Only You Are Called Arlong

Meanwhile.

At the east gate of Arlong Park.

Whoosh--!

A sudden sound of wind breaking rang out.

Will's figure appeared before the entrance of a European-style mansion.

From here, he could already see a very conspicuous tower-shaped structure inside the courtyard.

At the top of the tower was a sculpture of a sawshark's head.

A pirate flag hung above it.

At this moment, a dozen or so fish-men were walking toward the mansion's gate, not looking like guards on duty.

"So this is Arlong Park. Looks pretty luxurious."

Will paid no attention to those fish-men, observing the mansion before him at his leisure.

Then he recalled the dilapidated village he had passed by just now.

Comparing the two, the coldness in his eyes grew even more intense.

Meanwhile, the group of fish-men in front of Will seemed to sense something wrong and turned around to check.

Only then did they realize that a human of unusually tall stature had appeared behind them without warning.

One fish-man, whose hairstyle resembled a skirt hem and who had the character "gold" tattooed on his chest and forehead, stepped forward warily.

He raised a hand and pointed, demanding loudly, "Who are you?!"

Will shifted his gaze, glanced at these oddly shaped fish-men, and ignored the question.

Then, with his hands in his pockets, he silently walked forward at a leisurely pace.

This utterly dismissive attitude was as if these fish-men were nothing more than ants by the roadside in Will's eyes, not worth his attention.

"Damn lowly human, how dare you ignore me!"

The fish-man Jincheng, with the skirt-like hairstyle, instantly darkened his expression.

Then he waved his hand and roared, "Everyone, attack together! Kill this bastard!"

Seeing a dozen fish-men charging at him all at once.

Will continued walking as if strolling through a garden, slowly pulling his hands out of his pockets.

Inside Arlong Park.

The fish-men were still merrily holding their banquet.

Slap--!

Suddenly, the east gate was pushed open halfway.

Immediately after, a fish-man with a face full of terror crawled and scrambled inside, speaking urgently to the fish-man Arlong lounging on a recliner:

"Boss Arlong! A tall human has attacked from the gate!"

"All the dozen or so companions who came with me to join the banquet are dead!"

"Even the shipwright Jincheng was killed by that guy!"

Arlong was utterly shocked by these words, his expression ferocious as he roared:

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"Just a human! A lowly race!"

"And only one person! How could he defeat us powerful fish-men!"

The fish-man, seeing Arlong unwilling to believe, quickly pointed at the east gate and cried out in panic:

"It's true! Boss Arlong! That guy is right outside now!"

He had just witnessed with his own eyes how his companions were brutally killed, and his heart was already in utter chaos.

But no sooner had he spoken.

Boom--!

The east gate suddenly exploded, sending rubble flying in all directions, raising a cloud of dust.

At the same time, the object that had smashed open the gate fell to the ground.

It was none other than the fish-man Jincheng, with the character "gold" tattooed on his chest and forehead.

Jincheng's eyes were already rolled back, blood flowing from his seven orifices, and even his limbs had been cruelly snapped.

Then, through the dust, a tall figure was slowly approaching.

"Ah! That guy has broken in! That damn human!"

The fish-man who had fled to report the news was so terrified he collapsed to the ground, his face twisted in fear as he scrambled backward with his hands.

Seeing this, Arlong rose from his lounge chair, his face exceptionally grim as he stared toward the east gate.

Hachi, the octopus fish-man, had somehow produced six blades and held them in his hands.

Kuroobi, the fish-man, placed both hands at his sides, ready to launch an attack at any moment.

Chuu, the fish-man, pulled his right hand from his pocket, his lazy expression shifting to one of gravity.

The fish-men who had been swimming leisurely in the pool all scrambled ashore, each assuming a combat stance.

Every fish-man could sense that the intruder was no weakling.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have dared to storm the place directly.

At that moment, within the dust.

A figure gradually emerged.

A tall, sturdy man, immaculately clean, appeared before the fish-men.

After dealing with all the fish-men blocking the entrance, Will used one fish-man to smash open the gate, then strode in unhurriedly.

Immediately after, he saw a group of fish-men of varying appearances and builds glaring at him with fury and vigilance.

After sweeping his gaze across them, Will locked his eyes on the fish-men standing in the center.

Looking at the purple-skinned fish-man with a distinct saw-like nose standing there, Will raised an eyebrow and confirmed coldly, "So you're Arlong, huh."

"Damn it... this accursed human!"

Arlong the fish-man kept his face dark and didn't answer, his eyes brimming with murderous intent as he cursed inwardly.

Staring at the tall human before him, he couldn't help recalling that humiliating defeat from long ago.

Back then, a similarly tall human in a gray uniform with a lecherous expression had effortlessly beaten him.

He had never forgotten that incident!

Seeing Arlong silent, Will continued speaking on his own:

"A mere fish-man, daring to hole up in the East Blue with your underlings, occupying so many human towns."

"You're utterly lawless!"

Hearing this, a nearby fish-man roared and charged forward:

"Damn human! How dare you speak about our boss Arlong like that!"

Boom--!

Without even looking, Will casually punched the charging fish-man, sending him flying and smashing a hole into the nearby wall.

"What?!"

The fish-men present all showed expressions of shock.

They clearly hadn't expected this human to take out one of their comrades with a single move.

Glancing at the fish-man embedded motionless in the wall, he was obviously already dead.

Will seemed utterly unconcerned.

Seeing Arlong's face grow even darker, he remarked in surprise:

"What, you don't actually believe humans can't beat fish-men, do you?"

"You might fool others with that, but don't fool yourself."

"Remember, even though you fish-men aren't human, you still have the word 'man' in your name."

"And when a man is killed, he dies—same for fish-men."

Arlong's face clouded over at this. He glanced again at the fish-man comrade in the wall.

Then he turned to Will, his voice a low roar full of fury:

"What's the point of all this nonsense!"

"You came here, didn't you, intending to take me down!"

"In all my years in the East Blue, countless humans have come to challenge me, and every last one of them died by my hands!"

As he spoke, he raised a finger and pointed, his expression twisted as he roared, "You'll be no exception!"

Hearing this, Will's expression showed clear surprise, and he immediately corrected him:

"You seem to have misunderstood something."

"Let me kindly remind you."

"Between you and me, you are the challenger."