Zefa had dealt with Patrick Redfield before and had experienced firsthand how his Observation Haki could see through people.
Not only Mosen—even Zefa himself couldn't defend against Patrick Redfield's Observation Haki, so he accepted Mosen's account in full.
But Magellan felt something was off. Even setting everything else aside, Mosen's actions before and after didn't quite add up.
First, Mosen had gone to Infinite Hell with Garp before, so he must have seen Golden Lion Shiki. Magellan remembered that Garp had talked with the Golden Lion for a long time on the Visual Den Den Mushi, while Mosen had stood nearby the whole time.
Therefore, Magellan had reason to believe that Mosen knew something about the Golden Lion's strength.
Although Mosen hadn't known at first that the disturbance in Infinite Hell had been caused by the Golden Lion, after rushing down there, he'd seen the Golden Lion knock Shiryu flying.
Having witnessed this, and knowing how strong the Golden Lion was, Mosen had still attacked him without hesitation.
How could someone who'd acted like that be too afraid to get back up after being knocked down by a single blow from the Golden Lion?
Thinking this, Magellan asked Mosen, "Why did you pretend to be unconscious back then?"
"Because the Golden Lion was stronger than I'd imagined. I thought that after losing his legs, he wouldn't be all that strong. But the moment we clashed, I realized I was wrong—very wrong.
"The Golden Lion casually broke through my full-force attack. That was when I realized the gap between us was simply too great.
"I was scared for a moment, so..." Mosen lowered his head deliberately, putting on an expression of deep shame.
Seeing this, Zephyr patted Mosen on the shoulder. "Mosen, it wasn't your fault. The fact that you dared