One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 261 Are you guys really that good?

In layman's terms, blood is also a liquid form of water.

It is also mostly composed of water.

Theoretically, since Roman can manipulate water, she can also control blood.

She has already conducted experiments on animals to demonstrate the feasibility of this.

And it has yielded results.

However, blood is much thicker than water, and its power is less damaging than water.

In other words, unless Roman has enough controllable blood, water is still more suitable in terms of lethality.

So, she later changed her approach.

……

Amidst the flashing swords, Roman and Shanks had already exchanged several blows.

Shanks hasn't lost his left arm yet, and his Haki isn't as powerful as it was when he became one of the Four Emperors ten years later, so he relies more on his swordsmanship.

After their fight, it became clear why he became good friends with the number one swordsman.

Both Hawkeye Mihawk and Red-Haired Shanks are extremely famous, but they rarely make a move.

Although there are many battles involving them, most of them only tell the audience the outcome.

From Luffy's perspective, Roman can hardly see Shanks' actions.

So unfortunately, she knew nothing about Shanks's fighting style, habits, or the power of his sword.

Therefore, she is very cautious.

It must be said that Shanks, like Mihawk, is far superior to many swordsmen in terms of swordsmanship.

Griffin truly lived up to the value of a legendary sword in Shanks' hands.

Griffin's inherent strength is showcased in Shanks' moves, highlighting his graceful physique.

Roman's solution was to use overwhelming force to overcome all other methods and to fight against overwhelming odds.

Your skills are indeed excellent, but once swords make contact, you will feel the opponent's strength.

No matter how good your skills are, or how tricky your angle is, I'll use my brute force to hit you back.

A slight difference can lead to a huge error.

By using brute force, the opponent's moves will inevitably have flaws, and their power will be greatly reduced.

If Shanks hadn't had such a good grip, Roman was even confident he could have made him drop the sword. After all, his own brute strength was also increasing day by day.

But we still need to be careful.

Shanks' domineering presence is no joke.

As mentioned before, Shanks' Haki can affect physical objects and cause them to be damaged.

With each clash of swords, Roman felt his longsword groaning in pain.

This forced her to apply more Armament Haki to her sword in order to make it more durable.

Even so, she could feel her weapon gradually collapsing.

Wow, Shanks, you're really something. You can perform like this even when you're injured?

On the other hand, Shanks also felt the pressure from Roman.

He doesn't look very big, but his strength is ridiculously strong.

Each time he was attacked, he felt he lost the ability to manage his emotions and facial expressions.

Shanks was already unable to use his full strength due to his injury, and he was also afraid that his attack range would be too large and affect Makino, which put him in a somewhat passive position.

Moreover, he sensed the opponent's cunning from their attack.

Svetra's attacks all involved maximizing the use of her body.

In other words, she was constantly forcing herself to aggravate the wound.

That move she just made was no joke.

The pain was quite intense, and bleeding had already begun.

Although I was distracted, it had been a long time since I had suffered such a serious injury.

If Beckman saw me like this, he'd probably nag me endlessly again!

Thinking of this, a slight smile appeared on Shanks' lips.

And he seemed to have called a pause.

"Can we go somewhere else? I don't want to hurt her."

As the two were locked in fierce combat, Shanks suddenly made a suggestion to Roman.

However, Roman remained vigilant. She said with a slightly sarcastic tone, "Look at what you're saying. Now who can tell the difference between me and a pirate? You care so much about others, but don't you think about yourself? I know exactly what I'm doing. You must be feeling pretty uncomfortable right now."

Shanks' back wound was bleeding profusely, which not only injured his body but also demonstrated that the longer the situation dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be for him.

"Thank you for your concern. Since you're a Marine, your only target should be us. Finding a quiet place isn't a bad choice for you." Shanks maintained his smile, showing no sign that he was injured.

But his slightly trembling hands betrayed him.

Even so, he still looked at Makino with concern.

I always feel like I'm a bully who breaks up couples, but wait, I shouldn't be playing the villain.

Roman quickly suppressed the strange idea of ​​compromise that was on his mind and carefully considered Shanks' proposal.

"Promise me one thing, and I'll agree." Roman seized the opportunity to push further.

Although Adam is pretending to be unconscious, Roman naturally doesn't want to hurt him.

He had done enough; Roman felt he should ensure basic safety.

"What do you want me, a pirate, to do for a marine?"

It really is a slow and steady pace.

Seeing Shanks remain calm, Roman couldn't help but squint.

"What is that pointer on your body?"

Roman went straight for the ball this time.

This could be considered the ultimate reason why she had to take all these measures.

Although she still didn't truly believe it was a pointer pointing to the final island, she first needed to figure out why Shanks valued it so much.

"You mean this?" Shanks pulled the pointer out of his pocket.

It was only then that Roman realized something was wrong.

The pointer above doesn't move at all.

This is a model.

"This was a gift from my former captain, and it looks just like the pointer that points to the final destination. But it's just a model, and it was the last gift the captain ever gave me. Of course, I sometimes jokingly tell my companions that it's a map to wealth."

Roman: "..."

Shanks, you're really something else.

So it turns out all of this started with a joke you made.

Roman finally understood.

Snow overheard Shanks's unintentional remark.

Snow just happened to know Shanks' identity.

And because Shanks needed to find the Nika Fruit, he traveled around everywhere.

Snow, misunderstanding Shanks, also left the New World.

Snow is a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user, the Science Department needs his blood, and we also need to crack down on pirates. Alright, Roman is on the move.

Defeating him yielded "incorrect" information.

Meanwhile, Snow's unusual behavior attracted the attention of other pirates, so the great pirates also entered the Kingdom of Ingrid.

This ultimately led to the current situation.

A complete story logic had already emerged in Roman's mind.

You really can stir up a whirlpool, Shanks.

And that Snow, what an idiot.

I can't tell the difference between models and pointers!

As a result, he was also misunderstood.

I have a feeling that she's angry.

Looking at Roman's bluish-purple face, Shanks thought.