Under different circumstances, Zoro would have brushed off Candy and Lulu's insistence on this...evaluation, or. Whatever the hell this is supposed to be. But the old-man Hunter recommended these girls as masters in Beasthood, and Zoro's already committed to learning what he can. Compared to other things Zoro's endured, answering a few questions about himself is a small price to pay.

"This guy," Zoro jerks a thumb into Luffy's direction, "blackmailed me into joining his crew. It was either go with him, or be killed by firing squad. Didn't know what to make him at first, outside of him being a little shit, but—"

Teeth baring into a sharp grin, he adds: "Apparently he punched this one idiot for breaking a promise with me. That's when I knew he wasn't like other scum pirates I'd met."