Watching Roger's Execution at the Start of My Life as a Pirate

"...Hah..."

"I was a slave once!!!"

Fisher Tiger roared with nearly every ounce of strength he had left. Tears of rage and humiliation ran down toward his ears.

"?!!"

Everyone fell silent. Fisher Tiger had never told them about this, not even Jinbe, whom he trusted most.

"Not long after I left Fish-Man Island... hah... I was captured..."

"I was imprisoned in Mary Geoise... for years..."

Fisher Tiger had clearly given up on living. He laid bare the most painful memory buried deep within him, presenting it raw and bloody to the Sun Pirates.

"What..."

"Boss!!"

Hearing that Fisher Tiger had also been enslaved by the Celestial Dragons, everyone was stunned. Their faces darkened, and killing intent poured from them.

"What I saw there was..."

"Humanity's madness and its deepest evil..."

Fisher Tiger paid no attention to their expressions. His eyes were empty, his face twisted with anger, as though he had returned to those unbearable years.

"Even after I finally managed to escape... I couldn't just ignore the slaves right in front of me!"

"Hah... hah..."

Fisher Tiger was still breathing heavily.

"Listen carefully..."

"I've always lived as I pleased, and I ended up putting a huge obstacle in Queen Otohime's way..."

"She was right. Everyone wants to live in peace..."

Koala's innocent smile suddenly flashed through Fisher Tiger's mind, and he continued.

"But the ones who can truly change Fish-Man Island's place in the world..."

"Are the next generation, children like Koala who know nothing of all this!!"

"So please, don't tell the people of Fish-Man Island any of this!"

"There's no need to pass the tragedies we suffered or our anger toward humans on to the next generation!!!"

Silence fell. None of the Fish-Men in the Sun Pirates had ever imagined that the leader they admired carried