Chapter 387: The Monarch’s Canary
"It seems that we are late."
The battle in Wano Country had ended. Following Kaido’s order, his subordinates were gathering their wounded and preparing to leave. Jack, beaten half to death and covered in blood, was dragged away by his comrades.
At the port, Garp stepped onto the cracked dock, meeting the wary eyes of the surrounding Black Crow Pirates. He glanced calmly at Mio and grinned.
"Since you know you’re late, why are you still here? Did you finish your meal?" Mio dusted himself off, staring at Garp with his usual unflinching calm.
"That depends on whether you’ll entertain us or not."
Garp’s gaze swept over Wano Country behind Mio. With a sigh, he said, "Wano has changed hands. This is a good opportunity for the Navy to talk to you about cooperation regarding seastone. How about it?"
Although it was shameful for the Navy to speak of "cooperation" with pirates, they had little choice.
After all, seastone was rare, yet highly necessary.
Wano was the largest producer of seastone in the world, and the Navy depended on it for countering Devil Fruit users.
"Fine." Mio nodded casually. The matter of Wano was settled, and the Navy couldn’t forcibly take control now without suffering tremendous losses.
With a wave of his hand, Mio stepped forward, suddenly appearing in front of Garp. At the same time, Warwick tossed him a bottle of sake, which Mio caught and sipped. "I don’t mind selling seastone to the Navy, but you should know its worth. Don’t expect the price to drop just because Wano has a new ruler. I don’t intend to take a loss."