"Wasn't the plan to attack the Pudora Kingdom tomorrow?"
"The other Shichibukai haven't even arrived yet!"
Baccarat wasn't the only one wondering. Everyone around her had the same question.
Chris's sudden move had left them all baffled.
Even Kuro, known for his intelligence, couldn't guess what Chris was thinking.
After all, the Chris was advancing openly toward Pudora Kingdom Port...
It looked exactly like the start of a battle!
Chris merely smiled and said, "I said the battle would officially begin tomorrow, so tomorrow it is."
"You don't need to doubt that. Just be ready."
Lafitte adjusted his hat and asked cautiously, "Then, Captain... what are you..."
Chris continued calmly, "Moving the Chris closer to the Pudora Kingdom doesn't mean we're starting the battle."
"I'm doing this for one reason: to put even more pressure on the Pudora Kingdom!"
"With the Chris advancing so boldly, everyone in the Pudora Kingdom will be under enormous pressure."
Only then did they understand. Chris was waging psychological warfare.
His aggressive move was meant to weigh heavily on their minds.
Burgess frowned slightly and muttered, "Captain, why don't we just attack them?"
"Even without the other Shichibukai, the forces we have here are more than enough to face the Pudora Kingdom!"
Bartolomeo spread his hands. "Attacking now would be a perfect opportunity!"
"The people of the Pudora Kingdom would never expect us to strike so suddenly."
"We'd catch them completely off guard!"
Bellamy gave a raspy laugh. "Heh! Everyone's itching to fight, Captain!"
"Wouldn't it be better to attack the Pudora Kingdom right now?"
Burgess and the others had been clamoring to show what they could do in battle more than ten minutes ago.
After training hard these past few days, they were impatient to prove themselves.
The battle-hungry ones, Burgess most of all,