Although Ryan felt nothing much about becoming one of the Four Emperors, Kid and the others were different. After being dealt a blow, Kid was overjoyed when he learned that his bounty had risen again.
Kid and Enel walked out arm in arm, chatting and laughing, leaving Killer alone behind them.
Everyone had long grown used to the way Kid and Enel acted. This had been going on for quite some time, as though the two of them shared some little secret.
So Ryan did not bother with them and let them do as they pleased.
Outside the town, Kid and Enel walked side by side.
"Is it really okay not to bring Killer along?" Enel asked.
"Killer? He doesn't have the guts!" Kid said as he walked. "We're overthrowing someone above us, so we have to keep it secret. Killer would go tattling!"
"By the way, do you think the method the captain mentioned will work?" Enel asked uncertainly. After the great battle ended, Ryan had told them they could practice a combined attack together—the fusion of lightning and magnetism: Electromagnetic Force!
"If the captain said it'll work, then it'll definitely work!" Kid declared firmly.
Unlike Enel, Kid had been one of the earliest members of the crew. He had only been around ten years old when he started following Ryan, so he trusted Ryan even more than Enel did!
In Kid and Killer's eyes, Ryan was capable of anything!
"How about we find a place and give it a try?" Kid asked tentatively. He was extremely eager to try the Electromagnetic Cannon Ryan had described!
Give it a try?
Enel was tempted as well.
The two then headed toward the shore. Since they were testing a move, they naturally needed an open space, and the seaside was the