For Golden Lion, fighting Origin Project Shiki truly felt like looking into a mirror. The habits and preferences behind every sword swing were exactly the same as his own.
Their understanding of each other and their counters were mutual. As Golden Lion fought Origin Project Shiki, he could not help but marvel.
So this was how I swung my sword back then. Damn, I was strong.
Hahaha! As expected of me. Only I could keep firing off this many Wave Slashes in a row.
Golden Lion was usually rather eccentric. Back when a ship's wheel was stuck in his head, he could think of himself as a chicken, and he would occasionally perform bizarre dances with his subordinates.
It was not until Lyliana swung her sword that Golden Lion changed.
Lyliana now had three weapons: knuckle dusters, a greatsword, and a warhammer.
She actually preferred the hammer and the knuckle dusters. The greatsword currently ranked third. She had chosen to wield a sword because she was not yet familiar with this technique and could not draw broader conclusions from it.
"That's Roger's Divine Departure. You actually know that move, though it's somewhat different."
The sword energy Lyliana unleashed was wrapped not in Conqueror's Haki, but Armament Haki. If Golden Lion had not known Roger so well, he likely would not have recognized the technique behind Divine Departure.
Looking at Origin Project Shiki's Wave Slashes, which resembled his own, Golden Lion reached a conclusion.
"Did you make a deal with Roger? But you haven't learned it nearly well enough."
Facing Lyliana's slash, Golden Lion judged it inferior to Roger's, only to notice something else that felt off.
"This girl looks a little like that woman Linlin."
Charlotte Linlin's history of growth was a mystery. She perfectly demonstrated what it meant for