pertwk Chapter 375 Two great men who fought for their people their whole lives, worthy of respect!
Chapter 375 Two great men who fought for their people their whole lives, worthy of respect!
Chapter 375 Two great men who dedicated their lives to their people and deserve our respect!
Xiyan, who used ninjutsu to treat Xiaoba again, quickly stopped the bleeding.
"Don't move around this time," west Yan said. "Otherwise, you might die."
The other party's physique is not monstrous, so it's best not to act recklessly.
"Feel sorry..
"Why do the fish-men hate humans so much?" Perona asked, puzzled.
She still doesn't understand why the fish-men hate humans so much.
"This is a long story."
After Xiaoba finished speaking, he paused for a moment, then said with a complicated expression, "A long time ago, the Fish-Men seemed to be classified as fish. Until 200 years ago, Ryugu Castle became a member state of the World Government and formed a friendly alliance with humans. His Majesty the King was therefore allowed to attend the World Conference."
Even so, humans still deeply dislike the fish-men...
"In my memory, the most severe discrimination probably occurred when the Great Pirate Era began," Dan said as he returned with the materials.
"When the Great Pirate Era began?" west Yan frowned and asked, "Could it be that around that time that large numbers of pirates started causing trouble on Fishman Island?"
"Yes."
Dan said with a grim expression, "From that time on, human pirates began to appear in large numbers on Fishman Island, bringing an incredibly terrible nightmare to Fishman Island with violence."
"Those terrible memories... I still can't forget them."
Recalling what happened back then, Dan's face became even more grim.
That was truly an unforgettable nightmare.
If he could, he wished it all were fake.
"So that's what happened on Fishman Island," Chopper said.
"Hmm..." Dan nodded, then continued, "It was around this time that humans occupied Fishman Island, and we Fishmen... became their prey."
"They're so mean!" Mary said, frowning slightly.
Forcibly occupying other people's homes is one thing, but to treat them like commodities and sell them off... isn't that just like those despicable human traffickers?
"It's because we're so weak," Dan said with a wry smile.
The weak will be attacked; this is an age-old truth that no one can change.
"If it weren't for Whitebeard, Fishman Island would probably be gone by now," Jinbe said.
"The white-bearded uncle?"
west Yan looked surprised. Could it be that the white-bearded uncle not only protected Fishman Island, but also took it back and returned it to the people of Dragon Palace City?
"That's right, it's Whitebeard!" Jin said gratefully. "He defeated all the pirates on the island with his powerful strength, and then forcefully declared Fishman Island to be his territory, which truly restored peace to Fishman Island."
"But this cannot eliminate the fish-men's fear of humans, nor can it change humans' hatred of the fish-men."
"Especially the latter, I think you all felt that quite well in the Sabaody Archipelago."
Recalling what they had seen in the Sabaody Archipelago, the Straw Hat Pirates nodded subconsciously.
They did indeed see at Auction House Number One how much humans hated the merfolk.
It could be said that in the eyes of those humans... the fish-men are not human at all, but merely a kind of fish that resembles humans.
Jinbe, who had taken in everyone's reactions, sighed and then said, "Although the World Government has the right to decide whether fish-men and humans can live in harmony, the closer one gets to the center, the more one can feel how deeply entrenched the system of discrimination is."
After saying this, Jinbe paused for a moment, then continued, "It can be said that the relationship between the Fish-Men and humans... has never changed!"
"It seems that your fish-men race isn't having an easy time either," west Yan said.
If you get caught, you'll be sold into slavery... That kind of life is just too hard.
"yes."
Jinbe sighed helplessly, then said, "However, in order to change this situation, the two greatest people on Fishman Island have stepped forward."
"One is Queen Otohime, who is also Princess Shirahoshi's mother!"
Looking at Shirahoshi who had returned, Jinbe said, "In order to change this situation, she has been constantly persuading the islanders of Fishman Island to live in peace with humans, in order to eliminate the grudges between the two races."
Dear Mother.
Shirahoshi's eyes welled up with tears as she recalled her mother's appearance.
"The other one is Fisher Tiger, a hero who, like west Yan, freed slaves in Mary Geoise!"
"Because of his constant calls to break with humanity, he violated a taboo of the world, single-handedly stormed Mary Geoise, and rescued all the slaves there!"
"Afterwards, he led the fish-men, who were originally slaves, to form the Sun Pirates!"
"sun?"
"Um."
Jinbe nodded, revealing the sun tattoo on his body, and said, "I, Hachi, and Arlong were all members of the Sun Pirates back then."
Hearing Jinbe's words, Nami and the other two nodded. This was similar to what they had heard from the curly-haired uncle.
"Fisher Tiger..." Luffy tilted his head and said, "I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before."
"Sister Xia Qi said so," west Yan said.
After saying that, Xiyan glanced at Jinbe and said, "Their actions are completely opposite."
One side wants to maintain peace between humans and fish-men, while the other chooses to fight violence with violence...
"That's true." Jinpei, understanding Xiyan's meaning, nodded and said, "On one side is Queen Otohime, who endures humiliation and constantly tries to change the future."
"The other side gave up the future."
Fisher Tiger, who risked his life to save his fellow tribesmen from being enslaved...
At this point, Jinbe's expression became somewhat complicated.
"Although their approaches differed, it's impossible to say who was wrong, after all... they both dedicated their lives to the Fish-Men."
After speaking, Jinbe paused for a moment, then said with a serious expression, "Let me tell you about the cries in the hearts of these two great men."
"And this is also related to why I exiled Ah Long to the East China Sea."
"So... I hope you guys will listen carefully to what I have to say."
Even if Nami wanted to kill him afterwards, he would have no regrets.
Nami stared intently at Jinbe's face for a moment, then fell silent before saying, "Alright, go ahead."
Seeing that Nami had already said that, the others didn't say anything more and obediently sat on the rocks to the side, clearly intending to listen to what Jinbe had to say.
"I am extremely grateful," Jinbe said, bowing his head.
After finishing speaking, Jinbe sat down on the ground and slowly said, "The origin of this matter dates back 16 years..."
Recalling what happened 16 years ago, Jinbe's eyes became somewhat complicated.
"At that time, Fishman Island had only recently become peaceful, so the people were still in a state of panic."
"To change this situation, Queen Otohime goes out every day to reassure the island's inhabitants and tell them not to be afraid."
The island is safe now.
"Sometimes Queen Otohime would encounter bad people, but she would always step in to stop them."
At this point, Jinbe paused, then said in a complex tone, "Queen Otohime was truly a gentle and kind person. Even though she was so frail that slapping someone would break her hand, she would still rush to stop violence without hesitation!"
"Then... give them a chance to change their ways..."
"The princess's hand was also affected by this..."
As he spoke, the image flashed into Jinbe's mind, which filled his eyes with admiration.
"A slap can break your hand?" Perona exclaimed in surprise. "How delicate must someone be?"
She simply couldn't imagine that anyone could be like this; how could she possibly live like that?
"I don't know either," Jinbe shook his head and said, "but the Queen's health condition is indeed like this."
Seeing this, Bai Xing said somewhat somberly, "My mother is a goldfish mermaid, and she has been in poor health since childhood, so..."
Upon hearing Bai Xing's words, everyone immediately understood what was going on.
So you've always been in poor health since childhood... No wonder you broke your own hand when you slapped someone.
"Even so, this is still too..."
Perona wore a complicated expression, unsure of what to say for a moment.
"Doesn't this perfectly illustrate the greatness of this princess?" west Yan said. "It's truly remarkable that she could achieve something like this."
A member of the royal family with a weak constitution could have stayed in the Dragon Palace to recuperate, but she chose to drag her body, which was in danger of serious injury at any moment, to care for the safety of her people.
Such people are truly rare.
From the perspective of Fishman Island, at least, this queen is great.
"Yes, the Queen is great," Jinbe said. "Even though it was those who made mistakes who got beaten up, she was the one who got hurt."
"But... she doesn't care about her own body. Instead, she sheds tears because people are forced to commit crimes due to the hardships of life."
At this point, Jinbe paused for a moment, then continued, "Queen Otohime was born with incredibly powerful Observation Haki, which allows her to directly sense the emotions in other people's hearts."
"So...she understands that those thugs were forced to commit crimes...and that's why she sheds tears for them."
"Her Highness the Princess felt that their royal family hadn't done enough, so..."
"She took all the blame upon herself as a member of the royal family..." west Yan murmured.
Now he understood what the princess was thinking.
Perhaps, in their eyes, the people's poor living conditions are a consequence of their own shortcomings as royalty.
This member of the royal family is truly different.
"Queen Otohime is truly a unique person," Nami said.
There aren't many people who can do that.
"Yes, Her Highness the Princess is truly an extraordinary person," Jinbe remarked.
"Your tendency to cry isn't something you inherited from your mother, is it?" Chopper asked Shirahoshi curiously.
This big guy cried quite a few times on their way here.
"I...I don't know either," Bai Xing said, shaking her head.
"That's probably part of the reason," west Yan said.
While environment is one of the important factors influencing personality, heredity is also a very important factor.
Then, Xiyan looked at Jinbe and asked curiously, "You just said that Shirahoshi's mother wanted to ease the tension between humans and fish-men. How did she do it?"
Jinbe paused for a moment upon hearing this, then slowly said, "In order to ease the tension between the two races, the Queen also spreads the message to the people of Fishman Island every day during her patrols, saying that humans are not all evil."
"The princess said that we cannot wait for humans to understand us; we must first try to understand humans."
"We need to get close to them, understand them... only in this way can we improve relations between the two races and eliminate any misunderstandings."
"Some people argued that since so many terrible humans had already come to the island, why should we choose to trust them?"
"The princess's answer was that the people who came to this island to destroy humanity were a group of guys called pirates, and those who bought slaves from human traffickers were also powerful people called nobles."
"We only encountered a small portion of the more extreme people; the majority of people are probably friendly and kind."
"Therefore, after moving Fishman Island to the mainland, we will definitely be able to establish a friendly relationship with humans."
"To this end, Her Highness the Queen has brought out a book of autographs, hoping that everyone will sign their names, so as to announce to the world our Fish-Men's determination to live on the surface."
"Has everyone signed their autographs?!" Mary asked, her eyes wide.
If everyone is willing to sign, then Shirahoshi's mother will be able to fulfill her dream.
"Unfortunately, no one signed it back then," Jinbe said, shaking his head.
"It seems that getting one group to understand another is not an easy thing," Chopper said.
As he spoke, Chopper recalled his experience when he ate the Devil Fruit, which made his eyes look somewhat complicated.
Now... he seems to understand the situation of the merfolk somewhat.
"Humans are inherently afraid of the unknown, so it's difficult to get everyone to go to the unknown land with Queen Otohime," Xiyan said. "Moreover, the fish-men recently suffered persecution from humans, so it's practically impossible to get them to agree on the spot."
At least that's what the ordinary fish-men think, since the only humans they can come into contact with are the pirates who come to Fish-Man Island.
As for those on the ground?
They had no way of having contact with her, so they couldn't understand Queen Otohime's thoughts.
Hearing west Yan's words, Jin Ping glanced at west Yan with some surprise, clearly not expecting that the other party would understand the matter so thoroughly.
He then nodded and said, "That's true."
"At least back then, as a member of the King's Army, I didn't understand the Queen's thoughts."
"You actually served in the royal army of this country?" Sanji said to Jinbe with surprise.
He thought the other person had always been a pirate, but it turns out he had even served in the royal army of this country!
"I'm good for nothing except for some kung fu, and I was born in Fishman Town, so this is all I can do," Jinbe said.
"Fishman Street?"
Sanji raised an eyebrow. Why did this place sound so familiar?
"I remember Hachi's hometown is there," Chopper said. "But it seems like a really scary place." He remembered Hachi describing it that way.
"Yes, I am indeed from there," Xiao Ba said with a complicated expression.
As for that terrifying place?
Xiao Ba didn't refute it, after all, for the people of Fishman Island, those living in Fishman Street were indeed somewhat terrifying.
"What's the deal with this Fishman Street?" Xi Yan asked curiously. "Why is it separated from Fishman Island?"
Could there be some kind of slum or something similar here?
"Because Fishman Town is special," Jinbe explained. "It was originally a giant orphanage."
But soon chaos erupted at the orphanage, and the administrators were helpless to stop it, so it became a gathering place for the criminals of Fishman Island.
"Ultimately... it evolved into a lawless zone."
"That's why Fishman Street is a bit scary," Chopper said.
Now he understands why there were such strange descriptions.
"Yes."
Jinbe nodded, then continued, "And the Fisher Tiger I just mentioned was once the leader of Fishman City!"
Upon hearing Jinbe's words, Xiyan's expression became somewhat complicated.
People who grow up in that kind of place... tend to be a bit extreme in their thinking.
This is probably why Fisher Tiger dared to storm Mary Geoise alone.
"Then why am I doing this?" west Yan wondered to himself.
Was it the arrogance of a transmigrator, or...? After experiencing the darkness of the ninja world, he also became somewhat extreme?
Thinking of this, west Yan fell into deep thought.
"You said Fisher-Tiger is the leader of Fishman Town..." Perona looked at Jinbe with suspicion and said, "Then how dare he attack Mary Geoise?"
"Isn't he afraid the World Government will take its anger out on Fish-Man Island?"
Although she hadn't been able to learn about the World Government, she had lived with Lord Moria, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, for over ten years, so she still had a general understanding of it.
Would such a behemoth really tolerate this kind of thing?
"Because Tiger had already announced his resignation as leader before he left," Jinbe said. "And the person who took over was me."
This may also be why the World Government hasn't taken its anger out on Fishman Island, since the other side is no longer part of Fishman Island!
"So he's already resigned from his position as leader..." Perona nodded as if suddenly realizing something, "No wonder the World Government hasn't taken its anger out on Fish-Man Island."
That makes sense.
Otherwise, given the World Government's mindset, they would never let Fishman Island go!
"Um."
Jinbe nodded and said, "After resigning from his position as leader, Tiger embarked on an adventure to live a free and adventurous life."
"until.-
As if remembering something, a look of pain appeared in Jinbe's eyes, and then he closed his eyes and said, "Everything changed after Tiger was captured by the Celestial Dragons."
"Huh?!"
Upon hearing Jinbe's words, Chopper was dumbfounded and asked, "Was this Fisher Tiger also a Celestial Dragon's slave?"
How could someone as powerful as him be captured and enslaved by the Celestial Dragons?
Could it be that a naval admiral has made a move?!
"Yes."
With his eyes closed, Jinbe said, "Later, Tiger told us about this before he died."
"He said that shortly after leaving Fishman Island, he was captured by powerful humans and sent to Mary Geoise, where he became a slave."
"After three years of hellish living, Tiger successfully escaped from there."
"After that... he made the decision to return to Mary Geoise and rescue all his people!"
"What courage!" Sanji murmured.
After experiencing that hellish life, he still dared to go back alone... This guy is truly a legendary hero.
Thinking of this, a look of admiration appeared on Sanji's face.
"Now that he's back, why did he choose to go back alone?" Melly asked, puzzled. "Is he afraid of implicating you?"
"Maybe."
Jinbe opened his eyes, shook his head, and said, "But Tiger didn't tell us the specific reason."
"He only said that he climbed up the Red Earth alone and freed the slaves in Mary Geoise, without saying anything else."
"Is that so..."
Hearing Jinbe's words, Merry fell into deep thought.
She felt that the other person probably thought that way.
"This man is indeed a hero," west Yan said.
It's fair to say that without him, Hancock would never have had the chance to escape from that hellish place.
So... west Yan is still very grateful to Fisher Tiger.
This is one of the reasons why Xiyan was willing to help the fish-men.
"If I do this, I'll definitely be hunted down by the World Government," Perona said.
"Of course."
Jinbe said, "Although Tiger is known as a hero who freed slaves, he is an unpardonable criminal in the eyes of the World Government, so it is normal for them to hunt him down."
"It was precisely because of this that we, who used to hang out in Fishman Street, started to go out and look for Brother Tiger, wanting to protect him from the World Government."
"However, Tiger was initially hesitant because it might implicate us."
"But with our unanimous insistence, and considering that this would better protect our people... Brother Tiger finally accepted our request."
"This... is the origin of the Sun Pirates!"
After speaking, Jinbe paused for a moment, then pointed to the tattoo on his chest and said, "This tattoo on my chest was created to eliminate the distinction between slaves and non-slaves."
The purpose of doing this was also to prevent others from looking at their compatriots who had once been slaves with strange eyes.
It must be said that this method is indeed effective; at least others do not know that some of them were once slaves.
"That's pretty much what I've heard before," west Yan said.
"You knew too?"
Jinpei glanced at Xiyan with some surprise, clearly not expecting the other party to know about this.
"Yes, I know."
Jinbe fell silent upon hearing this. It seemed that this ninja's intelligence capabilities were even more impressive than he had imagined.
As for how the other party knew, Jinbe had no intention of investigating.
After all... that's someone else's secret, right?
"Speaking of which... after Fisher Tiger did this, will Princess Otohime's plan still be able to proceed?" Perona asked curiously.
"It's very difficult."
Jinbe shook his head and said, "Because of Tiger's attack on Mary Geoise and the establishment of the Fish-Man Pirates, Fish-Man Island can't even participate in the World Government Summit, let alone return to the surface..."
"But the princess never gave up on her ideals and maintained the habit of giving speeches every day, intending to gain everyone's recognition in this way."
"But unfortunately... the gains were minimal."
"I knew it," Perona murmured.
Both of them were fighting for their people, but in the end...
Thinking of this, Perona sighed silently.
"And then?"
"After that, we kept dealing with the World Government and fighting our pursuers, and the bounty kept increasing day by day."
Until one day...
Recalling those past scenes, Jinbe's expression gradually became complicated.
"We've encountered the little girl that Tiger rescued from Mary Geoise again," Jinbe said. "This little girl's name is Koala."
"In order to get her home, Tiger took her to the boat."
"Later, to avoid scaring the little girl, Brother Tiger even threw away his weapon, just to let her know that we weren't ruthless killers, but a group of people you could get along with!"
"That's why the little girl gradually returned to normal."
"He actually went to such lengths for a little girl..." Chopper exclaimed in surprise, "He's such a kind person."
Even though they're not from the same ethnic group, they can go to such lengths for each other... Is this Fisher Tiger?
"Yes." As if he had thought of something, Jinbe smiled and said, "Lord Tiger is even better than you think."
It can be said that Tiger is the most loyal and charismatic fishman he has ever met!
"Did you send that little girl back?" Mary asked curiously.
Upon hearing Merry's words, Jinbe's smile faded, and he said, "I sent her back."
"But...because of this, Tiger's life was forever frozen on that day."
"Varied..?!"
Meili was completely stunned. Why was this happening?
Were we ambushed on the way?
Xi Yan frowned, as if he had guessed something, and said, "Is it because of... those humans?"
Fisher Tiger, who did that kind of thing, has a very high bounty on his head.
So... it's possible that someone might report Fisher Tiger.
"right."
After receiving an affirmative answer, west Yan's expression gradually became complicated, it seemed that things were going much as he had thought.
"They were trying to send humans back, but in the end they were betrayed by them... This..." Sanji opened his mouth,
For a moment, I didn't know what else to say.
"No, it can't really be considered betrayal," Jinbe said, shaking his head. "Because it wasn't Koral who did it, but the other humans on the island."
"After we made contact over there, they informed the Navy of our destination, and then..."
Seeing that Jinbe had stopped speaking, Xiyan spoke the rest of the sentence for him.
"So you were then besieged by the navy, right?"
"Yes."
Jinbe said with a grim face, "That's exactly why Tiger was seriously injured."
"We risked our lives to rescue Tiger, but he was also on the verge of death due to excessive blood loss."
Upon hearing this, Chopper's face immediately showed anxiety, and he said, "Don't you have a ship's doctor?"
"Or is it that there isn't a matching blood type?"
"We had a ship's doctor, but no one with the same blood type," Jinbe said with his eyes closed. "We did find a blood reserve on a captured warship, but... because of what happened before, Tiger refused to accept human blood, so..."
Although Jinbe didn't finish his sentence, the others understood what he meant.
Having experienced betrayal by humans, it refused human blood and ultimately died from excessive blood loss.
"That's probably why the fish-men hate humans so much," west Yan said with a complicated expression.
"Um.
Jinbe nodded and said, "You all know what Tiger's death means to the Sun Pirates, right?"
The others didn't say anything, but their eyes told Jinbe what it meant.
Seeing this, Jinbe sighed, then turned to look at the sunlight high above and said, "The Sun Pirates have been devastated by Tiger's death."
"So... unable to bear it any longer, Arlong chose to go alone and attack the navy's warship."
"In the end... he was captured alive by Kizaru."
Upon hearing Jinbe's words, Xiyan was stunned for a moment. Arlong had such a record?
A one-on-one duel with a Navy Admiral?
Is this guy really that outrageous?
As if sensing what west Yan was thinking, Jin Ping said, "It's not as exaggerated as you think. He was defeated in one move."
This was said by Arlong, who hates humans the most, so Jinbe thinks it is highly credible.
"I see."
That's right, it's normal for him to be instantly killed by Kizaru's laser.
Ok?
wrong..
As if he understood something, west Yan asked, "How did he escape after being captured by someone like Kizaru?"
Could it be that Kizaru went on another mission, which gave Arlong an opportunity to take advantage of the situation?
"He didn't escape," Jinbe said, shaking his head. "After being captured by Kizaru, Arlong was sent to Impel Down."
"How is that...?"
"That's what I'm going to talk about next." Jinbe closed his eyes after saying this, took a deep breath, and then opened them again, saying, "After Tiger died, I became the captain of the Sun Pirates and continued to roam the seas as the Knight of the Sea, Jinbe."
"As time went by, my bounty kept increasing, until finally... my bounty reached 250 million Berries!"
"It was at this time that I received an invitation from the World Government."
As if he understood something, west Yan said, "The Seven Warlords of the Sea..."
If he's not mistaken, Jinbe became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea around that time.
"Yes, Shichibukai," Jinbe said. "Although some crew members didn't want me to accept the invitation, Tiger said before he died that we should do our best to help Queen Otohime achieve her dream."
"So... I chose to accept this title."
"This will not only grant amnesty to the Sun Pirates, but also promote relations between Fishman Island and humans."
In order to realize Tiger's dream, and for the freedom and liberation of the Fish-Men, he was willing to bear the infamy and accept the title of the so-called lackey of the World Government.
"So, Ah Long was at this time..."
"Yes."
Jinbe glanced at Sanji, who had spoken, and said, "Because Arlong was also a member of the Sun Pirates, after I became a Shichibukai, this guy was released from Impel Down by the World Government."
"After that... this guy became unhappy because I became a Shichibukai, so he chose to fight me."
"After realizing he couldn't change my mind, he left the Sun Pirates with Hachi and the others."
"Marco and his gang left around that time as well."
"And so, the Sun Pirates split into three groups, each going their own way."
"The rest of us renamed the Sun Pirates the Fishman Pirates."
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