Signature Move

The fighting in Fish-Man Street quickly subsided. After being met with a thunderous attack from the Buggy Pirates, the Fish-Man under the New Fish-Man Pirates suffered heavy casualties. Intimidated by the human pirates, they chose to surrender and cease resistance, and were subsequently captured one by one by the arriving Neptune Army.

The Flying Pirates' captain, Vander Decken IX, was captured alive by Jody Lane, the captain of Buggy Grand Fleet.

Hyouzou, a senior officer of the New Fish-Man Pirates, was killed by Cabaji.

Ikaros, an officer of the New Fish-Man Pirates, was captured alive by Moses August, the captain of the third ship.

Dosun, an officer of the New Fish-Man Pirates, and Hardman, a combatant, were captured alive by six combat captains.

These cadres were all handed over to the Neptune Army for disposal.

However, with the power provided by the Energy Steroids, Daruma, Zeo, and... Hody Jones managed to break through the encirclement and escape from Fish-Man Street!

With this, the New Fish-Man Pirates were defeated and rendered completely defunct!

After receiving the situation report from the Neptune Army, Buggy lowered his head and pondered for a moment. Vander Decken IX had been captured, but Hody Jones, that troublemaker, had escaped. However, he was now all alone and wanted by the Neptune Army. In the future, he would probably have to live a life of hiding and would hardly be able to cause any trouble.

Although Hody Jones has some cunning and scheming, he is not considered a true opponent by Buggy, which is why he has not personally taken action. Once Bucky sets his sights on enemies at the level of the Four Emperors, it is inevitable that he will no longer take a character like Hody Jones seriously.

Although Buggy was somewhat disappointed, he was generally satisfied with the results of the battle. Looking at the surrendered Fish-Man Street pirates, he asked Neptune beside him:

"Neptune, then let me offer a suggestion, one that's not really worth mentioning?"

"Please speak, Buggy."

"I'll be frank: you don't need to blockade Fish-Man Street. Just use all these captured non-cadre Fish-Man as laborers, and send a portion of the Neptune Army to act as overseers. Destroy and rebuild Fish-Man Street..."

Don't all the Fish-Man on the island yearn for the amusement Paradise on Sabaody Archipelago?

Since that's the case, let's design and construct it according to the structure of Sabaody Paradise. In this way, these Fish-Man and pirates won't be locked up in prison, wasting food and space, and they won't be idle. It can also be considered as giving them a chance to make amends. I think... after seeing the magnificent building they completed with their own hands, the sense of accomplishment and belonging they feel will be able to wash away the darkness buried in their hearts.

Your people will be overjoyed when they see the amusement Paradise, and you can even develop tourism on Fish-Man Island to strengthen communication between Fish-Man and humans—this must have been your late wife's wish...

What do you think?

Neptune was initially filled with mixed feelings of joy and sorrow over the destruction of Fish-Man Street, but as he listened to Buggy's constructive suggestions, his mouth slowly opened wide, his face growing increasingly shocked, and by the end, his astonishment was beyond measure.

Buggy's suggestion was more than perfect; it was a revelation. It instantly resolved a problem that had plagued the Neptune Army for years. Fish-Man Street had always been considered a dreg and was unwilling to be touched, but now there was an opportunity to completely overturn the dark Fish-Man Street and transform it into a joyful Paradise.

Buggy's blueprint faces virtually no obstacles. If it were implemented according to his ideas, many aspects of Fish-Man Island's current situation could be completely changed in three, five, or ten years!

"Buggy Bucky, it turns out I misunderstood you..."

Neptune had never spoken with such emotion, and exclaimed, "Destruction also means rebirth. I never understood the meaning of this war, and even deeply worried about its serious consequences... But now I realize I was wrong. Even if this Fish-Man Street is destroyed, another Fish-Man Street will be born. Rather than blocking, it's better to guide. If we can establish happiness in this dark place, then the power to cleanse inner wounds will surely be many times greater than before. Bringing happiness and eliminating grudges is the only way to solve the problem at its root!"

"I see..." The Left Minister and Right Ministers nodded in Satori, then exclaimed in amazement, "That's brilliant! To come up with such a method... Lord Buggy is truly no ordinary pirate!"

Ryuboshi and Fukaboshi clapped their hands, their voices practically singing with excitement, "Mother~~ if you knew about this~~ you'd be overjoyed~~"

Buggy said noncommittally, "The key challenge is how to put my vision into practice and do it well, rather than indulging in the joy of something not yet finished. It's better to build up the long process step by step... This island still has a long way to go."

Hearing Buggy's words, Neptune nodded in complete agreement. "You're absolutely right, sir. The task ahead is arduous and the road is long..."

In the deep sea near Fish-Man Island, several pairs of sinister eyes stared at the pirate ship that had been coated and was setting sail. Its flag was a skull with lipstick on it.

"Captain Hody Jones, shall we take action against this pirate ship?" Daruma, who had escaped by burrowing underground, looked at Hody Jones beside him, awaiting his decision.

Zeo also escaped using stealth, asked, "Why are we focusing on this pirate ship instead of dealing with those bastard pirates?"

"That bastard's pirate crew has a lot of men... they're not easy to deal with, and now they're holed up in Fish-Man Island. Who knows when they'll leave... I don't want to just sit here and wait!!"

Hody Jones spoke these words in a low growl, his eyes practically bloodshot. He had thought that after Jinbe left, he would finally have a chance to realize his ambitions, but now the Fish-Man Street he had painstakingly built had been completely destroyed by the Buggy Pirates. His subordinates were either dead, wounded, or surrendered. The anger and hatred in his heart were almost bursting.

"That must be one of the Four Emperors' subordinates. I've heard they have a huge influence in the New World..."

Hody Jones pulled out a few Energy Steroids and swallowed them, his gaunt face regaining its vitality as he revealed a chilling grin. "No one in the sea is a match for us Fish-Man. If we sink them here, they'll probably send some powerful guys to come and take us down... We're 'ordered' to wipe out the enemy forces, and it was all that Buggy Pirates' decision... If we die, we'll blame him. Let's just kill each other like this!"

"Die! Die!"

Hody Jones, laughing maniacally, swam rapidly toward Baron Tamago and Pekoms' ship, intending to destroy it and its crew, with Zeo and Daruma in hot pursuit.

"What's coming from over there?!" On the deck, Pekoms took off his sunglasses, revealing his beady eyes as he looked at Hody Jones charging towards him with some surprise. Even from a hundred meters away, he could clearly feel the intense killing intent emanating from the other man... He was up to no good!

"Give me the bubble uniform!"

Baron Tamago quickly donned a bubble coating and plunged into the sea to meet Hody Jones and his group of three. "Seriously... are these Fish-Man trying to attack us?"