In the depths of Merfolk Street of Fishmen Island, Hody Jones, and Vander Decken's subordinates gathered in a large room.
"Does that foolish Neptune want to rush the announcing that Fishmen Island will be under this new Human?" one of them grumbled.
"Hmph! If they're so eager to meet their doom, I'll gladly oblige. We'll capture Fishmen Island and Ryugu Palace in three days!" Hody Jones declared.
"Shirahoshi, do you want to befriend that human so badly? Am I not better than that clown? I'll make you realize the cost of rejecting me! Kill Buggy and seize Shirahoshi!" Vander Decken fumed, holding a wedding photo of Shirahoshi and Buggy.
Hody Jones and the others looked disgusted by Vander Decken's actions, feeling that he lacked any sense of decency. They believed that even though that human might not be perfect, they were still stronger than him.
In his heart, Hody Jones sneered at Vander Decken's irrational behaviour and turned to the young fishmen beside him, saying, "Daruma, tonight you'll steal all the Energy Steroids from Tamatebako! With that power, we'll easily defeat the guards of Ryugu Palace City and Jinbei in three days. The name of our new Fishmen Pirates will resound throughout the world! I want all humans to bow before us!"
Upon hearing this, the hundreds of Fishmen cadres in the room enthusiastically cheered for Captain Hody.
Meanwhile, at Ryugu Palace, Enel perched atop the highest point, contemplating the situation. Upon hearing the information from Fishmen Street, he scoffed, realizing that the plan was too naive.
"All humans? They're like idiots who never left Fishmen Island!" he sneered.
Enel then disappeared and reappeared in the halls of Ryugu Palace City. Upon witnessing his abilities, the officials were stunned, recognizing him as a Logia user with the Thunder Fruit. This discovery brought them some reassurance in Buggy's capabilities.
Neptune, however, paid little attention to Enel, seeing him as a minor concern compared to the overall situation. He felt more confident in Buggy's team's potential, especially with Enel's monitoring abilities and the assistance of Gabban and Sunbell.
Neptune expressed concern over the dangerous effects of the energy steroids they planned to steal, but Buggy reassured him, saying that it was necessary to expose Hody Jones' true nature and end internal conflicts on Fishmen Island.
With three days passing quickly, the final official announcement day arrived. Shirahoshi and Buggy floated above Fishmen Island in a large Royal cart, accompanied by guards from Ryugu Palace City. The time for pretence was over, and the fateful confrontation was about to unfold.
At the same time, more and more merfolk followed their team to Geelong Cod Square. It had been announced earlier that to show the closeness between Buggy Pirates and Fishmen Island, they decided to hold the Grand ceremony in Geelong Cod Square. This became a hot topic of discussion among the people on Fishmen Island.
I must say that even though this method had been misused a lot of times on Earth in the previous life, it proved to be most effective in this era where bloodlines, rank, identity, and status played a significant role.
Just as Buggy's fish cart swam to Gyoncorde Plaza, a large number of armed fishmen poured in from all directions onto the entrance street near the square.
"Hahahaha! Neptune, I never expected you to use the mermaid princess as a political tool to be under the buggy pirate group! Today, I will get rid of you, the royal family, who sold the island for glory, and free the Fishmen's island!" came the insane laughter of Hody Jones from behind the crowd.
As Hody Jones made this declaration, the entire Gyoncorde Plaza, erupted into an uproar. Hody Jones was sitting atop a huge lion Sea King; his black hair had turned white, holding a red trident, his eyes were extremely scarlet, and his whole body exuded a fierce aura that terrified Sea Kings and Merfolks alike.
This aura of dominance was particularly stifling for Sea Kings and Merfolks, making them feel terrified. The surrounding Merfolks let out horrified exclamations, especially those around Hody Jones and the other cadres, who also exuded ferocious auras that commanded respect even from Sea Kings.
However, before the Fish Men Island people could fully process the situation, there was another burst of angry laughter not far away:
" Buwhahahaha, Shirahoshi, you dare to come out of your tower! Why do you reject me so much? Do you know how much pain I've endured? Tell me, why won't you marry me?!"
Vander Decken sat on a 100-meter-long, sharp coral reef and flew over, accompanied by the huge Merfolk and the cadres of the Flying Pirates.
When Shirahoshi, who was originally nervous and frightened, felt a hand pressed against her cheek, she suddenly summoned courage, hugged her head, and screamed, "I'm sorry, Mr Vander Decken, but you're not my type!"
Her rejection was quite direct and clear.
Click!
The Merfolks who heard Shirahoshi's voice seemed to hear a painful sound in Vander Decken's heart, "You're not the type, I like!"
All the Merfolks and mermaids from Fish Men Island were dumbfounded, thinking that Princess Shirahoshi's timing for such a response was quite perfect.
As Buggy laughed out loud, experiencing this famous scene, he couldn't help but join in the laughter, which was contagious. Gabban and the others around also laughed, and the mirth spread through the crowd of Merfolks who were secretly watching from above the square.
However, Vander Decken, already heartbroken, turned red and raised his head to the sky, roaring, "Since I can't have her, no one else will either! Shirahoshi! Feel the pain! From now on, I'm going to make you all feel the pain! Destroy it! Noah!"
He swung his hands forward dramatically, but to everyone's surprise, nothing happened.
Seeing this, those nearby couldn't hold back their laughter again.
But those with a keen sense of Observation Haki had changed expressions.
"Lord Buggy! Up there!" Enel exclaimed.
Gabban and Bullet also looked up simultaneously, their expressions changing. Even Neptune and Shirahoshi raised their heads subconsciously and turned pale with fright.
"Ah!"
"Not good! What is that!?"
"It's Noah! Vander Decken, you bastard, are you trying to destroy Fish Men Island!?"
Even Neptune couldn't help but hold his head and yell in despair. A massive black shadow was slowly approaching Fish Men Island.
The laughter gradually subsided, and many Merfolks raised their heads to witness the terrifying sight.
Swish.
The faces of everyone turned pale, and a moment later, Geelong Cod Square fell into a strange, tense silence.
" Hahahahaha!"
Vander Decken was extremely excited at this moment, opening his arms and shouting, "Laugh if you have all lives after this continue to laugh at me! Neptune, if you don't marry Shirahoshi to me today, I'll let Noah crash onto Fish Men Island! Hahaha, no, I've changed my mind now! You not only have to marry Shirahoshi to me but also kill that Human too! Otherwise, Fish Men Island will be destroyed! Neptune, you wouldn't want Fish Men Island to be destroyed by your own hands, would you?"
As Vander Decken's words echoed through the square, an uproar broke out among the Merfolks.
"How can you be so despicable and shameless as to marry Princess Shirahoshi forcibly?"
"It's over! Fish Men's Island is going to be destroyed!"
"What should we do now? Should King Neptune agree to his request?"
"Is it worth trading a human and Princess Shirahoshi for the survival of Fish Men Island?"
"Are you all out of your minds? Mr Buggy is our benefactor of Fish Men Island! He is also a friend of the Whitebeard Pirates; how can we even consider this?"
"Can we just stand here and watch Fish Men Island be destroyed like this?"
The Merfolks began to discuss their options, feeling frightened and anxious.
Amid this short period, Hody Jones and his 100,000 Merfolk subordinates had already rushed into Geelong Cod Square, surrounding Neptune and the others.
"Hahaha! Vander Decken, you're doing a great job!" Hody Jones laughed triumphantly. "These idiots believed we wanted to destroy Fish Men Island! This was just a delaying tactic! Don't worry, Decken. With our hundred thousand Fishmen brothers, getting Shirahoshi into your hands will be a piece of cake!"
The surrounding Merfolks in the square felt relieved when they heard what Hody Jones said.
However, at this moment, Hody Jones did not know the pain of a man who was rejected by his crush in front of ten thousand Fishmen or the entire fishmen society.
Although it's just his unrequited love, this kind of pain is unimaginable to Hody Jones.
At this time, Vander Decken was already on edge; his eyes were red, and he laughed strangely as he roared, "No! If Neptune doesn't marry Shirahoshi to me if Shirahoshi doesn't promise me, if Neptune doesn't kill that human! I'm going to destroy Fishmen Island! I'm going to make you all feel the pain. Ugh!"
Swish!
Poof!
Before Vander Decken finished speaking, a mouthful of blood spewed out of his mouth in the next second. He subconsciously looked down and saw a scarlet trident appear on his chest, dripping with drops of blood.
"Hoddy!"
Vander Decken looked at Hody Jones in disbelief; he didn't expect this good brother to betray him at this point.
Seeing Vander Decken's expression, Hody Jones grinned, showing his fangs, and said coldly, "Decken, you want to disobey my orders! Don't you know that my word is absolute? You're just a piece of trash; if it weren't for your devil fruit ability, do you think you deserve to be on an equal footing with me? Since you want to die! Then I'll send you to the afterlife!"
Puff puff!
While speaking, Hody Jones directly pulled out the trident and quickly stabbed Van der Dyken's body several times, stabbing out more than a dozen holes in his body.
"Captain!"
Seeing this scene, the giant tiger blowfish fish man Wadatsumi, who was slowly following behind, let out a mournful howl.
But in the next moment, Wadatsumi met Hody Jones's fierce eyes, which made even Sea Kings feel horrified.
"Shut up! Howl again; I'll kill you too!"
Wadatsumi, who was not very brave, was suddenly frightened; his 80-meter body was trembling non-stop.
Not only Wadatsumi but even the hundreds of thousands of Merfolks watching around were silent! It has to be said that at this time, Hody Jones' fierce power is really like the master of Fish Men Island.
"Hahahaha!"
Hody Jones in the sky laughed loudly, pointed the red trident in Buggy's direction, and shouted:
"Humans, Neptune, it's time to execute you! Fishmen Island will belong to me from now on! Hahaha!"
All the Merfolks turned pale when they heard his words! And Vander Decken also fell with the huge coral tree under him.
But at the same time as it fell, Vander Decken suddenly opened his eyes, stared at the sky, and roared mournfully, "Hoddy Jones, how dare you do this to me? That being the case, you want to king on Fish Men Island! right? Let's see how you resist this move!"
"Noah! Smash me! Buwhahaha I, Hody Jones, I want all of you to be buried with me!"
As Vander Decken's last mournful roar echoed above Geelong Cod Square, Noah's Ark, which was originally far away from Fish Men Island, slowly started to smash down towards Fish Men Island.
Hody Jones, who was originally complacent, looked extremely ugly at this time. He never thought that the situation would become this dire.
"This time, it's really fun!"
"Buggy-sama!" Seeing this scene, Shirahoshi immediately held onto Buggy nervously.
Buggy waved his hand calmly.
"No hurry; let Noah swim for a while!"