Oak vs. Hawk-Eye

"Heh~"

Oak raised his eyes to Hawk-Eye and pointed his sword at him.

"I won't bully you either. I'll fight you using swordsmanship alone!"

If he unleashed his full strength, there would be no suspense in this match. Hawk-Eye could not possibly be his opponent. At that point, it would no longer be a match, but a question of how long Hawk-Eye could last against him.

So, as a senior, Oak felt he could not bully a junior like that. He proposed competing with Hawk-Eye using only swordsmanship.

Hawk-Eye could appreciate young Zoro's talent. As an even earlier senior, Oak could not fall short, could he?

He said it as though it were perfectly natural, but to everyone else, it sounded like both an insult to Hawk-Eye and a display of utter arrogance.

Who was Hawk-Eye?

He was the man hailed as the World's Greatest Swordsman. What did Oak mean by speaking as if he were the stronger one?

Everyone present stared at him in astonishment.

"Oh no, oh no! Is this guy going to get chopped to death?"

Nami complained to Robin with a speechless look on her face.

"Probably not!"

Robin said darkly.

"At most, Hawk-Eye will cut his mouth?"

She did not know what gave Oak the confidence to speak to Hawk-Eye like that. Although Oak had once easily defeated her former boss, Crocodile, one Shichibukai was not necessarily equal to another. At the very least, Crocodile had never held the title of strongest. Hawk-Eye, on the other hand, was said to have fought Red-Hair, one of the Four Emperors, more than once. His strength was undoubtedly among the very peak of the world.

But Hawk-Eye, as the person involved, was different from everyone else. The moment Oak finished speaking, he sensed a powerful aura from within