1 is about him failing to do what he said he would in zou
2 is about the actual connections with the people of wano feeling shallow
When his words in Zou come true, it will turn both #1 & #2 obsolete, so they are indeed one & the same
And as i said, Wano Arc isn't over yet, Act 3 was only about Onigashima, the state of Wano & how their Alliance with SHs change them is gonna be revealed Post-Raid
Zoro obviously has ties to wano lol
Like how doesn't he lol
No he doesn't lol
He simply inherited their will & teachings which was already addressed
But when we talk about actual connections, Zoro is a Stranger to Wano, he is from East Blue
t lessens the people that are effected by the wss title. Before you could argue wss > anyone with a sword. At this point having a sword doesn't mean anything as to whether or not someone is a swordsman
It actually broadens lol If the Title requires only surpassing Swordsmen, then why was Zoro fighting mostly Non-Swordsmen?
WSS means the Strongest Person who chose Way of The Sword as his Warrior Path, it doesn't mean he isn't Stronger than Non-Swordsmen.
Seriously, go read what Way of Sword & Swordsmen Path means in Japan, you guys are confusing it with Fencing Sports
Zoro even told King: "I won't forgive you if you defeat me without a Sword"
That's because there is no Power greater than Swordsmanship, losing to someone who isn't a Swordsman is considered shameful for Zoro, cuz he doesn't see anyone Stronger than WSS, this is why Zoro refuses to lose to either Swordsmen or Non-Swordsmen
Even Mihawk himself was interested in WB & Luffy who are not Swordsmen (Especially Luffy who literally carries no Weapon).
I can't believe people still can't understand what WSS or Path of Sword means even after 1000 Chapters
Nekomamushi literally called his Claws Attack Nitoryu & it's based on Swordsmanship he learned from Oden lol
Wano Arc hyped WSS more than any other Arc, you people are just biased
They dont care about mihawk specifically
The land of swordsmen not caring about the current strongest swordsmen is lame
They don't care about Worst Criminal either or Celestial Dragons or Yonko or Worst Generation or Shichibukai ... etc
So ofc they don't know Mihawk himself, but they do know the Title of WSS & for them the former Owner is the Greatest Samurai who ever lived in that Land. They don't even have Supreme Grade Swords Users, let alone a Supreme Black Sword
Your problem isn't with WSS, because Wano People clearly treasure such fame
You just want to talk poorly about Mihawk because he didn't bother go tell Kiku & Kin'emon who he is lmao
