By this point, Kid had completely understood what Gaban meant.
"Looks like we have no choice. We have to meet Roger's son. And Straw Hat Kid too—if he can join our alliance..."
Bonney, standing nearby, was taken aback. She understood meeting Roger's son. After all, the Spade Pirates had someone capable of reading Poneglyphs, so it was only natural to seek an alliance with him.
But why seek out Straw Hat Kid...
Kid glanced at Bonney as though she were an idiot.
"Haven't you noticed? If this alliance is going to be formed, Straw Hat Kid is an indispensable intermediary... Every pirate crew and force in these seas capable of competing for Laugh Tale is connected to Straw Hat Kid in one way or another. Roger's son goes without saying. Cross Guild, the Buggy Pirates, the Red Hair Pirates, even Rainbow Country, the Marines, the World Government..."
Only then did Bonney realize.
Straw Hat Kid's importance might have been even more terrifying than Kid had described.
"Wait, wait... Could Straw Hat Kid be the real key figure?"
Bonney suddenly felt a chill at the thought.
But then Bonney seemed to realize something, her eyes widening as she asked.
"Um, do you think that Fire Dragon Ye Mu might have already been to Laugh Tale? After all, they have everything they could possibly want... What if we get there and find that Fire Dragon Ye Mu has already emptied the place of all its treasure? Then wouldn't we be..."
Gaban answered Bonney's question.
He merely said calmly,
"Young Ye Mu must have already obtained the locations of those four coordinates. Otherwise, he wouldn't have used those four unusual islands as the competition venue! And the Thunder God Pirate Crew owned by young Enel wouldn't have remained completely inactive until now!"
"Eh!!!