Wally looked at Jazz and said, "Some time ago, Lord Jazz was besieged by Cracker, one of the BIGMOM Pirates' Sweet Commanders. The Star Alliance's Phantom Group arrived in time to rescue you. I was the one who sent someone to tip them off."
Jazz and Shiryu looked at each other. Back then, someone had gone to notify the Phantom Group, which was why they had arrived at the critical moment, defeated Cracker's group, and successfully rescued them. Jazz and Shiryu had once wondered whether Wally had been behind it, but they had dismissed the idea on the spot that very day.
But now, it seemed it really had been this guy. In order to show his sincerity, he had indeed secretly lent them a hand.
"Hm? Not bad. This shows that your sincerity runs deep enough." Ronglin nodded, accepting it. "But you should have had plenty of time after that. Why did you only come to see me today?"
Wally looked dejected. "When Alliance Leader defeated the BIGMOM Pirates' fleet at sea, I arrived in the Ashil Kingdom right after you. But this place is heavily guarded, making it inconvenient for me to move around. On top of that, as the number of envoys from various nations steadily increased, my chances of approaching you became exceedingly slim!"
Ronglin was greatly surprised. He had not expected Wally to have been hiding right under his nose all this time, yet he had never managed to find him. It seemed this fellow was truly first-rate at concealing himself.
"Does your Pirate Alliance have something that can block Observation Haki?" Ronglin asked instinctively. After all, when he had first arrived in the Ashil Kingdom, he had discovered that his Observation Haki had actually failed.
Later, when he encountered the CP0 fleet, Ade had