"No, this is not enough."
Tyler opened his eyes and put more effort into his arm, throwing Diamante away from him.
Bang!
Diamante crashed against the wall, but with his cape, he didn't suffer any damage.
"I am missing something."
Tyler desperately tried to remember the plot of Zoro's battle with Mr.1. Then, he tried to remember every single word in that manual.
Suddenly, his eyes widened in shock as he remembered one thing that he had read on both.
'My sword understands my will.'
At that moment, it clicked.
He realized what was going on. It wasn't that he couldn't sense the inanimate objects around him.
It wasn't like he couldn't feel his surroundings. But he never reached a point where he could cut everything and cut nothing.
He didn't understand why, but now he did.
He wasn't letting his sword understand his will. He hadn't mastered the Breath of All Things because it wasn't an extraordinary sense like Observation Haki.
It was the exact opposite of Voice of All Things. If Voice of All Things allowed people to understand inanimate objects and hear them.
Breath of All Things was to let the inanimate objects understand them. It was to convey his message to the blade.
It was to talk, to feel, to understand, and to merge.
He understood where this feeling came from. In many of the cultivation novels, there was a state of harmony between a man and a sword.
Breath of All Things was similar to that. Letting the blade understand its master's will.
It wasn't about Observation Haki or Armament Haki. It was nothing about Haki, but it did bring a new perspective to Haki.
Because Haki in itself was a product of one's will. So, having the ability to convey one's will to an inanimate object meant having superior control over Haki.
It also explained why Zoro was able to use Advanced Conqueror Haki despite not learning anything about it.
Because of his mastery of Breath of All Things, he could let the blade use his Conqueror Haki and Armament Haki in their advanced form.
So, during Wano, it wasn't Zoro using advanced forms of Haki. It was Enma.
He also understood why Zoro was able to do all of that during a life-and-death situation. He had already formed a connection with his sword during Logue Town.
It was when he bet his arm to tame the sword that he had formed that connection. Because of this, he was able to tame Enma as well.
Tyler understood he didn't have that kind of heart towards swords. But he didn't worry.
Instead, he grinned.
Diamante didn't understand it. He simply felt Tyler was mocking him and attacked him.
[Half Moon Glaive]
He waved his sword from above his head, creating a compressed air projectile that slashed towards Tyler.
But Tyler simply waved his sword and destroyed all of them.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"You can feel it, right?"
Tyler asked while looking at his sword.
"When I met you for the first time, I knew you were the sword meant for me. I'm sorry that I am not a serious swordsman."
"But now, I need you to understand my will. I need your power, Black Dragon."
He roared.
At this moment, he closed his eyes as if he was listening to his blade, trying to feel its response.
A smirk slowly formed on his face. Although he didn't get any response, he felt his sword.
It was ready to cut everything.
"This fucking bastard. If you kill me here, Doffy will not let you go."
For the first time, Diamante felt fear. Not only was he getting exhausted from the battle, but he could also feel his opponent growing stronger.
At this moment, his mind was full of anger and helplessness. If he knew his opponent was going to use him as a whetstone, he wouldn't come here.
He could only feel dread from Tyler, but he didn't give up. Coating his sword with Armament Haki, he rushed towards Tyler.
Tyler held the hilt of his sword and swung it.
Two blades collided in the middle. Diamante felt an immense force on his wrist, but his sword didn't break.
Tyler quickly manoeuvred his sword, slashing at Diamante. Seeing the slash coming from his side, Diamante used his cape to block the attack.
He coated even his cape with Armament Haki, just to be safe.
Ding! Ding!
He wasn't wrong. If he hadn't used Armament Haki, his cape would've been cleaved like hot butter on a knife.
Diamante's panic slowly disappeared as he started attacking Tyler with his sword slashes.
But Tyler was a faster and better swordsman than him, despite learning swordsmanship only recently.
Each of his attacks had the power to shake Diamante, but with his blade coated in Armament Haki, Tyler wasn't able to deal with him.
Especially since he also knew Observation Haki and could evade most of his attacks by giving his own body the properties of fabric.
His swordsman was sharp. Every attack was launched from different angels but every attack had a consistent power.
Suddenly, Tyler pulled his sword back, spun, and landed a diagonal slash towards Diamante.
[One Sword Style- Butterfly Slash]
Diamante tried to use his Devil Fruit to dodge the attack, but this slash had a new advantage. When it moved, it moved irregularly.
Splash! Splash!
Diamante didn't see the slash coming until he felt the edge of the sword piercing his skin.
But the sword didn't have the same strength as before, so the cut wasn't deep. In fact, this kind of cut was purely based on his swordsmanship.
'Damn it! Even with my Observation Haki, I didn't see those slashes. Should I just wrap myself with the cape?'
He thought to himself, fuming in anger as he moved his sword zig-zag and tried to slash Tyler.
Tyler suddenly pulled out his nose pincher, and in an instant, he smelled the attack coming. The raw smell of his blood on the sword was intense.
He didn't even need his Observation Haki, but when used in conjunction with his Observation, he realized he was too fast.
Before even Diamante's sword reached him, Tyler had already evaded his attacks before thrusting his sword towards Diamante's chest.
This time, Diamante only felt a threat of death, forcing him to coat his chest with Armament Haki.
Ding!
But the thrust was only a feint. The moment he used Armament Haki, Tyler pulled his sword back and gathered an enormous strength in his sword.
His posture was similar to Frank's Divine Thrust, but the power was completely different.
If Frank relied on his vibrational force, Tyler relied on pure brute strength.
Combined with his recent mastery of swordsmanship, Tyler attacked.
[One Sword Style]
[Black Dragon Tail]
Crack! Splash!
His sword pierced through the Armament Haki and struck his chest, piercing through.
At this moment, Diamante's eyes dilated as he felt too weak to even hold his sword and cape.
Only a look of disbelief appeared on his face.
"How?"
He couldn't believe how a newcomer who had only just mastered Observation Haki managed to pierce his Armament Haki.
Armament Haki was an armor, the actual defense against the powerful attacks from their opponent.
It could make people immune to any kind of sharp object. But here, Tyler pierced it as if it were a piece of paper.
"Why did you think I was only using swordsmanship throughout the battle? Of course, it was to become a proper swordsman."
"Now, it's time for you to die!"
He said as he put more strength in his arm.
"Tyler, wait!"
He heard a roar from the back, which stopped his movement. But he knew this wasn't what he feared.
He turned back and said.
"Hello, Doflamingo!"
Behind him was Senor Pink, holding the Den Den Mushi in his hand, which showed the characteristics of Doflamingo.
"It seems like you know me. Since you know me, you should know what I can do to you. Let Diamante live, and our grudge will be settled here."
"Grudge?"
Tyler blinked before he burst into laughter.
"Hahahahaha! You are truly a joker, Doffy. You can tell such a joke with such a straight face."
There was a deep silence after his laughter.
"Let him go, Tyler, or else you will regret it!"
"Regret what, Doflamingo? Regret that you can contact Kaido? Regret that you can contact the World Government?"
"Or, regret that you can come here to hunt me down? Are you fucking kidding me, bastard?"
"We had no connections, no hatred. Your men simply came to West Blue just to hunt us down, and you want me to let him go?"
At this moment, he heard fear in Doflamingo's voice for the first time as he asked.
"Who the hell are you?"
Some people might know that he had contacted Kaido, but people shouldn't know that he had contact with the World Government.
"A person you shouldn't have made an enemy of. I will be waiting for you in West Blue, or you can wait for us in the Grandline."
Splash!
"Doffy!"
With a scream coming from his mouth, Diamante's pupils lost all of their life as the sword pierced through his body.