User blog comment:Fintin/Chapter 709 Review/@comment-94.68.171.96-20130515160803/@comment-68.43.155.67-20130515231558

Ok Canuck, you're off the hook (accidental rhyme). I agree that K should get an account, but I didn't want to pester him.

But anyway, I'm not sure if they're working under someone, because otherwise there'd be no point in Caribou trying to join the "Strawhats" at Sabaody. I think it's more like a "bring your treasures to me and I won't bother your crew" "If you find anything of value, I'll buy it from you" "bring me these things and I'll ensure your protection in the New World" sort of thing. So, I don't think they're not necessarily the subordinates of some stronger crew, but if they do indeed answer and sell things to the same person, then I think it's more of a fear-factor thing.