Lin Mo and Kuina paid no attention whatsoever to the two men bickering nearby.
Instead of answering Kuina right away, Lin Mo asked, "Do you really want to fight him?"
Kuina nodded solemnly. "Yes. I mean it."
"That's not out of the question." Having already come to terms with it, Lin Mo naturally had no objections. But after another moment's thought, he continued, "Since you've proposed a duel with Zoro, we might as well go bigger."
Kuina looked baffled. She hadn't expected Lin Mo to say that.
Lin Mo said expressionlessly, "Including Luffy, the Straw Hat Pirates currently have nine members. Including me, we have nine too. Perfect."
"You mean..." Kuina found it a little unbelievable. "We're going to have a team battle against the Straw Hat Pirates?"
Lin Mo said casually, "It's just a sparring match. Stop short of hurting anyone. Just don't make their defeat too embarrassing."
Kuina fell silent for a moment, then nodded. "All right, I understand. But will they accept our challenge?"
Lin Mo continued, "Zoro has accepted. Even if the others don't, Luffy definitely will."
Kuina asked, "Wouldn't making people fight when they haven't accepted the challenge be forcing them?"
"No." Lin Mo didn't see it that way. "You're going to the Colosseum, right?"
Kuina nodded.
Lin Mo continued, "I'll come with you."
After that, Sanji split off from Zoro and the others and headed to the docks alone to rescue Nami.
Everyone else, including Kin'emon, hurried toward the Colosseum together. They needed to tell Luffy what was happening.
Soon, Zoro and the others arrived outside the Colosseum, facing its closed, prison-like gates.
Zoro asked calmly, "So how are we supposed to see Luffy?"
Kin'emon said frankly, "I do not know either. For now, we can only wait here and see what happens. The