User blog comment:ChiroSamai94/Hyouzou/@comment-3242083-20110113075025

I don't think that Luffy had interest in him, my impression was that he just displayed respect for an apparently strong opponent.

And while I already love Hyouzous design, I certainly don't want another member in the crew. 9 Is really enough, another would just steal screentime from the existing ones (permanently).

Nevertheless, I find it more interesting that he worries about Luffys well being after (accidently?) poisoning him. Is it just his mission to capture him alive? Or are the new fishman pirates not the enemy after all?