Konoha's return voyage to the New World went remarkably smoothly—so smoothly that Uchiha Hikaru even wondered if he had somehow arrived in a fake Red Line world. In a world filled with pirates and danger, he had returned from the undersea world to the New World without encountering any Sea Kings or sea beasts, nor had he run into a single pirate along the way.
So Hikaru found it quite strange. He could understand avoiding sea beasts, since Jinbe was aboard and had some ability to communicate with marine creatures, but not encountering even one pirate ship was rather unexpected.
"How strange!" Hikaru lightly tapped the ship's rail, feeling the sea breeze blowing against his face. There was even a faintly sweet scent in the gentle wind, making him feel utterly at ease. "It's only been a little over twenty days since we went to Fish-Man Island and came back. We ran into plenty of pirates on the way there, so why does it feel like all the pirates in the world died during this round trip?"
Jinbe steered the ship through the waves. Hearing Hikaru's words, he replied, "Nine out of ten pirates are utterly wicked. The rest are those who truly yearn for freedom and adventure at sea. Perhaps if there were fewer pirates in this world, it would be much more peaceful."
Hikaru could understand Jinbe's words. Fish-Man Island did not merely suffer discrimination and oppression from humans. Countless pirates traveled from the Four Seas to the New World, and as an important transit point, Fish-Man Island had long suffered from pirate depredations. To Fish-Man Island, pirates were a massive cancer.
"Hehehe!" Law cut in from the side. "If all the pirates die, Boss won't have anywhere to flaunt his sense of justice. He can't catch pirates