Page 16: - Glasses-wearing swordsman smiles confidently with closed eyes while holding drawn sword overhead. - Flashback panel shows swordsman standing on wooden walkway with distant mountains and trees in background. - Large sword blade crosses diagonally across upper panel with small motion lines. - Zoro stands with sweat drop and wide eyes in lower left panel. - Zoro appears in small circular panel with exclamation mark above head. - Swordsman silhouette steps forward on walkway with "STEP" SFX. - Traditional Japanese dojo building with multiple windows visible in background. - Close-up of smiling swordsman face dominates central panel. - Zoro declares intent with radiating lines around head in bottom left panel. - Swordsman sits on building edge in final panel with calm posture. Page 17: - Large bald man in ornate robes stands with arms crossed and stern expression. - Close-up of bald man's gritted teeth with vertical motion lines and "ガラ..." SFX. - Intense close-up of bald man's narrowed eyes with sweat and "ガラ...!" SFX. - Massive dojo building explodes outward with flying debris and smoke clouds. - Large impact SFX "ドン" and "ドン" dominate the explosion panel. - Bald man stands amid collapsing rubble with flowing robes. - "RUMBLE" SFX appears near falling structural beams. - Wooden pillars and tiled roof fragments scatter in multiple directions. - Bald man positioned at center of destruction with calm stance. Page 18: - Bald man appears with neutral expression saying "I see...". - Zoro grins fiercely with sweat drops and gritted teeth in close-up. - Zoro silhouette leaps from destroyed building edge against black background. - Large "HAHH!" SFX accompanies Zoro's jump. - Bald man shown from behind with crossed arms and intense shading. - Heavy impact SFX "ドンッ!!!" and "ドンッ!!!" surround bald man's face. - Bald man declares intent to cut Zoro down to the last atom. - Zoro's face shows extreme determination with visible scars and earrings. - Bald man's face partially shadowed with crossed arms in foreground.