However, just as Zoro and Galdino were at loggerheads, ready to fight,
Galdino's partner, the little girl Miss Goldenweek, who had been following silently behind him,
seemed oblivious to the atmosphere, simply sat down on the spot, then took out her backpack.
Then she orderly spread out a sitting mat, prepared food, tea, and so on.
It was as if the two people who were about to break out into a major battle had nothing to do with her.
But when she took out her drawing board and paints, one could guess what preparations she was making.
Boom—
At this moment, the battle between the three officially began.
And the second battlefield Reno had just mentioned naturally referred to the battle between Zoro and Galdino.
By the time Reno and Vivi arrived, Zoro had already engaged in battle with Galdino and Golden Week.
The battle scene was a mess, with white, viscous candle liquid splattered everywhere.
What immediately caught Reno's eye was a candle in the center of the battlefield, neatly split in half.
Looking at the smooth cut in the middle, it was as if it had been cleaved by a single stroke.
Someone capable of this feat clearly possessed the power to cut steel.
Reno's gaze shifted slightly, instantly locking onto the perpetrator of all this.
The Three Sword Style swordsman, Zoro.
At this moment, candle liquid was still dripping from his body.
At his feet lay Galdino, battered and bruised all over, bleeding.
He looked as disheveled as possible at this moment.
His glasses were completely shattered, and his number 3 hairstyle was already a mess.
Especially on his chest, there was a very deep scar,
clearly left by Zoro.
Galdino's candle was already as hard as steel, but he was still defeated.
Given this, Zoro must have entered the realm of cutting steel.
In just one glance, Reno had analyzed the situation on the scene with great accuracy.
Reno looked at Zoro, who was quietly drinking tea on the blanket.
His state should have been one of ease after defeating Galdino, but Zoro was bleeding.
And even though he was sitting there sipping tea, the expression on his face was very unnatural and forced.
"Is it the effect of hypnosis??"
Reno's gaze shifted slightly, looking at the twin-tailed little girl sitting next to Zoro.
"Miss Goldenweek's Ability??"
Galdino's partner.
She is not a Devil Fruit User, but she possesses the power of hypnosis.
And the Golden Week before them had a bounty of 29 million Berries.
She was known as "Marianne the Flag Handler."
Her Ability allows her to control others through hypnosis and psychological suggestion, using the colors she mixes.
Although she is not a Devil Fruit User, her Ability is in no way inferior to a Devil Fruit User's.
The state Zoro was in at this moment clearly showed he had fallen for it.
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