"Bring me every wanted poster. Now."
Colonel Nezumi was startled and delighted, his heart bursting with joy. If the young man before him really was Ghost Hand Ye Chen, he was about to strike it rich.
Not only would he collect a hefty bounty, he would also rise through the ranks. Ye Chen was the Pirate Fleet Admiral Sengoku had personally ordered captured, and even Momonga had come back empty-handed. If his superiors learned that he had caught Ye Chen... "Hahaha!" Colonel Nezumi was so thrilled that snot bubbles came out of his nose.
Before long, a Marine ran in carrying a stack of wanted posters. Colonel Nezumi snatched them from his hands and flipped through them in a frenzy, one after another, until they littered the floor.
"Hm? Black Cat Kuro?"
Ye Chen's gaze fell on one of the posters on the floor.
Just from his appearance, Ye Chen liked this man. Although he had never met him, one glance at the photograph on the wanted poster told Ye Chen that this was the Strategist he had been looking for.
When Lucci joined, Ye Chen had said he wanted a Strategist as a crewmate. Lucci had mocked him mercilessly for it.
Lucci thought Ye Chen was being ridiculous. He had never heard of anyone recruiting a Strategist specifically for a Pirate crew.
Even from the photograph, Black Cat Kuro looked composed. There was a scheming glint in his eyes, and though he dressed like a gentleman and looked refined, his face carried the confidence and Wisdom of a man who always had a plan.
The Marines' description confirmed Ye Chen's guess. Kuro was a cunning Pirate who would stop at nothing to get what he wanted. They called him Kuro of the Hundred Plans.
Ye Chen made a mental