Although Queen Otohime's actions back then had long been scorned by the fish-men, just when she had truly gained their support, she died at the hands of human pirates. That became the fuse that deepened Fish-Man Island's hatred for humans.
Even though Ryugu Palace had continued working hard over the matter afterward, Fish-Man Island had always treated humans with prejudice.
Many people felt Queen Otohime's death was not worth it, especially since she had ultimately died at human hands.
Even so, the fish-men of Fish-Man Island had always remembered and been grateful for Queen Otohime's efforts. To give the island's people a brighter future, her tireless work had won much support.
Now that Hody Jones was mocking Queen Otohime at such a critical moment, even though he had brought tens of thousands of troops and taken control of the situation, he could no longer suppress the surrounding fish-men's fury. Quite a few fish-men had begun to reject Hody Jones.
"Heh heh!" At that moment, a mocking laugh rang out across the silent plaza.
"Hm?" Hody Jones looked toward Uchiha Hikaru, who had laughed, and asked coldly, "You're about to die, yet you can still laugh?"
"When something is funny, of course I laugh!" Hikaru flicked his golden cloak and elegantly raised a hand to smooth his hair. "For a dead person, you certainly haven't forgotten her. Even years after you killed her, you still obsessively bring up her name and spit out such laughable, stupid mockery. Such childish behavior... sorry, I really couldn't hold it in."
The entire plaza erupted into commotion. Hikaru's words had stunned everyone.
They had just heard something utterly shocking. Queen Otohime's death back then had actually been Hody Jones's doing?
"What did you say?" King Neptune's expression was filled with shock and fury, his voice