Now that Flower Fairy Beast was serving as the lookout, her eyesight was naturally outstanding, sharp as a hawk's. She discovered the disturbance in the distance earlier than Luna.
"Captain, someone is coming from over there." Flower Fairy Beast stretched out her hand, pointing toward the eight o'clock direction. Her way of addressing Luna had also changed to 'Captain'.
After all, at this moment, she was clear-headed. Like the other girls, she knew when to address her as Captain, when to call her Luna, when to be serious, and when to be more affectionate.
Luna and Perona quickly looked over. However, Luna soon smiled because she already recognized the newcomers, especially given the strong, fishy smell in the air that was intense enough to overwhelm a person.
She hadn't expected the Fish-Man Jinbe to arrive so quickly, but on second thought, it was entirely reasonable, as they were indeed extremely close to Fish-Man Island.
Meanwhile, a pirate ship with a sun symbol printed on its sail was approaching, cutting through the waves.
Standing at the front of the deck was the Fish-Man Knight of the Sea Jinbe. Among the Warlord of the Sea, his reputation was even better than Kuma's. He was also the only Warlord of the Sea genuinely willing to follow Luffy.
Even Luna, when she watched the One Piece anime, had a soft spot for this character—this blue giant who was completely at home in the water.
Jinbe, holding binoculars, also saw Luna and her group of three. Although he was slightly stunned when he saw Flower Fairy Beast.
But realizing that this might be a new member of the Pink Hat Pirate Crew, and recalling Luna's purpose for coming to the New World.
Jinbe stopped dwelling on it and ordered his Fish-Man subordinates to approach and bring the ship alongside.
The two parties met quickly. Jinbe, like a nimble fish, used the power of the water to leap onto Luna's ship.
"Knight of the Sea Jinbe greets Fifth Emperor Lu Yue, Madam." Respect is given to the strong, and Jinbe immediately paid a great homage to Luna, especially since Jinbe was the one seeking a favor from Luna this time.
"You hope I can help you resurrect Tiger, right?"
Luna spoke with a slight smile, parting her lips.
Jinbe was instantly astonished. Luna actually knew the purpose of his visit, especially since the matter concerned the return of Big Brother Fisher Tiger.
He immediately spoke with a face full of sincerity and earnestness, even dropping to his knees.
"Yes, Madam Luna, as long as you can help me resurrect Big Brother Fisher Tiger, I am willing to pay any price."
"I do have a request. I heard your helmsman skills are extraordinary. I have a friend who urgently needs a helmsman. If he enters the New World later, or if you happen to meet him beforehand, and if you are satisfied, would you consider joining his crew?" Luna said with a smile. Since Brook's matter had already been resolved for Luffy, she might as well help Jinbe too.
"This... I will consider it when the time comes, but who exactly is he?" Jinbe was stunned. He naturally had to give face to Luna; after all, the person before him was a behemoth who could turn Fish-Man Island into ruins in an instant.
Therefore, he spoke somewhat tactfully. But the most crucial thing was that he first needed to figure out who this person was. He was also curious about who could be so highly regarded by Luna.
"You have a close relationship with Ace, right? Do you know his younger brother?" Luna said with a mysterious, smiling expression.
"I know him. That is the Straw Hat Luffy, whose bounty is around 300 million. You want me to become his helmsman?" Jinbe first nodded. When he previously visited the Whitebeard Pirates, he had heard Ace mention his younger brother.
But honestly, he hadn't paid much attention. To gain his respect, Luffy's bounty would need to exceed 1 billion, or he would at least need to demonstrate strength comparable to that level.
"He defeated Crocodile, who is one of the Warlord of the Sea just like you, and he hasn't even mastered Armament Haki yet."
But as soon as Luna said this, Jinbe was instantly filled with dread.
Because honestly, among the Warlord of the Sea, his strength was considered bottom-tier, ranking among the last three.
Mihawk goes without saying; he could probably defeat him in just a few moves.
Empress Boa Hancock and Doflamingo were certainly opponents he couldn't handle either.
Fortunately, he had no conflicts with these three, though he had some with Doflamingo. After all, if he was the Warlord of the Sea closest to Whitebeard, Doflamingo was the Warlord of the Sea closest to Kaido.
Therefore, it made sense that the two of them had some friction.
As for the Empress, the two still had some connection, since Big Brother Fisher Tiger was the one who rescued the young Empress and the others from that dreadful place, Mary Geoise, back then.
It was reasonable to say he had some relationship with the Empress.
He couldn't beat Kuma either, but their relationship was generally neutral.
But actually, Kuma wouldn't attack Jinbe, since Koala and Jinbe had a fairly good relationship.
Then Luna continued speaking.
"The Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, a person no weaker than one of you Warlord of the Sea, and Rob Lucci, reputed to be the World Government's strongest CP9 agent in the past eight hundred years, also fell to his hand."
Luna continued listing Luffy's current achievements. Although Moria was likely out of the picture, don't forget there was still the aged and incomplete Golden Lion coming up, and they would likely encounter him soon.
Jinbe was already stunned. He even doubted whether he could win if he faced Ace's younger brother.
Crocodile wouldn't be his opponent in the sea, but in the environment of the desert kingdom Alabasta, he truly wouldn't be able to beat him.
The Rumble-Rumble Fruit user goes without saying; he was naturally the bane of Fish-Men. The reason was simple: water conducts electricity.
As for the strongest CP9 agent, he believed he could put up a fight against him.
But he wasn't completely confident.
But the next moment, what Luna said truly shocked him.
"Oh right, he is also Joy Boy, the Sun God, who has reappeared after more than 800 years."
Boom! When this sentence was uttered, coupled with Luna's smiling face, Jinbe was instantly overwhelmed with shock.
What! Ace's younger brother was their legend, the Sun God who would come to liberate all slaves and bring joy to the world.
"Is, is this true?" Jinbe asked, his face trembling.
"Of course it's true. I have no need to lie to you. Also, you can investigate him further." Luna said with a smile.
"I will pay close attention to him. Now, can you help me resurrect Big Brother Fisher Tiger?" Jinbe finally relaxed and agreed, but compared to these matters, he was far more concerned about the return of Big Brother Fisher Tiger.
"You were tracked by the Marines, weren't you?" Luna said, showing another meaningful smile.
Jinbe: "???"
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