The sight of the two men's bitter, melon-like expressions made Zoro frown.
He could not help shouting, "You call yourselves members of the Revolutionary Army? You're moping around like two stray dogs!"
The two men gave bitter smiles and asked Zoro, "Aren't we stray dogs?!"
They looked utterly haggard. Their dark, sagging eye bags, stubbly beards, and exhausted expressions all spoke of their despair.
They were complete failures now. Could they really still turn this defeat around?
"The Commander of the Revolutionary Army has sent instructions. We're only here to guarantee your military strength, essentially lending you troops. The ones who must truly salvage the situation and save the Kingdom of Goa from those thugs are still the two of you."
Whitey Bay spoke irritably.
Their eyes gradually lit up. Babylon asked in a trembling voice, "The Commander... the Commander is still willing to believe in us?"
"You two are the Revolutionary Army leaders of the Kingdom of Goa." Whitey Bay rolled her eyes at them. It was true that their abilities were lacking, but they had indeed organized the poor people of the Kingdom of Goa and liberated the country with Revolutionary Army weapons and little other assistance.
Were these two capable, or incapable? No one could say for certain. Still, their names were useful, especially when so many people recognized only them. If they stepped forward to clean up this mess, it might produce unexpected results.
With that in mind, Leo gave Zoro and Whitey Bay a suggestion: let Big Beard and Babylon take the lead directly. The Revolutionary Army would not play the villain. Let the people of Goa govern Goa. Once they had clearly explained the whole matter, they could use the two men's names to identify and execute the ringleaders, then rebuild the Kingdom of