Tsugikuni Yoriichi did not pay much attention to the intelligence reported by the Fish-Man Island Marine Branch. Similar incidents had happened before, so after issuing his orders, he put the matter out of his mind.
After resting briefly, Yoriichi grabbed his bamboo sword and returned to the training grounds to spar with Mihawk.
Ever since his battle with Kaido on Risky Red Island, Tsugikuni Yoriichi had been searching for ways to increase the power of his slashes. As his body had grown more mature over the years, his physical strength had also increased significantly.
By all accounts, Tsugikuni Yoriichi was now nineteen years old. After a wild growth spurt over the past two years, he had reached a height of eight meters, far beyond that of an ordinary human. The long sword that once required him to remove its sheath and use a bit of technique to draw could now be pulled out with ease.
His larger frame also allowed Tsugikuni Yoriichi to suppress Mihawk effortlessly whenever they fought.
After all, given his size, the most natural way for him to attack Mihawk was to chop downward from above. For a swordsman, the force that could be put into a descending strike was vastly different from the force that could be used to raise a blade and block.
The explosive increase in his physical strength had also caused the power of Tsugikuni Yoriichi's Haki-infused slashes to undergo a qualitative leap.
As he grew older, it was not only Tsugikuni Yoriichi's physical strength that improved. Through years of relentless training, all three types of his Haki had advanced tremendously as well.
Recently, Tsugikuni Yoriichi had lacked a suitable opponent who could let him truly experience the combat power he could unleash at full strength. By now, even he no longer had