Come, Everyone! Let Every Division Commander Test Me

One Sword Style copying Two-Sword Style?

Golden Lion was beginning to question his life!

This was a sword technique he had spent ten years studying and created himself!

Yet Rono had learned it just by looking at it once!

Terrifying! Simply terrifying!

Such talent was rarely seen even once in several decades!

No... perhaps a genius like this would not appear even once in several centuries!

It was not only Golden Lion— even Rocks wore a delighted smile.

Sure enough, he had made the right decision back then by sending Whitebeard to recruit Rono.

The Rocks Pirates had gained a monster-like genius!

"How was it, Captain Golden Lion? Did I pass your test?"

Rono narrowed his eyes with a smile as he asked. Seeing Golden Lion looking like he was questioning his life, Rono figured he had probably passed.

"I suppose... I suppose you did..."

Golden Lion knew clearly that it had not merely counted as passing. It had been an exact copy!

At the same time, Golden Lion reassessed Rono in his mind.

This guy's talent was too frightening. It was best not to offend someone like him—instead, he should be won over!

After all, Golden Lion's ambition was no smaller than Rocks'. He had always been waiting for an opportunity to establish his own forces.

Rono had now become a powerful figure worth winning over in Golden Lion's eyes.

However, before Golden Lion could finish speaking, someone suddenly stepped out from the crowd.

Everyone turned to look. It was none other than another Division Commander—Silver Axe!

"I don't agree that this test should count as passed. Golden Lion is a Swordsman, and Brother Rono is also a Swordsman."

"His Swordsmanship has already reached the Swordmaster level. With his formidable talent, it isn't impossible for him to comprehend the technique after seeing it once."

Silver Axe spoke up. After all, this concerned a bet of one billion berries.

How could he bear to hand John one billion berries for nothing? Thus, he stepped forward to oppose the decision.

"Captain Silver Axe has a point."

"That's right... Judging from Captain Rono's Swordsmanship just now, he's at least at the Swordmaster level, if not the Great Swordsman level."

The Pirates present felt that Captain Silver Axe's words made some sense.

Golden Lion, however, thought Silver Axe was spouting nonsense. It was definitely because of Rono's talent.

Otherwise, according to Silver Axe's reasoning, could any stray cat or dog with a little Swordsmanship skill learn his Cleaving Wave just by looking at it once?

Had he spent ten years honing it for nothing?

But when he thought of the one-billion-berry bet, Golden Lion did not step forward to expose the truth. Instead, he let Silver Axe continue.

"Silver Axe, since when have you had a say in this?"

At that moment, Whitebeard, standing nearby, grew somewhat displeased.

He understood Rono's abilities better than anyone. Rono had even learned Iron Fist, so Golden Lion's slash was naturally no problem for him.

John, standing nearby, was also somewhat annoyed. The technique was clearly identical, which meant that he had won!

Judging by Silver Axe's attitude, he was trying to welch on the bet.

So he stepped forward and stood beside Whitebeard, but Rono reached out and stopped him.

"Oh? Captain Silver Axe, then what do you suggest?" Rono asked with a smile, showing no anger.

"It's simple. I'll make a move. If you can learn it, I'll admit you're impressive," Silver Axe said.

"Fine."

At those words, only a faint smile appeared on Rono's face, but inwardly, he was practically bursting with joy.

Come, everyone! The best thing would be for every Division Commander to test me!

Otherwise, I really won't feel secure sitting in this Division Commander's position!

This is precisely why I joined the Rocks Pirates!

"Good. Then watch carefully. If you can learn even this technique just by watching, I'll have no objection to you becoming a Division Commander."

Seeing that Rono had agreed, Silver Axe breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, he decided that he would definitely set the most difficult challenge possible!

The Pirates present also held their breath one after another, not daring to make a sound for fear of missing even a single second!

Soon, Silver Axe drew an Axe from his waist. Its blade gleamed brilliantly, and its chill was piercing. At a glance, it was clearly a treasured weapon capable of cutting through iron like mud.

After all, people's names could be wrong, but nicknames never were.

The reason Silver Axe was called Silver Axe was precisely because of his weapon!

"This weapon is so bright. After being nourished by Haki for so many years, it should have turned black."

Rono looked at Silver Axe's weapon, curiosity rising in his heart.

Silver Axe was a Great Pirate with a bounty of seven hundred million berries, as well as a Division Commander of the Rocks Pirates. His Haki should be extremely formidable.

Moreover, judging from his nickname, he probably had no Devil Fruit Ability and was a powerhouse who relied purely on Hand-to-Hand Combat.

A Haki user's weapon was covered in Armament Haki year-round, and over time, it would become as black as ink.

Yet Silver Axe's Axe gleamed like spring ice under the snow. It was rather interesting.

Rono soon learned why.

Silver Axe drew his Axe and released Conqueror's Haki.

Rumble, rumble! The sky immediately became overcast with thick clouds, and thunderclouds roiled!

As a senior executive of the Rocks Pirates, it was perfectly normal for Silver Axe to possess Conqueror's Haki.

Next, a scene that even Rono found astonishing appeared.

Silver Axe raised his Axe high. In the next moment, a thunderclap exploded in the sky, leaving many people's ears ringing.

Rumble!

Suddenly, a bolt of Heavenly Thunder came crashing down like a shining Meteor, heading straight for the banquet grounds!

No... more accurately, it was heading straight for Silver Axe!

In the next moment, the lightning coiled around the Axe obediently, like a pet, flashing with bursts of lightning. It looked just like the weapon wielded by a god of thunder!

Only then did Silver Axe attach Armament Haki to the Lightning Axe. Dark-red Haki intertwined with the lightning, creating a terrifying energy fluctuation!

"As expected of Silver Axe. So that's what it means."

Watching the lightning continually saturate Silver Axe's Axe, Rono finally understood why it was not black!

Because it was constantly being saturated by lightning!

Good, very good. Now this was interesting!

"Watch carefully, Rono. If the Cleaving Wave from before could split the sea, then mine can split the heavens!"

"Silver Axe: Kirin!"

Silver Axe sensed that the moment had arrived. His Axe, wrapped in heavy lightning, traced a beautiful arc through the air!

Lightning mixed with dark-red Haki surged out as he brought the Axe crashing down at the sky overhead!

Rumble, rumble! Rumble, rumble!

The Axe Aura, like Sword Aura, actually transformed into the form of the legendary divine beast—the Kirin!

The lightning Kirin opened its enormous blood-filled maw and frantically tore at everything before it!

In an instant, the dark clouds overhead were ripped apart by the Kirin!

The rupture continued to spread, then spread further!

The sky overhead seemed to have transformed into a sea of clouds!

And that sea of clouds was cleaved apart by brute force!

Rumble, rumble! Rumble, rumble!

The Kirin, as if released from Hell, seemed still dissatisfied. It suddenly began expanding at tremendous speed!

Whoosh!

The Kirin exploded in the sky, directly blasting a dazzling mushroom cloud over Hachinosu Island!

Judging from its appearance, if this technique had been unleashed on Hachinosu Island, the entire island might have split apart!

"This... this is too powerful!"

"This is Captain Silver Axe's strength!"

"My heavens! Even a Marine Admiral wouldn't dare take Captain Silver Axe's attack head-on, would they?"

The Pirates present were all left dumbfounded, and a wave of flattery rang out.

As expected of Silver Axe, a Division Commander of the Rocks Pirates and a Great Pirate with a bounty of seven hundred million berries!

After displaying his technique, Silver Axe was extremely pleased with himself. He absolutely refused to believe that Rono could learn his ultimate technique!

After all, this technique had far too many difficult aspects. It had been passed down after his father comprehended it.

Even though he had started practicing it from a young age, it had still taken him more than twenty years to master it completely!

It was also by relying on this technique that Silver Axe had become a Division Commander of the Rocks Pirates!

Silver Axe was utterly confident. Surely Rono could not learn this technique just by looking at it once, could he?