Aboard the Konoha, Uchiha Hikaru lay comfortably in a deck chair and stretched lazily. He placed the Den Den Mushi in his hand back on the table. Baby5, still dressed as a maid, stood behind Hikaru holding a basin.
"What happened?" Jinbe asked. When he had heard Uchiha Hikaru answering the Den Den Mushi just now, his tone had sounded rather lazy. If Uchiha Hikaru had been in a good mood, he definitely would not have used that tone.
"Two more pirate crews got caught by the Marines." Hikaru said listlessly, "Quite a few pirates heading for Dressrosa lately have been caught by the Marines before they even reached the harbor. When you add it all up, we've lost a huge amount in bounties! I'm starting to wonder whether cooperating with the Marines and having them serve as Dressrosa's shield was really the right decision."
Jinbe chuckled. Ever since Hikaru had announced that he would auction Devil Fruits, people from all over the world had begun heading toward Dressrosa. At the same time, some pirates had come with unclear intentions. Hikaru had originally considered that Dressrosa lacked the strength to maintain public order, which was why he had invited the Marines to help. He had even paid the price of ten Devil Fruits for it.
As a result, the Marines had dispatched three vice admirals to protect Dressrosa from three directions across the sea. In just a few days, they had captured quite a few pirates.
And now, Hikaru was complaining to Jinbe that all the pirates had been caught, leaving him no way to collect bounties, and his income had dropped considerably.
"Are you really planning to change the auction venue to the Konoha?" Jinbe asked Hikaru in confusion as he looked at the many ships in Dressrosa Harbor.