Marines with imposing presences stepped off the warship one after another and stood quietly behind Fisher Tiger.
After promotion to vice admiral, an officer would naturally be assigned a warship and a corresponding complement of soldiers. As one of Xia Le's men, Fisher Tiger would not be shortchanged.
In particular, these elite troops had also fought in the Summit War and tasted blood.
At the same time.
The fish-man guards ran almost the entire way, soon finding Fukaboshi, the eldest prince of the Ryugu Kingdom, patrolling the streets.
"Prince Fukaboshi!"
The fish-man leading them shouted, gasping for breath.
"I remember you were assigned to guard the harbor. Did something happen there?"
Fukaboshi spoke with a grave expression.
"The Marines! The Marines are here!"
"He said he came on behalf of the Fleet Admiral."
The fish-man spoke quickly.
"On behalf of the Fleet Admiral?"
"We have nothing to discuss with the Marines!"
Fukaboshi said heavily.
As he spoke, he glanced at Whitebeard's flag, which still flew above Fish-Man Island.
Although Edward Newgate had been captured, the Whitebeard Pirates remained. But what had troubled Fish-Man Island lately was that, after the defeat in the Summit War, Whitebeard's deterrent power was clearly no longer enough. Pirates had begun wreaking havoc on the island.
In just a few short months, cases of missing fish-men had kept cropping up, giving them endless headaches.
"This time is different!"
"The man representing the Marines this time is Vice Admiral Fisher Tiger!"
The fish-man drew a breath, excitement creeping into his voice.
"Fisher Tiger?"
Fukaboshi froze, then was stunned.
"The Fisher Tiger from the Fish-Man District?"
The fish-man nodded emphatically.
Then, before he could say another word, Fukaboshi shot past him, heading toward the harbor.
It's him?!
*To think it would be him! The Liberation Warrior whom everyone