"Lord Loa, that giant seems to have disappeared."
Alex looked baffled. At this point, he had no words for what was happening.
"Relax, relax. It's perfectly normal," Loa replied.
That only left Alex more confused.
What on earth has been going on since I got here?
Didn't I come to this island to meet two Headquarters Vice Admirals?
So what am I doing now? Watching Loa perform magic tricks?
"Alex." Loa clapped to get his attention, then pointed at Lieutenant Colonel Dado and the others. "You'd better worry about them for now. Have you contacted the G-9 Branch? One ship won't be enough to take all these people."
"Uh, yes! I'll do it right away!"
Loa had a point. Lieutenant Colonel Dado's warship had first been attacked by Pirates, then accidentally fallen into a sea cave while escaping. It had taken no small amount of damage.
The fact that it had made it to Ian Island was a blessing. No one wanted to risk the voyage of more than a month back to Marine Headquarters at Marineford.
Loa watched Alex leave. His expression did not change, but inwardly, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He had spent most of the day stalling Alex for one reason: to keep him from going near the center of the island.
Tony's impending inheritance of Titan's power could not be interrupted, but the more important reason was Shanks and the others.
That was Yonko Shanks!
Who knew which faction Alex belonged to? So what if he had once served under Momonga?
If Alex turned out to be one of Akainu's rabid dogs, things would get awkward for Momonga and Loa.
A Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, a man whose every move shook the Four Blues outside the New World, was on friendly terms with Red-Haired