One Piece Chapter 50, page 15-17: TO EACH HIS OWN WAY

Zoro steps forward and asks Mihawk, "DID YOU CUT THIS SHIP AS WELL WITH THAT SWORD?" Mihawk replies, "YES, INDEED." Zoro smiles confidently, "NO WONDER... YOU REALLY ARE THE STRONGEST." Mihawk asks him, "...WHAT DO YOU AIM FOR?" Zoro declares, "I SET SAIL TO MEET YOU!" Johnny and Yosaku gasp in shock as they notice Zoro's stance: "T-THREE SWORDS...!? HEY... COULD THIS GUY BE...!?

Zoro looks at Mihawk with a fierce grin and says, "TO BE THE STRONGEST. YOU SAID YOU'RE FREE, RIGHT? SO LET'S HAVE A DUEL." The onlookers are stunned. The Krieg Pirates and chefs shout, "WHAT!? IT'S HIM! ZORO! RORONOA ZORO OF THE THREE SWORD STYLE...! THE PIRATE HUNTER...? HIM...!?" Sanji watches silently with a cigarette in his mouth. Meanwhile, Usopp calls out to Zoro, "HEY! WE'RE GONNA LOSE SIGHT OF THE SHIP!" Johnny and Yosaku mutter, "BRO..." Mihawk looks down at Zoro coldly, saying, "PITIFUL, WEAKLING.

Mihawk addresses Zoro: "IF YOU'RE A COMPETENT SWORDSMAN BY ANY MEANS, THEN I CAN DEMONSTRATE THE CLEAR DIFFERENCE IN STRENGTH BETWEEN YOU AND I, WITHOUT NEEDING TO CROSS BLADES AT ALL. BUT STILL, YOU DARE TO CHALLENGE ME. DOES YOUR BRAVERY COME FROM YOUR CONVICTION...? OR FROM IGNORANCE...?" Zoro ties his dark green bandana around his head and draws his swords, placing one in his mouth. He replies, "IT COMES FROM MY AMBITION, AND A PROMISE TO A FRIEND." Luffy, Johnny, and Yosaku watch in tense silence, gulping ("ゴク...!!") in anticipation.