Luffy looks serious and says, "BUT PLEASE UNDERSTAND, WHEN I MET LUFFY-KUN TWO YEARS AGO, EVEN MORE SO THAN NOW......IT WAS SIMPLY NOT THE TIME TO SPEAK OF SUCH THINGS!" He continues, "THIS MAY BE SUDDEN..." Shirahoshi responds with surprise. Jinbe appears in close-up, declaring, "BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I MUST APOLOGISE... THIS WAS YOUR DOING, WAS IT NOTI I MUST EXTEND YOU MY THANKS...!!!" and "...THAT ARLONG AND HIS CREW WRECKED IN EAST BLUE...!!!" He adds, "I HARBOUR A PROFOUND GRATITUDE TOWARDS THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING A STOP TO THE TERROR..." A dramatic panel shows a burning sun-like symbol as Jinbe reveals, "FOR ELEVEN YEARS AGO, THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR UNLEASHING ARLONG UPON THE WATERS OF EAST BLUE......WAS NONE OTHER THAN MYSELF!!!" Shirahoshi reacts with shock, tears in her eyes, as Luffy stares in stunned silence with "!!I" and "JIMBEI-SAN..."