Moria looked at Ronglin skeptically. "You're going to Laugh Tale, but you don't want to become the Pirate King?"
Ronglin pointed at Moria. "If you follow me, we can go to Laugh Tale together. I'm not interested in being the Pirate King. If you want it, you can be the one!"
Moria was instantly dumbfounded. "Every pirate sailing these seas dreams of becoming the Pirate King. And you're telling me you don't want to be the Pirate King?"
Ronglin spread his hands helplessly. "You might not believe it, but I'm not actually a pirate. Think carefully—does any ship under my command fly a pirate flag? Even the pirates who joined me before all took down their pirate flags."
At Ronglin's words, Moria suddenly realized in horror something he had never noticed before. Come to think of it, none of the ships under Ronglin's command flew pirate flags.
Were pirates, who claimed to represent freedom, really worthless in Ronglin's eyes?
Moria immediately resembled a wounded beast, as if Ronglin had trampled all over his pride. He turned and glared furiously at Ronglin. This man—this man who did not even regard pirates highly—dared to recruit him? And he had actually been stupid enough to consider using Ronglin to kill Kaido before submitting to him?
Before Moria could speak, Ronglin beat him to it. "So, do you understand now? I don't want to be the Pirate King. You can have that title of supreme glory! I just want to live freely and happily in the New World. I don't want to carry around such an empty title!"
That left Moria bewildered again. This guy pursued freedom too? He caused trouble everywhere and did things no different from a pirate's, so why was he unwilling to become one?
As Moria struggled inwardly, several figures