"Want what?" Rocks turned to look at Linlin on the thundercloud.
"Mama-mama." Linlin laughed softly. "Whatever that guy Shiki wants, I want the same."
Golden Lion's brows tightened slightly when he heard that. Rocks was not very good at refusing a token bit of hardship pay.
But if Linlin inserted herself too, that meant two extra expenses, and Rocks probably would not nod.
That woman Linlin really deserved to die. He should have delayed her a little longer earlier.
And reality proved exactly as Shiki expected.
Rocks laughed. "Hey, Linlin, there is no profit on this trip. I already said that on the ship."
"What about Shiki?"
"Of course he gets none either."
"Tch." Shiki immediately picked up the thread and glanced sideways at Linlin. "Linlin, do you think I'm you? Always thinking about benefits when contributing to the team."
Linlin looked at him in disdain. "Are you serious, Shiki?"
Golden Lion did not answer. He smoothly changed the topic and shouted toward the golden Nine-Tails. "Brat, rest for a bit. Allow me to test Harald."
He had no other intention. It was not that he genuinely wanted Ron to rest. He simply wanted to say later that he too had shed blood for the Rocks Pirates.
Then... everyone understood. When he asked Rocks for hardship pay, Rocks definitely would not refuse.
"..."
Although Ron did not understand why Golden Lion was so kind today, he respected the decision and stopped the Tailed Beast Bomb bombardment.
In the next second, Golden Lion's figure flew rapidly toward Harald, so fast it seemed he was afraid someone would beat him to it.
Silver Axe watched his back, his gaze sinking slightly.
'This guy... did he also see Ron's power? Is he trying to use this chance to win him over? His calculations are really loud.' Silver Axe secretly cursed. He absolutely would not let Golden Lion's scheme succeed.
"Ron."
"Hm?"
"Let me out. Harald wants to kill you. As a member of the Rocks Pirates, and more importantly, as your ally, how could I possibly stand by and watch?" Silver Axe said righteously.
Ron was greatly shocked. What the hell? Ever since he had joined the Rocks Pirates, before they started playing games on the ship, the two of them had barely interacted. Now this guy was standing up for him? Had he been possessed too?
"What alliance? Why don't I know about it?" Kaido looked suspiciously between Ron and Silver Axe.
"No, are all of you sick today?" Whitebeard could not figure out what these two were trying to do either. "Are you still the Shiki and Silver Axe I know?"
"Don't worry about it, Newgate," Silver Axe replied.
"Fine." Ron smiled faintly and did not ask more. "Then I'll thank you in advance."
With a thought, Silver Axe was directly ejected from inside the golden Nine-Tails.
"Hey, Ron," Kaido's voice chased over from beside him. "What alliance did you make?"
"Idiot. When did I ever ally with him?"
Kaido nodded thoughtfully, then his eyes became even firmer. "Then lend me strength. I'm going to help you beat him up."
Ron fell silent for a moment and sighed softly.
Although he did not understand, he would respect it.
Silver Axe's figure rapidly skimmed across the ground. As he ran, he raised his head and shouted at Golden Lion in the air, "Hey, idiot Shiki! You might as well stop scheming. I won't let you succeed. Hurry up and retreat before Harald kills you!"
Hearing the shout behind him, Golden Lion dropped from midair back to the ground. Then he turned and glanced at Silver Axe quickly catching up. Damn it, this bastard made him want to kill him even more than Linlin did.
"Jihahaha." Golden Lion coldly laughed. "Are you talking about yourself, Silver Axe? With that little strength of yours, don't come join the fun. Careful you die without knowing how."
Silver Axe slowed down when he came near Golden Lion and eventually stopped.
The air between the two seemed to ignite, and a new round of arguing began.
Harald, who had been suffering setbacks earlier, did not care what those two were arguing about.
He was full of rage and wished he could slash every member of the Rocks Pirates.
Everyone on the golden Nine-Tails' side complained speechlessly, "Those two idiots."
At the same time, Harald's figure had already descended from the sky.
The giant sword carried Haki pushed to the extreme, falling toward Golden Lion and Silver Axe like a collapsing mountain.
Before the blade arrived, the air had already been crushed into a sharp scream.
Golden Lion and Silver Axe sensed danger at almost the same time.
But the instant Golden Lion wanted to flee, Silver Axe suddenly spoke. "Why run, Shiki? Isn't this a good method right now? Block this strike. Whoever dies is weak. Or what, you don't dare?"
Golden Lion's steps stopped. He turned to look at Silver Axe. "Provoking me? Fine, you succeeded. Whoever runs is a low-class pirate for life!"
"Fine by me." Silver Axe sneered.
Harald looked at the two below, who neither dodged nor defended, and surprise flashed in his eyes. "Not defending and not dodging? Fine. You have guts!"
The giant sword suddenly fell.
Boom!!
Before the blade even touched the earth, the ground tore apart violently.
Cracks exploded outward like a spiderweb, and the tremendous pressure crushed the earth into powder.
Dust was shaken into the air, surging into a yellowish-gray wave that rushed along both sides of the blade.
Ron and the others were all stunned.
No, brothers?
If you want to die, wouldn't digging a pit and burying yourselves be better? Did you have to choose this method?
At that moment, a figure suddenly shot out of the rolling smoke.
"Jihahaha!" Golden Lion laughed loudly. "Idiot, did you think I was stupid?"
Swish.
Another figure followed immediately, leaping out of the smoke.
"As expected," Silver Axe cursed. "You really are cunning."
He had wanted to pit Golden Lion, but unexpectedly, both of them had hundreds of schemes in their heads. They would rather be low-class pirates than joke with their lives.