"Senior Shiki?"
Seeing the great pirate before him standing there in a daze for so long, Teach finally could not help but speak up and test the waters.
Golden Lion still did not react. He merely stood there blankly, his mind wandering elsewhere.
A man had to bow his head under someone else's roof. Teach was now covered in wounds, exhausted, and trapped on a floating island against his will. His very life was practically in Golden Lion's hands.
What was more, Golden Lion now had two clusters of ghostly fire in his eyes and an eerie glow spilling from his body. He looked even more dangerous than when he had ruled the seas in his prime.
So, Teach acted humble and respectful, not at all like an overbearing great pirate.
Even though Golden Lion ignored him completely, Teach did not dare show the slightest dissatisfaction. He merely continued probing cautiously.
"Senior Shiki?"
"Hm?"
Golden Lion finally snapped out of it, but a dangerous smile tinged with hidden killing intent crept onto his face.
Because he had just finished discussing with Garen how to deal with Teach.
"Marshall D. Teach?"
Golden Lion gave Teach a long look, then abruptly began spouting some meaningless small talk.
"You killed a Celestial Dragon in the street. You were even more decisive than this old man!"
"I never expected that old Whitebeard would have such a bold junior under his command!"
Seeing Golden Lion actually put on the airs of an elder before him and uttered a string of flattering nonsense, Teach quietly let out a huge sigh of relief.
As long as Golden Lion bore him no hostility, he would surely escape death this time.
After more than twenty years in hiding, Teach had long mastered the art of saying whatever people wanted