Sakazuki chuckled.
"I already knew."
"Leave them alone."
"The Sorbet Kingdom is an affiliated nation, and its queen dowager has some connections with the government."
"Just record all their electromagnetic signatures."
"We'll settle accounts with them later."
Enel's voice regained its clear tone.
"Understood."
Click-
After hanging up, Sakazuki casually set the Den Den Mushi aside.
He lay straight down on the slightly sloping boulder and fell asleep in the sun.
Complacency bred laziness...
He had no idea how long he had slept.
Rustle-
A crisp sound startled Sakazuki awake.
Sitting up, he grabbed the newspaper covering his head. Looking at the setting sun and the News Coo that had just flown away, Sakazuki shook his head with a smile.
"It's evening already."
He stood up, moved around a little, and stretched.
"Phew-"
He let out a soft breath, held the newspaper in front of him, and leafed through it.
The front-page headline instantly caught Sakazuki's attention.
"So it's already happened."
An enormous headline read:
"The Fish-Man Who Attacked the Holy Land of Mary Geoise: The Most Vicious Criminal!!!"
Beneath it was a huge wanted poster.
The poster showed a somewhat ferocious-looking fish-man glancing back over his shoulder.
Below the picture was the fish-man's name: Fisher Tiger.
Bounty: 230,000,000 Beli. Dead or alive.
The previous night.
The sun had just set, and stars dotted the sky.
Fisher Tiger surfaced with a large bundle on his back.
He gazed at the Red Line before him, its unknown height towering into the clouds. His eyes narrowed, and he took a deep breath.
Crack-
One hand gripped the sheer rock face, and he began climbing, never stopping until deep into the night...
Thud-
Fisher Tiger flung the bundle onto the cliff top and finally hauled himself up.
Nearly all the skin on