"So, you're the captain of the Slaughter Pirates?" Patch immediately picked his opponent. The other man clearly favored a brutally overwhelming fighting style—exactly the kind of enemy Patch liked.
"That's right. I'm William, known as the Slaughterer. But choosing me as your opponent will be the biggest mistake of your life. When I fight, I show no mercy. Even if you're Roy's subordinate, I'll still crush you into dust!"
"Who cares what you're called? All I care about is whether you're strong enough."
"Damn you, you bastard!" Rage surged through William's heart. Being looked down on by Roy was one thing, but now even Roy's subordinate was dismissing him. That was simply unbearable. "Go repent properly in hell!"
William swiftly swung his battle-axe, clashing with Patch's iron fist in a ringing burst of metal-on-metal. The shock nearly made William bite his tongue off in astonishment.
He had not spent long on the Grand Line, so naturally, he had never seen techniques like the Six Powers. In his mind, how could mere flesh and blood possibly withstand his giant axe?
"Not bad. I didn't expect you to have a lower bounty than that stupid bull, yet be even stronger."
William had still been reeling from Patch blocking his battle-axe with his bare flesh when Patch's words made his soul tremble. He blurted out, "What? Wasn't Wild Bull killed by Roy himself?"
"Hahaha, what kind of joke is that? If even an enemy like Wild Bull needed the boss to step in, then us subordinates would be completely useless."
William's heart shook violently. Deep down, they had always assumed Wild Bull had died at Roy's hands. They had never even considered the possibility that Roy had not acted at all. If what this bald man said was true, then it was beyond