Page 9: - Announcer voice states Kuina leads with 2000 wins to zero after Zoro's double-sword loss. - Zoro sobs about a promise made, conveying regret and emotional distress. - Kuina internally calls Zoro a useless boy, showing dismissive contempt. - Students shout that Zoro remains the dojo's best despite losses, mixing praise and mockery. - Students accuse sensei of favoritism toward his daughter Kuina. Page 10: - Sensei denies any secret favoritism training for Kuina. - Students accuse sensei of lying about training his daughter. - Sensei remarks on Zoro losing again with pitying tone. - Zoro protests that adults cannot beat him yet Kuina still wins. - Zoro declares he will never lose again and aims to become world's greatest swordsman. Page 11: - Kuina calls out to Zoro in surprise during nighttime training. - Zoro demands a real katana duel with Kuina. - Kuina accepts the challenge and tells Zoro to come on. - Zoro yells to begin the duel as swords clash. Page 12: - Kuina announces her 2001st victory after striking Zoro. - Zoro internally reacts with disbelief at the defeat. Page 13: - Kuina explains she will soon fall behind due to girls losing physical strength to guys - Kuina states her father believes girls can never become the world's number one - Kuina declares she also wants to be the world's best and notes Zoro's advantage as a guy - Zoro angrily rejects the idea that gender makes his goal of surpassing Kuina unfair Page 14: - Zoro yells that losing to Kuina would make his hard training meaningless - Zoro proposes a promise that one of them must become the world's number one swordsman - Kuina agrees to race to the goal and promises to fulfill it - Zoro calls Kuina a person who lost to him Page 15: - News arrives that Kuina fell down the stairs and something terrible happened - Zoro is told not to act this way and reminded of the promise made the previous night - Zoro vows to become the world's number one swordsman famous enough for heaven to hear Page 16: - Luffy shouts he cannot die here because of a promise - Luffy begins Gomu Gomu Rocket technique while stretching legs - Marine orders fire as bullets are shot at Luffy