"Hehe, it seemed Captain Red-Hair had been paying close attention to me. If we weren't both men, I'd have thought you had a crush on me." Qin Yu gave a dry laugh as he looked around before finally turning his gaze to Shiki inside the coffin.
"Shiki has been dead for less than twenty-four hours, so there's still a chance to revive him. It seemed I'd have to recuperate for a while afterward, and my abilities would enter a downtime period."
The brief remarks caused everyone present to subtly change expression.
There was simply too much information in those words.
In particular, the Five Emperors Qin Yu's methods and abilities remained largely unknown to the outside world.
Whitebeard's expression shifted slightly as he said, "Brat, you really do like making shocking statements."
"However, if you expect to take Shiki's corpse and the Float-Float Fruit based on just your words, I don't believe anyone here would accept that."
"You have only one choice before you: revive Shiki, and the Float-Float Fruit will be yours!"
Red-Haired Shanks's expression also changed slightly at Whitebeard's demand.
They were no fools. Qin Yu's earlier words had revealed far too many of his secrets.
Whitebeard was clearly forcing Qin Yu to expose the weakness he had just mentioned.
"Anyone who has survived on the seas until now truly isn't simple." Qin Yu smiled and gave Whitebeard an extra glance. "But don't worry. I had intended to revive Shiki before leaving anyway."
"If you want to watch the show, then do me a favor and stand guard for a while!"
As his voice fell, an inexplicable chill swept out from Qin Yu's body.
Everyone on the dock merely felt a shiver run down their spines.
A massive shadow bloomed from Qin Yu's body.
Qin Yu switched into