Didn't say that. Just said no proof or evidence he's the best Armament user in the series.
No proof that he isnt the best in CoA either. In fact, Kokuto points otherwise, that he actually is.
He is best in something, something all those others couldnt achieve. That something could easily be CoA.
Zoro wouldn't have to wonder about how blades become black.
Zoro wonders because Mihawk didnt tell him the exact process while he could have. The story benefits from Zoro not knowing it yet.
Can assure you, you're wrong.
Doesn't say he fought them singlehandedly, that's be quite unrealistic. Wano is a country of Samurai. More likely he lead the Samurai, but doesn't mean he did it all alone. No one is so powerful that they can defeat an entire army especially without abilities like Whitebeard.
Even Mihawk couldn't defeat the entire WG.
Why are you assuring me that I am wrong when that panel literally says "but
One Man stood fast and mighty against these enemies..."? Well you are talking about a Sword God, nothing says he was helped by anyone, it says One Man.
Quite wrong.
400 years between Ryuma and Oden. There would have been plenty powerful in-between.
What is wrong? You know other names or what? And where did you get the 400 years gap?
Nope, no where does it state or hint Armament makes a blade black. It's not stated anywhere.
Mihawk talks about Armament in the same panel where he talks about Kokuto.
Black blades are extremely hard. What is Hardening doing? Making blades harder... How many hints do you need?
Like I said, "Hint". Mihawk has told Zoro not to acquire nicks on his blade and he's training Zoro towards the route of challenging him as a worthy opponent implying that's a hint.
Nonetheless hasn't said anything about Haki determining whether a blade becomes black.
All we're told is Ryuma's sword was forged through countless battles.
This is literally the one fact we know about Black blades.
But he didnt tell him to not acquire nicks, he told him to treat every nick as a mark of shame.
Through countless battles, at some point, Ryuma could have achieved unparalleled level of CoA and got a Kokuto...
That absolutely doesnt dismiss the Haki as main ingredient.
Easy, Haki users can sense Haki.
Shanks was able to sense Ace's Haki.
Bellamy was also able to sense Luffy's Haki at the Colosseum.
Blackbeard was able to sense Luffy's Haki too.
No. All you had to say is anime isnt canon...
So what if they can sense it? There is no difference between using Hardening just on one arm and using it on entire body.
Quality is not better, only the amount used is covering larger surface.
Most of your arguments are based on pre-TS lack of Hardening, you keep showing haki blasts, that is not Hardening.
Can your arguments work with post-TS only?
