Satoru said nothing in response to his captain. He didn't need to, after all. He HAD just gotten his permission to go hunting around and doing what he needed to do. The biggest question, of course, would be...what that would be. He had already created a mental list of various materials he would need on a ship as a medic. From the basic materials like a stethoscope to the lesser-known like medicinal herbs to make his own medications. And of course, he'd need scalpels, disinfectant, vitamins.... Could a town this deserted really provide everything that he needed? He really wasn't sure. But he would never know by simply sitting around and waiting. He shrugged and finally began following his captain and Zypha into the town, though he did intentionally keep his distance from them. It was better for him to observe situations from afar than be right in the center of it, where he would be caught in the middle if something went wrong.

When Lenwood and Zypha had their encounter with the villagers at last, Satoru continued to maintain his distance and observe the situation in silence. He couldn't help but smirk slightly, though, when he watched Lenwood pass the responsibility for the situation to Zypha instead of handling it himself. Thankfully, she seemed to be able to handle it just fine, so there was no need for him to intervene just yet. Finally, the situation diffused and the villagers slowly came back out into the streets, explaining the situation. Now that he could tell that everything was going to be fine for now, he decided that he could approach his crewmates and show them that he'd been with them the whole time.

But as he began to walk, he couldn't help but scowl slightly. The story that the villagers told bothered him. Apparently, the Marines stationed here were bullying the villagers and taking advantage of their strength. What miserable excuses for the driving force of justice on the seas. But, he supposed it was comforting in one way: He had just acquired proof positive that his suspicions about the Marines and their methods were indeed accurate. There were apparently plenty of marines that were not as great and just as their banner and name would imply. And that eased the slight doubts he had been having the last couple of days about his decision to join a pirate crew.

Satoru made a mental note to send another note out as they were going to leave the island, see if there were any kind of carrier birds around here that could get messages out across the Grand Line. If he could get word of this to his family back on his home island, they would probably be able to do something about it if necessary. His family consisted of proper Marines, after all.

Though at the rate Lenwood was going, there might not be any disciplining left to do by then.

"Right behind you," Satoru said, finally catching up to his captain and crewmate, hands in his pockets. "I heard the whole thing. And if you want my two cents, I agree with Zyph. They appeared to be telling the truth to me. Or at least, I don't see much reason to doubt them yet. Plus...I already had a feeling that there were Marine bases that did that. So this would mostly confirm my suspicions about them." He then chuckled slightly at that. "Though I suppose that that might make me biased and I just want their words to be the truth." 

He then paused for a moment, deciding to change the subject. "But are you really planning on taking this place on? I should probably tell you then, that if this island does have a Marine base established here, it probably isn't a big one. Judging on the size of the island and the apparent population, I'd say that it's probably a rather small base, relatively speaking. The only real threat likely to be present that we should be particularly worried about is whoever Captains the base. Possibly whoever is directly under them too. Some Commanders are rather strong themselves." He then looked over at Lenwood again. "I just want to warn you. Don't underestimate a Captain of the Marines. They're the sixth-highest rank in the Marines, with only Commodores being between them and the Admiral ranks. They don't often get their positions unless they've got the strength to back it up."