Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 63 Even light cannot escape the darkness.

The conversation between Bane and Yixiao was overheard by Weber, who was watching from the sidelines.

At this moment, Weber finally understood what it meant to be a "frog in a well".

He knew very well that Enel was very strong, and at this moment, Roronoa Zoro was showing even greater strength than he had imagined, yet even so, he still couldn't defeat Enel.

This should have been a nerve-wracking situation, but neither of the two people beside him showed the slightest concern, as if they knew Enel was powerful but were confident they could defeat him.

This gave Weber an indescribable feeling; perhaps he really should step out of this well and see a wider sky.

After another dozen or so exchanges, just as Yi Xiao and Bane had predicted, Zoro still couldn't do anything to Enel.

After dodging a lightning strike, Zoro returned to the deck.

Enel seemed to have regained his confidence as well. He didn't give chase either, but arrogantly floated in the air, looking at Zoro and saying, "You're not bad either. You're much stronger than those trash under my command. If you're willing to submit to me now, I can give you power and status second only to mine."

However, Zoro completely ignored the other party and calmly sheathed the three swords one by one.

"Looks like I can't win," Zoro said calmly to Bane.

Upon hearing this, Webber suddenly understood what Zoro had said to him earlier.

It takes a rare kind of courage to frankly admit one's shortcomings. Only by carrying this regret can one climb to a higher level.

In fact, Zoro originally had such a strong heart in the story. He raised the Wado Ichimonji in the East Blue and cried out that he would never lose again. But later, on Skypiea, he was still defeated by Enel.

But this did not prevent him from becoming even stronger.

"But you didn't lose either," Bane said casually.

Zoro did not refute this statement, but instead looked at Bane with an unusually serious gaze and said, "I have a request."

Bane was taken aback by what he heard. Come to think of it, Zoro had hardly ever made any requests of him along the way, which made Bane somewhat surprised at this moment.

After a moment, Bane came to his senses, a happy smile appearing on his lips, and said, "Go ahead."

"I want the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and I want to be like you," Zoro said calmly, looking at Enel.

The key point of this sentence is not the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, but "like you".

Others might not understand, but Bane certainly understood Zoro's meaning, because Zoro knew that although Bane was a Devil Fruit user, he was not afraid of the sea.

Bane didn't see anything wrong with this. If he were Zoro, knowing there was a way to avoid being cursed by the sea, he would definitely want to avoid it as well.

What truly surprised Bane was that Zoro actually wanted to become a Devil Fruit user!?

"Didn't you say before that you had no intention of becoming an ability user?" Bane couldn't help but ask.

He had asked Zoro a long time ago. Although Zoro was not opposed to becoming a Devil Fruit user, he had no intention of doing so. But now, he actually took the initiative to ask for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!

What is this?

This is progress and change!

Honestly, Bane was quite pleased!

Faced with Bane's question, Zoro paused for a moment before admitting, "You're a monster. I've always wanted to catch up with you, but even though I've tried my best, the gap between us keeps widening. It's so wide that I feel like I can't catch up. Maybe if this continues, one day I won't be able to see your back anymore."

Hearing this, Bane fell silent. Surprisingly, Enel didn't seem to want to make a move. He just watched them chatting from a distance, as if it were quite amusing.

"I have always believed that you will become the strongest swordsman, Zoro. You will definitely be able to climb the ladder of the top masters, so..." Bane couldn't help but say.

He wondered if he had been too extreme and had damaged Zoro's confidence.

Before he could finish speaking, Zoro replied, "I have no doubt about that either, but I don't want you waiting for me at the finish line. I want to go with you, that's all."

Zoro remained as confident as ever, certain that he would eventually rise to the top, but he didn't want to lose Bane along the way.

Seeing that Bane remained silent, Zoro suddenly smiled and said, "You're not worried that I'll become stronger than you, are you?"

"Hahahaha," Bane laughed, then said with a hint of regret, "I originally wanted to give him a choice, but now it seems he has no choice at all, tsk."

Yes, from beginning to end, Bane intended to give Enel a choice, but now that his junior brother Zoro has spoken up, it's clear that Enel has no choice left.

But that's alright, anyway, it seems like no one likes Enel, especially since he just called Issho a blind man so brazenly. Although Issho is magnanimous and won't hold it against him, he definitely doesn't like Enel either.

"Hey, hey." Enel, still wearing that mocking smile, looked at Bane and the others and said, "You can't even touch me, a god, yet you're here fantasizing about gaining my power. Don't you find that ridiculous and laughable?"

Bane still ignored the guy; there was no point in talking to a dead man.

He looked at Yixiao, his gaze lingering for a moment on the cane-sword in Yixiao's hand—one of the twelve most prestigious crafts—belonging to the Gambler's Blade—before he spoke, "Brother Yixiao, shall you make the move, or shall I?"

Yi Xiao rubbed his temples, looking slightly troubled, and said, "I am somewhat confident in my own strength, but even I can only defeat, not capture, this kind of ability user. It all depends on your methods, Brother Bane."

Yixiao's words once again demonstrated the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, proving that it can win but not capture.

That's right. Yixiao believed that with his strength, he could easily crush Enel, but if Enel wanted to run away, he really couldn't catch him.

There's no way around it. With just a thought, that guy can appear on the other side of the island, or even further. If he's determined to run away, there really aren't many people in this world who can catch him.

This is one of the key factors that makes the Rumble-Rumble Fruit known as "invincible." There are quite a few who can defeat him, but almost none who can catch him.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Now that Zoro has spoken, Bane naturally intends to capture him alive before taking his life.

"In that case, I'll make a fool of myself," Bane agreed with a smile.

As he finished speaking, a captivating dark element flowed from between his fingers, like a thick liquid, dripping from his fingertips onto the deck.

For some reason, Enel, who had been quite confident, felt a strange unease when he saw the dripping dark elements.

Perhaps all those with abilities would instinctively feel fear towards this dark power.

"Are you an Ability User too?" Enel's smile gradually faded, and his expression turned serious.

However, Bane still did not respond to him. The dark elements that dripped from his fingertips rapidly merged on the deck, twisting and dancing as if they had come alive, and soon turned into several pitch-black spheres.

Each sphere is about the size of a basketball. They look ordinary, but they seem to draw people's attention in, making it impossible for them to look away.

As these spheres floated up and drifted behind Bane, a strange force began to awaken from these dark energy spheres. They seemed to be pulling and attracting each other, to the point that even space itself was slightly distorted.

This power surprised Yi Xiao. He seemed to sense gravity from it? No, it wasn't gravity, but attraction? A surging attraction? It was as if it wanted to devour everything, yet it had several centers.

Without a word, Bane's expression suddenly changed, and with a wave of his hand, the dozen or so dark elemental orbs floating behind him blasted towards Enel like a barrage of bullets.

Enel, not to be outdone, struck the drums surrounding him, unleashing a surge of lightning power.

However, the originally indestructible lightning bolts collapsed and dissipated rapidly after colliding with the dark power, and were then eroded and swallowed by the darkness.

This startled Enel, who slipped and vanished in a flash of lightning.

However, when he reappeared, he found that he was surrounded by dozens of dark spheres.

Without much thought, Enel once again chose to create distance. However, this time it was different. His previously effortless teleportation became distorted at this moment. His body collapsed instantly, splitting into five or six pieces, as if he had been shattered into pieces, and he could no longer control his body.

He could feel that the attraction coming from all directions was forcibly fixing him in place. If he tried to use his ability to teleport, he would be pulled and torn to pieces like this, making it impossible for him to escape this area.

"Even light cannot escape the darkness," Bane whispered.

He attached the powerful gravity of the Dark-Dark Fruit to dozens of energy spheres, creating an irregular gravitational zone for Enel. Nothing within this zone could escape the darkness, not even lightning!

(End of this chapter)