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Why I no longer believe Zoro will fight King the Wildfire or any Calamity for that matter:
#OP988 #Spoilers
#OP988 #Spoilers
Zoro since the start of Wano has been trying to avoid taking damage before the final battle against Kaido. To the point he's avoided conflict by running away due to being outnumbered and having to deal with warriors of various skills.
As of 988 the pathway to the top is clear with Momo in safe hands and King (who many theorised would fight Zoro) no far away from the main stage with Sanji. At this point there is no reason Zoro would get involved with a serious fighter before reaching Kaido.
Many will say Zoro has always desired a fire sword and has been interested in cutting fire, this is true, but there isn't only King who he can learn that against; Like OP magazine states it is Dragon fire which is to be cut and there is a Dragon Zoro wishes to face.
Zoro swore to avenge Yasuie, and based off his dialogue in the raid it seems he holds Kaido accountable just as Yasuie did. Zoro's journey in Wano so far has mirrored Oden's and Ryuma's, let's have a look at how their eventual face offs with a dragon occurred.
Ryuma in wano was searching for a swordman 'King' and cut down a flying dragon above the capital. Oden attempted to cut down a dragon in Kuri. Ryuma never faced off against the 'King' he was looking for as it was him, and only cut down the dragon. Oden only cut down the dragon.
Logically following this trend Zoro would go on to face off against a dragon and not some swordsman named 'King' as neither Ryuma or Oden did. Interestingly enough there is a Dragon Shogun in the land of Wano who wishes to destroy the flower capital similar to Ryuma's.
Bonus points: "But Zoro can just heal from Marco!" Again this doesn't explain why Zoro would focus on King and not Kaido, Also Marco's healing will only accelerate a person's normal healing and not restore stamina. Zoro's the type of person to walk off his injuries.
