But Roger was a swordsman, so the problem stands.
I don’t think he was in the sense of Zoro dream
Roger was the PK, Luffy dream, like Shanks is one of Luffy goal too. Those two are part of Luffy side of the coin, not Zoro.
Plus, the black blade meli melo. I do think Roger is stronger Mihawk and Ryuma. At least for Mihawk I’m 100% on it. The PK and Luffy dream in a PK story is more powerful than Zoro end goal.
Yet this guy doesn’t have a black blade. He is stronger but he never reached the « pinnacle » of swordsmanship which is making a black blade.
The two greatest swordsmen ever, the guys who have a sword title (WSS, Sword GoD), the ones connected to Zoro and having sword feats managed to make a black blade. So this means something.
Roger didn’t. Didn’t have any sword feats, sword name, isn’t related to Zoro in any form and name etc.
Roger isn’t part of that game.