As time passed, more and more pirates gathered in the square.
Among them, some came for the treasures in the Ryugu Castle, some came for the famously beautiful mermaid princesses, and some came for both.
As for the Fishmen, forget it. What use are those guys besides being able to work as laborers?
"Hahaha, I didn't expect so many people to show up. What a grand scene!"
"We can break into Ryugu Castle this time. The treasures and women will all be ours, haha!"
Bang!
Just as the pirate finished speaking, he was shot in the head, and as the sudden gunshot echoed, many people in the square looked over with curiosity.
The person who fired the gun just blew the smoke from the muzzle and calmly said, "Remember, don't be too arrogant without strength. How dare some guy who popped out of nowhere try to compete with us? You should take a look at your reflection on the puddle after peeing."
The surrounding pirates of the one who was shot dead didn't say a word, as the shooter behind them was the head of a medium-sized pirate group of hundreds, and the captain's bounty was over a billion, making it impossible for their kind of pirate group to provoke.
Soon, this incident was ignored, and most of the pirates in the square were getting restless.
In their view, the remnants of the Ryugu Castle army were no longer a threat to them.
As long as they could break into Ryugu Castle, even the big pirates wouldn't be able to take all the treasures accumulated in Ryugu Castle for countless years and the mermaids inside. By then, even if they just picked up some leftovers, it would be enough for them to live carefree for a long time.
Thinking of this, most of the pirates in the square looked towards the woman standing on the coral reef.
She was the famous Blood Princess of the Blood Pirates, Hillary, with a bounty of 132 million berries.
As long as she was there, there was still bargaining power with the sudden arrival of the Charlotte Family.
"So that's the Blood Princess Hillary... with a bounty of over 100 million."
"As for that woman, is she really that strong?"
"Heh, I've seen that woman fight with my own eyes. When she turned into a gorilla, she tore apart two medium-sized pirate groups with her hands. Her whole body was soaked in blood. Otherwise, how do you think she got the nickname Blood Princess?"
"Is it true?"
"Many people have seen it with their own eyes. Could it be fake? And don't attract that woman's attention."
"Why not?"
"If you attract that woman's attention, you might be taken as a male pet by her. I heard that when that woman is in bed, once she gets a feeling, she turns into a gorilla. So..."
Upon hearing this, the pirates who were just curious about Hillary quickly looked down at their feet. A ten-meter tall, muscular female gorilla would be deadly, especially considering Hillary's size, even if she didn't turn into a gorilla, she would be deadly in close combat.
"Hey, look over there!"
Just then, someone suddenly pointed to the entrance of Gyoncorde Plaza and shouted loudly.
And with the shout, everyone's gaze turned towards the entrance of the plaza, where Katakuri was leading Smoothie and the Charlotte Family's men.
"So, Katakuri, I'll go now."
Egg Baron moved forward in the eyes of everyone, his gaze scanning the pirates on the square.
The pirates noticed Egg Baron's movements and looked over.
Facing the many eyes, Egg Baron said loudly, "Tell me, what do you want on Fishman Island!?"
"Do you even need to ask?"
"Of course, it's treasure!"
"And beautiful mermaids!"
The pirates raised their weapons and responded loudly to Egg Baron's question.
Egg Baron said solemnly, "Treasure, women, everything you want is in Ryugu Castle! As long as you break into Ryugu Castle! You will get everything you want! And as long as you enter the New World, you have the qualifications to join our BIGMOM Pirate Group!"
"Break into Ryugu Castle! Break into Ryugu Castle! Seize the princess! Seize the princess!"
Hearing the inciting words, the pirates raised their weapons and shouted excitedly.
Just as Egg Baron was looking coldly at the excited pirates, a gunshot suddenly rang out from above the rocky outcrop not far away.
Bang!
A bullet flew downward, cutting through the air, heading straight for Egg Baron.
"Hehe!"
Egg Baron was already prepared for such an attack mentally, after all, pirates couldn't be measured by common sense, and there were always one or two fools who would try something stupid. After seeing the trajectory of the bullet clearly, he sneered.
If they thought this shot could take him down, it was truly laughable, and incredibly stupid!
While expecting to dodge the bullet, Egg Baron simply tilted his head slightly, allowing the bullet to graze his temple.
"Huh? What's this...?!"
Just as Egg Baron thought he would dodge the bullet, his eyes caught an unbelievable scene as the bullet's trajectory suddenly changed without warning, then directly pierced into his temple.
Puff!
Egg Baron's body shook suddenly, and a splash of blood sprayed from his head.
The impact of the bullet even made his steps stagger involuntarily.
"A bullet that can change direction?"
Although his body was tilting towards the ground, and his head was in intense pain, Egg Baron's mind kept turning, only to see the bullet's trajectory change without warning, then directly pierce into his temple.
Although his body was falling towards the ground and his head was in intense pain, Egg Baron's mind kept pondering over who might be the shooter.
Bang!
Egg Baron's body heavily crashed onto the square, kicking up only a trace of dust.
Seeing Egg Baron suddenly shot, the pirates in the square were shocked beyond belief.
They couldn't imagine that someone would attack a member of the BIGMOM Pirate Group, and seemingly even shoot him dead with one shot.
Immediately after, an even more astonishing scene unfolded.
"Yes, absolutely correct...!!!"
The body of Egg Baron, who was already dead, suddenly split open violently, and then a figure leaped out from within.
"Chirp... Chirp, Chirp...!"
At this moment, his facial features transformed into a chick-like appearance, his suit turned into a symbol of chick feathers with a yellow color, and his hands transformed into wings.
But the expression on that chick face revealed his extreme terror.
The trembling voice and the expression of terror completely exposed Egg Baron's fear in front of the many pirates.
"What is he saying?"
"Is this it? Is this it? Is this what the BIGMOM Pirate Group is?"
The pirates found it difficult to understand Egg Baron's bizarre reaction.
Seeing Egg Baron's expression as if he were frightened by something, only the ten-year-old Charlotte Smoothie frowned, feeling that Egg Baron was behaving somewhat improperly. After all, he represented not himself but the Charlotte Family.
And when Smoothie looked towards Katakuri beside her, she realized that Katakuri wasn't looking at Egg Baron, but was staring straight at the figures standing on the rocks around Gyoncorde Plaza.
Following Katakuri's gaze, Smoothie also saw two figures standing there.
"Smoothie, run!"
Before Smoothie could speak, Katakuri said to her gravely.
"Katakuri, brother..."
It could be said that during the time Smoothie spent training with Katakuri, she had never seen Katakuri like this. Even though Katakuri's bounty was over five hundred million, he had never shown fear before.
"Now that these two have appeared, that guy must be here too!!"
"What!?"
Hearing the trembling voice of the pirates, many of them were momentarily at a loss for words.
"The Scorching Sun and the Grim Reaper Simon are here, so Nicholas must have come too!"
Upon hearing this, the faces of all the pirates, including Hillary, reflexively showed expressions of horror.
The square suddenly fell silent.
If what the pirate said was true.
Then, they could perhaps understand Egg Baron's bizarre reaction.
Only monsters like Nicholas from the New World could give Egg Baron such immense pressure, after all, they were just representing BIGMOM in coming to Fishman Island, while the other party might have come in person.
At the entrance of Gyoncorde Plaza, Katakuri and his men behind him all wore grim expressions.
Because the name Nicholas left a very bad impression on the Charlotte Family.