"The pirates on Erebus Island—the ones crippled by those two admirals!" Caesar said. "After we received news from Erebus Island, we started spreading rumors, saying you had sacrificed yourself to lure away the Marine admirals in order to save those pirates. Those idiots had narrowly escaped death and were deeply moved by the story I made up. They decided to follow you from then on. When they learned we were being besieged by Jack, they hurried over to save us."
Chapter 81: Education Must Start Young!
Chapter 81: Education Starts Young
Ronglin stared in disbelief. "When did I ever make such a huge sacrifice for those pirates? Lure away two admirals? Do you know how many top-tier fighters were on that island? I'm not that stupid!"
Caesar grinned smugly. "I made it all up so those foolish pirates would serve us with gratitude in the future! See? They're quite capable. They swarmed in and directly sank many of Jack's ships. Quite a few members of the Kaido Pirates died."
Ronglin's face immediately darkened. This was more than just friction with Kaido—it was outright enmity! Where the hell had Caesar's high IQ gone? How was he so good at making enemies for himself?
"They didn't recognize you as my men, did they?" Ronglin still clung to a sliver of hope.
"They did!" Caesar said. "We were spreading the news under the banner of being your subordinates from the start. Otherwise, why would those pirates have come to help us?"
Ronglin let out a long breath, exhaling the frustration clogged in his chest so it would not give him internal injuries. "Where did those pirates go afterward?"
Caesar said smugly, "I told them to recruit more men, then lie low and wait for our signal. As long as we want to do