"Rest assured, Alliance Leader. The reason I arrived so late was because I stopped by to notify some 'friends,'" Capone said. "Most of those 'friends' were very enthusiastic. If they run into the Pirate Alliance under the current circumstances, they'll wipe them out in less than two hours."
"Your 'friends' are nearby?" Ronglin said. "And they're very 'enthusiastic'?"
Capone's cold laughter came through. "Absolutely 'enthusiastic.' I guarantee the Pirate Alliance won't escape this disaster!"
"Who exactly are these 'friends'?" Ronglin asked.
"The CP0 fleet hiding nearby. They wanted to launch an attack on you, Alliance Leader, but someone among the subordinates who defected to me happened to run into them the day before yesterday." Capone sneered. "So just now, I sent someone to provoke them. They're probably already on their way."
"CP0?" Ronglin smiled as well. "Those people really are enthusiastic toward all non-government forces."
Ronglin had not expected CP0 to be secretly lurking nearby as well, which surprised him somewhat. But on second thought, it made sense. The Pirate Alliance had the best intelligence network. Since they could silently form an alliance with Blackbeard, they had most likely leaked his whereabouts to CP0 too.
That meant Bony-Sen was likely leading CP0. However, the three Marine Admiral Candidates had only just returned from Mary Geoise, so they definitely could not make it here within a day or two. If that was all, then it was not particularly troublesome.
"Finish Shiryu quickly, then leave that place. Don't give CP0 any chance to catch you," Ronglin instructed Capone and Hawkins. At the end, he added, "If Shiryu can be captured alive, then capture him alive if possible!"
On the nameless island, the middle-aged man closed his eyes and slowly let out a long breath before lying down in a reclining chair.
Seeing