The young Zoro had a fierce fighting style. Facing Kuina, who had defeated him time and again, he showed no caution whatsoever. Instead, he took the initiative and launched an attack at Kuina.
Under the watchful eyes of the many dojo students, Zoro pushed off with both feet and charged toward Kuina at top speed.
"Haha, Zoro, after all this time, you still haven't learned your lesson?"
"Why are you rushing in so recklessly again?"
"This time, Kuina will probably beat you in fewer than five moves again!"
Although Zoro's charge seemed fast to the students, it had not improved much compared to his last match with Kuina. Moreover, Zoro's opening stance was utterly conventional. In the students' eyes, Zoro had not made much progress compared to before.
Just as the young students at the edge of the dojo mocked Zoro, he arrived before Kuina with wooden swords in both hands. He raised the one in his right hand high and brought it straight down at Kuina.
"Clack!"
Kuina stood upright with her sword held in both hands. Facing Zoro's attack, she quickly raised her weapon horizontally to block. As their wooden blades collided, a crisp sound rang through the dojo.
"Hm?" Kuina had been preparing to knock Zoro's wooden sword aside and counterattack when she suddenly noticed that the sword in his left hand was slashing toward her lower abdomen. By the time Kuina realized it, Zoro's wooden sword was already upon her.
His two-pronged attacks had arrived one after the other, with impeccable timing.
There was no hope of drawing back her sword to defend. Kuina could only leap backward, narrowly evading Zoro's second attack.
After merely one exchange, Zoro had gained a slight upper hand. The young students watching fell silent in unison, and no one mocked