How does Zoro speak with a sword in his mouth?


When using Santoryu (Three Swords style), Zoro holds a sword in his mouth. How
is he able to speak normally, without the sword falling? ![Zoro speaking with
a sword in mouth](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2NkKV.png)




The official explanation given by the author, Oda Eiichiro, in his SBS1
column, is that it is Zoro's _heart_ speaking. This may not sound any more
convincing than [Artistic
License](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistic_license), but One Piece
regularly relies on such unusual logic, so it is not entirely out of place.

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1 SBS (Shitsumon wo Boshū Suru, roughly meaning "I'm Taking Questions") is a
Q&A column in which Eiichiro Oda answers questions sent in by his fans.

