[plain and simple, he doesn't. he doesn't know Yu is good for anything he says, but what he does know is that if the stranger tries to make off with any of it, then Chrollo will get it back at whatever the cost. it wasn't the value of the items themselves - most of it came from the colony itself - but the principle behind it.
(hypocritical for a thief? perhaps.)
his shirt is last before he wades into the water, frowning slightly at the temperature. really too cold for this, but he's already begun. when it gets deep enough, he takes a deep breath and dives. the temperature wants to take the breath from his lungs, but he'll push past it and keep swimming downwards.
nearer the surface, there's movement in the water. something's awake.]
yu.
(hypocritical for a thief? perhaps.)
his shirt is last before he wades into the water, frowning slightly at the temperature. really too cold for this, but he's already begun. when it gets deep enough, he takes a deep breath and dives. the temperature wants to take the breath from his lungs, but he'll push past it and keep swimming downwards.
nearer the surface, there's movement in the water. something's awake.]