"How could I lose to a rookie like you!"
"If being too weak lets you have your way, what justice is left on the seas? Do pirates deserve to die just for being born into this world?"
"If you're so capable, break my sword! How many people can fists beat!"
"This is the age of pirates who wield blades!"
Linlin firmly believed that since everyone used blades, other methods were destined to be inferior.
Besides, fighting with Rokushiki was the Navy's choice!
"What the hell do I care what weapon you fight with!"
"For swift swords, there's Red Count. For domineering swords, there's Roger. For long blades, there's Newgate. For twin swords, there's Shiki. Even for a kanabo, there's Kaido."
"No matter which you choose, you aren't the strongest. At most, you've chosen to specialize in one narrow area."
Shane struck Linlin in the face again and again.
The soul on her blade leaped out.
It tried to block Shane's attacks for Linlin, only to be drawn in by his darkness, utterly unable to move.
"I was born with the strongest body! None of them can compare to me!"
Linlin had her own gifts and constitution, which was why she could be so fearless.
She had been extraordinarily gifted since childhood. It took at least Advanced Armament Haki to break through her defenses.
One could say that even without the Soul-Soul Fruit, she could still have become a formidable Rokushiki fighter.
From the moment she devoured Sheep's House and met Gourmet Knight Streusen.
Linlin's choice had been destined to be blades!
"Blades naturally have advantages fists can never possess."
"But with physiques like yours, mine, and Kaido's, tempering our hands into Black Blades could make them supreme fists just the same!"
Shane's fighting edge grew sharper still.
Who knew how