By the time Lind returned to Oran Island, it was already 1491, six years before Roger would become the Pirate King.
While Lind was out at sea, Roger and his three companions had successfully swum to Oran Island and gathered the rest of their crew.
They then began earning money on Oran Island to buy a ship. Being powerful certainly had its advantages; at the very least, they could make money much faster than ordinary people.
Roger and his crew could head to the Calm Belt together, catch a sea king, and bring it back to sell for more money than many people could earn in a lifetime.
Had the Roger Pirates not been waiting for suitable materials-the branches of treasure tree Adam that the Oran shipyard had just acquired from Elbaf-they would have set sail long ago.
Between earning money, waiting for materials, building the ship, and all the other steps involved, they had spent so much time that Lind managed to return to Oran Island before Roger and his crew departed.
He would have the chance to see this future Pirate King set sail from Oran Island once again.
"Lind, I really have to thank you for taking in my crewmates!"
At the banquet held on the day Lind returned, Roger walked up to him with a bottle of champagne and spoke with a smile.
"Don't mention it. It was no trouble, and they weren't living on Oran Island for free, either. You've spent quite a bit here during your stay."
Lind smiled and told Roger there was no need to thank him. They were good friends, after all.
"Hahaha, I still owe you a thank-you. Enough talk-bottoms up!" With that, Roger downed the entire bottle of champagne.
Lind smiled helplessly at the sight and followed Roger's lead,