With what seemed like a casual, effortless strike, Mihawk easily blocked Lucci's ferocious onslaught. Leveraging the powerful recoil generated by the violent collision of their weapons, Lucci zipped backward like a ghost, putting a considerable distance between them in the blink of an eye.
It had to be said that Lucci was truly a rare, peerless genius. Yet, what was truly astonishing about him was his extraordinary capacity for learning. In the vast, turbulent world of piracy, those who could skillfully master and fully integrate all Six Powers of the Marines at his age were exceedingly rare—you could count them on one hand.
Although Moria had previously used his bizarre Devil Fruit powers to forcefully stuff Kaku's shadow into Lucci's body, allowing Lucci to instantly comprehend and master exquisite swordsmanship, habits were hard to break. Even with a prodigy's talent like Lucci's, completely overturning years of ingrained combat habits in a short span of time was no easy feat.
Chapter 92