Moria's Defeat, Part Six

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Conqueror's Haki only seemed commonplace to the strong. Their opponents were no pushovers, after all. Kings had the Haki of kings, and their opponents were naturally of the same caliber.

Rogge had wanted to fight Kuma for a long time, but he had never had the chance. After Rogge replaced Kuma as a Shichibukai, Kuma vanished from sight and cooperated with the Marine Science Unit on the Pacifista modifications.

Now that Rogge finally had the chance, he wanted to test the man considered one of the three strongest Shichibukai in the story of One Piece.

Rogge didn't even need to think about who was the strongest Shichibukai. It had to be Hawk-Eye. He had dueled Red-Hair and held the title of World's Strongest Swordsman. The previous World's Greatest Swordsman, after all, had been Pirate King Roger.

In fact, Whitebeard, Shiki, Captain John, and others from the previous era had all been swordsmen too.

The naginata in Whitebeard's hands was a blade as well: Murakumogiri, one of the twelve Supreme Grade Blades!

Hawk-Eye had drawn his blade at the very start of the Marineford War because, as a swordsman, he wanted not only to challenge the pinnacle of the world but also to see how far he, the World's Strongest Swordsman, stood from the great swordsmen of the previous era. By fighting Whitebeard, he hoped to glimpse the gap between himself and Roger.

His rival was Red-Hair, whom Roger had practically raised aboard his ship. In that sense, Red-Hair was Roger's most perfect successor.

As for second place, Rogge had always wavered between Kuma and the Empress. Kuma's Paw-Paw Fruit could repel anything. He had both speed and power. The fact that he could slip into a