Strawberry raised his longsword, kicking off the air with Geppo.
Haki coated the longsword in his hand, a faint trace of Sword Aura shimmering along its surface as he charged downward:
"Jinbe!!!"
Jinbe's eyes widened with fury:
"Shark Strike Palm Heel!"
A tremendous burst of force from his legs launched him into the air toward Strawberry.
He spun a full 360 degrees in midair, using the momentum to kick at the thrusting longsword:
"Five Thousand Brick Roundhouse Kick!!!"
BOOM!!!!
Evening.
Aboard the warship sailing through the storm.
A group of fish-men surrounded Fisher Tiger on the operating table, urging him to accept a blood transfusion and save his life.
This was the warship Arlong and his men had seized. Jinbe had also returned to the ship.
But he was in poor shape himself, with several slash wounds across his body and blood streaming from his head.
Lying on the operating table, Fisher Tiger once again refused a transfusion of human blood, roaring:
"Don't give me a transfusion!!!"
"I won't use that blood to stay alive!"
His face twisted, his voice trembling with sobs he could not suppress:
"That blood is filthy."
"It's the blood of those who have always looked down on the fish-man race."
"I won't accept favors from humans."
"And I certainly won't accept their pity!"
"I will never bow to humans!!!"
"Hah... hah... hah..."
He kept gasping for breath.
Seeing Fisher Tiger like this, even Arlong was stunned.
All this time, his big brother Fisher Tiger had always treated humans...
"Big brother... what happened to you?"
At Arlong's question, Fisher Tiger closed his eyes, trembling.
His hand unconsciously pressed against the tattoo on his chest as he spoke in anguish:
"That was... a long time ago."
"Not long into my last journey, I was captured."
"They