"Just rob them directly? You little brat, your style is even more domineering than ours pirates'!" the Golden Lion sneered.
"I don't feel the slightest bit guilty about stealing from pirates." Longinus shrugged.
"Suit yourself. I have the most men under my command. Even if you want to leave, I should be the one stopping you." The Golden Lion gripped his twin swords and flew in front of Longinus.
"Your men?" Longinus shook his head. "From the moment they get their hands on the treasure, it's hard to say whether they'll still be your men."
On the other side, Apophis looked at Issho, who was blocking his way, and asked, "It seems you don't plan on letting me leave!"
"I'm not particularly interested in immortality. Living too long by oneself should be a rather boring thing, wouldn't you say?" Issho held his cane sword in reverse and smiled.
As for Akainu, he said nothing and once again went after Kaido.
Pure Gold was merely a secondary objective. Kaido was his true target.
The pirates' worries soon became reality. The six of them began fighting inside the Lantern Fish once more.
Even though all of them were restraining themselves and keeping the range of their battles under control, they still occasionally smashed the islands soaked in acid into powder.
The acid was sent splashing and spraying by the aftershocks of their battle, leaving the pirates' scalps numb as they fled into the distance with all their might.
"According to Lord Apophis, Alchemie Island, where the Pure Gold is located, is in the deepest Number Three stomach. We've already reached the edge of the Number One stomach ahead of everyone else," Diamante said from aboard Buffalo's plane.
"Of course we're ahead when we already know the result!" Pica said.
"Don't make