"Fish-Man Island is different now from how it was in the past. The harbor is full of humans, including merchant ships originally sent by the Government."
Jinbe told Bright about the earlier situation. "So when a Celestial Dragon's ship was discovered outside the gates, we could only let him enter. The news quickly reached the Five Elders."
"The Five Elders' exact words were: Don't harbor any wishful thinking. If a Celestial Dragon dies on Fish-Man Island, then it will be a fight to the death from then on."
Bright had no reason to doubt the truth of the Five Elders' words.
Although the Five Elders were politicians, and the art of politics was compromise, there were always matters that could not be compromised on.
For example, the Celestial Dragons.
The Celestial Dragons were the World Nobles, the source of legitimacy behind the World Government's rule over the world. Even the Five Elders could not defy the collective will of the Celestial Dragons.
Back then, even that unstoppable fellow Rocks had been taken down because he attacked the Celestial Dragons.
"Were those old men really worried that we might do something?"
Bright slowly exhaled and curled his lips into a smile. "What an accurate guess."
"You aren't really planning to do something, are you?"
Jinbe looked horrified. Even he was a little frightened.
Even when Brother Fisher Tiger had caused havoc in Mary Geoise, he had not harmed any Celestial Dragons.
"Hey, don't act rashly, Bright! That would absolutely be the end of us!" Neptune hurriedly said, his face filled with panic.
"Don't worry. I'm not impulsive to that extent."
Bright shook his head.
If he had the chance, he certainly would not hesitate to kill that Celestial Dragon.
But it seemed there was no chance now.
After all, this was