The moment Uchiha Hikaru spoke, the marine vice admiral behind him flushed red. Someone had carefully researched Uchiha Hikaru's character, but how much could be known about someone who had only recently emerged in the New World? If Uchiha Hikaru really turned hostile and released Jack to trade him to Kaido for ransom, the Marines would be utterly humiliated.
"Sir!" The marine vice admiral had no choice but to speak, his tone extremely anxious. "If such a vicious criminal is allowed to continue wreaking havoc at sea, who knew how many more people would be displaced because of him? We must not let the tiger return to the mountain!"
Hikaru sneered and glanced at Jack, who looked as if he were facing a formidable enemy. "Trash like this deserves to be called a tiger?"
Jack was instantly enraged. He might indeed be inferior in skill, but there were only a few people in the New World who could defeat him so easily. Aside from admirals and the Four Emperors, the Calamities and the four commanders were all peak pirates and outstanding figures of the New World. Yet in this young man's eyes, he was being insulted as worthless. As an arrogant, tyrannical pirate who had always acted without restraint, how could Jack endure that?
"Roar!" Jack's body rapidly swelled, and a black sheen swiftly covered him as Armament Haki erupted at once. His figure shot forward with astonishing explosive force. His aura shook the surroundings, whipping up a wild gale. Jack swung around and hurled two fists at Uchiha Hikaru's face. "You think defeating me means you can turn clouds with one hand and overturn rain with the other in the New World? Idiot, you're far too naive!"
Jack's pair of fists, each larger than Hikaru's head, came crashing down.