"Still, wanting to recruit someone into the Marines just because they're a great cook seems pretty unreliable, doesn't it?" After eating and drinking their fill, Kikyo spoke to Tokikake as they walked down the street.
"Little girl, if you wiped the drool from the corner of your mouth first, that might sound a little more convincing." Tokikake shot Kikyo a sidelong glance and snorted.
"With such formidable strength, even without those cooking skills, he would be of great help to the justice upheld by the Marines," Gion said primly.
"Exactly. Miss Gion is right. What I truly value is his strength!" Tokikake said smugly.
Of course, one only had to look at Gion's Byakugan to know how credible that statement was.
Apparently, after hearing Qinghua's explanation, the group had begun considering recruiting Alonso into the Marines.
"Then let's go to the Flower Country Marine branch and ask first. As far as I know, they didn't collect the bounty at any other nearby branch."
"That's normal. Aside from the Flower Country branch, the other small Marine branches probably couldn't afford such a large sum of money."
"The Fluffy Pirates' bounty should have gone up quite a bit after entering the Grand Line, right?"
"Ninety-eight million Beli in total. A small branch really couldn't produce that much money, or it would affect the entire Marine base's operations."
As Gion and Tokikake chatted, they arrived at the Flower Country Marine branch.
However, they had clearly arrived too late. Alonso and Robin had gone to the Marine branch to cash in the Beli shortly after seeing Qinghua off, though the two did obtain portraits of them.
"This guy looks like he'd make anyone feel safe at a glance. It'd be such a waste if he didn't join the Marines." Tokikake smacked his lips as