A Close Call

Brrr, brrr, brrr...

The Den Den Mushi in the office rang. Swain, who had been pondering who was behind this, picked it up thoughtfully.

"Hello! Is this Mr. Swain?"

The moment Swain picked up the Den Den Mushi, the person on the other end impatiently asked.

"Yes, this is Swain!"

He could hear gunfire and shouts of battle from the other end, and he instantly sensed that something was wrong.

"Your ship's doctor, Mr. Luo, has been caught by Bullet and Blackbeard working together to..."

Beep, beep, beep, beep!

The call was cut off.

This made him somewhat anxious, and he immediately called back.

Someone answered, but after two beeps, the line fell silent.

Swain had a terrible premonition. Luo had likely encountered danger during the negotiations!

"Bullet?"

He was quite familiar with that name—a peerless powerhouse who had spanned from the old era into the new.

He was also very familiar with Blackbeard, a treacherous villain who would pay any price for what he wanted and would not hesitate even to kill his comrades.

Those two had joined forces?

Swain instantly realized what they intended to do!

They were likely planning to overthrow Big Mom's position as one of the Four Emperors, and Luo, who had happened to go negotiate, had stumbled into it. To ensure their plan proceeded smoothly, they could only... kill him?

No!

Blackbeard might have the ambition, but not the guts. Even if he overthrew Big Mom, he would need time to settle into the seat beneath him, wouldn't he?

If he truly killed Luo, he would know that Swain would hunt him down at any cost!

Blackbeard was not that foolish! He had seen just how hard Swain's fists were and how terrifying his strength was.

At this stage, he had absolutely no ability