After Ryan left, Hawkeye muttered to himself, carefully pondering the meaning behind Ryan's move.
"Dawn!"
"It still doesn't have my Heaven-Splitting Slash Haki."
This World Expo had stirred the hearts of all sides. Countless people were watching what happened here. Some wanted to see Ryan, the newly appointed Pirate King, make a fool of himself, while others wanted to uncover the secrets of Final Island. But most were simply here for the spectacle. After all, they had lives of their own and needed to work to support their families.
Everyone in this world was unique. Life would go on no matter who was gone.
"That was incredible! Did you see that just now?!" A man wearing a skull cap shouted excitedly at the person beside him. But to his surprise, his enthusiasm was met with a cold response.
"I saw it, but don't you dare touch me!"
"Sorry, I didn't realize it was you, Chris!"
"Get lost!" Chris cursed angrily.
It turned out the two had known each other before, and from the way they spoke, they seemed to have quite a deep grudge between them.
Of course, since Ryan had just asserted his dominance, they did not settle the score or fight to the death like before.
After Ryan left with the Blood Sword Pirates, the scene returned to its previous noisy state. They kept discussing that awe-inspiring heavenly might, Kaido's courage, and Ryan's unimaginable strength, breaking into exclamations from time to time.
The swordsmen in particular had Ryan's slash deeply etched into their minds. That slash had shown even more people what the future of swordsmanship looked like. At this moment, nearly every swordsman regarded Ryan as the goal they needed to chase for the rest of their lives.
People with goals and people without them were in