"Why don't we make a bet?"
Yas's voice, full of amusement and contempt, carried clearly into the canyon through the Den Den Mushi. For the first time, Sakazuki's face, as cold and stern as ancient ice, showed a mixture of shock and fury.
A bet?
This "Tyrannosaurus" he had never even met, this man he regarded as a heretic, dared to challenge him and Borsalino to a wager in such a flippant tone?
And the stakes... were the two of them!
"Bastard! Who the hell do you think you are?!" Sakazuki's anger finally erupted in full. He roared at the Den Den Mushi like an exploding volcano, "Who do you think you are to order us around?!"
"How frightening~" Borsalino still sounded as languid as ever beside him, but his eyes behind his sunglasses glinted with unprecedented danger. "Vice Admiral Yas, that joke isn't funny at all~ We belong to Marine Headquarters. We're not anyone's personal property."
"I know." On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Yas's voice remained calm, as though he were discussing something trivial. "That's why I called it a 'wager,' not an 'order.'"
"My men will clear out all the scattered outposts under 'Charcoal' Dom. You two will take 'Charcoal' Dom's head."
"Whoever brings back more heads before dawn wins."
"If you win, I'll take back what I just said and go to Marineford myself to answer to Fleet Admiral Kong. If I win..." Yas chuckled, his laughter filled with unquestionable dominance. "You two will get your asses into Zephyr's training camp and submit to my 'reeducation.'"
"In your dreams!" Sakazuki roared. The magma on his body began churning uncontrollably, burning the ground beneath his feet red.
But before he could erupt any further, Yas's icy words, carrying the weight of a final verdict,