Chapter 225

"For the Pirate King!"

They watched the Going Merry submerge into the sea.

It was Xia Qi who spoke first: "No regrets? They have real potential, you know, and Roger's..."

"Edward is right, our era has already passed." Lei Li looked at Xia Qi and smiled: "The new era belongs to the young. Perhaps... we can let our children go chase the throne."

"Huh? Our... children?"

"What, you don't want to?"

"This old lady's waited fifty years for you to say that! Let's go! Back home!"

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After once more experiencing the dreamlike underwater journey, Nami easily brought the Going Merry back to Fish-Man Island.

Not far away,

there were still sea beasts lingering, but the moment they caught sight of the Straw Hat Pirates' Jolly Roger, they immediately fled far away.

Sima Di fell into thought.

Looks like the New Fish-Man Pirates are still up to no good.

Speaking of which...

Hody's?????? is also a pretty fierce drug.

Taking E? will double the user's strength, and each pill stacks another double on top, allowing for massive cumulative boosts.

Though the price is burning through one's life force, as a last-resort trump card to go all-out, it's still a decent choice.

— That idiot Luffy has been burning his life force ever since Second Gear.

Moreover......

Isn't Sima Di able to replenish life force?

And also......

Would this "E?" help Crocus with his research into drugs that can awaken Haki?

"Looks like it might be useful. Then let's just take it."

Sima Di used a telepathic link to call over the fish-men hiding behind the sea beasts.

They were clearly paying attention to the news — after all, the last batch who didn't, had already been "dragged" to death by Brook.

Even,

to avoid causing a misunderstanding with the Straw Hat Pirates, the three fish-men abandoned their sea beasts and swam over quickly, carefully passing through the bubble membrane to land on the deck.

"My lord, you were looking for us?" the fish-man said obsequiously.

Two Great Pirates with a bounty of 1.5 billion!

And three pirates with bounties of 1 billion!

Along with multiple officers with bounties in the hundreds of millions.

They had no choice but to back down.

"I heard your boss is a fanatic fan of Arlong? Claims to have inherited his will?" Sima Di asked.

Nami's wandering gaze sharpened!

Arlong?

"Ah... y... yes..." the fish-man stammered: "We were forced into it too! If we didn't follow his will, he'd just kill us on the spot!"

"Isn't Fish-Man Island under the Whitebeard Pirates' protection? How dare he act so arrogantly?" Usopp said, puzzled.

Sima Di gave Usopp a strange look, leaving Usopp completely baffled.

Until the fish-man explained: "The Whitebeard Pirates only forbid outsiders from capturing and trafficking fish-men and mermaids. As for internal conflicts on Fish-Man Island... they don't get involved."

"If they handled that too, Marco and the others would be busy 24/7." Sima Di added a jab.

Usopp awkwardly scratched his nose — there was such a thing?

"It's not like everyone's as smart as you. Not catching on right away is perfectly normal, isn't it?" Usopp muttered under his breath.

In the past, this matter would have been wrapped up here.

But Hancock's beautiful eyes narrowed sharply!

"How dare you question His Majesty? Perfume..."

Sima Di grabbed Hancock's long leg and yanked her back to his side, casually flicking her on the forehead.

"Don't use such a dangerous ability on your companions so casually. Just use Armament Haki to beat them up a bit and vent your anger." Sima Di lectured.

This left a still-shaken Usopp utterly shocked!

"Hey hey! Using Armament Haki to hit someone? That could kill them!" Usopp protested.

"You still dare to question me!"

Hancock's long legs slipped into "black stockings," kicking toward Usopp with a fierce whistling wind!

Usopp was so scared he rolled and crawled to dodge in a sorry fashion, his Observation Haki pushed to the absolute limit by his will to survive — one kick from her would really cause serious harm!

The others watched with great interest, and Sanji was even cheering Hancock on.

"Sanji! She's really trying to kill me! Aren't you going to do something?" Usopp tried to call for help.

"But Usopp... I can't beat Hancock, you know." Chopper said cutely.

"I'm only at beginner Armament Haki, so there's nothing I can do either." Nami said, spreading her hands helplessly.

"This is actually good. That real killing intent will really help you train your Observation Haki." Crocus pondered: "It might even awaken your Armament Haki."

Good grief!

Are these people here to watch the show and stir up trouble?

"Luffy! You're the captain! Save me! One kick and I'm really dead!" Usopp dragged out his last hope.

Too bad......

"It's okay, Uncle Kureha and Chopper will definitely be able to save you!"

"I'll do my best!" Chopper said with a serious face.

"If the injuries are too serious, you can let little Di step in." Kureha added.

But this made Usopp even more terrified!

Drinking Lord Sima's milk — is that something you can just casually do?

It'll be social death!

He could only grit his teeth and dodge Hancock's pursuit even more seriously.

But in fact,

Hancock hadn't gone all out at all, but was holding back like a "cat toying with a mouse."

Whether she was amusing herself with Usopp, or looked down on him for being too weak and was training him, was anyone's guess.

Or perhaps both?

Sima Di turned his head back and saw three Fishmen kneeling on the deck, trembling.

Clearly they had been frightened by Hancock's ruthlessness.

They won't wet themselves later, will they?

"Alright, you three, stop shaking." Sima Di said: "Take us to find Hodi. Any problems?"

"Huh? Find... Boss Hodi?"

The three Fishmen exchanged glances, none of them daring to speak.

They were afraid Hodi would settle the score afterwards!

"Relax, no matter what happens after today, there won't be anyone like that in Fishman Island anymore." Sima Di reassured.

Although Hodi, like Arlong, viewed human lives as worthless grass, he was also someone who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals, and would unhesitatingly eliminate any of his own kind who defied him, even using his own subordinates as human shields.

Since he'd run into this kind of "Fishman scum," he might as well take care of them along the way.

Only then did the three Fishmen feel as if pardoned, nodding to indicate no problem.

Fishman Island had long suffered under Hodi!

The Going Merry sailed into Fishman Island's harbor at this moment.