"Be my partner?" William asked with a smile. Although Francis Bao had seriously injured him and could even pose a fatal threat at any moment, looking on the bright side, William had gained a free bodyguard. Why not?
"Why would you still invite me? I almost killed you just now!" Francis Bao asked in confusion.
"But I'm still alive, aren't I?" Although William's internal injuries were severe, they were not fatal. Besides, Francis Bao's body was that of a Fuzzy Bear. If he had been at his peak, could William have survived even a single blow?
Moreover, William knew that Francis Bao had held back. Otherwise, if Francis Bao had followed up with another strike, William would have fallen all the same. The strong were still strong, even if their strength had declined because of their bodies.
The Great Age of Pirates had only begun after Roger's death years ago, but five years ago, when pirates were not yet flourishing, Francis Bao already had a massive bounty of 800 million Beli from the World Government. That showed just how extraordinary his strength had been. Most importantly, the bastard had actually dared to sink a ship carrying Celestial Dragons. William deeply admired him for that alone and decided to let the matter of him hurting him slide.
"But I won't become someone else's subordinate!" Although Francis Bao wanted to return to sea, as a great pirate, he could never become another person's underling, even if he had now fallen so low.
"Not a subordinate—a companion, my partner!" William felt that Francis Bao's experience was very similar to his own. Both possessed bodies that had not originally belonged to them, and both had offended the Celestial Dragons.
"Fine, I agree to be your partner!" Francis Bao laughed. "My name is Francis Bao.