"Captain Roger, come visit Oran Island whenever you have time!"
At Oran City's harbor, Lind was seeing off the Roger Pirates with Allison and Liana.
Since everyone was fairly busy, Whitebeard and the others had said their goodbyes to Lind one after another once the banquet ended.
Even the Roger Pirates, who had always seemed to have nothing to do in Lind's memory, had set sail to continue their adventures.
The only people still on Oran Island were those who truly had plenty of free time, such as a certain Red Count who had arrived uninvited.
"Mr. Redfield, I've been busy with the wedding these past few days and haven't been a proper host. Please forgive me."
In the reception room, Lind first apologized to the still-young Red Count.
There had simply been too many visitors to Oran Island lately. On top of that, the Red Count had kept a low profile, quietly helping himself to the food, so Lind had completely failed to notice his arrival.
Had the people monitoring the energy detectors not suddenly discovered that the number of high-energy individuals on Oran Island was off, Lind would never have known when such a powerful figure had arrived.
"May I ask what brings you to Oran Island, Mr. Redfield?"
As Lind asked, he silently speculated about Redfield's purpose. Surely he hadn't really come just for the food.
"Hahaha, Mr. Lind, I met a very interesting person while I was in the East Blue. From what he said, he seemed to be from Oran Island."
"That made me curious about Oran Island. As for your wedding, Mr. Lind, I really did happen to arrive just in time. I must say, the food here is excellent."
"The residents of Oran Island are much the same. Though their hearts inevitably harbor