Two months later.
The first half of the Grand Line, in an unknown sea.
"Haha! What luck! That's the Sun Pirates, whose combined bounties have reached five hundred million Beli!" The pirate captain, three scars across his face, looked toward the distant red Sun Flag and shouted ecstatically, "If we can defeat them, we'll soon become famous across the seas!"
"But, boss..." The pirate standing beside him timidly reminded him, "The bounty on the Fish-Man hero Fisher Tiger is as high as 230 million Beli, while yours is only sixty million!"
"Hm?" Scarface shot him a gloomy look and slapped him into the sea. Still feeling unsatisfied, he cursed, "That guy only has such a bounty because he's famous! I'm the one being dragged down by you useless idiots!"
The pirate captain swept his gaze over the trembling pirates around him, then shouted, "Full speed ahead! Don't let those Fish-Men get away!"
On the pirate ship flying the red Sun Flag, a shark Fish-Man with a sawtoothed nose laughed loudly. "Hahahaha! Looks like another group of human pirates has come with the idiotic idea of killing us to make a name for themselves!"
"Big Brother Arlong, lead us in wiping out those humans!"
"Of course! Weak, inferior humans don't deserve to live on this sea!" The Fish-Man named Arlong planted his right foot on the railing and spread his arms as if embracing the sea.
"Arlong, driving them away is enough!" A deep, powerful voice cut through the frenzied cheers. "There's no need to create more hatred!"
"Big Brother Tiger!"
"Boss!"
The frenzied Fish-Man pirates quickly calmed down and shouted in adoration.
Clearly, the man named Tiger possessed absolute authority on this ship.
"B-Big Brother, those humans came for your head! If we just let them go, I can't swallow