Everyone watched as a rare trace of gloom appeared on Uchiha Hiko's face, which usually carried calmness and confidence. They could not help but secretly wonder what could make him care so much about this money.
The most curious of them all was Luo. He was currently acting as Uchiha Hiko's butler, so he knew exactly how much money Hiko had. He did not believe Hiko lacked the money to buy ships. After all, Hiko had more than enough money to buy several more ships. There was no need for him to rush to earn the bounty on a hundred thousand Pirates.
"You seem to be in a hurry to use money?" Hina asked. She had always liked people who fought Pirates, so although she had been quite repulsed by Uchiha Hiko earlier, hearing that he had captured a hundred thousand Pirates had finally improved her impression of him somewhat.
"Could this be why you want to become a Pirate?" Hina immediately followed up with another question. She was still convinced that Uchiha Hiko wanted to become a Pirate.
Hiko rolled his eyes at her. "I'll say it again. I'm not a Pirate, and I don't want to become one!"
Being a Pirate was so boring. It lowered your standing and made the whole world wary of you. Everywhere you went, people guarded against you like you were the plague. If word got back to Konoha, wouldn't people laugh themselves to death? The glorious light of Uchiha Glory had actually become a bandit?
Hina's gaze quietly shifted to Luo, Jinbe, and Urouge. He had gathered three Pirates with considerable strength in the New World, yet he claimed he did not want to be a Pirate. No one would believe Uchiha Hiko if he said that.
Hiko was speechless. He felt