"Talk to her?"
Chaton glanced at Nami. The little girl was bright-eyed and adorable, as pretty as a porcelain doll, but he still thought the idea was a bit of a joke.
Ye Chen paid the Marines no more attention. After mooring the ship, he left a few people aboard to watch it and took everyone else ashore on the Sabaody Archipelago.
Seeing Ye Chen stroll away, his deputy Nas leaned close and whispered, "Vice Admiral Chaton, those people are all still on the ship. Corrupt King Pizarro, Slob Loka, Basan, and Jace. Should we..."
"Hm?"
Chaton was tempted. Pizarro and Loka were dangerous pirates the government feared.
The government had never wanted them to leave Impel Down. Although Sengoku had agreed to let Ye Chen take them, his real intention had been for Sang Biao and his men to eliminate them en route. That mission had failed. By Chaton's reckoning, Pizarro and the others would recover from their injuries soon if they did not act now. The government would not want that.
Yet Ye Chen had walked away without a care. Chaton could not help wondering: wasn't he worried they might go after Loka and Pizarro?
What is that brat up to?
Chaton rubbed his forehead. He could not figure it out.
This was supposed to be a negotiation, but Sengoku had also sent them to sound Ye Chen out. What was his attitude after everything that had happened? Why had he rescued Pizarro and Loka from Impel Down? What was he planning?
If those two legendary pirates had joined Ye Chen's Grim Reaper Pirates, the Marines would have to take it seriously. The government did not want either of those ruthless men seen in public again, and each was as strong as a top-tier Shichibukai.
"Oh, right. Your