Fish-Man Island is located in the middle of the world, and its location is very special, coupled with racial prejudice and the high value of mermaidens in the human world.

Therefore, since the beginning of the era of pirates, Fish-Man Island has suffered from the impact of countless pirates......

At that time, if Whitebeard hadn't come forward to plant the flag on Fish-Man Island, it is conceivable that Fish-Man Island would have fallen into decay in a few years.

Now.

Whitebeard's banner loses its protective effect, and Fish-Man Island once again faces the threat of pirates and slave trappers.

And Neptune, as the king of Fish-Man Island, can only watch the situation deteriorate day by day due to the unequal number of troops.

In fact, he also knows it very well.

If the situation cannot be improved, it is only a matter of time before Fish-Man Island comes to an end.

It was precisely because he saw it thoroughly that after hearing the news about the Pirates, Neptune had the idea of seeking refuge in the Pirates.

After all, in Fish-Man Island and the New World, the banner of the Four Emperors is more intimidating than the Navy Headquarters.

It sounds funny, but it's true.

Neptune was on his forehead, a linear shadow in his eyes.

suddenly

Outside the door of the hall, the frightened voice of the right minister was heard.

"You, you...... How could it be ...... here!? ”

"Huh?"

Hearing the frightened voice of the right minister, Neptune and the left minister in the hall tightened their expressions, and subconsciously looked at the door of the temple, which was only about one meter open.

Just as they looked over, they saw the right minister staggering back into the hall, and the weapon he had been holding in his hand was gone.

Neptune realized that something was wrong, and suddenly got up, and climbed onto the red carpet in front of the staircase of the throne, his eyes solemnly looking in the direction of the temple door.

"Right Minister, what's going on?"

"Your Majesty Neptune...... Hundred, hundred......"

"What?"

Looking at the right minister who was trembling and unable to say a complete sentence, Neptune frowned, and only felt a very bad premonition in his heart.

Minister Zuo hurriedly protected Neptune and looked at the temple door with a nervous expression.

As a civil official, this is his subconscious move.

As the right minister of the military attaché, this will be as if he has seen something terrifying, and he pedaled back.

A tall shadow fell over the frightened face of the right minister.

At the same time, a recognizable voice came from outside the temple door.

"The elite army of Dragon Palace City, is that the level? No wonder they can't even hold the 'gate' of Fish-Man Island. ”

"Who!?"

Hearing that voice, Neptune's eyes froze, and he didn't expect to get the name of the person who came from the frightened right minister.

The man who spoke did not speak, but walked into the hall step by step.

Neptune and Chancellor Left stared at each other.

The person who came was dressed in black, with a crisp short black hair, an angular face, a heroic spirit between his eyebrows and eyes, and a long knife with red lines on a black background with a scabbard hanging from his waist, exuding a sharp momentum.

What is more peculiar is that there is a stoat squatting on the shoulder, and the stoat is holding half of the coral in his hand.

"You ......"

With just one glance, Neptune recognized the identity of the person who came, his face changed suddenly, and he lost his voice: "Bacardi. Hammond!!! ”

"This man...... Why is it here?! Soldier there...... Why wasn't there an early warning!! ”

Looking at Maude, who came to Dragon Palace City without warning, the Minister Zuo, who was blocking in front of Neptune, suddenly trembled.

The right minister, who was only a few meters away from Maude, trembled his voice and responded to the left minister's doubts in a tone full of grief and fear.

"Soldiers and soldiers were 'killed' by him......!!!"

"What!?"

Neptune and Minister Zuo's eyes shrank.

"Bacardi. Maude, how dare you do such a thing!! ”

The death of the soldiers made Neptune furious.

Driven by a monstrous rage, Neptune threw himself at Maud, who was standing in front of the temple door, without even thinking about it.

Maude first glanced at the armoured right minister who was babbling nonsense, and then looked at Neptune who was rushing straight at him, and shook his head slightly.

"The generals of the Dragon Palace City army can't even tell the difference between 'life and death'...... That's why I said, no wonder the army of Ryugu Castle can't hold the gate of Fish-Man Island. ”

Before the words fell, Maude suddenly released a domineering overlord.

The black ripple circle, which was difficult to see with the naked eye, was like a circle ripple in the air, passing through Neptune and the others in the hall at an extremely fast speed.

The right minister closest to Maude just rolled his eyes, lay on the ground and fainted.

Then came the Left Minister, who had a lower force value, followed in the footsteps of the Right Minister after a breath, lost consciousness, and lay straight on the ground.

Neptune trembled, stopped suddenly, looked at Maude standing at the entrance of the hall with an extremely solemn expression, and said in a deep voice: "Is the overlord domineering...... ”

"That's right."

Maude put his hands in his pockets and said lightly: "So don't worry, those shrimp soldiers and crabs outside are not dead, they just can't stand my domineering and faint." ”

"You ......"

Neptune was glad, but his eyes became more and more fierce.

Maud didn't care about Neptune's unconcealed anger, and glanced at the scene outside the temple door.

"In the entire Dragon Palace City, including you, there are only four people who can get on the stage......

Seeing and perceiving, there are three breaths that are coming quickly towards the palace, which should be the three brothers of Prince Neptune, the most representative of Fish-Man Island.

In addition to this, there is also an air of breath in a closed building further away.

If nothing else, it's Princess Shirahoshi, who has been in the Hardshell Tower for eight years.

"What the hell are you for, Bacardi. Hammond! ”

Knowing Maude's words, Neptune's face sank, and his body exuded an awe-inspiring momentum, in a posture that could attack Maude at any time.

In the face of Neptune's questioning, Maude naturally couldn't reveal the true purpose of this trip, and still looked at the scene outside the temple gate, as if waiting for the arrival of the other three breaths.

"Not long ago, I destroyed a ...... in the waters of the New World Hmm, I forgot the name of the pirates, and by the way, I saved a mermaid girl. ”

Maud begins by mentioning the red-haired mermaid girl who has saved her twice, while the other blue-haired mermaid girl and the fish-man who unfortunately died are automatically ignored.

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Neptune was slightly stunned.

Maude continued: "Coincidentally, that was the second time I met her, and the second time I saved her, and then, she hoped that I could come to the bottom of the sea 10,000 meters below and help Fish-Man Island, which was disturbed by pirates. ”

“……”

Neptune looked at Maude and was silent.

Maude spread his hands and said lightly: "It just so happens that I am bored, and I want to see what the seabed below 10,000 meters will be like, so I came, and I don't mind following the mermaid girl's wishes to help you with Fish-Man Island." ”

"Bacardi. Maude, do you think I'll easily believe what you say? ”

Listening to Maude tell the motives and reasons for coming to Fish-Man Island, Neptune slowly came back to his senses, his expression solemn, but a look of surprise passed through the depths of his eyes.

Maude smiled: "It's okay, as the king of Fish-Man Island, you can completely treat these words as a joke or a small story, anyway, no matter what I want to do, you can only watch obediently." ”

"Arrogance!"

Neptune's momentum suddenly soared to its peak.

Also at this moment, the three princes and brothers, who were the representatives of the top combat power of Dragon Palace City, each holding a weapon, slammed open the door of the palace, and in just a breath, they surrounded Maude in a triangular momentum.

"Bacardi. Maude, you're not welcome here! ”

Wrapped in a blood-stained bandage, holding a golden trident, and with a dignified appearance, the Great Prince Shark Star with long blue wavy hair was staring at Maude in a cold snort.

As the heir to the king of Fish-Man Island, even though he is very aware of Maude's reputation and strength, he will not back down in terms of momentum and position.

The other two brothers, on the other hand, did the same, pointing at Maud with the sharp corners of their weapons.

It seemed that as soon as the shark star gave the order, they would not hesitate to attack Maude.

Maude ignored the sharp weapon pointed at him by the three princes, and smiled at Neptune, who was ready to attack.

"At that mermaid girl's request, I'll help you get rid of all the pirates on the island, but until then, I need a bait that can lure all the pirates over, and Ryugu Castle happens to have a great bait."

"What do you want to do!!"

Neptune realized something, and streaks of streak appeared in the corners of his eye.

"It's nothing, I just want to ask Princess Shirahoshi for a small favor."

“！！！”

Neptune and the three brothers, who were touched by the scales, almost reflexively attacked Maud.

"Time Running Water Gun!"

"Twin tooth flash!"

"Flip punch!"

"Super Current!"

A move with both character and power that runs through Maude from different directions.

But just as they made their move, Maud vanished out of thin air, leaving only a wisp of shadow in place that was drowned out by the attack in an instant.

"What about people?"

When the attack dispersed, the Neptune family of four stared at the empty ground in amazement.

"Not good!"

But soon, they reacted and looked sharply in the direction of the hard-shell tower.

Meanwhile.

Maud appears out of thin air in front of the gate of the Hardshell Tower.

This is where Princess Shirahoshi was grounded for eight years.

The main structure of the gate of the hard shell tower is made of steel bars, which looks thick and strong.

But above the gate, and even on the surrounding stone walls, there are all kinds of cold weapons such as swords, guns, and axes.

"This is it."

Maud glanced at the deep marks on the gate and the stone wall that had been cut open by sharp weapons, and then reached out and easily pushed open the heavy door that was more than fifteen meters high.

Rumble –

Pushing open the door, Maud strode into the room.

In the room, on a huge mattress, sat a huge mermaid with a beautiful appearance.

It was Maude's target on Fish-Man Island - Princess Shirahoshi.

At this time, Princess Shirahoshi was looking timidly at Maude who had broken into the room with her bright turquoise eyes.

"Who are you?"

“……”

Maude didn't answer, but looked up at Princess Shirahoshi sitting cross-legged on the mattress.

The princess's upper body is thinly dressed, her bust is plump, her curvy waist and large areas of snow-white skin are directly exposed to the air, which makes people unable to take their eyes off it for a while.

In terms of appearance, she is not inferior to the empress Han Cook, who is known as the world's first beauty.

It's really a rare stunner in the world......

Maude sighed in his heart and said calmly:

"First meeting, Princess Shirahoshi."

"Huh? Do you know me? But I don't know you, who are you? ”

"Bacardi. Maude, you can call me Maude. ”

"Maud ......"

Shirahoshi whispered his name.

Obviously, the princess, who had been in the Hardshell Tower for more than eight years, knew nothing about the outside world, so she didn't know where Maud came from.

Maude then added, "Oh, by the way, I'm a pirate. ”

"Pirates?!"

When Bai Xing heard this, his face suddenly turned pale, and he subconsciously moved back.

Maude saw Shirahoshi's reaction, smiled, sat cross-legged in front of the door, and asked, "Princess Shirahoshi, your father, did he tell you about the crisis that Fish-Man Island is facing?" ”

"Crisis? What crisis? ”

Hearing about Fish-Man Island, Princess Shirahoshi, despite her timidity, still plucked up the courage and asked about it as soon as possible.

"I don't think so."

Maude shook his head slightly, habitually raised his hand to his cheek, and said seriously: "At present, there are almost 20,000 pirates on Fish-Man Island, do you know what this concept is?" Princess Shirahoshi. ”

"Twenty Thousand Pirate ......"

Princess Shirahoshi's face couldn't help but show a look of horror, obviously having a relatively clear idea of this number.

And the reason why she is so scary is naturally because of the prefix pirate.

"Yes, 20,000 pirates, and all of them are very fierce, with the army of Dragon Palace City, they can't compete with these pirates at all."

When Maude said this, he raised his eyelids, looked directly at the panicked Princess Shirahoshi, and said lightly: "Should you ...... You don't even know about the loss of the gate of Fish-Man Island and Coral Mound, right? ”

"I—I don't know ......"

The uneasiness on Princess Shirahoshi's face became more and more obvious.

At this time, she was not worried about her own situation, but worried about the residents of Fish-Man Island outside Dragon Palace City......

"Do you even keep this kind of thing in the dark? Your father loves you so much. ”

Maude shook his head slightly and said calmly:

"Let me tell you the truth, the army of Dragon Palace City, which has been defeated and suffered heavy losses in the battle with the pirates, has now retreated to Dragon Palace City, and has no strength to protect the residents of Fish-Man Island."

"Almost every day, there are young female mermaids who are abducted by pirates, and there are not a few fishmen who are tortured and killed by pirates every day."

"How can this be ......"

Princess Shirahoshi covered her mouth, her eyes trembling, and she couldn't believe the tragic picture full of suffocation.

"However, I can help you expel those evil pirates."

"Mr. Maud...... Are you telling the truth? ”

Princess Shirahoshi, who was not deeply involved in the world, suddenly opened her turquoise eyes, looking at Maude in anticipation.

From beginning to end, this mermaid princess, who was a little timid and a little silly, did not think to question what Maude said.

"Of course."

Maud nodded affirmatively, then smiled, and said, "However, if you want to expel those pirates, you will need your help, Princess Shirahoshi." ”

"Huh? But I ......"

Princess Shirahoshi hesitated.

She wanted to say that she could only stay in the hard-shell tower and not get out for a single step, otherwise her life would be in danger, but she thought that if she didn't get out, Maude would not be able to expel those pirates......

But soon, worried about the situation on Fish-Man Island, she no longer hesitated and looked at Maude solemnly.

"Mr. Maude, how can I help?"

"Just be a bait."

"Bait?"

A large question mark popped out of Princess Shirahoshi's head.

Maude smiled and explained: "Yes, it's a bait, as long as you go out and show your face, you can lure all the pirates on the island over, and then I will expel them in one go." ”

To say that it is expulsion is actually to slaughter.

In Maude's opinion, even if there is no experience gain, the most simple way to deal with these vicious pirates is to kill them directly.

"Mr. Maude, I see!"

Princess Shirahoshi blinked, clenched her fists, and said solemnly, "As long as I can expel the pirates, I will do my best!" ”

"Then it's decided."

After a flicker, Maude got up and habitually stretched out her hand towards Princess Shirahoshi.

Princess Shirahoshi looked at Maude's outstretched right hand suspiciously, and a picture engraved in her mind suddenly flashed in her mind, so she also cautiously stretched out her hand and gently pressed her little tail finger against Maude's little tail finger.

Looking at Princess Shirahoshi's movements, Maude was slightly stunned.

Is this what the retractor means?

Maud thought to herself.

"White Star !!"

Suddenly, Neptune's eager voice came from outside the hard-shell tower.

In the next second, Neptune's group of four pushed the gate open completely, and immediately rushed into the hard shell tower, where they saw Princess Shirahoshi who was hooking up with Modra.

"Bacardi. Maude, let go of the White Star!! ”

Seeing his most cherished family exposed in front of the infamous Maude, Neptune and the three prince's brothers showed their fierce faces and burst out in anger.

"Father, brother......"

Shirahoshi looked blankly at the menacing Neptune and the three princely brothers.

Hmmm-

At this moment, there was a sharp sound of breaking the air outside the hard-shell tower.

A giant sword common to the Giants, like an arrow from a string, passed through the open door and pointed directly at the white star sitting on the mattress.

Neptune and the three princes had their backs to the gate, and even if they heard the sound of the air breaking, they had no time to respond, and could only watch as the giant sword passed over their bodies.

"Dangerous ......!!!"

Seeing the giant sword shooting straight towards the white star, Neptune and the three princes suddenly panicked.

Shirahoshi's reaction was relatively sluggish, and he didn't even notice the danger at this critical moment.

"I remember 'this scene.'"

Maud casually raised her right hand and lightly caught the tip of the greatsword that was shooting at Shirahoshi with her middle finger, which was wrapped around the color of the weapon.

The giant sword, which was originally in a state of extreme motion, became stationary in an instant.

Click, click......

Immediately after, countless tiny cracks appeared on the body of the giant sword that was caught by Maude's fingers, and immediately cracked into dozens of fragments in response, scattered on the ground, making a clanging sound.

At this moment, Bai Xing reacted in hindsight, and once again looked at the remains of the giant sword that were shattered into shards.

Seeing that Shirahoshi was safe and sound, the three brothers Neptune and the Prince, who had palpitations, looked at Maude in disbelief.

"The weapon that was thrown by Van der Dyken contains the power that can be deeply embedded in the special gate!"

"I used only my fingers to block this force......

Neptune and the three brothers were shocked.

Even though they knew that Maude's strength was extremely strong, the way Maude blocked the giant sword still subverted their cognition.

Maude looked down at the fragment of the tip of the sword caught in his index finger, and said to himself, "Is it called the target fruit or the target fruit?" It's a lot of fun, and it's worth getting it. ”

Meanwhile.

For some reason, in less than an hour, thousands of pirates gathered in Geelong's Coder Square.

A chaotic noise echoed over the square.

On a rocky hill in the distance.

Lafayette, Jim, Philo, Brooke, Perona, Urki, and Hawkins stand on the edge of the reef hill, looking out over the pirates in the distance.

"Ho, someone should be 'calling' the pirates on the island, as for the purpose......"

"There's a high probability that they want to attack Ryugu City."

Hawkins played with a few divination cards and picked up Lafayette's words.

Lafayette glanced at Hawkins and nodded:

"Ho, after all, the treasure vault of Dragon Palace City contains countless rare treasures, and there is also a mermaid princess who is famous for her beauty, and the most important thing is that the army of Dragon Palace City has suffered heavy losses......"

At this, a flash of contempt flashed in Lafayette's eyes.

"Then, it's not surprising that these pirates, who are carried away by desire, will have the idea of attacking Ryugu City."

"We can't do anything until we get orders from the boss, can we?"

Urki glanced at the pirates who had been arriving at Kironkaud Square from Coral Hill.

"Yes, our captain, it's almost time to get your hands on the bait."

The corners of Lafayette's mouth hooked.

When everyone heard this, they recalled the scene when Maude proposed to use the world-famous mermaid princess as bait, and they couldn't help but have different expressions.

"Maybe ......"

Perona sighed in her heart: "In Maude's eyes, women are no different from muscular men, right?" ”

On a street some distance from Geelongkaud Square.

A group of imposing pirates, striding through the empty streets.

The first person is a woman who is far taller than ordinary people.

"It's really deserted."

The woman wears a hat, a long sword with a spiral scabbard behind her back, long white hair that reaches the legs, and a pair of pink boots with patterns.

This woman is one of the four stars of the Pirates' dessert group, with a bounty of 932 million berry, and she is a superhuman person with the ability to squeeze fruits.

"I thought I could try the 'mermaid taste' before I got down to business......

Smuji swept the deserted streets at a glance.

Fish-Man Island is being ravaged by pirates from all walks of life, and it is naturally impossible to see mermaids on the bright streets.

"Lord Smuji, the pirates on the island are heading towards the Geelongkade Square ahead, are they going to interfere?"

"Why interfere?"

Smuji looked up slightly in the direction of Geelongkaud Square.

"The pirates on the island will take the initiative to gather in one place, which is just right for me to solve the problem in one go."