The system notification echoed through Leon’s mind.
Before he could react—
Boom!
An overwhelming torrent of memories surged into his consciousness.
Leon’s eyes went unfocused, as though his mind had momentarily left his body.
His brain absorbed the unfamiliar knowledge like a sponge, processing it at an astonishing speed and transforming it into instinct and muscle memory.
Every one of those memories concerned swordsmanship.
Dracule Mihawk’s swordsmanship at its peak.
The swordsmanship of Shimotsuki Ryuma, the legendary dragon-slaying samurai.
And Kozuki Oden’s swordsmanship at his peak.
All three had stood among the greatest swordsmen of their respective eras.
Just how advanced had their skills been at the height of their power?
It was almost impossible to imagine.
The reward Leon had received for checking in at the Mushroom Town Marine Branch was no less valuable than the combined peak physiques of Whitebeard, Kaido, and Charlotte Linlin.
The three Emperors’ physiques had given Leon an incomparably powerful foundation.
Now, the swordsmanship of three legendary masters gave him the means to fully utilize that foundation.
Until this moment, Leon had possessed overwhelming physical ability without the combat experience or refined technique required to draw out its full potential.
That limitation had now vanished.
Knowledge, insight, talent, experience, and countless sword techniques poured into his mind.
It felt as though the three swordsmen had personally transferred everything they had learned over their lifetimes directly into him.
The world’s strongest physique combined with the world’s strongest swordsmanship.
What kind of monster would that create?
Even Leon could not properly estimate the answer.
He now possessed both an unmatched body and swordsmanship that stood at the summit of the world.
How powerful had he become?
Kaido might be called the Strongest Creature on land, sea, and air, but Leon no longer regarded even that title as particularly intimidating.
As for Mihawk, the current holder of the title of World’s Strongest Swordsman—
Leon had received Mihawk’s peak swordsmanship and combined it with that of two additional legends.
The first was Shimotsuki Ryuma.
Centuries earlier, Ryuma had been celebrated as the Sword God of Wano and remembered for slaying a dragon.
In his own era, he had almost certainly stood at the pinnacle of swordsmanship. You are reading on g.com, the official source.
Mihawk represented the summit of the modern age.
Ryuma represented the summit of a distant era.
Their skills had now fused within Leon.
And that was before accounting for Kozuki Oden.
Oden’s reputation as a swordsman might not have spread across the world as widely as Mihawk’s or Ryuma’s, but his ability was undeniable.
He had permanently scarred Kaido and brought him to the brink of defeat before the battle was disrupted through deception.
Oden had unquestionably been among the greatest swordsmen of his generation.
The peak swordsmanship of three masters from different eras had now merged into one.
Together, they had created something that should never have existed.
A swordsman whose skill surpassed the limits of any single age.
Leon could confidently say that his swordsmanship now stood above anyone recorded across centuries of history.
Unprecedented.
Unmatched.
The strongest across all eras.
Had Leon cared about claiming the title of World’s Strongest Swordsman, he believed he could defeat Mihawk and take it for himself.
After all, he possessed Mihawk’s own peak swordsmanship, enhanced further by everything Ryuma and Oden had achieved.
Combined with the fused peak physiques of three Emperors, Leon’s overall strength had risen to an absurd level.
After some time, the endless stream of memories finally settled.
Every technique and insight had been completely absorbed and transformed into natural instinct.
Leon gradually regained awareness.
He exhaled softly.
A sharp gleam flashed through his eyes.
For a brief moment, he carried the presence of a peerless swordsman whose very gaze seemed capable of cutting through an opponent’s resolve.
The swordsmanship of three legends had changed something fundamental about him.
Even without drawing a weapon, his presence alone could intimidate countless swordsmen across the seas.
“I now possess the strongest physique in the world…”
“And swordsmanship that stands at the very summit.”
Leon quietly considered his new abilities. You are reading on g.com, the official source.
“The skill I’ve inherited could cross centuries of history and still be called the greatest.”
In only an instant, the system had granted him complete mastery over a level of swordsmanship formed from the combined peaks of three legendary swordsmen.
Even if all Leon held was a small knife, he could still display terrifying power.
Most celebrated swordsmen on the seas would stand no chance against him.
He even believed that a knife alone would be enough to confront Mihawk.
It was not empty arrogance.
Nor was Leon carelessly overestimating himself.
It was simply the conclusion he reached after fully understanding the swordsmanship now engraved into his body.
His skill had surpassed the boundaries of an era.
Together with his extraordinary physique, it allowed him to display power far beyond what either gift could have achieved alone.
If Leon possessed only the strongest physique, he would still lack refined technique.
If he possessed only the greatest swordsmanship, his body might not be capable of supporting its full potential.
But he possessed both.
The two abilities complemented one another perfectly.
The result was far more terrifying than simply adding them together.
The memories of swordsmanship within his mind felt completely familiar.
It was as though Leon had personally trained for a century, repeating each movement countless times until every technique became second nature.
His body and swordsmanship had completely merged.
There was no hesitation.
No unfamiliarity.
No need to adapt.
He could use every technique as naturally as breathing.
It felt as though this incomparable swordsmanship had belonged to him from birth.
As time passed, Leon gradually suppressed the excitement brought by the reward.
Then the system’s voice sounded again.
[New check-in location unlocked: Loguetown, East Blue!]
[Reward: The combined peak Armament Haki of Monkey D.
Garp, Gol D.
Roger, and Silvers Rayleigh!]