Reason

Who is it?

Heckle looked at the figure that had appeared, his expression wary.

The others were also on guard, staring at the figure with wary expressions.

"Shh, keep your voices down." A clear female voice came from afar, with a hint of reproach in it.

"Is it a woman?" Alken, somewhat curious.

"Nami?" Ace suddenly spoke up, looking into the distance and saying, "Nami, is that you?"

"Yes, it's me."

With a snap, a cluster of flames appeared, illuminating the distance, where a woman with orange hair stood with a smile on her face.

Ace saw Nami and asked with some surprise, "What are you doing here? But you don't seem to be handcuffed."

"Of course not."

Nami walked over and said, "I'll unlock the key for everyone in a moment, so please don't leave here yet."

As Nami spoke, she took out a bunch of keys from her waist and began to unlock their handcuffs.

The keys were all together, and finding the right key was a bit of a hassle. It took quite a while before I was able to unlock them all.

"What exactly happened?"

Heckle stretched his wrists and stood up, looking at Nami not far away.

"It's spacious and very clean here."

Flames erupted from Ace's right hand, illuminating the surroundings.

The cell was extremely spacious and clean, unlike any other prison.

"What is this? Food and water?"

Alken found some boxes in a corner of the room.

"Send someone to keep an eye on things. If anyone comes, put out the flames immediately." Nami tossed the torch and matchbox aside.

"I'll do it."

Cecilia stood near the cell door, gazing into the distance.

"Let me explain what happened," Nami said, standing in front of everyone. "The reason you were captured this time was because Fish-Man Island had no choice. The World Government issued an order for Fish-Man Island to deal with Baroque Works and Ace. As soon as you arrived, you had to be captured. Although Fish-Man Island is Whitebeard's territory, the Fish-Man Kingdom is also a member of the World Government. They are seeking more power, and we cannot disobey the government's orders for the time being."

Ace asked, "So Fish-Man Island was just putting on an act?"

"But they could have told us," Mr. 2 Bon Clay said, dissatisfied.

"I can't tell you, because the World Government's agents are right here."

Nami said, "They have already stationed themselves on this island, constantly monitoring the actions of Fish-Man Island, so in order not to arouse their suspicion, we have to capture you ourselves."

Ace looked at Nami and asked, "When did you arrive here?"

"Jinbe called me. After receiving your call, he waited for your arrival. But the next day, he received orders from the Navy to hunt you down and the Giant Beast. He didn't want to arrest you. Although he has no feelings for Baroque Works Baroque Works, given that you're acting with them, he doesn't intend to actually take action. So, he took this opportunity to leave. Before leaving, he called the Whitebeard Pirates, and that's how I came here," Nami said with a smile.

"So that's how it is."

"In other words, Fish-Man Island never intended to capture us?" Heckle said.

"That's right, otherwise they wouldn't have given me the key," Nami said with a smile.

Vivi asked curiously, "So what should we do next?"

Nami said, "Wait. The World Government's agents already know you're coming here. They'll negotiate with King Neptune and should be able to take you away. Once the signal comes, Captain Namul will attack the Marines, and I'll secretly take you out. Then we'll be discovered by the Royal Army. We'll feign a fight with the Royal Army, capture King Neptune, and threaten him to let you go. Then we'll return to the ocean."

"Has Captain Namul arrived as well?" Ace asked curiously.

Namur is the captain of the 8th division of the Whitebeard Pirates and is also a Fish-Man.

"Yes, we've arrived."

Nami said, "Not only that, Hachi didn't leave with Jinbe, but joined us instead."

"But this plan has a huge flaw."

Cecilia said, "What will the president do? I reckon he'll be furious if he sees us being arrested..."

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged bewildered glances. They could foresee that the president, with his volatile temper, would probably tear Fish-Man Island apart.

But Nami said, "Don't worry, Hachi has already gone to see the president. Hachi was outside when you were arrested. He will inform your president. Just wait outside for now, and we'll leave together later."

"That's good."

Ace felt relieved, stood up, and said, "So, we'll just have to stay here from now on?"

"That's right."

Nami nodded and said, "You can only stay here for now, and you'll have to wear disguised handcuffs."

"Why can't we just start a war?"

Alken snorted out two streams of gas, making a crackling sound, and said with dissatisfaction, "Just a few agents."

Nami said coldly, "Do you want Fish-Man Island to be threatened because of us?"

"It's only for a few days; I'll be able to leave soon."

Heckle said directly, "Since we won't be threatened anyway, we might as well just wait here."

When Xia Qiu was away, Heckle was the direct leader of the Baroque Works, and his orders took precedence.

Hearing his words, the others stopped saying anything more.

Meanwhile, in the distant Fish-Man District, Hachi stood next to Xia Qiu's head and said softly, "That's the truth. King Neptune is not an enemy. You don't need to worry."

Hachi Ba told Xia Qiu the whole story, fearing that he might actually believe King Neptune was an enemy and launch an attack.

Xia Qiu nodded and used his Observation Haki to scan his surroundings. Someone was observing from a distance, and they could definitely hear him with his voice.

He simply nodded to show that he understood.

Hachi said, "You know that's good. We don't need to stay here any longer. Besides, Hody is planning to rebel, and we need to spread the news. So we need to find a chance to leave."

Xia Qiu shook her head, indicating her disagreement.

Hachi asked, "Why?"

Xia Qiu shifted his body, turning his back to the guards, and used his Life Return the control tentacles, writing a few words on the ground with them: "Lurking".

"Infiltration?"

Hachi looked at Xia Qiu and asked, "You mean, we should infiltrate among them and observe their next move?"

Xia Qiu nodded, erased the previous writing, and wrote again, "Kill."

"To kill Hody and his gang?"

Hachi looked at Xia Qiu and said anxiously, "Sir, all we need to do is stop them."

Xia Qiu shook his head, lay there, and wrote, "Useless."

"Is it useless?"

Upon hearing this, Hachi glanced into the distance and finally made up his mind.

Two years ago, he knew that Hody had rebellious thoughts, and after meeting up with Jinbe, he told him the information.

Jinbe felt it was inconvenient to attack them since they were all fellow Fish-Man, Hachi also felt they should be given a chance.

But unexpectedly, two years later, they still planned to rebel, and this time they did so while Jinbe was away.

If the original plan is followed, and Ace and his group leave and Jinbe doesn't return, then Fish-Man Island will face huge trouble.

So why not wait for them to take action, coordinate with each other, and wipe them out in one fell swoop?

Because they are all fellow Fish-Man, Hachi still couldn't bring himself to be completely ruthless.

But since the president intends to do this, Hachi can only use this reason to convince himself and wait for Hody's next move.