"Straw Hat Luffy?"
"Now that's interesting! Hahahaha!"
Xia Le looked at the latest wanted poster in his hand and burst out laughing.
He seemed delighted by what he saw.
"You can still laugh? Your apprentice Zoro is among them!"
Kizaru spoke flatly.
The Marines' recent battles against pirates had not gone well. Several fortresses had already suffered losses because of them.
The Straw Hat Pirates had been identified as the worst offenders.
"With the forces the Marines have deployed in the New World, they still can't handle the Straw Hat Pirates?"
Xia Le smiled.
"You seem to be underestimating their strength, Fleet Admiral Xia Le."
Kizaru's voice was grave.
"Oh?"
Xia Le looked up at him.
This senior admiral from Dressrosa rarely wore such a serious expression.
It seemed the Straw Hat Pirates' strength could not be taken lightly.
"Leaving aside their captain, Straw Hat Luffy, the Marines know very little about where he spent the past two years or what he went through."
"But your apprentice trained at Marineford for two years. By now, his strength may be no less than an admiral's!"
"And he knows the Marines' intelligence network inside and out."
"Now that they've gathered together, they're undoubtedly the greatest destabilizing force in the world."
Kizaru spoke gravely.
Xia Le fell into thought.
"I suddenly have a feeling."
After a long pause, he looked up with a smile.
"Hmm?"
Kizaru looked puzzled.
"These people might become my greatest opponents someday."
Xia Le smiled.
Yet Kizaru could clearly see a trace of anticipation and excitement in his eyes.
Xia Le's words shocked him even more.
Was he joking?
The Straw Hat Pirates had certainly grown stronger over the past two years, but the idea that they could threaten someone like Xia Le was absurd.
"I'll take that as