The Adult World (22)

The next day, G-10 Branch.

"Vice Admiral Azure Dragon!"

Mihawk had not slept all night, but it did not affect his condition. Instead, it had completely drawn his spirit inward, like a sharp blade sheathed in its scabbard, ready to strike.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. Something this big happened, so I had to go back and report to the Fleet Admiral and the others first."

Ron nodded amiably and stepped aside. "Then, please."

Without another word, Mihawk's mind tensed as he followed the soldiers toward the airship.

Ron had no desire to repeat what had happened yesterday. The psychological pressure on the G-10 soldiers had been too great, so the battlefield had been chosen as an abandoned Island Cloud above Sky Island, left deserted after Golden Lion's invasion. Even if the two of them fought until the heavens collapsed and the earth split apart, it would not have much impact on the outside world.

Watching the airship gradually rise, Ain stood at the edge of the harbor and asked with a frown, "Why is Mihawk picking a fight with Ron?"

Ain had only learned of his arrival after the deal, shortly before Ron left. Thus, aside from Ron and Dorte, no third person knew Mihawk's purpose.

"I don't know."

Dorte did not reveal the truth. He merely smiled. "Anyway, the Vice Admiral can't lose."

The current "Azure Dragon" Ron had long since reached the pinnacle of the world.

Even if they could not determine a winner for the time being, with the boost from his Self-Healing Ability, grinding his opponent to death was a certainty.

Mihawk was strong. He was the World's Greatest Swordsman!

His draw against Red-Haired Shanks at Reverse Mountain had been enough to prove that.

That battle had been the watershed that secured his throne as