Super Hot Commodity

In the enormous tavern, the gazes of several hundred people unanimously locked onto Cavendish and Escanor.

Feeling the eager envy all around him, a trace of pride flashed across Cavendish's face as he pressed on.

"Escanor, have you made up your mind? With no bounty on your head, joining my crew is the quickest way!"

Looking at Escanor's steady aura, his calm yet arrogant expression, and his massive body standing over two meters tall—

Cavendish liked him more and more.

After all, he was not Luffy from the Original Work, blessed with the protagonist's halo.

Able to gather so many ridiculously powerful companions around him.

Even Kid, a fellow Supernova captain, only had Killer as a subordinate worth deploying.

Not to mention Trafalgar Law of the Heart Pirates, Luffy's ally, who only had Bepo, that silly bear, acting cute and goofy.

So, the moment he laid eyes on Escanor, Cavendish practically felt as though he had fallen in love at first sight.

He wanted him!

"Sorry, I'm not here to join any pirate crew, nor am I here for the so-called Beasts Pirates." Escanor suddenly raised his head and looked toward the enormous axe lying on the ground some distance away.

The axe was as broad as a door panel and nearly a meter in diameter. Escanor walked straight over, grabbing the heavy weapon in one hand.

"Hey, brat, how dare you touch my things? That axe is forged from heavy iron steel and weighs a thousand jin. Only a giant like me can wield it!"

A five- or six-meter-tall giant sitting cross-legged nearby was the first to roar with a savage expression.

"If you don't apologize, I'll crush your head with one hand."

The sudden turn of events immediately drew everyone's attention away from Cavendish.

Escanor's utterly blunt words