Despite everyone's earnest attempts to dissuade him, Uchiha Hikaru ultimately went to meet with the Marines. In his view, if he wanted to keep making a business out of pirate bounties, he had to maintain a good relationship with the Marines. Otherwise, if he beat pirates into submission in the future, wouldn't he be working for nothing with no money to collect?
Things he was good at could not be done for free. Hikaru was a man of principle.
The Marines had brought a total of three warships. These vessels, far larger than ordinary pirate ships, sailed into the harbor, drawing cries of astonishment and crowds of onlooking fish-men. What surprised them even more was that the Kraken that had carried their savior, Uchiha Hikaru, here a few days ago was once again serving as a ship slave.
It was all because it had failed to recognize its betters. After Hikaru released it, the Kraken encountered the three Marine warships while wandering the seabed. Wanting to vent its frustration, it foolishly went looking for death. Against a lineup guarded by Momousagi and Chaton, the Kraken was immediately beaten so badly that it began questioning its fish life.
In the former Fish-Man Island plaza, the tree-felling operation was in full swing. Hikaru's Wood Release had directly altered the surface of the plaza, causing a dense forest of towering trees to grow out of nowhere. But now, the fish-men of Fish-Man Island all liked this new environment. They came here every day to help chop down those giant trees.
Sometimes, Hikaru maliciously imagined that when the day came for him to retire into the mountains and stop concerning himself with worldly affairs, he would become the owner of a forest ranch. He could use Wood Release once every day, and business would