"That guy really is crazy!"
"Is it really necessary, Lubbock?"
Sorenson toyed with a complex Hexadecagon Rubik's Cube in one hand, his gaze resting on the arena.
Watching that wild, domineering figure, he was deeply astonished.
Marshall D. Teach, a star competitor at the Sky Arena, had thrown himself into a frenzy of combat ever since the Swordsmanship Tournament ended.
After every fight, if he was in good shape, he would immediately request another.
If he was in worse shape, he would still only rest for a day.
It was Sea Era 1500.
Marshall D. Teach was only eighteen years old, yet he had already reached the pinnacle of the Sky Arena.
He had come to Paros Island when he was five or six, and more than a decade had passed since then.
Known as the "Son of Paros," Marshall D. Teach had countless fans at the Sky Arena.
As he continued to rise, broadcasts through Visual Den Den Mushi and giant screens spread his fame.
They had earned him an enormous following around the world.
However, once he set sail as a pirate, the revelation could draw curses from countless people and cost him their support.
It would be just like a celebrity scandal bringing his reputation crashing down.
There were plenty of competitors Teach's age at the Sky Arena, but none had fought even half as many matches as he had, or even a third.
Teach had started honing himself on the lower floors of the Sky Arena at a very young age.
That match count only began once he entered the Sky Arena's tenth floor.
Monsters like him, competitors who fought their way to the upper floors at such a young age, were exceedingly rare.
Those who had accomplished the same feat were all older than him.