"Tsk, what a hassle!"
Lorne muttered to himself, the ice rope binding two heads swinging from his fingertips, Arlong's face frozen in a look of resentment, appearing exceptionally hideous.
Oh well, things will work out in the end. For travel expenses, a little trouble is tolerable. It's not shameful!
Just as Lorne was calculating his subsequent plans, a familiar aura appeared in his perception.
A figure was cautiously poking their head out from the small road leading to the village, moving toward the port.
After quite a while, Genzo, feeling that there was no movement near the port, finally plucked up the courage to walk over.
He clutched his weapon tightly in his hand, observing his surroundings carefully with every step, yet the scene at the port filled him with confusion.
The tragic scene of rivers of blood and corpses strewn everywhere that he had anticipated did not appear.
Apart from scattered dark red bloodstains and the faint smell of blood that hadn't completely dissipated in the air, the shore was empty and eerily quiet.
Something is wrong!
The earth-shattering roars and shrill screams from not long ago could still be vaguely heard; how did it become so calm in the blink of an eye?
An absurd thought popped into Genzo's mind: Could it be... that this group of vicious pirates had already been dealt with?
But this is too fast!
At this moment, Lorne, standing by the railing of that huge pirate ship belonging to Arlong, also saw Genzo on the shore, looking around with a dazed expression.
"Uncle Genzo, you're a bit late!"
Lorne's exceptionally relaxed voice suddenly rang out in the quiet port.
This sudden sound gave the highly tense Genzo a big fright.
He shuddered, looked in the direction of the sound, and only then saw a familiar figure on the huge, hideous pirate ship, lazily leaning against the railing and waving at him.
"Lorne!"
Genzo exclaimed in surprise and suspicion after seeing who it was,
"What's going on here? Where are those pirates?"
Watching Genzo's still-dazed appearance, Lorne smiled slightly and lifted the things swinging in his hand, clearly displaying the two frozen heads before Genzo's eyes.
"You mean them? They've all been dealt with by me; most of them have sunk to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish."
He paused and added with a hint of teasing in his smile:
"It seems you, the police officer of Cocoyasi Village, won't have a chance to contribute!"
Hearing Lorne's teasing, Genzo's weathered face flushed red instantly, then turned into a wry smile and relief, scratching his head in embarrassment.
"No need! No need! With my level, coming here would just be throwing my life away for nothing."
He let out a long sigh, and his whole body relaxed.
Genzo had already prepared himself for a fight to the death on the way here.
When he saw that black pirate flag and the iconic jagged ram on the bow, he recognized the origin of this group of pirates.
Furthermore, on the two heads in Lorne's hand, the characteristic jagged long nose of one was so obvious that he instantly recognized it as the great pirate with a bounty of 20 million Berries, Arlong!
The infamous Arlong Pirates, a group of Fish-Men known for their cruelty and racial superiority, were simply not something an ordinary person of his level could contend with.
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