Hearing the commotion, Vivi suddenly became nervous.
Inside an enemy's base, and in such a conspicuous location, a den den mushi's importance was self-evident.
Vivi even guessed that the caller might be Baroque Works's behind-the-scenes boss,
Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!
She nervously clutched the corner of her clothes, cautiously looking at Reno.
"Don't worry, "073" I'm here!"
Just as her nerves were extremely taut, Reno's reassurance slowly calmed her down.
"Leave it to me."
Reno smiled and answered the den den mushi.
And as the den den mushi connected, its appearance, as expected, transformed into Crocodile's.
Reno's lips curled slightly.
"Hello??"
""
The other end of the den den mushi fell into a brief silence.
"Who are you? Where's Mr. 3??"
The Crocodile-shaped den den mushi suddenly turned grim, a perpetually unsmoked cigar still dangling from his mouth.
"You are the behind-the-scenes boss of Baroque Works, Sand Crocodile (Nickname for Crocodile) Crocodile, right??"
Reno did not answer Crocodile's question, but instead retorted directly.
"Hmm??"
"Are you the pirates from Whiskey Peak??"
Crocodile quickly guessed Reno's identity.
"Since you're answering the phone, then Mr. 3 must have already been taken care of by you, right??"
"He really is a useless waste/good-for-nothing (insult)."
Crocodile seemed extremely casual about Galdino's failure.
As if he didn't care at all.
Hmm??
This time it was Reno's turn to be puzzled.
Why was Crocodile not reacting at all??
Robin should have already told him the news after she returned.
Could the rumors really be false??
It shouldn't be. In the original story, when Okama King Ivankov mentioned that matter, Crocodile's entire face changed.
Even if Crocodile didn't care, he couldn't possibly not mention it at all.
Not even indirectly.
But there really was nothing.
In the end, Reno could only draw one conclusion 0...
It's very likely that Robin simply didn't tell Crocodile about this.
That's why this scene is happening now.
What's going on??
Robin-chan should be very reliable!
Reno inwardly complained about Robin fiercely.
Then Crocodile's arrogant and disdainful voice came from the other end of the den den mushi:
"You're nothing but a country bumpkin from the East Blue. Do you really think you can change the final outcome? I've picked up too many people like you, and of course, many have died by my hand."
His tone was arrogant, his voice disdainful.
After he finished speaking, before Reno could speak again,.
The den den mushi was unilaterally hung up.
"Whew-"
Vivi breathed a sigh of relief, as if a great weight had been lifted.
Even across such a distance.
But he was, after all, the true behind-the-scenes boss of Baroque Works, and he still gave Vivi no small amount of pressure.
"Dare to hang up on me??"
Reno frowned slightly.
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