The core techniques of Fish-Man Karate and Fish-Man Jujutsu, aside from the ways they generated force in combat, mainly lay in their techniques for controlling water.
As for moves like "Three Thousand Brick Fist" and "Five Thousand Brick Knife-Hand," their names simply indicated how much force went into them. Beyond that, they were just ordinary straight punches and knife-hand strikes.
So Jinbe's lessons with Shirahoshi did not last very long. Once she had mastered those core techniques, Jinbe, who did not intend to accompany them to Amazon Lily, took his leave first...
He did not even ask Xie Wen for a boat, simply jumping into the water and swimming away.
After Jinbe left, Xie Wen and the others did not linger on Rusukaina Island either. They boarded the Toot Toot Forward and sailed southeast toward Amazon Lily.
Amazon Lily was not particularly far from Rusukaina Island, and the Calm Belt had none of the Grand Line's bizarre weather to interfere with their journey. As for Sea Kings...
With Shirahoshi aboard, those were the least of their worries.
So, after the Dudu had sailed in her normal form for a little over ten minutes, Xie Wen and the others could already see Amazon Lily with the naked eye. As the Dudu drew closer, the enormous sculptures of nine snakes on the island, along with the words "Nine Snakes" carved into the rock face, came clearly into view.
As the Dudu approached, Amazon Lily dispatched several warships, including Boa Hancock's Perfume Yuda...
Well, they certainly did not look as though they were coming over for a friendly chat.
"Say... don't tell me you still haven't contacted your subordinates?"
Looking at the pirate ships bearing down on them, Xie Wen turned helplessly toward Boa Hancock beside him.
"Hmph! Did I not tell you