Big Fish (Continued)

Tears welled in Fisher Tiger's eyes.

"That's a long story!"

"I was just about to catch a Jailer Beast. Why don't you come with me?"

Xia Le grinned.

He paid no mind to his current appearance. After fighting for so long, he had gradually grown used to the effects of Seastone.

In fact, he had come to enjoy how his body grew stronger in that state, and how clearly he could sense the world around him.

He suspected it would not be long before he awakened Observation Haki, finally making his abilities complete.

"Huh?"

Fisher Tiger froze.

Then the chains behind Xia Le pulled open the cell door. Before Fisher Tiger could react, he found himself standing outside.

"What?!"

"I just escaped? Like that?"

Fisher Tiger could hardly believe it.

He looked back at his fellow prisoners. Every one of them seemed to yearn for freedom, yet fear it at the same time.

"Come on!"

"Beast Hell is full of Jailer Beasts. I might need your help catching that big fellow!"

Xia Le smiled as he spoke.

"All right!"

Fisher Tiger nodded.

He could not refuse a request from the man who had saved him.

Then he saw Xia Le turn and run deeper into the prison.

"Deeper inside!"

"Have you been living here all these years?"

Fisher Tiger asked in surprise as he ran.

"That's right!"

"Those powerful Jailer Beasts are the best way to hone my strength."

"And recently, I found an interesting one. It seems to have eaten a very rare Zoan Devil Fruit."

Xia Le smiled.

"A Zoan?"

Fisher Tiger looked bewildered.

The two ran toward the deepest reaches of the prison.

The farther they went, the fewer prisoners Fisher Tiger saw, and the darker it became. Eventually, it was pitch-black. He could see nothing at