Are we reading the same manga? Zoros goal is to become WGS and Luffys goal is to be PK.
Yes. And where is it said that PK is stronger than WSS?
Why would Luffy suddenly become stronger than Zoro when he never was?
Mihawk, WGS for the past 10 years (give or take) stated that the path to become PK is tougher than surpassing WSS. He also wanted to test his strength against WB, the PK without the official crown.
Tougher path =/= individual strength. This has been explained countless times.
WB's strength comes from a different era compared to Mihawk's.
And he wasnt trying to test his own strength but to test Whitebeard's strength because he noticed that WB has gotten weaker.
And WB was WSM, while PK wasnt.
There are no two ways about it PK -> WGS (unless the same person is both).
In pirating achievements and infamy, sure. In individual strength, PK isnt above Pirate Hunter, just like Marines arent above Marine Hunter.
No need to feel bad, the WGS is amongst the 5-10 strongest in a world with thousands of islands and millions of people if not billions. And this comes from someone who has Zoro and Mihawk as two of his favorite characters.
It's weird that Zoro and Mihawk are your faves and you didnt notice that Zoro has always been stronger than Luffy and will remain so...
The rooftop displayed a huge difference in Zoro's favor while the fandom believed the opposite... Nothing has changed since then.
Luffy got 2 power ups, Zoro got 2 power ups. Back to square one where Zoro is the stronger one.