Chapter 357: The Price of Deceit
"No, to be precise, I am very angry."
Mio's tone gradually turned cold.
Massacres of a town are not rare in the pirate world. After all, this is the real world—far from the idealized beauty shown in anime. Pirates run rampant across the seas, many of whom will stop at nothing to seize wealth and power. To them, destroying a town—or even an entire kingdom—is acceptable if it means fulfilling their goals.
As for such things, Mio would not personally engage in them, but neither would he care—as long as they didn't hinder him.
But this time, it did. It had disrupted his plans and wasted his time.
"Black Crow, I used to be on the same boat with Whitebeard. This is my son—you should recognize him, right? He's the son of me and Whitebeard. For Whitebeard's sake, I hope you won't go too far. You want alcohol, but we haven't touched any of the wine in this town. Just go get it yourself," Miss Ba Jin said in a low voice, her eyes filled with fear.
Despite her words, she didn't dare harbor any thoughts of resistance.
The power gap was just too vast.
She had once sailed under Whitebeard's banner and knew exactly how terrifying someone of his caliber could be. Her son was strong, but when facing the Black Crow, he stood no chance.
"You didn't touch the wine? And now you're invoking Whitebeard's name?" Mio sneered, grabbed Miss Ba Jin's head, and slammed it into the ground. His voice grew darker. "I might let you live, but first, you'll coat my ship. You leave after that. If you can't do it—then even if Whitebeard himself came, it would be useless. Let alone someone claiming to be his son. And besides... is he really Whitebeard's son?"
If Whitebeard truly had a son, would he let him be used by a woman like Ba Jin? Whitebeard treasured his family too much for that. Letting his own child be used as a tool to extort others? Unthinkable.