Dragon's reaction surprised Chaos a little.
After all, in Chaos's eyes, anyone who could build the Revolutionary Army from the ground up, amass power greater than that of any single Emperor, and become the World Government's number-one target had to be a formidable leader: ambitious, ruthless, and decisive.
Only someone like that could establish such a vast organization. The Revolutionary Army was arguably the only force in the pirate world openly standing against the World Government.
Chaos had figured that if he refused, Dragon would suddenly attack and forcibly take control of him.
If their positions were reversed, Chaos would have done exactly that.
Money was the most important thing when building an organization.
Control Chaos, and you controlled the money. Building an organization would become much quicker and easier!
Few ambitious men could resist such temptation and such a shortcut.
Chaos had already prepared himself for a fight.
But the man had actually given up.
That didn't put Chaos at ease. If anything, it made him more wary.
He didn't believe Dragon would let him go unless the timing simply wasn't right for an attack.
Chaos was quick to think. After analyzing the situation and their surroundings, he more or less understood.
This guy was patient. No wonder he'd do so well in the future!
He was dangerous, too!
Still...
Chaos considered it. He wanted to become the most brazen man in the world, but he couldn't make the whole world his enemy!
At least, not yet.
He was already quite strong, but he still had a long way to go before he could match the truly powerful. He needed a long-term backer to cover his retreat, and this man seemed like a good choice.
Besides, they'd be using each other!
For example, all sorts of unsavory characters might