"Get over there!"
The pirates who had been gathered around the various rings swarmed toward Good's ring, their hearts pounding with excitement.
How could a Shinuchi challenging the Flying Six compare to a match between the Flying Six and the All-Stars? Especially when it was Lord Queen!
"Queen! Queen! Queen!"
Without another word, the pirates spontaneously chanted Queen's name.
"Mwahahaha!"
Queen raised both arms smugly.
See? This was what it meant to rank No. 1 on the Beasts Pirates' popularity chart.
Greatness needed no explanation.
Queen held up three fingers toward Good.
"Good, my boy, as an All-Star, it's a little unfair for me to step into the ring. How about this? I'll let you slap me three times first!"
"Really?"
Good narrowed his eyes.
Could there really be such a good deal?
"Of course. I'm an All-Star!"
Queen's smile was downright sly.
Letting Good have three moves first would demonstrate his magnanimity as an All-Star while making Good's defeat less embarrassing.
A win-win!
After three rounds, he would strike and defeat Good with overwhelming force, showing off his formidable strength all the more.
"Come on, my boy Goo-"
"Smack!!!"
The slap landed squarely on his face!
"Ugh~ Oh~ Oww~~"
Queen's feet left the ground, his head slowly turning to the right, his mouth gaping wide. His thick cheeks rippled violently, as though they had come loose from his skull.
"Pfft!"
Blood spurted from his mouth like a fountain.
That huuurts!!!
"Thud!"
Queen landed on his backside, clutching his swollen left cheek as he stared at Good in horror.
This kid was so strong!
Good flexed his wrist, his smile growing increasingly unrestrained.
"All right, warm-up's over!"
What?
Queen's eyes bulged.
That slap... was just a warm-up?
"Oh dear, sorry, sorry!"
Good grinned.
"That slap was pretty weak, wasn't it?