As River's back vanished from sight, Corazon glanced around a few more times, then yanked the window shut.
Luo slowly emerged, his gaze grave. "Has he gone?"
"He's gone!"
Corazon smiled.
"He didn't notice me?"
Luo asked doubtfully.
For River to have tracked him all the way here, he clearly had some mysterious means of pinpointing his whereabouts.
"Of course he noticed you!"
Corazon said loudly.
"Who do you think that man is? Luo, that's Uncle River!"
"A little brat like you is far too inexperienced to fool him!"
Luo fell silent, then asked in confusion, "Then why did he...?"
"He let you off entirely for my sake!"
"You little brat!"
Corazon chuckled.
"So what exactly is the connection between you two?"
Luo's gaze sharpened as he asked in a low voice.
His instincts told him that Admiral River and Corazon shared some unimaginable secret.
At that, Corazon fell silent.
"It's not time for you to know about those things yet."
"Since you've become a pirate, make a proper go of it, Luo."
After a pause, he sighed softly, a complicated expression on his face.
"The era is about to spiral out of control!"
"What?"
Luo's pupils contracted, and his heart grew heavy.
He knew Corazon very well. For him to utter those words so solemnly could only mean that something terrible was about to happen.
Meanwhile, in the Number 27 district of the Sabaody Archipelago.
Whoosh!
A vicious slash suddenly whistled through the air, carving a massive trench along the entire street. At its far end lay a group of pirates sprawled in disarray, coughing blood, already gravely injured.
At the other end of the district, River slowly lowered his right foot.
"It's rare to see the Sabaody Archipelago this lively."
He stepped forward, the Justice Cape on his