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Even Loa hadn't expected Koshiro's true strength to reach this level!
Going by his theory that squinty-eyed people were all monsters, and considering how Zoro would later transform under Mihawk's tutelage, Loa had figured Koshiro could be no stronger than a Great Swordsman. Someone on par with an Admiral was talented enough to be useful.
But when he actually stood before Koshiro, Loa wanted to slap himself.
This wasn't mere talent. The man was a prodigy!
According to the original story, Kuina was only two years older than Zoro. As her father, Koshiro ought to have been well into his fifties by the time Zoro reached adulthood. Yet when Loa arrived, he discovered that Koshiro was forty at most—perhaps even younger!
This world had men like Roger, who didn't marry and have a child until his early fifties, but most people settled down much earlier. Koshiro was one of them!
Loa had asked the villagers. Koshiro had only just turned twenty-two when Kuina was born!
What did that mean?
In terms of growth, Koshiro was no different from Luffy, a true child of destiny! And now, before even reaching fifty, he had crossed the chasm that barred everyone else!
That was right. Koshiro was now a monster above level 80! A top-tier powerhouse whom the world could only accommodate after its ascension! Of everyone Loa knew, Koshiro was the only one besides himself to break through that limit!
It would be such a waste not to bring someone that powerful aboard!
But Koshiro had