Shortly after, everyone boarded the ship, save for Maria, the supposed village chief, Jin, and Zaraki.
Now it was time for the rest of them to get aboard, and Maria asked, "Before we leave, who is going to sail the ship for us?" ". She asked, "Who will be our sailor?"
"You are looking at both, my lady," the man said to her, "I am both the sailor and navigator for this ship."
Maria arched a brow as she heard this, almost not believing she had just been tricked by a pirate. Her mind began racing about all the events that had taken place right beforehand. Did he orchestrate all this just so she and her people would get aboard his ship?
"So you are not the village chief, then?" "You tricked me," she said to him.
As the Queen uttered those last few words to the hearing of the operatives, Jin and Zaraki unsheathed their swords, pointing them at him. The very fact that Mako had deceived Maria was treasonous, and they were wary of him.
