Before long, after Jinbe passed the fish-men and swam straight into Fish-Man Island, the suited fish-man at their head pulled a Transponder Snail wrapped in a bubble from his pocket.
Keeping his eyes on Reiner and the others, he exchanged a few words with the other end. Then he grinned mockingly and waved for his two subordinates to ride their Sea Beasts over.
"Hey, you lot."
Hammond, the moray fish-man with a long neck, pointed snout, and sharp teeth, stood atop a giraffe Sea Beast and scrutinized them from above before tossing down the Transponder Snail in his hand.
"Our boss Hody has something to say to you."
Thud—thud!
The Transponder Snail landed on the deck. Seeing that no one picked it up, it stood up on its own, copied the expression of the person on the other end, and spoke with a grim face.
"Straw Hat Crew, I'm Hody, captain of the New Fish-Man Pirates. You're the ones who defeated Arlong, right?"
"What do you mean?" Sanji asked calmly. "Didn't Jinbe say there would be no fighting until the negotiations reached a conclusion?"
"Negotiations? Kehahaha, negotiation, my ass!"
Hody laughed arrogantly from the other end of the Transponder Snail, baring his teeth. "Hammond already told me. That traitor actually wants to lead us down the same path as Queen Otohime."
"The result of the negotiations was decided long ago! Either he joins the New Fish-Man Pirates, or he dies alongside King Neptune! There's no other possibility!"
"As for you lot—"
Click!
"Quit yammering."
Before Hody could finish, Zoro hung up the Transponder Snail. He drew a sword from his waist and fixed Hammond and the other fish-men with a cold stare.
"We only asked to make sure we were allowed to fight."
"You're courting death!"
Anger appeared on Hammond's