Thanks to Saint Nusjuro's "casual intervention," the Roger Pirates had suffered a crushing loss this time.
More than half their crew had been captured or killed, and every one of them could be considered an elite. Even Roger would struggle to gather so many outstanding crewmates again.
In fact, if Kuma, Ginny, and the others had not happened to discover the World Government's operation through Ginny's Hacking Technology...
And if Ginny and Kuma had not been such firm believers in the D. Clan, placing enormous hopes in Roger uncovering the Void Century and doing everything they could to rescue his group...
The Roger Pirates would probably have suffered a far worse fall. As it stood, their losses were devastating, but they had at least preserved some of their strength.
Most of Lind's attention was now focused on building the Oran Empire. Even during the earlier Maidan Island War, he had paid only limited attention.
He had largely overlooked the movements of the Roger Pirates and Saint Nusjuro.
Even the call Zephyr had received had come from Ginny, who had hacked his Den Den Mushi to notify him.
Otherwise, with Lind's character, how could he have done something like that?
Lind was still baffled by the twenty-odd figures who had suddenly dropped out of the sky onto Oran Island. He was urging Great Kun to investigate what exactly had happened.
As for those unexpected arrivals, Lind had acted on humanitarian principles. The injured had received proper treatment, while those who were unhurt had been given places to stay.
Even if he could not recognize the others, Lind could still identify that red-haired kid and the other boy with the red nose.
Once Buggy and the others learned that they were on Oran Island, they breathed sighs of relief. They had escaped