Having missed with his strike, Tsugikuni Yoriichi quickly leaped back half a meter, widening the distance between himself and Kozuki Oden. His gaze was filled with scrutiny.
Kozuki Oden landed on the ground with both swords in hand. Looking at Tsugikuni Yoriichi, a brilliant smile spread across his face as he sighed to himself.
"Very interesting! Fighting someone like you is truly interesting!"
"Marine, what is your name?!"
Across Kozuki Oden's chest was a terrifying sword wound nearly sixty centimeters long. This wound had been inflicted by Tsugikuni Yoriichi's earlier attack.
Although the wound looked horrifying as blood poured from it, such a slash was no more than a flesh wound to Kozuki Oden.
This Wano Country samurai, who could take Roger's Divine Departure with his chest and Whitebeard's and Garp's heavy punches with his face, possessed truly astonishing defense.
Even Tsugikuni Yoriichi's Haki-coated slash had failed to incapacitate him outright.
As Kozuki Oden spoke to Tsugikuni Yoriichi, he seemed completely unaware of the pain in his chest as he smiled and asked for Yoriichi's name.
"Oden!" Shanks and Buggy had also run out of the rock shelter by then. Seeing Kozuki Oden, they happily greeted him at first, but when they noticed the wound on his chest, concern appeared on both their faces.
Buggy could not help glancing at Tsugikuni Yoriichi several more times. He shuddered instinctively and screamed inwardly, What the hell?! Oden got hurt?! Did Tsugikuni Yoriichi do that?!
That guy is seriously terrifying!
This place is way too dangerous. I need to get out of here fast.
Tsugikuni Yoriichi noticed that Shanks and Buggy had been rescued, but he did not pay them much attention. His focus quickly returned to Kozuki Oden.
To Tsugikuni Yoriichi, people like Shanks and Buggy could be captured anytime, anywhere. The