## One Piece Chapter 1023, pages 9-10: Two Peas in a Pod - Chapter: 1023 - Pages: 9-10 - Characters: Roronoa Zoro, King, Hyogoro, Kawamatsu, Kozuki Hiyori, Enma, Shimotsuki Ushimaru, Shimotsuki Ryuma, Shusui ### Summary 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. Page 10: Hyogoro and Kawamatsu say Zoro and Shimotsuki Ushimaru are "like two peas in a pod," down to their sword handling. One says it is peculiar because Zoro may be a foreign pirate, but he reminds them so much of the former daimyo of Ringo when he was young. They also recall that Ushimaru was a fantastic swordsman and a direct descendant of the god of the blade, Shimotsuki Ryuma. The page points out that Zoro was the one who returned Shusui to Wano, calling it fate or something close to it. Then the thought deepens: "After all, Ryuma... was a one-eyed samurai!!" As Zoro clashes with King, the page strengthens the visual and thematic connection between Zoro, Ushimaru, and Ryuma.