Page 16: - Glasses-wearing swordsman explains that some swordsmen cannot cut anything yet can slice iron using the same blade. - Swordsman states his belief that a blade cutting everything it touches does not qualify as a true sword. - Swordsman defines the strongest sword as one that protects what it wishes to protect and cuts what it wishes to cut. - Zoro questions whether the swordsman thinks he is even listening. - Zoro declares he will become a swordsman capable of cutting anything. - Swordsman asks if Zoro understands the lesson. Page 17: - Bald man expresses regret that Zoro will not witness him cutting through iron beautifully. - Bald man warns Zoro that passive defense will lead nowhere. - Bald man challenges Zoro to attempt cutting him. Page 18: - Bald man acknowledges Zoro's statement with "I see...". - Zoro declares that the moment he cuts through iron will also be the moment the bald man dies. - Bald man states he will cut Zoro's entire body down to the last atom. - Bald man asserts that a sword unable to cut anything comes first.