"Though it takes a few shortcuts, it's still a rare sight!"
Roger wore a natural smile, his gaze as bright and clear as the ring of a cold moon.
"You're not bad yourself! Still trying to forge a Black Blade at a time like this!"
Most of the enemies Shane had encountered stopped growing stronger once they reached a certain level.
Even someone as gifted as Linlin was the same. Golden Lion thought so highly of himself that he had no intention of forging a Black Blade.
Meeting Roger really had brought quite a few surprises.
He was forging a Black Blade right before his eyes!
Wait!
Only now did Shane suddenly recall that, although Ace was a Supreme Great Grade Sword, it seemingly had never become a Black Blade later on!
Could it be that, because Roger had met Shane before his serious illness fully erupted, he was instead seizing this chance to temper a Black Blade and take his strength a step further?
"What a twist of fate! Hahahaha! But it's also timing and destiny! And I am that destiny! I created this timing, too!"
Shane knew perfectly well.
He had brought about all this so-called fortune and destiny himself.
As he climbed higher, the powerful figures of this era also encountered more powerful opponents.
Without Shane's appearance, Linlin would only have kept relying on her innate gifts, and Kaido would never have grown this much stronger in such a short time.
But Shane had subdued them and made them his crewmates, part of the pyramid.
With greater strength, they would inevitably bring more trials to their contemporaries.
Perhaps.
Some pirates who should have shone brilliantly would die early because of it, while others who should have remained obscure would instead have a chance to make their names.