"What? Look, if you are trying to do something suspicious then better be prepared, you damn insect!" exclaimed Kaiser with irritation, who wasn't given a reason yet why he and Aldo is here.
"A- An insect?" said Frank with awkward smile, probably taken by surprise by Kaiser's words but he showed no signs of hostility and regain his composure quickly.
"Well anyway, I will explain you but can you please be patient? I have to confirm something first." replied Frank.
Aldo suggested Kaiser to listen what Frank have to say.
"Ah, thank you very much little boy. I see, you are a smart one. I appreciate for your understanding." said Frank.
After a little pause, Frank began to speak.
"Are you both survivors from Paradise Island who escaped from that place, arriving at Marley as the last destination?"
"How do you know?" asked Kaiser, with a suspicious look on his face.
"My my, relax. Just answer my questions...I will surely tell you everything if you co-operate well." replied Frank, putting a smile on his face.
"Yeah we are from that Island, you got a problem?" Kaiser looked annoyed as he replied.
Aldo urged to control his emotions and try to act cool.
"But kid, I don't trust this man at all. It's strange for a member to guide us here even though we never met before. He also seems to be hiding something." said Kaiser with distrust on Frank.
But then Kaiser went silent and answered that they really are from the island and surviving people.
Aldo knew of the risks here that he may even end up dead here given the current situation. Since the whole world despise the Paradise Island, it's only obvious for Kaiser to get worried about both Aldo and himself.
"Descended of Eldians, I see." a slight smirk was displayed on Frank as he said that.
"Do you know why you both are summonsd here despite we know about you both?" asked Frank.
"It is a crime to help someone if they are from paradis island. But long ago, everything got annihilated by Marley and other countries or nations." continued Frank.
"..." The boy listened to Frank carefully just as Kaiser, though Kaiser seems impatient.
"You both seems to be the survivors. You must be wondering how do I even know about you?" said Frank
Aldo and Kaiser wondered what he does want with them.
"Kaiser, your men went missing when they visited Marley in disguised, right?"
On Frank's remark, Kaiser realised that few of his men normally visited Marley while hiding their identities to gain the knowledge of the world. However they all went missing one day.
"H-....How do you know about that?! Don't tell me you did something to them!? Tell me what did you do!?" asked Kaiser, looking shocked at how Frank knows about this.
"Relax, I am not the one who is responsible for all this but my spies collected data on your men. We knew at last that some people are still surviving on the Paradis Island." replied Frank.
"We avoided them and never meant to harm your men but one day we got news that a group was responsible for killing your men, tossing them on the ocean." continued Frank.
"What? Who were they!?" looking confused about his emotions and Kaiser instinctively asked that question.
"And don't think you will get away from this if this is all a lie and you are trying to manipulate me!" exclaimed Kaiser.
However Frank showed him the news reports. Frank had already analysed the news reports and came to understand they were all slaughtered by the unknown group.
"This group is known for their ruthless behaviour and is hostile one. They are the group who do all kinds of crime these days. No one really knows what they are after." explained Frank.
"This is how we got to know that there are some survivors on the island. We had originally planned to help them by visiting the island but then one of my spy noticed your boat which headed from the island and arrived at Marley." continued Frank.
Analysing all the information or atleast about how he knows about them, Aldo and Kaiser know this one fact that this unknown group are responsible for missing men of Kaiser.
"I understand what you wanted to tell us...but why do you want to help us? What is it in for you? What are you planning to do?" asked Kaiser
"And this hideout, aren't you afraid that we could reveal you that you guys are also potentially doing something suspicious behind the scenes?" asked Kaiser.
"It's not like I trust you both and I don't intend to force you to join us... however, given your current situation..." said Frank.
Frank explained that they don't have official documents, IDs, rules and regulations, and don't even know how this world actually operates.
"Kaiser, while your men were helpful to you by providing information but in the end, they were struggling to survive here a lot because they lacked many of those things I just mentioned." said Frank.
"So you are saying only you can help us blend in this society? You still haven't told me on why you insist on helping us?" asked Kaiser.
"It's not for free though, you will both work under me from now on. What do you say? You can't survive without my help."
Kaiser grit his teeth in confusion because he can't believe every single word from this man. Although Frank spoke truth, there was still a chance that he may be hiding or lying about few points.
Aldo made a decision to work under Frank and suggested Kaiser to agree since they have nowhere else to go.
Aldo asked Frank what is the name of this unknown group and does he know about Kale?
"Hm, first of all. This group never revealed any information or clues or even their group name so they were given a official title for identifying them. They are called by the name Hollow Wolves." replied Frank
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To be continued...