"You know who I am!"
Stussy's expression turned completely cold, her beautiful eyes filled with murderous intent.
Her identity had always been a secret. How had Gild Tesoro found out?
Stussy instinctively looked at the madam, already condemning her to death in her mind.
The madam was the only person there who knew even a little about her identity.
Under Stussy's icy stare, the madam looked ready to cry, shaking her head in panic.
"You don't need to look at her. You're just CPO. What's there to be surprised about?"
Chaos picked up the red wine beside him, swirled it, and looked at Stussy with the confidence of a man who had already won. "I don't like using force."
As soon as Chaos finished speaking, Lombart, who had been standing beside Stussy, suddenly attacked. No one had seen it coming.
But Crocodile, who had been on guard the whole time, was an exception.
He clenched his right fist, coated it in Armament Haki, and formed sand around his lower body to block Lombart's punch. Leaning back with his slicked-back hair, he looked at Lombart from the corner of his eyes, his gaze full of arrogance. "Boss, you mind if I kill him?"
"Suit yourself."
Chaos's spiky hair whipped wildly in the force of the clash. He calmly waved a hand.
"Desert Treasure Blade."
With Chaos's approval, Crocodile formed a great sand blade with his left hand, coated it in Armament Haki, and swung it at Lombart without hesitation, leaving himself no room to retreat.
Lombart was no weakling either. He coated his entire left arm in Armament Haki and blocked Crocodile's attack. The two then crashed through the wall and left the brothel, spilling out onto the street.
"What's going on?"
"That looks like the Golden Emperor's subordinate, Desert King