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The sight made even Doflamingo's lips twitch.
"All right. Take care, everyone."
Two brand-new ships lay moored by the dock.
Since Rossi had spoken, the Family naturally would not begrudge those two ships.
Besides, over the years, Jinbe had fought far and wide for the Family. Whenever a battle turned bitter, he was always the one who dove into the sea to retrieve his companions.
And with Mr. Tom overseeing things, the Family had never lacked good ships.
"Doffy, everyone, farewell."
On deck, Jinbe nodded to everyone on the dock in farewell.
Although the Family had shown Fish-Man Island kindness, when he heard that Fisher Tiger, the former boss of the Fish-Man District, had stormed the Holy Land of Mary Geoise alone and freed its slaves, even the ever-steady Jinbe felt his blood burn.
More than two hundred years ago,
in the eyes of the world, Fish-Men and Merfolk were merely "fish"
and had never been treated as "people"
at all.
Had the Ancient Kingdom's enormous machine not stormed the Holy Land and wreaked havoc, thoroughly intimidating the rulers of the time and reminding them that Fish-Man Island had once been an ally of that ancient power, the World Government would never have considered "appeasement"
and granted Fish-Man Island the status of an affiliated nation.
But that nominal right was ultimately nothing but empty talk.
Fish-Man Island had never paid the World Government any heavenly tribute, and the World Government had never truly protected Fish-Man Island.
Even though Fish-Men and Merfolk had nominally been classified as "human,"
in the shadows of human society, they remained nothing more than slaves.
The Flying Carpet glided silently over the sea, leaving the dead silence of the Calm Belt behind.
By the time Rossi stepped onto the frozen ground of the North Blue,