"How... is that possible?"
"How the hell did he do it?"
"He saw through Shiryu's quick draw, even while he was invisible..."
Seeing Shiryu fall behind, the pirates watching nearby gasped, disbelief written all over their faces.
Shiryu of the Rain, that vicious, bloodthirsty man who had always inspired terror with his sinister assassination techniques, had been reduced to this miserable state.
The stark contrast was hard for the pirates to accept, and they could not help taking another look at Zoro.
"So this is a master swordsman with a bounty of 1.7 billion Beli."
"He must be one of the men most likely to challenge for the title of World's Greatest Swordsman now."
"Yeah, if we're talking purely about swordsmanship. That Red-Haired bastard is ridiculously strong, after all."
"There's also Marine Admiral Fujitora. I wonder which of them is stronger, him or Roronoa."
Yu Zheng let out a long breath before answering calmly.
"It's still pretty rough, but I suppose that's how you use it."
Shiryu was undoubtedly waiting for that opening too. He would launch a killing blow the instant he broke through the tornado.
Luffy was different. Unable even to release his Conqueror's Haki at will, he attempted it under pressure, using mortal danger to awaken that power.
How could this be...!
Still, releasing Conqueror's Haki and coating his blades with it, though far from refined, could greatly improve his chances of success.
He was certain that after Luffy's slash broke through his technique, it could not possibly have enough power left to stop him.
"More or less. At least I shouldn't have to worry about failing to release my Conqueror's Haki. I'll try again later."
Bang!
"Tsk, tsk. You bastard, you were hiding that trick too?"
The wind howled in his ears. Against his skin, he