However, when they turned and started walking toward the island's exit, the man wearing a Coat of Justice was already standing in front of them.
"L-L-Longinus!" Nami was so frightened that she fell onto the ground, tears beginning to well up in her eyes.
"F-Fleet Admiral!" Caribou shrieked, his mind going blank for a moment. Then his eyes began to dart around. "He shouldn't know that I captured the Mermaid Princess. If that's the case, he should capture the Straw Hats first. That's right, I can still be saved!"
"Yohohohoho, we've been caught!" Brook was still laughing.
As for the three members of Luffy's group, they assumed defensive stances with solemn expressions.
"Talk about bad luck. This is already the third time, right?" Sanji sighed.
"Someone this unlucky wouldn't survive a third time!" Zoro said concisely.
"Hey, I won't lose to you again this time!" Luffy roared. "We're not the same as we were two years ago!"
"You have indeed grown a lot over the past two years. You even defeated Jinbe?" Longinus's gaze first lingered on the sack behind Luffy, then shifted to Caribou, who was secretly celebrating. "With that growth, your courage has increased quite a bit too! You actually dared to openly capture the Mermaid Princess. It seems it's time to clean you up!"
"Actually, we haven't grown that much!" Luffy couldn't help but smugly boast.
"Idiot! Is that something to be happy about?" Nami angrily chopped Luffy on the head, only realizing it afterward. "Wait, when did we capture the Mermaid Princess?"
"Huh?" Luffy's eyes widened as he looked at the person inside the sack behind him. "So Jinbe is the Mermaid Princess?"
Everyone was left speechless by Luffy's exclamation.
If Jinbe heard you say that, let alone joining your crew, he would probably want to