Pirates: Invincible from the Start

"Me?"

Bada froze at that, then lowered his head to look at his chest. "But I... I can barely suppress the bullet in my chest anymore!"

"When I go to rescue my people this time, that will probably be the end of me."

"I'm not afraid to die. I'm just afraid that after I'm gone, my people won't have anyone strong enough to protect them..."

"If I say you have a place in the Bass Kingdom's future, then you do."

Kuta looked at Bada and chuckled.

"Isn't it just a bullet?"

"Most people in this world might not be able to do anything about it, but for me, it's child's play."

Kuta waved a hand, making an outrageous feat sound utterly trivial.

"What?"

Hearing Kuta's words, Bada hurriedly raised his head and stared at him in excitement.

"Boss, you... you mean you can take the bullet out for me?"

He looked at Kuta expectantly after saying that.

He had long since prepared himself to die, but who didn't want to live?

He still wanted to rebuild Bass himself, watch these children grow up, and stay by Lia's side!

"Yeah!"

Kuta didn't keep Bada waiting. He nodded firmly.

"Hahahaha!"

Seeing Kuta nod, Bada could no longer hold back and burst out laughing.

As he laughed, he began to cry, sobbing like a child.

No one knew how desperately he had wanted to kill the pirates on Bass Island himself over these past few years.

No one knew how desperately he had wanted to bring the people of Bass home.

And no one knew how he had endured countless nights over those years.

He had swallowed humiliation to survive. He had debased himself, lived in terror of death, and fallen to his knees more than once.

All for a mouthful of food—a