After Garp's ship sailed for nearly ten days, it finally arrived at a Marine base to resupply. At the same time, they handed over the captured Pirates to the base, whose warships would escort them to Headquarters to determine whether they would be detained locally or sent to the great underwater prison.
What Hiko found interesting was that the base commander, Vergo, was quite formidable. His Armament Haki could wrap around and cover his entire body. He was considered one of the very best among Vice Admirals, even somewhat stronger than Smoker. But what was even more interesting was that Vergo was an undercover agent.
He had long admired this top-tier spy, Doflamingo, the king of Dressrosa's right-hand man, who had infiltrated the Marines and stolen a great deal of vital intelligence, leaking it to Doflamingo time and again and providing him with enormous advantages.
Now, this master spy spoke in an icy tone. "You're Uchiha Hiko, the one who captured the Silver Fox Pirates and came to claim the bounty?"
What was with that hostile tone?
Hiko did not even spare Vergo a glance. He remained seated, leisurely sipping tea and sampling the senbei Garp had provided. Hiko found that these crackers truly had something unique about them—crisp, refreshing, and delicious.
Seeing Hiko's arrogant demeanor, Vergo's anger flared. Koby and Helmeppo beside him watched Hiko with some nervousness, but Vergo's higher rank kept them from speaking. As for Garp, who could have said something, he acted as though he had seen nothing and continued chatting with Hiko.
"The Silver Fox Pirates are a black-eating-black pirate crew that has spent years devouring its peers through pirate games. Among the pirate crews they have swallowed were quite a few formidable ones." Vergo suppressed his emotions and said coldly, "Their strength would