As he spoke, Moria decided to give up and leave. He had clearly abandoned Perona, and he had no desire to stay here any longer. With his confidence restored, he was determined to grow stronger, return to the New World one day, and defeat Ren and his people. That pride ran in his blood.
Ren sipped his red wine. "A wise choice. You can leave."
Moria immediately headed off into the distance. But as he passed Ren's warship, he said, "Lord Ren... I've agreed to become one of the Shichibukai, a pirate recognized by the Marines. They've summoned me to Por Island for this great war. Would you be interested in joining us?"
With that, Moria said no more and vanished into the mist.
World looked displeased. "Captain... He's changed a lot. First he was terrified, and now he's confident. He's even getting arrogant."
Ren waved a hand. "Moria's regained his confidence and awakened Conqueror's Haki. That's interesting. One defeat by Kaido, and he's come back stronger. But he's still a weakling. Is he trying to lure me to Por Island because he knows the Celestial Dragons are making a move? Does he hope they'll get rid of me? Heh... Then let's go to Por Island and see what the Celestial Dragons have up their sleeves."
Chapter 607: Kalpo's Deal
Grand Line, Por Island!
Ryder swirled his glass. The blood-red wine gave off a distinctive aroma. "Kalpo... This war is about to break out, and your chances of losing are high."
He took a sip and looked at Kalpo.
Kalpo carefully wiped down a gun and snorted. "The war hasn't even started, and you're already predicting my defeat?"
As he voiced his displeasure, he aimed the gun at Ryder.
Ryder kept sipping his wine, utterly unconcerned. "I'm stating