people while wounded.
Thinking of this, Maud decided to keep his distance. Before Zoro could explain what he wanted, he waved his hand and said, "Don't bother asking. I'm not interested... Huh?"
Maud stopped halfway through his sentence.
He stared in surprise at Zoro, who had suddenly removed his swords and knelt down.
The three swords he had taken off were neatly arranged in front of him.
"What are you...?"
Maud's face filled with confusion.
"Please teach me swordsmanship!"
Zoro folded his hands in front of his swords and bowed deeply to Maud.
If this was the only path laid out before him,
then he would do everything in his power to seize it!
With his eyes lowered toward the ground, Zoro wore an unwavering gaze fixed on a distant goal.
Seeing it was not enough.
He had to reach it with his own hands and stride forward!
Zoro's inexplicable act of kneeling to become his disciple deepened the astonishment in Maud's eyes. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
He remembered that after the Straw Hat Pirates had been "wiped out" on the Sabaody Archipelago, Kuma had deliberately sent Zoro to the island where Hawk Eyes was.
In that arc, what had left the deepest impression on Maud was the scene of Zoro casting aside his pride and begging Hawk Eyes to teach him swordsmanship.
For a man like Zoro