Chapter 186: Fresh Reinforcements (23)
Chapter 185: Fresh Reinforcements
"Don't you have any questions about all this?" Leo was somewhat surprised by their reactions.
Baroque Works was a whole, yet not truly a whole. Its hierarchy was clearly divided, from the Million Agents to the Intermediate Agents, with distinct barriers between the Intermediate Agents and the senior agents.
In other words, their interests were not aligned.
Those below the rank of Intermediate Agent had nothing to say. Mr. 1 fell silent for a moment. "As someone defeated by his subordinate, I'll obey any arrangement. This life is yours."
In truth, he did not know who the boss of Baroque Works was either. Though he was loyal, he would only pledge allegiance after seeing Crocodile himself.
Now that Crocodile was hiding his head and showing his tail like a coward, and Baroque Works had been completely taken over by Leo, it was only natural for him to surrender—in his eyes, since he had lost to Zoro, his life belonged to Leo's organization.
"I have no objections either." Miss Doublefinger had even less integrity than Mr. 1. She ran her fingers through her hair. "What I want to know is, don't special talents like Mr. 1 and me receive any special treatment?"
Leo smiled. "Of course you'll receive more special treatment—you'll need to train twice as hard. With your current combat strength, you're in a very awkward position: you can't become main combatants like Zoro and the others, but you're not quite in the same category as them either. So you need to improve yourselves as quickly as possible."
Mr. 1 was brimming with fighting spirit. He had clearly been stirred by the battle between Zoro and Hawk Eyes, rubbing his hands together in anticipation. He was a man who pursued strength