Fish-Man Island! Moria and the Divine Knight

An island in the New World.

Fisher Tiger held a Den Den Mushi in his hands, his voice tinged with a long-lost unease, "Lord Roa, it's been a while since I've greeted you. I'm so glad you're safe and sound."

A soft laugh came from the other end of the phone, then gradually became more cheerful, "Haha, Fisher Tiger, you've gotten quite the smooth talker, haven't you? Has time finally worn down your edges?"

Fisher Tiger silently twitched the corner of his mouth.

Circumstances dictate terms; in the face of a monster like you, there are hardly any people in the world who can stand up straight and speak with dignity.

You have turned half the world upside down, and the New World has once again fallen into your hands. The North Blue and the West Blue are also in chaos.

Fish-Man Island simply cannot withstand your wrath.

Thankfully, they made contact; otherwise, I can't even imagine what kind of disaster Fish-Man Island would have suffered after the war ended.

However, the person who delivered the Den Den Mushi must have been from the World Economy News Paper, right? That troublemaker Morgans, does he actually have some connection with that Lord Roa?

"So Fisher Tiger, you still haven't answered my question."

Den Den Mushi boy's voice on the other end of the Den Den Mushi still carried a warm laugh, "Is your Fish-Man Island going to give me an answer?"

"Really, I've heard about it. Although it was due to circumstances, Deep Sea Logistics Company has had a very pleasant cooperation with the World Government over the past twenty years."

"My loyal subordinate Umit, went bankrupt because of your competition."

Twenty years ago, when the Calamity Company moved far from the sea, not everyone left.

At least two of Roa's most trusted subordinates, Sea Transport King Umit and Loan Shark Tycoon Feld, did not leave with him.

The reason is that if they leave the sea, they are completely worthless.

All their businesses are located on this sea.

If they lose those assets, won't they be unable to contribute to the Boss when he returns?

So, trembling with fear, they chose to remain at sea, and unsurprisingly, not long afterward, the World Government's retaliation came.

Their relationship with the Calamity Company is self-evident; anyone with even a little bit of inside information on the high seas knows it perfectly well.

Even though Golden Lion and the Kaido took special care of them because of Roa's relationship, the World Government only used a little bit of business tactics to completely bankrupt Feld and Umit's company.

Both men were devastated and retired from public life, dying in despair a few years ago.

The early bankruptcy of Umit's logistics company was largely due to competition from the Deep Sea Logistics Company on Fish-Man Island.

After all, the transportation efficiency of the two sides is simply not on the same level.

"We are also very sorry about what happened to President Umit."

Fisher Tiger quickly apologized, "But we were powerless at the time. If we refused the World Government's request, the entire Fish-Man Island would face a huge disaster."

"So it was an apology, but Fisher Tiger, just words don't seem very sincere."

"..."

Fisher Tiger's body suddenly stiffened.

People always say the world isn't black and white, but often you have to choose between two options, don't you?

Fisher Tiger took a deep breath.

Roa is right. After his return, Fish-Man Island will have to make a choice.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing,"

The voice on the other end of the phone sounded slightly intrigued, "Tell me, Fisher Tiger, what has happened on Fish-Man Island over the years? I heard Neptune has become the king of the Ryugu Kingdom?"

Did the topic change so quickly?

But since Roa wanted to know, Fisher Tiger naturally had no way to refuse.

Then he began to tell the story of Fish-Man Island over the past twenty years.

On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Roa listened quite attentively.

Fish-Man Island in this timeline was not protected by the Whitebeard Pirates.

Because Deep Sea Logistics Company had been cooperating with the World Government for a long time, and Jinbe had become a member of the Shichibukai more than 20 years ago.

It should be said that the World Government actually takes good care of Fish-Man Island, since the fishman islanders have gained value and are no longer just slaves.

Of course, the Fish-Man Island doesn't know whether there are still Fish-Man and mermaid slaves in Mary Geoise; they only know that quite a few mermaids and Fish-Man still go missing every year.

In short, this is how Fish-Man Island has lived for over twenty years.

Then came the question that Roa was most concerned about: Neptune's family situation.

Queen Otohime is still alive; she even accompanied Neptune to the Reverie.

Of course, that's not important. What's important is that their daughter, Little Princess Shirahoshi, is already twelve years old.

Upon hearing this, Roa's lips curled into a smile.

It seems that after this battle with the World Government ends, I'll have to go to Fish-Man Island.

Shortly after that, the West Blue.

Above a certain point in the sky, a large steel ship swept across the heavens.

Below, the sea was surging and turbulent, with pieces of ship debris floating on the waves.

The naval ensign, soaked by seawater, was helplessly sinking into the deep sea.

One by one, the surviving naval soldiers screamed and wailed, but they could only helplessly be swallowed up by the surging sea.

A massacre has just occurred here.

"Hahaha! That was so satisfying!"

On the side of the massive steel ship in the sky, Bege laughed heartily as he observed the sea below through binoculars.

"Think they can escape our pursuit by temporarily abandoning the base? What a bunch of idiots! They're seriously underestimating Dad's intelligence network!"

Behind him, Moria nodded silently.

It has to be said that Bege's Father has indeed been very successful in the West Blue over the past few decades.

In this vast sea area, he built a huge network of interests.

Other details are not yet apparent, but their intelligence capabilities are indeed quite astonishing.

Even those sailors who abandoned their bases and fled to the sea were unable to escape that net.

"Let's go, to the next country."

Moria spoke calmly.

"We've already used up more than half of the energy."

Bege turned around. "Let's activate Weather Phenomenon Mode for now. We need to keep some in reserve for unforeseen circumstances."

The ship's speed was astonishing; it could travel between the West Blue and the New World in very little time.

However, high speed is based on high energy consumption.

Relying solely on its own energy reserves, this ship's maximum combat radius is approximately two thousand kilometers, meaning it can sail to a location more than two thousand kilometers away to conduct combat operations and then return.

A truly astonishing distance.

However, it is too short in the face of the vast and boundless West Blue.

So.

The ship switched modes at this moment. The clouds surrounding the large ship became even denser, the turbojet engines at the stern were shut down, and a gale began to blow, propelling the entire ship slowly forward.

The Visalia Scholars replicated the technology used to create Mini Sky Island onto these large ships.

This is the Weather Phenomenon Mode.

Once in this state, the ship can not only alter the weather within a certain range, but more importantly, it can float slowly forward in the sky with almost no energy consumption.

And so, the ship, which had already brought endless fear to this sea area, slowly headed towards another country in the next sea area.

Although the speed was much slower than in normal mode, it was still faster than a ship sailing on the sea, and it didn't take long for the ship to approach the target Affiliated Nation.

However, this was precisely the time when they were preparing to lower their altitude to deploy the assassins.

Boom boom boom!

A rumbling sound gradually rose from below.

Huge cannonballs shot into the sky, carrying the force of wind and thunder, and blasted directly towards the steel ship.

"What?"

Bege's expression suddenly changed as she looked down from the deck.

"We've been discovered! And with this kind of firepower!!"

They were still 10,000 meters in the air, but these shells were already within reach of them!

This is absolutely not the level of weaponry that the West Blue should have!

"They are World Government Reinforcements!"

Moria, standing beside him, made a decision in an instant.

At the same time, the shadow beneath his feet rose from the ground, transforming into the outline of his body, and then he leaped off the deck.

"Shadow Bat!"

The muscular figure instantly transformed into countless black bats, flapping their wings to meet the incoming shells.

Boom boom boom boom boom!

A series of explosions instantly blossomed into a brilliant, fiery flower in the sky.

The strong airflow even caused this massive steel ship to shake continuously.

"I see it! It's a ship!"

Looking down from the deck, Bege spotted a ship—a massive warship docked in the country's port.

"Um?"

Bege, holding the binoculars, frowned deeply. "That's... a giant?"

Below, on the deck of that large ship.

One after another, enormous creatures with horns on their heads and wings on their backs, standing sixty or seventy meters tall, were firing at the sky with equally enormous cannons.

"Hahaha! I actually got my wish!"

On the prow of this enormous ship, which resembled a small island, stood a muscular old man wearing a black cloak and military uniform, smiling broadly as he tilted his head back.

Come, the Thorns of Love await you!

In the sky.

"It's the Demon Giant Unit!"

Bege's voice suddenly rose, "The World Government actually sent them all out!"

"What!"

The Ghoul Demon Giants who had accompanied the ship were chatting idly on the deck. Upon hearing Bege's words, they instantly sprang to their feet, their movements surprisingly agile, showing none of the frailty or old age they appeared to be.

The elderly men and women from Elbaf were now gritting their teeth in anger.

"Are they the children controlled by the World Government?"

"Let's land quickly! Lord Moria! Lord Bege! Arrest all those children!"

"That's right, let Boss restore them to normal too!"

"No!"

Moria refused without hesitation, saying, "The Demon Giant never act alone. Let's test their strength first."

"Fight back!"

Then, the thick dark clouds spread out, and at the same time, the Cannon Bay beneath the large ship opened one by one, revealing rows of cold, thick cannon barrels.

Crack!

This is a brilliant thunderbolt descending from the sky.

Boom boom boom!!

These were enormous shells, falling like meteorites.

Below, on the big ship.

"Hahahaha! That's an exaggeration! Should I say he truly lives up to that monster, Roa?"

The elderly man in military uniform, named Shepard Somaz, laughed heartily, "They can even build a ship like this!"

"However, don't underestimate my love!"

Thick thorns sprouted from the ship's deck and shot into the air in an instant.

These thick, thorny brambles, covered in a layer of dark, domineering Haki, intertwine in mid-air to form enormous Thorn Tentacles.

These Thorn Tentacles lashed out like whips, easily shattering all the falling lightning and cannonballs.

"A master!"

Moria and Bege spoke in unison.

This is something that ordinary people could never do.

"The ability to manipulate thorns?"

Moria pondered for a moment, "It's definitely not a high-ranking officer in the Navy!"

Having served as Shichibukai for so many years, he had a fairly good understanding of the high-ranking officials at Marine Headquarters.

That's the World Government!

Bege asked suspiciously, "The Divine Knight?"

Who knows!

Moria raised the corners of his mouth. "Go and see for yourself!"

"Hey, Moria?"

Bege exclaimed in surprise, "Don't do anything rash! If they really are the Divine Knight, they'll call for help!"

Although their ship was equipped with powerful combat forces, they still had no chance of winning against the Divine Knight who could summon people.

"Don't underestimate me, kid."

Moria's smile widened. "With my abilities, who can stop me from escaping!"

"This ship is definitely not an isolated incident. The World Government has definitely sent more ships to intercept us. We need to find out what's going on first!"

"Besides, I'm really angry right now!"

As he said this, Moria leaped downwards, "Create some distance first, wait for me to come back!"

You bastard!

Bege gritted his teeth inwardly, but he also saw Moria's shadow left on the deck.

That's right. As long as the shadow remains on the ship, with Moria's abilities, no one can stop him; he'll be back in an instant.

"Rise! I want to see just how high their shells can fly! Also, keep the counterattack going!"

The steel ship continued its ascent.

At that moment, the wind whistled past Moria's ears, his sharp eyes fixed on the man on the bow of the large ship below.

This outfit... it's neither navy nor romance, is it really Divine Knight?

Hahaha! Look who this is!

On the deck, Somaz looked up, a smile on his face. "Isn't this Traitor of the Government?"

"After running back to be that Roa's dog, does it still dare to bark at its former master?"

Thick thorns extended from the deck beneath his feet, sweeping towards Moria.

Hehehehehe!!

Moria smirked, brandishing his scissors with incredible speed, instantly severing all the thorns coming at him. "So-called Divine Knight, aren't they just dogs?"

"You whose lives are in someone's hands, aren't you just like domesticated dogs with collars on your bodies?!"

"Presumptuous!!"

Somaz instantly turned red. "How dare you offend the gods! You deserve to die!!"

"Hehehe! Let's give it a try!"

Is he really Divine Knight?

Since that's the case, let's experience firsthand what kind of power the so-called Divine Knight truly possesses before he calls for reinforcements!

By the way, I also want to vent the anger that has been building up inside me for a while!