Although pirates were not the Revolutionary Army's main enemies.
The Revolutionary Army had always viewed pirates very unfavorably.
In the eyes of the Revolutionary Army, the vast majority of pirates were lawless villains.
Whenever they encountered pirates committing evil deeds, the Revolutionary Army had never shown mercy.
That was why Sabo's insistence on coming along had made his comrades aboard the ship feel puzzled.
Traveling with pirates—especially the Red-Haired Pirates.
Just thinking about something like that felt surreal to them.
Only Koala and Molly could guess why Sabo had insisted on coming.
It was to invite Maud and Sunny to join them.
Sabo himself was not the hesitant type. He got straight to the point and extended an invitation to Maud.
But what he had not expected was that, just after he issued his invitation, one of the Four Emperors, Shanks, would come over to join the fun.
It immediately gave off the impression that Shanks was trying to snatch Maud away from them.
One side was the Revolutionary Army, while the other was an Emperor's pirate crew.
The unexpected invitations left Maud utterly surprised, and he fell silent for a moment.
Beside the bonfire, everyone looked toward Maud.
Beli was a clever little rascal. While Lafitte's attention shifted to Maud, she rose onto her tiptoes and quietly moved away from him.
Lafitte calmly watched Maud beneath the firelight.
In the face of an invitation personally extended by Red-Haired, ordinary people would find it difficult to refuse.
Just bringing up something like this in pirate circles would be enough to boost one's reputation tremendously.
But if Maud accepted Red-Haired's invitation, then Lafitte would have no reason to stay any longer.
After only a short while, the laughter beneath the night sky gradually died down.
The crew members of the Red-Haired