In the year 1507 of the Grand Line Era, five months had passed since Mary Geoise was attacked.
Somewhere in the Grand Line.
"Pirates spotted ahead."
"It's the Sun Pirates."
"Hurry and report to Headquarters."
"Hard to port! Prepare for battle."
A Marine warship suddenly spotted the Sun Pirates while patrolling the open sea.
Ever since forming the Sun Pirates, Tiger and the others had disappeared from the seas.
They had not vanished because they were afraid. They needed time to recuperate and reduce the Marines' attention on them.
Sure enough, even after three months, the Marines still had not found Tiger and the others.
Therefore, the Marines had no choice but to ease up on the pursuit.
After all, having every Marine force in the Grand Line participate in the hunt, along with enlisting the aid of the World Government's member nations, was no small expense.
The World Government did not have that much money to spare.
Besides, there were countless wanted criminals across the seas. They could not waste all their resources on Tiger.
However, the Marines had spotted the Sun Pirates again today.
After resting for a period of time, the Sun Pirates were fully prepared.
They had decided to resist the World Government through force—to answer violence with violence.
The Sun Pirates had also noticed the Marines.
However, they had no intention of running.
There would only be more battles like this in the future.
"Brothers, prepare for battle!"
Tiger stood at the bow and shouted loudly.
At the same time, the Marines aboard the warship could see Tiger through their binoculars.
"Confirmed. Fisher Tiger is aboard."
Colonel Fislow, the warship's captain, held up his binoculars and continued, "Report the situation here to Lord Victor."
Just as Fislow finished speaking, there was a tremendous bang.
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