After Captain Nezumi left, Arlong waved his hand violently and said "Those villagers, it's time for them to pay their taxes, and those who can't afford to pay will be killed by me!"
"Got it, Captain!"
When the fishmen heard Arlong's words, one by one they laughed and then began to organize teams to go to various villages to collect money.
"Hahaha, it's really refreshing to occupy this island and collect taxes every month!" When Arlong saw this, he smiled and felt comfortable.
Just at this moment, outside the base of the Arlong Pirates, a fishman quickly swam over and shouted, "Captain, there is a pirate ship approaching!"
"Huh? pirate ships?" Arlong raised an eyebrow, why would a pirate ship dare to approach this island, don't they know his name? (T/N: I don't know why the author wrote it like this when there is obviously only one pirate ship, and if I change it I'll have to make a new narrative so please ignore these obvious mistakes please)
"How many pirate ships have come? Is it the East Blue pirate Buggy the clown?" Arlong asked.
"No, it's not!" The fishman who had come to warn said with some fear, "There is only one pirate ship, but... "
"But what?" When Arlong heard this, he suddenly laughed "There is only one pirate ship, no matter what kind of pirate crew they are, if they want to fight they can only expect death!"
"Hahaha, captain, maybe this is a person who heard of your name and came to join our Arlong Pirates?" Next to him, a fishman couldn't help but give his suggestion out loud.
"Yes, yes, it's possible!" Arlong heard the words and immediately nodded, not feeling any surprise, after all, with his prestige, are there any pirate crews in the East Blue that don't know him?
"Captain!!"
The fishman who came to report saw this, and he was even more anxious, the pirate flag he saw was not a small pirate, that, that's ...
"What?" Arlong glanced at the reporter.
"Captain, that's a pirate flag with a sword piercing the skull and wrapping a red rose!" The fishman said anxiously.
"The sword... Skull! Rose!!!"
When Arlong heard this, his heart was shocked, and the other fish people's men were also shocked.
"Captain, this is... it is the banner of the Sword and the Rose Pirates!" A fishman said cautiously.
"I know!" Arlong's face darkened, the Sword and Rose Pirates, of course he knew that this was a newly rising pirate regiment, and he heard that its leader was a strong person whose strength almost reaches the level of the Seven warlords, and his sword skills were earth-shattering, he could crush seventeen navy fleet ships with one slash, which was a bit terrifying.
"Hmm, I'd like to see what is so powerful about the Sword and Rose Pirates that they dare to come to my territory!" Arlong's eyes flashed with coldness because he was not intimidated by Ron's name.
"Pass on my orders, all on guard!" Arlong ordered that those who were ready to go to the villages to collect the tax could not continue to do what they were doing, after all, they had to face a powerful pirate group that had just risen, and its leader is a pirate with a bounty of 100 million baileys, although Arlong did not feel how strong the other party was, some backhand preparations would not hurt.
Above the Merry, Ron looked at the bow of the Merry with his hands behind him, while several girls were standing next to him. Kaya and Makino looked at Nami, who was slightly trembling, and the two girls could not help but grasp Nami's arm while whispering comforting words to her while looking at the approaching island.
Tashigi's face was heavy; she didn't speak. The sword in her hand was tightly held. Even if she was on Ron's pirate ship, she would not forget that she was a righteous navy officer, and she would definitely deal with Arlong's gang of evil pirates. She felt that she should do her part.
Compared with the girls, Ron was really like he was on an outing, with a calm face and even a relaxed smile on the corners of his mouth.
"The environment is nice!" Ron looked at the surrounding sea, the seagulls and birds in the sky, the blue sky and white clouds, and the fish that jumped out of the sea from time to time. Overall he was in a very good mood.
Turning to look at the depressed Nami, Ron smiled and said, "What are you worried about? take me to your hometown to let me have a look!"
"But, Arlong..." Nami heard Ron's words and couldn't help but be stunned. What is the brain circuit of this teenager in front of her? This island has been occupied by Arlong. If you don't solve this problem, where do you have the ability for me to take you to my hometown?
"Arlong... Oh, that's just a small problem!" Ron saw Nami's expression and knew that in her heart, Arlong was a nightmare, a lingering nightmare, and it was necessary to solve the problem first.
Rushing...
The Going Merry approached the harbor unimpeded by Arlong's Fishman Pirates.
On the edge of the harbor, Arlong took the lead, followed by a large group of powerful fishmen, all looking at Ron's group with cold and murderous smiles.
"You're the leader of the Sword and Rose Pirates, Ron, am I right?" Arlong smiled coldly, revealing his sharp teeth, and said to Ron on the side of the ship, "What reason do you have to enter my territory? Do you want to die?"
"What arrogance" Ron shook his head indifferently, when he opened his mouth, although calm, he carried a matchless dominance "It is not me who wants to die, but you"
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From the previous 5 chapters this was the hardest to translate/edit