West Blue.
Border of the Flower Kingdom.
"Tch, a country that focuses on plundering..." Bellemere jumped off the warship with a cigarette in her mouth.
The warship from the West Blue branch left after dropping Bellemere off.
Looking at the land in front of her, Bellemere, wearing civilian clothes, took out a map from her pocket: "Happo Navy, here I come!"
In the distant forest, Shiryu muttered as he watched the direction Bellemere left in: "This idiot, she's not going to go straight to the Happo Navy, is she?"
...
G-5 Branch.
Dillon lay on a beach chair on the beach, wearing sunglasses, watching Tom, who was practicing crazily on the distant sea.
"Ocean Drum!"
With a roar, the originally calm sea in the distance suddenly shrank downwards.
Looking from afar, it seemed that the entire coastline had dropped a lot.
Then, a huge shock erupted from around Tom's body.
The G-5 Marines standing beside Dillon were blown over by this powerful shock.
Dillon's neck moved slightly, and the Marines next to him instantly jumped up from the ground, standing in a neat row.
"Hmph." Dillon snorted slightly, and the rogue Marines of G-5 were sweating profusely, standing still.
"Hey, Tom!" Dillon shouted towards Tom in the distance.
Hearing Dillon's voice, Tom's fat body jumped up from the sea, falling towards the crowd like a cannonball.
Swish~
The originally dusty scene did not appear. Tom landed lightly in front of Dillon.
"Go to Fish-Man Island, and do something."
Tom laughed loudly: "Shiryu and Mei have been gone for almost two months. Is it finally my turn, the Supeerrrr! me?"
"It's not necessarily a good thing for you." Dillon looked at Tom with a smile.
Tom's expression turned serious: "Since a man has made a choice, he must face it Supeerrrr! Tell me, Vice Admiral Dillon, what is the Supeerrrr! mission?"
"Go to Fish-Man Island and see if Jinbe has kept his promise. If not, bring two people back for me."
"Who?"
"Hody Jones and Vander Decken IX, dead or alive."
...
Fish-Man Island.
"You are... Tom-san, the shipwright from Water 7!?"
Jinbe looked at the horned cow Fish-Man in front of him, whose height was almost the same as his.
Tom also looked at this compatriot who was running around to ensure the peaceful life of his race.
Thinking of the task Dillon gave him, a trace of entanglement arose in his heart, but it calmed down in an instant.
Just as he himself had said, since he had made a choice, he would carry it through to the end!
"No, I am Tom, an outside shipwright from the G-5 Branch of the Naval Force."
Jinbe looked at Tom with a complicated expression. He had heard something about Tom's background. But he didn't know that Tom had actually joined Dillon's command.
"Vice Admiral Dillon asked me to ask you, have you fulfilled your promise?"
"No..." Jinbe's face changed, and he said with some difficulty: "Some things happened a few days ago... The situation on Fish-Man Island is very bad..."
"Is that so..." Tom recalled that when he entered Fish-Man Island just now, the atmosphere on the island was indeed very strange.
Everyone's face was filled with sadness and anger.
"But..." Tom clenched his fist: "Vice Admiral Dillon said that a promise is a promise. Two months is enough for you to fulfill your promise. If you haven't done so, then I will collect the interest."
Jinbe's body stiffened, as if he had foreseen something: "What is the so-called 'interest' referring to..."
"Hody Jones and Vander Decken IX."
Not good!
Jinbe's heart tightened. Vander Decken was fine, but Hody Jones was now the de facto leader of Fish-Man District.
After Queen Otohime's death, it was he who spread the word that humans had murdered the queen.
"No!"
Jinbe refused immediately without even thinking.
Although Hody Jones, like Arlong, was 'trash' and 'waste', he could not allow others to execute him so rashly.
Especially at this critical time.
"Is that so..."
Tom looked a little disappointed.
From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to fight against his compatriots on Fish-Man Island. But...
That man's orders could not be violated!
Buzz!!
Jet-black Armament Haki instantly covered Tom's arms.
"Then, the Supeerrrr! me can only carry out his will! 'First Son of the Sea' Jinbe!"
"Must we..."
Before Jinbe could finish his words, Tom's huge fist attacked him with a whistling sound.
"Vagabond Drill!"
"Vagabond Drill!"
The two black fists made contact, and a visible ripple spread around them.
Bang!!
Jinbe's figure swayed slightly before flying backwards.
"This is... What kind of power!"
Jinbe looked at Tom in surprise: "I haven't heard that you have such powerful combat abilities, and... your Fish-Man Karate seems to be a bit different from ours!?"
"These are all the gifts of that man. Let's leave the chat until after the Supeerrrr! business is over!"
Tom clenched his fists parallel to each other.
Jinbe's pupils shrank when he saw his posture, and he raised his fists as well.
"Ocean Drum!"
"Ocean Drum·Void!"
Two streams of energy were compressed at the same time, and then exploded at the same time, but the stream of energy erupting from Tom's body far exceeded Jinbe's.
"This is..."
Pop!
The rich breath swept over and then passed through Jinbe's body.
"Cough!" The violent impact penetrated Jinbe's body. Jinbe tried his best to suppress it, but finally spat out a mouthful of blood. Tom walked to Jinbe's side, looking at Jinbe, who was squatting on the ground.
"In this case, can I go find those two people?"
Blood spilled from the corner of Jinbe's mouth. He struggled to stand up, and said with a calm face, "Go ahead, Hody Jones is in Fish-Man District. I hope you don't hurt other innocent people..."
As if thinking of something, Jinbe raised his hand and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth: "No... I'd better go with you, otherwise those idiots..."
Tom nodded. Apart from the two people Dillon had specified, he really didn't want to hurt his other compatriots.
He was not that guy Shiryu.
When Jinbe and Tom walked into Fish-Man District side by side, the gazes cast by the people around them were completely different.
Some people's eyes were full of admiration, and some people's eyes flashed with disgust.
"Hey, Jinbe, you traitor, how can you still have the face to return to Fish-Man District?"
"Hody Jones..." Tom looked at the shark Fish-Man wearing a beret in front.
Jinbe glanced around, and then, as if he had made up his mind, said in a deep voice, "Everyone except Hody Jones, disperse!"
"What..." Hody Jones revealed two rows of sharp teeth: "You traitor, are you representing humans to catch me?"
Despite being furious, Jinbe still suppressed his anger and shouted, "I am doing this to protect more people! And Hody Jones, you are not Tiger, and you can't become the hero of Fish-Man Island! You are just a waste blinded by hatred!"
"Gyahahaha, Jinbe... Can't you hold it back anymore?"
As more and more people gathered to watch, some familiar faces also appeared.
They were members of the original Sun Pirates.
"Jinbe..."
Some people showed puzzled expressions. Was Jinbe really going to kill everyone in Fish-Man District?
"If you choose to believe me, don't interfere. I will give you an explanation afterwards!"
Jinbe shouted loudly towards his former companions. He was also very painful in his heart.
His former comrades...
The people of the Sun Pirates hesitated and looked at each other before retreating to both sides of the street, indicating that they would not interfere for the time being.
"Gyahahaha, you guys... Have you already forgotten what humans have done to us?" Hody Jones raised his arms and shouted loudly, "But some people have not forgotten! And should not forget!!"
"Water Shot!"
Hody Jones, who was still agitating people just now, took action without warning, and a small drop of water shot towards Jinbe like a sharp sword.
Clap!
The flying water drop was caught by Tom with his bare hands, holding it in his palm.
"It seems that there has been a misunderstanding. The Supeerrrr! me is here to clarify that it is not 'First Son of the Sea' Jinbe who has come to arrest you, it is me. G-5 Branch shipwright, Tom."
"The Naval Force!?"
"The Naval Force!!?"
The faces of the people around changed, especially the members of the former Sun Pirates.
Many people even took up their weapons.
"What's wrong!" Tom shouted loudly, "The Ryugu Kingdom is also a World Government affiliate. Isn't the Navy allowed to enter? Is Fish-Man Island going to secede from the World Government!?"
As soon as Tom's words came out, even the people of the Sun Pirates were stunned.
They were indeed pirates, and they hated humans.
But if they openly attacked the Navy and seceded from the World Government... Fish-Man Island would be completely classified as an enemy of the World Government.
This was definitely not the result they wanted.
Jinbe's scalp also tingled. If such words were spread to the land, the Ryugu Kingdom's efforts for hundreds of years would be in vain.
"Still not dispersing!"
After people talked to each other for a while, most of them finally retreated.
The impact of seceding from the World Government was something they could not bear.
Hody Jones looked at the dispersing crowd, a look of disdain on his face.
"You guys, Fish-Men will be buried in your hands sooner or later!"
"Then... all that's left is the hardliners!"
Tom stared at the people still standing with Hody Jones in front of him.
"Water Shot·Needle!"
The water droplets that had just been thrown by Hody turned into dozens of tiny water lines at this moment. Before Hody and the others could react, they instantly penetrated their bodies.
Puchi!
Puchi!
Puchi!
Blood splattered, and everyone except Hody Jones instantly fell to the ground and lost consciousness.
Bang!
Tom jumped up and landed next to Hody Jones.
Then, a huge palm pressed down on Hody Jones's head.
Booru Booru, Booru Booru.
Tom pressed to answer, and Dillon's image appeared: "How is it, Tom? Did you finish the job?"
"I'm very sorry, I encountered a little problem. The Supeerrrr! me has just controlled Hody Jones!"
"Hody Jones huh..." On the other end of the Transponder Snail, Dillon smiled: "Tell the guys on Fish-Man Island that Queen Otohime... was not assassinated by humans, it was this guy who wanted to stop Otohime's peace talks and secretly fired the gun. Find his gun, and there must be other witnesses around."
"What!!"
The voice in the Transponder Snail shocked everyone else.
Especially Jinbe, he had seen that man, and knew that man's strength.
There was no need for him to lie!
Jinbe's body trembled with anger.
Hody... Jones... This guy dared... Dared...
"Gyahahaha... That idiot Otohime! Talking about getting along with humans, how stupid!"
Hody Jones, who was being held down by Tom, laughed wildly. After being easily defeated by Tom, he knew that he would not survive.
"Fish-Men are born to rule the sea, they should not hide in the deep sea, comrades..."
"Kill him."
Dillon's cold voice sounded from the Transponder Snail.
Tom's breath stagnated, then his palm tightened: "Shark Grip!"
Crack!
Hody Jones's skull shattered, and the sound suddenly disappeared.
Dillon's mood didn't seem to be very good, and the voice in the Transponder Snail became impatient: "Find Vander Decken and kill him directly, then return to the base to report."
"Yes."
The Transponder Snail fell silent, and Fish-Man Street also fell into dead silence.