Stussy was startled.
Indeed, she had let her guard down just now.
She had seen far too many lustful men to misjudge them in most cases. The main reason was that the Earth Calamity had not looked as though he was acting at all.
If that had been acting, it had been a little too good.
Thinking it over carefully now, how could that man have so easily won the Whitebeard Pirates' goodwill and led their commanders around by the nose without astonishing acting skills?
What a cunning man. He had portrayed a pirate's love of booze and women to perfection, without a single visible flaw.
Guernica said gravely, "Our mission this time isn't just to make a trade. We also need to get a clear picture of that man's background and abilities."
"I understand."
Stussy nodded.
Of the known intelligence on Good, the most important point was that he could contend with Kizaru. They had known nothing about someone with such formidable combat strength. That was an absolute failure on their part.
His abilities, preferences, origins...
They had to investigate everything thoroughly.
Just then, three conspicuous figures entered the establishment.
Oven, Mont-d'Or, and Galette.
"Linlin's children are here."
Stussy looked toward Oven and the others.
She had secretly sold Linlin the intelligence on Caesar for a simple reason: Linlin wanted Caesar to produce a drug that could turn people into giants.
The World Government had long been secretly attempting human gigantification experiments, but had never succeeded. The Numbers traded to the Beasts Pirates were products of failed gigantification experiments.
The World Government had no use for the intellectually deficient Numbers.
The enormous investment with no return in sight, along with the need to consider Vegapunk's feelings, had forced the World Government to halt the experiments.
But not long ago,