Strawberry raised his arm to shield his eyes and said impassively:
"How vicious."
Then he ordered them to fire again.
Bang, bang, bang-
Fisher Tiger's eyes were bloodshot. He had lost all reason.
Even as countless bullets tore into his body, he seemed unable to feel pain.
He kept growling:
"Unforgivable... unforgivable..."
"Unforgivable!!! Humans!!!"
Braving the gunfire, he charged at Strawberry like a red arrow.
Clang!
Boom-
In the village.
The villagers were celebrating Koala's return.
Koala was smiling too, but the relentless noise left her puzzled.
She looked at her mother, who was holding her and crying.
"Mom, do you hear something?"
Sweat trickled down her mother's forehead as she turned her head away.
"No..."
On the shore of Foolshout Island.
Aboard the Sun Pirates' ship, everyone had a bad feeling when they heard gunfire coming from inland.
"That direction... that's where Brother Tiger went, isn't it?"
Suddenly, the lookout shouted in terror:
"Look!"
"Warships!!!"
"We're surrounded!!!"
"Why..."
Nine warships were speeding across the distant sea, fanning out to surround the Sun Pirates.
Arlong glared at the warships and snarled:
"We were set up. There's no doubt about it."
"That brat must have been bait planted by the Marines!"
"We walked right into their trap, and so did our big brother!"
"That's what those damned humans are like!!!"
"If you'd listened to me earlier..."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh-
Explosions kept erupting aboard the ship.
Nearly a hundred cannons aboard the nine warships were aimed at the pirate ship moored on the shore.
Just two volleys left the ship wrecked beyond repair. Even its keel had snapped, and it slowly began to sink.
Jinbe looked toward the island, deeply worried.
"Damn Marines."
"Arlong! I'm leaving things here to you!"
"We're going to bring the boss back!"
Arlong answered with