Under the tense gazes of the Hawkins Pirates, Rody slowly walked over to the circular platform beside the main mast on the deck and sat down. Casually, he said, "Tell me—what can you offer me to give yourself a 50% chance of survival?" The others stood or sat around the deck of the Grudge Dolph, watching Hawkins curiously to see what he would say.
"Lord Rody, I am not boasting, but I am confident that my divination abilities are second to none. If I join your command, I can divine the risks and chances of success for anything you intend to do." Hawkins looked calm as he faced Rody, but the hand clutching his straw doll cards tightened unconsciously.
"Is that so? That really is an enticing ability." Rody smiled. He had never doubted Basil Hawkins's divination abilities. In the original story, when Hawkins encountered Kizaru at the Sabaody Archipelago, he had divined that he had a 100% chance of defeat, while his chance of escaping was as high as 79%. Hawkins had intended to flee at the time, but then divined that his chance of being killed by Kizaru was 0%. He actually stopped running and even dared to fight Kizaru despite being unable to defeat him. Although he was beaten by Kizaru afterward, he truly did not die. After all, Hawkins had not known then that X Drake, also a supernova of the Worst Generation, was actually an undercover Marine.
"But I'm not interested in divination. In this world, only the unknown is truly alluring." As he spoke, Rody sent a slash flying at Hawkins.
Hawkins was struck directly in the body. A white slash mark appeared from the center of his forehead downward, and white smoke rose from the wound. At the same time, a slash suddenly