Someone was definitely pulling strings behind the scenes today!
Things had developed to this point; even Jinbe, no matter how slow he was, could confirm that much.
The timing of the pirates' attack was too convenient, the location of their attack was too convenient—everything was simply too convenient.
But could it really be such a coincidence?
If everything was such a coincidence, then it only meant it was no coincidence at all.
Was it the government?
Jinbe gritted his teeth. "Support Sea Forest immediately! We absolutely cannot let the pirates run wild!"
No matter how he thought about it, the only ones in this world who would do something like this were the World Government, right?
Other than them, who else would know that Fish-Man Island had secrets hidden in those two places?
Other than the government, who else could casually mobilize forces of this scale?
Were they trying to thoroughly investigate Fish-Man Island while Bright was away?
If that was the case, then the situation was becoming very troublesome.
Things were still manageable on Fish-Man Island's side. If it was only some pirates, dealing with them would be easy.
But what about Bright and the others?
Once the situation on Fish-Man Island was exposed, the government turning against them would be practically inevitable. And they were currently in Mary Geoise.
They had to stop these pirates.
Jinbe sped up.
The Immigration Bureau's forces were even faster. Pulled by sea beasts and starting from closer by, they quickly moved to surround Sea Forest.
Naturally, the pirates had not attacked Sea Forest from within Fish-Man Island. They had come from outside.
Several pirate ships advanced menacingly along the seafloor.
The patrol forces near Sea Forest had already gone to intercept them.
Deep within Sea Forest.
"Pirates attacking?"
Franky, who had been