"Yohohoho, with that ugly hairstyle—"
The Black Sword Shusui in the hands of the zombie swordsman Ryuma flashed like countless stars, thrusting straight at the skeleton gentleman Brook's:
Still thick and black afro.
"You can't beat me, the real one!"
Shadow Brook possessed all of Brook's swordsmanship and skills, but his 'body' Ryuma's strength far exceeded Brook's, and Brook had to protect his huge afro 'vital point', making the battle completely one-sided!
"Only this, only this afro!!"
Brook, covered in sword wounds and with bone fragments flying, gritted his teeth and withstood the attacks of his shadow warrior.
"If I lose the afro, I'll just be an ordinary skeleton!"
Of course, Brook didn't care much about his current appearance;
But he cared whether his former partner Laboon could still recognize him.
"At least let me—"
"Return to Laboon in this form and say: We died, sorry!"
"Wine Glass Waltz: Chain Strike!"
"Wine Glass Waltz: Chain Strike!"
The two figures flashed past each other, and in the blink of an eye, the sound of dozens to hundreds of metal clashes accompanied by dazzling sparks rang out continuously! It seemed like a draw, but the falling white bone fragments...
"To reclaim my shadow, I've been training hard these years—"
"Fool!"
Shadow Brook turned around, "I know everything you know! But your body is weaker than mine, your weapon is inferior to mine, your will is not as strong as mine, what do you have to fight me with?"
"Bound by a promise, you call yourself a swordsman?"
Facing the shadow's rebuke, Brook turned and sheathed his cane sword, walking slowly towards his opponent.
"Say what you want, this is my promise to my partners."
Clang,
The zombie Ryuma also sheathed the Black Sword Shusui, walking slowly towards Brook.
"Let me shatter your delusional fantasy!"
Step, step, step,
The two walked past each other with their weapons sheathed, under the puzzled gazes of Franky, Chopper, Robin, and others, a skeleton and a zombie calmly passed by each other.
Then:
"Humming Three Verse—"
"Humming Three Verse—"
"Arrow Notch Slash!"
Splat!
One side was the zombie warrior slowly sheathing his long sword, the other was the skeleton musician collapsing to the ground.
Swish—
"The reason for your failure is simple,"
The Black Sword Shusui was placed next to Brook's neck, and behind him was the cold voice of the zombie samurai Ryuma.
"It's those useless bonds."
"I'm tired of you, you worthless original. I want to see if a skeleton with only a head can die—"
As soon as he finished speaking, a fierce sword aura burst forth, ready to cut through Brook's neck in the next second.
Clang!!
"You just said—"
Amidst the metallic clash, Brook didn't feel his skull falling. Instead, a steady voice sounded beside him.
"Binding yourself for a promise makes you unworthy of being a swordsman?"
Zoro had already dealt with his opponent, the old swordsman, and saved Brook with a single slash, lowering his gaze.
"Hey, afro skeleton, mind if I take over your enemy?"
"Uh, uh! Thank you very much..."
"Yohoho, do you also want to wield your sword for others?"
Facing the zombie samurai's words, Zoro raised an eyebrow.
"Sorry, I don't think about such things." With that, like a beast baring its fangs, Zoro drew Wado Ichimonji and Sandai Kitetsu. In front of this great swordsman, the good sword he bought in Water 7 was just a burden.
"I am the man who will become the world's greatest swordsman!"
As long as the opponent uses a sword, I will never lose—
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Hmm, it looks like Zoro is about to get Shusui.
Roman glanced around. As more and more zombie generals appeared, only Luffy was still fighting fiercely. The others were gradually getting overwhelmed!
Although these zombie generals were about as strong as Marine Headquarters captains, they were fearless and immune to many injuries, making them truly troublesome in battle. And each member of the Straw Hat crew had to face several zombie generals...
So let me add some manpower:
Thud,
With hands clasped together, the technique of summoning anything.
"Paper Dance - Eternal Arena!"
Rustle~~
The flying paper quickly formed a small figure, but unlike before, this time Roman used a large amount of paper—comparable to the White Knight.
Soon, a girl with shoulder-length brown hair, matching brown eyes, a determined look, a pretty face that didn't need makeup... and a rather modest chest appeared out of thin air.
The girl wore a brown school uniform, a gray skirt, white knee socks, and small leather shoes. At a glance, her 'style' was different from this world, and that's because:
'She' wasn't originally from this world.
Misaka Mikoto!
One of the seven Level 5s in Academy City, the Railgun of Tokiwadai.
"Hehehe, my invincible Paper-Paper Fruit is truly versatile!"
Roman clapped his hands. What Logia? What Mythical Zoan? I can create paper people with my hands—
Slap!
A hand landed on Roman's shoulder, leaving a mark on Vice Admiral Roman's White Knight armor, making Roman turn his head in surprise.
"Nami, I didn't know you had such impressive grip strength..."
"Cut the nonsense! Who is this girl?"
"Yeah, yeah, you already have Nami! How can you still flirt with others—"
"Don't panic, it's just... huh??!!"
Roman glanced at the... pig-headed figure next to Nami and twitched his mouth.
"Nami... I remember asking you to take down this pig-headed... zombie general, right? What's with you two acting like best friends? That heavily made-up pig head almost made Roman instinctively punch it."
"Oh, you mean Lola."
Nami casually introduced Lola to Roman, "Lola is actually a good girl. We hit it off right away, talked about life, dreams, and..."
"Speak human language."
"I promised to give her that invisible lion guy!"
...Alright, Roman rubbed his temples, not bothering to ask how Nami 'handled' this... wild boar zombie general. Because next, he had to:
"Wait a minute!"
Nami grabbed Roman warily, "You almost got away with it. Who is this girl?!"
"I told you, it's just a puppet—"
"Then why is it a girl?"
...
"Does the appearance really matter?"
With that, Roman clapped his hands again.
Rustle~~
As a large amount of paper flew out, it gradually formed into a cold-looking boy with red hair, wearing a ninja vest, carrying a huge gourd, and having the word 'love/愛' on his forehead.
Sand Waterfall - Gaara!
"Not enough manpower, so I'll use my ability—"
The 'Royal Guard' with limited individual strength was not very effective against these tireless zombie generals. So, it was time for the 'hero' units to take the stage.
Crackle—
Whoosh—
Electricity began to jump on 'Misaka Mikoto's' body, while sand gushed out from Gaara's gourd.
"Go, paper heroes!"
With Roman's command, 'Misaka Mikoto's' body was surrounded by arcs of electricity, reflecting a dazzling light and making her look heroic.
Zap—
In a flash, 'Misaka Mikoto' charged into the battlefield, her small fist crackling with lightning as she struck a swordsman in plain clothes! Although the opponent barely blocked it with his weapon, the lightning quickly traveled up the sword, making the zombie general start performing a 'zombie dance'...
On the other side, as more and more sand gushed out from the gourd, Gaara half-squatted and clapped his hands on the ground. The sand waves turned into a 'giant hand' and surged towards a tall armored warrior.
Sand Binding Coffin!
No matter how strong the opponent was, it was useless against the formless sand! As the sand engulfed the opponent, Gaara extended his five fingers and clenched them in the air.
Sand Burial!
...
"Great," with these two 'ability users' joining the battle, the Straw Hat crew's numerical disadvantage was offset.
Unfortunately:
Roman's ability could only create two 'ability' white knights at most. — Yes, although their appearance was deliberately made to resemble famous characters from his previous life, they were essentially just white knights...
Anyway, with Roman, the lightning-powered 'Misaka Mikoto', and the sand-powered Gaara joining the battlefield, the scales of victory quickly tipped in favor of the Straw Hat crew.
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