"Gray, what's that place for?" Baby 5 and Sugar asked, looking both confused and curious.
"Kids shouldn't ask about that. Just know it's not a good place." Gray patted their little heads, stopping them from pressing for answers.
Baby 5 and Sugar: "Oh!"
"Don't listen to Machvise. Just treat him like a bad guy!" Monet quickly shielded the two girls and eyed Machvise warily.
Her expression made it look as if she were staring at some creepy old man.
"Uh..." Monet's look left Machvise speechless. To escape the awkwardness, he grabbed Buffalo. "Come on, Buffalo!"
"Weren't you curious?"
"I'll show you what it's like right now."
Buffalo: "Sure!"
After the two had gone, Gray looked away. "Since nobody else is going, the four of us will go!"
"Okay, big brother Gray!"
As they walked down the street, Gray's gaze swept over the restaurants around them. All he wanted was to sample the island's local delicacies.
As for Franky and his master Iceburg, they weren't on Gray's list of targets for now.
He'd wait until Franky went off on his own before stealing the Pluton Blueprints from him!
But that time was coming soon!
He was fourteen this year. By the time he turned sixteen and came of age, Gray felt he'd have grown strong enough to stand on his own.
The Donquixote Family was still too small to contain his ambitions, and it couldn't support two kings.
He was so sure he'd become a king because he took pride in being part of the Zhonghua Family and looked down on others.
If you have it, I'll have it too. If I have it, you might not! We people of the Dragon Kingdom are inferior to no one. That belief was etched into his soul.
Even without Conqueror's Haki now, Gray