The person is wearing a straw hat, and starts with the power of words!

"What? I'm a Mythical Zoan?" Luffy was completely dumbfounded.

"I knew it! Why is rubber immune to lightning? Oh, it's a Mythical Zoan-type. Oh well, it's alright then," Nami said, suddenly realizing.

"One Devil Fruit, two abilities? Isn't that going too far?!" Usopp complained.

“Nika? Sun God 0.9?” Brooke murmured.

"But... the name in the Devil Fruit encyclopedia is Gum-Gum Fruit!" Sanji asked, puzzled.

Regarding this point...

"It must be because the World Government wants to hide this fruit," Sima Di said. "The freedom fighter Joy Boy almost destroyed the World Government's existence. It's very much in line with the World Government's style to cover up the Devil Fruit he possesses."

Sanji and the others nodded in agreement with this guess.

"I'll give you the translation later. It contains some ideas for developing techniques that might be helpful to you," Robin said. "Even before your Devil Fruit power awakens, you can still use the sun's fire to some extent!"

This made Luffy's eyes light up!

He couldn't wait to have Robin translate the manual; he was very curious about the abilities of this "Sunfire."

Seeing Luffy working so hard, the others dispersed to prepare for their last-minute cramming.

This served as a reminder to Emperor Sima.

"Zoro, Rayleigh is a great swordsman, why don't you two go and spar with him and learn from him?" Sima Di gestured to Rayleigh with his eyes.

Zoro slapped his forehead!

How could I have forgotten about this?

He immediately looked intently at Rayleigh, his fighting spirit blazing, and said, "Please enlighten me, Senior Rayleigh!"

"Ah... I don't have a suitable sword..."

Sima Di opened the gold vault, drew out a vibranium Tang sword, and tossed it to Rayleigh.

"Here's a great sword for you. Now you have it."

Rayleigh: "..."

Wow, you're really quick to undermine me!

But...

A great sword?

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71. Rayleigh's sword! Divine evasion! Divine slash!

A great sword?

Rayleigh glanced at the vibranium Tang sword and realized that it was not one of the twenty-one Great Swords.

Try swinging a few times,

It was discovered that it belongs to the finest level among the Great Grade Swords, and is very close to the Supreme Great Grade Sword.

"Such a precious knife, you just gave it to me like that?" Rayleigh asked in surprise.

Are you all this rich?

He glanced at Zoro's swords: the Great Grade Swords Wado Ichimonji, Shusui, and another sword that appeared to be made of seastone, also seemingly a Great Grade Sword...

Tsk!

This ship has a lot of stuff.

"Precious?" Emperor Sima tilted his head in confusion.

He raised his hand,

Tens of thousands of identical vibranium Tang swords slowly emerged from the gold vault, causing Rayleigh's brow to twitch.

What the hell?

You're not even mass-producing large-scale knives anymore, you're making them in the tens of thousands?

“I understand.” Rayleigh smacked his lips and said, “Let’s go, let’s find a place to practice.”

"No need! There's a training room on the ship," Zoro said. "The materials used are all the same metal you have, so you can fight without worry."

Material......

Are they all metal in my hands?

Rayleigh glanced at the vibranium Tang sword in his hand and fell into deep thought.

When Rayleigh actually arrived at the training room, he couldn't help but question his existence.

Just how rich is this damn pirate crew?

It's laughable,

As the vice-captain of the Pirate King, he still has to rely on "auctioning himself" to make money in his retirement.

“Let’s go!”

Zoro greeted Rayleigh, who was deep in thought. Instead of choosing the "enchanted" Wado Ichimonji, Rayleigh drew his black sword Shusui and unleashed a powerful attack right from the start!

"One-Sword Style"

"Clang——"

Even with his sword hastily drawn, Rayleigh easily blocked Zoro's slash.

When the vibranium longsword clashed with the black-blade-level Shusui, neither side showed any disadvantage and neither gave way. Shusui even absorbed Zoro's power and rebounded it, making Zoro almost lose his grip on the hilt.

But the better the vibranium longsword performed, the more Rayleigh bared his teeth.

This huge training room is actually covered with this material?

At once......

Outrageous!

aside,

The Straw Hat Pirates appeared through a specially set-up observation window.

Zoro no longer wrestles with Rayleigh.

Qiu Shui's style suddenly changed, transforming from a brute into a gentleman. Enveloped in sword intent, Qiu Shui snaked around Rayleigh's vibranium longsword until he reached the hand holding the sword.

Attack where the enemy must defend!

Rayleigh clearly wouldn't trade blows with Zoro. Although he could use Armament Haki for defense, he used it first before Zoro did...

That's incredibly disrespectful to their seniors.

Yes,

Rayleigh sheathed his sword and returned to defense, preparing to deflect Zoro's sword before launching a counterattack.

But this was a trap!

Zoro's sword strike was just a feint. Rayleigh, who was tricked into returning, realized that there wasn't much force in the sword and knew something was wrong!

as predicted,

Zoro's sword flashed, creating streaks of sword shadows. His fierce and relentless attacks forced Rayleigh to defend. Rayleigh had a few chances to counterattack, but Zoro's sword always found its vital points, forcing him to retreat and abandon his attacks.

Attack against attack, and use offense as defense!

That is the essence of the Dugu Nine Swords—it is always attack, attack, and attack again!

Even the great swordsman Rayleigh,

Caught off guard, they gained a slight advantage, but Zoro completely suppressed them.

but......

"The technique is good, but..."

"brush--"

Rayleigh finally got serious, his Armament Haki enveloping his vibranium sword, and he used absolute power to break through Zoro's continuous attacks, but he did not continue to pursue.

Using Armament Haki first was already beneath him; to pursue him would be utterly disgraceful.

"But against greater power, fancy moves are useless; they can only be defeated with a single sword strike," Rayleigh admonished.

Zoro nodded in agreement.

"Although the Nine Swords of Solitude make me invincible among those of the same level, my goal has always been to climb higher mountains. Therefore, I have also mastered a few moves. Please enlighten me!"

Zoro gripped his sword with both hands, an invisible aura rising within him, intertwining with Armament Haki around his sword, forcing Rayleigh to adopt a serious expression.

"One-Sword Style? A Shocking Move!!!"