"That's so unreasonable! Ugh!"
Vic knew he couldn't persuade him anymore. This spotted Fish-Man had some brains but not much. Those without brains would be scared by Vic, while those with a little more sense would know that destroying evidence wouldn't be very effective. Vic wasn't an ordinary navy officer; a titled Headquarters Vice Admiral had died mysteriously. How could he be let off easily? He would definitely investigate to the end.
Rebecca and the others didn't move, knowing that Vic's moves were quick and easy, so they didn't move. Vic had no choice but to draw the Allen from his waist, pierce the coating, and stick it into the seawater. Dozens of irregular arcs of electricity then emerged from the tip of the sword.
These electric arcs did not streak randomly in the seawater, nor were they dispersed or absorbed by the conductive seawater. Instead, they were precisely aimed at every Fish-Man and sea monster flying towards the warship.
These Fish-Man were only slightly stronger than ordinary Fish-Man, and ten or twenty times stronger than ordinary humans, but none of them could withstand Vic's lightning for more than three seconds. They rolled their eyes back, convulsed on the spot, and sank to the bottom of the sea. Dozens of Fish-Man and large sea beasts were wiped out in less than three seconds!
Just as Vic was about to order the warship to continue sailing past Fish-Man Island as if nothing had happened, a blue fat man riding a big-mouthed fish quickly blocked the front of the warship.
It was none other than Jinbe, the future Shichibukai. He rushed over as soon as he received the news, whether out of concern that Vick had been killed by those fishmen, or out of fear that his fishman underlings, who were too arrogant, would be killed by Vick.
" Dark Dragon! Come with me!"
Jinbe glanced at the Fish-Man and sea monster that had sunk to the bottom of the sea and were rolling their eyes back, and said to Vic, " Fisher Tiger was like that before too. "Jinbe's lips twitched as he watched.
The warship wasn't far from the seabed at this moment. With sunlight transmitted through the roots of the Eve Tree on Fish-Man Island, it was quite bright here. After Jinbe finished speaking, he tossed over a coral knot. This was coral used to make soap bubbles, and Vic had seen it before and knew how to use it.
"Good!"
Vic did not refuse. Although Jinbe's tone was somewhat cold, Vic knew it was a facade. He could roughly guess Jinbe's purpose in coming here, so he used coral to create a bubble to envelop himself and leave the warship.
"You all wait for me here. Don't make any rash moves. I'll be right back. Trust in my abilities!"
Vic called out to Barnett and the marines on the warship, fearing his departure would cause panic.
"You lot! Stay here and when they wake up, tell them they are not allowed to attack the warships again. Tell them it was me who said this!"
Jinbe seemed to be worried about something else going wrong, so he greeted the few underlings who had come with him, then picked up Vic and headed in another direction, neither Fish-Man Island nor Fish-Man District below Noah on the side of Fish-Man Island.
However, Vic didn't ask. To Jinbe, Vic was his benefactor. Without Vic's help, Fisher Tiger would have died out there sooner or later. That was foreseeable. After doing such a big thing, did he still want to live? The last Pirate King Roger, was publicly executed. They don't even spare their descendants. It was just a matter of time.
Jinbe led Vic to a place filled with shipwrecks on the seabed. It was clear that the place was quite old, with corals growing on many of the broken shipwrecks. Various kinds of fish frolicked and swam among the corals, as well as other tall seabed plants, and many fish also swam among them.
Jinbe showed no sign of stopping and continued to direct the bigmouth fish to swim deeper into the coral reef. After a while, Vic vaguely saw a large, well-shaped rock among the corals, with a figure sitting in front of it. The bigmouth fish was heading in that direction.
Not far from there, Bigmouth Fish suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground. The soap bubble surrounding Vic disappeared, and he entered a space without seawater. This space was also made of soap bubbles, like an inverted bowl.
" Dark Dragon! This is the Sea Forest of Fish-Man Island! Brother Fisher Tiger is waiting for you over there!"
As Jinbe carried the giant fish out of the seawater-free space, he said, "It seems that the figure Vic saw earlier was Fisher Tiger."
Vic nodded to Jinbe and walked over there. He didn't know why Fisher Tiger wanted to see him. If it was just to say thank you, he felt it was unnecessary and would only increase the risk of exposure.
When Vic got closer, he realized that the neatly shaped stone was a Poneglyph, which made Vic's eyes light up. Another Poneglyph, just what he needed.
Before the Poneglyph sat a tall figure with his back to him. It was described as a figure because the man was shrouded in a wide black robe, and if it weren't for the fin-like structures protruding from his back, it would be impossible to tell whether he was human or Fish-Man.
Vic's eyebrows twitched at the sight. Shanks saw the Five Elders in black robes, the mysterious man in a black robe after saving Katakuri, and himself in a red robe after killing the slave traders in a fit of rage. Now Fisher Tiger was also wearing a black robe. Were they all obsessed with wearing robes?
" Fisher Tiger! Is this how you hide your identity? I've heard that many pirates come to the Sea Forest because of its reputation. Do you think you can hide by wearing a black robe? At least go to a less crowded place!"
Vic said calmly to the retreating figure, "Don't be fooled by how easily he saved Fisher Tiger. That's because his Devil Fruit ability and research on the human body allow him to put someone into a state of suspended animation. It would be much more difficult for someone else!"
The saying "I want to see the person alive or dead" is a profound truth. In the original work, Fisher Tiger was only seriously injured and was rescued by Jinbe. If he hadn't refused to donate blood, he could have survived. However, Fisher Tiger knew the magnitude of what he had done, and he wouldn't stop until he was truly dead.
But Vic faked his death on the battlefield, giving everyone the illusion that he was dead and his body was there. If he were to reappear later and never reappear, then the matter would be over.
However, in a conspicuous place like the Sea Forest, it's really easy to be exposed. Those with Observation Haki can sense his exact appearance, and his black robe will be torn during battle, revealing his true face. Few pirates are well-behaved, so the risk of being exposed here is really high.
" Dark Dragon! It's really impolite to make my savior come all this way in person. You know my current situation; I can't possibly show my face."
Actually, my presence here was arranged by King Neptune and Queen Otohime. Jinbe told them about my faked death and disappearance, so they assigned me the job of a gravedigger guarding the royal cemetery in the Sea Forest.
Of course, they also guard this stone whose inscriptions are unreadable. They say having a legitimate position makes it easier to remain hidden; tomb guardians are always shrouded in ominousness, and ordinary people won't approach them!
Fisher Tiger, wrapped in a large black robe, sat on the ground, turned to Vic, and bowed deeply to Vic, explaining why he was there.
However, they were all somewhat naive. Ordinary people might not get close to the gravedigger, but are pirates ordinary people?
Fortunately, there haven't been any problems yet because of the short time. If it had been longer, he would definitely have been exposed. However, even if he were exposed, it wouldn't affect Vic's image in the Navy. It's not like he said Fisher Tiger was dead. It's possible that he was struck by lightning and fell into a state of suspended animation. It's just that Fisher Tiger would be hunted down again, and then he would have saved someone for nothing.
"Let's put aside the issue of whether it's impolite or not; I don't care about those things. You didn't invite me here just to thank me, did you?"
That's really unnecessary. I admire your willingness to go to Mary Geoise to save people without hesitation, and I certainly wouldn't mind helping if I had the ability to do so.
Vic glanced at the text on the Poneglyph and memorized it. Even if Fisher Tiger hadn't done anything else, he had still gained something this time. It was just a pity that the red Laugh Tale Road Poneglyph was no longer here.
"Although I now need to live in hiding here guarding this grave, I am free. I owe you my life. If you ever need me to do anything for you in the future, I'm willing to risk my life for you!"
Fisher Tiger solemnly stated that his refusal to accept human blood transfusions showed that his attitude towards humans had changed since becoming a slave, so he naturally couldn't feel at ease owing Vic a debt of gratitude!