Barn said coldly.
The terrified lackeys around him stared in disbelief at Shuzo's body as it slowly grew cold, momentarily at a loss. Then they turned toward Barn and the icy smile on his face, and their hearts sank completely.
Still, some among them had enough sense to know what they ought to do in this situation, and one kindly reminded his companions, who were still standing there in a daze.
"Run!"
The man took to his heels. Once one ran, a second followed, and the lackeys who had been standing dumbstruck threw down their weapons and fled. The dense crowd scattered in an instant, leaving only Shuzo's cold corpse, Barn with his chilling smile, and Bins Sheep, who had been cowed by Barn's Haki.
Anyone else probably would have run too, but Barn did not. Instead, he leisurely sat down. Fitz, who had been circling overhead for quite some time, obligingly brought him a jug of wine.
"Thanks, Fitz."
Barn greeted Fitz with a smile, then began drinking on his own. He was waiting for someone-an old friend.
The NEO Marines naturally had the strength to establish themselves in the New World, where pirates vied for power. Zephyr's strength accounted for much of that, of course, but it could not be the only reason.
At the very least, their information traveled fast. Before Shuzo's corpse had even gone completely cold, his teacher, Zephyr, had already received the news.
The NEO Marines' headquarters was not on some island in the New World, but somewhere no one would ever have imagined: beneath the sea!
It was a submarine of unprecedented size. The enormous command room was so dimly lit that it was barely possible to see. Zephyr sat on a raised platform in the center, looking at a soaking-wet lackey standing