They had not expected Ronglin to say something like that.
All along, everyone had believed that Ronglin had been endlessly absorbing pirate forces in order to strengthen the power that made him feared across the seas.
But his true intention had actually been to choose the best candidate to save those suffering in dire straits?
For a moment, Fujitora's heart was shaken violently. So he had thought he understood Ronglin, yet had never truly seen through him all this time?
As Fujitora and Momousagi struggled inwardly, Jazz, standing behind them, silently gave Ronglin a thumbs-up, a faint smile rising at the corner of his mouth.
"So you need to understand that joining the Star Alliance is not as simple as it appears. It's not something you can do just because you want to." Ronglin's tone was grave. "Your decision may have been too hasty!"
After a moment of silence, Fujitora suddenly threw back his head and laughed. "To have the fortune of meeting such an outstanding hero as you, bowing my head in submission would not be an insult to my dignity!"
Chapter 513: Countermeasures! ### When Ronglin bade farewell to Princess Shirahoshi in Shallow Bay and returned with Fujitora and Momousagi, all the senior commanders stationed in the Ashil Kingdom were stunned.
The Alliance Leader had merely gone out for a stroll, yet he came back with two monsters powerful enough to shake the world. Quite a few people felt a sense of crisis. Compared to them, Moria, Burgess, Shiryu, and the others, who had always been the core fighting force of the Star Alliance, inexplicably felt resistant when they saw Fujitora and Momousagi.
Setting aside the possibility that Fujitora's immense strength might affect their standing within the Star Alliance, his and Momousagi's former identities as high-ranking Marine officers