"Damn it."
"This is infuriating."
Before Gild Tesoro arrived on Volcano Island, everything had been so peaceful.
But ever since Gild Tesoro showed up, the atmosphere across the entire island had changed.
Still, there was no denying that as time went by, the island's economy had actually improved.
Perhaps that was the one thing Gild Tesoro was good for: stimulating economic growth.
Now, everyone on the streets—pirates and thugs, even ordinary civilians and beggars—stared fixedly at the ostentatious man parading through town. Under the sunlight, both the Golden Warriors and the throne palanquin gleamed brilliantly. Wherever he went, people's breathing quickened and their blood surged.
It was temptation in its purest form.
Many thugs and hooligans were itching to make a move, their eyes practically glued to him. Calling them ravenous would have been an understatement!
Seated on the Golden Throne, Chaos enjoyed the envious, jealous, resentful gazes of the crowd as usual. It was quite a rush.
Especially those looks from people who wanted to kill him but didn't dare. They were so satisfying.
Whoosh!!!
A sudden whistle split the air as a bullet raced through alley after alley and the crowd, striking straight for Chaos's forehead with blinding speed and precision.
An ordinary person wouldn't even have known what killed them.
But in the blink of an eye, Chaos tilted his head. The bullet pierced the Golden Throne, leaving a hole as thin wisps of white smoke curled from it.
The Golden Throne was incredibly hard. Even without Armament Haki, it was far tougher than ordinary steel. Yet a tiny bullet had just punched right through it.
That had been close!
Chaos remained calm as his gaze swept down street after street, locking onto the attacker on top of a high-rise.
"Not bad. You found my position pretty