"Hahahaha, what a haul!!!"
Though they were beneath the sea, Fish-Man Island was now ablaze with flames, thick smoke rolling through the waters.
Countless pirates had gathered here, using cages to capture beautiful fish-men, but there were too many of them. Some burly men simply grabbed them directly,
slipped sacks over their fish tails, and hoisted them onto their shoulders.
Some frightened young fish-men hid among the coral reefs, watching the rampaging human traffickers and pirates in terror.
They pounced recklessly on the beautiful mermaids, but just then,
an enormous fist swung over and sent them all flying.
It was a towering figure standing against the light, its features impossible to make out.
"Who is it?!"
The pirate leader glared furiously, but his rage quickly turned to terror, then to pleading.
Because that figure was the World's Strongest Man—
Whitebeard, Edward Newgate!
"Spare me!!! I'll never traffic mermaids or fish-men again!!!"
Everyone scattered in panic, afraid that the terrifying figure would catch them and end them with a single punch.
"Don't you dare destroy my old friend's country!!!"
"Get lost!!!"
Then countless members of the Whitebeard Pirates came ashore—Marco, Jozu, Vista... even Teach, carrying a grappling claw.
Seeing that imposing figure, many fish-men who had risen up to resist felt as though they had seen hope.
Even the normally arrogant thugs of Fish-Man District did not dare so much as breathe loudly before that legendary figure.
Jinbe, still a nobody at the time, stared at Whitebeard in astonishment.
Because this man was truly domineering and powerful!!!
Under this man's name, all pirates fled in every direction, and the fish-men and mermaids were saved.
"Gurararara! This island is my territory now!!!"
"Ooooooh!!!"
The Whitebeard Pirates' crewmen looked relaxed, smiling as they watched the fleeing pirates.
The residents of Fish-Man Island embraced