Lina's Glamorous Entrance

Under that earthshaking, overwhelming force, the greatsword clenched in Mr. 3's hand was forcibly hammered off its original trajectory, hurtling like a runaway horse toward Mr. 2 at his side.

Mr. 2 shouted, "Okama Kenpo: Glamorous Swan Dance!" In an instant, the power of his entire body surged into one foot like a tide, then he kicked out fiercely. The attack was like a dancing swan—beautiful yet deadly. It bore some resemblance to Sanji's "Mouton Shot," but its power was even greater.

In the original story, Mr. 2 had used this move to send the formidable Mr. 1 flying with a single kick. Even the fearsome Sphinx of Impel Down could hardly withstand such a terrifying attack.

With a thunderous bang, Mr. 3's greatsword was struck again and forcibly redirected, whistling straight toward Ener.

Mr. 1, who had been tensely confronting Ener, saw this and could not help but flash a gleam in his eyes. A good opportunity...

Yet in the face of this sudden change, Ener showed no trace of panic. Instead, the corners of his mouth rose slightly into an imperceptible smile. After all, he was currently at the center of Baroque Works' encirclement of numerous experts. There was no telling who this attack would ultimately hit!

"Shave!" With a low shout, Ener vanished from where he stood. Having lost Ener as an obstacle, the enormous sword wielded by Mr. 3, carrying a fierce gale, cleaved straight toward Miss Merry Christmas and Mr. 4.

Faced with the sudden attack, Miss Merry Christmas and Mr. 4 were startled. In an instant, Miss Merry Christmas transformed into a mole, her hands becoming incomparably sharp claws as she lunged without hesitation at the greatsword. Mr. 4 gripped his baseball bat tightly, clenched his teeth, and swung it with all his strength, smashing it toward the blade as well.

With the two of them working together, they finally managed to block the greatsword after it had changed direction twice.

But before they could breathe a sigh of relief, a black shadow came rushing in at astonishing speed. Accompanied by a shrill tearing sound, the newcomer held two swords and charged at them like lightning.

"Two-Sword Style—Ice-Fire Twin Slash!"

With a low roar, the figure swung both swords fiercely.

One blade gleamed with bone-chilling cold light, while the other blazed with roaring flames. The two utterly different sword energies intertwined, forming an incomparably powerful force that swept straight toward Mr. 4 and Miss Merry Christmas.

"Slash..." With a dull sound, two figures were sent flying into the air like kites with their strings cut, struck by a suffocatingly powerful force. At the same time, each of their bodies bore a horrifying, massive wound deep enough to expose bone.

Though the two wounds were nearly identical in size, their conditions could not have been more different.

Mr. 4's savage wound was covered in a thick layer of ice, faintly tinged with an eerie blood-red hue. Clearly, the blood surging from his body had frozen instantly under the extreme cold before it could even spray out.

Miss Merry Christmas's wound, by contrast, was an entirely different sight. The area around it was charred black as though scorched by fire, and a faint scent of cooked meat drifted from it.

With just one move, Mr. 4 and Miss Merry Christmas were both instantly taken down. Everyone who witnessed the scene felt their hearts tremble, their pupils abruptly contracting.

Mr. 4 and Miss Merry Christmas might not have been among the strongest people present, but they were still high-ranking officers of the organization! To see figures of such status defeated so effortlessly in the blink of an eye was truly beyond anyone's expectations.

At that moment, most of those present clearly showed signs of backing down. There was no other reason: the strength displayed by Ener, Gin, and Lina, who had just made her move, was simply too terrifying—far beyond what anyone had anticipated.

According to the intelligence they had received earlier, this was not how things were supposed to be! Setting Ener aside, Gin and Lina alone were already astonishing enough. How could an ordinary Marine Lieutenant possess such tremendous strength? Who would have believed it without seeing it firsthand? Some even felt it would not be an exaggeration to say the two of them possessed the strength of commissioned officers.

Just then, Ener appeared once more.

This time, however, when everyone looked over, he already had Mr. 11 by the throat, lifting his entire body high into the air.

At the same time, Ener did not forget to sincerely praise the move Lina had just used. "Not bad..."

It had to be said that the coordination among the three of them was flawless. With only the three of them joining forces, they had easily subdued Miss Goldenweek, Mr. 4, and Miss Merry Christmas.

Mr. 5, Ms. Valentine... and Mr. 12 all became like startled birds as they looked at Mr. 11 hanging from Ener's hand.

In their eyes, even Miss Goldenweek, Mr. 4, and Miss Merry Christmas could not withstand a single move. How could they possibly fare any better?

And Mr. 11 looked like nothing more than an ant in Ener's hand.

Mr. 5 and Ms. Valentine, who had especially suffered at Ener's hands before, now felt their legs going weak.

Ener took the sword from Mr. 11's hand, then flung it out fiercely. Before everyone's eyes, it traced a graceful arc through the air and landed before Zoro.

Zoro caught it instinctively.

The moment the sword entered his hand, Zoro's expression changed slightly. As a swordsman, he could tell that this was no ordinary blade!

Ener said, "One of the Fine Skillful Blades 50 Grades—Kashu!"

Zoro's eyes immediately lit up, and he replaced the ordinary sword at his waist with it.

At this point, he possessed the Great Skillful Blades 21 Grades Wado Ichimonji, as well as the Fine Skillful Blades 50 Grades Yubashiri and Kashu.

His three swords were complete.

He had not found a single one since leaving his master. Yet after following Ener, he had acquired two Famed Blades in barely half a month.

He really had followed the right person.