From the perspective of Jeff's crew, their captain had merely been grabbed by the back of the neck by Maud, without even the slightest sign of force being exerted.
However,
That casual gesture, almost like putting an arm around someone's shoulders, had left their captain as motionless as a stone statue.
Unable to understand what had happened, Jeff's crew raised their weapons and glared at Maud's back, shouting, "Let go of the captain!!!"
Maud ignored them completely. His right hand, resting on the back of Jeff's neck, had already been silently wrapped in Armament Haki.
A cold killing intent flashed past.
A chill suddenly rose in Jeff's heart and spread through his limbs in an instant.
The aura of death was like a cold blade that seeped everywhere through a bitter winter night, ruthlessly grinding against Jeff's nerves.
"Bagard. Maud, what the hell did you do to me!!!"
Faced with the close-range threat of death, Jeff, unable to move, lost his composure.
Ever since he had gone out to sea, he had always been the one placing others on the chopping block and disposing of them as he pleased.
But now, he had become the fish on Maud's chopping block.
Before this, he had not even managed to make a single move.
Maud stared expressionlessly at Jeff, who had shouted at the top of his lungs. He wasn't an idiot. How could he be generous enough to provide a live commentary? He merely said coldly, "A hundred and sixty million, and that's it?"
Jeff's performance had disappointed him greatly.
He was not even qualified to serve as practice for the Shadow-Shadow Fruit ability he had just obtained.
Deeply aware of how inflated this bounty was, Maud exerted a little force with his right hand, which was wrapped in Armament Haki,