He Decided to Act Directly? Xi Yan, You're Really Decisive

Seeing Jinbe's expression, Nami fell silent.

She could tell that the other person was serious; if she wanted, they could die at any time!

But that's precisely why she couldn't say those words.

"You really dare to say that!" Sanji gritted his teeth and glared at Jinbe. "Then atone with your death!"

"Although this won't vent my anger, at least it will calm Miss Nami down a bit!"

"You..."

"Stop, Sanji!"

Seeing Nami interrupt him, Sanji paused for a moment, then said, "But Miss Nami, when you think about what those bastards did to you..."

"That's not the same thing."

Nami interrupted Sanji again, saying, "After hearing his story, I knew this person meant no harm whatsoever."

While the other party does bear some responsibility, ultimately, he shouldn't be considered at fault.

"I'm willing to accept any punishment," Jinbe said, bowing his head again. "If it could make you feel any better, I'd even be willing to die..."

"Stop talking!"

"Stop talking..."

"Um?"

Jinbe was stunned when he glanced at Nami, who had stopped him.

she...

"I hate Arlong, not the Fish-Man Race," Nami shook her head and said, "So I won't hold a grudge against you for that."

After saying that, Nami sighed, then seemed relieved and said, "Anyway... it's so good that you're not the mastermind behind Arlong's gang."

"You're Luffy and Xi Yan's friend. If you really are the mastermind behind this, I don't know what to do."

Jinbe fell silent. So this girl had been thinking about other people's feelings just now?

Just how kind is she?

Thinking of this, Jinbe's body began to tremble slightly.

Nami ignored Jinbe's reaction, instead turning to look at the Thousand Sunny beside her, and said softly, "Arlong and his crew certainly caused me a lot of suffering, but in this tragic fate, I also met many companions with whom I could share life and death."

After saying that, Nami paused for a moment, then continued, "I won't resent you just because you're Fish-Man Race, so don't apologize for my life so easily."

I'm very happy now!

Jinbe's eyes widened immediately upon seeing the girl smiling at him.

At that moment, he actually saw the shadows of Queen Otohime and Big Brother Tiger in this kind girl!

"This..."

At this moment, this elder brother, who was in such a difficult position, completely broke down, and tears streamed down his face.

"What a magnanimous spirit..."

Then, the older man bowed his head heavily, weeping bitterly, and said, "Thank you..."

At this moment, Jinbe was truly grateful to Nami.

'So this is how painful it is...'

Seeing Jinbe unable to stop crying, Nami felt completely at peace.

"Nami..."

Hatchan also started sobbing, tears streaming down his face, and his body began to tremble.

Seeing this, Xi Yan sighed, but this time he didn't say anything. Instead, he treated Hatchan even more carefully.

Then, Xi Yan turned to look at Jinbe Nami, and his whole body relaxed.

If it really comes to that, he...

Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Anyway, it hasn't come to that point, has it?

Thinking of this, Xi Yan was about to look away, but before he could do anything, he saw Nami give him a warm smile.

Xi Yan was taken aback for a moment upon seeing this, then he also laughed.

Nami... she can really warm people's hearts sometimes.

Just then, Franky suddenly burst into tears.

"Wow!"

"I understand Jinbe's difficult situation."

"You're a real man, Jinbe!"

"Whether it's Tiger or Queen Otohime, I love you both the most!"

"Wow!"

After glancing at Franky and Jinbe, who were weeping uncontrollably, Merry also began to wipe away her tears.

At this moment, she also felt the same way as Franky.

Just then, Luffy, who was sitting on the ground, collapsed to the ground with a thud.

This scene stunned everyone present.

"Hey, Luffy?!" Merry immediately looked anxious and asked, "What happened to you? Were you ambushed?"

"A sneak attack?"

Chopper paused for a moment, then exclaimed excitedly, "Doctor!"

"Doctor!"

"Ah... I'm the doctor!"

Chopper, realizing what was happening, immediately Luffy, but he realized something was wrong halfway there because... he heard snoring coming from Luffy.

Everyone:...

Was she asleep?

"Hey, you, get up right now!" Sanji walked over and kicked Luffy in the face, saying, "What are you doing sleeping at a time like this?!"

"Um?"

Luffy, who had been kicked awake by Sanji, looked around in a daze, then instinctively grabbed his hat and said, "I slept so well..."

"Honestly, I thought you were one of the few who would actually listen to someone," Sanji said with a disgruntled expression. "Turns out you were asleep."

He really overestimated this idiot.

Xi Yan also retorted, "It's amazing you can sleep so soundly."

"I was so sleepy that I fell asleep," Luffy said.

After saying that, he glanced at Jinbe, who was wailing loudly, and asked in confusion, "Jinbe, why are you crying?"

Jinbe:!!!

Jinbe by Luffy, Jinbe immediately held back his tears, then raised his hand to wipe them from his face and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly cry?"

"But you..."

"You're so long-winded! I already told you I didn't cry."

"That was just sand in my eye."

Is that so?

Luffy tilted his head and thought for a moment, then shook his head and ignored it.

"By the way, Jinbe," Luffy said, putting his hat back on, "What happened to that cowardly Big Mom after she caught the bad guy?"

Sanji:???

"Isn't that what we said at the beginning?!" Sanji roared, opening his shark-like mouth. "You weren't sleeping the whole time, were you?!"

"It seems so..."

Xi Yan glanced at Luffy, who was completely oblivious, and his lips twitched. It seemed that Luffy really wasn't the type to listen to stories attentively.

"Since Nami has forgiven you, I won't say anything more." Perona looked at Jinbe and said, "But Blue Fatty, remember this: if you ever dare to bully Nami again, I will never forgive you!"

As she spoke, several Negative Ghost appeared around Perona, swirling around her with an intimidating aura.

"How could I possibly do such a thing?" Jinbe shook his head and said, "I'm more than grateful to everyone."

"That would be best."

Perona nodded, then said nothing more, and put her ghost away.

Nami, who had taken in both of their reactions, felt a warm feeling in her heart. Then she looked up at Shirahoshi, who was secretly wiping away tears, and said, "Your name is Shirahoshi, right?"

"Hey, Nami-qin!"

Camie immediately bounced over anxiously, grabbing Nami's arm and saying, "She's a princess, you can't just call her by her first name..."

What if Her Highness is particular about such matters? Wouldn't that be...?

"It's alright," Shirahoshi shook her head and said, "Just call me Shirahoshi."

She doesn't mind people calling her by her first name; in fact, she likes it.

Camie was taken aback. "Is that so?"

Nami laughed and said, "Why are you crying again, Shirahoshi?"

"Because I thought of my mother, the tears..."

"Queen Otohime, huh...?"

Recalling the person Jinbe had just mentioned, Nami's face showed a hint of emotion as she said, "She was indeed a great person."

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this compliment, Shirahoshi's face immediately lit up with a happy smile.

Then, she smiled and said, "Your name is Nami-qin, right?"

"Your Mermaid Princess, Nami-qin' is a term of endearment..." Camie anxiously reminded her, "Your real name doesn't include 'kiss'."

"That's Nami."

"Yes."

Nami smiled and nodded, saying, "My name is Nami, you can just call me by my name."

"Um!"

Shirahoshi nodded vigorously, then, as if she had thought of something, she smiled gently and said, "Although this is our first meeting, I don't know why, but I always feel like we've known each other since childhood."

"It really makes me feel at ease~"

Although she didn't know why, she definitely had that feeling.

"Yeah."

A complex look flashed in Nami's eyes before she smiled and said, "Perhaps it's because our experiences are somewhat similar."

Maybe.

"Similar experiences...?"

A complex look appeared in Xi Yan's eyes as he glanced at the two of them laughing at each other.

In a sense, that's really the case.

"Nami, you wouldn't happen to have mermaid blood, would you?" Luffy said, glancing at Nami.

Nami:???

Upon hearing Luffy's words, several question marks immediately appeared above Nami's head.

How did she come to have mermaid blood?

Xi Yan looked at Luffy speechlessly and said, "What kind of strange idea is that?"

Does a feeling of familiarity mean we share the same bloodline?

That argument is untenable.

"Is that so?" Luffy tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said, "But I remember Nami is a pretty good swimmer."

These words immediately silenced everyone.

Is that all there is to it?

Nami, however, wore a thoughtful expression.

'Thinking about it carefully, my swimming skills are indeed ridiculously good,' Nami thought to herself.

Could it be that she really does...?

No, no, Luffy has completely misled us. She doesn't have any Fish-Man Race characteristics at all, so how could she possibly have merman blood?

Thinking about this, Nami calmed down.

Just then, Jinbe, who had been sitting on the ground, stood up, coughed lightly, and said, "It's time to deal with Hody and the others."

Upon hearing this, Hatchan immediately said, "Jinbe Boss, Decken has also teamed up with Hody."

"He caused my injury."

"That guy...?"

Listening to Hatchan's words, Jinbe fell into deep thought.

If that's the case, he'll have a chance to take down that bastard Decken!

"What do you plan to do?" Sanji asked.

"Ryugu Kingdom has special defenses; Hody and his men shouldn't be able to break through," Jinbe said after a moment's thought. "So all we need to do is take down Hody and his men."

With his strength, defeating Hody and his group wouldn't be difficult.

"The special defenses of the Ryugu Kingdom?" Merry asked curiously, "Are they like the double-layered bubbles we encountered before?"

"More or less," Jinbe nodded and said.

Because of the special nature of those bubbles, even if someone wanted to fly up using bubbles, they couldn't, so there's no need to worry about being hacked.

"Then Zoro and the others should be safe now."

"It's definitely safe," Perona said. "Although Zoro has a terrible sense of direction, his strength is undeniable."

Having spent two years living and working alongside Zoro, I know very well just how strong that man is.

It's fair to say that if he wanted to, he could simply cleave the Ryugu Kingdom in two!

"I don't know if Zoro and the others are safe, but Ryugu Kingdom... might not be safe."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately looked puzzled. Why would Xi Yan suddenly say something like that?

"What's the meaning?"

"When Luffy and I left Hard Shell Tower with Shirahoshi, there were some humans lying at the entrance," Xi Yan recalled, adding, "But those people weren't there when we first went to Hard Shell Tower!"

"So..."

"So you think these people were thrown over there by Vander Decken, who was working with Hody?" Hatchan asked in shock.

If you think about it carefully, it's not impossible.

After all, the last time he went to see Hody, he saw a large number of humans and Vander Decken there!

"That's possible," Xi Yan said, stroking his chin. "The New Fish-Man Pirates might be capturing humans for this purpose as well."

Use Vander Decken's ability to throw people into the Ryugu Kingdom, then have them figure out how to open the Connecting Corridor, and then you can storm into the Ryugu Kingdom!

"Damn it, so that's how it is." Jinbe said with a grim expression, "Then we really miscalculated."

"Don't be so pessimistic," Perona said. "With Zoro around, those people shouldn't be able to cause any trouble."

With Zoro's strength, killing those people would definitely not be a problem.

Unfortunately, these words meant nothing to Jinbe.

Since he hadn't seen what was going on inside with his own eyes, he was still very worried.

Thinking of this, Jinbe decided to say something more.

But before he could even speak, he saw Xi Yan's expression suddenly change.

"What's wrong?"

"Things have really taken us by surprise," Xi Yan said, frowning.

"What's the meaning?"

Jinbe looked at Xi Yan with a puzzled expression, not understanding why the other party would suddenly say such a thing.

"Before we came here, I sent out several Shadow Clone to gather intelligence," Xi Yan said. "Just now, I received the memories transmitted back by these Shadow Clone."

"Based on the information gathered by the Shadow Clone..."

"That guy named Hody has already led his men to invade Ryugu Kingdom."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression immediately changed.

"That's really a terrible situation," Jinbe said, his face grim.

Although he didn't know how strong Zoro was, fighting Fish-Man in a place like Ryugu Kingdom would be a huge disadvantage!

If the enemy destroys the outer structure and allows seawater to enter the Ryugu Kingdom... Zoro and his companions, being human, will definitely be captured by the Fish-Man!

And by then... King Neptune and the others, who have been tied up by Zoro and his crew, will definitely be captured by Hody.

Thinking about this, Jinbe felt a headache coming on.

"I hope Zoro and the others won't get hurt," Merry said with some concern.

"Probably not," Perona said, shaking her head.

She remained steadfast in her beliefs.

Zoro is very strong!

After thinking for a moment, Nami looked up at Xi Yan and asked, "Besides that, what else did you find out?"

"Those guys from Fish-Man Street are demanding that the residents of Fish-Man Island trample on Queen Otohime's portrait to prove they hate humans."

"What?!"

Upon hearing Xi Yan's words, Jinbe immediately became furious.

"How dare these bastards?!"

Queen Otohime dedicated her entire life to Fish-Man Island, never giving up on her dream until her death, and yet these bastards... they deserve to die!

Upon hearing Xi Yan's words, Shirahoshi covered her eyes and began to cry.

"Mother."

"Shirahoshi..."

Seeing Shirahoshi burst into tears, Nami was at a loss for words to comfort this sentimental young girl.

"This is Hody's plan," Hatchan said with a pained expression. "To use this method to identify which Fish-Man Race are friendly with humans, and then... kill them!"

"What?"

"That guy actually plans to kill even the Fish-Man Race?" Chopper exclaimed in surprise. "Isn't he supposed to hate humans? Why is he even Fish-Man Race...?"

"Because he's different from Brother Arlong."

Hatchan closed his eyes and said, "Hody is like someone who grew up feeding on the hatred and anger of Fish-Man Island, even more insane than Brother Arlong!"

"Although Brother Arlong hates humans, he will not harm his fellow Fish-Man Race."

"But Hody is different; he wants to kill the Fish-Man Race are on friendly terms with humans as well!"

Listening to Hatchan's words, everyone finally understood what kind of person this guy named Hody really was.

"So this guy has gone this crazy?" Jinbe said, frowning.

She was perfectly normal in front of him, but now she's acting like this...

Could it be that this person has been faking it all along?

Thinking about this, Jinbe fell into deep thought.

"Yes, he's that crazy."

Hatchan nodded, then, as if remembering something, continued, "This year is the year the Reverie is held only once every four years, right?"

Upon hearing this, Jinbe's expression immediately changed.

"Could it be... that Hody is targeting Ryugu Kingdom because of this, and that's why he plans to attack at this time?" Jinbe said with a grim expression, "He wants to stop all of this?"

If you think about it carefully, His King Neptune must have collected quite a few signatures by now.

If this suggestion is raised at the Reverie, the Fish-Man Race can finally live in the true sunlight.

But someone like Hody clearly doesn't want to see that, so...

"It's not just about stopping him," Hatchan said, shaking his head. "What he wants to do is become the new king of Fish-Man Island!"

If Hody succeeds, then this guy might use this opportunity to kill the human King.

When that time comes, Fish-Man Island will definitely not be blessed with light!

The others were stunned for a moment after hearing Hatchan's words.

If that's the case, then the meaning is completely different.

"A rebellion?" Xi Yan frowned.

They've really encountered something extraordinary this time.

Well... this isn't the first time the Straw Hat Pirates have encountered something like this, is it?

Thinking of this, Xi Yan fell into deep thought.

At that moment, Xi Yan received several more messages from his Shadow Clone.

After carefully reviewing all these memories, Xi Yan said, "It seems the situation on this island is more serious than we imagined."

"What did you see this time?"

"The New Fish-Man Pirates have more members than we imagined," Xi Yan said, glancing at the group. "Besides the original Fish-Man Race, there are also quite a few humans they've captured."

Although the exact number wasn't clear, the massive figures must have numbered at least tens of thousands.

"I see, I understand now," Sanji said. "It seems that all the pirates who came to this island before were captured by these guys and used as fighting force."

"That's quite a subtle way of putting it," Xi Yan shook his head and said, "In reality, those people are just Hody's slaves."

"At least that's what the Fish-Man said."

The Fish-Man Race made no attempt to conceal this matter, so his clone easily obtained this information.

"Slaves...?"

Upon hearing Xi Yan's words, Nami immediately showed a look of disgust and said, "What a bunch of nasty guys."

To treat humans as slaves... how are they any different from those despicable Celestial Dragons?

Jinbe's expression was also unpleasant, after all, what Hody had done was indeed a bit too much.

"By the way, Xi Yan, have you found the culprit who kidnapped the mermaid?" Luffy asked.

Xi Yan glanced at Luffy with some surprise upon hearing this; how could this guy still remember this?

Then, Xi Yan said, "I didn't find it. My clone didn't find the real culprit who kidnapped the mermaid."

"However... I found the pirate ship of this year's Supernovas, Caribou's crew."

This group is considered a prime suspect by Xi Yan.

Camie's eyes lit up immediately after hearing Xi Yan's words.

"Did you find the kidnapped mermaid on that ship?" Camie asked quickly.

No, not at all.

Xi Yan shook his head and said, "I searched the ship, but I didn't find any trace of mermaids on board."

"However... to prevent them from hiding the mermaids elsewhere, I used my Sharinggan to control the people on that ship, intending to extract some information from them."

"But unfortunately... they have absolutely no idea that the mermaids have been abducted, and at the same time... they don't know where their captain, Caribou, is."

"Doesn't that mean this has nothing to do with them?" Chopper said.

No, that's not accurate.

Sanji shook his head and said, "At least Xi Yan hasn't found their captain, so that doesn't mean they aren't suspects."

That guy named Caribou is, after all, Supernovas of this generation, so he's capable of capturing a mermaid all by himself.

"Even you can't find this guy?" Nami asked Xi Yan in surprise.

She knew how capable Xi Yan was at gathering intelligence, so why couldn't Xi Yan find that guy?

"Yes, we didn't find it." Xi Yan nodded and said, "So I suspect that guy might be a special Devil Fruit User."

"Of course, it's also possible that this guy found a place to hide after entering Fish-Man Island."

"But as long as we don't find this guy named Caribou, we can't rule out their suspicion, so..."

"So?"

Seeing the flickering look in Xi Yan's eyes, Chopper exclaimed in surprise, "You killed them all?"

"Do I look like some kind of weird serial killer?" Xi Yan rolled his eyes at Chopper and said.

Honestly, I can't believe I think about him like that.

"So what did you do?"

"I only damaged their pirate ship; it'll take a few days to repair it," Xi Yan said. "That way, they can't leave Fish-Man Island for the time being, and we'll have time to deal with other things."

As for the pirates on the pirate ship?

Xi Yan ignored them and let them fend for themselves.

"You're really decisive," Sanji remarked.

They actually took action right away... Well done!

"They're suspects, so naturally I have to take action," Xi Yan said with a shrug.

He couldn't just do nothing when he knew the other party was a suspect; that wasn't in his nature. So he decisively took action and destroyed the other party's ship.

As for whether the other party will cause him trouble afterward...

Stop joking, okay?!

We're all pirates, and the fact that he didn't directly kill anyone shows he has a good temper.

If they really dare to cause him trouble because of this... he wouldn't mind sending those people down with him.

"That's indeed a good idea," Jinbe nodded and said. "After I've dealt with Hody, I'll go find that guy named Caribou."

"If he truly did this, I will demand that His King Neptune clear your names."

Xi Yan and Luffy are his friends, so... he doesn't want them to be wrongly accused for no reason.

As for whether or not to let the Straw Hat Pirates go with him to take down the New Fish-Man Pirates?

Although they are friends, the Straw Hat Pirates have no obligation to help him, and besides... he doesn't want the other person to get involved in such a strange incident, so Jinbe doesn't plan to ask.

Just then, a strange, giant Den Den Mushi emerged from the nearby forest and slowly moved towards Xi Yan and his group.

"What a huge Den Den Mushi!" Merry exclaimed in surprise. "What is that?"

"This is Video Den Den Mushi."

Dan first offered an explanation, then looked puzzled and asked, "Why are there Video Den Den Mushi here?"

Could it be that someone is using Video Den Den Mushi to broadcast live, so the Video Den Den Mushi automatically searches for nearby people?

Thinking about this, Dan fell into deep thought.

"So this is what they call Video Den Den Mushi?" Perona said curiously, examining the Video Den Den Mushi on the screen. "This is the first time I've ever seen one like this."

"The Marineford War was broadcast through this device," Xi Yan said.

This is also why Uncle Rayleigh and his crew were able to see the live broadcast in the Sabaody Archipelago.

"Then why did it come looking for us?"

"I don't know..."

Xi Yan shook his head and said, "Perhaps someone wants us to see something."

After speaking, Xi Yan withdrew his hand, glanced at Hatchan, and said, "Alright, your injuries are basically healed, but you're still a bit weak due to excessive blood loss."

"So take good care of your injury during this time."

"Twist~"

After checking his own condition, Hatchan looked up at Xi Yan and said, "I... I want to fight alongside Jinbe Boss."

Looking into Hatchan's extremely serious eyes, Xi Yan paused for a moment, then turned his head and said, "If you're not afraid of death, then do as you please."

If Hatchan really wants to participate in the battle, he won't forcibly stop him, after all... it's Hatchan's will.

"Okay, then I..."

"Hatchan, you should just stay here and recover from your injuries," Jinbe said. "Leave the fighting to me."

Ultimately, Hatchan's strength is still too weak, and he has just recovered... so he is not suitable to participate in this battle.

Let him handle the matter of Fish-Man Island.

"Jinbe Boss, I..."

"Don't you even listen to me anymore?" Jinbe glared at him.

Hatchan fell silent upon hearing this, and then he didn't say anything more, but instead closed his eyes and sighed silently.

Ultimately, his strength is still too weak.

"Captain Hody, we've truly won a resounding victory this time!" a Fish-Man exclaimed excitedly, looking at Hody. "Not only did we capture Neptune, but we also found so many traitors' signatures!!"

"With these things, you can achieve your dreams!"

Kill King Neptune, wipe out all the Fish-Man Race are on good terms with humans, and establish a Fish-Man kingdom that is completely hostile to humans!

This is their Captain Hody's dream!

"Hahaha~"

Upon hearing his subordinate's compliment, Hody immediately grinned widely.

He then said, "Speaking of which, we should thank those human pirates; otherwise, we really wouldn't have been able to capture this Great Knight of the Sea so easily."

After saying that, Hody turned to look at Neptune, who was trapped, and his eyes immediately showed a lot of mockery.

"Neptune, you probably never imagined you'd be captured by humans," Hody said mockingly, looking at Neptune. "You chose to befriend humans, only to be captured in the end... What a mockery!"

"Hahaha~"

Ignoring Hody's attitude, Neptune said anxiously, "You can kill me if you want, but can you please release my children and those innocent civilians?"

"They are all..."

"Neptune!"

Hody interrupted Neptune coldly, saying, "Aren't you being a little too naive?"

"I said I would kill all the Fish-Man Race are on friendly terms with humans!"

"This naturally includes them too!"

Did he ask him to release those guys?

How could that be!

In his new Fish-Man Kingdom, there will be no traitors who have any intention of turning their backs on humanity!

Seeing Hody's expression gradually turn frantic, Neptune fell silent, eventually closing his eyes slowly without saying anything more.

Now, all he can do is pray that Sharks and the others can defeat these guys together with Jinbe.

"Hmph, how boring."

Hody snorted, then turned to his subordinates and asked, "How are the preparations for the live stream going?"

"Debugging is complete, and we're ready to start the live stream at any time."

Hody nodded in satisfaction, then continued, "Were those three humans locked up?"

"Yes, it's already locked up," the underling nodded obediently.

Hody pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then asked, "Where is that swordsman's sword?"

This person is very strong; if he had weapons, the cage might not be able to hold him.

"Don't worry," the younger brother grinned, "It's already been taken."

"Very good."

Hody smashed the table in front of him, and said with a sneer, "Then let's put on a grand show!"

"Hahahaha!"

"Profound!!!"