"The Marines think they're so great?" Hiko's relaxed expression vanished, replaced by coldness. Sitting upright on the wooden stump, he looked at her with open mockery. "If the Marines are so arrogant, why don't you go capture the Four Emperors instead of putting on airs in front of ordinary civilians like me all day?"
The surrounding fish-men stopped working and looked over with mocking disdain. Hiko was now Fishman Island's hero. With this Marine girl acting so nasty, they naturally stood united and returned her attitude in kind.
Hina's face darkened. Who in the world did not know the status of the Four Emperors in the New World? The Marines had the ability to overthrow one of the Four Emperors, but they could not wage war on all fronts and challenge all Four Emperors at once. Even if Hina wanted to do that, she did not have the strength.
Fleet Admiral Sakazuki had moved Marine Headquarters to the New World precisely because he had resolved to wipe out the Pirates. But Pirates had run rampant across the world for many years; they could not be eradicated overnight.
Uchiha Hiko's two remarks were an extreme slap in the face, making Hina feel deeply mocked.
Besides, according to the information they had received, Cracker, one of the Four Emperors' Sweet Commanders, had been slapped twice by this guy and was still vomiting blood in bed. With strength so absurdly powerful, how could he have the nerve to call himself an ordinary civilian? Damn it, even she did not have the strength to casually defeat a Sweet Commander. That was strength only an Admiral or a Four Emperors-level powerhouse could possess!
"!!!" As she thought about it, Hina was suddenly startled. She realized something she had overlooked all along.
Had Uchiha Hiko's strength