Fish-Man Island's Trouble! Save Private Tai!

Let's rewind to about half an hour earlier.

In the deep sea, somewhere in the New World, a massive ocean current stretches out to the horizon like a white dragon winding through the deep sea.

And within this massive ocean current, a ship is sailing.

It wasn't just one ship, but a fleet of ships.

Each ship was not only covered with huge bubbles, but also extended chains, at the ends of which were sea monsters.

Even amidst the surging currents, the enormous sea creatures struggled to propel the fleet forward, pushing its speed to its limit.

"Who would have thought that these deep-sea white dragons would have such a use before?"

Jinbe stood with his arms crossed on the deck of the foremost ship in the fleet, his expression tinged with a hint of amazement, "I must say, Roa is truly a genius!"

The New World was, of course, full of chaotic ocean currents.

However, many ocean currents are temporary, just like the strange weather phenomena in the New World.

However, there are also continuous, fixed ocean currents.

For example, the ocean current they are currently riding.

In the past few years, exploration teams from Fish-Man Island have recorded many such ocean currents all over the world. While they may not be able to ride these currents to every corner of the world, reaching most of the oceans is certainly possible.

"Neptune told me that the World Government is even secretly contacting him,"

Standing beside Jinbe, Fisher Tiger calmly said, "Isn't it interesting? Fish-Man Island joined the World Government 170 years ago, but no one has ever paid any attention to this country."

"And now, because we're cooperating with a great pirate like Roa, the World Government has actually seen our value."

"The World Government is absolutely not to be trusted."

Jinbe said, "Having traveled to so many countries in the past two years, I've come to see the true nature of the World Government. It's no different from those pirate rulers in the New World. The Celestial Dragons are exploiting the entire world."

Many of the Affiliated Nation he once thought were peaceful and prosperous are now struggling to make ends meet, even just for the sake of Heavenly Tribute.

Jinbe shook his head with a cold laugh. "No, even the seas ruled by Charlotte Linlin are more peaceful and harmonious."

"When we are of value to them, they will give us a second glance, but when we are no longer of value, we will be turned back into slaves in no time."

Fisher Tiger nodded in deep agreement.

Then he asked meaningfully, "Which is better, the Celestial Dragons or Roa?"

"Forehead!"

Jinbe was momentarily speechless, then he scratched his head, "Brother Tai, do we really have to compete to see who's worse between two puddles of mud?"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Fisher Tiger laughed heartily.

Yes, two puddles of mud.

Well, if I had to say, Roa is still a bit worse.

The Celestial Dragons have ruled the world for at least eight hundred years, and there has never been a truly free sea in the world.

Roa's madness surpasses even that of the twisted Celestial Dragons.

However, Fish-Man Island really has to stick with Roa.

At least this guy didn't do anything to Fish-Man Island; he's quite tolerant of things that are useful to him.

The existence of Deep Sea Logistics Company and the injection of large amounts of capital have even led to the significant development of Fish-Man Island.

However, Fish-Man Island has been facing some trouble lately.

After that execution that shocked the world, the number of pirates passing through Fish-Man Island began to increase significantly, causing considerable trouble for the Fish-Man Island.

And this is probably just the beginning of the chaos.

According to the media, an unprecedented Great Pirate Era is about to begin.

At that time, even more pirates will surely want to flood into the New World. What kind of misfortune will Fish-Man Island, located on this inevitable route, encounter then?

Fisher Tiger felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about that kind of future.

But I really don't know what to do right now. Should I ask Roa for help?

With his current prestige and power, protecting Fish-Man Island should be a simple matter of a word for him, right?

Just as Fisher Tiger was pondering this, he suddenly heard Jinbe exclaim beside him, "Brother Tai! It looks like something's coming!"

Fisher Tiger suddenly looked up and saw Jinbe staring in horror at the dark depths of the sea to one side.

There is naturally no light in the deep sea, so the fleet has to rely on sea creatures and large lights mounted on the ships for illumination.

But at this moment, in the deep sea that should have been dark and lightless in the distance, a faint golden light suddenly appeared.

"Sea Beast?"

Fisher Tiger immediately turned around and shouted to the Fish-Man sailors on deck, "Turn off the lights! Turn off all the lights! Don't attract that thing!"

They are naturally not afraid of ordinary Sea Beast, but if they were to actually clash with Sea Beast in such a deep sea, the fleet would most likely be doomed.

Then all the lights went out, and the ocean currents turned pitch black.

Fisher Tiger and Jinbe held their breath, staring intently at the golden light that was getting closer and closer in the distance.

Closer and closer, until the fleet was illuminated once more!

Then, the speed at which the golden light approached suddenly increased dramatically!

Fisher Tiger roared instantly, "They're charging at us! Prepare for battle—"

The sound stopped abruptly.

Because Fisher Tiger finally saw clearly what kind of enormous creature was behind that golden light!

"How could this be?!"

Jinbe exclaimed in disbelief, "How can there be such a huge Sea Beast!"

The golden light was now as dazzling as the blazing sun in the sky, illuminating the entire sea area.

Behind that golden light was a monster even larger than an island!

"Run! Run fast!!"

Fisher Tiger suddenly screamed in terror, "Get away from the sea monsters! They're here to hunt!!"

But it was too late.

The enormous creature plunged headlong into the massive ocean current, and then it opened its mouth.

It merely opened its mouth, yet it was as if it had opened a passage to another dimension, swallowing up the seawater and everything within it.

Wow!

The Fish-Man screamed in terror, and the sea beasts struggled helplessly, but to no avail. They were instantly swallowed by the massive vortex and disappeared into the enormous jaws of the behemoth in the next instant.

Boom!

The enormous monster closed its mouth, creating another huge shockwave in the deep sea.

Because they were located at the rear of the fleet, the Fish-Man who were lucky enough not to be swallowed up were blown away by the shockwave.

They stared in horror at the enormous lanternfish that had devoured everyone and then swam away as if nothing had happened.

"Fisher Tiger and the others have all been swallowed!!"

"What do we do! We have to get our brothers out of its belly!"

"How can we save him! With a size like that, all our attacks would just be tickling him!"

"SOS! At this point, we can only ask the Calamity Company for help. Roa will definitely be safe!"

"Okay! Then contact Umit immediately! Have him tell Roa! We need to stick with this monster and not let it get away!"

So the call came to Roa.

"How could something like this happen?"

Roa smiled with interest.

"I really can't imagine it,"

Umit's voice on the other end of the phone was filled with astonishment, "I even suspect that those Fish-Man were mistaken in their panic. Sea Beast even larger than an island, do such creatures really exist in the world?"

"This world is far more vast and boundless than we imagine, Umit,"

Roa laughed and said, "Isn't Zou on Zou a perfect example?"

"I see! I was being narrow-minded, Boss!"

Umit apologized.

Roa smiled. "So, where is that fish now?"

It really is that giant lanternfish.

Fate is truly looking out for me.

Pure Gold, is it finally in my hands?

But to be honest, that thing doesn't seem to be of much use to me.

They're already immortal, okay?

But if it's used by subordinates—well, there are too many immortals, wouldn't that seem cheap?

Besides, isn't having one immortal person enough?

Well, on the other hand, if all those in power could live forever, wouldn't class conflict become extremely acute?

I think it would be quite fun!

Oh well, pure Pure Gold isn't truly immortal anyway.

It can only slow down the aging process of humans to an alarming degree, greatly increasing human lifespan.

It doesn't mean they won't die of old age.

Let's get it first.

"The Fish-Man have been following it, and now they're heading towards the rear of the New World, to the territory of Golden Lion!"

"Um."

Roa nodded. "Then I'll go there myself."

That lanternfish was indeed ridiculously large; most people really couldn't handle it.

Bullet and Abel haven't returned yet, so I'll have to go there myself.

"Yes!"

Thus, the massive floating city began to rapidly advance towards the latter part of the New World.

About two days later, the Calamity City arrived over a certain sea area.

Roa flapped its wings and slowly descended towards the sea.

"Lord Roa!"

Several Fish-Man were floating on the sea, anxiously pleading with him.

"That monster is at the bottom of the sea!"

"Please, please save Fisher Tiger and the others! That monster is enormous, and the space inside its belly must be ridiculously large. I'm sure they're all safe and sound!"

"That's right! I beg you, Lord Roa, please lend a helping hand quickly!"

Roa ignored these guys, his eyes simply fixed on the ground.

Of course, you can't see anything with your eyes alone.

But Observation Haki is different.

The depths of the sea can significantly hinder the spread of Observation Haki.

However, the thing located in the deep sea was so enormous that Roa could still clearly sense its presence.

"That's really an exaggeration."

Roa couldn't help but click his tongue in astonishment.

Although we already knew from the original special episode that the giant lanternfish even had several islands inside its belly, its size was absolutely unbelievable, perhaps even comparable to Zunesha.

However, even after actually sensing it with Observation Haki, one still couldn't help but marvel at its astonishing size.

That's way too big.

So just how deep is the ocean?

Not to mention the huge cavity above Fish-Man Island that allows giant Sea Beast with a volume exceeding five thousand meters to move freely.

Even now, such a massive behemoth is still well hidden in the deep sea, and few people can discover it. Roa really doesn't know how to evaluate the depth of the sea.

That's an exaggeration.

"Lord Roa!"

On the surface of the sea, the Fish-Man were still shouting, "Let's go to the deep sea right away and find a way to force it to the surface!"

There's no need for that complicated process.

"Roa I said calmly."

"That will make it obediently come up."

At that instant, a bolt of dark Inazuma struck down into the sea below.

The Fish-Man on the sea surface fainted almost instantly.

The sea suddenly began to surge and roar.

The Conqueror's Haki Inazuma released by Roa was like Nezha's Hun Tian Ling (a magical ribbon), stirring up the entire sea.

In the original work, Shanks' Conqueror's Haki was enough to knock Ryokugyu, who was located in the central area of Wano Country, back to his original form, even outside of Wano Country.

Roa believed that his current strength was no less than, and certainly no less than, that of Shanks at that time, so--

The mere ocean? Watch me cleave it in two with my Conqueror's Haki!

The Conqueror's Haki instantly pierced through the ocean, reaching the deepest part of the seabed.

The enormous lanternfish was instantly struck squarely by the attack.

"Hold head high!!"

Illuminated by the golden light emanating from the lantern atop its head, the colossal monster suddenly howled in agony.

Its body, larger than an island, twisted and contorted in agony.

The giant lanternfish instinctively tried to flee into the surrounding waters.

However, each time it turns in one direction, the intensity of the Haki hitting it increases.

Haki Inazuma surrounded it from all directions, driving it upwards.

Driven by intense pain, the enormous creature struggled to paddle upwards.

At this moment.

Inside this giant lanternfish.

It's a small island inside one of the stomachs.

"Hey! What's wrong!"

Fisher Tiger looked up in astonishment. The intense tremors were causing the island to shake violently, and the surrounding seawater, or rather, the stomach acid of the lanternfish, was churning violently.

"It's been attacked?"

"Attack? How could any creature in the deep sea dare to attack Lord Lantern!"

The speaker was an unkempt man with messy blond hair and a slightly overweight build.

He was also holding a little girl with the same blond hair in his arms.

These two were encountered by Fisher Tiger and the others inside the stomach of the lanternfish after they had been swallowed.

At first, Fisher Tiger thought they were all doomed, but after actually entering the lanternfish's stomach, he discovered that there was a whole different world inside!

There was even an island inside the stomach, and on that island were living beings, including a human being. Who would believe such a thing?

But after Fisher Tiger gathered all his compatriots together, he actually encountered this blond little girl in that stomach; her name was Olga.

Through his conversation with Olga, Fisher Tiger was astonished to learn that this little girl, who looked no more than six or seven years old, was actually a person from more than 170 years ago!

She said it was because her father created a metal called Pure Gold, which emits a beautiful golden light that greatly slows down the aging process for those exposed to it.

Fisher Tiger was utterly dumbfounded when he heard this.

Isn't this the same as immortality?

However, Olga felt a certain aversion to the existence of Pure Gold, because, according to her, it was because her father had researched Pure Gold that pirates were attracted, leading to the death of her mother.

Even the giant lanternfish was attracted by the Pure Gold, and it devoured half of Olga's home island in one bite.

From then on, Olga lived inside the lanternfish's belly.

The little girl was very excited about Fisher Tiger and the others' arrival.

After all, although she had lived for over 170 years, she had never had any contact with the outside world and her experience had not grown at all. In essence, she was still just a little kid.

Although Olga said that once swallowed by the lanternfish, there was no way to get out, Fisher Tiger and the others didn't believe her.

They explored inside the lanternfish's belly and found its second stomach.

Inside this stomach, they encountered Olga's father, the scientist Mischna Asie, who discovered Pure Gold.

He's still alive, having survived for over a hundred years by disguising himself as a juvenile dinosaur and being fed by adult dinosaurs—well, the creatures living inside the lanternfish's belly include a group of dinosaurs, and all the creatures here are bathed in the golden light that penetrates the lanternfish's body, thus gaining immortality.

After they met, Olga gave her "bastard father" a good beating.

However, she soon learned from her father that she was suffering from a terminal illness, and there was no cure available on the high seas. That was why Ashie had desperately researched Pure Gold, just to prolong his daughter's life.

After the truth was revealed, the father and daughter embraced and wept bitterly.

Fisher Tiger was quite moved by what he saw.

But as expected, the thing to think about now is how to escape.

And now, the lanternfish are starting to become agitated.

Something must have happened outside!

Jinbe's face was grave.

"But there's nothing we can do!"

Fisher Tiger felt very irritated.

The lanternfish is so large that even a skilled fighter like Jinbe can't handle it!

"If only the Den Den Mushi were still working! I wonder if my fellow countrymen have tried to call for help!"

Strangely enough, the light of Pure Gold can penetrate the body of an anglerfish, but the radio waves of Den Den Mushi cannot.

Meanwhile, outside, in the sky above the sea.

Roa gazed down at the sea with great interest.

Boom!

The sea suddenly became turbulent.

Monster, here it comes!