Shakky took a deep drag from her cigarette and asked,
"What's your goal?"
"If I remember correctly, you and Momousagi were the ones who captured Ace."
"Aren't you afraid Rayleigh will come after you?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen replied casually,
"Ace isn't in my hands,"
"And I'm certainly not the one who's going to kill him."
"Miss Shakky, you'd better inform Rayleigh as soon as possible..."
"The Marines are about to make a move, and it won't be a small one."
Shakky flicked the cigarette butt from her fingers into Sarutobi Hiruzen's glass, dismissing him.
"I will."
"You can leave now."
Shakky had no fondness for Sarutobi Hiruzen, a man shrouded in mystery. She was wary of him.
It was obvious that Sarutobi Hiruzen had told her about this just to see Rayleigh clash with the Marines. He had some ulterior motive.
And if Rayleigh came back soon and a fight broke out, that would only make things even more troublesome.
Sarutobi Hiruzen said nothing more.
He had achieved his goal. The Roger Pirates' power was no joke. Roger was dead, but most of the other members of his crew were still alive and well.
If they gathered together, they would surely make a formidable force, hardly any weaker than one of the Four Emperors' crews.
And given Roger's reputation, the surviving members of the Roger Pirates wouldn't stand by and watch as Roger's orphan died in Marine custody.
Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen had decided when he first arrived in this world, he was going to make it even more chaotic!
That way, he could fish in troubled waters.
Not long after Sarutobi Hiruzen left, a tall man with a somewhat aged face, a monocle, and an extraordinary air walked into Shakky's bar.
"The Celestial Dragon who bought me today, for some