For now, however, Jack the Drought was in an excellent mood.
He could see that Katakuri and his companions had yet to find Ochoku.
That was good news for them.
Both sides were starting on equal footing!
Jack the Drought chuckled and clicked his tongue. "Everyone wants to recruit the world's strongest fighters."
"If you can recruit them, then naturally, so can we."
"If you insist on calling it poaching, I can only agree."
"Ultimately, which side Ochoku joins is up to him!"
Perospero's expression was cold as he said flatly, "You already lost your chance earlier."
"I never expected you to be shameless enough to follow our trail here."
"What a clever little trick!"
Jack the Drought shrugged and said nonchalantly, "Don't make it sound so ugly."
"This is how the world works. The weak fall prey to the strong, and the strong compete."
"There's no reason for me to hand Ochoku over to you."
"If you're really that capable, why would you be afraid of me poaching him?"
Jack the Drought feared nothing and had no intention of leaving.
He made his position perfectly clear—I'm taking him, whether you like it or not!
Katakuri and the others could do little about it.
They could hardly start an all-out fight right here.
If Ochoku took the opportunity to slip away again, they might never find him!
Suddenly, a voice rang out.
"Perhaps both of your crews should leave!"
Chapter 1072
Just as tensions between the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates reached a breaking point, a cool voice suddenly rang out.
The next moment, Katakuri, Jack the Drought, and the others all turned to look in the same direction.
When they saw who had arrived, their pupils contracted slightly, and surprise crossed their faces.
"It's them?"
Chris slowly