Sig was on the ship, but he couldn't see Makoro or his two underlings anywhere, so he asked Arlong about them.
"Haven't seen them. But if that guy went to the port too, then after seeing that mess, he shouldn't be stupid enough to..." Arlong sounded thoroughly disdainful.
But Sig could hear the worry hidden in his words. Makoro might have made snide remarks about Arlong, but in the end, Arlong's concern for his fellow Fish-Men outweighed everything else.
Sig, however, was thinking that it was just as well Makoro hadn't come along...
After all, he'd suspected Makoro from the start!
His theory that "someone on the ship is betraying their fellow Fish-Men" hadn't won Fisher Tiger's approval, but Tiger had at least considered what Sig said.
Not only had he agreed to send Makoro along to help, he'd also kept one crucial piece of information secret...
They'd rescued more than twenty of their people this time, so their strategic goal had been achieved. Sig felt that although he'd come off worse for wear, it couldn't really be called a crushing defeat. All things considered, it was a hard-fought victory!
But this hard-fought victory had shown Sig the gap between himself and truly powerful fighters. At the same time... it had left him worrying for Boss Fisher Tiger and Boss Jinbe.
Before, he'd been looking forward to the two bosses charging straight into the enemy's stronghold. Now, Sig could only hope they wouldn't run into Silver Axe!
Sig had been unconscious for five days before waking up. Half a day after he came to, everyone noticed the temperature dropping, so... they turned their course farther toward the cold.
It might have been a cold snap at sea, but they might also be near a "Winter Island"!
Most islands on the