Not long after Gern and the Snake Princess left...
"Ptooey!!" Arlong struggled to get up from the ground and spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva.
He stared in the direction Gern had gone, his eyes still filled with implacable venom and contempt, and cursed under his breath, "Just a human putting on airs!"
"Arlong!!" Jinbe spun around and shouted, "Do you have any idea what a disaster you almost caused?!
You nearly brought destruction down on all of Fish-Man Island!!"
"Hmph! A disaster? What could he possibly do to us?" Arlong wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and sneered, pointing in the direction Gern had left. "He was just trying to scare you!
Jinbe, you fell for his act! Did you forget? He's a Devil Fruit User! Ten thousand meters beneath the sea, he can barely protect himself!
Would he really dare use force on Fish-Man Island and carry out some 'crackdown'? Isn't he afraid he'll drown here first?!
That so-called 'crackdown' of his was nothing but a bluff!"
Seeing Arlong's confidence, so convinced he had seen through everything and still utterly unrepentant, Jinbe felt his heart turn cold.
Arlong had completely misunderstood what Gern truly meant by a "crackdown."
Arlong thought it meant nothing more than conquest through physical force. He had no understanding of how power and politics worked.
Jinbe heaved a sigh, trying with his last shred of patience to bring his wayward brother to his senses. "Arlong, I know...
I know you suffered terribly in prison, and losing Brother Fisher Tiger left you devastated. That's why you..."
"Shut up, Jinbe!" Arlong cut him off harshly. "You have no right! No right to lecture me in Brother Fisher Tiger's place!
You chose to bow your head to humans. You're a traitor!"
As he