From a high vantage point, Kuzan could see the entire battlefield. Naturally, he paid close attention to the arrival of the Straw Hat Pirates.
Then he seemed to remember something and began searching the crowd. He soon spotted a figure standing in a daze. The bird was familiar, but for some reason, its owner wasn't moving.
Kuzan frowned. Wuli had said so much at the Hot Springs Inn, and this was what he did?
The reason Kuzan hadn't agreed to Wuli's proposal back then was that persuasion was useless. Otherwise, he would have talked Zephyr out of this long ago. There was no reasoning with someone blinded by hatred.
Kuzan had never believed Wuli could succeed, but seeing him like this still left him disappointed.
What good were fine words if he didn't act? Even if he failed, he could at least stay true to what he believed.
Like Straw Hat Luffy, who had always remained true to himself. That was why Kuzan had placed his hopes in the Straw Hat Pirates.
Kuzan's gaze cooled, and he looked away. Wuli was no longer worth his attention.
What caught his attention now was a familiar presence among the Marines. He knew which Admiral had arrived.
A pink-haired little girl appeared beside Wuli. Seeing him stand there, lost and broken, her face darkened. Anger welled up inside her and kept building.
She clenched her fists until her knuckles turned white. Her once-small body suddenly grew, and she drove a fist straight into Wuli's face!
Bang!
Wuli flew more than ten meters and landed with a bruise on his cheek. He looked up, surprise flickering in his dull eyes.
"Bonney?"
He was surprised to see Jewelry Bonney here. She had said she wouldn't get involved. And she had returned to her normal