Isaac had connections with reclusive masters like Violent Tiger Boris.
But he never did anything pointless.
So the newspaper that suddenly arrived piqued Violent Tiger Boris's curiosity.
He walked over slowly and sat down on a stone stool.
Violent Tiger Boris picked up the newspaper and skimmed through it.
"Hahaha! Interesting!"
Pudora Kingdom, deep in a remote forest.
Violent Tiger Boris sat at a stone table in the training grounds, reading the day's newspaper with keen interest.
He found much of what it reported utterly absorbing!
Violent Tiger Boris smiled faintly. "That young man Chris really is something!"
"He didn't just make the front page. He filled the entire paper."
"Looks like Chris has caught Big News Morgans's eye!"
Violent Tiger Boris knew all about Big News Morgans.
The man had an excellent eye for talent!
Before Red-Haired Shanks had made a name for himself, Big News Morgans had already begun publicizing his exploits.
Violent Tiger Boris had mocked Big News Morgans's judgment at the time.
Later, of course, he'd been proved spectacularly wrong.
Ever since then, Violent Tiger Boris had paid special attention to anyone Big News Morgans promoted heavily.
Violent Tiger Boris murmured, "He turned the entire Shichibukai into the Seven Warlords Alliance single-handedly."
"That's quite a move. I didn't see it coming."
"And keeping a man like Dracule Mihawk in line? That's no small feat!"
Violent Tiger Boris crossed one leg over the other and lit a cigarette.
He exhaled a thin stream of smoke. "But this is bound to anger the World Government."
"It won't be long before the World Government moves against the Chris Pirates."
"Which means this may be my last chance to face the Chris Pirates."
Violent Tiger Boris was a veteran of the pirate world, and he had seen straight through the