The Madman at the Height of His Frenzy!

"Merry."

Xi Yan glanced at Merry, who was maintaining her abilities, and asked, "Is everything alright?"

Although Merry now possesses the strength to lift a pirate ship, the other party is still too small, so Xi Yan is somewhat worried about her physical condition.

"No problem."

Hearing this, Merry was sitting at the bow of the ship swinging her little feet, smiled sweetly and said, "With my current strength, I can keep the Thousand Sunny flying in the sky for a long time without any problem."

Having trained for two years, she is quite strong!

That's good~

Xi Yan nodded. "It's good that there are no problems."

In this way... even if he's not around, Merry can still help everyone solve some unnecessary troubles.

"Is that what they call the Ryugu Kingdom?" Franky pushed his Sunglasses up and said, "It looks pretty big."

Isn't the size of these bubbles a bit too exaggerated?

"It's not as big as you imagine," Xi Yan said. "A real building would be about a third the size of this bubble."

Franky:...

Even if it's only one-third, it's still quite exaggerated.

After shaking his head, Franky said, "Xi Yan, you go."

We'll wait for you outside.

With Xi Yan's strength, getting through those strange bubbles shouldn't be a problem, so we can leave it to him.

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Xi Yan looked surprised and said, "Aren't you going in with me to see what the Ryugu Kingdom looks like?"

Franky had never been here before.

"There's no rush," Franky said. "We can go visit after the battle is over."

They have plenty of time, don't they?

"Is that so...?"

Xi Yan thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "That makes sense. Maybe we can even hold a banquet or something."

As the heroic team that saved Fish-Man Island, it's not unreasonable to ask Neptune to throw a banquet, is it?

Thinking of this, Xi Yan laughed.

Then, Xi Yan looked up at the giant bubble in the air and said, "Then I'll go in and check it out."

After he finished speaking, Xi Yan was stunned, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Noticing the change in Xi Yan's expression, Franky asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"Strange... why is this corridor connected?" Xi Yan asked in surprise.

Could it be that Hody's Crew forgot to turn this off when they left?

It's not impossible.

"Is there anything special about this corridor?" Franky asked, puzzled.

"Without this corridor, no one but me could go in," Xi Yan said, pointing to the bubble above. "Because those bubbles would absorb the coating."

This is why you need a corridor to get to the Ryugu Kingdom.

"That's true," Merry nodded and said, "When we came down, the bubbles on our bodies were swallowed up by this strange coating."

If it weren't for her ability to fly, everyone would probably have fallen straight down from the sky.

"So that's how it is."

Franky frowned and said, "Is that why Dan said those things?"

It would be best to let Xi Yan go alone...

"Yes."

Xi Yan nodded, then looked up at the sky and said, "Alright, I'm going now."

"Good."

"Take me with you." Perona walked over with a coral bubble in her hand and said, "I'm going to see how that idiot Zoro got caught."

Seeing Perona's unfriendly expression, Xi Yan was immediately rendered speechless.

Then, Xi Yan said with a hint of schadenfreude, "Alright, let's do it together then."

Zoro, you'd better pray for yourself.

Perona nodded, and then used coral bubbles to create a bubble that would allow her to breathe.

At this moment, Xi Yan unleashed Water Release: Dance of the Swimming Fish, granting him the ability to breathe underwater for an extended period.

After doing this, Xi Yan unleashed the Water Dragon Bullet Technique, swallowing the two of them whole!

Then, this enormous Water Dragon shot into the sky and rushed upwards along the so-called corridor!

"Boom!!"

Soon, under Xi Yan's control, the Water Dragon returned to the giant bubble where the Ryugu Kingdom was located.

"Alright, now we need to find out where Zoro and the others are," Xi Yan said.

"Leave it to me!"

Perona released a ghost and said, "I'll use the ghost to find them."

Upon hearing this, Xi Yan looked puzzled and said, "Your ghost isn't unable to stay in the water for long periods of time."

How would he search for it in this situation?

"That's true, but I've already found a solution!"

"What method?"

"This is it."

Perona took out the Coral Bubble, waved it at Xi Yan, and said, "My Exploding Ghost has a physical form, so I can wear this bubble."

"In this way, we can..."

"Clang!"

"Boom!"

Before Perona could finish speaking, a tremendous roar came from afar, as if something had been cleaved in two by a sword!

Perona:???

Xi Yan:...

After glancing at the situation in the distance, Xi Yan paused for a moment, then said to Perona, who looked puzzled, "It seems we don't need to look for those guys' location anymore."

Splitting a building in half with a single sword strike... I doubt anyone else here would do that except Zoro.

"That idiot," Perona said, exasperated, "Isn't he afraid of drowning everyone?"

Usopp and Brook are both Devil Fruit User!

Thinking of this, Perona said, "Quick, let's go check on them. We don't want the other two to drown."

Don't worry, they're still alive.

With his Sharinggan, Xi Yan noticed the few idiots rushing out of the building and remarked, "They're all wearing bubble wrap."

It seems Zoro and his buddies aren't stupid; they know to put on a bubble shield before cutting down buildings.

"That's fine."

Xi Yan nodded, then said, "Let's go find those four idiots."

After saying that, Xi Yan manipulated the Water Dragon to rush towards the four idiots in the distance.

"Whoosh~"

"Zoro, I'm truly impressed by you!" Usopp, who was flying around wildly in the sea, roared with his shark mouth wide open, "I told you to just make one opening, why did you just chop the whole building down?"

Now, they can't even control the direction.

"That's faster," Zoro said calmly.

If we only make one opening, the seawater will flow in too slowly, so... it's more convenient to just cut it open!

Usopp:...

This bastard shows absolutely no remorse.

Just then, Usopp felt his body suddenly jolt, and then gradually stabilized.

Usopp:???

What happened?

But before he could turn around to check, he heard Xi Yan's familiar voice behind him.

"You guys look like you're having a lot of fun," Xi Yan said.

Usopp:!!!

"Xi Yan!" Usopp exclaimed in surprise, "You've come to pick us up?"

Seeing Usopp's delighted expression, Xi Yan smirked and said, "If I hadn't come looking for you, you four idiots would have been swept away by the ocean currents."

"It's all Zoro's fault, that idiot!"

Usopp glanced at Zoro, who had been swallowed by the Water Dragon, and said unhappily, "If it weren't for him, how could we have been swept up and flown by this strange current?"

"Ha?"

Having just regained his balance, Zoro was immediately displeased upon hearing this. He then stood up and said, "Didn't you tell me to split the building in two?"

"But I meant to make a smaller incision!"

"But not now..."

Before Zoro could finish speaking, Perona, who was standing behind him, said, "Zoro, can you tell me why the three of you were captured even when you were there?"

Zoro:...

Zoro glanced at Perona, who was staring at him, and was immediately rendered speechless.

Why do I suddenly have this ominous feeling?

Meanwhile, on the other side...

In the sky outside the square, Megalo was speeding through the air with Jinbe and Shirahoshi.

"Quick, Megalo!" Jinbe exclaimed, "We're almost at the plaza!"

Hopefully, Hody will keep to the time, otherwise... King Neptune will be in danger.

Hearing Jinbe's words, Megalo nodded and then increased his speed.

Shirahoshi, meanwhile, looked into the distance with a worried expression and silently prayed.

Just then, a familiar dark figure appeared in the thin clouds in the distance, and Neptune's voice came from that figure.

"Hey~"

"It's me~"

"It's Father!" Upon hearing this, Shirahoshi immediately showed an excited expression and said, "Quick, Megalo!"

"Shark!"

Having gained experience, Megalo also showed an excited expression, then wagged its tail and charged towards the dark figure in the distance.

"Something's not right!" Jinbe exclaimed. "How could King Neptune be in the air?"

He's tied up by Hody and his gang of bastards, how could he possibly be in the air?

Unfortunately, Shirahoshi, desperate to save her father, couldn't listen to Jinbe's words at all.

At that moment, all she could think about was rescuing her father as quickly as possible.

"Hey, listen to me!"

"Megalo, stop!"

"Shark?"

Upon hearing Jinbe's words, Megalo paused for a moment, and his speed subconsciously slowed down.

Unfortunately... the reaction time was still too slow!

"Bump!"

Just then, the dark figure in front of them suddenly exploded, transforming into a gigantic net that flew over and trapped the three of them inside.

Subsequently, the three people, who had lost the ability to fly, immediately fell to the ground.

"Bump!"

"Shark..."

Megalo, who was at the very bottom, was hit so hard that he cried out and tears streamed down his face from the pain.

"Hahaha, I never thought such a trap could catch Princess Shirahoshi!" Several Fish-Man who had come Jinbe laughed and said, "It's simpler than we imagined!"

"Hahaha~"

"Damn you guys!"

Jinbe, bound by chains, glared angrily at the Fish-Man, his body instinctively struggling as if he wanted to suddenly attack them.

Seeing this, the Fish-Man immediately pointed their weapons at Shirahoshi and said, "Jinbe, you are indeed very strong, but I advise you not to act rashly."

"Otherwise... we won't be able to guarantee Princess Shirahoshi's safety~"

Jinbe paused for a moment upon hearing this, then stopped struggling with a grim expression, looking as if he were genuinely afraid that the other party would harm Princess Shirahoshi.

"That's more like it."

The Fish-Man nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the others and said, "Quick, tie these three up and take them to Hody!"

"Profound!!"

The Fish-Man Race roared, their expressions filled with immense excitement.

They then used the hooks attached to the shark to grab the net, using the shark's strength to lift the three of them into the air and fly towards the distant plaza, quickly entering their target area.

"Captain Hody!" the Fish-Man standing atop the shark's head shouted excitedly, "We've captured Princess Shirahoshi and Jinbe!"

"Boom!!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the Fish-Man threw the person down.

"Shirahoshi!"

When they saw that it was Shirahoshi who had fallen to the ground, Sharks and the other two were completely dumbfounded.

Why was Shirahoshi captured along with Jinbe Boss?

The other Fish-Man Race watching from both sides of the plaza also showed expressions of shock at this moment.

Why was Jinbe Boss captured along with Princess Shirahoshi?

"I'm so lucky!"

Seeing the three figures lying on the ground, Hody excitedly stood up and said, "I didn't expect that two people who posed a threat to me would be captured at the same time..."

"Hahahaha!"

"That's wonderful!"

In this way, no one on the island can threaten him.

Shrimp, hahaha~

"Sorry..."

With her head bowed, Shirahoshi looked at Jinbe with a sad expression and said, "If I hadn't been tricked, you wouldn't Jinbe Boss..."

Upon hearing this, Jinbe shook his head and said, "It's alright, it's already like this anyway..."

While Princess Shirahoshi's capture was indeed unexpected, since she's already been captured, there's no point in dwelling on it; let's just continue with the plan!

Then, a sense of emotion welled up in Jinbe's heart.

'As expected of Princess Shirahoshi, she knows how to say such things at a time like this to lower Hody's guard...'

Well done!

Just as Jinbe had thought, Hody was now completely convinced that the two men had been captured by his men.

"Jinbe, I really admired you when you were still a pirate," Hody said, tilting his head as he looked at Jinbe. "But unfortunately... you chose to be human!"

"So I have no choice but to kill you too."

Jinbe didn't show any surprise at Hody's words.

After all, the other party had clearly stated beforehand that they wanted to kill the Fish-Man Race who were on good terms with humans, so it was normal for them to want to kill him.

but...

'Why does Hody look different than before?' Jinbe wondered to himself.

Having thought of this, Jinbe then shared his thoughts.

"It's nothing, just a manifestation of increased power," Hody said calmly.

Clearly, he had no intention of explaining his true situation to Jinbe.

Jinbe frowned upon hearing this. "Under what circumstances would becoming stronger cause your hair to turn white?"

"Things are going even more smoothly than I expected," Hody said, returning to his seat. "Now all that's left is the Straw Hat Crew, who knows what they'll do next."

"However, I reckon... right now they're searching for the entrance to the Ryugu Kingdom like headless flies."

Unfortunately... Ryugu Kingdom is now under the control of his subordinates, so the Straw Hat Crew has absolutely no chance of getting in!

Shrimp, hahaha~

"Aren't you afraid the Straw Hat Crew will come after you?" Jinbe asked, staring at Hody.

"Why should I be afraid?" Hody chuckled and said, "I've made ample preparations to deal with the Straw Hat Crew."

After saying that, Hody clapped his hands, signaling that the others could come up.

A moment later...

"Tap tap tap..."

A cacophony of footsteps reached everyone's ears, and then one figure after another emerged from the cave!

In the end... nearly 100,000 people emerged from the cave!

"This... this is?!"

Seeing the incredibly astonishing number, Sharks was completely stunned.

When did Hody get so many men?

"See that!" Hody said, spreading his arms wide. "This is my trump card against the Straw Hat Crew!"

"Thirty thousand human slaves and seventy thousand Fish-Man Race capable of using weapons!"

"A total of 100,000 effective combat troops!"

"Hahaha~"

"With them by my side, my dream will definitely come true!"

"Hahaha!"

"Profound!!"

The Fish-Man Race below began to roar, their expressions growing increasingly excited!

Jinbe, who had taken in everything, frowned and said, "That's quite an astonishing number."

I wonder how many people will be left in the end.

Thinking of this, Jinbe sighed silently.

Shirahoshi, however, wore a horrified expression and said, "One hundred thousand..."

With such a terrifying number of people... can Lord Xi Yan defeat them?

If anyone in the Straw Hat Pirates gets injured because of this, then she...

Thinking of this, tears welled up in Shirahoshi's eyes.

"So you're scared now, huh?" Dos, a member of the New Fish-Man Pirates, sneered. "Too late, too late."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

No matter what this person cries or does, it can't change the fact that she's about to die!

Upon hearing Dos's words, Hody laughed even harder.

Then, he looked down at Shirahoshi and said, "Don't worry, under my leadership, Fish-Man Island will become even more prosperous!"

"Hahahaha!"

After laughing, Hody turned his gaze to the Fish-Man Race around him and said, "Alright, now you traitors who are on good terms with humans, hand over your residences."

"This way, the warriors from Fish-Man Street will have a place to stay."

After speaking, Hody paused for a moment, then his expression turned cold as he said, "Of course, you can choose to stay, but then you'll have to face our pursuit!"

"Escape or wait to die, make your decision now!"

"How could this happen..."

Those Fish-Man Race had previously submitted their signatures immediately showed expressions of terror.

If they don't leave, they'll be killed by Hody's Crew, but if they leave Fish-Man Island... where can they go?

This is the only place in the entire ocean where the Sun Tree Eve!

"Shouting and yelling in public, what a bunch of rude kids." Sitting on her Run Run, Shyarly approached Hody and said, "Aren't you getting a little too cocky?"

"Hody Jones!"

"Who are you..."

"Oh!"

Upon recognizing who it was, Hody immediately had a look of Satori realization, then grinned and said, "What a nostalgic face!"

What are you trying to say?

"Arlong's sister... Shyarly!"

"I'm just passing on a message to someone as arrogant and domineering as you," Shyarly said calmly, pipe in hand. "My divination indicates that a man will destroy Fish-Man Island."

"Hahaha~"

Upon hearing Shyarly's words, Hody immediately burst into arrogant laughter.

Then, he grinned and said, "The person who appeared in your divination should be me, right?"

After all... he's going to destroy Fish-Man Island!

"No, the person who appeared in my divination was not you," Shyarly said calmly.

"What?"

Hody's expression froze upon hearing this, then his face darkened as he asked, "Who is that?"

Why not him?

He's already gone to such lengths...

"It's Luffy Straw Hat Pirates," Shyarly said calmly. "The divination shows that the one who will destroy Fish-Man Island is this captain of the Straw Hat Crew!"

"What did you say?"

Hody's Unbelievable Message: "How is this possible?"

How could weak humans possibly destroy Fish-Man Island?

He should be the one being destroyed!

"Even if you don't want to believe it, it's the truth," Shyarly said calmly. "So... I don't know what that Straw Hat will do next."

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Hody asked, his face grim.

"I'm just telling you that you weren't the ones who destroyed Fish-Man Island," Shyarly said. "At least... you're not the one who holds the fate of Fish-Man Island in your hands, Hody!"

Upon hearing this, Hody's face immediately darkened.

"Yes!"

The surrounding Fish-Man Race exclaimed excitedly, "Madame Shyarly's divinations are never wrong!"

"So... Hody wasn't the one who ultimately conquered the island?"

"Very good!"

That way, they won't have to die!

"Click~"

Hearing these people's words, Hody's face immediately turned red with anger, and his eyes became extremely furious.

Then, without hesitation, he launched an attack on Shyarly!

"Gekisui!"

"Whoosh~"

"Puff!"

A drop of water flew from Hody's hand, mercilessly piercing Shyarly's fishtail and knocking her down from mid-air!

"Madame Shyarly!"

Shirahoshi watched this scene in shock, never expecting that Hody would attack Madame Shyarly.

Jinbe, on the other hand, looked at Hody with a grim expression, equally surprised that the other would attack Arlong's sister.

"That bastard Hody..."

"Aren't you getting a little too cocky, Shyarly!" Hody looked coldly at Shyarly, who was trembling on the ground, and said, "What are you saying all this for?"

"To vent anger?"

"I'm telling you, there's no point in doing this!" Hody said. "Because I now possess the power to destroy this country!"

"And the only one capable of destroying and reborn this nation... is me!"

"The Straw Hat is nothing more than a lowly human being; he can't possibly compare to me."

"Hahaha~"

"Profound!!!"

Upon hearing this, the surrounding Fish-Man roared again, as if responding to Hody's will.

"See that!" Hody pointed to the crowd around him and said, "That's my power!"

"I'm not like your brother Arlong; I already have the ability to fulfill my dreams!"

"And today is the day my dream comes true!"

"Hahaha~"

The surrounding Fish-Man became even more excited after hearing Hody's words.

That's right, today is the day they move from Fish-Man Street to Fish-Man Island!

From today onwards... they can also live on the prosperous Fish-Man Island!

Hahaha!

"Hmph, it's laughable that Arlong's mere sister dares to interfere with our captain's will," said Daruma, a member of the New Fish-Man Pirates, with disdain.

"That's true." Ikaros, a member of the New Fish-Man Pirates, nodded and said, "Does this guy really think he can defy Captain Hody just because he has some ability?"

"How utterly ridiculous!"

Even if this woman's past predictions had never been wrong, these people wouldn't care about such things.

After all... there are 100,000 of them!

Even if the Straw Hat Crew really came here, they wouldn't be afraid!

Hody was very pleased with his men's reaction, because it was an affirmation of his will!

"Let me tell you something even more interesting~" Hody sneered, looking up at the Fish-Man Race high above, and said, "The person who killed your beloved Queen Otohime ten years ago... was me!"

Upon hearing this, the square immediately fell into a deathly silence.

"Otohime..."

Neptune stared in disbelief, his eyes wide. His wife had actually died at this man's hands?

Not human?

Jinbe's eyes widened at this moment, but unlike Neptune, he was thinking of what Xi Yan had said before.

The truth of the matter... is exactly as Xi Yan guessed: it was this Hody who did it!

How dare Hody that?!

Shirahoshi lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes.

"How could this be..." The Fish-Man Race high above looked at Hody in disbelief and said, "Queen Otohime was actually killed by Hody?"

"Then what about the humans before that?"

Wasn't it said that Queen Otohime was killed by humans?

Why did it turn into Hody?

"That human was someone I hired," Hody said with a sneer. "I had him burn the Signed Letter around Queen Otohime to create chaos."

"It was at that moment that I personally killed Queen Otohime!"

"After doing this, I found the human I had located beforehand and killed him, so that I could frame a human for Queen Otohime's death~"

"Hahaha~"

"You idiots, you've all been fooled by me!"

"Hahaha~"

Having taken in everyone's expressions, Hody threw his head back and burst into wild laughter, his heart pounding with excitement.

That's right, that's the reaction!

Shrimp, hahaha~

"Damn it, this bastard actually killed Queen Otohime..."

"Hody, you bastard!"

"Hahaha~"

Looking at the weeping Fish-Man, Hody said sarcastically, "Whose fault is it that you can't see it yourselves?"

In the end, they're just a bunch of idiots.

Just then, Neptune, standing behind Hody, began to twist his body wildly and roared:

"Hody, you bastard!"

"I want..."

"Puff!"

Before Neptune could finish speaking, Hody swiftly pierced Neptune's abdomen with Gekisui jet.

Then, Hody sneered, "You'd better shut up, you incompetent King."

"I have no interest in listening to you."

"Hateful..."

Neptune, whose abdomen had been pierced, was covered in cold sweat and in so much pain that he could barely speak.

"King Neptune!"

"Father!"

"Damn it, Hody, you bastard!" the Sunfish Star roared angrily, "Stop it right now!"

"Hahaha~"

"Stop?"

Hody laughed wildly and said, "How could I possibly stop?"

"After all... this King is too much of an eyesore!"

"Hahaha!"

After laughing, Hody turned to Shirahoshi and said, "Right, Shirahoshi ~"

"Just like your mother~"

"Not only do they not support our Fish-Man Race Fish-Man Race seeking revenge against humanity, but they also choose to coexist peacefully with humans and befriend them... What are such people if not traitors?"

At this point, Hody's expression became ferocious, and he went completely mad.

He then continued, "So I killed her!"

"Not only will I kill her, I'll also use her death to my advantage!"

"I will use her death to reignite the Fish-Man Race's hatred for humans and shatter Queen Otohime and the islanders' foolish daydreams!"

"Hahaha~"

"So, wasn't my self-directed and self-acted performance brilliant?"

"You've all been fooled by me!"

"In truth, it was never a human who killed Queen Otohime, but me!"

"It is I, Hody Jones, standing before you!"

"Hahaha~"

"Hahahaha!"

At that moment, Hody felt immense satisfaction.

Because his plan was implemented very successfully, his dream was about to come true!

As for the so-called Straw Hat Crew?

Not worth mentioning!

"That damned Hody!"

"Queen Otohime..."

"Princess Shirahoshi..."

The Fish-Man standing on both sides shed tears of anguish at this moment, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

Who would have thought the truth was like this?

"Hateful..."

Nami, standing next to Xi Yan, clenched her fists, her eyes filled with rage.

At that moment, she thought of her past.

Didn't Arlong kill her mother right in front of her back then...?

Thinking about this, Nami wished she could rush up and kill the other person right now.

But Nami knew that now was not the time to do these things, so she forced herself to calm down.

Then, using the power of the mirage, she walked towards the Fish-Man in the distance.

She had to steal the things as quickly as possible!

At that moment, Hody looked at Shirahoshi and said, "Hey~"

"Shirahoshi, say something to me, the enemy who killed your mother."

"Otherwise, you might not have another chance~"

"Hahaha~"

"Hahahaha!"

"Shrimp..."

"I already knew about this," Shirahoshi said, her face streaked with tears.

Hody:???

Hody, interrupted by Shirahoshi's words, was stunned. He already knew... What did she mean?

The others also looked incredulous upon hearing this, clearly not expecting Shirahoshi to say such a thing.

She... knew all along?