"You all believe the Chris Pirates can defeat the Pudora Kingdom, right?"
Yasopp, Lucky Roux, and the others below nodded without hesitation.
In their eyes, anyone who could earn Dracule Mihawk's wholehearted respect had to be incredibly powerful.
With everything Chris had demonstrated on top of that, they could only conclude that his strength was unstoppable.
Rockstar and the other newcomers, however, hesitated.
But when they saw the officers nodding, they instinctively followed suit.
In truth, they had nothing to base their opinions on.
Compared to seasoned veterans like Yasopp, they were still far too green.
The Red Hair Pirates' captain pursed his lips and clicked his tongue. "Who knew Chris was so popular!"
"I want to make a bet with you—the bet is how long the Chris Pirates will take to finish the battle."
"I think the Chris Pirates will definitely end the battle within twenty-four hours!"
His words immediately startled everyone.
Even Yasopp, Lucky Roux, and the others froze for a moment.
They had never expected Red-Haired Shanks to have so much confidence in the Chris Pirates.
The bald officer looked up at Shanks in surprise and frowned. "Captain, aren't you putting a little too much faith in them?"
"Taking the Pudora Kingdom in twenty-four hours? Isn't that asking a bit too much?"
Huckles touched his hat and could not help laughing.
He shook his head. "Captain, no matter how much you admire Chris, you can't be that blindly confident, can you?"
"He's up against the Pudora Kingdom!"
"No matter how you look at it, it's the strongest of the non-World Government member states."
"Besides having its entire population ready to fight, that country has plenty of powerful fighters."
"No matter how strong Chris is, he can't wipe out an entire country alone, can he?"
Even Yasopp scratched