"If Sengoku and his people want to come after me, let them!"
Chris's voice was cold, but he sounded utterly untroubled.
He had never taken such matters to heart.
Jinbe narrowed his eyes and spoke in his deep voice. "Sengoku should only be after Chris."
"If Mihawk steps in, Borsalino and the others won't dare make another move."
"They must know that this time... all seven of us will be there!"
"Even if Sengoku had all the nerve in the world, he wouldn't dare go to war with every Shichibukai at once!"
Jinbe and Dracule Mihawk saw eye to eye on that.
Their status as Shichibukai was the best cover they could ask for.
But Chris suddenly gave an odd smile. "What you don't know is that Borsalino might change things."
"This time, Sengoku promised him a generous reward, so Borsalino..."
"He may stop at nothing... to kill me!"
A trace of amusement slipped into Chris's eyes.
It was how little he thought of Borsalino—and how little he cared!
Jinbe shrugged. "Borsalino is strong, no doubt!"
"But... he won't get past Mihawk."
"I'm afraid the Marines will come away empty-handed this time!"
Jinbe, Aladdin, and the others burst into hearty laughter.
Jinbe's smile slowly faded. "Chris, I'm not here just for myself!"
"King Neptune has been thinking of you and the entire Chris Pirates. He asked me to give you his regards!"
Jinbe swept a large hand toward the Fish-Man Race warriors behind him.
"Some of these men serve under me, but King Neptune personally selected most of them!"
"King Neptune asked me to tell you that he hopes the Chris Pirates take the Pudora Kingdom!"
"And he made it clear: if you need him, Chris, he'll commit the full strength of his kingdom to helping you conquer the Pudora