Crossing the seafloor volcanic region on the way to the Red Line was already an extremely long journey that would consume a great deal of stamina, to say nothing of climbing the Red Line with their bare hands afterward.
Tiger had decided to go alone for a reason. Even among the strong Fish-Men, few could withstand that kind of physical exertion.
"In that case, count me in too!"
"If Boss Tiger's going, then I, Arlong, will naturally be the first to follow. Don't worry about my stamina. Shark Fish-Men are among the fastest swimmers."
Hearing that Tiger had made up his mind, Jinbe knew there was nothing more he could say, so he could only volunteer to join him.
Seeing Jinbe join in, the other Fish-Men—including Arlong—also expressed their desire to go along.
Although this mission was practically a suicide run, Tiger's reputation on Fish-Man Island was simply that incredible. At the mere call of his name, there were no shortage of Fish-Men willing to live and die alongside him.
Besides, though the mission was dangerous, if they managed to rescue their captured brethren from Mary Geoise, they would undoubtedly become heroes across all of Fish-Man Island.
Many volunteered to go, but Fisher Tiger didn't want too many of his people risking their lives. In the end, he chose only a few capable Fish-Men, including Jinbe and Arlong, to go with him.
Fish-Men couldn't swim as fast as merfolk, but they were still extremely quick—especially Fisher Tiger and the others, who belonged to particularly swift-swimming species.
Wood and the others had set out a full ten days before Tiger's group, but they had only arrived at the Holy Land of Mary Geoise two days earlier when Tiger's Fish-Man force caught up.
To rescue their brethren as quickly as possible, Tiger