Pirates: There is no prohibition of fishing in Marijoa.

Gna sat on the ground as if his body was exhausted, pointed at Ace with trembling fingers, and shouted:

"Don't hurt me!"

"Isn't this outrageous? This is fraud!"

"No, isn't she the same one as in the photo?"

Faced with Gena's accusations, Ace looked innocent and followed Jerry's routine, calling his aunt a fish.

There was nothing they could do, as this was an internal mission of the Whitebeard Pirates, and Ace didn't want to ask Kalina to take the risk to help, so the only female in the group present at the scene, Aunt Bonsi, had to pretend to be the mermaid.

In order to make it look more realistic, I have to dress up as a mermaid who is old and whose tail has split into two legs.

Not only his hands were shaking, but also his lips. Gena tried to calm down, but he couldn't. He slowly pointed at Ace and the others and said in a sharp voice:

"You...you guys, are you liars? You lie without blinking an eye?"

"I'm going to be killed by you guys!"

"Boss, isn't this a joke too much? Find a way..."

The gangsters who came with Gena also saw the mermaid on the cart after he sat down, and they immediately became panicked.

"Make a lot of money~Make a lot of money~"

Just at this moment, a strange and excited voice came from behind the gangster.

Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was Colbert, his two middle-aged female assistants and several men, walking slowly towards them, tossing gold coins in their hands.

"How's it going? My mermaid is here, right?"

From a distance, he saw the scene here, quickened his pace, and asked as he walked.

Hearing the sound, Gena jumped up like a spring and ran towards Colbert, trying to block his sight and fight for his life.

"Yes, Brother Shan Ji, but there is a problem. Let me explain first..."

"What are you asking? Go away!"

Due to the height issue, Colbert was more than a head taller than Gena. He stared at the cage and pushed away the gangster in front of him.

"She...could it be..."

"Ah! I'm sorry! Brother Shan Ji, please listen to me..."

Gena was still struggling to save himself even after being pushed aside, but he was interrupted again.

Colbert suddenly covered his pounding heart with both hands, as if his heartbeat was too fast and he could not control it.

"This is a real mermaid!"

"Oh! My heart is shot with an arrow. This damn beauty is beyond words!"

“Eh~???”

Not only Gena, but all the pirate members and thugs present, including Jerry, Ace, and even Bonsi, were all shocked.

"Are you sure? There's nothing wrong with your eyes?"

Jerry, who was standing next to the cart, asked in disbelief, and then Bonsi, who was behind him, picked up something and hit him on the back of the head with a bang.

"When a man is facing his beloved girl, as long as he can see her, even if he has eye problems, it won't be a big problem!"

"Ah! I have never seen such a beautiful mermaid!"

After answering Jerry casually, Corbett fell into his own inner world again. After a few seconds, he turned to Ace and said:

"Boy, her ownership is in your hands, right?"

"I want her! No need to go through any buying and selling channels, she's mine!"

Under the eager eyes, there was a serious expression on Colbert's face. The firm posture of the overbearing president made Ace and others feel confused.

This layout was Zeus's idea, and everything had been going smoothly before, except for the current amazing development, which no one had expected.

"Ah this..."

"This and that, you don't want to put forward any conditions, do you?"

"Don't give me that! You should be glad that his hobby is liking old women."

"Smile, just smile! Got it?"

Looking at Jerry and the others with strange expressions, and Ace who was hesitant, Gena ran over, and after shouting at Ace, he gritted his teeth and whispered to him to smile and agree quickly.

This was a great opportunity to save his life and make a fortune, and Gena was extremely excited.

Covering his mouth with his hands and coughing twice, Ace said to Corbett:

"Ahem, Boss, let me go and talk to her."

"Go ahead, go ahead and take over quickly. I can't wait to talk to my mermaid."

"Hmm...wait a minute."

Colbert waved his hand and Ace turned and walked to the back.

After approaching the cage with Jerry, he whispered with the aunt.

"Hey, Jerry, what's this about? Deuce never mentioned it."

"Anyway, let's do the deal this way first. It won't have much of an impact."

After thinking for a while, Jerry answered Ace and turned to Bonsi and said:

"What do you think? Do you want to consider it? It's obvious that he really likes you."

"Get lost! You kid, there is no way I like this kind of frivolous guy. Look at his face full of chicken hair!"

"Even if I want to find someone, I'd rather have a mature and steady uncle type like Whitebeard. That's my type."

Indeed, Corbett was no longer wearing the rooster mask he wore in the casino, but his face was covered with thick yellow hair. Jerry felt that his nickname, Pheasant, might be better called Three Yellow Chicken.

"Okay, then you wait and see what happens."

"In fact, we already have enough information, but it would be better if we could get more information."

After a brief exchange of words, Ace turned back to the front and nodded to Colbert.

"Wow, hahaha! My little baby! Hello, we will be together soon."

Colbert, in a cheerful mood, greeted the aunt with a big laugh and signaled to the assistant beside him.

According to the specifications of top young mermaids, not a penny less, Colbert readily gave out a large box of Baileys.

"Well, this is a wonderful deal. If you have any good stuff in the future, you are welcome to come back anytime."

Seeing that the deal was done, Colbert stretched out his hand and said.

The two shook hands, and Ace took the opportunity to ask:

"Excuse me, what kind of slaves do you usually trade?"

"Oh? Looks like you still have some stuff."

"Most of these are slaves that can be circulated through formal channels, that is, criminals such as pirates, or residents of non-member countries of the World Government."

"Of course, I will definitely take in rare species like mermaids."

With the excitement still in his mind, Colbert explained to Ace, then turned around and walked towards the circus premises.

"follow me."

After a while, everyone entered a large performance hall. The place was pitch black, but the atmosphere seemed a little off.

Jerry's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he was already clear about the situation here. At the same time, he noticed that many local minions on the island had gathered outside the venue.

After receiving Corbett's signal, the assistant turned on the surrounding lights.

"This is……"

Ace had sensed something was wrong when he walked in, but he only saw it with his own eyes now.

In the large venue, various circus props were placed in a messy manner, and along the outer wall were layers of stacked iron cages of various colors.

There were hundreds and thousands of cages, housing both ferocious animals used in circus performances and human slaves of varying ages.

It is estimated that in order to ensure the value of the slaves, there were only a few elderly slaves, and the majority of the slaves were young and small.

These slaves had probably been beaten and were too hungry to resist. They didn't even make a sound and stared at everyone with dead eyes.

Ace suppressed his inner impulse and spoke with pretended curiosity:

"Is it okay to be imprisoned here so obviously?"

"No problem. The circus is a normal performance. There are more cages and some wild animals are locked in them. No one will come backstage to watch."

"You are trading slaves in Whitebeard's territory. Aren't you afraid that they will come after you?"

"Hahahaha, I didn't drink with them. It was my dad who drank. What does it have to do with me?"

"Besides, that old era should also come to an end!"

Showing his achievements to outsiders made Colbert very excited and talkative.

Jerry rolled his eyes. If you didn't know, you would think that Brother Shan Ji had already defeated Whitebeard in the Battle of Marineford.