Ohara's expedition team had often been hunted by the Marines. Clover had already been imprisoned several times when he was young.
They were not Pirates, so even if they were caught, they would not be thrown into Impel Down. Usually, they would be released after being held for a while, but they still avoided the Marines while operating outside.
"Calm down. What Marine would wait for us here?"
Clover had seen plenty of major events and was far calmer than the other scholars. More importantly, he cared more about major events on the seas than ordinary scholars did.
After Rocks' "death," Nereus was now arguably the man with the highest Bounty. Clover still remembered that face.
If someone with that Bounty could become a Marine, then someone must have gone insane.
"The treasure nearby... it should be the legend of the Dretal, a shipwreck from three hundred years ago. I've read the relevant records. That ship probably never sank; some unknown existence must have taken it away."
Nereus did not care much about that question. He casually tossed out the underwater Poneglyph.
Long-term submersion had covered the Poneglyph with plenty of algae, but after enduring the passage of time, the writing on it remained clear.
Clover knew that a wanted man like Nereus could not possibly be a Marine, so he did not worry about being arrested by him.
And Nereus knew that Clover could also be considered an anti-government member.
Back then, Clover's brother had been shot dead simply for answering a question from a CP agent.
The question had merely been, "What is your name?"
Because his name contained D., his biological brother had died before his eyes, while Clover had survived through lies.
In a sense, the two people meeting for the first time had reasons to