Ronglin had no choice but to remind him softly, "Next time, remember to leave out that last sentence."
Kaido's gaze shifted back to Burgess. Burgess hurriedly answered first, "Can you stop trying to recruit me? I've only been under him for how long? If I jumped ship again now, I wouldn't be able to survive in the New World. Give me a way out, will you?"
"Hahaha!" Burgess's tone, which sounded like pleading but was actually a refusal, made Shanks laugh loudly and freely. He had not expected the people on Ronglin's ship to have such backbone, daring to refuse even the threatening recruitment of a Four Emperor.
"This is killing me! You came all this way just to make fools of yourselves—aren't you embarrassed?" Shanks laughed so hard he doubled over, his sword fiercely smacking the ship's railing.
Kaido had not expected that, despite personally stepping in, he had not only failed to make Ronglin feel even the slightest pressure, but had instead thoroughly humiliated himself. A nameless fury immediately surged in his heart.
"Don't get worked up!" Seeing that Kaido was about to erupt, Ronglin slightly raised a hand and said, "If you want to fight, think it through first. I faced the combined assault of two Marine Admirals just now, heavily wounded one of them, and still got away unscathed. Do you really think you should lose your cool and attack me right now?"
Kaido did not believe Ronglin's words. At his age, how could he possibly fight two Admirals alone? The reason Kaido had held himself back and delayed making a move was simply because he was wary of the Red-Haired Pirates, who had suddenly appeared today to interfere.
The New Star at the Top!
Not fearing death and asking for a beating were two different