Sicily's room-
They had dealt with the two rats in succession.
Aokiji now had a fairly clear understanding of the situation, and his mood had grown somewhat heavy.
"-I'm going for a 'walk.' Let's see how many more 'surprises' this island has hidden away."
Aokiji showed no outward signs of anything being wrong. Before leaving, he even gently closed the door.
"...Uh... yeah."
Chaton glanced at the door, then looked back at Lilith, who was fiddling with the headband and tablet. He scratched the back of his head with a wry smile.
"You scheming types have such dirty minds."
As the nominal captain, he couldn't move around freely without attracting attention. Staying behind also counted as "protecting" Lilith.
"It's called wisdom, Mr. Captain~"
Lilith didn't even look up. A crafty gleam flashed in her pink eyes as her fingers flew across the tablet.
Soon, Bobbin's recent memories had been deftly altered and overwritten.
His memories of being captured and interrogated were deleted, replaced with a vague instruction to "accept an assignment from the vice captain and investigate suspicious people in the streets."
...A moment later.
Bobbin, playing "Frank," shook his head. His eyes cleared, and he stood at attention before "Sicily."
"Yes, Vice Captain! I'll go right away!"
As far as Bobbin was concerned, he had merely spaced out for a moment.
"Idiot... we're 'pirates' now."
Sicily lowered his voice, his expression slightly "fierce" as he berated his idiot subordinate.
"Ah... sor... got it! Boss~!"
Drawing on "Frank's" memories, Bobbin adjusted his behavior accordingly and scrambled out the door.
A dozen seconds later.
Only then did Lilith and Chaton emerge from hiding.
Using scientific equipment and Observation Haki respectively, they checked their surroundings and the hallway outside the room.
"So, what now...?"
After confirming that the area was clear, Chaton