Pirates: Rush to the Peak

"I was originally planning to ignore you. Even if you were killed by the Celestial Dragons, it would not be a big loss to me."

"However, when the dragons captured you, my men happened to come across you and took a huge risk to rescue you."

"So, this is a life-saving favor. It's reasonable to count this as the first payment, right?"

Tesoro nodded and had to admit that if Enel hadn't appeared, he would probably have been killed by that celestial dragon.

"And then, after I saved you, that angry Celestial Dragon still wanted to kill you. I stepped forward and saved you at the critical moment. This is the second account."

Hearing this, the muscles on Tezoro's face tensed up instantly, and his originally calm expression suddenly became extremely gloomy, and it was obvious that he was extremely unhappy.

He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words: "That Tianlong..." At this point, he suddenly seemed to remember something important and paused for a moment. Then, he took a deep breath, as if he had made a great determination, and lowered his voice and said: "I killed that guy with my own hands, and it has nothing to do with you! You never saved me at all!"

Facing Tesoro's angry words, Kuro raised his eyebrows nonchalantly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a slightly sarcastic smile: "Hehe, if I wasn't there to give you courage, would you have the guts to touch a hair of that high and mighty Celestial Dragon? Don't be ridiculous!"

Then, Kuro took another step forward, approached Tesoro, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Now you have avenged your great hatred. You should really thank me! Otherwise, you would be buried by now by yourself."

After saying this, he raised his head triumphantly, as if he was quite proud of what he had done.

Seeing this, Robin, who was standing nearby, silently took out a small notebook and began to record carefully.

At this time, Tesoro was already furious, his chest heaving violently, veins bulging on his forehead. If looks could kill, Kuro would have died countless times by now.

He secretly complained in his heart and cursed inwardly: It was all because of this damn Kuro. If he hadn't meddled in other people's business, how could he have ended up as the murderer of the Celestial Dragons! But now that things have come to this, no amount of regret can help.

However, Kuro was completely unaware of Tesoro's anger and continued to chatter on to himself, completely immersed in self-absorption.

"Later, I don't know how, you actually offended the admiral Aokiji. If I hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid you would have turned into an ice sculpture."

He paused, stretched out his fingers and counted them one by one: "Not only that, there are also Green Bull and Yixiao, they are all eyeing you covetously. But, considering that we know each other, I will give you a package price for these."

After he finished speaking, he smiled slightly, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, and slowly said the number: "Just give me 5 billion Baileys in total."

When Kuro finished speaking, Tesoro standing beside him froze in place as if struck by lightning, and his entire computer seemed to have lost the ability to think.

"So, in the end, I'm the one who has to pay you?" Tezoro asked angrily, shaking all over.

"That's without a doubt." Kuro nodded without hesitation, as if it was a matter of course.

At this moment, Tezoro felt as if there was an unknown fire burning in his body, and he seemed to be about to explode.

What surprised him even more was that, not knowing whether it was just an illusion, he actually felt that extremely hot golden water was flowing continuously on his body.

However, when he looked closely, he found that it was not an illusion!

His fruit ability actually lost control again, and he ran wildly like a wild horse.

The golden light was so dazzling that it was almost impossible to open one's eyes. The gold, which was originally extremely hard, now slowly flowed on the ground like water, forming a sparkling golden ocean.

Kuro looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but stretched out his hand to rub his nose, and said bluntly: "Hey! I can't accept such gold. It's not easy to take it away."

Tezoro, who was standing aside, suddenly looked extremely ugly. His cheeks were twitching wildly and uncontrollably, as if they were being kneaded fiercely by an invisible force.

However, despite being filled with anger and reluctance, under the pressure of the current situation, Tesoro finally gritted his teeth, suppressed his anger, and nodded, indicating that he agreed to Kuro's request.

After all, at this moment, he had no better choice.

Seeing Tezulo agree so readily, Kuro couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

He frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly, as if he had thought of something, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a smile.

"Hahaha, since everyone is talking so happily, I won't say anything else. Remember, you must prepare the money for me. When I leave tomorrow, I must take the money with me."

Kuro said with a laugh, a smug look on his face.

"Tomorrow? No problem." Tezulo responded, secretly relieved. After all, it was just a small expense, and such a price was still affordable for him.

At this moment, Kuro suddenly turned his gaze to Tanaka who was standing beside him.

"Tanaka, when we leave tomorrow, please remember to pack up everything you need to take with you, so you don't have to make a special trip back to get it later."

Kuro instructed with a smile on his face.

Tanaka was stunned when his name was suddenly called out. He obviously did not expect this to happen.

However, when he met Kuro's sharp and unquestionable gaze, he made the decision immediately after a moment's hesitation.

"Uh... okay, Captain." Tanaka nodded and responded respectfully.

Seeing Tanaka agree so readily, Kuro smiled with satisfaction, as if everything was under control.

"Wait a minute!" At this moment, Tesoro suddenly shouted loudly, staring at the two people in front of him with suspicion.

"What exactly do you mean by what you just said?!" Tesoro frowned and asked in confusion, while looking back and forth between Kuro and Tanaka with a puzzled look.