Inside Operation Space, Trafalgar Law, who could not even cut Doflamingo, could easily slice the legendary pirate Shiki into pieces. That alone showed how far Shiki had declined. It was not that he had no Haki left; his injuries had made him completely unable to use it.
Of course, even so, Shiki would never have been caught so easily under normal circumstances. He was a legendary pirate who had spent years at sea. He knew better than to let someone else's power touch or envelop him without a fight.
In another place, under different circumstances, the moment Law enveloped him in Operation Space, Shiki would have either cut him down in one stroke or escaped the area before doing the same.
With his combat experience, swordsmanship on the level of a Great Swordsman, and Float-Float Fruit ability, taking Law out in an instant would have been easy.
He had only been caught because he trusted Oak and had not resisted.
Shiki had been cut into pieces and could clearly see every part of his body. An ordinary person would probably have been scared senseless, but he could still laugh.
"Jahahahaha!"
"You brat, that's one interesting ability you've got!"
Each half of his vertically split head turned an eye toward Law, together forming a look of keen interest. Then he looked around Operation Space and began studying the ability with fascination.
"A spatial ability with medical applications. You can cut someone apart from a distance inside this space without them ever knowing it.
"Brat, you were born to be a swordsman!"
Shiki thought the ability was perfect for someone learning swordsmanship. If Law mastered the sword and combined it with this power, countless people across the seas would have a headache on their hands.
Law merely glanced at him and said