And now he had actually been injured by Jinbe, who was no longer even one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and mocked like this!
"I can't let this slide!" Cracker's body swayed as he steadied himself and gathered his Haki. The air around him froze. He pointed his sword at Jinbe, and with an explosive burst of air, Cracker vanished from where he stood.
Jinbe held one palm flat before him and slowly turned his body, sensing where Cracker's vanished figure would reappear. The power gathered in his palm remained contained and motionless, poised to strike.
Ronglin sat on his stool. The moment he activated his Observation Haki, he immediately caught Cracker's trail. That figure moved so quickly it was invisible to the naked eye, yet it had bypassed Jinbe from far away and was coming for his back. Cracker actually wanted to launch a sneak attack from behind!
"And you call yourself somebody?" Ronglin was displeased. Cracker had clearly been fighting Jinbe, yet the bastard had avoided Jinbe and come to ambush him from behind.
Ronglin lightly tapped the edge of the table, his expression darkening. Behind him, Cracker shifted and flickered, clearly ready to attack. Ronglin curled his fingers, about to turn around and teach Cracker a lesson, but Jinbe turned toward him then, extending his palm in Ronglin's direction. Seeing that Ronglin intended to act, Jinbe shook his head, signaling for him not to interfere.
Seeing the steadfast look in Jinbe's eyes, Ronglin smiled and gave up on intervening. Since this was Jinbe's battle, he should not interfere. After all, it was Jinbe's fight.
"Buzz!"
Cracker, who had been gone for so long, suddenly appeared behind Ronglin. His sword rang loudly as he raised his greatsword high with both hands, laughing wildly, and hacked down