"All right, Boa Hancock, now isn't the time for that. You don't want to keep baking under this sun, do you?" Mirai Uchiha glanced at Boa Hancock and spoke calmly. Then he looked back at Yasopp. Ever since seeing Usopp, the man had nervously hidden behind everyone else, too afraid to show himself. He had abandoned Usopp and his mother back then, never giving Usopp even a shred of fatherly love. It would take tremendous courage for him to acknowledge his son now.
Mirai had no intention of interfering in this matter. Whenever Yasopp chose to acknowledge his son was a matter between father and son; it would only be inappropriate for outsiders to meddle. In any case, their two pirate crews would meet again sooner or later, and it would not be too long from now.
"Mirai Uchiha, are you afraid to fight me?" Seeing that Mirai had ignored him, Zoro immediately frowned and gripped the hilt of his sword tightly. Nothing angered a man more than being looked down upon by someone he admired. Clearly, in Zoro's mind, Mirai refusing his challenge meant that he was looking down on him.
"Hey, Zoro, do you have a death wish? The man in front of you isn't some small fry! Open your eyes!"
Hearing Zoro's words, Nami and Usopp frantically signaled at him with their eyes. They truly feared that Mirai would become angry and kill them all. No matter how arrogant they were, they could not possibly think they could defeat one of the Four Emperors of the New World. Forget the New World—even in the first half of the Grand Line, plenty of people could handle them. But Zoro clearly lacked that awareness and continued staring fixedly at Mirai. His dream was to become the world's greatest swordsman,