"Surely not! Don't tell me a Marine Admiral is trying to dine and dash?" Gray's taunting words instantly broke Kuzan's composure, leaving him unable to keep a calm expression.
"Weren't you the ones who invited me?"
"Hey! Have you ever heard of a pirate inviting a Marine Admiral to dinner?"
"Besides, we're pirates. It's perfectly reasonable for us not to pay. But if a Marine Admiral like you dines and dashes, well... tsk, tsk, tsk!" His mocking words were accompanied by a look of disdain.
Kuzan: ...
For a moment, Kuzan was stumped.
He scratched his head awkwardly, his thoughts racing. After a moment, inspiration struck, and he thought of his mentor, Garp.
"Well, there's nothing I can do. I've decided you invited me, so if anyone's paying, it's you." Kuzan shamelessly dug in his heels.
Besides, as their opponent in battle, Kuzan was certain Gray and the others wouldn't dine and dash.
Not for any particular reason. They just weren't interested in picking on the weak.
Seeing Kuzan act like a dead pig who didn't care about boiling water, Gray immediately lost interest.
Arguing with such a shameless person was like trying to reason with a soldier: there was no getting through to him.
"Doffy, the family should have people here, right?"
"Tell them to bring money!"
Doflamingo had no choice but to take out a Den Den Mushi and tell Trebol to contact the family's eyes on the island and have them bring money over.
There was no helping it. Doflamingo couldn't remember every obscure island, so he had to let Trebol handle it.
Then, while they waited for someone to bring the money, the three fell silent again.
Still, that was probably for the best.
With Doflamingo looking like a villain, the owner didn't dare come over