Elsewhere.
The Bone Anchor Pirate Crew.
Their men had finally found the two-masted ship that had once belonged to the Claw Pirate Crew.
But Charles had long since sold the ship to a merchant at the port. At that moment, it flew the flag of another pirate crew.
The Bone Anchor Pirate Crew pirates they had sent over exchanged looks.
One well-informed pirate went to ask around and quickly understood what had happened.
They found the pirates who had bought the ship, as well as the merchant and the broker.
The Bone Anchor Pirate Crew was powerful, and their boss was even a second-rank Tide Warrior. Quite a few people on Bloodsail Ship Island were willing to give them face.
So before long, they had pried out the entire story of how the ship had been sold.
But the trail ended there as well.
Neither the buyer nor the broker had seen what Charles looked like. At the time, Charles had been wrapped in a black robe, with nothing exposed.
Several pirates looked at one another. One of them said, "This is bad. Let's go back and report to the boss."
The others all nodded.
After returning, the pirate told Iron Claw Marcus that the Claw Pirate Crew's ship had been sold.
Another group of pirates had also uncovered some information.
Someone had seen the corpse of Giles, the Claw Pirate Crew's captain, behind the gambling house.
It had been quite some time ago, though.
After someone found him, they recognized him as Marcus's man, but no one collected the body. It was simply thrown into the sea.
Only after so much time had passed did the Bone Anchor Pirate Crew's ship arrive at Bloodsail Ship Island.
By now, the fish beneath the water had probably digested even Giles's bones.