The Might of the Sea King, Him and Her

"Noah fell down—"

"Run!!"

"Fish-Man Island is finished..."

As the colossal ship 'Noah' crashed down once more, the entire Fish-Man Island erupted in chaos. Unlike the first time, when everyone was caught off guard, this time many had been paying close attention to the battle overhead. The first to break down, however, was:

"Stop fighting, run!"

"I'm going to be flattened, ah—"

Pfft!

After a flash of light, standing before the fleeing Fish-Man Pirates was:

"Go back to the fight! Nobody's getting away!"

Most of the Fish-Man were horrified when faced with the crazed executives of the New Fish-Man Pirates.

"Brothers, Noah is falling! We should stay here—ah!"

Pfft!

With a flash of light, the Fish-Man fell into a pool of blood.

"So what?"

The cold words of the remaining officers startled the Fish-Man Pirates.

"This is a holy war, and there will inevitably be sacrifices. You just need to fight to the death!"

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"Spare me! What good is life if I'm dead..."

"They've gone mad! The cadres have all gone mad!"

"In the end, what does fighting humans have to do with attacking Fish-Man Island? Aren't we just killing our own kind all along?"

"It would be strange if a team without ideas and beliefs could accomplish anything."

Roman glanced at the panicked New Fish-Man Pirates, then looked up at the sky. —The key to everything still lies with Luffy; after all, destroying such massive objects is his forte.

"Hahaha, you protect everything—"

"Gomu Gomu no Pistol!"

A punch landed squarely on Hody Jones's stomach, and the intense flames generated by the friction of Armament Haki even penetrated through his body, blasting the seawater behind Hody Jones into puffs of scorching steam!

"Ah!!!"

Click,

At the same time, Hody Jones also took a bite. Despite Luffy's sudden tilt of his head, he was still bitten on the shoulder at such close range.

Whoosh—Boom!

Hody Jones, sent flying backward, slammed into the giant ship 'Noah' like a cannonball. Luffy, having already torn out a tooth from his shoulder, wasn't going to give his opponent a chance to catch his breath, and shouted:

"Little Oars Jr., take me to Noah's deck!"

"Okay, Mr. Luffy— "

Luffy, being held in the giant Mermaid Princess's hands, Luffy after her onto the deck. Facing Hody Jones, who was stuffing handfuls of Energy Steroids into his mouth, Luffy bit his thumb, and then:

"Gear Third!"

At the same time, the giant fist was instantly covered with Armament Haki; under absolute power, all struggles were futile.

"Rubber-Grizzly Gun!"

This punch wasn't fast; most obviously, despite its immense power, it didn't produce the deafening sonic boom of a Gear Second Sonic Boom. However, the power it contained was earth-shattering! Unmatched—

Boom!!!

With a single punch, Luffy slammed Hody Jones into the giant ship 'Noah'! The impact sent crackling through countless rooms, the massive deck splitting into countless fissures that spread in all directions, and even the thick beams that took several strong men to encircle creaked and broke like straw under Luffy's fist.

"As long as I destroy this ship here, it won't be able to harm my companions!"

"Straw Hat Luffy, but this ship is part of the agreement..."

"The person is gone, who cares about promises anymore?!"

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One sentence left the eldest prince of Fish-Man Island speechless.

However: If the people of Fish-Man Island no longer exist, then even if the 'Promised Time' truly arrives, are we preparing to let 'Noah' take a pile of bones into the sunlight?

"Understood, I'll leave it to you."

"No, please destroy this giant ship, Straw Hat Luffy!"

"Certainly!"

In an instant, Luffy transformed his two hands into giant fists, roaring as he Luffy towards the massive ship. Armament Haki enveloped his fists in a metallic sheen! Like two enormous metal dumbbells, he swung his fists upwards:

"Rubber-elephant Gatling Gun!"

Countless fist shadows, dense as a sudden rain, fast as meteors, carrying a thunderous roar like a thousand troops moving in unison and ten thousand horses galloping, swept across the sky and clashed with the falling giant ship!

Under Luffy's fist, the 'Noah', which was the size of half Fish-Man Island, rapidly disintegrated, shattered, and turned into huge blocks of wood, which were then reduced to even smaller wood chips by Luffy's terrifying bombardment.

"It's slowing down..."

"Don't lose!!"

"Fish-Man Island depends on you!"

"Go for it, big brother in the Straw Hat!!"

Under the slowly descending shadow of death, everyone on Fish-Man Island —from the king, ministers, and Fish-Man and even pirates—sincerely hoped for a miracle, hoping that Luffy could stop the giant ship 'Noah' all by himself!

"Ooooooo!!!"

"Stop right there, big ship!!"

Ignoring the wound on his shoulder inflicted by Hody Jones, Luffy unleashed a barrage of massive fists, shrouded in Armament Haki, as he pounded upwards at 'Noah,' determined to obliterate it!

Stop—

?

"Mr. Luffy, please stop!"

!!

When Shirahoshi suddenly swam over and opened her arms to block his way, Luffy quickly stopped swinging his fist.

"Get out of the way, Little Oars Jr.! If we don't break it, the island will—"

"It's all alright now, Mr. Luffy."

However, Shirahoshi, with tears streaming down her face, refused to budge an inch.

"Noah has stopped."

?!

It's here!

Roman, who was watching the scene from below, was startled. The huge wooden ship "Noah" had stopped because:

A group of equally enormous Sea King swam over unnoticed. Each of them grabbed a huge iron chain hanging from Noah, bringing the island-like ship to a stop above Fish-Man Island!

Although these Sea Kings are incredibly diverse, resembling giant fish with a mixture of various biological characteristics, they all share one common feature:

That's huge!!

Each one of them is a colossal creature, thousands of meters long! Marine warship are practically toys in comparison to these Sea Kings. Not to mention the much smaller Sunny Merry and the Straw Hat crew.

While these Sea King might be of little use to true masters, for ordinary people... no, for 99.999% of the world's population, these kilometer-long giant Sea King are nothing short of a calamity.

A single turn can capsize a ship, and a flick of its tail can create a giant wave!

They are especially troublesome underwater.

The name Aquaman is truly fitting!

"Huff, huff~~"

Why would Sea King?

"Waaaaah, Mr. Luffy is angry! You yelled at me~~~"

"Isn't this the time to talk about this? Never mind, as long as the ship stops, that's fine."

Relieved, Luffy's Luffy weak and he slowly fell downwards, while Shirahoshi quickly swam over and scooped him up in her hands.

'Wow, humans are truly amazing...'

'He almost destroyed Noah, though that saved Fish-Man Island.'

These enormous Sea King are not only much larger than ordinary Sea King, but they also have eyes that are not the chaotic eyes of beasts, but rather eyes filled with 'wisdom'.

'Mermaid princess, it was you who called us—'

'Our strength is your strength, and we will obey your commands!'

As these intelligent, giant Sea King lifted 'Noah,' the cataclysmic crisis on Fish-Man Island came to an end. And these giant Sea King are now communicating in their 'language'.

'Our king has appeared; where is the other king?'

'Speaking of which, was it just my imagination? That human in the hat heard our voices...'

'Really?'

A group of enormous Sea King carefully dragged 'Noah' away while Guotou to look at Fish-Man Island. Mermaid Princess Shirahoshi was already carrying Luffy, where the Straw Hat crew was.

!!!!!!!

As Shirahoshi appeared, the giant Sea King's gazes fell upon the Straw Hat crew, and in an instant, several chains slid out of their mouths!

'That human's body... has so many...'

'Is it him?'

'It's her!?'

Um?

Roman glanced up at the chains slipping from their mouths, then frantically pulling the giant Sea King back up from the massive Noah's ship. A sense of despair washed over him.

"They made such Haki entrance, how come they suddenly fell flat?"

I thought they were so capable, but they're so clumsy at even pulling a ship... But then again, these giant Sea King probably haven't pulled a ship in eight hundred years, so it's normal for them to be a bit rusty.

Nami followed Roman's gaze to the giant Sea King pulling the massive ship away, and felt:

Why do they look like they're fleeing in panic?

'No! It's not her!!'

'That's right, it couldn't be her. Otherwise...'

'... Eight hundred years... The promised time has truly arrived...'

Noah's Ark is badly damaged; we must repair it quickly! The appointed time is fast approaching.

"Tsk, nothing found. Disappointing~~"

In order to get Shirahoshi to summon the giant Sea King, Roman put on a show of fighting. In the end, all he saw were those giant Sea King expressionlessly... well, somewhat clumsily towing away the giant ship 'Noah'.

They didn't suddenly start talking or anything... which led Roman to attach the paper to Shirahoshi early on, only to hear nothing. So, let's just:

"Luffy, did you hear something?"

?

Seeing Luffy's bewildered expression, Roman tried to explain.

"It was that strange sound... Well, let me put it this way: those giant Sea King from earlier, did you hear them talking or something..."

"Roman, what are you saying? I'm not Fish-Man, why would I understand the language of Sea King?"

Faced with Luffy's horrified expression that seemed to Luffy, "Roman, you're such an idiot," Roman resisted the urge to punch him twice on the head.

"Just tell me, did you hear any strange noises?"

Now that you mention it, it seems...

Luffy, stroking his Luffy, thought carefully for a moment, and then a brilliant idea flashed into his mind.

"I really did hear strange noises, saying—"

"Say what?"

Seeing Roman's serious expression, Luffy clapped his hands.

Say: It's him, it's her...

?!

Is the next line. "Our good friend, Nezha?"

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"Make way, make way! The doctor is here!"

Chopper pushed aside everyone's legs, picked up the first-aid kit, and came to Luffy's side.

"Luffy, lie down! Let me treat your shoulder injury!"

Sigh, it seems relying on Luffy's unreliable "Voice of All Things" to obtain information is unrealistic. Could it be—

Roman's gaze fell on the Mermaid Princess Shirahoshi, causing her to give a sweet smile with tears in her eyes.

Forget it, getting information from kids is such a weak method...

Let Robin go to the Sea Forest later to translate Joy Boy's apology letter and see if he can make any new discoveries.

P. S.: It's not that I want riddles, it's just that some things really shouldn't be written about too much. Otherwise, it loses its fun.