A dozen or so minutes later, a group of masked P0 agents in white suits appeared in the room. The traces left on the floor put grim looks on the faces beneath their masks.
"Someone took him! Report to our superiors immediately!"
"Yes!"
In the cabin of a merchant ship, Carol sat up unsteadily, his head still foggy.
"What happened?"
I remember seeing Becky from the Beasts Pirates before I passed out. That's right!
Carol sprang to his feet and scanned his surroundings warily. Just then, the cabin door opened.
A thin blond boy entered carrying a tray, surprise and delight crossing his face when he saw Carol awake. Before he could speak, Carol lunged forward and clamped his fingers around the boy's throat.
The boy instinctively tried to dodge, but the gap between their abilities was enormous. His attempt did nothing beyond briefly surprising Carol.
"Where am I? Who's your master?"
"Th-this is a merchant ship belonging to the Lily Merchant Guild..." The boy swallowed. He knew the man before him could kill him with ease.
"The Lily Merchant Guild?"
Carol frowned. He had never heard the name. As one of Dragon's trusted aides, he had helped Dragon keep the [Censored] Army on its feet despite the World Government's pursuit, and he knew plenty of the sea's more prominent merchant guilds.
"Yes. The Lily Merchant Guild is a guild I founded a month ago."
Becky's voice suddenly came from the doorway. As she finished speaking, she appeared outside the cabin in a red qipao.
"Becky of the Beasts Pirates. It really is you!" Carol narrowed his eyes, weighing his chances of escaping her.
But the arrival of another person soon made him frown.
"'Drunkard' Jot? What are Blackbeard and Kaido trying to do?"
It was Jot, who had held