It wasn't just the shop owner—even Law was dumbfounded. So this was the kind of master who started robbing people the moment they disagreed?
"Haha! I was joking. Since you think it's fine, help me process these goods!" The cold gleam in Hikaru's eyes faded, replaced by a gentle expression. He said pleasantly to the shop owner, "Remember, market price. Not a single penny less!"
With a bitter look on his face, the owner struggled to raise his head and glanced at the huge hole Hikaru had blasted through the ceiling.
Hikaru's gaze turned cold again. "No way!"
As Law watched the shop owner sigh and carry the goods inside, he moved closer to Uchiha Hikaru and looked at him strangely. "You don't have a grudge against Doflamingo, do you? You just blow up his businesses whenever you feel like it?"
Hikaru slowly leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, and said calmly, "Who said I don't? Look at the mess that bitch Vergo has stirred up. He wants to make things difficult for me and ruin my name. There must be even more tricks waiting to be used against me behind the scenes. I hate people like that—people who can't accept defeat but still insist on playing."
Law's eyes flickered as he feigned confusion. "Even if Vergo was the one spreading the news and publicizing you all over the world, what did that have to do with blowing up Doflamingo's businesses?"
Uchiha Hikaru did not expose Law's act of playing dumb. He merely gave Law a meaningful look before going along with it. "Vergo is Doflamingo's spy in the Marines. If a dog wants to bite someone and its master doesn't leash it, that means the master is encouraging it to bite. Since they're so determined to make