"Mom! Mom! What a rare surprise, Silver Axe. Calling at a time like this—what do you want?"
Still on Paros Island, Charlotte Linlin sat leisurely in a chair large enough to support her body, enjoying her desserts as she watched the projection before her.
The image showed Silver Axe, who was still in his own territory.
Silver Axe had contacted Linlin through the men he had sent to Paros Island.
After all, he had no way to contact Linlin himself.
After the Rocks Pirates disbanded, they had gone their separate ways without exchanging contact information.
Even when they met several times afterward, neither had thought to do so.
"You should already know, Linlin."
"Help me win this war, and I'll give you a ten-percent share."
Silver Axe was willing to use any means necessary to win.
He was running out of time.
He had sought Linlin's help because Charlotte Linlin's ability could take the Silver Axe Pirates straight onto Dragon Island.
"Golden Lion" Shiki could do the same, but Silver Axe would have to surrender far more of the profits to him. The Flying Pirates might even take over.
That was something Silver Axe did not want to see.
So Silver Axe had approached Linlin.
The Big Mom Pirates were based in the northern New World, separated from Dragon Island by a vast stretch of sea. Even if they intervened, they could not occupy the island.
Their inability to station powerful fighters there over the long term was the Big Mom Pirates' weakness, leaving them little ability to compete with the Silver Axe Pirates.
The Flying Pirates, on the other hand, were different.
They had ample strength and could easily station one or two powerful fighters, or even one or two fleets, on Dragon Island.
Whose territory would Dragon Island