Aboard the Konoha Go, Uchiha Hiko lounged comfortably in a deck chair and stretched lazily before placing the Den Den Mushi in his hand back on the table. Beside him, Baby5 was still dressed as a maid, standing behind Hiko with a basin in her hands.
"What happened?" Jinbe asked. When he had heard Uchiha Hiko answering the Den Den Mushi earlier, his tone had sounded rather lazy. If Uchiha Hiko had been in a good mood, he definitely would not have spoken that way.
"Two more pirate crews were caught by the Marines." Hiko said boredly, "Quite a few Pirates heading for Dressrosa have been caught by the Marines before they could even enter the harbor lately. If this keeps up, we're losing a huge amount in bounties! I'm starting to wonder whether cooperating with the Marines and making them Dressrosa's shield was the wrong decision."
Jinbe chuckled. Ever since Hiko had announced that he would be auctioning Devil Fruits, people from all over the world had begun making their way toward Dressrosa. At the same time, some Pirates had come with unclear motives. Back then, Hiko had considered that Dressrosa was not strong enough to maintain public order, so he had invited the Marines to help, paying the price of ten Devil Fruits for it.
As a result, the Marines had dispatched three Vice Admirals to protect Dressrosa from three directions at sea. In just a few days, they had actually captured quite a few Pirates.
And now Hiko was complaining to Jinbe that all the Pirates had been caught, leaving him unable to collect bounties and reducing his income considerably.
"Are you really planning to move the auction to the Konoha Go?" Jinbe asked Hiko doubtfully as he looked at the many ships in Dressrosa's harbor.
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