Jack was a notorious pirate from more than a decade ago, known as Furious Slash.
Back then, he had been a Great Swordsman second only to Hawk-Eye. But he pursued Heartless Swordsmanship: if even his own family or companions displeased him in the slightest, he killed them without mercy!
To him, only by casting aside all feeling could he reach the pinnacle of swordsmanship. Yet in the end, he still lost to Hawk-Eye.
Jack challenged him several times and never won. Disheartened, he left the New World, but his bloodthirsty nature would not let him truly turn away from killing.
So he came up with a plan. He used the treasure he had amassed to open this casino and secretly joined forces with the Celestial Dragons.
He had paid for every one of those people. Once they were in his hands, they earned him mountains of wealth and gave his murderous urges free rein.
"Hold on..."
Ye Chen raised a hand and called out to Jack. Jack stopped in surprise, then gave him an irritated sneer. "What? Scared?"
"We can fight once I understand what's going on. What's the story with those people?"
Ye Chen pointed curiously toward the room the one-eyed man had just entered.
"What a pain."
Jack spat hard on the ground. He wanted to cut Ye Chen down right away, and this damned question had interrupted him.
Still, he answered, "I bought those people. What I do with them is my business. Their lives and freedom belong to me now. And I didn't force them."
"Why do it?"
Ye Chen took out a cigarette, lit it at his leisure, and drew deeply on it. That hit the spot.
"Hey... are we fighting or not? I don't have time to chat."
Seeing Ye Chen puff away as