He gently swirled the wineglass with his fingertips, watching tiny ripples spread through the wine.
Outside, seeing that Lorne showed no reaction, Hody Jones let out a piercing, wild laugh, the flesh on his face trembling violently.
"What's wrong, Marine Rear Admiral? Too scared to even speak?"
Hody Jones slammed his trident into the ground, sending rubble flying.
"Boss Hody, this human must be scared stupid by our numbers!"
Zeo, who had octopus tentacles, jeered from the side, his eyes full of contempt.
"Hahaha! So what if he's the monster who defeated Doflamingo? Down in the deep sea, he's still a spineless weakling!"
Daruma waved his shovel and joined in the laughter.
The thousands of fish-man thugs outside the palace joined the uproar, their shouting almost lifting the dome off Ryugu Palace.
"Overthrow Neptune!"
"Kill all the humans!"
"Hack that Lorne guy to pieces!"
"Fish-Man Island belongs to fish-men! Humans, get out!"
The thugs' roars merged into a terrifying wave of sound that reverberated through the towering palace complex, bursting the bubbles on the windows.
Inside Ryugu Palace's main hall, King Neptune trembled even harder, cold sweat dripping down his beard onto the floor.
"Hody Jones!"
"You fool! Take your people and get back to the Fish-Man District!"
Neptune fought back his fear and roared.
"You have no idea who you're facing! You'll get all of Fish-Man Island killed!"
The eldest prince, Fukaboshi, also stepped forward and drew the sword at his waist, trying to maintain order.
"Shut up, Neptune!"
"You coward, only fit to wag your tail and beg humans for mercy! Today is the day you die!"
His eyes bloodshot, Hody Jones brutally cut Neptune off.
"And that brat named Lorne! Don't think you're anything special just because you made a little noise in the first half!"
Hody