[ Laios pays no mind to Flamebringer’s gaze, not even realizing it’s on him to begin with. Instead, he sits up fully as Sanji explains, beaming down at him with a particular glint in his eyes. He’s more than aware of the dangers this type of predator will pose, but he can’t hide his excitement at seeing it up close himself. ]

Flamebringer’s right. Dondozo might not be that clever, but Tatsugiri will likely realize something’s off. [ His gaze wanders across the other rafts before the smaller fish Pokémon catch his attention. ] One of us would make better bait, actually, so falling in might not be so bad at all.

[ He’s not exactly joking, but his tone lacks any weight to the seriousness of that scenario. Slowly, his eyes start to widen as more fish swim by, just as Anasui said. Instinctively, he reaches a paw out to one unsuccessfully. Huffing, he tries again with the same result. The school seems adamant to get anywhere but here.

Lifting his head up again, he follows the direction that they're swimming away from. ] This might be the sign we're looking for. Let's steer that way, but keep our pace slow for now. We don't want to cause any suspicious movements in the water.