A wicked smile curled at the corners of Carol's mouth as well:
"Yes."
But no matter how one looked at that smile, he clearly wasn't thinking of anything good.
Beside him, the corner of Robin's eye twitched almost imperceptibly. That smile was all too familiar. They really were cut from the same cloth, both so devious...
Something seemed to occur to Robin. She hesitated before speaking:
"Wait."
"After something like this, will they really agree to the call?"
"And if the conversation does happen..."
"If they reveal what happened in the New World, it'll spread straight across the world. Wouldn't that have a major impact on the Navy?"
"Wouldn't it be better to let the public know after the war ends?"
Outside the New World itself, very few people in the Four Blues knew what had happened there. After all, it had only happened last night, and it was still the following morning.
For the news to spread worldwide, they would at least have to wait until the newspapers made it common knowledge, and that would take some time.
But if they held this conversation, everyone watching the worldwide broadcast would probably find out...
Carol said with a cheerful smile:
"Who said having a conversation meant we had to let them speak..."
Robin froze for a moment, then helplessly pressed a hand to her forehead.
Fine, she really hadn't thought of that. But this was just too...
Underhanded...
Seeing Robin's helpless expression, Carol spread his hands and smiled.
Gazing into the distance, Sakazuki spoke unhurriedly:
"Trash like pirates..."
"Pursue a kind of freedom that places them outside the rules."
"Lawlessness is their defining trait."
"And that freedom often goes hand in hand with personal heroism."
"They make the world recognize them through slaughter and displays of force, but all of