Tsugikuni Yoriichi showed no obvious hostility toward the murderous Arlong before him. Yoriichi had a clear mind. He knew what kind of person Arlong would become in the future.
But regardless of the future, at least for now, Tsugikuni Yoriichi had no reason to attack him.
Yes, Arlong was filled with murderous intent, and he had surely killed quite a few people. But based on his position alone, Tsugikuni Yoriichi, as a Marine, had no way to pin any crimes on him.
In this era, ordinary civilians could not even dream of reaching Fish-Man Island beneath the deep sea. Even long-distance voyages were likely beyond their means.
The humans capable of reaching Fish-Man Island were, for the most part, no decent people.
As for Arlong becoming scum who slaughtered humans at will and enslaved civilians in the future, that was a matter for the future.
If he killed someone in the present merely because they "might" become that sort of person, then Tsugikuni Yoriichi would be no different in essence from the Celestial Dragons who had ordered Ohara exterminated.
Punish present crimes in the present.
Punish future crimes in the future.
Assigning someone a predetermined role would only end up forcing them down that path.
Tsugikuni Yoriichi looked at Arlong with a calm expression, his eyes devoid of any excess emotion. To Arlong, those eyes of Tsugikuni Yoriichi's were exceptionally clear.
Yet it was precisely that clarity that placed immense pressure on him.
He's clearly just a lowly human! Arlong thought. After hearing Tsugikuni Yoriichi's words, he curled his lip and retorted, "We fish-men aren't like you deceitful humans!"
As he spoke, Arlong looked at Fisher Tiger and said with slight dissatisfaction, "Brother Tiger, you should have things to do, right? I won't disturb you."
"Come visit the back streets