"Whether Roger counted as a swordmaster or not, he was dead anyway. Oden Kozuki stayed out of the rankings in the secluded land of Wano Country, and he would be dead soon as well. Besides Hawk Eyes himself, there were two known Grand Swordmasters in the world, but neither could be said to be definitely stronger than the one he had slain. In other words, if Hawk Eyes had acted a little faster, he could have been promoted to 'World's Greatest Swordsman' this year?"
Having figured this out, Charlotte Mousse immediately understood Hawk Eyes Mihawk better.
"So Hawk Eyes became the world's greatest swordmaster at twenty-one, then had to wait another ten years before Red-Haired Shanks challenged him and he finally encountered an opponent who required him to go all out?"
"Although they failed to determine a winner that time, Red-Haired Shanks was younger and originally had every chance of surpassing Hawk Eyes, or at least improving alongside him. Who would have thought that not long afterward, he would lose an arm in an accident in the weakest sea, East Blue, and become disabled?"
"After that, Hawk Eyes could only keep waiting for a new challenger. Another ten years passed before he unexpectedly ran into a little guy in East Blue who, though weak, showed extraordinary potential."
"By the time the main storyline began, he was only forty-three, yet he had spent twenty-two whole years waiting. His life really was 'lonely as snow'!"
Mousse then understood why Hawk Eyes and Red-Haired Shanks had developed such a peculiar relationship, both enemies and friends, and why he would teach Zoro, a young man whose goal was to defeat him.
Yet after following this line of thought further, Mousse realized that Hawk Eyes Mihawk's "lonely life" had largely been brought about by himself.