I'm in One Piece, and I'm Luffy's childhood friend.

He looked up and glared angrily.

"And there's nothing that proves... you can beat me!!"

"Three-Sword Style: Leopard, Qin, Jade!!"

Zoro first assumed a cheetah-like stance, then charged towards Kaku, unleashing a spiraling aerial slash.

"Paper drawing!"

Kaku dodged with a paper drawing, but Zoro's attack had two parts. After spiraling through, Zoro used his twin swords in reverse grip to launch a second attack, successfully cutting a gash in Kaku's waist.

Kaku gritted his teeth and endured the pain, turning to look at Zoro, thinking that he had underestimated his opponent and would not give Zoro another chance.

"Storm Kick - Shuriken!!"

The storm kick slashes were launched like shuriken, densely packed together.

Zoro parried with his twin swords, and Kaku seized the opportunity to pursue.

"The Qilin shoots ten thousand arrows at the oars!!"

It slammed into Zoro's twin swords, the immense force causing Zoro to bleed.

Kaku succeeded in one move and followed up with a series of attacks.

"My neck can turn into a whip!!"

"Bamboo Forest!!"

Kaku forcefully swung his long neck downwards, striking Zoro in a whip-like motion, forcing Zoro to the ground.

Zoro rolled to the side to dodge.

Kaku's offensive was not over yet.

"The Fierce Bamboo Forest!!"

The enhanced version of "Bamboo Whip" changes the form of striking the opponent by quickly swinging the long neck downwards in one strike to multiple strikes.

His nose kept slamming down, a barrage of attacks that Zoro could only parry, unable to seize the opportunity to strike back.

"I won't give you a chance to breathe!!"

"Four sword techniques to send you on your way!!"

"Reverse Scale!!"

Kaku swung the knife in his hand forcefully.

It was blocked vertically by Zoro's twin swords.

Kaku then launched a rapid series of attacks, wielding his twin swords and unleashing his "Storm Kick" from both legs. Zoro felt the power of his attacks and was forced to retreat continuously.

Compared to the Devil Fruit ability he gained on the first day, Kaku's swordsmanship is stronger.

"Damn it! Bastard!!"

Zoro roared, and in an instant, he seemed to grow three heads and six arms, wielding nine swords to interrupt Kaku's attack, the tips of the swords pointing at Kaku.

"I didn't see that wrong, did I?!"

Nami exclaimed in surprise, noting that as a navigator, her eyesight was actually quite good.

"Of course not, I saw it too, it's him, it's him, it's him, our hero, little Noah~"

A question mark popped up above Nami's head. "What are you singing, Little Noah?"

Forest Mask Bai Yun shrugged and replied.

"I think Noah rhymes better than Zoro, Roronoa's Noah."

"Seriously, of course I saw it. Am I right? It was even more violent than ghost energy. I tamed it in just one day and incorporated it into my swordsmanship."

Of course, it wasn't just Forest Mask Hakuyun and Nami who saw Zoro's sudden change in appearance; Kaku, as his opponent, felt it the most deeply.

He thought to himself, "What happened? For a moment just now, he looked like a three-headed, six-armed demon?"

Zoro repeated his previous statement, "You're too arrogant."

This refers to Kaku's idea of ​​taking Zoro away.

Kaku narrowed his eyes. "Since that's the case, then I'll use the strongest Tempest Kick slash that can cleave this tower in two!"

"Give up, this is completely different from the performance just now!!"

Zoro adjusted his stance, "You're the one who should give up!!"

"Demon Aura - Nine-Sword Style - Asura!!"

Zoro immediately activated his three-headed, six-armed form, formed from condensed demonic energy, making him resemble a demon.

Kaku was shocked, never expecting Zoro to have mastered it to such an extent, able to unleash that terrifying, murderous aura at will.

But Kaku is even more confident in his Tempest Kick slash.

"Fantastic! Fantastic! Too bad it's too late!!"

"It's too late for you!!"

Zoro replied.

"Before you boast, dodge this slash!"

Kaku replied, his feet suddenly slamming out, launching a massive circular slash.

On Nami's side, Forest Mask White used the knife he found to slash out and defend against the enemy.

As for Zoro, he neither dodged nor defended against the incoming slash.

Offense is the best defense.

He swung the sword about six times, turning the slashes into a mist.

"What?! It actually turned my attack into mist?!"

Kaku simply couldn't believe it.

Zoro ignored his surprise and kept walking.

"After hardship comes happiness!!"

"My Path of Asura!!"

"Demon Aura - Nine-Sword Style - Asura - One Mist Silver!!"

He instantly passed through Kaku, unleashing nine consecutive slashes. Blood gushed from Kaku's body, and his eyes rolled back.

He fell backward, and Kaku's human-beast form was automatically deactivated by the attack.

Chapter 512 But it's aimed at you.

Kaku fell to the ground under Zoro's Nine-Sword Style, reverting to his human-beast form.

As Zoro tore off his headband, he said, "One of the foremen in Carrera asked me to tell you that you've been fired."

Kaku lay sprawled on the ground.

"It was Barry who said that... That's terrible..."

"In the assassin profession, a mistake means losing your job..."

Zoro turned around and said with a serious expression, "Isn't there a zoo too?"

Kaku couldn't help but laugh, "Hahaha, you're really witty."

While laughing, Kaku pulled out key number 5, honoring his bet. Then, his hand went limp, and the key fell to the ground. Forest Mask Hakuyun caught it with a sliding tackle, and Kaku passed out.

"You've collected them all."

Forest Mask Bai Yun stood up and shook the key in his hand.

Zoro tied the bandana around his arm and nodded.

At that moment, Sanji also used the Void Release technique to fly back into the room.

"Green algae head!!"

"Wishing Fairy".

"Nami-san?▽?～"

"Got the key! Nami, you're amazing!"

Sanji knew, of course, that Zoro had defeated Kaku, but that didn't stop him from praising Nami.

"Hey, Sanji Hana, you beat that big dog!"

"Forest Mask Bai Yun asked."

Sanji didn't really like the name, but after all, it was Forest Mask Hakuyun who helped him return to his original form.

"It's not difficult."

Sanji, holding a cigarette, replied coolly.

"Alright, you guys keep chatting. This tower is leaning more and more. We need to get the key to Robin quickly."

Nami said that time is indeed of the essence.

"We can't make it through the passage in time."

"Although I could fly there, but..."

“There is a faster way.”

Forest Mask Bai Yun tossed the key up into the air.

(Because the Tower of Justice was slightly tilted and cut in two by Kaku, the upper part slowly slid backward, so when Zoro and the others looked up, they could see the sky and Usopp standing on top of the Tower of Justice.)

The camera focuses on the key, which flies upwards and reaches the rooftop. Usopp's companion, Bai Yun, reaches out and grabs the key.

"It's up to you, Sniper King."

"it is good!"

He handed the key to Usopp, and then jumped off the protrusion at the edge, leaving the stage to Usopp—his moment of glory.

Usopp was given a pep talk by Bai Yun and is now full of fighting spirit.