Kuina, too, stared intently into Lorne's gleaming eyes.
Her heart, which had already sunk into despair, began beating hard again at that moment.
Koshiro looked at Lorne, his expression somewhat strained, but still tried to argue from his own experience. "Rear Admiral Lorne, the powers you mentioned are things only a tiny handful of monsters can master. For the vast majority of ordinary people, the disadvantage of their sex is still fatal..."
"Ordinary people?"
Lorne burst out laughing, his laughter full of disdain.
"Koshiro, have you lost your mind?"
"Does someone who wants to compete for the title of World's Greatest Swordsman even deserve to call themselves ordinary?"
"If you want to fight for that pinnacle, you have to train yourself like a monster and surpass human limits!"
"You keep saying women can't become the strongest. Then tell me, have you heard of the Four Emperors of the New World?"
At the mention of the Four Emperors, Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army who had been standing silently nearby, raised his eyebrows slightly.
A hint of approval appeared on his red-tattooed face.
Lorne stepped forward, the terrifying pressure emanating from him crashing toward Koshiro like a tidal wave, leaving the apprentices around them struggling to breathe.
"One of the four emperors who reign supreme over the seas of the New World, 'Big Mom' Charlotte Linlin, is a woman!"
Lorne shouted.
"She was born with immense strength. At five years old, she could shatter a giant's ribs with one punch and crush a town underfoot!"
"Now she holds sway in the New World, with countless powerful fighters under her command. Countless vicious pirates with bounties in the hundreds of millions tremble at the sight of her!"
"Which man do you think could easily match her strength? Do you think she'd