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Since everyone was tied together by this kind of partnership, was there any need to keep pretending to be so hypocritical like before?!

There was absolutely no need!

In the end, it was enough for everyone to understand it without saying it aloud.

Since even they believed everyone was guarding against one another in this matter—

This pirate crew, put together halfway through the journey, had only come together temporarily because they shared one ultimate goal and had ambitions.

But later, if anything unexpected happened—

Or if the benefits binding them together vanished, then there would be no need to think about it.

The final outcome would probably be going their separate ways.

And that would already be the best-case scenario.

For all they knew, someone might stab them in the back afterward.

So thinking that way was meaningless. Clinging to such thoughts served no purpose at all.

Of course—

Dai Peng knew that. She had only temporarily forgotten because of what had happened earlier.

But now that she had been reminded, she naturally remembered it.

Still, remembering was one thing. Right now, there was another crucial issue for her.

She had lost face!

Shiryu of the Rain had directly rebuked her like that. It was truly humiliating!

But—

Even if she had lost face over this, it seemed she had no way to deal with Shiryu of the Rain.

After all, that guy's strength—

Might be greater than hers?!

If that was the case, then although she had confidence in her own strength, based on their previous comparisons—

Nothing had shown on the surface, but they had secretly been competing behind the scenes.

And back in Impel Down, Shiryu of the Rain had been as famous as Magellan.

It was only because that place suited Magellan too well—

That