Too fast. Everything happened far too quickly.
Just as Princess Cifre and Eleco were discussing the Five Elders on the Den Den Mushi, the second match of the second round ended in less than twenty minutes.
According to the rules, the second match of the second round allowed Fujitora to choose his opponent. Before the match began, Fujitora had received orders from Princess Cifre to deal with Jinbe, knocking him out or at least rendering him incapable of combat.
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