"We Bass..."
"Shut up!"
Bass suddenly shouted, interrupting the subordinate who was about to speak.
Then he raised his head and looked at Kuta, his eyes filled with pleading.
"Big brother, can we not go looking for ordinary people? There's really nothing worth looking for!"
Clearly, Bada's group seemed to be protecting something.
Kuta looked at Bada for a long time without saying anything. Then an aura that dominated the world rose up, avoiding Bada's group as it swept across the entire dock in an instant.
All things fell silent. Even the insects chirping in the dusk vanished in an instant.
The moment Kuta released his aura, Bada's group thought he was angry and was about to start slaughtering them.
They all raised their weapons, glaring at Kuta with bloodshot eyes and watching him solemnly.
"Conqueror's Haki."
Bada stared at Kuta. His pupils contracted, and a trace of surprise flashed across his face.
"Now will you take us to see the rest of Bass's people?"
"Who exactly are you?"
Bada looked at Kuta. His hunched body straightened, and he put away the terrified expression on his face.
Instead, it was as if he had completely become another person. An aura utterly unlike his current appearance radiated from him.
It was an aura that could only come from someone who had occupied a high position for a long time. It was not powerful, but it was resolute.
"Big brother."
The subordinates looked at Bada as if they were seeing him for the first time. Was this really their big brother, the man covered in a lecherous air who would do anything for food?
"Impossible. Impossible."
"It must be an illusion."
"How could big brother give off such a noble aura?"
They had only felt this kind of aura from the Nobles