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In just a few words, Urouge could tell that Uchiha Hiko was neither a pedantic guardian of morality nor some noble knight.

At a time when his entire crew had been wiped out, when he was severely wounded and both body and mind had suffered crushing blows, Hiko had actually raised such a question right in front of him.

As a Pirate, no matter how hard Urouge's heart might be, he still had some emotional ties to his longtime companions. Yet at such a moment, Uchiha Hiko was asking him to make a decision. It was undeniably cruel.

But even so, what could Urouge say? Uchiha Hiko had slaughtered tens of thousands of BIGMOM Pirates soldiers and saved his life. That was already more than enough. Was he supposed to shamelessly stand on the moral high ground and criticize the man who had saved him?

Urouge felt his head ache even more. His yearning for freedom upon the seas urged him to reject Uchiha Hiko's recruitment, yet the cruelty of reality made him clearly understand what the right choice was at this moment.

To survive in the New World, he might escape disaster today, but beneath the sea ruled by the Four Emperors as though they reigned over the world, Urouge knew that he would one day face the same desperate situation again. The problem was that he did not possess the potential to defeat the Four Emperors. Without seeking the protection of a reliable force in the New World, one's end was usually to be crushed by a powerful faction.

There would not always be someone named Uchiha Hiko descending from the sky to lend him a hand.

Hiko simply stood in the quiet forest with his arms folded, watching Urouge struggle within himself, on the verge of passing