Bull Milo-Teach sat to one side, lifted the wineglass before him, and took a small sip.
"In my view, the Seven Warlords Alliance won't be the main force this time," he said evenly.
"After all, the Chris Pirates started this war."
"The others in the Seven Warlords Alliance only came to help them."
"They have no reason to give everything they've got in a war like this."
Deputy Battle Captain Hu Ci nodded. "That makes sense."
"The other six members of the Seven Warlords Alliance are all notoriously unruly."
"Yet Chris managed to bring them together and form the alliance."
"He really does have some talent!"
Hu Ci respected Chris for bringing the Seven Warlords Alliance into being.
After all, almost everyone knew how difficult people like Dracule Mihawk and Doflamingo could be.
Dealing with them was no easy task in itself.
Getting them to join forces and form a new alliance was harder still.
Hu Ci knew he was nowhere near capable of pulling off something like that.
In fact, he thought there were scarcely any people in the world who could.
"But bringing them together still isn't enough," Hu Ci continued.
"On the surface, the Seven Warlords Alliance has been formed."
"But getting them to act as one and risk their lives for one another? That's practically impossible!"
With that sudden turn, Hu Ci put his finger on the alliance's weakness.
In his eyes, this hastily formed alliance was still a loose organization.
Its members could never trust one another completely.
Naturally, they could never give everything for one another, either.
Hu Ci smiled faintly. "Chris probably called the others here just to make a show of strength."
"Getting the other six to commit to the fight would be incredibly hard."
"When all is said and done, this