The vast wasteland fell into a dead silence.
Watching the Baboon King, who seemed to have changed into a different baboon, not to mention Zoro and Tashigi, even Hawkeye was no exception.
However, watching the Baboon King, who was sitting down with an indifferent look, Hawkeye's expression changed several times before he gave up the idea of asking.
Instead of lowering his status to guess, it would be better to ask the Baboon King about it afterward.
At the thought of this, Hawkeye looked at the Baboon King again, left a few words, and turned around and walked into the castle.
"I'll go prepare some wine for you. Looking at this situation, the Baboon King still needs some time. You can rest too."
Watching this scene, Zoro and Tashigi's fighting spirit, which had been exposed, was restrained at once. After exchanging glances, Zoro could only sit down and rest.
However, after hesitating for a moment, Tashigi still walked quickly to Kai.
"Instructor, I want to know, on the path of swordsmanship, are women really inferior to men?" Tashigi asked first after a moment of silence.
As these words fell, Zoro's nerves tightened immediately.
After all, this question had often been on Kuina's lips a long time ago.
If Zoro hadn't known the importance of this question when he was a child, then after living for so many years and growing to this extent, Zoro clearly knew whether there was a difference between men and women.
Right now, Tashigi mentioning this question had tightened Zoro's nerves even more. He desperately wanted to find a definite answer from Kai, who was his instructor.
Regardless of whether Tashigi was Kuina or not, it could also comfort her regret that day.
"Tashigi, is your heart in turmoil?" Kai reached out faintly and gently rubbed Tashigi's head.
Tashigi had long been used to the instructor liking to kill with head pats.
Faced with this question, Tashigi hesitated for a moment before nodding heavily.
In the exchange of blows just now, she had originally taken the lead at the beginning.
The fact that Zoro was able to overtake her later and finally win with a slight gap undoubtedly exposed Tashigi's weaknesses even more significantly.
As a woman, the difference in wrist strength, physical strength, and endurance in the entire physical quality would obviously widen once the duration was long.
In the final competition just now, Tashigi's wrist had obviously trembled slightly.
It made a thorn, which had originally been lingering in her heart, be provoked.
"If I said that there was indeed a difference in physical strength between men and women, would you be very disappointed?" Kai withdrew his hand.
Watching a trace of grayness flash across Tashigi's face, he said, "Do you see those ape-like baboons on the ground?"
"Do you think that humans have more strength and endurance than baboons?"
"If they were stronger, then how would you have won?"
"Since you won, then what did you win with? Skills, speed, experience, thinking, etc."
"You need to know that there isn't just one way to win. On the contrary, it's a comprehensive factor that converges to form the final result."
Speaking of this, Kai patted Tashigi on the head and said, "There's a saying in my hometown: 'Constant dripping wears away the stone. The soft overcomes the hard!'"
The slightly lengthy words, at this moment, were like magic, echoing in the world.
Whether it was Zoro or Tashigi, even Hawkeye, who was walking out with red wine, couldn't help but have a slight change in expression. The gaze he used to look at Kai had a trace of disbelief.
As a supreme swordsman, Hawkeye had a deeper understanding of swordsmanship.
When he heard these words, he understood even more clearly what kind of understanding this was.
This child isn't simple!
At least, Hawkeye believed that he couldn't reach this height at this age.
Constant dripping wears away the stone. The soft overcomes the hard...
Tashigi opened her red lips slightly and muttered. Her eyes became brighter and brighter. In the end, the worry on her face disappeared completely. With a charming smile, she bowed and said, "Instructor, thank you!"
"I've already figured out the swordsmanship that belongs to me. In the future, I'll trouble you to continue to guide me!"
"If you understand, then that's good. Prepare yourself. I think the Baboon King should have finished too." Kai rubbed Tashigi's head again and looked at the Baboon King, who was on the side.
The huge body, which had been sitting cross-legged and was like a mountain of meat, suddenly opened its tightly closed eyes at this moment.
The scarlet blood color, in its pupils, had receded like a tide. The violence, which usually occupied its nature, disappeared in an instant.
The feeling that it gave people was more of peace and humanity.
This strange scene made Hawkeye frown. He had a feeling of being unable to grasp the situation.
"Ta...Tashigi, do you really understand?" Zoro couldn't help but ask.
As someone who had a bad sense of direction, he needed to combine it with actual combat to hone himself in order to understand the truth more easily.
"You can say that I understand, and you can also say that I don't understand. Stop talking nonsense. The Baboon King is already ready. I feel that this will be a tough battle. Don't hold me back!" Tashigi replied faintly. Her gaze had already locked onto the Baboon King, who was walking out with large strides.
For a time, the atmosphere in the huge wilderness changed at once.
Zoro also put the Wado Ichimonji in his mouth with a backhand and tightened the green on his head.
Hoo~
As turbid air was exhaled lightly, it seemed a bit piercing in the silent environment.
The moment three pairs of eyes met suddenly, the fighting spirit, which had been accumulating, was ignited instantly.
Bang!
As he stepped heavily, the entire ground rumbled like thunder.
The Baboon King took action first. The huge body, which was like a mountain, didn't have the slightest bit of burden.
Like a training, it instantly shortened the distance of dozens of meters and appeared in front of Zoro and Tashigi.
The huge Black Sword Yoru, which was held in its hand, flipped suddenly, bringing a stern sound of air being torn apart as it chopped down with all its might.
With one move, the pure power was released. Even the wind, which was blowing towards them, made their skin feel a bit of stinging pain.
Faced with this sudden blow, Zoro's pupils contracted slightly. The muscles on his arms tensed suddenly and swelled up like balloons in an instant.
"Two Sword Style - Raging Bull - Fierce Tiger!"
The three swords crossed and overlapped. The next moment, with a posture that wasn't inferior at all, they collided with the huge Black Sword Yoru.
Bang!
The muffled sound of collision echoed like thunder.
As the huge impact was released, it formed a storm that rolled back.
Zoro, who was below, had his body obviously lower after taking this blow head-on. He had lost to it in terms of strength.
Before he could counterattack, Zoro suddenly discovered that Tashigi, who had been standing by his side, had disappeared.
"Zantetsu - Shigure - Drifting Snow!"
The clear shout rang out suddenly.
A figure, which was like a ghost, appeared behind the Baboon King without any warning.
The Shigure, which was held in her hand, didn't have the slightest bit of fancy. Like a rain of pear blossoms, it poured down towards the Baboon King's back.
The sudden scene made Zoro's expression change slightly, and even Hawkeye was no exception.
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