"Heh heh heh..." Silver Axe sneered at Kaido's words. "Nice suggestion, Kaido. A little inhuman, though. But... we're pirates! Hahahaha! Pirates do whatever they want!"
Whitebeard turned his head, looking at Silver Axe beside him with suspicion written all over his face.
Whether they ganged up on someone didn't matter much to him. What mattered was whether Silver Axe had been possessed. Since when could he and Kaido stand together, laughing and joking?
"Hey, Silver Axe," Whitebeard suddenly said.
Silver Axe turned his head slightly. "What is it, Newgate?"
After a brief pause, he added, "Don't tell me you have a problem with ganging up on him?"
"Idiot." Whitebeard's voice was quiet. "If you're plotting something, I won't let you get away with it."
"Huh? What are you talking about... wait, are you threatening me, Newgate?" Silver Axe snorted irritably.
Whitebeard ignored him and turned his gaze back to Harald.
"All right."
Harald readily agreed to Ron's proposal, even looking pleased, as though Ron had walked right into his trap.
He turned toward Rocks, who stood a short distance away. "You don't have any objections, do you, Rocks?"
"Of course I don't," Rocks's voice drifted over. "Just don't complain later."
Rocks had considerable faith in Ron.
The man was shrewder than anyone and valued his life more than anyone. He never did anything he wasn't confident about.
Getting the better of him was harder than reaching the heavens.
The corners of Harald's mouth lifted slightly. He thought Rocks would do better to save those words for himself.
After Ron's three moves, he would face Harald's strongest strike.
With that strike, Harald would kill Ron once and for all.
As for what happened after Ron died, he firmly believed that, given Rocks's personality, Rocks would simply accept the loss.
*Rocks, oh,