Pirates: Invincible from the Start

If he hadn't gotten worked up today, he might never have found out!

"You two bastards."

Ahua straightened up, rubbed his neck, then touched the scratches on his stomach. He glared furiously at A-Tao and A-Luo. "Two against one, huh? Come on! Let's keep going! I'll show you what a five-hundred-million bounty looks like!"

He leaned forward, ready to charge at them again.

"Moron."

"Sore loser."

A-Tao and A-Luo shot Ahua matching looks of contempt, then turned back to Kuta, ignoring him.

"What did you say?"

Ahua grew even angrier.

"Enough."

Kuina looked up and glared at A-Tao and A-Luo, then turned her calm gaze on Ahua. "Are you going to stop, or would you rather fight me?"

"Uh!"

Ahua shuddered, his anger vanishing in an instant.

Fight Kuina? Was that some kind of joke?

He stole a cautious glance at Kuina, then turned to A-Luo and A-Tao. "For Kuina and Kuta's sake, I'll let you off this time."

A-Luo and A-Tao kept quiet too. Now that Kuina had spoken, they didn't dare provoke Ahua again.

They respected Kuta as their captain, but they weren't the least bit afraid of him. They had grown up together and had always treated one another as friends.

But Demon Queen Kuina, who had cast a shadow over their hearts since childhood? They feared her from the bottom of their hearts!

That was why, when it came to little everyday matters, Kuta's words didn't always carry much weight, while Kuina's had to be obeyed immediately.

Watching the three settle down, Kuta gently set down his teacup, amusement flickering in his eyes.

"Something unexpected has come up, so we may have to find somewhere to give your strength a proper boost."

"Ahua and A-Luo should be fine, but Ahua... you can't stay by my side