"What? Destroy Fish-Man Island?" Fisher Tiger, who had always been calm and steady, panicked for the first time.
He wasn't afraid of death. Someone who feared death would never have done something like causing a commotion in the Holy Land to free slaves.
What he feared was that his actions would implicate Fish-Man Island.
In fact, if he hadn't been unable to refuse everyone's goodwill, he wouldn't even have established the Sun Pirates.
An adventurer and traveler who journeyed around the world—that was how he had always defined himself.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Tiger, but that's the reality!" Longinus sighed.
"Destroy Fish-Man Island? That can't be true, right?" The surrounding fish-men muttered to themselves, looking utterly lost.
"Damn it, I've already done everything I could to distance myself from Fish-Man Island! Why is the final outcome still... Wait." Tiger's eyes suddenly brightened. "Are you saying that as long as I die, the government won't..."
"Big Brother Tiger, shut up!" Jinbe spoke harshly to Tiger for the first time. "If our survival means exchanging your sacrifice for it, I'd rather die right now!"
The surrounding fish-men also came to their senses.
"That's right, boss! We aren't cowards who fear death!"
"If we really have to die, then we'll all die together!"
"Do you still not understand the crux of the matter?" Longinus shook his head. "You're willing to die for Mr. Tiger, but what about Fish-Man Island? Are the people on Fish-Man Island also willing to sacrifice themselves alongside Mr. Tiger?"
"The reality is that you have no right to make this decision on behalf of all of Fish-Man Island!"
With every word Longinus spoke, the surrounding fish-men's faces grew paler. By the end, nearly all of them were trembling on the verge of collapse.
Even so, some fish-man pirates stubbornly held