Time stood still inside the Book-Book Fruit's books. Food placed inside would not spoil, and people or animals locked within would not die.
Back when this fruit was still with the Charlotte Family in the original timeline, its greatest uses had been as a warehouse keeper, a prison, and Charlotte Linlin's personal collection.
Putting someone on the verge of death into a book gave them ample time to wait for rescue.
"Brother Tiger, you don't object to fish-man and merfolk blood, do you? Brother Shak had this sent over in advance, so you'll have to bear with it for now."
"I..."
There were good people in this world. Tiger believed that, but his heart had already been swayed by demons, leaving him with a severe aversion.
Koala suffered serious aftereffects from her life as a slave. How was Tiger any different? They both suffered from severe psychological trauma; it merely manifested in different ways.
Most people knew that Shak was very close to a human King.
What Shak had sent was most likely related to humans, but no one brought it up. Even Arlong chose to keep quiet at a time like this.
The Sun Pirates' respect for Tiger came from the bottom of their hearts. Not a single one of them wanted Tiger to die like this.
Tiger could not get past the hurdle in his heart. This approach was already a decent outcome.
"Aladdin, take a few people in to stay with Brother Tiger. He has a lot on his mind right now, so try to talk him through it. No... just talk to him more, anyway."
Tiger clearly showed signs of wanting to die. If they let him be, who knew what consequences it might bring?
"Mm, leave it to me."
Aladdin led several people into the