Two-Faced

As the saying went, fame was as dangerous to a person as fattening was to a pig.

Few pirates in this world dared do such a thing. They knew exactly what would happen if anyone discovered they had copied another crew's pirate flag.

No one cared enough to copy a small-time pirate's flag. As for a powerful pirate's flag, anyone considering it had to think long and hard about whether they could survive the consequences.

And if they had the strength to stand against that pirate, why would they need to copy the flag at all?

That was why someone as bold and brainless as Christol was rare.

His luck had held, though. At least the Big Mom Pirates hadn't discovered what he'd done over the past few years.

When they brought their ship alongside, Christol was delighted to find no one aboard. That made things much easier for him, didn't it?

Christol ordered a few men to go over and memorize the pirate flag's design.

He was too scared to steal it outright.

He would have to make a copy instead.

Christol himself went into town to see what members of the Big Mom Pirates looked like.

Within minutes, he had come up with a plan.

He wasn't aiming for anything grand anymore. A smaller goal would do.

He would pretend to be a member of the Big Mom Pirates. Then he could stay on this island and live like an emperor.

Christol was so confident because he trusted the Yonko's influence at sea.

Even if the people of this island nation knew he was living off them, they surely wouldn't dare drive him away.

As for how to deal with Big Mom's people, he still needed to think that through.

Christol pondered as he made his way onto