They Were Set Up

"Looks like this won't work. We need six, but we only have one." Rogge spread his hands.

"I don't think it's that simple." Cook spoke up. "Don't you find this too coincidental? The blueprint seems as if it was deliberately given to the three of them."

Carl nodded. "The chest has been opened, and the contents should have been put inside afterward. But the way she faked it was incredible. It was opened from the bottom, so from the front, the chest looked exactly like a genuine one. If I hadn't noticed, we probably would all have thought it was a real treasure chest."

Clearly, the other party had given it to them based on who they were. Someone had chosen it before, but they hadn't bought it, while that woman had shown no reaction when Carl bought it. Everything about this was suspicious.

"Forget it. There's no point dwelling on it. When the time comes, we'll see what happens. We can look into it when we have time. Those people will probably come looking for us anyway." Rogge looked unconcerned.

"Hey, this is the Jade City Treasure we're talking about. You went to meet Owen, the manager of the Black Market, before, didn't you? You could get in touch with him and have him acquire the Jade City Treasure blueprint through the Black Market's channels. Maybe you'll be able to find it that way," Ham said.

"Yeah, I'll ask him." Rogge didn't want to forget later, so he immediately took out the Den Den Mushi contact Owen had given him. Owen happened to be in Carnival City as well.

"Buru buru buru! Click!"

The Den Den Mushi rang. Owen was probably on another call. After waiting for a while, the call finally connected.

"Lord Rogge, may I ask what