The cheers grated on Sebastian's ears. He had gone to such lengths to stage this contest, only for reality to slap him hard across the face.
Just as Sebastian was about to storm off, he heard Longinus ask with a smile, "Sebastian, shall we still hold the third match?"
Sebastian replied coldly, "Hmph. Are you trying to make a fool of me, Fleet Admiral Longinus?"
"Of course not." Longinus shook his head. "I just think it would be a shame not to finish when we have such a rare opportunity. Why don't we put off deciding the winner a little longer?"
Sebastian asked warily, "If we win this match, does that mean we win overall?"
"Of course not. You're getting ahead of yourself, Sebastian!" Longinus laughed. "I mean that if you win this match, we can continue as a best-of-five contest."
Sebastian gave Longinus a long look. The bastard wanted to leave them utterly humiliated!
He didn't just want to win. He wanted to leave them without even a last excuse to save face!
The problem was, Sebastian was tempted. He had an ace up his sleeve for the third match!
After a moment's thought, Sebastian said firmly, "Fine. We'll do as you say, Fleet Admiral!"
Garp, standing nearby, looked at him with sympathy and kept shaking his head. This guy was about to fall into another trap!
As Garp saw it, Longinus was even more cunning than Sengoku now. Even Garp barely dared pull his usual little tricks when Longinus was around!
The corner of Sebastian's mouth twitched beneath his mask. It was bad enough to be pitied, but pitied by a troublemaker like Garp? Did Garp think he was as much of a fool as he was?
Longinus nodded slightly and sent his gentle voice to everyone's ears.