"Waaah!"
The surging current washed over Shirahoshi's crimson-and-pink scales, and her hair instantly streamed out around her.
Her eyes widened underwater. After spending so long aboard a ship, diving beneath the surface again felt wonderfully fresh.
Unlike the wave-tossed surface, the currents below were chaotic, like countless interlocking gears turning in different directions.
Even Shirahoshi's enormous body was swept around twice after she entered the water.
But she quickly steadied herself, swishing her tail fin back and forth.
The fleet in trouble seemed to be somewhere nearby... Should she go look for it herself?
After a moment's thought, Shirahoshi decided to summon a few Sea Kings instead.
She had become more and more adept at using this power. Before long, a large Sea King with the body of a Cow-Skin Tuna and another with the body of a Cat-Faced Eel swam over.
Sea Kings were quite intelligent. After a few pointed looks and some animated gesturing from Shirahoshi, they understood what they needed to do.
The Cat-Faced Eel flicked its body and darted through the current, while the Cow-Skin Tuna paddled away with its fin-like flippers.
Shirahoshi followed behind them. The current whipped her hair loose, and her flowing, rainbow-gradient locks drifted through the water like a rainbow fish.
Ochoku's fleet wasn't hard to find. The Ark was already near Momoiro Island, where Ochoku and Momonga were fighting the Marines.
But when Shirahoshi arrived, she saw a submarine beneath the surface attacking Ochoku's ship.
"Captain, the hold's leaking again!"
"We'll have to get inside the bottle!"
"Steady!"
The tsunami's aftershocks nearly capsized Ochoku's ship. He was calling to his men as they hurriedly shifted the ballast to counter the waves.
Momonga and the Nine-Tailed Fox also ran about at the old pirate's orders.
The warship had already been completely swallowed