The Pirate Who Could See Proficiency Became a Legend

"Hey! Are you always this talkative?"

Dongze couldn't hold back any longer.

Momousagi glanced at him and gave a short laugh.

"I usually can't be bothered. But today, I'm going to cure you of that habit. You won't talk? Fine, I will!"

They said a woman's heart was as hard to fathom as the ocean depths. Dongze stared at her. So she was still holding a grudge over embarrassing herself earlier!

He had never been much of a talker. He wasn't doing it on purpose, and he hadn't even laughed at her for what happened.

In the few seconds he spent distracted, Momousagi launched into another barrage of words, speaking as fast as a machine gun.

Dongze's head throbbed. "Gion, if you don't stop, I'm throwing you overboard!"

Momousagi raised an eyebrow. "Go ahead! I've already sent my sister a fax. If I don't show up, she'll come looking for me—and she'll ask you where I am!"

"Heh."

Dongze gave a cold laugh at the thinly veiled threat.

"To be honest, I'm not afraid of Vice Admiral Tsuru. I just don't want the trouble. If she stands in my way, I won't hesitate to remove her."

Momousagi burst into laughter.

"Is that so?"

"You have two choices. Stay quiet on the ship until we reach the place for our sparring match. We'll fight, then go our separate ways. Or I throw you into the sea right now, and you swim back on your own."

His voice grew colder as he spoke, startling Momousagi.

Tsuru had looked after her since childhood. Hailed as a Swordsmanship prodigy, she had worked hard and grown stronger at a remarkable pace. With her pretty face, she had never lacked admirers, either.

Aside from the pirates she had sent to Impel Down, no one had ever