Countless pirates stared at Mord.
The noise inside the tavern gradually died down.
Under the gazes of countless people, each carrying a different meaning, Mord remained unmoved.
Amid the silence, he committed to memory the various targets in the tavern who corresponded to bounty posters.
Then, under all those gazes, Mord slowly walked toward a seat in the corner.
Mad Hatter Town never lacked pirates who partied until dawn.
Thus, even late at night, business at the Battle Axe Tavern was livelier than during the day, and barely any seats remained.
If Mord had been more overbearing, he could have simply kicked out a tableful of patrons.
But he had no patience to wait for a server to clear the messy tabletop.
There were still seats available anyway.
Mord had only walked a few meters when three ill-intentioned pirates blocked his path.
The pirate in the lead was tall and burly, wielding an unsheathed cleaver. His mouthful of yellow teeth was especially conspicuous.
The other two stood on either side of him, also gripping unsheathed cleavers.
"Usopp, right?"
The lead pirate looked down at Mord condescendingly. As he spoke, he sneered, baring his full mouth of yellow teeth.
"Do you know who I am?"
The yellow-toothed pirate might as well have pasted a troublemaking label on his forehead.
"..."
Mord abruptly drew his blade.
Dark Raven shot out of its sheath and pierced straight through the yellow-toothed pirate's heart in an instant.
The yellow-toothed pirate's face stiffened. He stared at Mord in disbelief, unable to comprehend how Mord had stabbed him without saying a word.
He was one of Aibei's admirers and had heard about the grudge between Mord and Aibei.
On top of that, Mord now had a considerable reputation in Mad Hatter Town.
Thus, Yellow Teeth had tried