Rubick and the others joined in, while Robin had Chopper treat the three people from Jaya Island first. Otherwise, the hostages would be no use to them.
Wyper, who had taken the beating better than the others, looked around before walking straight over to Old Knight.
"Old man, did they capture you too?"
Old Knight was covered in bandages. "Shura wounded me. They saved my life."
He glanced at the blood still seeping through the rough bandage around Wyper's abdomen. "So they captured you?"
"Damn it," Wyper snapped. "That guy wants to be the God here, just like Enel. Old man, let's join forces for now. Once we've driven them all out, we can fight to the death!"
Old Knight shook his head. "There's no need. Our peoples have fought for four hundred years. It's time to end this pointless struggle. Let someone from outside become God. It would be better for both of us."
"When did you become such a coward? You're handing over the position of God just like that? Where's your pride?"
"Wyper, you're still too young," Old Knight said. "Remember when I came to negotiate with your people? You looked down on me, disrespected me, even attacked me. But did I get angry? Did I fight back? When I held that position, I thought not of myself, but of everyone on Sky Island."
Wyper wasn't buying it. "I'm too young? You're the one who's gotten old!"
Old Knight kept trying to persuade him. "Wyper, they're Pirates from the All Blue. You know what Pirates are like. Most just take whatever they want. This is only the second time in my life I've met any willing to reason with us."
Wyper fell silent. It wasn't as if Pirates had never come to Sky Island. Nearly every crew