Chapter 324 (Continued)

Enel couldn't help smacking his lips. He hadn't expected Hawkins's prediction for him to be so frightening.

Hawkins's predictions had always been fairly accurate.

That meant the gap between him and Dracule Mihawk really was enormous!

The realization left him somewhat dejected.

Yet along with that dejection, Enel felt even more excited.

Only by recognizing the gap between himself and the truly strong could he find a goal and the drive to move forward.

Even if he was no match for them now, that said nothing about the future.

As long as he trained hard enough, he believed his talent would let him catch up to them.

Luo stood calmly to one side, cradling the Demonic Sword Kikoku. "His eyes are like a hawk's, which is why they call him Hawk-Eye..."

"I'd love to see him have a showdown with Captain Chris!"

"Just thinking about it gets me fired up!"

Burgess immediately perked up at that and agreed. "I'm with you on that!"

"If those two fought, it'd be one hell of a spectacle!"

"Besides, I've never seen the captain use a sword in battle!"

Kuro adjusted his glasses, his gaze sharp and discerning. "The captain practices with his blade every day. His swordsmanship must be impressive."

"Perhaps the captain is a Great Swordsman too!"

"If so, we'll get to watch a clash between two Great Swordsmen."

Van Augur chuckled softly and said in a low voice, "They say Dracule Mihawk's swordsmanship is sublime, equally strong in attack and defense."

"The pressure from his sword swings can alter a bullet's trajectory. I wonder if that's true?"

"I'd really like to test it myself!"

As he spoke, Van Augur gently stroked his long rifle.

Lafitte smiled faintly and waved a hand. "He's someone the captain is determined to recruit."

"The Seven