As they neared the shore where the ship was docked, Arlong glanced at Sig and said, "After this, you and Kuroobi should stay on Drum Island with the others for now. Hachi, Chuu, and I need to get back to Lanst as soon as possible."
For one thing, Arlong had to find a way to notify Fisher Tiger and Jinbe that all their fellow Fish-Men had been rescued. For another, he had to find a way to notify Makoro...
"There's no need to go to that much trouble." After hesitating for a moment, Sig spoke up.
After Arlong saw Sig seriously injured and all their fellow Fish-Men rescued, he simply ignored the whole "follow Sig's arrangements" thing.
"Huh?" Arlong glanced at Sig, not understanding what he meant.
How could such an important matter be called "trouble"?
Sig laboriously used his left hand to rummage around inside the Seastone Handcuff on his right wrist. It seemed he had stuck something to the inside.
Because his hand was still trembling slightly, Sig had to exert quite a bit of effort before pulling out a square piece of white paper, about two centimeters across.
"This is..." Arlong seemed to have guessed what it was.
"Fisher Tiger's Vivre Card. Uncle Tom helped make it back in Water Seven." Sig stated the answer Arlong had already guessed.
"I heard Vivre Cards can pinpoint their owner's location, right? This is absurd!" Arlong's eyes widened. His first thought wasn't to wonder why only Sig had Fisher Tiger's Vivre Card, but to be astonished that Fisher Tiger had made one at all.
"It's not that bad. When a Vivre Card is made, some of the user's hair or fingernail is incorporated into it. Afterward, the user's condition is reflected by the Vivre Card... But its locating ability doesn't