Minnie waited silently as Jones bandaged her wounds. Several times, she opened her mouth to speak, but each time, a sharp look from him stopped her.
The siblings had both tied their fortunes to Loa. Only by helping him achieve his goal could they secure a better future for themselves.
Jones's identity could not be exposed. At least, not yet.
Minnie remembered that too. She could only sigh to herself and stop trying to speak.
"Hey, you over there..." Mingde's helpless voice made Jones pause mid-Motion. Jones turned to see him pressed against the Iron Spikes, staring at the two of them with dead-fish eyes.
"I get that you know her, and of course you'd save her. But could you save the rest of us while you're at it? This is getting awkward!"
Jones blinked at the complaint, then turned to Minnie and asked quietly, "Who's that guy?"
"One of my fellow Elite Camp trainees I told you about. He ranked second after Loa left. His name's Mingde," Minnie explained, equally quietly.
"Second?" Jones let out a sound of recognition. "Oh, I remember. The guy who challenged Loa and got flattened in one move? He came second? No offense, but your Elite Camp class was pretty weak."
Minnie's face darkened.
It's true, but aren't you my brother? Did you have to rub it in?!
Jones failed to notice her expression and kept talking. "I remember another batch that had just graduated from the Elite Camp a few years ago. They tried to hunt me down. One of them really stuck in my mind—Smoker, or something like that. A Logia user. He was a real pain to deal with."
"Good thing I knew Haki, or I would've—"
"Shut up!" Minnie cut off his boasting with an angry look and sent him