One Piece - I Am A Different Luffy! BOOK3!

[Chapter Size: 1800 Words.]

Third Person POV

New Word.

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Zoro was dodging a powerful Conqueror's Haki attack as Kaido's kanabo swept past him with the Raimei Hakkē strike, destroying the side of the room where he had evaded.

Zoro took a few steps back while glaring at Kaido. His face was bleeding, and his body also appeared injured. Yet, all Zoro had on his face was a bored expression despite the wounds.

This frustrated Kaido, as the purple lightning from his last attack still crackled around his weapon.
"Why don't you fight?! We've been at this for days, and you just dodge without drawing your sword!" The strongest creature in the world was annoyed with the Straw Hat swordsman, who had invaded his base and refused to fight him, even after two days since Zoro had shown up there, asking for the location of the Flower Capital.

"Because I don't want to interfere in the war before Luffy and the others arrive..." Zoro remarked.

"So boring!" Kaido complained angrily, yet refrained from launching another attack at Zoro. All the members of his crew and Big Mom's crew were there, pointing weapons at Zoro as they surrounded him.

"Lord Kaido...?" The Beast Pirates murmured, watching Kaido walk away to his chair, seemingly unconcerned. The base was filled with destruction from the attacks aimed at Zoro, while the swordsman simply dodged, refusing to truly fight back.

"You're going to let this brat live?!" Big Mom appeared as well, expecting Kaido to have already killed him.

"He refuses to fight, so I'm going to drink for a while. After two days of constant fighting, I'm a little bored and want some alcohol," Kaido said, sitting down on a chair.

Zoro remained silent. He was still injured, but without serious damage. Somehow, he had ended up there, appearing as though the Flower Capital had been lost to him while he was en route to meet the others after mastering Oden's sword.

"Then leave him to me... I'll devour his soul..." Big Mom decided to act, while Kaido shrugged.

"Whatever, just don't destroy my island..." Kaido replied, sipping his drink.

Zoro looked at the large woman, stepping forward as his figure became increasingly demonic, with a glowing red gaze. She stared at him with her tongue out, as if she saw food to devour, but Zoro kept his focus on her, showing no trace of fear.

"Will Mama be able to consume the soul years of the swordsman worth over a billion berries?" one of Big Mom's children asked, excited to see Zoro fall into despair.

"That Zoro... He's not even moving, as if inviting Mama herself to come at him..." murmured Katakuri, watching seriously from a corner with his siblings, a scarf covering his mouth, arms crossed, paying close attention to what would happen next.

Big Mom raised her hand as if Zoro's soul was manifesting and she was pulling it out. She tried to extract it to drain his years of life. Zoro, however, didn't move an inch. As she tried to pull, nothing happened.

"..." She even tried to exert more effort, but nothing happened, while Zoro kept staring at her, his face bleeding.

"This brat... I can't take his years!" she murmured, slightly frustrated and surprised. Zoro seemed far too insignificant to be this strong, in her opinion.

"Luffy told me about your power..." Zoro said for the first time, looking directly at Big Mom. "He said you can only take the souls of those who fear you. You're big, but you don't scare me." Zoro declared, leaving Big Mom completely stunned.