Ye Chuan showed no surprise at all. He understood perfectly.
An invitation to join the Shichibukai? I never thought... it would come this soon.
He had long understood that, given his identity as a pirate hunter, his astonishing record of defeating two Shichibukai, and his relatively clean background...
He had probably already become the World Government's ideal candidate to fill a vacant Shichibukai position.
But...
Ye Chuan looked at Kuzan and suddenly asked:
"Since you've already prepared my wanted poster, that means if I refuse this invitation..."
"You'll arrest me right here, correct?"
"Correct."
Kuzan nodded, his languid gaze turning utterly cold at that moment.
"Because you've already committed an... unforgivable crime."
"Namely... harboring one of the World Government's most wanted criminals, 'Devil Child' Nico Robin!"
At those words, Robin's slender body shuddered violently, and her face turned deathly pale again.
Kuzan continued:
"Still, the government isn't unreasonable."
"As long as you hand Robin over to me now, everything that happened before can be wiped clean."
"You can still become the newest member of the Shichibukai."
After hearing Kuzan's words, Ye Chuan suddenly laughed.
"To be honest..."
He slowly raised his hand and gripped Shusui's hilt at his waist.
"I was actually... quite interested in a position among the Shichibukai."
Humm-!!!!!!
The Black Blade Shusui suddenly left its sheath!
A terrifying sword intent that towered above heaven and earth instantly shot skyward!
"But..."
Ye Chuan stared straight at Kuzan with his pitch-black eyes, his voice icy.
"I could never agree to your condition!"
The lazy smile on Kuzan's face slowly faded as well.
Ice-blue frost began pouring wildly from his body, freezing the surrounding sea solid!
"Ararara... what a shame."
"Then, from this moment on, Pirate Hunter Ye Chuanliu is officially a wanted criminal of the World Government, with a