Chapter 10

"I think we have to solve this problem ourselves. If we tell Im-sama, he will be very angry with us. It's kind of our fault after all." Said the elder with the samurai sword.

Other elders nodded their heads in silence because they didn't dare to give this bad news to Im-sama.

"So how he escaped is still not solved?" The old man with the cane asked.

"Based on the data we found, I think someone helped him escape. Because his handcuffs were opened by a key without difficulty." Said the blonde-haired old man.

"Could Fisher Tiger have done it?" The elder with the big birthmark on his forehead asked.

"This is a very difficult prospect because few people know where he was imprisoned. Even if Fisher Tiger finds his place somehow, it is difficult for him to release him, but there is still a possibility. So it could either be Fisher Tiger who helped him escape, or there might be a traitor among us." Said the blonde-haired elder.

"Traitor? But why would anyone be a traitor? Who would dare to do that?" Said the old man with the cane.

"This is just a possibility. There's also the possibility that it's a Fisher Tiger. That's why we have to watch him. If there is a human next to him, we will have to investigate that person." Said the blonde-haired old man.

"Okay, but we must not forget that we have to get hold of him. We need him alive, not dead. That's why we need to send either a strong sailor or someone from the government to capture it." Said the elder with the samurai sword.

"Then we won't be issuing a bounty for him. We'll secretly look for him so that he's less likely to be killed by someone else. We have already seen through our experiments that it is very difficult to kill him. He has a very strong regenerative power." Said the blonde-haired elder.

The other elders nodded.

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Fisher Tiger smiled while looking at the new-looking Jack in front of him.

He was wearing an oversize shirt with shorts. His hair was cut short, and he also wore an ordinary mask on his face.

"Do you want me to put another one in its place?" Fisher Tiger said, pointing to branding irons that were warming in the fire.

After thinking for a while, Jack nodded and took off his shirt. Then a huge hoof mark was visible on his back. Hoof was so large that it covered his entire back.

Once Jack took a seat, Fisher Tiger took a look at the branding irons and chose the best fit for him. He then stretched it over Jack's back and asked, "Are you ready?"

Seeing Jack's nod, Fisher Tiger pressed the branding iron on his back.

Despite the pain he felt, Jack made no reaction because he was used to this kind of pain a long time ago.

After a while, Fisher Tiger retracted the branding iron, revealing Jack's burnt red back.

However, the damaged areas were noticeably regenerating themselves quickly. That's why soon Jack's back was back to normal.

Seeing this, Fisher Tiger said in surprise, "Your regeneration power is truly astounding. In almost a few minutes, the burned area was back to normal." Later, when he realized the situation, he added, "So unfortunately I can't brand you."

Jack had already predicted something like this would happen, but he wanted to give it a try anyway. With his current regenerative power, the only way to cover it with another brand was to limit his strength. He could only do this with a pure seastone.

Jack said as he put his shirt back on, "Anyway, I'll deal with it later on my own."

He then turned to Fisher Tiger and said, "Also, you shouldn't call me Jack from now on, because there's a good chance they heard it while we were there."

Fisher Tiger thought it made sense, so he asked, "Well, have you thought about your new name?"

Jack thought for a while because this new name was so important to him that he would most likely use it for the rest of his life. Starting a new life with a new name.

Then Jack said, "I've decided, from now on my name is..."

After a while, Fisher Tiger went out together to introduce him to his crew.

"Everyone come here, I have an important announcement for you." Fisher Tiger said loudly.

Soon everyone gathered and they were looking at Fisher Tiger with curiosity, while others were looking at Jack with hatred.

"Let me introduce you to our new crew member. His name is…" Fisher Tiger said.

But at that moment, Arlong shouted, "What! Captain! Are you going to recruit a human into our crew!?"

Fisher Tiger stared at him and said sternly, "Arlong! I think you misunderstood something! I didn't ask you if I was going to add him to the crew, I told you he's a member of the crew now!"

Then, after Fisher Tiger sighed and calmed down, he continued, "There may be some among you who hate him just because he's human. But I can assure you that he is a good person, he has saved my life before. That's why I vouch for him."

Hearing Fisher Tiger's statement, many did not continue to argue. After all, their captains vouched for him.

"Anyway, let me introduce you to him. His name is Ragna." Fisher Tiger said.