Standing aboard his ship, Red-Haired gazed at the distant sea, his thoughts unknown.
"Looks like the talks didn't go well!"
Beckman, a cigarette between his lips, moved up beside Red-Haired. That display of power earlier had been terrifying, and they had all prepared for battle. In the end, though, no fight had broken out. Still, that clearly hadn't been a sign of friendly relations. The talks had probably fallen through.
"Ah, they fell through! That old man Whitebeard is too stubborn! Honestly, before I came, I figured he probably wouldn't listen to me!"
It looked like things were heading in the worst possible direction! In an age running wild, no one caught up in it could control their own fate! Though the Red Hair Pirates were one of the Four Emperors' crews, in an age like this, they were merely a somewhat bigger fish.
"Oh!"
Beckman kept his poker face. Even faced with his captain's complaints, he offered only a cool, one-word reply.
Red-Haired was clearly long accustomed to his first mate's indifference. Besides, with his personality, he obviously didn't need anyone playing along to keep talking.
"Ah! I forgot something important!"
Red-Haired, who had looked so solemn a moment ago, suddenly began hopping about like a fool.
"What is it? Didn't swipe a bottle of booze from Whitebeard?"
"No! I just remembered-that bar owner, Su Yu, might have been aboard Whitebeard's ship just now! But I forgot to ask before I left!"
At the mention of that name, Beckman grew serious too. Ordinary people or small-time lackeys might not know who Su Yu was, or might not care, but major powers like theirs paid close attention to him. After all, at present, the name Su Yu represented invincibility!
Though Su Yu had no organization behind him, with at most