ZOROBIN WATER SEVEN ARC 3 - PUFFING TOM
(previous article: here)

When Robin left the crew (hence she was "lost"), Zoro, at the same time, in the fight with the CP9, has lost his sword Sandai Kitetsu, which is the "cursed sword" among the three swords of Zoro. And Robin is also called "cursed", just like Kitetsu. Curious as a parallelism, not to mention that Zoro had immediately noticed the presence of the Kitetsu in Chopper's hand: then, Zoro considers the Sandai as an important sword... and it recalls how important Robin is to him.

Zoro (to Chopper): Anyway...are you carrying my "kitetsu" sword with you? Chopper: Huh? This katana?! It is true! How did you figure it out? Zoro: I figured it out by myself! It is a cursed sword, after all. Thanks for bringing it to me. Put it in my hand! Soon!

Also, Zoro's enraged face is similar to Rufy's (they're both equally enraged), only that Rufy learned from Nami the reasons for Robin's actions, while Zoro is still unaware of it. In fact, there was no scene in which Chopper explained to him what lies behind Robin's false betrayal: so Zoro cares about her rescue, even if he doesn't know the truth yet.

The shark is the symbol of Zoro (in the pre-time skip period: this). Now, the main carriage of the Puffing Tom train, which will take him to Enies Lobby and then to Robin, has the shape of a shark. Old Kokoro's comment is curious: she said the shark's head was put there as a joke. With this, Oda made it clear that any animal could have been chosen, or even no animal at all. Instead, Oda actually put in a shark. Which certainly doesn't have great importance for the train, but it does for Robin...

It is clear that the reason for the fight is Robin: but it is clear that Zoro is the one most focused on the goal. He shows he's in a great hurry: in Dressrosa, even though Big Mom's ship had appeared against Sanji's group, he wasn't so agitated. Yet it was one of the Emperors'ship. It's not that Zoro is disinterested in anyone, but it really seems that this event involves him more, since this time Robin is involved. This can be seen from his own words: "the reason for this battle is to take back what (..) they took from us", and what they took is Robin...

Zoro: ...it is right. The reason for this battle is to take back what those four guys took from us. It won't end until we defeat them.

(it continues with ENIES LOBBY ARC)

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Edited by joe 7 - 10/11/2023, 16:49