The Shichibukai Who Saw Proficiency Became a Legend

"Not yet! King Neptune and all three princes—Fukaboshi, Ryuboshi, and Manboshi—have appeared! But that man still hasn't shown himself!"

"Is that so?"

Hyouzou fell silent for a moment. He surveyed the fighting, gritted his teeth, and said, "Keep attacking!"

"Father! Have Hody and his men gone mad?"

Fukaboshi swung his trident, sending a pirate flying, then retreated to Neptune's side with a grave expression.

Facing a force several times their size, he was finding it harder and harder to keep up.

Beside him, Ryuboshi and Manboshi were growing breathless too. The enemies before them seemed endless.

"Damn it! How many of them are there?"

Manboshi watched the surrounding crowd warily. His hand was slick with sweat around his halberd.

"At least twenty thousand. This isn't good."

Ryuboshi leaned on his halberd and spoke weakly.

"What do we do now?"

Manboshi looked at his father and two older brothers as he asked.

"Father! Where's Dongze?"

Fukaboshi knocked back the pirates charging him, retreated to Neptune's side, and asked in a low voice.

"Water Shot!"

Seizing an opening, Neptune unleashed a powerful attack that swept away a swath of pirates before him.

He understood Dongze's earlier words more deeply now. This was only a crisis on Fish-Man Island, yet they could not handle it. The dangers at sea would be far worse.

"Fukaboshi!"

"Don't always pin your hopes on someone else! We're the royal family of Fish-Man Island. Protecting it is our duty!"

Neptune tightened his grip on his trident, determination filling his eyes. At this critical moment, he showed the resolve of Fish-Man Island's king.

"This is our Fish-Man Island!"

As pirates surged toward them from every side, the four charged out once more.

There was one thing Neptune left unsaid. From the time he had spent with Dongze, he