Summary:
As the shocked citizens of Dressrosa watch from below before fleeing, Pica stands above the King’s Platform in his giant stone body, causing Usopp, Kin’emon, and Kanjuro to scream in terror as the other warriors on the island realize that Pica will kill them. on the plateau if nothing is done to stop it. Meanwhile, Elizabeth II. after warming up to his King Punch, Roronoa asks Zoro how long he’ll keep him waiting as Zoro runs up to Orlumbus and reminds him of how he dropped a human like a bomb before smirking. Pica tells Rik Dold III to get ready and starts shooting, but is interrupted by marines who shoot him in the face with cannonballs. Pica is unfazed by this, however, and continues stomping on the ground near the marines, creating a massive shockwave that carries away nearby buildings and civilians, prompting Riku to yell at him to stop before reminding Pico that he is his target.
After Riku tells him to get everyone else out of here, Tank Lepanto orders those present to get off the platform. As Pica begins to walk towards the plateau, the civilians on it flee in terror while Tank and Viola plead with Riku to back off as well, but Riku orders them to leave as well before declaring that he is Pica’s target and everyone else flees , while he is being targeted is fine for him. Upon hearing this, Pica agrees to do as Riku wishes before raising his hand, prompting a startled Usopp to note that he is the size of a city. Meanwhile, Orlumbus grabs and lifts Zoro into the air, prompting Sai to ask them what they plan to do, then asks Zoro if he’s sure about using a technique that isn’t meant to safely throw people, only for Zoro to point it out. they have no time for anything else.
When Pica promises to crush the King’s Platform with Riku, Zoro angrily comments that he only goes after people who aren’t willing to fight as Orlumbus prepares. Claiming that Riku is neither king nor fit to be, he punches Pico, only to stop in surprise as Riku is surrounded by civilians and explains that they will not escape unless he escapes. As Riku once again orders the civilians to flee, Pica wonders if he has regained his previous popularity before mocking Riku’s failure to protect Dressrosa due to his lack of military strength and inability to defeat his enemies. Vowing to destroy Riku along with his ideal, Pica begins to slam his arm onto the platform as Orlumbus throws Zoro with Teitoku Killer Bowling. Zoro flies through the air towards Pica and unsheaths his third sword, sheathing all three blades and hands in Busoshoku Haki before placing one sword in his mouth. Meanwhile, Riku admits that Pica is right and claims that he will never take the throne again, before stating that he tried his best to be a good man.
Zoro continues to fly through the air and states that the nine mountains and eight seas make up a world in which there is nothing he cannot cut down as he twirls the two swords in his hands. When Pica questions Riku’s statement, Riku states that he would rather die than kill someone to rule and that there is no future for a country based on slaughter, prompting Pica to mock him as his ideals are the reason why the good die instead of making history. However, Pico’s attack is interrupted by Zoro, who uses the Three Swords Style Ogi: Ichidai Sanzen Daisen Sekai to slice his stone body horizontally in half, shocking all the onlookers. Seeing Pica’s eyes reappear, Zoro jumped off the platform and noticed Pica escape into the upper half of his body before slicing that half vertically in two. As the two halves disintegrate, Zoro remarks that Pica’s body will not be able to split into different parts of the stone before cutting off the arm of the left half where Pica resides.
Seeing the stone hand’s fingers twitch, Zoro notes that Pica can’t escape to the ground while in the air before snapping the stone hand’s fingers and asking Pica to come out. When Pica doesn’t respond, Zoro slices the rest of the arm into five pieces and lands on a piece of rock, asking Pica how long he plans to hide, prompting Pica to emerge from one of the pieces while demanding to know if Zoro believes. he already won. Pica states that he will not lose if his body is clothed in Haki, and after claiming that Zoro will lose if he is knocked out of here, he covers his entire body in Busoshoku Haki. stronger than his. As Pica confirms that his Haki is obviously stronger, Zoro asks Pica if he knows what people call people like him before recalling his battle with Dracul Mihawk on Baratie.
Holding his swords in a triangle formation, Zoro begins twirling them around, claiming that he doesn’t have time to be picked up by someone like Pica before jumping towards him as Pica attacks. Repeating his statement that he is capable of slashing anything, Zoro slashes Pica with the Sanzen Sekai, causing Pica to cough up blood, and then tells him to stop causing trouble for innocent people. When a shocked Elizabello remarks that Zoro saved his friend Riku, debris from Pic’s destroyed stone body begins to fall onto the platform, prompting Usopp to exclaim that they are going to die anyway. However, Elizabello uses his royal blow to blow away the debris before expressing irritation at Zoro for forcing him to use the blow to blow away the rocks as Zoro praises him for a job well done.