Chapter 215: Saving the Little Brother in Progress

Fish-Man Island, the underwater amusement park, Fish-Man District.

Inside Hatchan's Takoyaki Shop.

The Fish-Man brothers, led by Tiger, sat around in a very gloomy atmosphere; only Hatchan was recounting the process of Arlong offending the Celestial Dragons.

"Aba... Arlong and I were captured."

Seeing no one speak, Jinbe took over the conversation and asked, "Hatchan, why are you unharmed?"

Octopus Hatchan spread all eight of his arms.

"I once saved Lei Li. Saint Saint Saint Saiwen said one life for one life, so they let me go."

Having spoken, Octopus Hatchan exaggeratedly gestured.

"That swordsman named Yuzhi Xiliu was truly terrifying; whoosh, he appeared behind us, and clang, he knocked down both me and Arlong."

"Then whoosh, he took us away."

Tiger rubbed his messy hair.

"Yuzhi Xiliu, former Chief Warden of Impel Down, joined the Morning Star Pirates two and a half years ago; his bounty was five hundred million before... now it has been cancelled by Saint Saint Saint Saiwen."

"Everyone, think quickly of a way to save Arlong."

Hearing the need to save Arlong, Aladdin's face fell.

"Boss, how do we save him?"

"Don't forget, Saint Saint Saint Saiwen is the man who turned Marineford into powder; he killed over ten thousand pirates on Honeycomb Island with a single order."

"Are we few people going to save him? Are we stronger than Wang Zhi, or more powerful than the Navy?"

The other Fish-Men nodded one after another.

"Yes, Boss."

"Saint Saint Saint Saiwen not implicating Fish-Man Island is already a great fortune amidst misfortune; let alone we have no way to save Arlong, even if we did, we couldn't go."

"If this implicates the entire Fish-Man Island, we would become the sinners of the Fish-Man race."

Tiger naturally understood all this; offending a Celestial Dragon could indeed implicate the entire Fish-Man Island.

However, Arlong was after all his own little brother; how could he just let him be, watching Arlong be executed with his own eyes?

If there is no opportunity, create one; if one doesn't even dare to think, how can one go to save Arlong?

"Jinbe, what do you think?"

Jinbe pondered for a moment and spoke: "Boss, I currently only think of two methods."

"First, Saint Saint Saint Saiwen was once the cook of the former Luo Jie Pirates; our Fish-Man race's senior Sanbel was also a member of the Luo Jie Pirates."

"The seas all say Saint Saint Saint Saiwen is Heavy on Emotion."

"Previously, to rescue Luo Jie's son Buggy, he did not hesitate to lead the Morning Star Pirates in a hard clash with the Navy; and he could let Hatchan go for Lei Li's sake."

"If we can ask Senior Sanbel to step forward, perhaps there is still room for maneuver in Arlong's matter."

Hearing this, Tiger nodded silently: "Later, we will go together to visit Senior Sanbel."

Jinbe continued speaking.

"Second,"

"I once heard Ma Ma Ma Erke say: Whitebeard Old Man always wanted to take Saint Saint Saint Saiwen as a son; although he failed to do so for many years, their relationship has always been very good."

"If we can request Old Man to step forward..."

This time, Tiger did not agree.

"Our Fish-Man Island already owes Senior Whitebeard too much; we should not trouble Senior further."

After the Great Pirate Era began.

Pirates ravaged Fish-Man Island and captured Fish-Men in droves to sell; if not for Whitebeard planting his flag over Fish-Man Island to protect them, the Fish-Man race would only be worse off now.

Who knows how many Fish-Man compatriots would have been captured by pirates and slave traders.

Moreover, the good relationship between Saint Saint Saint Saiwen and Whitebeard was in the past; right now, he is a Celestial Dragon.

Tiger stood up and made arrangements quickly.

"Hatchan, Aladdin."

"You two try to gather information; Jinbe and I will go visit Senior Sanbel right now."

"Yes, Boss."

Sanbel was the only Fish-Man in the Luo Jie Pirates; since the Luo Jie Pirates disbanded five and a half years ago, he had returned to Fish-Man Island to live in seclusion.

Because of his experience participating in the Battle of Edwar in the Luo Jie crew, he became a living legend of the Fish-Man race.

When Tiger and Jinbe arrived at Sanbel's place of seclusion, they awkwardly discovered that Sanbel was not at home.

After much inquiry, they learned: Sanbel had been invited by King Neptune to the Ryugu Palace to drink.

"Jinbe," Tiger proposed.

"You wait here at Senior's house; I will go to the Ryugu Palace and try to request an audience with Senior Sanbel."

As an outstanding adventurer and traveler of the Fish-Man race, Tiger was deeply trusted and respected by the Ryugu Palace side; he was a guest of honor for King Neptune and Princess Otohime.

"Good." Jinbe nodded.

Watching Boss Tiger leave, Jinbe hesitated repeatedly but finally dialed Ma Ma Ma Erke's Den Den Mushi.

(There is signal even at ten thousand meters underwater; Neptune has a Den Den Mushi wearing a golden crown and sporting a large beard.)

"Hello, this is Jinbe."

The Den Den Mushi grinned: "It's Jinbe."

Jinbe quickly spoke, recounting the events that happened on Fish-Man Island, and then made a request.

"Ma Ma Ma Erke, can you ask Old Man to speak with Saint Saint Saint Saiwen and spare Arlong's life?"

The Den Den Mushi muttered something.

"That long-nosed Arlong is truly bold. Jinbe, to be honest, I don't even dare to speak loudly in front of Saint Saint Saiwen anymore."

"Wait a moment, I'll ask the Old Man."

Jinbe could hear: on the Den Den Mushi, Ma Ma Ma Erke was speaking with Old Man Whitebeard, along with Whitebeard's signature booming laughter.

After a while, the Den Den Mushi opened its mouth.

"Jinbe, the Old Man is contacting Saint Saint Saiwen..."

"Thanks, Ma Ma Ma Erke." Jinbe said gratefully.

The Den Den Mushi continued: "No need for thanks between brothers... but I suspect it won't be easy; the Old Man's expression doesn't look good."

Not long after, the Den Den Mushi's face fell.

"Sorry, Jinbe, Saint Saint Saiwen refused the Old Man's mediation, unless... unless you join the Morning Star Crew."

"Nani?!" Jinbe's pupils widened in shock.

Was this directed at him, Jinbe?

That shouldn't be right.

He, Jinbe, was just an ordinary whale shark fish-man, not even good-looking; how could a big shot like Saint Saint Saint Saiwen value him?

Could it be because the Morning Star Crew had no fish-men?

Jinbe quickly recalled the Morning Star Crew's crew composition and suddenly realized: the Morning Star Crew seemed to be mostly Devil Fruit users.

They indeed needed someone to dive down and pull people out.

"This... this..."

As Jinbe stammered, Ma Ma Ma Erke on the other end of the Den Den Mushi sent in some backup.

"Saint Saint Saiwen said: if you don't arrive at the Ryugu Palace within half an hour and call him Captain, he won't mind making a dish of sawtooth shark fins."

Jinbe ran toward the Ryugu Palace while speaking.

"Ma Ma Ma Erke, I'm heading over now."

Arlong was a sawtooth shark fish-man; Jinbe couldn't fail to understand the implication of making sawtooth shark fins: Saint Saint Saint Saiwen intended to kill Arlong.

As for joining the Morning Star Crew...

Joining is fine; at the very least, Fish-Man Island will have an extra super backer in the future.

New World seas, the Moby Dick.

Ma Ma Ma Erke hung up the Den Den Mushi and looked at Old Man Whitebeard with great speechlessness.

"Old Man, Jinbe is one of our Whitebeard Pirates; isn't doing this a bit wrong?"

Before Whitebeard could speak, Haruta, with his big belly, stepped forward and grabbed Ma Ma Ma Erke's ear.

"You idiot."

"Relationships need constant maintenance; today we sell Saint Saint Saiwen a personal favor, and in the future, the bond between the two pirate crews will only deepen."

"When your Old Man retires in the future, Saint Saint Saiwen can also help take care of you."

"Grow some brains, Ma Ma Ma Erke."

Ma Ma Ma Erke realized: ever since Haruta used her pregnancy and the child to command the Whitebeard Pirates, the Old Man seemed depressed.

Women are truly terrifying.

No wonder Saint Saint Saiwen never looked for a woman.