At the sound of blades being drawn, the surrounding Marine Soldiers all turned toward Sakazuki.
Then shock appeared on every face.
"That kid... he's the new guy."
"He... actually drew his blade."
"But he's shaking. He's sweating."
"Damn, he drew his blade even though he knew he was outmatched? He sure isn't embarrassing himself. I'm willing to call this new guy the strongest."
"Seriously, us veterans have completely disgraced the Marines. We're not even as good as a raw recruit."
"Ah... what courage. This new guy really has guts!!!"
Shing, shing, shing!
Suddenly.
It was as though Sakazuki's courage had pressed some button in all those Marine Soldiers at once.
They drew their blades and rifles one after another, the metallic clatter joining into something like an unconventional symphony.
"Hey, new guy, I'll admit it. Your courage won me over," an old Marine said in a low voice.
"Hahahaha... I'm ashamed to think I actually wanted to desert just now."
"As Marines, we can't back down, no matter how strong the enemy is. Right, everyone!"
"Right!!!!"
Everyone shouted, seemingly using their screams to dispel the fear in their hearts.
What? Me?
Sakazuki was a little dumbfounded.
My courage won you over????
Sakazuki's gaze darkened slightly.
What are you people... talking about? No matter how you look at it, what I'm doing right now is abnormal, okay?
Just after muttering this inwardly, Sakazuki suddenly seemed to think of something.
When did I start acting strangely?
It seemed to be... the moment I saw Ron's Scarlet Eyes.
Could it be... that his eyes could control people?
Although he wasn't completely certain, Sakazuki felt he was probably right.
"Hey, everyone! Don't look into Ron's eyes!" Sakazuki suddenly shouted.
"What?"
"His eyes?"
At his words, almost all the Marine Soldiers looked straight into Ron's