"If you hadn't held back down there, I'd probably have lost my head."
Morley shook his head and sighed. "I seriously underestimated your Glass Devil Fruit Ability!"
Throughout their fight, Panz Fry had kept using glass shards to shift his position.
Morley couldn't pin down his location and had been forced to take hit after hit.
The glass bombs had made things even worse.
Even with Armament Haki protecting him, Morley had been injured.
At one crucial moment, Panz Fry had a chance to strike Morley in the head, but he pulled back in time.
Morley knew that blow could have killed him.
Morley's sudden surrender sent a wave of astonishment through the crowd.
"He's... giving up just like that?"
"What happened between them down there?"
"Judging by Morley's wounds, he definitely got the worse of it."
"Who would've thought Morley's winning streak would end today?"
"The Chris Pirates live up to their name. Every member seems stronger than the last."
Panz Fry chuckled. Then he looked Morley in the eye and said solemnly, "Morley, join us!"
"Join the Chris Pirates, and let's make our mark on the New World together!"
His words stunned everyone below.
"He's inviting Morley to join the Chris Pirates?"
"If someone as strong as Morley joins them, won't the Chris Pirates become even more powerful?"
"The Chris Pirates are packed with talent. If they've invited Morley, they must see real potential in him."
"Will Morley accept?"
"Hard to say. The Chris Pirates are riding high right now, but they're also in the eye of the storm."
Morley froze at the invitation.
He frowned at Panz Fry, hesitated for a few seconds, then said in a low voice, "All right!"
"I'll join you!"
Morley agreed without hesitation and became a member of the Chris Pirates.
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