"I'd say the garrison at Pudora Kingdom Port has already run out of tricks."
"If they can't come up with a new way to attack and keep bombarding us with cannonballs..."
"Forget once—even if they try ten or a hundred more times, I can block them all!"
Bartolomeo might not have had much confidence in his offensive abilities.
But when it came to defense, he considered himself second to none.
His defensive ability was the very foundation of his strength.
On that point, he had absolute confidence.
Beside him, Kuro gently adjusted his glasses and smiled calmly. "Naturally, I won't have any problems either."
"Dealing with shock waves this powerful is certainly a bit of a nuisance."
"But it doesn't take all that much effort."
"It's nothing I can't handle. I'll just treat it as intensive training!"
Dealing with the blasts' shock waves did require Kuro to have plenty of stamina and energy.
But neither was anything he needed to worry about.
Among the Chris Pirates, building stamina and energy was one of the Division Commanders' daily training priorities.
It was their formidable stamina and energy that allowed them to wield their physical arts and Devil Fruit abilities.
That was what truly mattered.
So, at Chris's insistence, every Division Commander had to set aside enough time each day to improve his stamina.
Kuro and Bartolomeo had no fear whatsoever of their defensive assignment.
To them, it was merely a training exercise with a slightly higher level of intensity.
Chris nodded lightly and said evenly, "In that case, the defense from here on out..."
"Will be left entirely to you two."
"Whether we reach Pudora Kingdom Port unscathed will depend on your skills!"
Hearing this, Bartolomeo and Kuro exchanged a glance.
Then both broke into nonchalant smiles.
They looked toward the