One Piece: At the start, defeat Momonosuke and take Yamato to sea.

Chapter 62: Taking Down Van der Diehn IX

"Hody Jones, you piece of trash! What kind of golden opportunity was this to beat Neptune, and you ended up getting yourself killed!"

As he ran, Vander Decken IX cursed under his breath. He had actually believed Hody Jones's nonsense and was happily rushing over to his own territory.

He thought he would finally be able to see Shirahoshi again today.

Is this how it ends up?

But he will never give up Shirahoshi, the sea god Poseidon who can summon giant sea kings.

This is the mermaid princess whose ability to control sea monsters has been the search of his ancestors for generations.

"Hody Jones and his ilk are done for. Looks like we need to find some more partners!"

Vander Decken IX was troubled. He had always wanted to overthrow King Neptune's rule, marry White Star, and take control of Poseidon's power.

That vast ocean would then be his domain.

"But it won't be easy to find someone who hates humans and resents the Neptune royal family."

After the dragon left Fishman Island, only Hody Jones and his ilk inherited the extreme racial will. For a time, Vander Decken IX really couldn't find any suitable collaborators.

Those thugs from Fishman Street either don't have extreme values ​​and dare not lay a hand on royalty.

Either they lack the strength to join him in overthrowing the rule of the Merfolk royal family.

"That evil dragon, hiding in a small place like the East China Sea and acting like a tyrant, is not even as good as Hody Jones."

Van der Deiken IX cursed angrily, recalling how the dragon had invited him and Leopard Hideout when it left.

He didn't want to be subservient to others, especially since his target was Shirahoshi, the sea god Poseidon.

Going to a remote area of ​​the East Sea with an evil dragon to bully humans? Isn't that just insane?

Leopard also refused to follow the dragon because the dragon had no money to hire him.

In the end, the evil dragon could only leave with Hachi, a weak swordsman.

"We can only slowly find partners; villains like dragons and Hody Jones will keep appearing in Fishman Street."

Vander Decken IX knew all too well that Fishman Street was a breeding ground for darkness and resentment, a breeding ground for all sorts of ambitious individuals and extreme racists.

"My dear Shirahoshi, it'll be a while before we see each other again!"

Reluctantly, Van der Deiken IX left Fishman Street and returned to his ghost ship, the Flying Holland.

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"So that's why some merfolk use a water-resistant coating. Turns out it's you."

"It's truly a case of 'You choose the path to heaven but refuse to take it, and you barge into the gates of hell when there are none.'"

"I was originally planning to use the Hody Jones portrait puppet to lure you out with a Den Den Mushi, but now it saves me time."

A minute ago, Luo Ji's Observation Haki had spotted the figure fleeing in the New Fishman Pirates' territory, and he casually drew a few sparrows to give chase.

It turned out that this guy was actually Vander Decken IX, who had been threatening Princess Shirahoshi.

Without saying a word, Luo Ji chased after him.

This could be the key to Shirahoshi regaining her freedom.

After activating his Observation Haki, which allows him to hear everything, he began to think about how to control these super sea kings.

That would undoubtedly mean becoming friends with Shirahoshi, the sea god Poseidon.

Perhaps Bai Xing could intercede or grant some authorization, and Luo Ji could then obtain second-level command authority over a giant sea king.

Just like the command priority of Seraphs.

"call out!"

A sword aura swiftly slashed towards Vander Decken IX, who was about to leave the bubble membrane of Fishman Island.

To deal with this kind of thing, Luo Ji didn't want to waste any other elemental scrolls.

This striped tiger shark man is useless except for his Target-Target Fruit ability.

"what!"

"who!!"

While running at full speed, Vander Decken IX was suddenly struck by a sword strike and had one of his legs severed, causing him to scream in terror.

He turned around and saw the humans chasing after him, and was immediately shocked and turned pale.

Without contact with an enemy, his Target-Target Fruit ability is almost useless.

He also lost the naval combat ability that the Fish-Men were so proud of because of his Devil Fruit powers.

So now, facing Luo Ji, he's practically a lamb to the slaughter.

"Hody Jones' gift wasn't enough; adding you would make it even better."

Luo Ji kicked Van der Deiken IX unconscious and chuckled.

Now he can let Princess Shirahoshi properly repay her great benefactor.

It shouldn't be a problem to have Shirahoshi give those giant sea kings an order, right?

From then on, Luo Ji was a man with the power of a minor Sea King.

If it were truly possible to control super sea monsters at a depth of 5000 meters, wouldn't it be a great surprise for Mary Geoise?

Luo Ji's eyes grew brighter the more he thought about it.

He quickly stuffed Vander Decken IX into the prison scroll, then rushed back to continue plundering the New Fishman Pirates' territory with his crew.

Luo Ji obtained some hidden ES drugs, as well as a lot of pharmaceutical raw materials and tools.

These are all the fruits of Hody Jones' hard work over the past few years.

They also found some books on Fishman Karate and Fishman Judo.

This is not a great find, not nearly as good as looting Orochi's treasure vault, but it's better than nothing.

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After Luo Ji dealt with the New Fishman Pirates, Neptune and the King's Army, with the help of Yamato and Shirley, successfully quelled the riot and dispersed many uninformed participants.

"Thank you for your help, Miss Yamato. Otherwise, we would have had to fight for a long time to suppress these provoked citizens."

King Neptune entrusted the remaining affairs to his three princes and ministers, and personally entertained the powerful Yamato.

Let's not even mention that Yamato is the vice-captain of the Luo Ji Pirates, possessing immense strength and a very high bounty.

The key point is that she is also the daughter of Kaido, one of the Four Emperors.

Even though the Beasts Pirates are hunting Yamato, the bounty says "only live," so who would dare to kill Yamato?

Perhaps this is just a minor conflict between Kaido and Yamato, father and daughter.

If Kaido and Yamato successfully reconcile, then whoever makes the first move will be the one who suffers.

Moreover, there are not many people on this vast sea who can rival Yamato.

"You must be King Neptune of Fishman Island. You are indeed a very tall mermaid. Oden's nautical log mentions you."

Yamato's eyes lit up as he remembered the giant mermaid king, who had become friends with the members of Roger's pirate crew.

"Oden? I seem to remember him. Was he a samurai from Roger's pirate crew?"

Neptune remembered the name; it was he who personally led the Roger Pirates to the Sea Forest and found the two Poneglyphs.

"Yes, yes, yes! Our Luo Ji Pirates are going to become the strongest pirate crew, surpassing even the Roger Pirates."

"I will surpass Kozuki Oden!"

Yamato happily said that she would write about this interesting encounter across time and space in her Yamato Sailing Diary.

Roger and Kozuki Oden met Neptune back then.

Now she and Luo Ji have also met Neptune.

But they did a better job than the Roger Pirates.

"Surpass the Roger Pirates? You want to become the Pirate King too?"

Neptune looked at the confident Yamato with some surprise, but he felt that Luo Ji and the others were still not as good as Roger was back then, too immature and too eager to show their talents.

This high-profile style of operation will likely make it difficult to cope with the targeting and pursuit by world governments.

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