"I took out quite a few people on the way here." Crocodile started with something startling. "They were all somewhat capable, basically around Supernova level. Arrogant trash, every one of them. Without exception, they'd all been drawn here by the Blood Letter."
"Somewhat capable?" Ronglin caught the key phrase. "Even a Supernova like the Magician Hawkins was injured by a bounty hunter. Are there really that many people of that level on this island now?"
Crocodile took a sip of wine. "There probably aren't few of them. Most came for the Pirate Alliance mission written in the Blood Letter. Some have seen through the scheme, while others are still blindly searching for clues about the Pirate Alliance mission."
Ronglin frowned slightly. "What does the mastermind want by drawing so many powerful people here at once?"
"He probably wants to assemble a strong team." Crocodile voiced his thoughts. "He's making enemies of so many people, and they're all powerful. I don't think he would do that otherwise."
Ronglin recalled how the mysterious man had been willing to fight him in order to save Erid. The meaning behind the man's tone at the time was that he had taken a liking to Erid's strength and wanted to recruit him, which was why he had stopped Ronglin from killing him.
Ronglin briefly explained what had happened, even roughly describing the mysterious man's appearance.
After hearing Ronglin's description, Crocodile looked surprised. "A Spirit-Spirit Fruit user? Combined with the appearance you described, that person should be Agula Ashil, Commander-in-Chief of the Third Fleet of the Pirate Alliance."
"Ashil?" Ronglin heard a rather interesting surname. "What does he have to do with this country?"
Crocodile glanced at Caesar. "The information passed around among pirates isn't particularly reliable. Why not ask this former Marine scientist instead? He's