"His Majesty Oran, the person impersonating your son has been caught."
"So soon?"
"Lord Brook's fans did it. Their ability to mobilize is... somewhat exaggerated. Oh, and some of the recent immigration applications were also because of Lord Brook."
"I really underestimated Brook's influence. Fan circles are truly ridiculous."
The original purpose of bringing Brook out was to attract powerful fighters like Redfield and the renowned doctor Croccus. Oran had considered Brook's ability to generate income, but he had never imagined it would reach this extent.
As for fan circles...
Even in normal worlds with laws, those things could cause trouble. Let alone this sea, which was only half orderly.
Brook's fans were not all ordinary people. There were bounty hunters and pirates among them as well. The fact that they had managed to drag that fraud out from West Blue was already proof of their ability to act.
"Arrange for a few people to take the lead in setting up a fan club for Brook as the sole official organization. Don't let anyone use this opportunity to cause trouble."
"Understood. I'll arrange it."
Most people did not have such complicated thoughts. They simply wanted to follow a celebrity. On this sea, people needed some kind of spiritual support to survive better.
What he feared was someone with ulterior motives exploiting such people and causing problems that would need cleaning up later.
"Also, Kate recently—"
"She told me about it. Those pirates have been fleeing at the first sign of her lately. Hardly anyone dares provoke her anymore, so she has already started heading back."
An ironclad ship like the Power Gear was extremely rare on the sea. Yet when many pirates saw that vessel, their first reaction was not to flee, but to seize it for themselves.
Countless people