Hancock's lover

Chapter 244: Hancock's lover

The Thunderer.

The dark clouds and mist dispersed, and sunlight streamed down.

Moria leaned against the ship's rail, his body wrapped in white bandages. After some basic treatment, he looked a little more lively.

Bartholomew Kuma stood to one side, holding a book. He seemed to be reading, but his gaze remained fixed on the man in front of him.

He was puzzled, and curious too.

"That slash... have you taken that swordsman as your disciple?"

Kuma asked.

Xia Le smiled faintly. "Disciple? That's quite a stretch."

"He's a pirate, you know!"

The corner of Kuma's eye twitched. He looked utterly unconvinced.

Could that hint have been any more obvious?

But this man's actions were indeed hard to fathom. It was impossible to tell what his true objective was.

"Then what do you intend to do with them?"

Kuma then turned his head, fixing his gaze on the bandaged Moria.

"Just a little while ago, Moria decided to follow me."

"He's one of us now!"

Xia Le said with a smile.

His gaze shifted to the man resting against the ship's rail.

He already had a plan for making Moria stronger and restoring his former peak and confidence.

That plan, however, would undoubtedly be grueling.

At those words, Kuma's eyes flickered, and he looked at Moria.

"One of us?"

That was an unexpected outcome. Moria, one of the Shichibukai, had actually thrown his lot in with a Marine Admiral.

Looking at Moria's bright eyes, he could see a certain anticipation in them, completely unlike his previous state.

Kuma pondered this.

He suspected the two of them must have reached some kind of agreement.

Meanwhile, after taking some time to recover, the Straw Hat Pirates had regained their energy.

Once again, they had emerged unscathed after