Watching Zoro and Nami disappear into the crowd just like that, Luo and Baby5 were utterly puzzled. They had never expected Hiko, who had always shown pirates no mercy, to let the two of them go.
After all, capturing those two would have drawn in the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates. Their crew's combined bounty was nearly one billion berries—a considerable sum.
"What did you see in them?" Standing beside Hiko, Luo asked, "There's no reason for you to let such a huge bounty slip away so easily, is there?"
Hiko said calmly, "Our foundation has already been laid. From now on, many of our strategies will change, and the pirate side of things needs to be reformed as well. But that isn't why I let them go."
Luo wore an expression of anticipation, waiting for the truth, while Baby5 stared troubledly at her own deadly weapons. She believed Hiko had been conquered by the other woman's powerful assets; otherwise, there was no way he would have let them go.
Unable to endure Luo's gaze any longer, Hiko simply explained, "Straw Hat Luffy's father is with the Revolutionary Army. I can't guarantee whether capturing him would make the Revolutionary Army turn against us, but his grandfather is a Marine. On top of that, his identity is sensitive. If we capture him ourselves, it will inevitably stir up every faction. We already have a set plan at the moment, so there's no need to create more trouble. Our forces aren't strong enough to ignore the overall situation of the world yet, so let's spare them for now."
Luo nodded thoughtfully.
In truth, Hiko had already planned to abandon the practice of capturing pirates for bounties. Especially after finding a profitable path in Dressrosa, and with the establishment of the Uchiha