Shirahoshi's Cry, the Wood Dragon Soaring into the Sky!

Hody's face, which had been filled with elation, gradually darkened. He then frowned and looked at Shirahoshi, saying, "What do you mean you knew all along?"

What does this mean?

"Shirahoshi!"

How could Shirahoshi possibly know about the perfection he created?

Is this woman lying to him?

Thinking this, Hody said, "Answer me, Shirahoshi!"

Are you lying to me?!

Shirahoshi, biting her lip, paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said, "I didn't lie to you..."

"Megalo told me about it a few years after that incident."

"Megalo?"

Hody looked surprised. It was this shark who tipped them off?

Then, as if he had just realized something, Hody gave a look of Satori understanding.

'If I remember correctly, Megalo was Neptune Army's pet, wasn't he?' Hody murmured to himself.

Was something discovered at that time?

Thinking of this, Hody frowned.

"That's right, Megalo ..."

With tears in her eyes, Shirahoshi said, "Megalo was Neptune Army's pet, so it was present when that happened."

"It witnessed everything you did."

Upon hearing Shirahoshi's words, Megalo, who had been relatively calm, suddenly began to twist his body, and his expression became somewhat ferocious.

"Shark!"

"Shark Shark Shark!!!"

"Is that so...?" Jinbe was stunned for a moment, then said excitedly, "If that's the case, why didn't you tell us about this sooner!"

If they had known all along that Hody was the real culprit, they would have taken care of that bastard.

If that had happened... none of this would have happened!

"I can't tell!"

"I can't say..."

Why?

Jinbe looked at Shirahoshi with a blank expression, completely unable to understand what the other was thinking.

Why can't we talk about something so important?

"I made a promise to my mother before she passed away..." Shirahoshi said, her face streaked with tears, "No matter who the murderer is, we must not hate him."

"If I tell anyone, people will resent Hody, and then... my deceased mother will be heartbroken..."

In the end, Shirahoshi's tears began to flow uncontrollably, and she appeared to be on the verge of collapse.

Sharks seemed to understand something, and its eyes widened instantly.

"Shirahoshi, you..."

To heed my mother's teachings from ten years ago, I've been bearing this truth alone in my Hard Shell Tower for the past ten years...

What immense suffering this is!

Seeing his sister crying her heart out, Sharks felt his heart breaking.

Princess Shirahoshi...

Jinbe stared at Shirahoshi in shock, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Even if it were her mother's dying wish, no one in reality could possibly fulfill such a wish, yet Princess Shirahoshi...

What a kind and pure girl she is!

At that moment, Jinbe was filled with shock.

Before he could say anything, Hody, who was not far away, let out a mocking laugh, which immediately enraged Jinbe.

"You bastard, don't laugh!"

"How could I not laugh?" Hody, knowing his thoughts were correct, laughed loudly. "After all, there's such a fool in this world!"

"Hahahaha!"

"Hateful..."

Jinbe's face was contorted with rage, veins bulging. If it weren't for wanting to carry out that plan, he would have twisted this bastard's head off right now!

Ignoring Jinbe's reaction, Hody turned his gaze to Megalo and said, "How foolish, Megalo!"

"If you had caused a scene back then, my identity as an assassin might have been exposed."

"But unfortunately, not only did you not do that, you also chose to tell this truth to such a foolish girl..."

"Haha, I really have to thank you!"

"If this were anyone else, my plan might have been completely exposed."

"Shark!"

Seeing Hody's smug face, Megalo twisted his body angrily, wishing he could go up and bite it right now.

"You better behave yourself!" the Fish-Man next to him kicked.

"It's fine, let it struggle," Hody waved his hand dismissively. "Anyway, it can't break free from such thick chains."

He knew the shark's strength, so he didn't care.

Then, Hody looked at Shirahoshi and said sarcastically, "Listen up, Shirahoshi!"

"In this world, your behavior is simply called stupid!"

"Because of you, your father, your brother, you, and your people are all going to die!" Hody's eyes widened. "Not only that, this country will perish because of you!"

"Hahahaha!"

Hearing Hody's words, Shirahoshi's tears flowed uncontrollably, and she almost bit her lip until it bled.

Seeing this, Jinbe anxiously said, "No, Princess Shirahoshi, don't listen to his nonsense!"

"What you did was completely wrong!"

At least in his view, Princess Shirahoshi's kindness was not wrong.

The one who's wrong is Hody!

"If it's not a mistake, then what is it?" Hody laughed wildly, "Take a good look at what happened because of you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hody turned and launched an attack on Neptune and the Three Princes.

"Yabu Same!"

"Whoosh~"

"Whoosh~"

"Whoosh~"

The next moment, a large number of water droplets transformed into needle-like objects and slammed into the four Royal Family, causing blood to splatter everywhere!

"Ah!!!"

The four Neptune who were attacked screamed in agony, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

"Damn it, stop it, Hody!"

"Your His Majesty the King!"

The surrounding Fish-Man watched Hody's rampage with bloodshot eyes, but there was nothing they could do but watch helplessly.

"Hahahaha!"

"Take a good look at yourselves, and see how I've dealt with your Royal Family!" Hody laughed wildly.

While speaking, he did not stop attacking the four people.

Finally... they smashed the execution rack to pieces, causing the four men to fall from the sky and land in front of Hody.

"Boom!!"

"Father!"

"Brother!"

Seeing her four family members being beaten so badly, Shirahoshi cried out, "Please stop!"

They did nothing wrong, so why are they being treated like this...?

"Hmph, still saying things like that even now," Hody spat. "How boring."

He had thought that doing this would make Shirahoshi angrily yell at him, but... all she did was beg for mercy?

It seems his choice was right; the Neptune Family are truly hopelessly weak.

"You're utterly useless, Neptune," Daruma sneered, looking at the fallen Neptune. "Someone like you dares to call yourself Great Knight?"

He couldn't even withstand one of Captain Hody's attacks... what kind of Great Knight is this?

Let's just call it the Soft Knight!

"Looks like these guys won't make it to the execution," Ikaros said.

These guys took Captain Hody's attack head-on... even if they weren't killed immediately, they won't live long!

"That's a bit of a headache," Hody said with a sneer. "After all... an execution isn't truly over until the head is severed."

After speaking, Hody glanced at the four men who were nearly unconscious, then turned to his men and said, "Hey, get me a sword."

"Since Jinbe and Shirahoshi, whom I was worried about, have already been captured, there's no need to carry out their executions at the original time."

"Profound!!!"

Upon hearing this, the Fish-Man below roared, and then one of them came up to Hody with a weapon and neatly handed him the sword.

"This weapon looks good." Hody nodded in satisfaction, then turned to Neptune and said, "It's perfect for executing these foolish Royal Family!"

"Neptune, your days are numbered!"

"Kill them!"

"Execute these traitorous Royal Family!"

"Profound!!!"

The Fish-Man Race below roared madly, each one anticipating Neptune's death.

After all... for them, the birth of New King is advantageous!

"See, Neptune?" Hody laughed. "Everyone's been waiting for you to die!"

"Hahahaha!"

All we need to do next is cut off this guy's head, and he'll become the new king!

Thinking of this, Hody's eyes began to flicker.

"Damn it, what are we going to do?" the Fish-Man Race on high exclaimed in terror. "His King Neptune, the Great Knight, is really going to be killed!"

"Should we go down and rescue them?"

"But the enemy numbers 100,000; we are no match for them..."

"What should we do?"

"What should we do?!"

Hearing the shouts coming from the surroundings, Madame Shyarly, who had just climbed to the top, slowly closed her eyes.

It seems... the tide has turned.

Having exhausted all other options, Madame Shyarly resigned herself to her fate.

Just then, several children ran up to Madame Shyarly, their faces filled with excitement, and said, "Madame Shyarly, you said the Straw Hat Crew Pirates would come and destroy this island... When are they coming?"

"Yes, Madame Shyarly, could you tell us the exact time?"

Looking at her children with expectant eyes, Madame Shyarly paused for a moment, then sighed and said:

"I'm sorry, kids..."

"My divination can only show the future, but it can't tell you the specific time."

"It could be tomorrow, or it could be a year from now..."

She also wanted to know when the Straw Hat Pirates would arrive, but the problem was... the divination couldn't display the time!

Therefore, she also had no idea when the Straw Hat Pirates would arrive.

"But I'm begging for now," the Fish-Man boy cried. "If they come and cause a ruckus now... that guy will be in real trouble!"

"Yes, I wish they were here right now," said another mermaid girl. "I don't want His Majesty the King to be killed!"

His Majesty the His Majesty the King such a good person... why did he have to go through something like this?

"Me too!"

"Me too..."

Seeing these weeping pirates, Madame Shyarly closed her eyes in anguish. Wasn't this exactly what she had hoped for?

However, the Straw Hat Pirates ' actions were not under her control, so she couldn't change anything.

"Actually, we think it's better this way too." The children's parents walked over, their eyes filled with tears, and said, "If the Straw Hat Crew could show up now, maybe things would be different..."

At least... King Neptune won't be killed!

Thinking this through, the parents' eyes gradually hardened.

After exchanging glances, the group of people went to the edge of the cliff.

"Hello!"

"Straw Hat Luffy!"

"If you intend to destroy this island someday... then please do it now!"

"Let's cause a ruckus here now!"

"That's right, can you hear that, Straw Hat Crew!" The other Fish-Man understood what this person wanted to do and immediately echoed him.

"If you are somewhere on this island, please come quickly!"

"Straw Hat!!!"

"It's so noisy."

Turning to glance at the shouting Fish-Man Race, Hody said, "They actually chose to ask humans for help..."

Is this what they call "a desperate person will try anything"?

"Although Shyarly's divinations have been remarkably accurate so far, unfortunately... this time it's wrong!!"

No matter how much they called out to that pirate, it was no use. After all... human pirates wouldn't fight for the Fish-Man Race!

Besides... even if they came, what could they do?

Could the Straw Hat Crew defeat his 100,000-strong force?

Thinking of this, a look of utter mockery appeared in Hody's eyes.

"What a futile cry," said Jeo Jeo, a member of the New Fish-Man Pirates. "How could the Straw Hat Pirates possibly be here at a time like this?"

There are 100,000 of them!

"Let them call whatever they want," Hody said, approaching Neptune. "These guys will be back in reality once Neptune is dead anyway."

With that, Hody grabbed Neptune's head and raised the incredibly sharp longsword in his hand.

Upon seeing this, the Fish-Man Race summoned by the pirates immediately felt as if they had been choked, their words stuck in their throats.

Hody was pleased with their reaction and said with a sneer, "Finally facing reality, huh...?"

Then, he turned to look at the Fish-Man Race high above and said, "Watch closely, you lot!"

"Now, I shall begin the execution of the previous King Neptune!"

"Keep a close eye on this guy, and see what happens when his head rolls to the ground!"

"From this day forward, this King who has no racial dignity will disappear, and a new Fish-Man King who can rule humanity will be born today!"

"Hahahaha!"

'Is this the end...?'

Neptune glanced at Hody, who was holding a weapon aloft, and slowly closed his eyes.

At this moment, he felt an intense hatred for his own weakness. If he were stronger, perhaps...

"Die, Neptune!" Hody yelled.

As soon as he finished speaking, he brought his weapon down, intending to decapitate Neptune with a single blow.

Upon seeing this, Shirahoshi's mind went blank for a moment.

'Father... Father!!!'

"Please protect my father!" Shirahoshi cried out. "Big brother, Luffy!"

"Buzz~"

"Boom!"

The moment Shirahoshi shouted, the earth began to tremble, as if something terrifying was moving underground.

This sudden change caused Hody to stop what he was doing.

"Um?"

"What's going on?" Hody's Crew looked around and asked, "Where did this tremor come from?"

Why is the earth shaking?

The next moment...

"Click!"

"Bump!"

"Varied...?!"

Seeing the longsword suddenly shatter, Hody's pupils shrank to their maximum size.

Did someone shatter his longsword when he couldn't see it?

Although he didn't know what was going on, Hody released his grip and quickly distanced himself from Neptune.

Just then, an enormous Wood Dragon suddenly emerged from the ground, lifting Neptune and his companions up into the air.

"Boom!!!"

'Damn it, what the hell is this?!'

Hody was completely stunned when he saw the Wood Dragon emerge.

But before he could make a move, he saw a person walk out of Megalo's Barry.

Upon seeing this, Hody's pupils contracted sharply, and he exclaimed, "Straw Hat Little..."

Before he could finish speaking, Luffy, who appeared in front of him instantly, kicked him in the stomach.

"Bump!!!"

Search~

"Boom!!!"

Like a cannonball, Hody flew towards the cliff behind him, shattering it to pieces!

And all of this happened in a very short period of time.

By the time the Fish-Man Race came to their senses, Hody had already flown away!

Looking at Luffy standing on the ground, the Fish-Man Race exclaimed in shock, "He really appeared!"

"Hey, did you guys see that? It was the Straw Hat who saved His Majesty the King!"

"That's not all! Look at the top of that Wood Dragon's head!" A Fish-Man pointed at Xi Yan had suddenly appeared above the Wood Dragon, and said, "It was he who crushed Hody's longsword!"

Seeing Xi Yan casually toss the fragments of the longsword on the ground, the Fish-Man Race were immediately filled with horror.

Crushing a longsword with bare hands?

Is this really something a human could do?!

"Was Her Highness just pleading with them for help?"

"Although I don't know what happened, it's great that the Straw Hat Crew showed up!"

"Profound!!"

The Fish-Man Race showed excited expressions, which meant they were saved!

"The Straw Hat Pirates really are here..." Madame Shyarly exclaimed in surprise as she looked at the scene below, "Could today be the day of the divination?"

Thinking about it carefully, the Sunglasses Man did appear in the divination image at the time.

Thinking of this, Shyarly's expression became somewhat agitated.

If that's the case... Hody and the others will be defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates!

"Big Brother, Luffy!"

Seeing Shirahoshi crying and calling their names, Xi Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry, we're here."

In fact, Hody had already arrived here when he was about to chop off Neptune's head.

Therefore... Hody's sword is absolutely impossible to strike!

"Wait, where did these guys come from?" Daruma exclaimed in surprise, "From Barry??"

"That Straw Hat really did come out of Megalo's mouth," Jeo said, frowning.

It seems these two Straw Hat Crew were hiding in Megalo's Barry all along, and Captain Hody's sword was probably broken by that Sunglasses Man.

But... how did this Sunglasses Man end up on the Execution platform?

Why didn't they see each other?

Could it be... that this person also possesses the ability to become invisible?

Thinking of this, Jeo narrowed his eyes.

"Although we don't know what's going on, since they've already shown up, let's prepare for battle," said Dos, a member of the New Fish-Man Pirates.

After saying this, he raised the heavy hammer in his hand, and his eyes gradually sharpened.

Once their Captain Hody returns... it will be the end for these guys!

"Call..."

Jinbe, lying on the ground, let out a long sigh of relief and then said, "Although things didn't go according to plan, there was really no other way just now."

After saying that, Jinbe looked up in Luffy's direction and shouted, "You guys, hurry up!"

"What's going on? Who is he talking to?" Ikaros asked, puzzled.

Could it be that besides these two men, the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates have also come?

As if he understood something, Jeo's expression immediately changed.

Before he could finish speaking, Nami appeared on the Wood Dragon.

"There's still one person left...?"

We were so careless!

"Don't worry, Jinbe," Nami said with a smile, standing next to Xi Yan. "We've already started our operation."

After saying that, Nami showed Jinbe the letter she had just stolen and said, "Is this alright, Jinbe?"

"This is the letter from that Celestial Dragons."

"No problem, well done!" Jinbe grinned, "You're such Cat Burglar!"

This person is such a reliable partner!

The Fish-Man responsible for keeping the letters looked horrified. He glanced down at his pockets and exclaimed, "Damn it, when did I steal the letters?!"

Why didn't he notice anything at all?

"Idiot, how did you keep the letter safe?" the Fish-Man in charge of the key said angrily.

If Hody investigates this matter... that idiot brother of his is going to be killed.

"I didn't want to either, but..."

Before he could finish speaking, he noticed that the chains binding the Royal Family had come loose.

"Huh?!"

"How can the chains...?"

"Oh no, the key is gone too!" the Fish-Man in charge of keeping the key exclaimed in disbelief.

"You idiot, how did you keep the key safe?"

"Damn it, you didn't manage to keep the letter either, you..."

Ignoring the two arguing Fish-Man, Nico Robin approached Shirahoshi and laughed, "Hurry up and take your family away, Shirahoshi ~"

"Robin!"

Looking at the smiling woman who helped her unlock the chains, Shirahoshi was so moved that tears streamed down her face.

"I don't know what happened, but thank you all," Sharks said.

After saying that, he rushed to Neptune's side and began to examine his body.

"Don't worry, Neptune is not in any immediate danger," Xi Yan said.

He just examined the other person's body, so he can confirm their condition.

"It's good that you're alright..."

Sharks breathed a sigh of relief, then lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, we were..."

"Let's talk about apologies after the battle," Xi Yan said, looking up at the sky. "You guys take Neptune and leave first."

"Leave..."

Sharks, following Xi Yan's gaze, immediately widened his eyes.

That whale is... Father's mount, Huo Ai!

"Hey, look! There's something in the sky!" The members of the New Fish-Man Pirates exclaimed in surprise, staring at the sky. "What is it this time?!"

"Is it a whale and a lion?"

"No... no, that's a pirate ship!"

"Try this move, pirates!"

Franky, standing in the weapons control room, decisively launched an attack on the Fish-Man below.

"Lion Roar Cannon!"

Search~

"Boom!!"

The incredibly powerful cannons blasted behind the plaza, shattering the mountainside!

The terrifying wind pressure it generated blew the Fish-Man Race away!

At that moment, the Thousand Sunny was safely placed on the ground by Merry.

"Now's the time!" Usopp shouted. "Go, whale!"

"Huo Ai ~"

Upon hearing Usopp's voice, Huo Ai immediately rushed towards Xi Yan, reaching the top of the Wood Dragon in just a few seconds.

Then, it looked at Neptune with tears in its eyes, its eyes filled with sorrow.

That once incredibly Great Knight... has grown old after all.

"Huo Ai ..."

"Now is not the time to be sad." Xi Yan picked up Neptune and placed him on Huo Ai, saying, "You four go first, we'll take care of things here."

The four injured guys would be a burden if they stayed, so let them leave first. This was something we had already discussed with Jinbe.

"How did you end up here?" Neptune turned to look at Xi Yan and said, "We were..."

"We'll talk about this later," Xi Yan interrupted Neptune, saying, "Sharks, take your father and brothers and leave."

Even if Neptune wants to apologize, he should wait until after their battle is over.

Sharks seemed to understand something, nodded to Xi Yan, then turned and left with his father and brothers, flying into the sky with Huo Ai.

"Why would they help us?" Neptune murmured.

They clearly did such terrible things before...

"It must have been planned by Jinbe and them," Sharks said. "As for the apology... just like this Young man with sunglasses said, let's talk about it later."

"Father, the most urgent thing is to get you treatment."

After saying that, Sharks, without waiting for the other party's agreement, directly ordered Huo Ai to leave.

He may not care about his own health, but his father needs to receive timely treatment!

"Damn it, they've taken the Royal Family away..." Dos said, his face grim.

The three Royal Family they finally managed to capture were taken away by the Straw Hat Pirates... What kind of situation is this?

"This matter is no longer important." Jeo frowned as he looked at the Thousand Sunny had appeared in the square, and said, "What we need to deal with now is the Straw Hat Pirates."

The Neptune Royal Family can be captured sooner or later, so there's no rush to chase after them.

The most urgent task is to eliminate these human pirates!

"That's true."

The other cadres nodded in agreement, and then turned their attention to the Thousand Sunny.

Wow, there are so many people!

Chopper, arriving at the ship's side, looked at the crowd in the square in surprise and said, "Are these our opponents this time?"

"These are all enemies?" Usopp exclaimed in surprise. "This is too exaggerated."

This densely packed crowd... there must be tens of thousands of people!

"That's about it," Sanji said with a chuckle, a cigarette dangling from his lips. "At least seventy or eighty thousand... no, it should be around one hundred thousand."

However, Sanji didn't care too much about such things, after all... for them, no matter how many weak people there were, it was useless!

"Yohohohoho~"

"This is a little tricky."

Although Brook said this, his expression showed no fear whatsoever.

"Is it just a bit tricky?" Pappagu asked in surprise.

How much stronger have the Straw Hat Crew gotten in the last two years?

"You Color Cook, if you're scared, you can just stay in your room and sleep," Zoro said with a smirk. "I'll take care of all the enemies."

"I really didn't dare say it, you bastard."

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Merry looked helpless and said, "Why can't you forget to quarrel even at a time like this?"

"After all, that's just how they are."

Usopp was also somewhat helpless, but he was used to it.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to fight this Green Algae Head right now," Sanji said, lighting a cigarette.

Zoro simply snorted in response and said nothing more.

Of course, they weren't like this because of that suddenly appearing Negative Ghost.

At least that's what these two people think.

Seeing that the two had calmed down, Perona gave a soft hum and then flew to the side of the ship, her eyes gradually becoming excited.

"So many enemies... I can play to my heart's content!"

"You're making my hands itch!" Franky grinned. "Let's go all out and have some fun!"

"Profound!!"

Then, everyone jumped off the pirate ship and stood with Xi Yan and his two companions.

"Hey, look! The Straw Hat Pirates are all here!"

"Not only are they all here, but there are two more people than listed on the Wanted Order..."

"Hey, Straw Hat Luffy!"

Watching Luffy gradually Luffy towards his crew, one of the Fish-Man shouted excitedly, "Do you really want to destroy Fish-Man Island?"

"Why are you trying to take over the Ryugu Kingdom?" another Fish-Man shouted. "Are you also after the lives of the Royal Family?"

"Were you the ones who kidnapped the mermaids?"

"Give us an answer! Are you friends or foes to Fish-Man Island?"

"Answer us now, Straw Hat!"

"Friend or foe?"

Back with his crew, Luffy calmly adjusted his hat upon hearing this, then turned to them and said, "This kind of thing... is up to you guys!!"

"It's up to us... to decide?"

The Fish-Man Race were completely stunned when they saw the dozen or so figures.