One Piece: Burning the Prison Clothes in the Setting Sun, Mihawk is dumbfounded.

Just as Dunn left Shimotsuki Village, on the Grand Line, at Fishman Island, Fishman Town.

"Ah Long, are you really not coming back?"

Jinbe, the blue-skinned whale shark man, looked at Arlong, the giant-toothed shark man glaring at him, and said with a serious expression.

"You bastard, don't forget how your brother died! You actually became a lackey of the Navy!"

Jinbe's words seemed to have completely enraged Arlong.

But he seemed to have forgotten why, as a pirate, he was able to escape from Impel Down.

You should know that, apart from the Golden Lion Shiki back then, none of the pirates who went in there ever came out alive.

Upon hearing the term "naval lackey," Jinbe hesitated, then frowned and remained silent.

Ah Long snorted coldly and turned to leave.

"Big brother!"

When the blue shark mermaid Xia Li saw Ah Long turn to leave, she couldn't help but call out.

Ah Long turned to look at his younger sister, Xia Li, his expression dark and silent, showing no sign of stopping.

It wasn't until long after Arlong left that Shirley sadly turned her gaze away and looked at Jinbe.

"He'll see through it."

Jinbe sighed helplessly.

Arlong harbors deep hatred for both humans and the Navy because of what happened to Fisher years ago, a fact that Jinbe is aware of.

However, the difference in strength between humans and Fishman Island is simply too great.

Moreover, in recent years, there has been an increasing number of pirates going out to sea to capture mermaids for sale.

Shirley nodded, reached into her chest, and pulled out a bright crystal ball.

Jinbe wasn't surprised to see Shirley's action.

Shirley is a very skilled fortune teller.

But a moment later, Shirley's face turned pale.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Xia Li's expression, Shen Ping's face tightened, and he immediately asked.

"I witnessed my brother's death; his head was sent to the Navy."

"I said, my face pale."

Jinbe's eyes widened suddenly, and he pushed off with both feet, heading in the direction Arlong had just left.

However, Shirley, who had divined this result, did not move.

The results of divination are 100% accurate; whatever is divined will definitely happen.

Now, she doesn't know what to do.

Jinbe arrived at the port where Fishman Island was to be left.

"Brother Jinbe, Brother Arlong has already left."

Upon hearing Jinbe's urgent question, the fish-men on the port answered, but their answer made Jinbe's expression turn ugly.

"Assemble the crew and prepare to set sail."

……

East China Sea.

Dunn has already switched to another merchant ship.

The merchant ships that left Shimotsuki Village were not on long-distance trade; the voyage was only seven or eight days. Dunn changed merchant ships on a transit island, and the destination was the Navy's sixteenth base.

Who knows, I might even get to see some old friends from the Navy.

Dunn sat down on a spot on the deck, holding his sword, to rest.

Passengers and crew members on the ship frequently cast curious glances at Dunn.

Koushirou's actions gave Dunn an idea for a way to travel.

In this world rife with pirates, merchant ships face immense danger at sea. If they encounter pirates and the crew cannot withstand them, losing cargo is a minor matter compared to the most terrifying possibility: the ruthless pirates might wipe out everyone.

Then inviting guards would become very common.

"Lord Dunn!"

A woman's voice rang out, and Dunn turned his head to look. It was a middle-aged woman with rough skin and a tall figure, who was also the captain of the merchant ship.

"We'll be entering an area where pirates are active the day after tomorrow. If we take a detour, it might take an extra month."

"unnecessary!"

Upon hearing this, Dunn naturally understood the captain's meaning and shook his head.

"Okay, then we'll rely on your protection."

Dunn's answer brought a smile to the captain's face, and his muscles, which were even more robust than a man's, twitched with her smile, a sight that made Dunn's eyelids twitch.

Seeing that Dunn was no longer speaking, the female captain stopped bothering him and turned to leave.

However, immediately after they left, crew members came over to inquire about the situation.

"Captain, should we go around?"

Actually, taking a detour is the best way, although it takes more time, it avoids the area with a lot of pirates.

"No need, just cross over. With Lord Dunn here, there's no need to worry about those pirates."

The female captain waved her hand, looking very confident.

"Can that sir really solve this?"

Some crew members looked incredulous.

Upon hearing this, the female captain immediately recalled Dunn finding her and offering to be her bodyguard.

At that time, she also had the same question, and then she saw the adult draw his sword and unleash a slash.

As a captain of a merchant ship who frequently goes to sea, he naturally knows a lot of information.

And the swordsman is one of them.

But she had only heard of it, never seen it.

Dunn was the first true swordsman she had ever met.

This important person would have been impossible to invite even if she hadn't taken the initiative to ask.

However, she dared not speak out without Dunn's permission. Besides, even if she did, these ignorant fellows probably wouldn't know what a swordsman represented.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely get through safely this time."

After all, he was a powerful figure who could roam freely even on the Grand Line.

Perhaps, this is her understanding.

Several days later, Dunn finally understood what it meant to have more pirates.

The last time I traveled from Naval Base 16 to Shimotsuki Village, I didn't encounter any pirates for a full three months.

But this time, they encountered two or three groups of pirates every day. However, these people were called pirates, but they were actually vicious thugs who had not been at sea for long.

The so-called pirate ship was nothing more than a small boat that could carry a dozen or so people.

Dunn destroyed the ship from afar with a single sword strike.

These pirates probably don't even have a bounty.

Of course, there are also pirate crews with large numbers of members.

Dunn looked at the approaching pirate ship in the distance and could hear the shouts and cheers of the pirates from afar.

The passengers on the merchant ship had long since returned to their cabins, while the crew members gripped their weapons and watched the approaching pirate ship warily.

Of course, many people's eyes kept glancing at Dunn.

Dunn was their backbone.

"grown ups."

The female captain stood to Dunn's side and called out.

"Let them come closer, I want to ask them something."

"good!"

The female captain breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Dunn's words.

Dunn's refusal to draw his sword made her uneasy.

As the pirate ship drew closer, the pirates on board, brandishing their swords, cheered even louder.

With a merchant ship this big, the haul must be considerable, and there might even be many women.

Thinking about this, the pirates were already getting impatient.

As they approached the merchant ship, the pirates prepared to board and fight, only to be met with several crescent-shaped sword energies.

Swish!

boom!

The two massive masts that held the ship's sails snapped, and the pirates below, who hadn't managed to avoid them, were struck squarely. The shift in the ship's center of gravity caused it to tilt and capsize to one side.

Another slash of sword energy cleaved the wooden pirate ship in two.

"After they fall into the water, we'll grab a few people and bring them up."

As Dunn began to speak, his expression suddenly changed as he was about to turn around.

A figure leaped from the tilting pirate ship and pounced towards the merchant ship.

"asshole!"

The pirates who pounced on him were filled with rage.

"There's another good one."

Dunn was taken aback, then flashed to the spot where the other had landed.

The man had just landed and hadn't even spoken when he saw a sword sheath smash into his face with terrifying force.

The intense pain and impact made him dizzy, and he lost half of his teeth.

I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

Dunn waved to the unconscious pirate.

"Tie him up and bring him to me when he wakes up."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of crew members rushed forward and tied the unconscious pirate tightly with thick ropes.

"Lord Dunn, those pirates?"

The female captain pointed outside the ship.

The pirate ship had completely capsized, and water was pouring into the huge gap that Dunn had cut open. Many pirates fell into the sea and swam toward the merchant ship.

"You can handle it yourselves."

Dunn waved his hand and went straight back to his room.

Outside, the excited shouts of merchant ship crew members rang out continuously, interspersed with the screams of pirates.

This hellish world.

Dunn shook his head slightly.

Even ordinary people don't have much aversion to killing, especially these crew members.

However, Dunn was curious as to why so many pirates gathered in the East Blue.

Isn't the East China Sea the safest sea area?

Even if there were pirates, they wouldn't dare to gather together, right?