"Uh..."
Austin casually rested a hand on the side of the ship. He truly hadn't expected to swim across the sea and end up in the North Blue by such a coincidence.
It looked like quite a crowd had gathered here.
And it seemed there were quite a few familiar faces among them.
Before Vergo could answer, Austin asked again,
"Why are there so many people from the underworld here? Almost all of them are leaders of forces that once served under me, kingdom kings..."
Vergo answered this question without the slightest hesitation.
"Lord Austin, according to intelligence from the Marines and the Family, these people are likely here to..."
"To remove your means of tracking them. They have their eyes on the Op-Op Fruit's ability to remove and transfer things."
"???"
They wanted to seize the Op-Op Fruit for that reason?
Did they think Austin would go back on his word?
He might sometimes have a mean streak and do whatever he pleased, but putting that aside, were those forces who feared he would come after them completely innocent?
Of course, since he had said he could not be bothered to concern himself with so much anymore, they could do whatever they wanted. Austin would not care what they planned to do with the Op-Op Fruit.
After all, his true foundation was still intact. As long as his core subordinates did not betray or change sides, there was nothing for him to care about.
"By the way, you still haven't answered me. Is Little Mingo on this island?"
Austin asked with a smile, the corner of his mouth curling into an almost imperceptible wicked grin.
Vergo fell silent for a moment, rapidly thinking things through.
Because he suddenly realized that if Austin misunderstood and thought the Young Master had