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One Piece: The Blackfin Chronicles

"It's not the only reason I'm here, but I won't bore you with the details. Got some people I need to meet up with." He then pulled down his scarf slightly and downed the whole thing of rum. He put the glass back down, paid for his drink, pulled his scarf back up, then left for the outside. Looking around outside he tried to figure out where the two would have gone from here. He had no way of figuring out where they may be so the best plan he could come up with was walking around til he ran into them. If he didn't find them after a while he would just go back to the trawler.

One Piece: The Blackfin Chronicles

Eadgar started laughing as more people in the tavern began yelling about how their Beli was missing. It didn't take long for Eadgar to realize that the most likely culprit was Siobhan seeing as she was gone without the owner getting angry at her. The other members of the poker game looked at the swordsman. They all exchanged glances with each other while keeping their weapons drawn. Then one pointed his gun at Eadgar and asked, "What's so funny? You not care about your money?"

Eadgar stood up while eyeing each of his poker opponents and finally said, "Oh, it's not that. It just seems today is my lucky day 'cause this pot now belongs to me." All the men got even angrier at this statement and shifted their weapons to aim at Eadgar, but before they could attack the Silver Swordsman, faster than the average eye could register, used the back of his blade to down each of his would-be assaulters. He smiled at his work then proceeded to deposit all the Beli into his money pouch. This was typically the only way he could come out positive from a poker game.

Now that he had some money he could get to work. First, he walked to the bar and asked for some rum. When the woman came around he asked in a hushed tone so that only she would hear him, "Look, I know my horrible disguise isn't fooling you so let's get right to the chase. I'm hunting down the Rainbow Raiders. I know they come to this island for their 'tax'. Any info you'd be willing to spare?"

One Piece: The Blackfin Chronicles

Eadgar played poker with the men for a few minutes. He wasn't doing great but at least he was making a profit so far. He had watched as his companions left and wondered how they had paid for anything. He shoved the thought from his head in order to focus on the game. It was about over when two specific things seemed to happen at the same time. Over at the bar, a man yelled, "WHAT HAPPENED TO MY MONEY!" Then at the table where he was sitting one of the men slammed his cards down and drew his pistol. He pointed it right at one of the other men and said, "Hey, I saw that ya dirty rat!" Everyone else at the table other than Eadgar shot up drawing whatever weapon they had on them. Under his scarf, the Silver Swordsman smiled because this was an opportunity to get a good chunk of Beli.

One Piece: The Blackfin Chronicles

Eadgar watched as his two traveling companions sat at the bar. Eadgar wanted to avoid that woman at all costs. She scared him more than most pirates did. He pulled out his money and realized he was really low on Beli. He looked around to see if there was anything he could do with this meager number and saw one table of poker going on with a substantially low ante. It looked like the fellows there were playing for small portions of currency. He sighed and thought that at least it was a start. He walked up to the table, tossed his money into the pot and said, "Deal me in."

One Piece: The Blackfin Chronicles

Eadgar grabbed the cloth and threw it off. He growled and used his scarf to wrap around his head leaving his eyes as the only part of his head visible. "If you are so insistent on us sticking together than fine. But gathering information would be easiest if we were to split up." Eadgar bent down to grab the cloth and handed it back to Siobhan. He hadn't meant to be rude but his anger still got the best of him at times.

The swordsman followed the gaze of the doctor as he spoke about looking for a tavern. He looked at the one Jones was pointing out and mentally groaned. The owner of that place could be really scary at times. "Good find, doc. That's the largest tavern on this island. A few good info brokers inside. Have you got any money to pay for info?" He asked as he turned to Siobhan.

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Eadgar hopped off the trawler ready to stretch his legs. If he remembered correctly he had been to this island about two or three times. Each on unfavorable circumstances. He wanted to make sure no one recognized him. He walked up to Siobhan and said, "I'd like to stay out of the crowded areas as much as possible. What do you know of this Taimi Taitale? I can start looking for information on her if needed."

One Piece: The Blackfin Chronicles

And yet again Eadgar was getting pissed. This guy may be a doctor but he was awfully dumb. "You are an idiot. What I'm trying to say is if you can't fight and if you don't have the instincts that a fighter has then you will just get in the way and be a nuisance. You are no use as a teammate if you can't do anything. It doesn't matter how much knowledge you have. If you can't apply it in any way you'll just get in the way. If you don't know what you're talking about it'd be best you keep quiet." Eadgar didn't want to be blunt but this guy didn't seem to understand anything. Eadgar was getting tired of this conversation so he decided to ask about something else. "What do you know of Blackwell's location?"

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Eadgar listened to what Siobhan said how Daedalus had been her first choice. "Hmm, so going with the unknown. How can you be so sure this woman will join you?" He then listened to Jones speak his mind. He didn't see how having a list would help at all. In battle, there isn't any time to look at a piece of paper. "Look, if you don't have the instincts of a fighter it may not even help. Fighting is like a dance that is completely based on instincts so a list will ultimately not help. What you need is either training or to see her practice. We could try finding a sea king. That would be a good opportunity to learn."

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Eadgar opened his eyes to look at his two 'allies' as they spoke to one another. He had been meditating for quite a while now training his sensory ability. As they started speaking on fighting ability he decided to join their conversation. He stood from his seated position on top of the trawler and hopped down to where they were. "Talking about specific attacks is too vague. Any fighter should have a diverse repertoire when it comes to battle. Either way, it would be too difficult to understand her techniques via her describing it. It'd be best to find a time and a place to train together. That way you can learn through experience what to expect. Also, you mentioned the next person you were after was Taimi Taitale. Her father was Daedalus Taitale, right? I don't know why but something about that seems off."

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Eadgar raised his hand to his face and sighed. These two were an interesting bunch, but going to the gGrand Line. The odds of that were annoying. His father had just left days ago because they had gotten intel on his uncle being somewhere in that dreaded place. Eadgar had stayed behind to finish up loose ends and was gonna then go join him. Eadgar wanted to refuse on the principle that they were pirates. But they helped him save these people and they were already going to the same place. Eadgar groaned and then said, "Look, I'm not saying yes or no. We happen to be going to the same place so I will travel with you. I'll decide later though."