Zoro versus the Agent Part 1

Silent Agent's body returned to its normal self, except his skin had all fallen off, and there was a massive hole in his chest. With those injuries, he simply closed his eyes and fell to the ground.

Sanji stared at the man and said.

"I hope you can find a better life in your next life."

While Sanji's battle had finished, Zoro's went completely differently.

Because the shemale agent realized that he shouldn't fight Zoro on his woman form, he decided to change back.

But when he changed back, he remembered that he would feel weak for a while.

So, instead of fighting immediately, Zoro let his opponent rest.

Soon, the Agent recovered from his exhaustion and prepared himself to fight Zoro.

'From what I know about this guy, he is a cruel swordsman, but I never thought he would give enough time to recover. Is it because of pride?'

'No, not pride but confidence! This guy has the strength to back up his pride. He let me recover so that he could defeat me at my best.'

'But, I am not so easy to defeat.'

The Agent instantly rushed forward with Soru. He pushed Armament Haki into his fist and, upon reaching Zoro, he punched forward.

His fist moved forward with unparalleled strength, which instantly brought a huge smirk to Zoro's face.

[Ichi Gorilla] [Ni Gorilla]

[Three Swords Style- Divine Strength]

Increasing the muscles of his biceps, Zoro slashed down both of his swords while putting the third sword ahead of those two horizontally.

Bang!

The fist collided against his third sword, but because of the power from the other two swords, it wasn't able to push back.

Zoro pushed harder with his two hands and sent the agent back a few steps.

When the agent stabilized himself on the ground, his Observation Haki sensed Zoro's attack.

He instantly coated his fingers with Armament Haki and moved his hands in a straight circle, creating large waves of air that traveled towards Zoro.

[Three Swords Style]

[Onigiri Purgatory]

Zoro cut through the waves with his swords and instantly appeared in front of the agent.

But the agent didn't panic. His ten fingers were like hard steel, colliding against Zoro's swords.

Bang! Bang!

Their collisions left sparks in the middle. As they collide, Zoro realized that this man had trained his fingers to the point where they could pierce through solid steel without using any technique or Haki.

This was raw strength.

It also made him realize the determination and effort this man put into his training.

Zoro didn't care why this man was able to turn into a woman at first, but now, he was curious.

How did this man become a woman? Was it a Devil Fruit?

Of course, Zoro didn't show his curiosity during the battle but kept it in his heart.

Their attacks kept clashing. Zoro's three swords let out several sparks upon colliding with the agent, and after a while, they retreated several meters to gain some distance.

But while they retreated, Zoro felt a blue blur in front of him. His Observation Haki triggered, and he realized this was Sanji.

But his Aura felt a bit different.

It was confusing, but he didn't care. He just knew that Sanji had become more powerful.

'That shitty cook. I can't let him remain stronger than me.'

Zoro thought to himself before rushing towards the agent with his three swords.

The agent didn't know Zoro was irritated by Sanji's presence and had put even more effort into his attacks.

The agent used his previous attack to block Zoro's sword, but when he realized the force behind Zoro's sword, his eyes widened.

He instantly raised his right foot and kicked sideways.

Zoro had no choice but to dodge the kick.

The agent instantly took advantage of this and retreated several meters. He heavily sighed with a look of relief inside his mask.

'I didn't expect he could put out so much force into his attack. My Ten Fingers Dance is a meticulous fighting style that is more focused on agility and dexterity than strength.'

'Its only weakness is strength. That's why I spent almost a decade training with my fingers and strength. I thought, except for the Admirals and Emperors, no one else has better strength than me.'

'But, this guy is a real beast. If I hadn't sensed his beastly rage in his attack, I wouldn't have prepared enough to withstand that blow. I need to be careful with him.'

The agent thought to himself before preparing himself for the battle.

'That being said, if I can't use my Ten Fingers Dance, I can use Tiger Fighting Style.'

The agent released a deep breath, gripped his five fingers into a fist, and charged forward.

This time, he came with even more strength as he punched towards Zoro.

Even from afar, Zoro knew this punch was going to be heavy. He had no choice but to put a lot of strength into his muscles and block this attack.

Using three swords as a guard, he managed to block the fist, but the impact left his hands shaking for a moment.

But Zoro ignored the pain and the shockwave. He took advantage of this condition, twisted his wrist, pulled back his right sword, and with reverse grip, swung down his sword.

This instantly forced the agent to use his free hand and block the attack. By coating his left hand with Haki, he had more than enough power to block it.

But this left Zoro with less pressure on his two swords, which he used to pull back the sword in his left hand.

He stabbed it forward, which couldn't be blocked.

But the agent managed to move his stomach to the side in the last second and dodge the stab.

Of course, Zoro was a trained swordsman. Seeing this as an opportunity, he swung his sword to the side, towards the agent's stomach.

But the agent raised his left leg and kicked the sword edge. Because of the Armament Haki, their clash left some sparks in the middle but didn't leave any damage.

They were in a deadlock. Whoever retreated first could face a severe attack.

But Zoro had one big advantage. He had two free legs, which he could use to attack the agent while the agent was barely standing on his one leg.

Unfortunately, the agent wasn't going to give Zoro this opportunity. As he instantly manipulated his long hair that was hidden inside his white suit and used it to bind Zoro.

Seeing this, Zoro gritted his teeth.

'I am never ever going to be in this situation to use that shitty cook's attack.'

While he did think of that, he didn't hesitate to withdraw all of his swords at the same time and jump into the air.

He spun in mid-air with his legs, releasing several sharp wind slashes towards the agent.

[No Sword Style- Rankyaku]

Rankyaku was a Rokushiki move, but Sanji usually called it his move because he was a master at the Leg fighting style.

Zoro naturally didn't want to learn anything related to legs, but under Liam's convincing explanation, he decided to integrate Rankyaku with sword style, which was No Sword Style.

It was a sword style that Liam used on Green Island in East Blue.

He had been impressed by Liam's No Sword style, so he mastered it.

It's just that he loved using No Sword Style with his hands, not with his legs.

The hair managed to block the sword slash, but this also made the agent give up his chance to attack Zoro.

He had to retreat a few meters away to gain some advantage in their next clash, but he hadn't thought of a proper fighting style.

Suddenly, his eyes looked at Zoro.

At this moment, both Zoro and the agent understood their situations. They didn't need to use dirty tricks in their battles.

They were both trained fighters who had poured blood and sweat into their training.

Unlike most people, they had done everything to surpass human limits without the power of Devil Fruit.

When their eyes locked, they instantly understood each other's hardship and growth.

One had a job, a duty that he must accomplish and not fail under any circumstances.

One had a dream, a goal that he must accomplish and not fail under any circumstances.

One was burdened by his situation, while the other was burdened by his promise.

Both had their Will guided by someone, whether by force or voluntarily.

Maybe if their fate had been swapped, their life would've been different. But they were not the kind of people to live in jealousy.

They used their envy to motivate themselves to get stronger.

They might have a massive burden on their shoulders, but they would never stop fighting.

This was the recognition of one hard-working individual to another.

The Agent raised his fists and got into a fighting stance.

Zoro raised his swords and entered his fighting stance.

"Let's give it our all!"