But sometimes, the plot did not change, yet it changed anyway.
For example, right now. The moment Moke approached, Sarquis, Bellamy's vice-captain, heard the commotion and instinctively turned his head for a glance.
Then he turned back with an indifferent expression.
But he immediately looked back again. His gaze then fell upon the two swords in Moke's hands...
He was also a swordsman.
Although the weapon he used was a curved blade similar to a kukri, he still counted as a swordsman. And swordsmen naturally loved good blades, Meito.
So after just one glance, he could no longer look away.
Sarquis arrogantly said, "Hey, brat, bring me the swords at your waist so I can take a look."
"Me???"
Moke looked utterly incredulous. Shouldn't this guy have been picking a fight with Luffy, who would arrive later?
Why was he targeting him instead?
Sarquis nodded. "Yes, you... Hand over the swords."
"Whoosh..."
Bellamy and his men, Rivas, Mure, Eddie... all turned to look at him. Their eyes held a hint of mockery, because they had figured it out.
Sarquis had taken a liking to the other man's swords.
"Heh..."
Moke could not help laughing. "You want my swords? Come take them yourself and see whether you have what it takes."
Upon hearing this, Sarquis flew into a rage and shouted even more arrogantly, "Do you know that my captain has a bounty of fifty-five million Beli—"
At last, someone in the tavern recognized Moke. They cried out in shock, "He... he... he's the newly appointed Shichibukai, Moke! His bounty is three hundred million..."
"What?"
Sarquis froze on the spot.
"Gulp..."
After coming to his senses, he swallowed hard and staggered several steps back in terror. It seemed that only by putting some distance between himself and Moke could he feel