Perfect—
It felt strange to describe an opponent with such a word.
But the Golden Lion had to admit that, at this moment, there was no better word to describe Ryan Rowan.
Perhaps… "reasonable" could also describe him?
Every breath he took, every move he made, the way each muscle in his body exerted force, was so "reasonable."
It was as if Rowan was meant to act that way, and that way was the most reasonable choice among countless possibilities.
The feeling was incredibly bizarre.
How could a living person be so "reasonable"?
The Golden Lion didn't understand.
But the Golden Lion didn't want to understand.
Because he himself was never a "reasonable" person.
On this sea, "reasonable people" couldn't accomplish anything.
It was unreasonable for him to storm Marineford Headquarters alone, just because he was unhappy with the Marines' "capture" of Roger.
It was unreasonable for him to cut off his own legs and become the first prisoner in history to successfully escape from Impel Down.
Even Roger's defeat of his former Flying Pirates fleet with a storm was unreasonable!
Reasonable?
What good was it?
The Golden Lion's mouth twisted into a wild laugh.
"Hehehehehe, let me see what you've got!"
Bang!
Before he even finished speaking, the Golden Lion propped himself on his sword tips and lunged at Rowan.
At the same time, the Golden Lion snapped his fingers, conjuring dozens of sharp earth and stone spears from the ground around him, all charging towards Rowan.
As if annoyed by Rowan's pretense, the Golden Lion deliberately used a similar move to Rowan's.
However, Rowan's sand spears were thrown by his own power, while under the enhancement of the Float-Float Fruit's ability, the Golden Lion's earth and stone spears appeared more flexible and versatile than Rowan's!
Swish…swish…swish…
As they advanced, the so-called earth and stone spears shifted through dozens of forms.
Blades, swords, lions, fists…
Under the Golden Lion's control, attacks of completely different natures flew towards Rowan.
"Raise your shield, block with your shield…"
The Golden Lion muttered to himself.
He was prepared to control the ground beneath Rowan, to transform it into a giant lion and swallow him into the earth, the moment Rowan raised his sand shield.
But to the Golden Lion's surprise, Rowan not only didn't raise his shield, he didn't even try to dodge. Instead, barehanded, he charged straight at the Golden Lion.
"Tch, you think I'm bluffing?"
The Golden Lion's face darkened, and he roared, "Since you're looking for death, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Countless clumps of earth and stone turned into a terrifying tidal wave, engulfing Rowan.
Rowan, looking at the countless complex attacks before him, threw his first punch.
This punch hit one of the fists within the earth and stone tidal wave.
Bang!
The fist shattered, turning back into soil and scattering around.
Immediately after, Rowan flipped his body and slammed his right hand onto the ground, pulling out a long sand blade.
Rowan then swung the long blade, drawing a beautiful crescent moon in the air.
In an instant, Rowan cut down a hidden earth and stone blade within the tidal wave.
Two moves – breaking two moves.
But compared to the vast tidal wave, Rowan's actions were too insignificant.
So what if he broke two moves?
There were countless killing moves hidden within that tidal wave!
But Rowan continued to do the same thing—
Breaking one move after another, as if two ordinary people were sparring, only this "sparring" lasted thousands upon thousands of times.
The Golden Lion was naturally even more annoyed by Rowan's actions.
Compared to the earlier "clash of black spears and slashes" and "struggle between sand soldiers and a floating island," Rowan's current fighting style was too simple.
So simple it was almost boring!
The Golden Lion growled, accelerating the attack speed of the earth and stone tidal wave.
Ryan Rowan, are you looking down on me? Fight seriously!
But soon, the Golden Lion realized something was wrong.
Rowan's movements were indeed unadorned to the extreme, without any earth-shattering momentum, let alone the exaggerated combat style of a Logia-type user.
All he did was break through the Golden Lion's moves and then one step at a time, approach the Golden Lion!
Beyond that, there were no superfluous actions or objectives.
Boasting, provocation, intimidation, even his own combat habits…
All of it was invisible on Ryan Rowan at this moment!
Rowan's movements were indeed simple, but that simplicity had been refined to the utmost.
There was no world-ending power, but every strike was "perfect"!
The Golden Lion gradually realized the true horror of Rowan in this state.
In short—he had no "possibility" of making a mistake.
This was, of course, a terrifying thing.
Imagine, when facing an opponent who is incapable of making a mistake, how can you defeat him?
The Golden Lion knew the only correct answer—
That's right.
To defeat someone who has "no possibility of making a mistake," the only way is to crush him head-on!
With this thought, the Golden Lion simply relaxed his hands.
The Float-Float Fruit's abilities were canceled, and the overwhelming tidal wave of earth and stone dispersed.
The Golden Lion twisted his neck and walked towards Rowan.
"Alright, let me see what you've got!"
Upon hearing this, Rowan did not reply.
Because "speaking" itself was a superfluous act.
At this moment, the tiny sand table within Rowan's pupils operated at its peak, each step precise to a frightening degree!
The Golden Lion's gaze deepened, and he raised his leg, slashing at Rowan's neck.
Rowan took half a step back to dodge, the tip of the sword grazing his skin, leaving not even a millimeter of margin.
Immediately after, Rowan's fist arrived.
His fist, cloaked in Haki of Armaments, swung towards the Golden Lion.
The Golden Lion intended to dodge, but at that moment, he felt an inexplicable sense of being unable to evade!
In fact, the Golden Lion truly couldn't dodge.
Bang!
Rowan's fist directly hit the Golden Lion's face.
In that instant, the Golden Lion's vision went black, and he nearly collapsed!
Ryan Rowan, is this guy's physical combat also this powerful?
Or was he always this strong, and had merely been hiding behind that "calmness"?
The Golden Lion seemed to know the answer.
"Hehehehehe!"
A terrifying look flashed in the Golden Lion's eyes.
That's right, this is it!
Ryan Rowan had never hidden his "true nature," nor did he even bother to.
Because Ryan Rowan was, inherently, a calm lunatic!
"Hehehehehe, let's have a good fight!"
The Golden Lion concentrated all his strength into the two swords at his feet and slashed at Rowan.
Rowan also clenched his fist, and the punch, imbued with reason and perfection, was thrown out without the slightest deviation!
Boom!
The tips of the swords and the tip of the fist collided, producing not a crisp clanging sound, but an explosive roar!
The residual waves generated by their collision were visible, spreading across the entire floating island.
The floating island, forcibly pieced together by the Golden Lion, exploded once more as it reached its highest point!
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