Chapter 33: Learned the Wave Slash in One Second! Golden Lion Doubts His Life
Could anyone really pass such a test?
The officers present all shook their heads in disbelief.
After all, such a talent was too outrageous. Learning someone's move after seeing it demonstrated once was simply a fantasy.
It's impossible for a human to have such a talent.
But then they recalled Rono's own reaction.
When Captain Golden Lion proposed such a test, Rono's response was casual, calm, and firm, as if it were a trivial matter to him!
Could it be that he really possesses such a terrifying talent?
The pirates, the officers, and even Rocks himself were filled with anticipation, hoping the assessment would begin quickly.
"This guy looks so relaxed." Golden Lion, Wang Zhi, Silver Axe, and the others were sweating nervously.
What if the rumor is true?
But the bet had already started, and the stakes were down. They had to see it through.
"Captain Golden Lion, or Captain Wang Zhi, Captain Silver Axe, you can use any move you like to test me."
Rono then said to the three, meaning they could make any move they wanted.
Soon, Golden Lion noticed the sword Rono wore at his waist.
Golden Lion immediately recognized it as one of the 21 Great Grade Swords, the famous blade Kotetsu.
Seeing this, Golden Lion's eyes lit up. Since he's a swordsman, I have a way!
"It seems our brother Rono is also a swordsman," Golden Lion said immediately, his tone then shifting leisurely:
"Coincidentally, I am also a swordsman, and a two-sword style user at that. Let me be the one to set the test for brother Rono."
With that, Golden Lion drew two famous swords from his waist, Oto and Kogarashi!
These two also seemed to be in the category of the 21 Great Grade Swords, not inferior to the Supreme Grade Swords.
Of course, this was just Rono's guess, as Golden Lion didn't seem like someone who could wield two Supreme Grade Swords.
"Watch closely, brother Rono. This move is called Slashing Wave. It's a technique I polished after ten years of training!"
"Even if I demonstrate all the key points, it would take a talented person four or five years to learn it."
"This move can split the sea!"
A smile appeared on the corner of Golden Lion's mouth.
He used a two-sword style, while Rono was a one-sword style swordsman.
Two-sword style might seem like just one extra sword compared to one-sword style, but the difficulty is actually several times greater!
Even if Rono really had the terrifying talent from the rumors, demonstrating a two-sword style move with one sword would require immense effort!
Learning it in less than six or seven years? In your dreams!
After speaking, Golden Lion held the two famous swords, Oto and Kogarashi, in both hands and swung them forward with great force.
Swish, swish!
Two sword slashes erupted, cutting straight across the ground!
"Lion: Slashing Wave!"
The next moment, the two slashes cut two deep gashes into the ground!
That wasn't all. The gashes continued to spread, extending beyond Hachinosu Island!
Whoosh! The sword energy had not yet dissipated and instantly split a section of the sea in two!
It took a full half-minute for that section of the sea to come back together.
On the ground, two deep gashes remained!
"Hah~!" Everyone present drew a sharp breath!
As expected of Captain Golden Lion! A casual slash possessed such terrifying power!
On the Rocks Pirates, Golden Lion's fame was second only to Rocks himself and slightly below Whitebeard, making him the third-in-command!
Moreover, Golden Lion's and Whitebeard's strengths were very close, roughly equivalent to the gap between Aokiji and Akainu.
If they were to fight for real, it would probably take ten days and ten nights to determine a winner.
"So, Rono, can you do this move?"
Golden Lion was very satisfied with his demonstration. He was in excellent condition today; normally, he couldn't achieve this level of power.
"I can. Let me give it a try." Hearing this, Rono suddenly became excited.
Just now, a system prompt had appeared in his mind.
[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for picking up Grandmaster Swordsman-level sword energy. Current swordsmanship level: Advanced; Progress: 69%!]
[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for successfully picking up the sword technique: Lion: Slashing Wave!]
Successfully picked up. Immediately, a wave of techniques and knowledge about the sword technique flooded into Rono's mind.
Even the muscle memory was deeply ingrained in Rono's arms.
The moves from the pick-up system have no levels. The picked-up move is the complete move, exactly the same as the original user's!
As for the power of the move when used, it depends on Rono's own strength.
Rono then drew Kotetsu from his waist and held it.
Many swordsmen among the pirates immediately recognized it as one of the 21 Great Grade Swords, the famous blade Kotetsu.
"Captain Shiki uses a two-sword style, and I use a one-sword style. There might be some differences, please forgive me."
Rono quickly tapped into the muscle memory and swung Kotetsu, mimicking Golden Lion's movements.
Swish, swish!
Rono instantly swung twice, and two slashes erupted!
Whoosh, whoosh!
Exactly like Golden Lion's Slashing Wave, the two slashes first left gashes on the ground, then left Hachinosu Island and split a section of the sea in two!
The only difference was that the power of Rono's slashes was considerably weaker than Golden Lion's.
The depth of the gashes on the ground, the spray of the divided sea, and the range were all inferior!
But the technique was identical, without the slightest deviation!
"Captain Shiki, how was it? Is this move acceptable?"
Rono looked at the "masterpiece" he had created and smiled. His mastery of sword energy still needed improvement.
The gap between him and Golden Lion was too large.
But it didn't matter. On this ship full of monsters, Rono was confident he would improve very quickly!
"Captain Shiki?" Noticing no one was responding, Rono turned around.
Only to find that the pirates present seemed to have been petrified!
Everyone's mouth was wide open, their eyes bulging, as if they had seen a ghost, turned into statues!
"He really... really learned it! My eyes aren't deceiving me, are they!"
"Shiki... Captain Shiki's ultimate technique, Lion... Lion: Slashing Wave!"
"Even though it was one-sword style, the execution was exactly the same as Captain Shiki's two-sword style!"
"Although the power was much weaker, that was definitely Slashing Wave! No doubt about it!"
"My god, he really learned it!"
The pirates present clutched their heads and began to question their own existence!
Rono really had grasped Captain Shiki's ultimate technique, Slashing Wave, in a second!
What on earth did this guy eat growing up? How could he have such a terrifying talent!
"That... it really is, it really is Slashing Wave!"
As the creator of the technique, it took Shiki a long time to come to his senses!
Although the power gap was significant, the way the sword was swung and the sword energy were undoubtedly identical to Slashing Wave!
It was as if he had swung the swords himself!
And Rono had done it with one sword, perfectly replicating his two-sword style technique
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