For some reason, the look on Mulan's face sent a chill down Kilga's spine. But before he could consider any future, he had to make sure he still had one.
"Perhaps you think I have nothing to offer you in this state, but as long as you're willing to trust me, you can change your destiny."
Kilga's face was covered in animal blood. He continued in a low voice.
"Do you want to remain a petty pirate for the rest of your life? Don't you want immense wealth? Don't you want beautiful women? Don't you want to break through the limits of mortal men?"
At that moment, Kilga looked very much like an evil devil tempting someone into damnation. Mulan found it amusing. What this devil didn't know was that, in a certain sense, the man standing before him was the real demon.
"Money, power, women-the same old pitch. If that's all you have, why shouldn't I take you to Captain Raskin, Kilga?"
The instant he heard the name "Kilga," his pupils dilated, then violently contracted.
"Selling me out won't get you those things. At least, it won't come anywhere close to the rewards of making a deal with me. When you have the chance to stand at the summit and rise beyond the heavens you once knew, that is the reward you deserve!"
Mulan narrowed his eyes. He had seen Kilga's reaction clearly.
He knew that another pirate fleet had attacked Valentine, that it also had Supernatural Beings, and that, like Raskin, it served the Pirate King. That meant Kilga was very likely at odds with ordinary pirates, and perhaps even on bad terms with the Pirate King.
Normally, an ordinary person was unlikely to be on bad terms with the Pirate King. Even if he were, it would