socalfunplaces Chapter 396 What a responsible guy!
Chapter 396 What a responsible guy!
Chapter 396 What a responsible guy!
"They haven't come back yet..."
Chopper, now in his giant form, looked up at the sky and said, "I wonder how Luffy and the others are doing."
"Luffy and his crew will definitely be fine."
Franky, who had just killed Electrolux, emerged from General Franky and said with a chuckle, "I guess they're figuring out how to set up Noah's Ark right now."
In his opinion, Hody alone is definitely no match for Luffy.
"That's true..."
Usopp looked at the sky with some worry. Although Luffy was with him, they were still in the sea!
Thinking of this, Usopp sighed silently.
I hope those two guys are alright.
"Hey, all the officers have been taken out!"
The members of the New Fishman Pirates looked at the Straw Hat Pirates in the distance with panic and asked, "Should we continue fighting?"
Even the cadres aren't a match for these guys, so what about them...?
"What are you hitting?!"
A merman standing nearby said, "They've all failed, so what's the point of us fighting?"
The most important thing at this time is to escape from here!
"But Boss Hody hasn't come back yet..."
Upon hearing this, the members of the new Fish-Man Pirates immediately fell silent.
Yes, Hody hasn't come back yet.
If their escape is discovered... then death awaits them!
After all, that guy won't show mercy to his own people!
"Damn it, what do we do now..."
The fish-men, having lost their will to fight, immediately showed despair on their faces.
They can't fight back, and they can't not fight back either. What should they do?
Zoro, who had taken in the situation in the distance, said calmly, "It seems we no longer need to intervene."
Now all we need to do is wait for Luffy and his crew to send back news of their victory, and these guys will completely give up resisting.
Sanji calmly lit a cigarette and said, "Judging from the current situation, they can't fight even if they wanted to."
After the attack by Xiyan, only 20,000 people remained in the square who could be considered as combatants.
After a series of battles, only a few thousand of the original 20,000 men remained.
If they really wanted to fight, they could wipe them out in no time.
"This is so boring, I haven't had enough fun yet," Perona said, pouting.
However... despite saying that, Perona did not attack these enemies who had lost their will to fight.
Just then, the loudspeaker in the square started broadcasting again.
"Sizzle sizzle..."
"Greetings, fellow citizens of the nation, I am Shark Star," Shark Star said. "Now, I have something very important to announce."
"Just now, Hody Jones, the captain of the New Fishman Pirates, has been defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates."
"And Noah's Ark was returned to Fishman Street by the sunglasses guy from the Straw Hat crew."
"So...we won!"
Upon hearing Shark Star's words, the people in the square were silent for a moment before erupting into an incredibly enthusiastic cheer.
"profound!!!"
"Great! The Straw Hat crew won!"
"That's wonderful!"
"We don't have to leave our hometown anymore...that's wonderful!"
These fish-men wept with joy, each one more excited than the last.
Meanwhile, the members of the new Fishman Pirates in the square showed expressions of relief.
"Has Hody finally been defeated...?"
"Very good...."
In this way, even if they surrender, they will not suffer the devil's revenge!
Thinking this through, the fish-men exchanged glances, then threw their weapons on the ground, expressing their stance.
After finishing this task, they ran towards the exit of the square without hesitation, intending to leave the area first.
As for the few officers of the New Fishman Pirates who were defeated?
What's it to them!
"Did we finally win...?"
Neptune looked up at the radio, his expression gradually relaxing.
That's great.
Just then, the Left Minister approached with a Den Den Mushi and said, "Your Majesty, we have received a message from the garrison of Ryugu Castle."
"Just now, they found the mermaid girl who was abducted earlier near the Dragon Palace," the Left Minister said.
"Such a thing actually happened?"
Neptune's eyes widened immediately. "How are they? Are they hurt?"
"no."
The Left Minister shook his head and said, "Although their consciousness is somewhat blurred, they are indeed not injured."
"It's good that you weren't injured."
Neptune breathed a sigh of relief, then continued, "Do they remember what the prisoner looked like?"
"Know."
As they spoke, the Left Minister produced the wanted poster for Wet Hair Caribou and continued, "This is the man!"
"They clearly remember that it was this man who did it."
"So it was this bastard." Neptune's face immediately bulged with veins as he said, "Damn it..."
If it weren't for this bastard, how could they have wronged the Straw Hat Pirates?
That damned Calib!
"Can we find him?" Neptune asked.
"Can't find it."
The Left Minister shook his head and said, "Our men searched their pirate ship, but they only found a damaged pirate ship; the people on board have disappeared."
"What about his subordinates?"
"I don't know either."
Upon hearing this, Neptune fell into deep thought. Why did the other side's subordinates also disappear?
Could it be that it's hidden in some secret location on Fishman Island?
It's not impossible.
"Oh, right, there's one more thing," the Left Minister said again. "Our Dragon Palace's treasury has been opened, and all the treasures inside have disappeared."
"all?"
Neptune's eyes widened. "Including the jade box?" he asked.
"Yes..."
"I didn't expect the thief to steal even that thing..." Neptune said, frowning.
This was quite unexpected for him.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"
"Let's announce this to the whole nation," Neptune said. "We must clear the Straw Hat Pirates' name."
Neptune paused for a moment, then said with a complicated expression, "We were wrong..."
They wrongly attributed this incident to the Straw Hat Pirates without conducting any investigation.
So... what needs to be done must be done!
"What about the thief?"
"Minister of the Left, we almost lost a country just now," Neptune sighed. "So let the thieves be."
"I see."
After saying this, the Left Minister turned around to make arrangements for the matter.
Neptune, with a complicated expression, looked towards the square and muttered, "I hope you can forgive this old fool."
"Hey everyone!"
Chopper stared at the New Fishman Pirates members who were beginning to flee in the distance and said, "They're starting to run away."
"In the end, they're just a bunch of rabble," Franky said. "Without Hody's deterrent, they naturally crumbled."
Judging from the behavior of those merfolk, these guys gathered together because of Hody's reputation.
But now Hody has lost!
So... they had no reason to stay any longer!
"It seems we don't need to continue fighting," Usopp said.
That's good, it saves us trouble.
After putting the slingshot down in his arms, Usopp turned to Franky and asked, "Franky, how long will it take to coat our ship here?"
"It should only take a few hours," Franky said.
"So fast?"
Usopp looked at Franky with some surprise and said, "It would take three days to complete in the Sabaody Archipelago, but it only takes a few hours here on Fish-Man Island?"
Is the difference really that big?
"That's what Dan said anyway," Franky shrugged.
"Perhaps it's because of the unique environment of Fishman Island?" Nico Robin guessed.
In terms of humidity, Fishman Island is far more extreme than the Sabaody Archipelago.
So she felt it must be an environmental issue.
"It's definitely an environmental issue," Nami said. "I can clearly feel that the humidity here is much higher than in the Sabaody Archipelago."
"This is 10,000 meters below the seabed, the depth must be immense," Zoro rolled his eyes.
This is obvious, why make it so complicated?
Nami glanced at Zoro speechlessly upon hearing this. "He's suddenly being clever now, huh?"
Why don't you have this cleverness when you're lost?
"What kind of look is that?"
"It's nothing."
Nami calmly looked away, indicating that she wouldn't stoop to the level of someone with no sense of direction.
"Is the battle finally over...?"
Jinbe glanced at the fleeing crowd in the distance, paused for a moment, then turned and ran towards the exit.
"Where are you going?"
"I will not allow anyone to leave this square until His Majesty the King gives the order," Jinbe said without turning his head.
After saying that, the man darted away in a flash.
"He's really a very responsible guy," Usopp remarked.
"Otherwise, why do you think he's so respected?" Nicole Robin laughed.
On Fishman Island, Jinbe is a man highly respected by the fishmen.
This time, Usopp didn't say anything, but nodded, which could be considered as agreeing with Nico Robin's words.
"Hey, Chopper."
Perona, floating in mid-air, looked at Chopper with a puzzled expression and said, "Why aren't you shrinking?"
"The battle is already over."
The enemy has already begun to flee, why maintain such a large size?
"There's nothing I can do; I can only revert to this form when the time comes," Chopper said helplessly.
"Is it time?"
"Um.}
Chopper nodded and explained, "After eating my special Rumble Ball, my body can grow bigger for three minutes."
"I can only return to my original size after the three minutes are over."
"I see."
Perona nodded, then said, "So, your Rumble Ball can grant you, as a Devil Fruit user, even greater power?"
"Yes."
Perona pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then asked curiously, "Will eating this help?"
If it can make her stronger, then giving it a try isn't out of the question.
"this.
Chopper hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's probably not going to work."
Why?
"Because I'm a reindeer who ate the Human-Human Fruit," Chopper said helplessly.
"I understand."
Even though Chopper didn't continue explaining, Perona understood what he meant.
She's a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user, so those things called Rumble Balls are useless against her.
After all, that thing is only useful to Zoan-type Devil Fruit users or animals!
Having figured this out, Perona decisively gave up on trying those strange drugs.
"You can't use Chopper's method," Zoro said. "So you should just stick to your training."
"Hmph, you don't need to tell me."
Perona gave a soft snort, then turned Zoro upside down with the back of her head.
Zoro: ? ? ?
No, what did I do to offend her this time?
Upon seeing this, Nico Robin immediately wore a strange smile, as if she had thought of something.
A moment later—
"what!"
"Finally, it's gotten smaller..."
Chopper, now back to his normal size, laughed and then turned to return to his friends.
But before he could take that step, he fell to the side.
Seeing this, Perona immediately landed and caught Chopper, then said, "Hey, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I'm just exhausted."
"I see..."
Perona first breathed a sigh of relief, then, as if sensing something, her eyes lit up and she exclaimed, "You're so soft, Chopper! Just like a plush toy!!"
"I'm not a plush toy, you bastard..." Chopper said weakly.
Unfortunately, these words had no effect on Perona; instead, they made the ghost girl even happier.
"This feels amazing!"
How come I didn't notice this before?
As she thought about it, Perona picked up Chopper and flew towards her friends.
"Chopper?!"
Chopper's friends looked at him nervously, wondering why he had suddenly changed like this.
"Hey, Chopper, what's wrong?" Brook asked Chopper with concern. "Are you hurt?"
"no."
Chopper, held by Perona, said weakly, "But after using that enhancement, my body will be weak for two or three hours."
"I couldn't walk during this time, but... the treatment was fine."
After saying that, Chopper took a breath and continued, "Is everyone alright? If anyone is hurt, just tell me."
"You should heal yourself first," Zoro said helplessly.
Even in this condition, you're still thinking about treating them...
After confirming that Chopper was alright, Sanji immediately revealed his true nature.
"Damn it, I'm so envious of Chopper."
Seeing Chopper being held by Perona, Sanji immediately burst into tears.
He also wanted to enjoy the ghost girl's sweet and soft embrace!
Nico Robin, who had observed her companions' reactions, chuckled and said, "Looks like everyone's alright."
They defeated nearly 100,000 people without suffering a single injury... No wonder they're the Straw Hat Pirates!
"No, I'm seriously injured!"
Sanji, who had suddenly collapsed to the ground, shifted his body and said, "Miss Robin, I just used my ultimate attack, and I'm extremely weak right now, so..."
Before he could finish speaking, a white ghost pierced through his body.
Then.
"I...I'm such a scumbag..."
Sanji, struck by Perona's negative phantom, looked utterly dejected.
"You should just go die," Zoro said disdainfully.
"What did you say?"
Provoked by Zoro, Sanji instantly broke free of his ghostly control, then sprang up and headbutted Zoro, saying, "You want to fight?"
"Green algae head!"
"ha?"
Zoro's eyes widened immediately upon hearing this, then veins bulged on his face as he shouted, "Who's afraid of who, you bastard!"
"I wasn't quite satisfied with the fight just now, so I'll use you as a tool to sharpen my blade!"
Come on!
Come on!
After the two roared, they started playing ping-pong next to the Thousand Sunny, leaving the fishmen on both sides dumbfounded.
"Why...why did they start fighting?"
Aren't they partners?
Could it be internal strife?
"Hey, Straw Hat crew, don't fight!"
"Yeah, the battle's over, don't mess around!"
Hearing the voices on both sides, Nami's face immediately bulged with veins, and then she flashed to Zoro and Sanji.
"Both of you, shut up!"
"bump!"
"bump!"
A fist imbued with domineering power struck the two men on the head, knocking them both down instantly!
"The powerful Nami is so attractive..."
"Hey, why did you hit me?"
"Um?"
Upon hearing Zoro's words, Nami's eyes widened immediately, as if to say: What, you're not convinced?
Zoro:
"Tch, I'm not going to stoop to your level," Zoro said, turning his head away.
He spoke as if it were the truth.
Nami snorted upon hearing this, too lazy to bother arguing with this guy.
"What a terrifying woman..."
After seeing Nami easily take down two powerful opponents, the surrounding fishmen realized a problem.
That means...could this woman be the third member of the Straw Hat Pirates?
Wow, that's amazing!
As if she could hear what these guys were thinking, Nami subconsciously turned her head to look in their direction.
"scare!"
The fish-men who noticed Nami's gaze immediately took a step back in fright.
Nami:
"Am I that scary?" Nami retorted. "I'm just a weak woman who looks really weak, okay?"
Why are these guys reacting like this?
"Weak woman?"
Usopp glanced at Zoro and Sanji, who had been beaten to the ground by Nami, paused for a moment, and then remarked, "You're definitely not the type to be called a weak woman."
What weak woman could take down strongmen like Zoro and Sanji with a single punch?
"Hmph, that's because they deserve a beating."
Usopp:
That's true, but you're definitely not a weak woman.
Forget it, I'll get beaten up if I say any more, so I'd better just behave myself.
Thinking of this, Usopp calmly nodded, agreeing with Nami's words.
Just then, Hall swam over with Neptune and the others, arriving above the plaza.
"His Majesty King Neptune?"
Upon seeing Neptune's appearance, the surrounding merfolk looked puzzled and asked, "Does Your Majesty have something to announce?"
Otherwise, His Majesty the King would not have needed to come here injured.
Meanwhile, the members of the New Fishman Pirates below watched Neptune suddenly appear with nervousness, their faces covered in cold sweat.
"Hey, Neptune isn't planning to kill us all, is he...?"
"I don't know."
"No, we have to get out of here right now!"
If you stay here, you're likely to get killed!
"I said, no one is allowed to leave the square without His Majesty the King's permission," Jinbe said.
Upon hearing Jinbe's words, some quick-thinking fishmen immediately took out their Coral Bubbles and whispered, "Let's go, let's use the bubbles to escape."
"Well, before they could even make a move, Jinbe's attack flew straight over."
"Splash!"
"boom!!"
With a single blow, it created a huge crater in the ground!
"Huh?!"
"This is.."
"I said, no one is allowed to leave!" Jinbe said. "If anyone tries to escape using bubbles, I'll shoot them down!"
"Believe me, I have the ability!"
As he spoke, Jinbe glanced at the people in front of him, his expression full of threat.
"this.
The fish-men and pirates, feeling Jinbe's imposing aura, were immediately frightened and took several steps back.
Then the fish-men said, "Boss Jinbe, please let us leave..."
"We were forced into this situation, Boss Jinbe."
"That's right, we only listened to Hody because we were afraid of his gang, otherwise we wouldn't have come here."
Many of them were only brought along because Hody threatened them; otherwise, they wouldn't have come.
"I said, no!" Jinbe said.
"Then we can leave, right?" The human pirate ran up to Jinbe and said, "Your Fishman Island was saved this time because of human pirates, so... we can leave, right?"
Seeing the expectant look in their eyes, Jinbe paused for a moment before saying, "You don't need to be so agitated. I never said I would behead all of you."
"Then why won't you let us go?"
"We'll have to wait for the Neptune royal family to make a decision," Jinbe said. "Of course, if you disagree, you can try to take the plunge."
"But that means... I'll have to face my wrath!"
After saying that, Jinbe's eyes sharpened, and his aura became even more terrifying than before.
Upon seeing Jinbe, these people instinctively took a few steps back, their expressions turning frightened.
Should we force our way in?
This is the sentiment of some people.
But after considering Jinbe's strength, they abandoned the idea; after all... staying wouldn't necessarily mean death.
But if you force your way in, Jinbe will definitely kill you!
Having figured this out, these people obediently returned to the square.
Seeing this, Jinbe showed a satisfied expression.
Regardless, this king's king is King Neptune, so... whatever the outcome, it's up to that person to decide!
"What's this guy up to now?" Chopper asked curiously, looking at Neptune in the air. "Shouldn't he be recuperating at a time like this?"
"He's the king of this king, so he has to step up and say something," Nicole Robin said.
After all... this country has just experienced a rebellion!
Just then, Neptune's voice came over the radio.
"Now, there is news that needs to be told to the entire nation," Neptune said. "Just now, we found the kidnapped mermaid girls."
"According to their description, the people who kidnapped them were not the Straw Hat Pirates."
"So...we were wrong."
"It was our mistake to accuse the Straw Hat crew of human traffickers without conducting a thorough investigation."
"I'm sorry, Straw Hat Crew... we misunderstood you."
Upon hearing Neptune's words, the merfolk standing on the high place immediately smiled.
"As expected, the Straw Hat crew didn't participate in the kidnapping...that's great!"
"Hahaha, I thought they had nothing to do with this from the beginning, and now it seems I was right~"
Stop lying!
A fish-man standing nearby, his face grim, said, "Can you really deceive yourselves?"
"We were all suspicious of them before!"
"this.."
Upon hearing the words of this merman, the expressions of the other mermen immediately turned somewhat unpleasant.
Because... what the other person said is correct.
"Um... actually, we've always believed in them, right?" a merman said with an awkward laugh.
"Hahaha"
Stop lying!
A merman child retorted angrily, "That's not what you said back then!"
"Exactly, it's so cunning to say things like that now!"
"That's right!"
Hearing the children's words, the fishmen's expressions immediately turned awkward.
That being said, getting them to admit to such a thing...
"Admit it," a shark-fish man said with his eyes closed, "admit that we all once doubted them."
"It's because they are human that...we suspect them."
Hearing the fishman's words, the other fishmen also closed their eyes in pain.
Yes, it's precisely because the Straw Hat crew are human that they suspect each other.
Listening to the conversation of these people below, Neptune sighed helplessly.
Ultimately, the merfolk's prejudice against humans is still too great.
Hopefully, this time, the fish-men will change their view of humans.
Only in this way... can Queen Otohime's wish be fulfilled!
Just then, Shark Star's voice came from the sky.
"Father, we're back!"
"Your Highnesses!"
Upon seeing the three princes return safely, the Left Minister and Right Minister immediately showed expressions of excitement; it was truly wonderful that they had returned safely.
Neptune smiled and said, "Welcome back."
After saying that, Neptune paused for a moment, then continued, "Where's Hody?"
Didn't they say that Straw Hat Boy had already defeated him? Why haven't we seen any trace of that guy?
And what about Vander Deiken?
"Hody and Vander Deacon are both dead," Shark Star said, shaking his head. "So we buried them both in Fishman Street."
"I see..."
Neptune's expression became somewhat complicated; he hadn't expected those two guys to be dead.
"Vander Deiken is dead too?!" the Right Minister exclaimed excitedly.
"Yes."
Shark Star nodded and said, "Hody killed Vander Deacon so that Noah's Ark would crash directly onto Fishman Island."
"So this is why Noah's Ark gradually descended..." the Left Minister murmured. "Hody is really ruthless."
To destroy Fishman Island, he was willing to drag everyone down with him... What a terrifying guy.
Fortunately, he failed!
The Right Minister, however, glared and exclaimed, "Good riddance!"
"Without this guy, Princess Shirahoshi wouldn't need to live inside the Hard-Shelled Tower!"
"yes."
The Left Minister also realized what was happening, and said with tears in his eyes, "Princess Shirahoshi can finally live freely!"
Ten years...a full ten years!
From this day forward, Princess Shirahoshi is completely free!
Tears welled up in Neptune's eyes; as Shirahoshi's father, he was the happiest of them all.
If he weren't at home, he would have burst into tears while holding his wife's portrait.
"Otohime, did you see that?!" Neptune thought excitedly, "Our daughter is finally safe!"
Moreover, from today onwards, the relationship between the fish-men and the merfolk will be further strengthened!
"Father..."
Seeing their father with tears in his eyes, the three of them immediately felt a pang of heartache.
Their father carried such a heavy burden...
"It's nothing, I was just thinking about something." Neptune waved his hand, then continued, "Where are Straw Hat Boy and Sunglasses Guy?"
"They're behind us," Shark Star said, pointing to the sky. "The guy in sunglasses is still treating Straw Hat Boy, so he can't swim too fast."
"So they let the three of us come back first."
"Is Straw Hat Boy alright?" Neptune asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, he's fine," Shark Star said with a smile.
Lord Xiyan's medical ninjutsu is very powerful; he should be able to cure Straw Hat Luffy in no time.
"I never expected that guy in sunglasses would also know medicine," the Left Minister remarked. "He's even more amazing than I imagined."
Who would have thought that the man who could change the terrain with a wave of his hand was also a ship's doctor?
That's amazing!
"Indeed." The Right Minister nodded in agreement, then looked at Shark Star curiously and asked, "By the way, Prince Shark Star, how did that guy in sunglasses move Noah's Ark?"
He had only heard His Majesty the King say that the other party had used his abilities to do that thing, but he didn't know the specifics of how it was done.
"this.."
Shark Star hesitated for a moment. How could this be explained?
"Let's discuss this matter when we get back," Neptune said, having discerned his eldest son's thoughts. "Once we return to the Dragon Palace, we can personally talk to them about it."
After saying that, Neptune turned to look at the Minister of the Right and continued, "Pass down the word to prepare a lavish banquet. We need to properly entertain the Straw Hat Pirates."
"And... apologize to them properly."
"clear!"
The Right Minister, whose attention had been successfully diverted, nodded, then turned around and took out a Den Den Mushi to make arrangements.
Neptune breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, then smiled and winked at Shark Star, as if to say: "Your dad did a good job, didn't he?"
Shark Star was stunned for a moment upon seeing this, then laughed.
So, Father also knows what happened.
That makes sense. If you think about it carefully, the watchtower above the Dragon Palace could see what happened back then, so it's quite normal that Father would know that Lord Xiyan was still alive.
Thinking of this, Shark Star laughed along with him.
"Father."
"Um?"
"Let's have a good talk with him after the banquet."
"certainly."
Neptune gazed intently at the sky and said, "Of course we need to have a good talk."
After all, that man is a blood-eyed ninja!
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