Yes, the Pirate King!
When Ryan emerged from within with the Blood Sword Pirates, he was already the Pirate King! A Pirate King in every sense of the word!
With a cry of alarm, everyone turned their eyes toward the sky.
Dressed in white and wearing an ancient sword at his waist, Ryan stood at the bow of the ship, looking down from above like a king inspecting his own domain.
Environment was a terrifying thing. It could change a person's character, senses, and many other things.
Just like the scene before them.
Under normal circumstances, Ryan's action would have been utterly ordinary, but now, everyone could feel the imposing aura radiating from him!
Unrivaled beneath the heavens!
In truth, it was simply a preconceived impression. Because of Ryan's past accomplishments and his status as Pirate King, people naturally felt that way.
"He really did it," Kaido muttered.
According to his previous agreement with Ryan, he would be working for Ryan from now on. But thinking about the secrets of Laugh Tale he was about to learn, Kaido felt much better. Joy Boy had always been his inner demon.
He was not the only one thinking that way. Crocodile looked at Ryan in the sky with a complicated expression. Being born in the same era as him truly was unfortunate!
If not for Ryan, Crocodile would not have feared anyone. Whether it was Kaido, Red-Haired, or anyone else, none of them had seemed as invincible as Ryan, someone who sometimes did not leave him even the slightest hope.
Looking back, anyone Ryan had surpassed would never have a chance to catch up again.
Then he looked at Hawkeye's blazing gaze beside him and Buggy's expression of relief.
Crocodile felt that teaming up with those two had truly gotten him onto