"Don't be so pessimistic. Normally, they won't arrive for another four or five hours at least, so there should be enough time. If you're really worried, why not take Saul's raft? There's no one along that stretch of coast, so you can leave immediately."
Mousse was not flustered in the slightest and quickly found a solution.
As for whether Saul would agree, there was no need to ask. First, he was friends with Nico and her daughter. Second, Giants were simply too conspicuous to hide, so he could only try his luck in the Flower Kingdom and see whether some force there would be willing to take him in.
There was no helping it. Although the West Blue had quite a few powerful nations, aside from the Flower Kingdom, all of them had exceptionally strong official armed forces. None of them would dare openly shelter a major criminal wanted by the World Government.
The Flower Kingdom, on the other hand, likely had a powerful underground presence and possessed an extremely vast territory. Perhaps some major figure there would be willing to offend the faraway World Government, which would have a hard time controlling them anyway, in order to recruit a former Navy Vice Admiral from the Giant race.
In fact, Jaguar D. Saul had already finished building the raft when he learned that Nico Olvia had returned to Ohara. The reason he had not left yet was not only because he worried about his friends and wanted to lend a hand if necessary, but also because he had yet to decide where to go.
After Mousse shared his thoughts with the giant, the former Navy Vice Admiral immediately blurted out his catchphrase, "Tey Hish!" Still, he had one concern.
"What you said makes sense, Mousse, but I'm far too conspicuous.