Two Great Figures Who Devoted Their Lives to Their Clansmen, Worthy of Respect!

Xi Yan, who used Ninjutsu to treat Hatchan again, quickly stopped the bleeding.

"Don't move around this time," Xi Yan said, "Or you might die."

The opponent's physique isn't monstrous, so it's best not to act recklessly.

"Feel sorry..."

"Why do the Fish-Man Race hate humans so much?" Perona asked, puzzled.

She still doesn't understand why the Fish-Man Race hate humans so much.

"This is a long story."

After Hatchan finished speaking, he paused for a moment, then said with a complicated expression, "A long time ago, the Fish-Man Race seemed to be classified as fish. Until 200 years ago, Ryugu Kingdom became Member States of the World Government and formed a friendly alliance with humans. His Majesty the King was therefore allowed to attend the Reverie."

"Even so, humans still deeply dislike the Fish-Man Race..."

"In my memory, the most severe discrimination probably occurred when the Great Pirate Era began," Dan said as he returned with the materials.

"When the Great Pirate Era began?" Xi Yan frowned and said, "Could it be that around that time, large numbers of pirates started causing trouble on Fish-Man Island?"

"Yes."

Dan said with a grim expression, "From that time on, human pirates began to appear in large numbers on Fish-Man Island, bringing an unbearable nightmare to the Fish-Man Island with violence."

"Those terrible memories... I still can't forget them."

Recalling what happened back then, Dan's face grew even uglier.

That was truly an unforgettable nightmare.

If he could, he wished it all were fake.

"So that's what happened on Fish-Man Island," Chopper said.

"Hmm..." Dan nodded, then continued, "It was around this time that humans occupied Fish-Man Island, and we Fish-Man Race ... became their prey."

"They're so mean!" Merry said, frowning slightly.

Forcibly occupying other people's homes is one thing, but to then treat them like commodities and sell them off... isn't that just like those despicable human traffickers?!

"It's because we're weak," Dan said with a wry smile.

The weak will be bullied; this is an age-old truth that no one can change.

"If it weren't for Whitebeard Old Man, Fish-Man Island would probably have ceased to exist long ago," Jinbe said.

"The Whitebeard Uncle?"

Xi Yan looked surprised. Could it be that the Whitebeard Uncle not only protected Fish-Man Island, but also reclaimed Fish-Man Island and returned it to the people of the Ryugu Kingdom?

"That's right, it's Whitebeard Old Man!" Jinbe said gratefully. "He defeated all the pirates on the island with Pops formidable strength, and then forcefully declared Fish-Man Island to be his territory, which truly restored peace to Fish-Man Island."

"But this cannot eliminate the Fish-Man Race's fear of humans, nor can it change humans' loathing of the Fish-Man Race."

"Especially the latter, I think you all felt that quite well in the Sabaody Archipelago."

Recalling what they had seen in the Sabaody Archipelago, the Straw Hat Pirates nodded subconsciously.

They did indeed see at No. 1 Auction House how much humans hated the Fish-Man Race.

In the eyes of those humans, the Fish-Man Race are not human at all; they are merely fish that resemble humans.

Jinbe, who had taken in everyone's reactions, sighed and then said, "Although the World Government has the right to decide whether Fish-Man and humans can live in harmony, the closer one gets to the center, the more one can feel how deeply entrenched the system of discrimination is."

After saying this, Jinbe paused for a moment, then continued, "It can be said that the relationship between the Fish-Man Race and humans... has never changed!"

"It seems that life isn't easy for you Fish-Man Race either," Xi Yan said.

If you get caught, you'll be sold into slavery... That kind of life is just too hard.

"Yes."

Jinbe sighed helplessly, then said, "However, in order to change this situation, the two greatest people on Fish-Man Island have stepped forward."

"One is Queen Otohime, who is also Princess Shirahoshi's mother!"

Looking at Shirahoshi who had returned, Jinbe said, "To change this situation, she has been constantly persuading the islanders of Fish-Man Island to live in peace with humans, in order to eliminate the misunderstandings between the two races."

'Mother...'

Shirahoshi's eyes welled up with tears as she recalled her mother's appearance.

"The other one is Fisher Tiger, a hero who, like Xi Yan, liberated slaves in Mary Geoise!"

"Because of his constant calls to break with humanity, he violated a taboo of the world, single-handedly stormed Mary Geoise, and rescued all the slaves there!"

"After that, he led the Fish-Man Race, who were originally slaves, to form the Sun Pirates!"

"Sun?"

"Um."

Jinbe nodded, revealing the sun tattoo on his body, and said, "Me, Hatchan, Arlong were all members of the Sun Pirates back then."

Hearing Jinbe's words, Nami and the other two nodded, as this was similar to what they had heard from the Curly-haired Uncle before.

"Fisher Tiger ..." Luffy tilted his head and said, "I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before."

"Shakky-jie said so," Xi Yan said.

After saying that, Xi Yan glanced at Jinbe and said, "Their actions are completely opposite."

One side wants to maintain peace between humans and Fish-Man Race, while the other chooses to fight violence with violence...

"That's true." Jinbe, understanding Xi Yan's meaning, nodded and said, "On one side is Queen Otohime, who endures humiliation and constantly strives to change the future."

"On the other side is Fisher Tiger, who sacrificed his future to risk his life to save his kinsmen who had been enslaved..."

At this point, Jinbe's expression became somewhat complicated.

"Although their approaches differed, it's impossible to definitively say who was wrong, after all... they both dedicated their lives to the Fish-Man Race."

After speaking, Jinbe paused for a moment, then said seriously, "Let me tell you the cry from the hearts of these two great men."

"And this is also related to why I exiled Arlong to the East Blue."

"So... I hope you all will listen carefully to what I have to say."

Even if Nami wanted to kill him afterwards, he would have no regrets.

Nami stared intently at Jinbe's face for a moment, then paused before saying, "Alright, go ahead."

Seeing that Nami had already said that, the others didn't say anything more and instead sat obediently on the rocks to the side, clearly intending to listen to what Jinbe had to say.

"I'm extremely grateful," Jinbe said, bowing his head.

After finishing speaking, Jinbe sat down on the ground and slowly said, "The origin of this matter dates back 16 years..."

Recalling what happened 16 years ago, Jinbe's eyes became somewhat complicated.

"At that time, Fish-Man Island had only recently achieved peace, so the people were still in a state of panic."

"To change this situation, Queen Otohime goes out every day to reassure the island's inhabitants, telling them not to be afraid and that the island is now safe."

"Sometimes Queen Otohime would encounter bad people, but she would always step in to stop them."

At this point, Jinbe paused for a moment, then said in a complicated tone, "Queen Otohime is truly a gentle and kind person. Even though she is so frail that slapping someone would break her hand, she would still rush forward without hesitation to stop violence!"

"Then... give the other person a chance to change their ways..."

"The princess's hand was also affected by this..."

As he spoke, the image flashed into Jinbe's mind, filling his eyes with admiration.

"You can break your hand just by slapping someone?" Perona exclaimed in surprise. "How delicate must someone be?"

She simply couldn't imagine that anyone could be like this; how could she possibly live like that?

"I don't know either," Jinbe shook his head and said, "But the Queen's health condition is indeed like this."

Seeing this, Shirahoshi said somewhat somberly, "My mother is Fish-Man, and she has always been in poor health, so..."

Upon hearing Shirahoshi's words, everyone immediately understood what was going on.

So he's always been in poor health... No wonder he broke his own hand when he slapped someone.

"Even so, this is still too..."

Perona wore a complicated expression, unsure of what to say for a moment.

"Doesn't this perfectly illustrate the greatness of this princess?" Xi Yan said. "It's truly remarkable that she could achieve something like this."

A Royal Family with a weak constitution could have stayed in the Ryugu Kingdom to recuperate, but instead, she chose to drag her body, which was in danger of serious injury at any moment, to care for the safety of her people...

Such people are truly rare.

From the perspective of Fish-Man Island, at least, this queen was great.

"Yes, the Queen is great," Jinbe said. "Those who made mistakes were the ones who got beaten up, but she herself was the one who got hurt."

"But... she doesn't care about her own health; instead, she sheds tears because people are forced into a life of crime by poverty."

At this point, Jinbe paused for a moment, then continued, "Queen Otohime was born with incredibly powerful Observation Haki, allowing her to directly sense the emotions in other people's hearts."

"So... she understands that those thugs were forced to commit crimes... and that's why she sheds tears for them."

"Her Highness the Princess felt that their Royal Family hadn't done enough, so..."

"She took all the blame upon herself as Royal Family..." Xi Yan murmured.

Now he understood what the princess was thinking.

Perhaps, from their perspective, the people's poor living conditions are a consequence of their own shortcomings Royal Family...

This member of the Royal Family is truly different.

"Queen Otohime is truly a unique person," Nami remarked.

There are very few people who can do this.

"Yes, Her Highness the Princess is truly an extraordinary person," Jinbe remarked.

"Your tendency to cry isn't something you inherited from your mother, is it?" Chopper asked Shirahoshi curiously.

This big guy cried quite a few times on their way here.

"I... I don't know either..." Shirahoshi shook her head and said.

"That must be part of the reason," Xi Yan said.

While environment is one of the important factors influencing personality, heredity is also a very important factor.

Then, Xi Yan looked at Jinbe and asked curiously, "You just said that Shirahoshi's mother wanted to ease the relationship between humans and Fish-Man Race. How did she do it?"

Jinbe paused for a moment upon hearing this, then slowly said, "To ease tensions between the two races, the Queen also preaches to the people of Fish-Man Island every day during her patrols that humans are not all evil."

"Her Highness the Princess says that we cannot wait for humans to understand us; we must first try to understand humans."

"We need to get close to them, understand them... only then can we improve relations between the two tribes and eliminate any misunderstandings."

"Some people argued that since so many terrible humans had already come to the island, why should we choose to trust them?"

"The Queen's answer was that the people who came to this island to wreak havoc on humanity were a group of guys called pirates, and those who bought slaves from human traffickers were also powerful people called nobles."

"We only encountered a small portion of the more extreme humans; the majority of humans are probably friendly and kind."

"Therefore, after moving Fish-Man Island to the mainland, we will definitely be able to establish friendly relations with humans."

"Therefore, Her Highness has brought out a book of autographs, hoping everyone will sign it, so as to Announce to the World! our Fish-Man Race's determination to live on the surface."

"Has everyone signed their autographs?!" Merry asked, her eyes wide.

If everyone is willing to sign, then Shirahoshi's mother will be able to fulfill her dream.

"Unfortunately, no one signed it back then," Jinbe said, shaking his head.

"It seems that getting one group to understand another is not an easy task," Chopper said.

As he spoke, Chopper recalled his experience when he ate the Devil Fruit, which made his eyes look somewhat complicated.

Now... he seems to understand the situation of the Fish-Man Race somewhat.

"Humans are inherently afraid of the unknown, so it's difficult to get everyone to go to the unknown with Queen Otohime," Xi Yan said. "Moreover, the Fish-Man Race recently suffered persecution from humans, so... it's practically impossible to get them to agree on the spot."

At least that's what the ordinary Fish-Man Race thought, since the only humans they could come into contact with were the pirates who came to Fish-Man Island.

As for the ground?

They had no way of having contact with her, so they couldn't understand Queen Otohime's thoughts.

Hearing Xi Yan's words, Jinbe glanced at Xi Yan with some surprise, clearly not expecting that the other party would understand the matter so thoroughly.

He then nodded and said, "That's true."

"At least back then, as a member of the Royal Army, I didn't understand the Queen's thoughts."

"You actually served in the Royal Army of this country?" Sanji asked Jinbe with surprise.

He thought the other person had always been a pirate, but it turns out they had served in the Royal Army of this country!

"Besides having some martial arts skills, I'm good for nothing, and I was born in Fish-Man Street, so this is all I can do," Jinbe said.

"Fish-Man Street?"

Sanji raised an eyebrow; why did this place seem so familiar?

"I remember Hatchan's hometown is there," Chopper said. "But it sounds like a really scary place..."

He remembered that Hatchan described it in a similar way.

"Yes, I am indeed from there," Hatchan said with a complicated expression.

As for that terrifying place?

Hatchan didn't refute it, after all, for the people of Fish-Man Island, those living in Fish-Man Street were indeed somewhat terrifying.

"What's the deal with this Fish-Man Street?" Xi Yan asked curiously. "Why is it separated from Fish-Man Island?"

Could there be some kind of slum or something similar here?

"Because Fish-Man Street is a special case," Jinbe explained. "It was originally a giant orphanage, but soon chaos broke out there, and the administrators were helpless. So it became a gathering place for criminals on Fish-Man Island."

Ultimately... it evolved into a lawless zone.

"That's why Fish-Man Street is a bit scary," Chopper said.

Now he understands why there were such strange descriptions.

"Yes."

Jinbe nodded, then continued, "And the Fisher Tiger I just mentioned was once the leader of Fish-Man Street!"

Hearing Jinbe's words, Xi Yan's expression became somewhat complicated.

People who grow up in that kind of place... tend to be a bit extreme in their thinking.

This is probably why Fisher Tiger dared to storm Mary Geoise alone.

'Then why?' Xi Yan wondered to himself.

Was it the arrogance of a transmigrator, or... that he had become somewhat extreme after experiencing the darkness of the Shinobi World?

Thinking of this, Xi Yan fell into deep thought.

"You said Fisher- Tiger is the leader of Fish-Man Street..." Perona looked at Jinbe with suspicion and said, "Then how did he dare to attack Mary Geoise?"

"Isn't he afraid that the World Government will take its anger out on Fish-Man Island?"

Although she hadn't had the opportunity to learn about the World Government, she had lived with Lord Moria, one of the Shichibukai, for over ten years, so she still had a general understanding of it.

Would such a behemoth really tolerate this kind of thing?

"Because Big Brother Tiger had already announced his resignation as leader before he left," Jinbe said. "And the person who took over was me."

This may also be why the World Government hasn't taken its anger out on Fish-Man Island, since the other side is no longer part of Fish-Man Island!

"So he's already resigned from his position as leader..." Perona nodded Satori sudden realization, "No wonder the World Government hasn't taken its anger out on Fish-Man Island."

That makes sense.

Otherwise, given the World Government's mindset, they would never let Fish-Man Island go!

"Um."

Jinbe nodded and said, "After resigning from his position as leader, Big Brother Tiger embarked on an adventure to live a free and adventurous life."

"Until..."

As if remembering something, a look of pain appeared in Jinbe's eyes, then he closed them and said, "Everything changed after Big Brother Tiger was captured by the Celestial Dragons."

"Huh?!"

Upon hearing Jinbe's words, Chopper was dumbfounded and asked, "Was this Fisher Tiger also a Celestial Dragons's slave?"

Such a powerful person, could he really be captured by the Celestial Dragons and enslaved?

Could it be that Marine Admiral has made a move?!

"Yes."

With his eyes closed, Jinbe said, "Later, Big Brother Tiger told us about this before he died."

"He said that shortly after leaving Fish-Man Island, he was captured by powerful humans and sent to Mary Geoise, where he became a slave."

"After three years of hellish living, Big Brother Tiger successfully escaped from there."

"After that... he made the decision to return to Mary Geoise and rescue all his people!"

"What courage that is," Sanji murmured.

After experiencing that hellish life, he still dared to go back alone... This guy is truly a formidable hero.

Thinking of this, admiration appeared on Sanji's face.

"Since he has come back, why would he choose to kill him alone?" Meili asked doubtfully, "Is he afraid that he will implicate you all?"

Maybe.

Jinbe opened his eyes, shook his head, and said, "But Big Brother Tiger didn't tell us the specific reason."

"He only said that he climbed the Red Line alone and freed the slaves in Mary Geoise, and said nothing else."

"Is that so...?"

Hearing Jinbe's words, Merry fell into deep thought.

She felt that was probably what the other person was thinking.

"This man is indeed a hero," Xi Yan said.

It's fair to say that without him, Hancock wouldn't have had the chance to escape from that hellish place, so... Xi Yan is still very grateful to Fisher Tiger.

This is one of the reasons why Xi Yan was willing to help the Fish-Man Race.

"If I do this, I'll definitely be hunted down by the World Government," Perona said.

Of course.

Jinbe said, "Although Big Brother Tiger is hailed as a hero who freed slaves, he is an unpardonable criminal in the eyes of the World Government, so it's perfectly normal for them to hunt Big Brother Tiger down."

"It was precisely because of this that we, who used to hang out in Fish-Man Street, began to go out to find Big Brother Tiger, wanting to protect Big Brother Tiger from harm by the World Government."

"However, Big Brother Tiger hesitated at first because it might implicate us."

"But with our unanimous insistence, and considering that this would better protect our people... Big Brother Tiger finally accepted our request."

"This... is the origin of the Sun Pirates!"

After speaking, Jinbe paused for a moment, then pointed to the tattoo on his chest and said, "This tattoo on my chest was created to eliminate the distinction between slaves and non-slaves."

The purpose of doing this was also to prevent others from looking at their compatriots who had once been slaves with strange eyes.

It must be said that this method is indeed effective; at least others don't know that some of them were once slaves.

"That's similar to what I've heard before," Xi Yan said.

"You knew about this too?"

Jinbe glanced at Xi Yan with some surprise, clearly not expecting the other party to know about this.

"Yes, I know."

Jinbe fell silent upon hearing this; it seemed this Ninja's intelligence-gathering abilities were even more impressive than he had imagined.

As for how the other party knew, Jinbe had no intention of investigating.

After all... that's someone else's secret, isn't it?

"Speaking of which... after Fisher Tiger did this, will Queen Otohime's plan still be able to proceed?" Perona asked curiously.

"It's very difficult."

Jinbe shook his head and said, "Because of Big Brother Tiger's attack on Mary Geoise and the establishment of the Fish-Man Pirate Crew, Fish-Man Island can't even participate in the Reverie, let alone return to the surface..."

"But the princess never gave up on her ideals, and maintained the habit of giving speeches every day, intending to gain everyone's recognition in this way."

"But unfortunately... the gains were minimal."

"So that's how it is..." Perona murmured.

Both of them were fighting for their people, but in the end...

Thinking of this, Perona sighed silently.

"And then what?"

"After that, we kept dealing with the World Government and fighting our pursuers, and the bounty kept increasing day by day."

Until one day...

Recalling those past scenes, Jinbe's expression gradually became complicated.

"We've encountered the little girl that Big Brother Tiger rescued from Mary Geoise again," Jinbe said. "This little girl's name is Koala."

"To get her home, Big Brother Tiger took her to the ship."

"Afterwards, to avoid scaring the little girl, Big Brother Tiger even threw away his weapon, just to let her know that we weren't ruthless killers, but a group of people you could get along with!"

"And that's exactly why the little girl gradually returned to normal."

"He actually went to such lengths for a little girl..." Chopper exclaimed in surprise, "He's such a kind person."

Despite not being from the same ethnic group, they went to such lengths for each other... Is this really Fisher Tiger?

"Yes." As if remembering something, Jinbe smiled and said, "Lord Tiger is even better than you imagined."

It's safe to say that Big Brother Tiger is the most loyal and charismatic Fish-Man he has ever met!

"Did you send that little girl back?" Merry asked curiously.

Upon hearing Merry's words, Jinbe's smile faded, and he said, "Sent back."

"But... and because of this, Big Brother Tiger's life was forever frozen on that day."

"Varied...?!"

Merry was completely stunned. Why was this happening?

Were we ambushed halfway there?

Xi Yan frowned, as if he had guessed something, and asked, "Is it because of... those humans?"

Fisher Tiger, who did that kind of thing, has a very high bounty on his head.

Therefore... it's possible that a human might report Fisher Tiger.

"Right."

After receiving an affirmative answer, Xi Yan's expression gradually became complicated; it seemed that things were going much as he had imagined.

"They were trying to send humans back, but they ended up being betrayed by them... This..." Sanji opened his mouth, unsure of what to say next.

"No, it can't really be considered betrayal," Jinbe shook his head and said, "Because it wasn't Klar did it, but the other humans on the island."

"After we made contact there, they informed the navy of our destination, and then..."

Seeing that Jinbe had stopped speaking, Xi Yan finished speaking for him.

"So you were then besieged by the navy, right?"

"Yes."

Jinbe said with a grim face, "That's exactly why Big Brother Tiger was seriously injured."

"Afterwards, we risked our lives to rescue Big Brother Tiger, but Big Brother Tiger was also on the verge of death due to excessive blood loss..."

Upon hearing this, Chopper's face immediately showed anxiety, and he said, "Don't you have Ship's Doctor?"

"Or is it that we don't have the same blood type?"

"We had Ship's Doctor, but no one with the same blood type," Jinbe said with his eyes closed. "We did find a blood reserve on a captured warship, but... because of what happened before, Big Brother Tiger refused to accept human blood, so..."

Although Jinbe didn't finish his sentence, the others understood what he meant.

Having experienced betrayal by humans, it refused human blood and ultimately died from excessive blood loss.

"That's probably why the Fish-Man Race resent humans so much," Xi Yan said with a complicated expression.

"Um."

Jinbe nodded and said, "You all know what Big Brother Tiger's death means to the Sun Pirates, right?"

The others didn't say anything, but their glances told Jinbe they knew what it meant.

Seeing this, Jinbe sighed, then turned to look at the sunlight high above and said, "The Sun Pirates have been devastated by Big Brother Tiger's death."

"So... unable to bear it any longer, Arlong chose to go alone and attack the navy's warship."

"In the end... he was captured alive by Kizaru."

Upon hearing Jinbe's words, Xi Yan was momentarily stunned. Arlong had such a record?

One-on-one against Marine Admiral?

Is this guy really that outrageous?

As if reading Xi Yan's mind, Jinbe said, "It's not as exaggerated as you think. He was defeated in a single exchange."

This story was told by Arlong, who hates humans the most, so Jinbe finds it highly credible.

"I see."

That's more like it; it would be normal for him to be instantly killed by Kizaru's laser.

Um?

wrong...

As if he had understood something, Xi Yan asked, "How did he escape after being captured by someone like Kizaru?"

Could it be that Kizaru went on another mission, giving Arlong the opportunity to take advantage?

"He didn't escape," Jinbe said, shaking his head. "After being captured by Kizaru, Arlong was sent to Underwater Great Prison."

"How could that be...?"

"That's what I'm going to talk about next." Jinbe finished speaking, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then opened them again, saying, "After Big Brother Tiger's death, I became the captain of the Sun Pirates and continue to roam these seas as the Sea Hero Jinbe."

"As time went by, my bounty kept increasing, and eventually... it reached 250 million Beli!"

"It was at this time that I received an invitation from the World Government."

As if he understood something, Xi Yan said, "The Shichibukai..."

If he's not mistaken, Jinbe became Shichibukai around that time.

"Yes, Shichibukai," Jinbe said. "Although some crew members didn't want me to accept the invitation, Big Brother Tiger said before he died that we should do our best to help Queen Otohime achieve her dream."

"So... I've chosen to accept this title."

"This would not only grant amnesty to the Sun Pirates, but also promote better relations between Fish-Man Island and humans."

In order to realize Big Brother Tiger's dream, and for the freedom and liberation of the Fish-Man Race, he was willing to bear the infamy and accept the title of the so-called lackey of the World Government.

"In other words, Arlong was at this time..."

"Yes."

Jinbe glanced at Sanji, who had spoken, and said, "Because Arlong was also a member of the Sun Pirates, he was released from Underwater Great Prison by the World Government after I became Shichibukai."

"After that... this guy became unhappy because I became Shichibukai, so he chose to fight me."

"After realizing he couldn't change my mind, he left the Sun Pirates with Hatchan."

"Ma Ke Luo gang left around that time as well."

"And so, the Sun Pirates split into three groups, each going their own way."

"The rest of us renamed the Sun Pirates the Fish-Man Pirate Crew."