"Hey, assistant!" Smoker shouted.
He had thought Leo was going to attack Marine Branch 16 and immediately wanted to stop him. Even if stopping him was futile and useless, his honor as a Marine drove him to make the pointless attempt.
"Leave him alone. Go around Marine Branch 16," Leo said, waving a hand at Ace.
Ace nodded lightly, spun the wheel, and steered the ship directly to the other side.
Clearly, Leo had no intention of entering Marine Branch 16.
Hina could not help rapidly thinking things over.
Obviously, neither she nor Smoker understood why Leo's group had come to the Sixteenth Marine Branch without going inside.
They did not know that Marine Branch 16 was not Leo's target, but a marker.
It was a marker that would help him find Orange Town. Orange Town lay within the jurisdiction of Marine Branch 16. In other words, once they found Marine Branch 16, then found Arlong Park, they would be able to find Nami's hometown, Orange Town.
"Ace, find Arlong Park." Leo's orders came one after another. Up on the mast, Lafitte had already silently spread his wings and vanished into the sky.
Only now did they realize that Leo wanted to find a group of fish-men. Although it was strange that he was looking for them, they had gradually grown accustomed to Leo's commanding style. This guy only explained why afterward, when he was in a good mood.
Before that, he never explained anything. Everyone simply had to carry out his orders.
Leo had deliberately cultivated this habit of obeying orders in them.
At this point, they were still a military organization. Within such an organization, obeying orders was essential. Yet under the unusual condition that Leo possessed no power and used no power to pressure anyone, he had