"Do you know the Sun Pirates?"
After rubbing his chin for a while, Xie Wen suddenly asked this question out of nowhere.
A flicker of unease crossed Gild Tesoro's face, but he quickly recovered and answered with feigned composure, "Of course. Their captain is also one of the Shichibukai. How could I not know them?"
But as he answered, he still couldn't help glancing at Shirahoshi behind Xie Wen.
Hmm?
Only then did Xie Wen realize that if Gild Tesoro had escaped from the Celestial Dragons, he could only have been among those Fisher Tiger had rescued back then!
And when he thought about it carefully, there really didn't seem to have been any Fish-Men aboard the Ark Maxim...
So Shirahoshi-or, more precisely, Fisher Tiger-probably deserved some of the credit for how accommodating Gild Tesoro had been.
Although he had belatedly realized this, it made little difference to Xie Wen. He continued with what he had originally planned to say.
"Yes. Thanks to Shirahoshi, I'm fairly well acquainted with Jinbe. The Sun Pirates have a secret: their tattoos are actually covering something up..."
"Tanaka! Take Baccarat and leave!"
Gild Tesoro suddenly raised his voice and shouted at his two subordinates.
Though Tanaka and Baccarat were still completely bewildered, they dared not defy Gild Tesoro's wishes. After bowing respectfully, Tanaka used his Devil Fruit Ability to take Baccarat out of the completely sealed secret room.
Only after they left did Gild Tesoro turn to stare intently at Xie Wen. "What do you mean by that? Why are you suddenly telling me this?"
Ignoring his questions, Xie Wen continued on his own. "What they wanted to hide was the Celestial Dragon Hoof Mark... Did you know? That mark is quite remarkable. Even if you cover it with a new tattoo or brand,