Although he had not been reborn through some desperate battle, nor suddenly attained enlightenment overnight,
Reiner was not surprised that Zoro had awakened Armament Haki.
Ever since he had begun learning swordsmanship as a child, this young man had displayed a talent for the blade, yet he still trained relentlessly every day without ever slacking off.
For ten years without change.
The promise, goal, and ambition he had set back then had never weakened in the slightest.
Whether in talent, effort, or willpower, Zoro was inferior to no one. There was no reason he could not learn Haki.
Even if he had awakened it by taking a nap one day, Reiner still felt he deserved that power.
His fingers brushed over the blade wound piercing his chest. He wiped away a trace of warm blood and flicked it aside, then turned his attention back to Gion, who was pursuing him.
Below, the Straw Hat Crew was locked in fierce battle with the elite forces from Headquarters.
Zoro and Sanji were responsible for intercepting the enemy at the front, tying down most of the Marines.
The soldiers who slipped past them or went around them were fighting Robin and the others near the lake formed by the collapse of the Tower of Justice, along with Franky and the shipyard thugs led by him.
Meanwhile, Nami was in the clouds, continuously bombarding the entire battlefield with the energy of thunderclouds.
The fierce battle was now nearing its end, and the Straw Hat Crew were almost completely exhausted.
"Hey, why does it work sometimes and not others?!"
Zoro gritted his teeth as he stared at the fading black sheen on his hand, then shouted angrily, "Come out already, damn it!"
"You only just awakened it, after all."
Sanji sent a Lieutenant Colonel flying