"Please show us what you can do!" Shimotsuki Koshiro and Amatsuki Xiangling said no more. They bowed to Pande Lia, then assumed fighting stances.
"Here I come!" Seeing that they were ready, Pande Lia gave a low cry. The next instant, she appeared in front of them.
The sword in her hand shone with golden light as she slashed at them.
Fortunately, Pande Lia mainly wanted to test their swordsmanship and held back, allowing them to block her strike. Otherwise, given the gap in their strength, they would probably have been sent flying.
"Pardon us!" After blocking Pande Lia's attack, Koshiro and Xiangling quickly understood her intention. Their swords shifted, and they closed in to counterattack.
There were no dazzling effects or flying sword energy in their battle. At most, they coated their blades with Armament Haki to reinforce them.
The battle was essentially a clash of blades and a contest of footwork and technique.
Meanwhile, Kizaru's battle against Kuma and Ivankov was primarily a clash of fruit abilities.
Kuma's shock waves repeatedly collided with Kizaru's lasers, unleashing thunderous booms.
Ivankov's Death Wink also made things quite unpleasant for Kizaru, largely fulfilling Pande Lia's original purpose in switching opponents.
But that was all. Although both sides produced spectacular effects, neither was fighting to kill.
The only ones taking the fight fairly seriously were probably Teacher Kaido and Kuzan. But Kuzan's vitality was truly impressive, and for some reason, Teacher Kaido's club never seemed to kill anyone.
Thus, even after Teacher Kaido had knocked Kuzan down several times during the battle, he still looked full of energy. In fact, he seemed increasingly excited.
Even the members of the Beasts Pirates were beginning to suspect their boss was going easy on him.
Of course, although Kuzan could take a beating, that was