That was right. They knew very clearly what their purpose was, just as they knew exactly what Leo was about to do next.
After their Marine comrades left, Leo began telling them about the arrangements ahead.
The first thing they needed to do was sweep through Mock Town and wipe out all the pirates there—either arrest them or kill them on the spot. Pirates willing to cooperate would naturally be spared, but those unwilling to cooperate...
Leo had never forgotten the rule everyone in this world took for granted: until you defeated them, they would never sit down and listen to you properly.
Pirates were like that, and so were Marines.
Leo had not understood why it was like that at first, because he had once successfully reasoned with Hancock.
But after encountering the Great Bay Blade pirate crew and the Spade Pirates, Leo had carefully asked them what they thought.
They told Leo that if they had been their former selves, they would have beaten him up, thrown him into the sea, and left him to fend for himself.
If the Spade Pirates liked Leo, then they would recruit him as a crew member.
Most people in this world who had received no education were convinced by fists, while those who had been educated were forced by these times to believe in fists as well.
If an example had to be given, then Aokiji and Fujitora were very typical examples of this.
So Leo also knew that making these pirates obey his command would be extremely difficult.
So it would be better to give them a show of force right away. After all, most pirates only listened to whoever had the biggest fists!
Nine Snake Island's Perfume Yuda did not dock. Only the Great Bay Blade and the Spade