The next day, Jabra and the others were still on the ship.
Just as Sage said, they hadn't left, but after reporting, they went back to sleep.
As for the content of the report...
Bang!
Bang bang!
The three were summoned to the captain's room, where they saw Sage with his shirt off, pounding a stone block. He used every part of his body in each powerful strike, and the force and skill of his attacks left the three secretly amazed.
As masters of the Six Styles, they could see that Sage's mastery of body techniques had reached an incredibly terrifying level, easily surpassing their skills without even mentioning the Supreme King's domination. This body technique alone could easily defeat them.
The force was not soft just by hearing the sound, and furthermore...
Jabra's pupils narrowed as Sage's reckless attacks caused injuries all over his body, yet they healed immediately after leaving the massive stone block.
That feeling...
"Hey, Kumadori!" Jabra turned to Kumadori.
Kumadori's eyes widened in surprise, "Life Return?!"
In the CP9 organization, apart from Lucci, only he could use Life Return.
It's a technique only 'Immortals' could perform!
After a thousand years of training in the mountains and seas, enduring harsh natural conditions like an Immortal's training and meditation, one could understand this ultimate secret technique.
But now they saw it being used by a pirate, and the extent of its usage was beyond Kumadori's imagination.
Life Return can heal injuries, but not this quickly!
Is this Life Return that humans can use?
Besides being shocked by Life Return, Jabra noticed something else.
"A Poneglyph?!"
He stared blankly at the stone block being repeatedly attacked by Sage, discovering it wasn't just any stone block; it was a Poneglyph!
Sage actually collected a Poneglyph?
An O'hara survivor can surely understand this!
"A hard stone block, nothing to be amazed at."
Sage's final punch landed on the stone block with a muffled sound. He stood up, moved his feet to dispel the Armament Haki covering the floor and the Poneglyph's back, walked over to the wine cabinet, and picked up a bottle of wine.
"Want a drink? It's called 'Princess Louise,' pretty expensive."
The three shook their heads, and Sage didn't pay any mind, poured a glass into a gemstone wine glass, downed it in one gulp, then sat on the Golden Throne.
Golden Throne...
Jabra raised his eyebrows, feeling the throne looked familiar. After a few glances, he tentatively asked, "Is it the throne from Anu Country?"
Yesterday, Spandam had provided detailed robbery information about Sage, including Anu Country.
As for why he knew this Golden Throne, he had infiltrated the place long ago because the Government suspected rich gold mines beneath Anu Country. He had infiltrated the Royal City, only to find gold but no mines underground, so he left quickly.
But that golden throne left a deep impression.
Besides that, on Sage's desk were some precious rings, all placed in jewelry boxes made of fine wood. Nearby was a display cabinet containing jewels, and even a golden crown encrusted with gemstones and a scepter.
"Everything here is stolen," Sage said with a laugh.
The Golden Throne he was sitting on was robbed from Anu Country, the precious gold and jewels were plundered from three cities, including the wine from the wine cabinet... also taken from Carnival City.
"What's the matter you need us for?" Jabra asked.
"Not you, specifically the Owl, but since you all are here, I've called you together."
Sage picked up a cigar, sniffed it, lit it, took a puff, and said, "Yesterday, what intel did your superiors give you?"
"Of course I wouldn't..."
"They said you've been noticed, including the robberies at Anu Country, City of the Spring Queen, Gourmet City, and Carnival City, and now there's a Poneglyph, this too has to be reported, chatter." The Owl didn't even give Jabra the chance to finish, spilling last night's intel straight out.
"Officer Spandam reported to the higher-ups, who are very angry because they couldn't assassinate you and didn't retrieve the money either."
The Owl continued, "You've also said about plans to rob Water Seven, so there will be many Navy arranged there. Moreover, Vice Admiral Garp is reportedly looking for you everywhere. He thought you might be at Long Ring Long Island, but didn't find you there, now he should also be on his way to Water Seven."
Jabra covered his forehead, having already given up...
"Garp... That old man doesn't need to keep an eye on those big figures in the New World but runs to keep an eye on me? If he has too much free time, he should retire early."
Sage grinned, asking, "You three aren't leaving, right?"
Jabra didn't let the Owl speak this time and directly admitted, "There's an order from above for us to find out how much you, an O'hara survivor, know, and to follow you until you're caught. You have too many secrets, not only this Poneglyph but also why you know about Rob Lucci—we're curious about that too. Many in the Navy don't even know his existence."
With the Owl around, no secret can remain, might as well speak openly to avoid anger.
To know about Rob Lucci, one must at least be at the level of a Headquarter Rear Admiral, or say, their CP9 organization, only a Headquarter Rear Admiral is qualified to know.
After all, they've existed for eight hundred years, always hidden in the shadows, not the openly known CP1-CP8. Even those intelligence agencies aren't common knowledge, let alone CP9.
Yet Sage spoke of it casually...
His bounty is very high in the first half, making him an extremely dangerous pirate, but ultimately, he's just a pirate who recently arrived on the Grand Line from the East Sea.
Why do you know about this?
"Maybe I was born knowing," Sage laughed.
"Don't joke around, you're not even an Ability User. Investigations found you have no abilities, you rely entirely on Body Techniques."
Jabra pondered for a moment, as if he had figured something out, and revealed a smug smile: "We had a long discussion last night about your intel. When you debuted in the East Sea, you first destroyed the royal family of the Oyekot Kingdom, and that Princess Lily was lured by you to become a Pirate…"
"Her foster father, King Ennio, was killed by you. We also found out that he was once a Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral who fought against Pirates led by Golden Lion during the 'Pirate War' in Oyekot Kingdom twenty years ago. Later, for unknown reasons, he resigned from the Navy, married the then queen, and eventually became the new king."
"You had contact with him, and the princess was your accomplice. We believe Ennio exposed information to you. Not only did he quit the Navy, but he even started to resent it, thus revealing secrets to you, a Pirate!"
"..."
Sage exhaled smoke, his expression peculiar, "How did you guys twist the facts to get here?"
"Admit it! That's how it is, otherwise it's inexplicable!" Jabra saw Sage's odd expression and thought he nailed it!
Nothing else is possible.
Although Lucci joined them in CP9 only a decade ago, which doesn't align with Ennio's resignation time, as a former Vice Admiral, Ennio's reputation in the Navy was still good, surely he learned some government secrets from his networks.
"Alright, whatever, you do whatever you like."
Sage waved his hand and said, "I don't care what you Special Agents do, now you're acting as Pirates, do what Pirates do, that shouldn't be a problem, right? Don't let me underestimate the professionalism of agents."
"Also, I don't care what intel you relay, correspondingly, you have to tell me your intelligence too, don't make me ask, it's unnecessary."
It truly isn't necessary; with Owl around, Sage can find out anything he wants, or rather, even without asking, Owl would tell him.
Better if they volunteered the information themselves.
As for executing Owl for the mission...
Jabra wouldn't do such a thing!
Though agents are focused on their missions, full of cunning and plotting, they all value their partners!
Especially Jabra, he and Lucci don't see eye to eye due to personality differences.
Lucci is cold-blooded and ruthless, while Jabra is loyal and compassionate, despite liking to lie and deceive...
And, even the cold and ruthless Lucci values these partners!
"This is truly..."
Kumadori cried out, tears in his eyes, fell to his knees, and drew his Ryofu, "Pouring out my heart and soul, under threat, forced to commit a betrayal of intelligence, tarnishing CP9's reputation, for this, I have no choice but to commit seppuku to express my shame!"
He reversed the grip on Ryofu and stabbed it into his abdomen.
"Tekkai."
Clang!
"Won't die like this, yoiyoiyoiyo!"
"You can't die this way oh, also, Jabra, now I don't know what to say after you've spoken, it's uncomfortable, chattering!" Owl looked at Jabra with a bit of grievances.
"Enough, you two!" Jabra roared, his body shaking with anger.
Why?
Why could that bastard Lucci enjoy himself with Kaku, Blueno, and Kalifa in Water Seven, while Jabra had to throw himself into a dangerous Pirate crew with two idiots!
So infuriating!
"Let's go out."
Sage waved his hand, uninterested in their performance, and then reclined on the Golden Throne, puffing a cigar while gazing at the sea outside the window, "Water Seven huh..."
"Are those three trustworthy?"
Lily's voice echoed from the staircase as she walked up from the internal stairs, glanced at the door, and said, "Should we keep an eye on them?"
"I have nothing to defend here, with the intel exchange, it's definitely a gain."
Sage shook his head and laughed, "Let's not go to Water Seven for now. Lily, contact Doflamingo, and choose the nearest island according to those Eternal Poses, trade first, then loot around, and then head to Water Seven."
When the Enies Lobby incident begins, all those Navy go to Enies Lobby, and going to Water Seven then would be the easiest.
"My plan won't fail!"
Sage stretched out his hand, clenched it heavily, and sneered, "With transparent intel, I can do whatever I want!"
What kind of lousy intel could Disaster Pirates have?
Other than something about himself that might interest the World Government, there's nothing else.
On the contrary, as long as these CP9 agents are on his ship, the intelligence he gets is of heavy weight!
You think Disaster Pirates' movements are controlled by the Navy?
No!
They're controlled by Sage, including Navy and World Government's movements!
A Pirate group might be shrouded in secrecy, but if there's any trace, the World Government would certainly grasp it with their capabilities.
After all, in terms of intel gathering, the World Government is the most professional!
Sage in reverse controls the Navy and World Government's intel, making it easier to plan.
Looting Gourmet City, grabbing a few CP9 agents in the process, even if it's just half, the intelligence power is enough, way better than those blind Pirates!