Lorne glanced toward the Mammoth fleeing in panic in the distance, with no intention of pursuing it.
"Rear Admiral, sir!"
Ethan rushed over first, followed by Kuina, Ryan, and Bakel.
All three were wrapped in bandages, and blood could still be seen seeping through as they ran.
"Don't make such a fuss."
Lorne rolled his shoulders, his joints cracking sharply.
"Fish Jack's men out of the sea. Put Seastone cuffs on all the ability users."
"Yes, sir!"
Ethan immediately turned to direct the Marines.
Suddenly, Lorne turned his head, his gaze locking onto the rocks.
"Ryan."
"Here."
Ryan stood straight, clutching his chest.
"Someone's hiding behind the rocks to the east."
"Bring him here."
Without a word, Ryan activated Soru, vanishing from the spot.
A moment later, he returned with a scrawny man held by the collar, also carrying an oddly shaped video recorder.
It was a specialized camera used by the World Economy News Paper.
"Rear Admiral, sir!"
"This guy was secretly filming!"
Ryan tossed the man to the ground.
The scrawny man landed face-first, then scrambled to his feet, his legs trembling nonstop as he hastily forced a professional smile onto his face.
"D-d-don't misunderstand!"
"I'm a reporter for the World Economy News Paper!"
"My name's Benny. I was just passing through..."
"Passing through?"
Lorne looked down at him.
"No shipping routes pass within a hundred nautical miles of this Nameless Island. How exactly were you passing through?"
Large beads of sweat formed on Benny's forehead.
"Uh... all right, I followed the Beasts Pirates' Mammoth here."
"Word came from the New World that Jack had set out. Our president, Morgans, thought it was big news, so he sent me to follow him."
Lorne took the camera from Ryan and looked through its recordings.
The footage clearly captured the