The Scum Who Captured Mermaids

It was also the first time the three Hancock sisters had visited Fishman Island. They were all curiously looking around at their surroundings. Driven by everyone's curiosity, the group of six headed towards the center of Fishman Island.

"It's a human! Everyone come quick, look! Humans are here!"

"Wow! They really are humans. What are they doing here?"

Upon arriving at Coral Hill, Tianqi and his group attracted a large crowd of fish-men. However, most of them wore expressions of disgust, while a few were somewhat fearful. As for being welcomed, forget about it. With the advent of the Great Pirate Era, many people were capturing fish and mermaids without restraint. If it weren't for the current queen advocating peaceful coexistence with humans, these people would have already attacked Tianqi and his companions.

"Tianqi, these merfolk don't seem to welcome us. Will they attack us?" Hancock said in a low voice, somewhat worried.

"Don't worry, as long as we don't cause trouble, they won't attack us first. As far as I know, the queen in the Ryūgū advocates peaceful coexistence with humans!" Tianqi said reassuringly.

In fact, mermaids and fish-men are much better than humans. They yearn to coexist peacefully with humans. It's just a pity that humans are very hostile to other races. In the eyes of humans, these mermaids and fish-men are just pets and commodities to be sold. As the masters of the sea, how could humans allow their pets to be equal to them?

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

As soon as Tianqi finished speaking, gunshots rang out from not far away. The fishmen of Coral Hill scattered in panic. Tianqi frowned slightly upon seeing this. He turned around and saw a group of pirates and marines chasing mermaids. Yes, they were mermaids, not fishmen. Just like in fairy tales, they had fish tails on their lower bodies and human bodies on their upper bodies. Each one of them was very beautiful.

"Hahaha... Don't run away, lovely mermaids! Surrender obediently to avoid suffering!" A middle-aged man fired a gun and laughed loudly.

"Idiots, these mermaids are treasures. We must capture them alive. If we hurt them, the price will drop drastically. Be careful with your moves!" said a middle-aged man wearing a captain's coat. However, despite his words, his gun did not stop firing.

A naval captain said something similar; their faces were utterly repulsive.

The seven or eight merfolk being chased had already sustained minor injuries, and their strength was gradually waning due to being pursued by so many people. Their only hope now was that the soldiers in the Ryūgū Palace of the Kingdom would come to rescue them; otherwise, they would face being enslaved by humans and subjected to all sorts of torture.

"A bunch of marines actually teamed up with pirates to capture such a beautiful mermaid, it's utterly shameless!" Hancock said indignantly.

It's somewhat normal for pirates to do this; after all, they're called thieves, so it's not surprising that they would do such a thing. But for the Navy, who are supposed to be on the side of justice, to do the same is utterly despicable. Fishman Island has already joined the World Government, meaning that both mermaids and fish-men are citizens of the World Government. The Navy's actions are tantamount to slaughtering their own people.

"Captain, these people are absolutely despicable, look..." Shanks adjusted his straw hat, clearly furious at the actions of the Marines and pirates.

Beckman also drew his gun, ready to rush out and kill these scumbags as soon as Captain Tianqi nodded.

"We may not be saviors, and it's one thing if we didn't see it, but now that we have, how can we pretend nothing happened? They dared to do this in front of me, so they have to pay the price!" Tianqi's face darkened as he looked at these scumbags. He then used his legs to propel himself forward at incredible speed, with Shanks and Beckman close behind.

"Hahaha... Stop running! If you run any further, I'm really going to shoot! Stop right now!" The naval captain laughed, raising his gun as if to attack.

"Why are you doing this? We've already joined the World Government. It's one thing if you don't arrest the pirates who oppress us, but why are you arresting us instead?" a mermaid angrily questioned the colonel.

"Hmph! What right does a mere inferior creature have to question this colonel? You should be prepared to behave like an inferior creature!" With that, the colonel fired a shot, wounding the mermaid who had spoken up. The mermaid clutched her injured shoulder and stopped swimming.

"You're inferior again! Tell me, if they're inferior creatures, what are you? You shameless bastard!" Tianqi came to the injured mermaid and shielded her behind him.

"Are you a pirate? Heh, as a human, you actually want to stand up for mermaids? Are you out of your mind? These six creatures are worth a fortune. I advise you to take back what you said and get out of here, or your brothers behind you won't be so polite to me!" The Marine, upon seeing that it was a pirate, immediately showed disdain and even made a threatening gesture.

"You're welcome? Heh!" Tianqi instantly Body Flicker Technique in front of the colonel, grabbed him by the neck, and lifted him up, coldly asking, "Tell me how you intend to be 'impolite'!"

"Are you crazy? I'm a Marine! Offending me is like offending the entire Navy! Do you want to fight the whole Navy?" The colonel stared wide-eyed at the man who had subdued him in an instant.

"Navy? Sorry, your navy doesn't have that much influence with me, and you don't represent the navy either!" With that, Tianqi gave a wicked smile and snapped the colonel's neck, sending him on his way.

"You dared to kill the colonel! You are committing an unspeakable crime!"

"Brothers, this guy killed the colonel! Avenge the colonel!"

"Charge!"

Seeing their leader, the colonel, dead, his soldiers, along with the pirates, launched a direct attack on Tianqi.

"Hmph! A bunch of petty scoundrels dare to dance! Shankman, Beckman, and the three Hancock sisters, you take good care of these mermaids. Today, they are the ones our Conqueror Pirates will protect. Let's see who dares to touch them!" With that, Tianqi activated his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and began Hand Seals as he looked at the approaching enemies.

"Water Release - Multiple Water Dragon Bullet Technique!" The Water Release Ninjutsu. The water dragons, which were originally only seven or eight meters long, were directly increased to more than thirty meters with the help of Tianqi's strength and the environment. Instantly, eight water dragons attacked the crowd.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Under the attack of the water dragon, half of the enemies were wiped out directly, without even letting out a scream before being sent to their deaths.

"Wow! Half the enemy was wiped out in an instant! Captain, that was so cool!" Shanks exclaimed with delight as he watched Tianqi wipe out half the enemy with a single move.

"As expected of the captain, his methods are still so powerful!" Beckman nodded coolly. He had previously thought that the captain had eaten some special Devil Fruit, but now he completely dismissed that idea. With attacks from giants and seawater, what kind of fruit could have so many abilities?

The three Hancock sisters remained silent; their eyes had turned into hearts. It was clear that these three sisters were the ones who most admired Tianqi.

"So powerful!" The eight mermaids stared wide-eyed at Tianqi's incredible strength.

Unlike Shanks and his crew's joy, the surviving Marines and pirates were terrified. Half of their forces had been wiped out in a single move, demonstrating that the two sides were simply not on the same level.

"Damn it! The enemy is a powerful pirate! Everyone, retreat!"

"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

Having witnessed Tianqi's power, the remaining half of the pirates and marines lost all desire to fight and began to flee in panic without saying a word.

"Trying to run? You bunch of scum think you can get away?" Tianqi sneered, his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan instantly transforming into the Rinnegan, and he clasped his hands together, ready to unleash his ultimate attack.

"Charging up? Is he about to unleash some devastating ultimate move?"

Everyone was speculating about what Tianqi was going to do, including Shanks and his crew. They knew that their captain had never needed to charge up before, but this time he was actually charging up, so his next move was definitely not simple.

"Dad, what do you think that guy is up to? Is he really going to unleash some devastating attack?"

On a boulder not far from Coral Hill, a young boy watched Tianqi's actions and asked his Whitebeard father a question.