Fish-Man Island, Mermaid Cafe.
The once-peaceful cafe suddenly erupted into a commotion.
"I've decided! I'm taking Jinbe with us!" declared the pirate wearing a straw hat.
Hearing this declaration, the surrounding pirates and merfolk all frowned and looked over.
Nami hurriedly chopped Luffy on the head, then turned toward everyone with an awkward laugh. "Haha, he means he wants to go visit Boss Jinbe."
Hearing Nami say that, everyone withdrew their scrutinizing gazes. However, they had also been stirred into discussing the topic.
"Wanting to see Boss Jinbe isn't easy."
"Yeah, I heard he's locked up in Hard Shell Tower, reflecting on his mistakes."
"Imprisoned? Is that all the Shichibukai are capable of?"
"Fish-Man Island can't hold him! I heard he only voluntarily requested confinement in Hard Shell Tower because the Fleet Admiral ordered him to reflect on his actions."
"Tsk, tsk. One sentence was enough to make a Shichibukai spend two years in confinement. The might of that Fleet Admiral really is terrifying!"
Seeing that everyone's attention was no longer focused on them, Nami finally relaxed a little. Then she glared viciously at someone and cursed in a lowered voice, "Idiot, don't speak so loudly on Fish-Man Island!"
"What's the problem?" Luffy asked innocently.
"Didn't you hear what they said? Jinbe is locked up in Hard Shell Tower! Bringing him up out of nowhere like that is bound to attract attention!" Nami scolded, exasperated.
They had been at sea for two years, yet this idiot of a captain was still as troublesome as ever.
"Isn't that a good thing?" Luffy's eyes lit up as he rubbed his fists together. "We can just fight our way in and rescue Jinbe!"
"Ahhhhhhh!" Nami grabbed her hair and growled several times before turning helplessly toward the side. "Zoro, Sanji, you two say