Anyone can seem like a master if they know even a little more than you do, he thinks. But Zoro watches Candy's performance with a critical eye — past her curves, past the heels, and instead focuses on the confidence that rules her movements, the sharp gaze that pierces into the audience...
And the way her pupils coil into blood-red serpentine eyes.
When Hedge said he'd find people here to teach him, this is not what he expected. But Zoro schools his expression into a level gaze, even if Luffy's enthusiasm is still infectious.
"'Cool' is one word for it," he says. His own teeth bare into a hard smile, the kind of look he gets when faced with a challenge that hangs just beyond the boundaries of what he can do. "A monster normally makes people scream for a different reason. But she's got enough control over her own Beasthood that she can pretty much turn it into a game."
A lucrative game, even, if the plethora of shiny bobbles and trinkets being shoved at her are any indicator. As a gambling man, he can respect that. Most people wouldn't have the guts to let that side of them out in a venue like this.
"You've seen this song and dance before?" he asks Luffy.
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Date: 2023-05-15 01:56 am (UTC)And the way her pupils coil into blood-red serpentine eyes.
When Hedge said he'd find people here to teach him, this is not what he expected. But Zoro schools his expression into a level gaze, even if Luffy's enthusiasm is still infectious.
"'Cool' is one word for it," he says. His own teeth bare into a hard smile, the kind of look he gets when faced with a challenge that hangs just beyond the boundaries of what he can do. "A monster normally makes people scream for a different reason. But she's got enough control over her own Beasthood that she can pretty much turn it into a game."
A lucrative game, even, if the plethora of shiny bobbles and trinkets being shoved at her are any indicator. As a gambling man, he can respect that. Most people wouldn't have the guts to let that side of them out in a venue like this.
"You've seen this song and dance before?" he asks Luffy.