As she spoke, without waiting for Ian or Zephyr to respond, Violet glanced at Vice-Admiral Garp and Admiral Akainu beside her, then continued: "It seems Mr. Zephyr and Mr. Ian still have other matters. I will not disturb you further."
After those words, she did not continue staying there, but turned around briskly and walked outside.
Although she still had some things she wanted to say, with an Admiral present, after thinking it over, she ultimately did not say them.
However, after she opened the door and left, Enel, who seemed to have almost finished eating, spoke flatly while holding an apple in his hand.
"She has business with us."
As he spoke, without waiting for anyone else to ask what business, a rather interesting smile appeared on Enel's face.
He cast a strange look at Garp and Sakazuki, but did not say anything more.
After a brief moment, he withdrew his gaze and leisurely took a bite of his apple.
Faced with this, Garp did not care about such matters.
After Violet left, he continued to snatch food with his own grandson. However, Sakazuki frowned because of the look Enel had given earlier.
He had not forgotten the intelligence gathered by Marine Headquarters... This senior executive seemed to be able to read minds?!
What had happened in the Kingdom of Dressrosa?
Why was it not reported to the Marines?
But thinking that what mattered more right now was getting these people to hurry up and leave, Sakazuki suppressed his curiosity. He did not even bother with his partner, Garp, who was still eating heartily.
Instead, he turned his head back and looked at Ian with a cold expression. "Can we talk now?"
As soon as these words fell, they once again drew everyone's attention.
Ian also raised his head to look at him.
Just as he was about to say something, he seemed to sense something and said with a smile, "It's fine now."
As soon as his words ended…
"Creak!"
The restaurant door was opened again. This immediately made Sakazuki, who had just let out a sigh of relief thinking they could finally talk, frown.
With annoyance in his heart, he also looked toward the door.
Two figures walked in, and one of them, a woman with an enormous yet tall figure, made Sakazuki pause.
He instantly recognized who she was, and his gaze became profound.
Huge!
A female giant!
And also the culprit that had caused the Umbrella Corporation to come here this time.
If this island's restaurant had not been built large enough to accommodate various races, then the moment this female giant entered, she probably would have burst the restaurant apart.
When the two of them, one in front and one behind, arrived before Ian…
"Boss, it's done."
Gini spoke first.
After cheerfully saying that, he waved at Gerd behind her.
"Gerd, hurry up, where's that guy?"
As his words fell, Gerd respectfully bowed. "Mr. Ian, thank you for saving my life. I, Gerd, will absolutely never forget your kindness."
After expressing her gratitude, she ignored the Marines in front of her. A dangerous smile appeared on her face as she directly yanked on a rope, no, a rope as thick as an arm, which in Gerd's hands looked no different from a thin string.
With a bang, the other end of the rope directly flung out a figure, it was a middle-aged man with an eight-shaped mustache!
He was disheveled, his clothes were in tatters, and he seemed to have been dragged over, his garments torn, his entire body bearing scrape marks!
"This guy is the person in charge of Hegen's auction house in the Sabaody Archipelago."
Gini did not beat around the bush. "When I went over, this guy was so scared he was about to piss himself. Oh, no, actually, he already pissed himself on the way over."
He kicked the guy on the ground in disgust. "Stop pretending to be asleep. If you keep pretending, I'll really take you as dead and sink you into the sea to feed the fish. Hurry up and get up. Our boss is right here."
"Ahaha, Boss Gini, I was just asleep, just asleep. I wasn't dead asleep."
Those words made the skinny, short man with the eight-shaped mustache quickly lift his head.
After showing an awkward smile, he turned his head. When he saw so many people staring at him, his entire body shook violently.
Especially the man at the front with a cold expression, this frightened him so much that he shuddered.
Without any hesitation, he directly knelt upright and said to the man in front of him: "Mr. Ian, my name is Maya. I pay my respects to you."
"No need for greetings."
However, in the face of his salutation, Ian seemed not to care at all. He continued to look at Maya on the ground and said flatly, "Didn't you say you wanted me to come personally? I've personally come. Where's your boss?"
Maya: "..."
Hearing Ian's words, Maya's heart skipped a beat, and the smile on his face became even more bitter.
Especially feeling the gazes around him fixed on him, it nearly made his pants wet again.
Without any hesitation, he prostrated himself on the ground, smashing his head heavily against it. "Mr. Ian, I—I—our boss is not here. This time was just an accident. We didn't expect Miss Gerd to be your friend. I represent Hegen in apologizing to you. Please spare my life."
And in his heart, he viciously cursed his own boss.
What was the boss thinking?
How dare he provoke such a monster?
Didn't he see that this guy had already appeared on the island, yet the marines still dared not make a move against him?
His boss wanted to become the underworld king of the North Blue, but this person now... was a true king!
Especially after the previous incident, the entire West Blue had been set in motion because of this person.
Whether black or white, no one dared to defy his orders. How could someone like the Hegen Family possibly afford to provoke him?
"Our boss has already said to have me quickly release Miss Gerd, and to personally express the Hegen Family's mistakes to you!"
After saying this, Maya pressed himself even lower, as though his entire body was about to be plastered to the ground.
However, before Maya could receive Ian's response, a voice filled with pleasure suddenly came from the side.