Of course, Uchiha Hikaru had no intention of wiping them out. After all, in that brief instant, he had suddenly decided to build an awesome crew. No matter how strong one person was, he still had to eat, and someone still had to handle the miscellaneous chores. He couldn't keep doing everything himself.
This was the world of pirates, where they drifted at sea all day. It was nothing like inland Konoha, where everything was so convenient.
So if you killed the subordinates of someone with Law's personality, the chances of recruiting him would be close to zero. Hikaru had only summoned Susanoo to put a little pressure on Law, let him feel despair, then give him a little hope within that despair.
After emotions underwent intense upheaval, a person's firm convictions could easily waver.
Watching the red giant in the sky lightly flap its wings and create enormous spiraling gusts, Law knew that if that guy got serious, destroying his ship would be effortless. If Hikaru had not shown mercy earlier, he would have been collecting Bepo and the others' bodies by now.
Law was secretly relieved that Bepo and the others had escaped disaster, but the pain in his chest pulled him back to the present.
Hikaru looked down at Law. For a rebellious pirate like Law, ordinary conciliatory measures would never win him over. A combination of kindness and intimidation might be more effective. Thus, even as he planted that humiliating foot on Law's chest, Hikaru's expression did not change in the slightest.
"Hm?" Hikaru was about to say something when he turned to look at the sea, a faint frown appearing between his brows. Law, lying on the deck, immediately tensed again. He feared that his subordinates had come back to save him.
"Your subordinates are