I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Higuma made excuses, while repeating his reason for "fighting human pirates" once again.

He didn't notice that Hody Jones's eyes flickered slightly when he heard this.

It was he who secretly informed the Navy that Arlong was hiding on Fishman Island.

However, Higuma's words, "Strike down human pirates," made him uneasy.

Seeing that Sun Bear refused, Neptune did not insist. After a brief conversation, the two parted ways.

of course.

The claim of attacking human pirates was just a pretext for Neptune and his crew.

The true objective of the main navy led by Higuma was to capture Arlong, the fishman from the Sigsan pirate crew.

present.

Sieg then ordered his subordinates to scatter and try to find out information about Arlong on the Fishman Island.

However, half a day had passed, and the results were minimal.

The navy led by Higuma encountered considerable resistance on Fishman Island. Both fishmen and mermaids consistently showed hostility towards the human navy, and they were unable to gather any useful intelligence for a long time.

"Is it because of Fisher Tiger's death? Speaking of which, there's someone else we could ask."

Mrs. Shirley, the fortune teller, is the sister of Arlong the fishman.

Meanwhile, she runs a mermaid café on Fishman Island, and given her considerable reputation, it wasn't difficult to find out about her...

Just as Higuma was about to take action, he saw a familiar figure appear in front of him.

"Colonel Higuma."

Hody Jones rubbed his hands together and reappeared in front of him, but this time he was no longer in the uniform of a Dragon Palace soldier, but had changed into civilian clothes.

"Colonel Higuma, I've captured a wanted criminal, Arlong, a member of the Sig Mountain Bandits!"

Hody Jones chuckled, but a sinister glint flashed in the corner of his eye.

It was indeed he who secretly reported Arlong's existence to the Navy.

But a few days ago, after he sneaked into the Dragon Palace's treasury, stole the deadly medicine from the jade box, and experienced the power of the medicine, he lost control of himself and went to find Ah Long again, defeating him with his own hands.

However, the arrival of the navy has now complicated the situation...

"If a wanted criminal as important as Arlong is captured, the Navy will probably leave Fishman Island sooner rather than later..." Hody Jones thought to himself.

........

A moment later.

Sun Bear followed Hody Jones to a small house in Fishman Street.

The two sat facing each other, while in the corner of the room, the fishman Arlong was tightly bound by chains, his body covered in blood, and he was breathing weakly.

"So, you, a soldier from the Dragon Palace Kingdom, are planning to work as a bounty hunter to earn some extra money?"

Sun Bear maintained a calm expression as he observed Aaron and Hody Jones's condition.

Ah Long's eyes were half-closed, his consciousness was hazy, and he did not look at Sun Bear and Hody Jones in front of him.

Hody Jones, on the other hand, rubbed his hands together, striking a greedy pose:

"Yeah, I remember Ah Long currently has a bounty of twenty million..."

Higuma shook his head and said, "I don't have 20 million on hand. I want to get it from the various naval branches or headquarters on the sea."

“I’ll take this serious criminal in for now. If you want the 20 million bounty, you can consider coming back to Marine Headquarters with me, or you can wait here on Fishman Island for the time being. The bounty will be delivered to you in two weeks at the latest.”

Aaron's defeat to Hody Jones surprised him somewhat.

As far as he knew, Hody Jones' idol should have been Aaron, but the two had become bitter enemies, and Aaron had even gotten into trouble...

Higuma couldn't figure out Hody Jones's approach yet, so he decided to test the waters with words first.

"This..." Hody Jones looked troubled and hesitated for a moment:

"I'll wait here on Fishman Island. I'm not in a hurry."

Higuma nodded in agreement, then had his subordinate come over, and both sides began filling out the forms according to procedure.

After finishing his business, Higuma took the captured fishman Arlong away to the Navy's residence, dismissed his men, and claimed that he wanted to interrogate Arlong alone.

Soon, only Ah Long remained in the makeshift cell.

After a moment's thought, Higuma pushed open the door, and his appearance changed, transforming into the form of his original self, Sig.

"Ah Long".

Rixiong muttered something under his breath.

As the voice spoke, Ah Long, who had been half-closing his eyes, finally looked up, his eyes filled with surprise and delight:

"Boss Sig, you've come to Fishman Island? Those Marines just now..."

"I have people in the Navy... Let's not talk about that for now. Tell me, how did you end up in Hody Jones's hands?"

Higuma glossed over the matter.

After all, it's hard to explain why he plays two characters at the same time; it's too complicated to keep going back and forth.

Ah Long's expression changed upon hearing this.

"I see... I knew it..."

Ah Long murmured.

Sig's influence has actually infiltrated the Navy... This is quite unusual!

It's always been the case that pirates are infiltrated by Navy spies or CP spies of the World Government. This situation, where the roles are reversed, is something Arlong has never heard of before!

"Was this a scheme orchestrated by Brother Sig during his three-month seclusion... or was it a pawn he planted long ago?"

Chapter 488 The Golden Lion Meets the White-Bearded Man, and Heaven and Earth Crack Open

Ah Long's mind was filled with thoughts, but when Sieg asked him, he told him everything that had happened.

After Arlong and Hody Jones fell out and fought, Arlong went to see Jinbe and Haku, a member of the Revolutionary Army.

Not long after parting ways with Jinbe, Arlong was challenged again by Hody Jones.

This time, however, Aaron discovered that Hody Jones had suddenly become much stronger than he had been a few days earlier, and ultimately lost to him.

"Boss Sig, it's because my training wasn't enough that I lost..."

Ah Long gritted his teeth, his expression fierce, clearly resentful of his sudden defeat at the hands of Hody Jones.

"According to Aaron, Hody Jones has probably already stolen the deadly poison from the Dragon Palace's treasury..."

Higuma frowned.

Knowing about this matter was one thing, but it still put him in a difficult position. He couldn't very well follow Hody Jones's example and report him to Neptune, could he?

He, a human navy man, dared to accuse a soldier from the Dragon Palace Kingdom with nothing but empty words.

In this sensitive time, this is definitely not a good thing.

It seems best to wait and see... The main body should be arriving at Fishman Island by now...

Sun Bear is merely a shadow clone; although it has been enhanced, it is ultimately no match for the original.

Higuma glanced at A-Long and formed a plan in his mind.

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

On the other side...

After parting ways with Sun Bear, Hody Jones's gaze gradually turned cold.

"I hope these navy guys won't ruin my plans."

As a soldier, Hody Jones had already heard about Princess Otohime's plan to collect autographs when he was welcoming her earlier.

Tomorrow, Queen Otohime will likely give a speech in the plaza, as she always does, urging the residents of Fishman Island to sign the petition.

Hody Jones, of course, wouldn't stand idly by and watch all this happen.

He had planned to hire human pirates to sabotage the operation, but he happened to discover the Navy...

Left with no other option, Hody Jones decided to hand over Arlong, hoping that this important bounty hunter would allow the Navy to leave Fishman Island sooner and no longer be in the way.

"We fish-men are the superior race. All those signature orders are too naive... This world is full of oppression against fish-men. Only when all humans die can our fish-men race truly stand up!"

Hody Jones thought to himself with a sinister look.

.........

the same day.

In the latter half of the Grand Line, on a stretch of sea in the New World.

Above the giant ship, the Moby Dick, shaped like a beluga whale, an even larger island floats silently in the air.

Clang! Clang!

On the Moby Dick, Whitebeard's pirate ship, the sounds of fierce swords clashing could be heard from time to time.

With each clang of swords, the surrounding seawater violently trembled, currents collided and shattered, and turbid waves surged, churning up thousands of piles of snow.

It's not just seawater.

Even some of the younger pirates on the ship were thrown about by the invisible shockwave.

First Division Captain Marco reached out and helped up a young pirate in his early twenties, saying in a low voice:

"Young people shouldn't be so reckless. If you can't handle it, go back to your cabin and wait..."

The young mohawk-haired pirate he was helping blushed, seemingly a little hurt in his pride:

"Captain Marco, of course I can hold on; it's just the aftermath of the battle."

The pirate leaned against the railing, looking down.

On the deck, Whitebeard held his naginata high, exchanging blows with Golden Lion, who wielded two swords.

Their naginata and longswords were covered with a layer of dark, armor-like chroma, exuding a menacing aura.