Desire stubbornly said, "Bill is the kind of person who would never hurt his companions."
Bartolomeo said, "Bill, Bill, Bill—open your eyes and take a good look at the situation."
Desire shot back, "I don't want a traitor like you lecturing me."
Bartolomeo said, "Traitor? What are you talking about?"
Still angry, Desire continued, "We promised we'd reach the top together, but then you suddenly said you wanted to help Straw Hat become the Pirate King, so I set sail with my companions."
Bartolomeo said, "Companions? What about your pirate crew?"
Desire turned away with a click of her tongue. "That's none of your business."
Bartolomeo said, "I wouldn't say it's none of my business."
Desire suddenly clenched her fists. "It's none of your business anymore." She was furious.
Bartolomeo nervously said, "You actually said it's none of my business anymore."
Lowering her head and clenching her fists, Desire said, "I once lost everything."
Desire recalled the time she had first met Bill. Back then, her pirate crew had been completely sunk by a single large ship.
She had passed out at sea, floating only by clinging to scraps from the sea bikes.
Then, someone suddenly walked up to her and said, "Hey, are you okay?"
Dazed, Desire saw a hand reaching toward her from ahead. "Are you okay?"
She struggled to raise her head and immediately saw Bill's smiling face. Bill said with a grin, "Thank goodness, there's someone still alive."
Desire instantly snapped awake. She realized that her pirate crew had been wiped out.
Bill then brought her to Silver Fortress. Considerately, he wrapped Desire in a blanket.
"So you're Desire from the East Blue. It's an honor to meet the fastest female pirate."
Desire sat on a wooden barrel, her face grim and her body covered in