"So!" Ronglin spread his hands helplessly. "I don't actually want this favor, so take it back and keep it safe for them. When the day comes that they forget about it, then let it be forgotten! Don't bring it up again..."
While Ronglin was speaking animatedly with Shanks, his heart suddenly stirred. His Observation Haki abruptly detected an immensely aggressive aura charging toward them at breakneck speed, cutting off his words midway.
Seeing Ronglin's unusual reaction, everyone watched as he suddenly turned his gaze and looked into the distance.
Chatting? What Was There to Talk About?
Seeing Ronglin's odd expression, Shanks's heart skipped a beat. He shifted his gaze in the direction Ronglin was looking while releasing his Observation Haki to sense the situation across the surrounding seas.
But when his Observation Haki spread out, Shanks found nothing, leaving him disappointed. He instinctively looked at Ronglin, thinking he was putting on an act, but Ronglin's expression showed no sign of fakery, making Shanks deeply suspicious.
"Haha! My mistake, my mistake!" Ronglin said with a cheeky grin. "How embarrassing. I miscalculated. I never thought Akainu and Aokiji would become as cunning as Bony-Sen and actually let Kaido come over. How embarrassing!"
Shanks's brow twitched. At that moment, his Observation Haki finally sensed a familiar, tyrannical aura surging furiously toward them. It was indeed Kaido!
Shanks looked at Ronglin in shock. Given Kaido's speed, how far could he have traveled between the moment Ronglin detected him and the moment Shanks noticed his trail? Was Ronglin's Observation Haki truly this powerful? It had actually surpassed his own by far, detecting Kaido's arrival ahead of him.
Yet Shanks remained outwardly calm and continued waiting leisurely for Kaido's arrival. With his entire crew here, depending on the situation, perhaps they could all swarm him and