Just as several people were horrified by Apophis's madness, a small squad of soldiers came running over from the distance.
"Boss Jinbe, Boss Jinbe, this is bad... Are Her Highness Otohime and Princess Shirahoshi here too...?"
"Don't rush. Take your time and tell me what happened," Jinbe said steadily.
"It... it's the gang of thugs from Fish-Man District! They've rebelled!" the squad captain said anxiously. "They've already occupied the royal palace and captured His Majesty the King and the three princes!"
"What? Neptune and Shark Star were captured?" Queen Otohime swayed unsteadily for a moment.
"Father, Brother..." The tearful Shirahoshi naturally burst into loud sobs again.
Even Jinbe found it hard to believe. "How is that possible? With Fish-Man District's strength, they shouldn't have been able to stand against the Kingdom's army!"
"And His Majesty Neptune and the three princes are all extremely powerful! Who in Fish-Man District could possibly capture them?"
"It was Hody Jones! That traitor... No, he had been infiltrating the Kingdom's army all along under the identity of Fish-Man District's leader!" the squad captain said angrily.
"They're all the poison left behind by that bastard Arlong!" Jinbe suddenly clenched his fist, crushing the air and producing a low sonic boom.
But he quickly recovered and said, "Even if it was Hody Jones, he still shouldn't have been a match for Great Knight Neptune!"
"We don't know either." The squad captain shook his head, then said doubtfully, "But according to some soldiers, nearly every one of those thugs from Fish-Man District is roughly twice as strong as before!"
"Twice as strong? How could they suddenly become that much stronger?"
"I understand now. It was the Treasure Chest!" Otohime barely managed to steady herself. "Neptune once told me that the Treasure Chest contains power obtained through a pact