At dawn, the first rays of sunlight shone on Cocoyasi Village.
Bellemere opened the window, then turned around and roared, " Nami! Are you sleeping in again?"
"Let me go to bed a little earlier..."
However, Bellemere did not indulge her and directly lifted her out of bed.
Nojiko was already busy preparing breakfast in the kitchen.
Bellemere, meanwhile, took the shears and prepared to go to the orchard to prune the orange trees.
However, soon after, a series of loud crashing sounds, along with panicked screams and cries, rang out from the seaside of the village.
The camera then pans to the dock.
Arlong, along with Hachi, Qiu, and the others, landed at the dock.
Genzo was punched so hard he was shoved into the wall and fell unconscious.
However, the Fish-Man who made the move didn't realize that the moment he hit Genzo, an invisible force Genzo blocked the impact, dissipating most of the force.
Arlong Long strode into the street and then uprooted one of the houses.
Boom! The house crashed headfirst onto its original foundation.
The villagers inside were enveloped by an invisible force field and were not attacked, but they were temporarily unconscious on the spot.
The tyrannical Arlong wantonly destroyed houses in Cocoyasi Village, beating up villagers who tried to resist, while the lowly Fish-Man loudly proclaimed the rules of the Fish-Man Pirates.
Until Bellemere appeared not far away, holding a rifle.
"Stop!"
"Hahaha, human woman, what are you trying to do?" Arlong mocked, opening his blood-red maw.
Get out of here right now! Otherwise I...
Snap! Bellemere's pupils constricted sharply as a large portion of the barrel of the rifle in his hand had been bitten off.
"What else?" Arlong stared intently into Bellemere's eyes, seemingly enjoying the other's fear and shock.
The next moment, Arlong grabbed Bellemere by the neck and lifted her up. "Human woman, use your blood to warn those humans who dare to rebel! You inferior creatures have no idea how powerful the noble Fish-Man truly are! Die!"
"No!" Nami and Nojiko screamed in terror.
Pfft!
Blood was sprayed on the street.
Everyone stared wide-eyed.
How is that possible?
"Brother Arlong!"
"Damn humans!"
At this moment, as if waking from a dream, Arlong looked at Bellemere lying in front of him, and at the gray arm gushing blood. He trembled all over, and his face became extremely distorted.
The one who made the move was none other than Kuro, who had his back to Arlong.
Suddenly, a light footstep sound came from the direction of the dock.
A Fish-Man lackey turned his head to look towards the dock. Suddenly, his eyes widened, and he involuntarily opened his mouth, but no sound came out, as if an invisible force had gripped his throat.
Soon, more and more Fish-Man noticed the situation.
But these Fish-Man were terrified; fear instantly enveloped them, and their brains' self-protective mechanisms made it difficult for them to speak.
Until Arlong pulled out his serrated knife and slashed down hard.
Clang! The serrated knife was easily caught by a hand, Kuro calmly looked at Arlong.
Only then did Arlong get a clear look at the person in front of him.
In that instant, Arlong froze, cold sweat poured down his forehead, and his pupils dilated to the extreme.
" Noah the Liberator!" a Fish-Man finally realized what was happening and shouted in terror.
"What?"
"We're doomed!"
"Run!"
The Fish-Man, no longer caring about Arlong, quickly scattered in all directions.
However, the next moment, a figure flashed through the Fish-Man.
Those Fish-Man tried to escape froze on the spot, then collapsed unconscious.
Arlong asked in a trembling voice, "Why? Why are you here!"
" Fisher Tiger is a good person, but that's all. Humans have good and bad, and so do Fish-Man. To categorize good and evil based on race is the most foolish idea."
Noah didn't even bother to look at Arlong.
Upon hearing Noah's words, Arlong suddenly roared, "Damn human, you're not allowed to slander Brother Fisher Tiger!"
Pfft!
Arlong's head rolled a few times on the ground, his dead fish eyes filled with astonishment and resentment.
"Brother Arlong..."
Pfft... Pfft...
Those Fish-Man Pirates members also lost their heads.
Kuro wiped the blood from her fingernails.
Noah didn't say anything, because he didn't intend to waste words with Arlong and the others. For such morbid and stubborn racists, the most straightforward way to deal with them was to stab them to death.
Regaining her senses, Bellemere quickly retreated to stand in front of Nami and Nojiko, shielding them behind her, while panting as she looked at the man before her.
"Let me introduce myself. I'm Dawn Noah, you can also call me Carl." Noah looked at Bellemere.
"While we are very grateful for your life-saving grace, Cocoyasi Village cannot accept such a favor from someone as important as you."
Noah shrugged and laughed, "Naive idea. You think you'll be safe just because I left? Anyone who has contact with the Liberators will be wiped out by the World Government. You have no other choice."
"What..."
"That can't be right!"
"Waaah, I don't want to die!"
"What to do?"
"Lord Noah, please take me away from here!"
Clearly, there are some sensible people among the villagers. They really have nowhere else to go. If the World Government finds out that Noah and his group have appeared here many times, then Cocoyasi Village, and even the entire Conomi Islands, will be wiped out.
Noah handed a file folder to Bellemere, then turned and walked toward the dock.
"Whether you want to leave or not is your own decision, but it's best to make it before sunset today, because I'll be leaving tonight."
Soon, some quick-thinking villagers had already run back home, intending to persuade their relatives and pack their belongings.
Bellemere's face was also full of conflict, but after she opened the file bag, her expression became even more unpleasant, because it contained the cause and effect of the pirate incident in the Oykot Kingdom back then, as well as evidence of the collusion between Arlong and Captain Nezumi.
"Damn it! Those damned bastards!" Bellemere gritted her teeth, staring at the photo on the document.
Whether it was the pirate incident in the Oykot Kingdom or this attack by the Fish-Man Pirates, the figures behind it were local naval officers, slave traders, and kingdom nobles.
She felt both incredibly angry and deeply powerless.
In fact, she had long discovered some problems within the Navy. Her decision to retire back then was partly due to raising Nami and Nojiko, and partly due to her disappointment with the Navy.
Her earlier request for Noah to leave Cocoyasi Village was nothing more than self-deception.
Closing the file, she looked at the bewildered Nami and the worried Nojiko, then made up her mind. " Nami, Nojiko, we might have to move to a new home."
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"It seems that woman isn't entirely naive." Lilith saw Bellemere's decision through her Observation Haki.
Kuro took a sip of red wine. "Sometimes the truth hurts more than a lie."
Noah, reclining on a beach chair, flipped through the newspaper. "Having dealt with the Conomi Islands issue, the next step is to take over the Oykot Kingdom."
A cold smile crept across Kuro's lips, "I was just thinking of going back to my hometown for a visit; I'll take care of those nobles!"
"As you like."
The next day, all the residents of Conomi Islands had vanished without a trace.
Captain Nezumi and his Marine Base were razed to the ground.