Fish-Man Island, within the Ryugu Palace.
"What? You're saying King Neptune isn't in the palace?"
Looking at the anxious-looking Shyarly, Fukaboshi asked curiously, " Madame Shyarly, what's wrong? Has something happened that made you so anxious to find my father?"
Instead of immediately answering Fukaboshi's question, Shyarly continued, "Do you know when King Neptune went out? Were there other people with him?"
"Uh... Father went out with Lord Xia Chen!"
"What?! She went out with Xia Chen?!" Shyarly exclaimed in surprise, then unconsciously repeated:
"It's over, it's over!"
Seeing Shyarly's panicked appearance, Fukaboshi immediately realized that something must have happened, and it was something serious, so he also asked urgently:
" Madame Shyarly, what has happened? Is my father in danger?"
Shyarly paused for a moment, calming herself before saying, "I just divined..."
" The Straw Hat Pirates will destroy this island!"
"!!!"
"How is this possible?" Fukaboshi's face was filled with disbelief.
"Our Fish-Man Island shouldn't have provoked them, right? Why would they destroy this island?"
"I don't know!" Shyarly shook her head.
"But that's how the divination results showed!"
Upon hearing this, Fukaboshi fell silent. Having lived on the island all his life, he knew, of course, that Shyarly's divinations were famously accurate.
All the major events predicted have come true! Thinking about this, Fukaboshi's mood grew heavier and heavier.
If the Straw Hat Pirates really wanted to destroy this island, then they would be powerless to resist.
After a moment of silence, Fukaboshi regained his composure. Now that his father was not present, as the eldest prince of the kingdom, he absolutely could not panic!
Fukaboshi looked at Shyarly and said, "I have Den Den Mushi) that connects me to my father. I'll try to contact him!"
After saying that, Fukaboshi took out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket and dialed the number. But the result made their hearts sink to the bottom.
Can't get through!
After a long while, the Den Den Mushi automatically hung up because it hadn't been connected for a long time. Fukaboshi's expression turned serious, then he revealed a determined look.
If what Shyarly predicted is true, even if they are no match for each other, they cannot allow Fish-Man Island to be destroyed; he must stop them!
Just then, a commotion erupted outside, followed by a soldier running in, shouting:
"Your Highness, something terrible has happened!"
"A huge group of Fish-Man from Fish-Man District are attacking Ryugu Palace!"
"What? Fish-Man?" Fukaboshi was stunned. When he first heard the first sentence, he thought the Straw Hat Pirates had started their operation, but he didn't expect that it was Fish-Man attacking them.
But now was not the time for Fukaboshi to consider these things. He hurriedly asked, "Did they say why they wanted to attack the royal palace?"
Upon hearing this, the soldier pondered for a moment before saying uncertainly, "I heard them say they're members of the New Fish-Man Pirates, and that they're going to usher in a new era for Fish-Man Island!"
"Hmm..." Fukaboshi was silent for a moment before saying, "I'll go out and take a look!"
"Brubrubru! Brubrubru!"
Just then, the Den Den Mushi rang, and Fukaboshi's face immediately lit up with joy. He exclaimed in delight, "Is that Father?"
He hurriedly pulled the Den Den Mushi out of his pocket, but to his surprise, the Den Den Mushi didn't make a sound.
"Up there! It's Visual Den Den Mushi!!" Shyarly shouted, pointing to a Den Den Mushi on the palace wall.
Fukaboshi subconsciously looked up, and at the same time, the Visual Den Den Mushi was connected.
The first thing that caught his eye was a figure that Fukaboshi recognized very well, and he instinctively shouted out.
"Father!!"
Indeed, the figure appearing on the Visual Den Den Mushi was Neptune, bound in chains and covered in countless bloody welts, looking utterly wretched.
Shyarly, standing to the side, also looked grave. She exclaimed in shock, "What's wrong with King Neptune?"
The next second, the perspective in the Visual Den Den Mushi shifted, and a familiar figure appeared before Fukaboshi. His pupils constricted involuntarily.
" Hody!!!"
The next second, Hody in the Visual Den Den Mushi spoke, and what he said made Fukaboshi's heart sink to the bottom.
"Residents of Fish-Man Island, I am Hody Jones, captain of the New Fish-Man Pirates!"
"You all know the man behind me, King Neptune of our Ryugu Kingdom!"
"To be honest, I have absolutely no goodwill towards the vast majority of you residents—yes, those who want to live in peace with humans!"
"You are a disgrace to the Fish-Man Race! We Fish-Man are the strongest race in the world, yet you dream of peacefully coexisting with inferior races like humans. You are a disgrace to our Fish-Man Race!"
"In!!"
At this point, Hody roared, then turned and pointed at Neptune, saying, "That's the king who's in charge! It's him, the one who advocates peaceful coexistence with humans, even though his own queen died at their hands! A cowardly wretch!"
" Hody! What do you want?!" Neptune roared.
"Hmm? Hahahaha..."
"What do I want to do? That's an interesting question! Can't you figure out what I'm up to even now?"
"Everything I'm doing now can be seen throughout Fish-Man Island. I'm going to kill you, my king, in front of all the inhabitants of Fish-Man Island! And usher in a new era for our Fish-Man Race!"
"Hahaha..."
Hody raised his hands high, laughing wildly. He laughed for a while before stopping, and then said again:
"Next, I will formally execute Neptune at Gyoncorde Plaza. The Ryugu Kingdom will officially become history after today! I... will become the new king of Fish-Man Island!"
"All citizens, witness this! Hahaha..."
The video ended there, but its impact was enormous, because, as Hody said, all the residents of Fish-Man Island saw the video, plunging the entire island into a state of panic.
Fukaboshi, residing in the Ryugu Palace, clenched his fists and growled, " Hody! You bastard!"
Then he turned to Shyarly and asked, "Didn't you say the Straw Hat Pirates would destroy this island? How come my father has been captured by Hody?"
"I don't know either!" Shyarly was also completely bewildered, not knowing what had happened.
Fukaboshi shook his head, deciding to put aside what Shyarly had said for now. His immediate priority was to rescue his father; everything else had to wait.
Moreover... before anything happened, the Straw Hat Pirates were not their enemies!