"Ye Chen, don't look so surprised. You saved my life, so it was only right that I bow to you. But that was the only time. I'll help you drive those two off, and after that, we won't owe each other anything. Hahaha..."
Tesoro raised his head as he spoke, laughing with smug satisfaction. Ye Chen had never met anyone so full of himself. Tesoro claimed he was repaying a debt, yet he sounded unbearably arrogant.
Still, his words gave Ye Chen the answer. When Ye Chen had caused havoc in Mary Geoise years ago, he had freed many slaves. Tesoro had been one of them.
"Hiss..."
Miss Bakkin was even more shocked. She knew far more about Gild Tesoro than Ye Chen did.
She had heard that he had obtained the Gold-Gold Fruit from Donquixote Doflamingo's Auction House. Afterward, his strength had grown steadily as he trained in secret for a long time. When he finally reappeared before the world, he had stirred up an Ultimate Storm and become the hottest newcomer around.
That had been several years ago. Now Tesoro wielded such vast influence that even the Celestial Dragons and the government did not dare touch him. Word was that he controlled twenty percent of the world's treasure. People called him the Golden Emperor!
Miss Bakkin looked at the four powerful fighters beside Ye Chen—Basan, Shus, Pizarro, and Loka—then glanced at the overbearing Tesoro. She hesitated. Weevil was strong, but if the fight continued, the odds were clearly against her.
"We're leaving!"
Miss Bakkin waved a hand. Abandoning even the treasure, she turned and ran faster than a rabbit.
Weevil froze for a moment, then hurried after her. "Mom... Mom... Wait for me!"
"Hmph..."
Tesoro spat on the ground in disdain, then looked back at Ye Chen. "Ye