I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Behind the bear, several naval officers wearing naval cloaks followed closely behind.

As the most obedient of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Kuma was directly dispatched by the Navy to inform Jinbe of his arrival.

"Well then, Jinbe. I'll wait for your news. Things are urgent, and I can only stay on Fishman Island for a day at most."

Xiong read aloud in a deep voice.

Behind him, a large, blue, chubby fish-man with a topknot and wearing a bathrobe nodded and saw the bear off.

After Kuma left, Jinbe was about to close the door again when Haku appeared out of the corner with Arlong.

"Haku? You went back to Fishman Island?"

"Ah Long, you've finally come to see me? Wait, whose hands did you get injured?"

Upon seeing the two, Jinbe was initially delighted, but his expression gradually became serious.

"I got into a fight with Hody Jones and got a little hurt..." Aaron said calmly, glossing over the incident, before changing the subject:

"But you, Jinbe, the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the Marines came looking for you together. Something big must have happened, right?"

.........

A moment later.

Arlong, Haku, and Jinbe had a long chat in the house.

Jinbe seemed to have no intention of hiding anything, and he revealed that Higuma had been resurrected and that he had been recruited as a Shichibukai.

"Are you telling the truth? That person is still alive?"

Arlong was shocked and looked at Jinbe in disbelief; he still couldn't quite believe it.

He also witnessed firsthand the scene of Sieg drawing his sword and committing suicide in the Sabaody Archipelago.

Arlong's reaction surprised Jinbe slightly. He pondered for a moment, then his eyes gleamed with a strange light:

“That’s true. I heard that you once joined the Sig Mountain Bandits, Ah Long... It seems you’ve changed quite a bit.”

The fishman Haku, standing nearby, also had a keen eye and chimed in:

"Jinbe, you've never seen Higuma in person."

"In fact, he was the spiritual mentor of our revolutionary army. His speech back then is still inspiring to think about now."

Jinbe blinked, staring blankly at the two people in front of him.

"This big bandit, Sig, is the spiritual mentor of your revolutionary army?" He himself was a little confused.

“That’s right.” Haku nodded, replying with deep agreement.

"That man reminds me of... Tiger from back then. I suppose Aaron felt the same way, which is why he joined Sig's ranks."

These words startled Jinbe.

Haku is his longtime friend, and Arlong was his former partner in the Sun Pirates, but now both of them seem to have a high opinion of Higuma.

This made Jinbe somewhat curious about Sigurd.

"Never mind that, there's no time for idle chatter now." Ah Long interrupted their conversation, his expression revealing obvious urgency.

"Jinbe, aren't you going to accept the Navy's summons? Take me with you!"

"The Navy dispatched a fleet, led by an admiral, and summoned the Seven Warlords of the Sea... Jinbe, and the other Seven Warlords of the Sea are all dangerous individuals. Even if Higuma were to be resurrected, such a lineup would be difficult to deal with."

Jinbe's gaze fell on the dense wounds on Arlong's body.

"Putting aside all the wounds on your body, even if you weren't injured, you wouldn't be able to intervene in a battlefield of that scale with your strength."

Jinbe spoke frankly, giving Arlong a deep look:

"You stay here and focus on recovering."

Ah Long's eye twitched; those words were truly hurtful, reminding him of his past experiences.

After Fisher Tiger's death, he bravely set sail in search of revenge.

Then he was brutally beaten by Kizaru, who was still a vice admiral at the time, and sent to prison.

After escaping, he realized his weakness and prepared to go to the East China Sea to collect protection money and build Arlong Park, only to be easily beaten up by Garp again.

Chapter 428 The Same Dream

Jinbe spoke very bluntly, saying that Arlong's strength was insufficient.

This left Ah Long speechless.

There is indeed a limit to what he can do.

But the two people in front of Ah Long were different.

“Jinbe, Haku, that man... might be able to help us fish-men realize our long-held dream. He is no ordinary human.”

Ah Long narrowed his eyes, as if he were recalling the sweet taste of cotton candy in the Sabaody Archipelago.

His dream is to build Arlong Paradise, where fishmen can play freely. Sig already has his own territory on the Island of All Things, and can even be called one of the behind-the-scenes leaders of the Island of All Things.

In Aron's view, the Island of All Things has a special status, and if Sieg agrees, it might really be possible to build a paradise for fishmen.

This dream doesn't belong to Ah Long alone.

On Fishman Island, countless fishmen longed to visit Sabaody Park during their childhood.

However, these words shocked both Jinbe and Haku.

The dream of the fish-men...

Wouldn't that just allow the entire merfolk race to live freely under the real sunlight?

Haku and Jinbe exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's hearts.

"Can Sig really help us fish-men achieve our dream?" Jinbe couldn't help but ask.

After thinking for a moment, Ah Long remembered Sig's powerful influence on the Island of All Things, and nodded decisively:

"It's entirely possible."

Arlong's straightforward response caused Haku and Jinbe to exchange a glance, both of them startled.

Haku, recalling Siegfried's speech, felt a surge of emotion and silently recited in his mind:

"I dream that one day, Fishman Island will rise, Sky Island will descend, the rugged and winding new world will become a smooth road, and holy light will be revealed, shining brightly upon the world..."

"He truly deserves to be called the spiritual mentor of our revolutionary army. It seems he wasn't just talking; he actually had a plan all along?"

“Ah Long used to be Sig’s subordinate, so it seems he also knows bits and pieces of Sig’s plan.”

Haku smiled slightly.

“Ah Long is right. That man is indeed extraordinary. He shares similar goals with our revolutionary army.”

At this point, Haku looked intently at Jinbe:

"Jinbe, you have become a Shichibukai, making you the Fish-Man race closest to the World Government."

"I joined the Revolutionary Army because I wanted to find the future of the Fish-Men from the Revolutionary Army's perspective."

"Ah Long joined Sig's ranks... We have different methods and belong to different factions, but we share the same dream!"

These words stirred up both Jinbe and Haku's passion.

Yes.

Since Fisher Tiger's death, these elite fishmen have been searching for a way out for the fishmen race in their own ways.

But now, Arlong tells them that he sees hope for the fish-men in a human.

"I understand. I'll handle Sig's matter." Jinbe smiled.

“I’ll try to communicate with the leader again…after all, Sig is our spiritual mentor.” Haku smiled as well.

The two fish-men looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Ah Long, who was standing next to him, nodded in agreement, deeply moved.

"I never imagined that Jinbe and Haku shared the same dream as me—to open a paradise for the Fish-Men... If I had known this earlier, the Sun Pirates wouldn't have split up. After all, we're all comrades."

The three had different thoughts, but they all laughed heartily together.

"Oh, right, Jinbe, could you lend me a Den Den Mushi?" Arlong suddenly said.

"Brother Sieg is in danger, this can't be a secret from me alone..."

.........

The Devil's Triangle, a sea area that seems perpetually shrouded in thick fog.

On a giant island ship, a terrifying three-masted sailing ship.

Along the island's coast, hundreds of bandits were training hard, sweating profusely.

"For the glory of the Mountain Bandit King!"

"For the glory of the Mountain Bandit King..."

The leader was a bald man with a shiny bald head.

“Brubrub…”

Amidst the resounding chants, the sound of a Den Den Mushi (snail phone) suddenly rang out.

The bald man answered the phone, and after listening to Ah Long finish his story, his expression changed repeatedly.

At first.

Sig faked his death and returned, only telling Baldy and a small number of his crew.

Following Sieg's instructions, Baldy did not contact Aaron, bounty hunter Johnny, Joseph, and the other members who had left the group.

But now, Ah Long has told Baldy some shocking news.

However, the bald man did not believe it easily.

He took out his Den Den Mushi again and dialed Sig's Den Den Mushi number over and over again.

But for a full half hour, the call still went unanswered.