Werther rolled his neck. He felt much better.
"Rayleigh, the way things look, even if you had the money, you might not have time for a drink with me."
Rayleigh nodded. True enough. He had to remove Camie's slave collar and secretly protect Hachi, with the Marines already surrounding the building.
Despite everyone's objections, Rayleigh reached toward the collar around Camie's neck.
Just as he was about to touch it, the collar began to chime like a clock. It looked ready to explode.
But that was no problem for Rayleigh. Why else would he be called the Dark King?
Werther looked around and spotted Luo and the Kid Pirates. He paid them no further attention.
Then he saw Robin. Her bearing had changed a great deal, but why did she look ready to collapse the moment she saw him?
I really left an impression on her.
Werther could not resist the urge to tease Robin, but just as he was about to approach her, he remembered a man and a sword.
Zoro should be here too, shouldn't he? Werther searched the crowd and quickly found Zoro staring straight at him.
Was that fighting spirit in his eyes?
Intrigued, Werther walked toward him.
When Luffy's crew saw Werther approaching, everyone except Luffy grew tense.
"Who's this guy?"
Luffy pointed at Werther and looked to his companions.
"Luffy, don't provoke him. He's one of the new Shichibukai. They say he's slain a dragon. Let's get out of here."
Usopp felt it most keenly. He could sense Werther's terrifying presence.
Many people with a strong gift for Observation Haki were extremely timid before their Haki awakened.
Anita, Koby, and Usopp were clear examples.
They had not been born that timid. Their Observation Haki was often half-awakened, making them acutely sensitive to danger.
Over