Perhaps because Ito Miyuki had not been wanted for very long, neither Tie Yi nor Capone Bege recognized the three of them.
Tie Yi said nothing, merely studying the young man before him with curiosity. Having lived for over half a century, he had already sensed something from the unusual expressions on Ferdinand's and his granddaughter's faces.
Capone Bege, however, noticed none of this. A famous pirate and one of the Supernovas, he looked at Yechen and said arrogantly,
"Kid, can't you see I'm playing chess with Clan Leader Tie? You have three seconds to disappear, or you'll die right here."
With a cigar clenched between his teeth, Capone Bege clearly thought nothing of Yechen. Producing a box out of thin air might have looked impressive, but before absolute strength, it was nothing more than a cheap trick.
He had come to buy a batch of high-quality steel to make superior weapons for his men. After all, their firepower had a considerable impact on his own combat strength.
Relying on his considerable reputation, Capone Bege had secured a meeting with this master swordsmith and was just about to close the deal. Then someone suddenly appeared to disrupt things and even acted arrogantly in front of him. That made Capone Bege extremely displeased.
Had this not been Tie Yi's territory, Capone Bege would have attacked already.
"Noisy."
Yechen snapped, unwilling to waste words on him. A mere pirate dared act so brazenly before him? Supernova or not, he was nothing but a weak pirate in Yechen's eyes.
A glint flashed in his eyes, and an invisible repulsive force sent Capone Bege flying, smashing a human-shaped hole through the room's wall.
Capone Bege staggered to his feet, his head spinning. For a long while, he could not recover his senses.
"Raaagh!"
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