I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"I still can't believe that man died so suddenly..."

"I hope you won't make me come all this way for nothing."

Before Hawkeye could leap a few times, he had already reached the shore and boarded his coffin-shaped boat.

"Why does Hawkeye seem even more anxious than our navy..."

Huoshaoshan thought to himself, but said nothing, and quickly ordered the warships to set sail.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea hold a special position; they are not figures that the World Government can summon and dismiss at will. Even if they were to be summoned, at least a Vice Admiral-level officer from the headquarters would be required to deliver the message.

Huoshaoshan and his team specifically chose the fastest light warship to avoid delaying their mission.

It seems Hawkeye is quite cooperative now.

................

On the edge of the doldrums, in a certain area of ​​the sea.

Several pirate ships were anchored in the middle of the ocean, their masts broken, their hulls on fire, and the hulls broken in two at the center, with rock-like texture at the cut, and they were slowly sinking.

In front of these sunken ships, on a pirate ship pulled by a giant sea serpent, a tall woman stood expressionless.

The woman had long, jet-black hair and deep blue eyes; her appearance was stunning, yet slightly youthful.

She wore a red robe with bold slits at the neckline and upper thigh, revealing her curves.

"This haul was pretty good, time to head back to the Amazon..."

The woman had only spoken halfway when she turned her head and looked in one direction.

Within her sight, a naval warship had appeared sometime earlier, and Vice Admiral Momonga nodded at her from afar.

The woman's reaction was to tilt her chin up and look down at the suddenly appearing sailors with her high breasts.

"Navy, are you planning to disturb my hunt?" the woman said coldly.

This sea area is located on the edge of the calm zone and is also the raiding territory of the current Shichibukai, the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock.

Hancock was only 19 years old that year, and had only been a Shichibukai for about a year.

Just as the flying squirrel was about to speak, the marines behind him erupted in a commotion.

"It really is Boa Hancock, the Pirate Empress! Ahhh, I'm dead!"

"A 19-year-old empress! My life has been worthwhile!"

"Damn it! Why did the Empress have to go hunting? I thought I could take this opportunity to go to the legendary Island of the Daughters..."

Black lines gradually appeared on the flying squirrel's forehead. He coughed lightly to quiet the marines down, and then spoke seriously:

"Boa Hancock, I have come on behalf of the World Government to summon you..."

No sooner had the flying squirrel spoken than Hancock ordered the sea serpent to pull the ship away in another direction, seemingly ignoring the flying squirrel's words entirely.

"Wait, the operation to take down the great pirate Sigurd is of utmost importance..."

The flying squirrel had a headache. He continued to try to persuade them, but then he saw that the Kuja Pirates' ship had stopped again.

"The Great Pirate Higuma?" Hancock's puzzled voice came from behind.

"Are you talking about Sigurd, the one who looted the Holy Land's treasury, attacked the Celestial Dragons, but died at the hands of the Marines a few months ago?"

Hancock stared at the flying squirrel, carefully observing his reaction, her previous aloof demeanor vanishing instantly.

This surprised the flying squirrel, who stared at Hancock's face, somewhat lost in thought.

Before the flying squirrel could react, Hancock snorted again, tilting her chin up and reverting to her previous arrogance.

"That's right, it's that Sig..." The flying squirrel coughed lightly and explained Sig's situation.

"Then...I've changed my mind."

Hancock frowned slightly as she spoke.

She immediately ordered the sea serpents at the bow of the ship to pull it alongside the warship.

..........

Fishman Island, 10,000 meters deep in the ocean.

At this moment, in a small house in Fishman Street.

Two similar-looking shark-like fish-men with dark blue skin stood facing each other, their auras somewhat tense.

On the left is Hody Jones, the Great White Shark Man, and on the right is Aaron, the Sawtooth Shark Man. Both are tall and have fierce appearances.

"Hody Jones, I'll ask you one more time."

"Are you secretly conducting so-called dark trials, kidnapping and killing your fellow fish-men who once donated blood to humans?"

Ah Long's tone was somewhat cold.

After returning to Fishman Island from the East China Sea, he found that many things were different.

Hody Jones, on the other hand, grinned, revealing a cruel smile:

"Brother Alon, can the fishmen who donate blood to humans still be called our compatriots?"

"Fishmen are naturally stronger than humans. Those scum who donate their blood to humans are simply defiling our fishmen race!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Arlong the fishman stepped forward and punched Hody Jones hard in the face, causing the latter to shake his head and bleed from the corner of his mouth.

"Ah Long...Big Brother?" Hody Jones looked somewhat confused.

"Isn't this what you've always advocated? I've always idolized you and followed your will."

In Fishman Town, Fisher Tiger and Jinbe were both well-known leaders.

In addition, Aaron, the Sharkman, is a representative of the hardliners and has many followers, including Hody Jones.

"Brother Arlong, I heard that you joined a human pirate crew before, and now you're attacking me. Have you betrayed the Fish-Man race?" Hody Jones asked, his expression filled with even deeper doubt.

These words seemed to sting Ah Long, causing his eyes to burn with rage.

"Shut up! I'm not like trash like you! I've never killed my own people!"

He let out a low growl and pounced on Hody Jones, raining down punches upon him.

Chapter 427 Big Bear and Doraemon

Inside the small house in Fishman Street.

Two shark-like fishmen were fighting fiercely inside the house, their fists smashing the walls and shattering pots and pans all over the floor.

Arlong was a key combatant in the former Sun Pirates, and even before they went to the East Blue to collect protection money for ten years, he was still quite strong.

The fierce fight ended in Ah Long's victory.

Finally, the battered and bruised Aaron raised his large saw and aimed it at Hody Jones, who was lying on the ground.

The latter, however, resigned himself to his fate and closed his eyes.

"I already said that," Ah Long muttered, gripping the large saw in his hand.

"I'm not like scum like you; I would never kill my own people!"

The large saw blade, which was expected to fall, did not come down.

When Hody Jones opened his eyes, he saw Ah Long carrying the large serrated knife, pushing open the door, walking away with a slight limp, leaving small patches of mottled blood on the ground.

Hody Jones watched this scene, his eyes narrowing slightly, a dangerous glint in them.

“You’re right, Ah Long.”

'I am indeed different from you, a traitor who betrayed your own beliefs.'

Hody Jones lay sprawled on the mess, grinning silently once more.

"The news that the remnants of the Sigsan Pirates and Arlong the Fishman are hiding on Fishman Island should attract the Navy, right?"

........

Ah Long, having left the house, walked away alone.

"Hody Jones, that kid who used to call me 'Big Brother' has turned into this?"

There was a hint of disappointment in Ah Long's eyes.

"He doesn't understand anything at all, he doesn't comprehend anything."

"Tiger's pursuits back then, Sig's legacy, and... the cotton candy at Sabaody Archipelago... Hody Jones didn't understand any of that!"

Ah Long walked with a slight limp, and couldn't help but recall what had happened before.

There are moments when he listens to Sig's "I Have a Dream" from the sea, and moments when he encounters the fish-man Haku and the slave girl Koala again...

Before he knew it, he had arrived at a spacious mansion.

"Have we unknowingly arrived at Jinbe's house?"

Arlong stood silently in front of Jinbe's gate for a very long time.

After the Sun Pirates disbanded, he broke with Jinbe and led a portion of the Sun Pirates crew to the East Blue.

But now...

A-Long was a little downcast, lingering in front of Jinbe's house, hesitating.

He then knocked on the door anyway.

However, immediately afterward, someone walked quickly from the alley next door and pulled Ah Long away.

Ah Long knew the man who came; they had met a few times recently.

Fishman Haku. A Revolutionary Army officer and instructor of Fishman Karate.

"Haku? When did you return to Fishman Island?" Arlong asked in surprise.

Haku didn't say anything, and simply pulled Aaron into the depths of the alley.

A moment later, the door to Jinbe's house opened.

A burly man, over six meters tall and as imposing as a bear, emerged from the crowd. He had curly hair, an expressionless face, and a bear-like physique and appearance, yet he wore an adorable bear-ear hat on his head.

Bartholomew Kuma, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and a member of the Revolutionary Army.