"No one can stop this man anymore."
Genryūsai Shigekuni, who was also watching the battle, sighed.
"Teacher, not even you can beat him?"
Beside him, Kirinji Tenjiro frowned at his teacher's words.
He knew that his teacher's strength had not declined over the years. If anything, it had improved.
"Only by facing Redfield yourself can you understand how frightening he is. He has seen through Xiaer completely."
Genryūsai Shigekuni shook his head slightly.
"Face him just once, and I guarantee you'll never want to fight him again."
Only he knew how perilous their battle twelve years ago had been.
Even he had needed to give it everything he had. A moment's lapse could have ended in his defeat.
Unohana Yachiru kept her gaze fixed on the arena.
Although Xiaer was younger, he could still be considered her junior fellow disciple.
After the Shin'o Swordsmanship Academy was founded, Xiaer had studied there for three years.
Xiaer was also a swordsmanship prodigy. He had started with only a rudimentary foundation, yet in just three years, he had broken through to become a Swordsman.
He had then headed to the Sky Arena, beginning his meteoric rise.
All along, both before eating the Speed-Speed Fruit and afterward,
Xiaer had always been supremely confident.
Yet now, she could clearly see that Xiaer had been beaten senseless, with no idea how to fight back.
The members of the Flying Pirates were equally stunned.
Ever since "Godspeed" Xiaer had made his debut, he had never been in such a sorry state.
"Fortunately, you won't have to face him again."
Though he had not said it outright, Genryūsai Shigekuni had clearly admitted that he was no match for Redfield.
"Twelve years from now, I won't bow out in the round of sixty-four."
Unohana Yachiru made that resolve, confident