"Boss, are we still going to deal with those guys?"
Seeing Ye Chen lead his people deeper into Horror Island, Shus hurriedly asked Jack, "If we don't make a move soon, they'll be long gone!"
"Are you an idiot?"
Jack flicked his wrist and smacked Shus on the head with the back of his blade. Shus grimaced in pain but didn't dare dodge.
"Fool. There's more to Horror Island than meets the eye. Don't clash with Ye Chen's group yet. Let's see what happens first."
Jack looked anything but relaxed. The sudden appearance of this mysterious island near Loguetown had left him faintly uneasy.
If he kept trying to settle the score with Ye Chen, a fight between their groups would only make things worse. If a powerful enemy really was on the island, that would be no laughing matter.
Before long, Ye Chen's group had vanished from Jack's sight.
Jack wasn't holding back to clear his name. For now, he intended to use Ye Chen. Ye Chen, you complete idiot. Go on and scout the way for me.
Jack stayed where he was and decided to watch how things unfolded. If the island was dangerous, Ye Chen's group would be the first to find out.
"Boss, you said someone used an ability to turn that Scythe Demon into what he is. How did you know? Have you met someone with the Ghost-Ghost Fruit?"
Shus had wanted to ask ever since Jack mentioned it. He had been at Jack's side for a long time, seen plenty, and even traveled to the New World, but he knew nothing about the Ghost-Ghost Fruit.
Jack fell silent, as though searching his memories. After a while, he said gravely, "More than twenty years ago, a duel took place on an island in the New