The first time had been Whitebeard?
Then the second must have been Rocks.
Shane knew why, but Golden Lion's ability made him very difficult to defeat. If all else failed, he could simply turn and flee.
He could also control his surroundings or send any weapon into the air to attack.
His swordsmanship and Haki were both formidable.
Only someone like Whitebeard, who disregarded his surroundings and could shatter even an overturned sea with one punch, could have defeated Golden Lion in his youth.
As for Rocks, the Dark-Dark Fruit did offer quite a few advantages. What was more, that man's swordsmanship and Haki were even more terrifying.
Deprived of the Float-Float Fruit's advantage and forced to defend himself with Haki, Golden Lion would indeed have been hard-pressed.
Presumably, Rocks had already achieved Devil Fruit Awakening by then, giving Golden Lion an even worse headache.
"Of course! If he comes back for revenge, catching him again will be far too difficult!"
Shane knew Golden Lion's temperament.
He had stormed Marineford on Roger's behalf without knowing the truth, only to suffer a crushing defeat after three days and nights and be imprisoned in Impel Down. He had escaped at the cost of both feet.
When he resurfaced over twenty years later, all he wanted was to unleash the giant monsters he had developed on the East Blue and destroy it.
He was like a nemesis deeply dissatisfied with his old rival's burial ground.
"Once we've reached this point, there's no backing out. But defeat will come for us one day."
"Some will make a comeback. Others will want to hide their names and disappear."
"To this day, no pirate with a name for themselves has ever been able to stay out of it."
"At least, I've never seen one in my