## One Piece Chapter 1023, pages 8-9: Two Peas in a Pod - Chapter: 1023 - Pages: 8-9 - Characters: Roronoa Zoro, King, Hyogoro, Kawamatsu, Kozuki Hiyori, Enma ### Summary Page 8: King attacks Zoro with sudden, unconventional swordplay. He warns, "Don't get distracted, you black mummy!!" and strikes hard enough that Zoro notices, "That blade...?" King's weapon snaps and shifts in a strange way, catching Zoro's swords and forcing him to react. The clash sends blades flying and gouges through the floor, while Zoro studies King's technique with a sharp stare. Unlike a normal swordsman, King uses his blade, body, wings, and brute force without concern for form. The page makes Zoro's duel more complicated than a standard sword fight: King is not simply matching him with polished swordsmanship, but fighting as a dangerous all-purpose predator. Page 9: Zoro calls King "just a blood-thirsty brute" and says he has never understood why anyone would stick to traditional forms and techniques in a real battle. King answers that Zoro has a point and that Zoro never claimed to be a swordsman after all. Zoro accepts the dirty fight, saying, "Have it your way! Just remember, when it comes down to it... I might be willing to bite through your throat too!" King replies that he cannot afford to lose here. Below, Hyogoro and Kawamatsu watch Zoro and talk about Enma. They recall that Hiyori offered him that sword and that there was a reason they did not protest too hard. The page begins linking Zoro's present battle to Wano's sword lineage and history.