Bartolomeo's crew also stood behind him, each pulling out a business card as they confidently told him, "Let's travel together!"
Seeing this, Desire shouted, "Bartolomeo, forget it. I'm not a fan of Straw Hat, and I've had enough of following behind someone else's ass. From now on, I'll try to reach the pinnacle of these seas on my own. That'll be my—our new dream."
At that moment, the crew behind Desire also said, "That's right!"
Bartolomeo lowered his business card and scoffed. "How arrogant. How could you possibly beat Luffy-senpai?"
Desire said angrily, "How would you know if you don't try?"
"Don't come crying when the time comes!" Bartolomeo shouted. "Even I know that!"
The two began arguing again, angrily hurling insults at each other.
Luffy laughed from the side. "You guys are really interesting. Well then, let's go."
Suddenly, someone called out to stop them. "Wait!" Luffy and Bartolomeo had barely turned their heads when chocolate was suddenly stuffed into their mouths.
Desire turned her back on them and said, "Goodbye. All right, let's go too."
"Yes, Boss."
Luffy happily began eating, while Bartolomeo's crew shouted loudly, "Take care! Goodbye!"
Then Desire and her group left.
"Brothers, set sail for Zou Island!" Luffy shouted.
"Okay!"
Meanwhile, on the Revolutionary Army's side, a Revolutionary Army member looked into the distance through binoculars and said, "That's Gran Tesoro, the residence of a monster of the New World, a place with power rivaling that of the Celestial Dragons."
Inside that residence stood a giant toy man, reporting to someone, "The silver mine vein sank along with Bill, Lord Tesoro."
The man before him, dressed in a suit with both hands covered in gold, said, "Is that so? Forget it. Bill did entertain me for a while, after all. The real entertainment starts