As soon as the words fell.
Everyone was stunned.
The Shichibukai all turned their eyes toward Mihawk.
No one had expected it.
Just after Rock had laid down the rules, the first person to step forward was Dracule Mihawk.
What was even more unexpected was that he did not question the rules. He wanted a battle that had been delayed for ten years.
Rock could not help scratching his head.
"You bastard..."
He looked into Mihawk's Hawk-Eye, which was gradually sharpening, and fell silent for a moment.
Come to think of it, he really was at fault here.
After all, the battle they had agreed on back then had indeed been forcibly interrupted by the Time Fruit incident.
For Rock, it had been no more than the blink of an eye. But Mihawk had truly waited ten years.
Given Mihawk's personality, it was not strange that he still remembered it.
Rock let out a soft sigh.
"Fine."
He slowly rose to his feet.
"Let's go to a nearby island."
"I don't want to destroy Marineford~"
As soon as he spoke, Mihawk said nothing more. He merely gripped his black blade and rose as well.
The fighting spirit he had suppressed for ten years began to rise slowly.
The expressions of the other Shichibukai in the meeting room changed as well.
The world's greatest swordsman.
Admiral Azure Dragon.
These two were actually going to test their swordsmanship against each other?
Who would want to miss a sight like that?
Very soon, the Marines arranged a warship.
The group left the meeting room, boarded the ship, and headed toward an uninhabited island near Marineford.
The warship cut through the waves and sailed into the distance.
On the deck.
Rock looked out over the sea ahead, then at the speed of the warship,