A man and a woman, both around twenty years old.
Very young.
That was Maud's first impression of them.
The other was that they were capable.
After their rash visit, they introduced themselves without any unnecessary fuss.
Because of their connection with Sunny and Sabo, Maud did not turn them away.
"What brings you here?"
Maud calmly looked at the two Revolutionary Army members who had come directly to him.
He skipped the mutual introductions and got straight to the point, asking why they had come.
Maud's cold attitude made Fute and Catherine, the male and female Revolutionary Army members, glance at each other.
Several breaths later, Fute, who had a scar at the corner of his brow, answered the question.
"Mr. Maud, we hope to obtain your help."
"..."
A strange glint flashed through Maud's eyes. He asked, "Who sent you?"
Fute hesitated before saying, "We came on our own initiative because... we know about your friendship with Sabo, and also... Sunny."
Maud frowned upon hearing that.
He had indeed considered establishing a mutually beneficial channel with the Revolutionary Army, but he did not want a potential future partnership to become common knowledge.
That would only affect his plan to obtain the position of Shichibukai.
Catherine wore a straw hat that hid her beautiful long hair, and she was very perceptive.
From Maud's brief frown alone, she realized that he resisted having a relationship with them in public.
That was only natural.
After all, the Revolutionary Army was the World Government's thorn in its side. No one wanted to become entangled with them.
"Please rest assured. We won't put you in a difficult position."
Catherine and Fute were very polite toward Maud, even using honorifics in their speech.
If they had not been relatively close to Sabo and Koala,