"Jinbe!" Leo and the others cried out in delight.
This was combat power worthy of a Marine Admiral!
What surprised him even more was the burly middle-aged man standing shoulder to shoulder with Jinbe. This narrow-eyed man looked almost like he was blind, and the cane in his hand seemed to confirm it.
But when Leo looked at his clean face, he knew that this narrow-eyed man was not actually blind.
History had changed.
As one of the future Marine Admirals, the man whose real name was Issho and whose alias was Fujitora had not gouged out his own eyes. But could his strength still remain at the admiral level?
That was hard to say. But regardless of whether he had already eaten the Press-Press Fruit, his swordsmanship and Haki alone were enough to place him among the strongest.
Leo had expected Issho to come back. Given his temperament, the current distance, and Leo's invitation, it would have been stranger if he had not come.
But Jinbe was one of the Marine's Shichibukai. His presence here would be a devastating blow to the Marines.
It would make the Marines feel that none of the other Shichibukai could be trusted. Gecko Moria, Crocodile, and Hawk Eyes would suffer an undeserved disaster because of it.
Especially Hawk Eyes. Leo's previous words had seemed as though they were directed at Hawk Eyes in the first place. Now that Jinbe had come, the Marines would surely wonder whether Hawk Eyes had been tempted as well.
Sometimes, the Marines did not need evidence at all. As long as they had that suspicion, they might move against Hawk Eyes.
"You took long enough." A cool voice suddenly cut in from the side. A lean man holding a long sword with a fuzzy scabbard leaned against the