The captain of the Fake Madman Pirates was a burly man nearly two meters tall. His cheekbones jutted out, his eyes gleamed viciously, and scars crisscrossed his face. He looked terrifying, with the imposing air of a brute.
But when Lucci stepped up to him, his eyes, colder and more ruthless than blades, fixed on the man. At first, the man managed to meet his gaze without backing down. Less than ten seconds later, he could no longer bear it.
Lucci's eyes could unsettle even the fearless Ye Chen if he stared long enough, let alone this man.
"You're Bachus, captain of the Madman Pirates?"
Lucci's gaze, sharp as twin bolts of lightning, remained fixed on the false Bachus.
In truth, the man was Macky, a pirate with a bounty of just 30 million Beli. The real Bachus had a bounty of 95 million Beli.
"Y-yes... I'm Bachus. And you are...?"
Cold sweat poured off Macky under that stare. A chill ran down his back, and his whole body felt wrong. If he had not gritted his teeth and held on, he would have crumpled already.
Lucci snorted. "You're scared?"
Macky's mouth twisted. He almost wanted to cry. How could I not be scared with you staring at me like that? And if my cover gets blown, the Donquixote Family won't spare me either.
He feared Lucci, and he feared Doflamingo.
Macky had been confident at first. All he had to do was play a part, and he had been sure he could manage it. With Doflamingo close behind him, he had felt even bolder.
But Lucci's eyes were frighteningly cold, and his presence was no less imposing than Doflamingo's. What Macky had thought would be an easy job was already pushing him to his limit.
"N-no... Why would I