"Kutal, I'm here!" Gray called out as he flew over with Baby 5 in his arms. He hadn't even landed yet, but his voice had already reached Kutal and the others below.
"Gray, over here!" Kutal called happily, waving her little hand.
But Leo, standing beside her, caught sight of Gray's familiar face and suddenly shouted, "Everyone, be on your guard!"
Not only that, he rushed to the front and stopped Kutal and the others from charging out.
"Leo, what are you doing?" Kutal asked, confused and a little angry at his attitude.
"Don't be difficult, Kutal! He's a member of the Donquixote Family. He's a bad guy!"
"No way! Gray's a good Big Human. He even brought us presents!"
While the two argued, Gray landed with Baby 5. He tilted his head and glanced at Leo in puzzlement, but when he noticed the needle in Leo's hand, he understood what was going on.
Leo was a Paramecia Stitch-Stitch Fruit user and the leader of the Tontatta Kingdom's patrol squad.
Naturally, as patrol leader, he and the others knew about the changes in nearby Dressrosa. They'd investigated the situation many times over the past year.
As members of the Donquixote Family, the group who'd forced King Riku from the throne, they were sure to be classified as bad guys.
Gray had long since prepared himself for this. He'd also planned what to say if the Dwarves questioned him.
"Everyone, I mean no harm! I was forced to join the Donquixote Family, and besides, I..."
Before Gray could finish, Leo and the other patrol members suddenly came to a realization.
"Oh! So you were forced into it!"
"So that's why, Gray! I knew it. You're a good Big Human!"
Gray: ...
Gray was dumbfounded. He'd only just started spinning that story,