The Den Den Mushi was silent for a moment before a voice came through. "We can agree to your terms. As for the Pure Gold, send it over as soon as possible."
"Tsk, tsk, even you are getting impatient? Looks like my fellow Celestial Dragons are truly desperate for immortality!"
"Hmph! Isn't that because you stirred them up?"
"Don't put it that way! I did this because I wanted to use enough benefits to exchange for a chance to become one of you!"
"Enough with the pointless nonsense. Is there anything else you want to say?"
"How could I dare say anything else? Talking to big shots like you makes my heart go thump, thump nonstop. Fufufufu!"
Click!
The Den Den Mushi hung up, and an eerie silence fell over the Power Hall. After a moment, a voice finally rang out.
"Can this guy's words be trusted?"
"For a scumbag like him, it would be impressive if even half of what he said were trustworthy."
"Indeed. From his attitude, he doesn't look the least bit disheartened."
"He was never someone with an extreme desire to become the Pirate King. It isn't strange for him to react this way."
"What he values is only the meaning represented by the title of Pirate King. That man's ambitions can't be encompassed by those three words."
"All he has ever pursued is profit."
"Since the path to becoming the Pirate King is blocked, taking another road might really be possible."
"We have Vice Admiral Longinus to thank for that. The two defeats three years ago and three months ago, along with this incident, may truly have made him understand his own position."
"Since he wants to make money, let him do so. That way, he may cause us fewer problems."
Aboard the pirate