(Non-Intelligence-Drop Abuse)
"I've seen the most beautiful ocean in my life, crossed the most distant mountains, made the most reliable friends, and realized the most outrageous dreams." Fisher Tiger laughed freely. "Thinking about it this way, I suppose I have no regrets left!"
"Big Bro!"
"Boss!"
"Waaah!"
The sounds of weeping and wailing carried across the surface of the sea.
Some of the Fish-Man pirates aboard the ship were orphans who had grown up with Fisher Tiger in the Fish-Man District, while the rest were slaves he had personally rescued from Mary Geoise.
In their hearts, Fisher Tiger's status was even higher than that of Neptune, the King.
"To personally send a hero like you to the gallows... I'll probably be tormented by nightmares for the rest of my life!" Longinus said self-mockingly.
"I've heard of your deeds..." Fisher Tiger said calmly. "The number of Fish-Man slaves you've rescued from those pirates is no less than mine. For that alone, I could never hate you!"
"Fish-Man slaves?" Longinus was startled. "News about that should rarely make it into the papers. How did you find out?"
"When I returned to Fish-Man Island after completing my 'journey,' many people asked me about you. That's how I learned from them that apart from those ugly devils known as the Celestial Dragons, humans could also produce a cross-species hero like you!"
"Big Bro Tiger, are you saying that he... he's rescued a lot of Fish-Men too?" Jinbe asked in disbelief, stopping his weeping.
"I merely released them while dealing with the pirates." Longinus shook his head. "Compared to your courage in climbing into the Holy Land, it was far, far less!"
"Regardless, you can be considered a great benefactor to our Fish-Man race. Rather than being captured by someone else, falling into your hands