Captain Nezumi's judgment had been accurate. His subordinates really were cut from the same cloth as him:
Greedy and cowardly, they ran wild when things went their way and panicked at the first setback.
When they had joined forces with Loguetown's elite to attack Arlong before, these corrupt Marines had fought like tigers descending the mountain in order to help Captain Nezumi silence witnesses and cover up their crimes.
But
In the blink of an eye, their powerful allies had become cold, merciless military judges overseeing the battle, while the branch Marines who had expected an easy victory had instead become the vanguard for a hard fight.
And that fearsome Terror Sea Beast, dreaded by both man and god, had already opened its horrifying maw at them from the nearby sea.
"Hmm."
Garen looked at the sea cow larger than a warship and casually remarked, "That cow looks pretty cute."
"That's true."
Nami also subconsciously echoed him in a soft voice.
If there was anything she had ever liked about the Arlong Pirates, it was probably Sea Cow MooMoo, with its huge, adorable appearance and stupid personality.
But the branch Marines facing the sea cow's charge had no leisure to admire it like a pet.
Driven by the fish-men, Mohmoo the Sea Cow angrily lunged at the warship.
Its massive body tore through wave after wave, raising restless swells that made Captain Nezumi's sizable flagship bob like a tiny dinghy.
"..."
Captain Nezumi pondered for a moment before crazily roaring at his subordinates:
"Fire! Kill that cow for me!"
It wasn't because he had courage. It was because he had nowhere left to run.
Captain Nezumi could tell that Smoker had no evidence of his corruption, so he wanted to use this vanguard order as an excuse to openly eliminate