Its not that hard to understand really. If that was the case people would be calling Mihawk the strongest there was period. He is always mentioned in terms of swordsmanship. Highly likely is, he may have a leg up (arm up lol) to Shanks by a bit. However compared to Roger which is Luffy's goal...Thats still yet to be surpassed, which is tied to Luffy AND the rest of the world's expectations of what calibre a Pirate King should be.
Its always about subliminal fan base wars. But the story keeps things pretty specific and nuanced at the same time. Thats Oda's intention to keep it ambiguous until the time comes.
Its always about subliminal fan base wars. But the story keeps things pretty specific and nuanced at the same time. Thats Oda's intention to keep it ambiguous until the time comes.
Since you want to talk about Roger then let's talk about the fact Pirate King is not a level. That is a lie fans pushed for years. Buggy made it clear you don't have to beat anybody in a fight to become Pirate King. You just can't become PK by yourself. You need a crew and help. Buggy goal is to be PK and he is not even YC level.
Oda told us a long time ago Luffy's greatest power is not his haki or DF. It's his ability to gather followers.


