Crocodile drained the wine in his cup in one gulp and said nothing.
Gato had gone around saying things like that. Wouldn't it be humiliating if they failed to find it?
"Forget it. As long as you're happy..." he said, silently adding, If we fail, we'll come back here and kill every one of these pirates.
"Let's go, Old Sand."
They had beaten people and drunk their wine. Gato suddenly found the place dull, so he called Crocodile and prepared to leave the tavern.
The three of them pushed open the door and left, leaving nothing but a complete mess behind.
After they left, the owner shakily pulled out a wanted poster and examined it closely. Then he cried out in disbelief, "Gato! He's Ten-Tails Gato, the man with a 500 million Beli bounty!"
"Ahhh! He's the captain of the Red Eye Pirates? We actually dared to mock him?"
Those still conscious were terrified. They now wished they were like those sprawled on the ground, knowing nothing and having nothing to think about.
They had provoked a pirate worth 500 million Beli. The more they thought about it, the more terrifying it became. Ignorance truly was bliss for a reason.
Crocodile, on the other hand, had not been recognized. Though his reputation was even greater than Gato's, many people did not know what he looked like. After all, his wanted poster had been withdrawn long ago.
After leaving the tavern, Gato decided to head for Skypiea immediately. A sense of danger constantly hung over his heart, and the longer he stayed in one place, the stronger that feeling became.
He knew he had to use the Knock Up Stream to reach Skypiea, but he had no idea how to go about it. Fortunately, there was an expert in that