Impel Down: Stakeout Operation / Impel Down: Smooth Sailing or Not

Sabo's arrival alone was enough to show how highly Dragon valued Lin Mo.

With that being the case, he had no reason not to help.

After a moment of silence, Ivankov clenched his fists, swept his gaze over the bewildered New Okama around him, and declared, "Comrades, although it is a little early and the time is not yet ripe, there is a righteous cause we must undertake..."

Before Ivankov could finish, Lin MuMu cut him off. "All right, all right. Having too many people would only make things harder. Just you and Inazuma need to take us there."

"That's right," Marco agreed. "Too many people would make it harder to move around. Just the few of us will do."

Inazuma nodded in agreement as well. "I think they're right."

"Huh?" Deeply wounded, Ivankov crouched down, produced a twig from somewhere, and gloomily drew circles on the ground. "You're all so mean. You won't even let me finish..."

Although the New Okama around them had no idea what had happened, they could tell that something big seemed to be brewing.

"Lord Ivan, can't we really come along?"

"Lord Ivan, please don't be sad. If we'd really hold you back, we'll stay here and wait for you to return."

"That's right, Lord Ivan. You must pull yourself together, even though we really want to fight alongside you and Inazuma."

"Lord Ivan, please don't be discouraged. Keep your spirits up."

Everyone began offering Ivankov words of comfort.

Only a few seconds later, Ivankov threw away his twig, sprang to his feet, raised both hands above his head, and shouted, "I'm not discouraged at all! I was just kidding! Hee-haw!"

"Huh? So you were joking! Hahaha, you fooled us again."

"Lord Ivan, as long as you're all right. Hahaha."

Only then did everyone