However.
There was not the slightest trace of pain on Reinhard's face.
He simply smiled as he looked at Zoro.
The next second, his figure dissolved into motes of light, then re-formed a short distance away, completely unharmed.
[Divine Protection of the Phoenix], resurrection after death!
"Your sword is strong."
Reinhard offered his sincere praise:
"But the same move won't work on me a second time."
Zoro's expression finally turned utterly grave.
He had encountered the most absurd and troublesome opponent he had faced since setting out to sea!
Ranged attacks could not hurt him.
His swordsmanship was also on par with Zoro's.
Even if he was killed, he could instantly resurrect, and he would become immune to the same move!
This was a battle that was simply impossible to win!
"It's over, it's over. That Moss Head is going to lose."
Inside the private box, Perona had already begun declaring the outcome.
Fubuki nodded in agreement:
"It can't be helped. His opponent's abilities are just too unfair."
However.
Ye Chuan shook his head.
Watching the green-haired swordsman on the stage, whose fighting spirit kept rising, a smile appeared on his lips.
"No, it's not over yet."
"A swordsman's strength doesn't lie solely in his technique."
"More than that, it lies in his heart."
"When a swordsman is driven into true desperation, that is also a sign that he is about to surpass his limits."
As though to prove Ye Chuan's words!
On the stage!
Driven into a desperate corner, Zoro slowly closed his one eye.
His crushing defeat against Hawkeye flashed through his mind, followed by scenes of adventures with his companions, and the promise he had made to that captain who would become the Pirate King!
-"I'm going to become the world's greatest swordsman!!!"
Boom!!!!
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