"Stop! Stop hitting me! I have something to say!"
Enel, beaten into a pig-headed mess, spoke unclearly.
"Talk."
"Blue Sea... are there many people like me?"
"Lots. Among the many strong people out there, you might not even rank among the best." Lin Qi said.
It was obvious from the Ark Proverbs Enel had built.
In truth, Enel had always longed for the outside world.
Now that Lin Qi had defeated Enel, recruiting him was not difficult, given Enel's fear of death.
The hard part was that this kid had spent so many years on Skypiea talking himself into believing his own lies. To recruit him, Lin Qi first had to crush his arrogance.
"Fine, I can surrender."
Enel gritted his teeth. "But this god... I, I have two conditions."
"Go on."
"First, you can't restrict my personal freedom. Even if I surrender to you, I'm not a slave. At most, you're my boss."
"Fine. What else?"
"Second, you have to feed me!"
Enel sat up and spoke with utmost seriousness.
"Hahahaha, of course!"
Lin Qi laughed loudly and slapped Enel on the shoulder.
The motion tugged at wounds all over his body, making Enel grimace in pain.
"Couldn't you have gone easier on me during that fight...?"
"How else was I supposed to knock some sense into you without hitting hard?"
Lin Qi now had a rough assessment of Enel's strength.
His Body Technique was average, which was understandable. No one on Skypiea could hit Enel, so there had been no need for it.
His Observation Haki was that of a top-tier genius.
He had no Armament Haki.
He had no Conqueror's Haki.
Devil Fruit ability: top-tier.
Taken together, Enel's current strength was probably around that of an elite Vice Admiral.
If he made up for his Armament Haki