Chapter 398: An Opportunity

Lady Xia Li stared at Lin Yu with a shocked expression.

To get Lin Yu to spare Fish-Man Island, she had just been completely submissive to him, agreeing even to some perverted demands, and finally had swallowed her pride to beg Kame and Ishili to sacrifice themselves with her.

And now you, Lin Yu, tell me you never intended to do anything to Fish-Man Island?

If that's the case, then what was the point of threatening me just now? Was it fun?

Feeling insulted, Lady Xia Li looked at Lin Yu with ill intent; at this moment, she truly wanted to die together with that bastard Lin Yu!

Seeing Lady Xia Li's appearance, Lin Yu knew the other party was enraged, so he grabbed her, pulled her into his arms, and pinned her onto the bed.

Looking at the furious Lady Xia Li, Lin Yu smiled and said:

"Of course, if you feel this is not good, I can also immediately take action against Fish-Man Island; for me, this is a trivial matter."

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Lady Xia Li's expression froze; her heart instantly filled with unwillingness and humiliation, her nose grew sour, she turned her head to the side, and let the tears in her eyes flow down.

Facing the powerful Lin Yu, even if the other party had just been playing with her, she was powerless.

Because just as Lin Yu had just said, although the other party indeed did not intend to do anything to Fish-Man Island at the beginning.

But if she dared to provoke the other party, then the other party might really do something to Fish-Man Island.

And seeing Lady Xia Li's unwilling and tearful appearance, and thinking of the tragic fate of merfolk often being captured and enslaved, Kame and Ishili also felt sorrow from their hearts, their tears flowing endlessly.

Is it true that our merfolk race really only has the fate of being played with?

Seeing these three crying figures before him, Lin Yu suddenly wondered if he had gone a bit too far.

However, the Pirate World is just so cruel; kindness without strength can only be bullied by others, and only powerful strength can protect oneself and the people one wishes to protect.

Thinking of this, Lin Yu sat back on the sofa and restored his body to its original size.

Only after waiting until the three beautiful merfolk's moods had calmed down slightly did he continue speaking:

"For certain reasons, the three of you must come aboard my ship; this is something no one can change."

Hearing Lin Yu's words, which sounded like a verdict, Lady Xia Li, Kame, and Ishili all fell silent.

Then, Lin Yu continued:

"However, I can give you an opportunity."

"What do you mean?" Kame asked.

Lin Yu took out a Devil Fruit from his extra-dimensional storage box and smiled:

"An opportunity to save yourselves and save Fish-Man Island."

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Lady Xia Li, Kame, and Ishili were all stunned, then stared unblinkingly at the Devil Fruit in his hand.

A certain thought simultaneously arose in the minds of the three of them.

They guessed that the opportunity Lin Yu mentioned was very likely the Devil Fruit in his hand.

Although Devil Fruits turn people into landlubbers, for merfolk of their weak strength, they still possess great allure.

Not to mention that just now, all three had desperately desired to become stronger due to the tragic fate of merfolk, so naturally they could not resist the Devil Fruit in Lin Yu's hand even more.

Seeing Lady Xia Li and the other two staring intently at the Devil Fruit in his hand, Lin Yu continued:

"The Pirate World is where the strong prey on the weak; if you wish to change your fate, there is only one path: strive to become stronger."

"Only in this way can you protect your own people, only in this way can merfolk break free from the fate of being enslaved, and only in this way can the merfolk race live openly under the true sunlight."

"And now, I will give you this opportunity."

Having said this, Lin Yu peeled the Devil Fruit in his hand and beckoned to Lady Xia Li.

"Xia Li, come here."

Seeing Lin Yu's movement, Lady Xia Li's breath hitched; suddenly she felt a bit nervous, and her heart began to beat violently against her will.

Lady Xia Li quickly wiped her tears clean, came to Lin Yu's side, and obediently crawled at the other party's feet.

She longed to become stronger, longed for the merfolk race to live under the true sunlight.

Looking at Lady Xia Li's beautiful face, Lin Yu cut off a large chunk of the Devil Fruit, held it in his hand, and smiled:

"Eat it, and you will have the opportunity to become stronger."

Lady Xia Li pressed her lips together, stretched out her neck, and brought her slightly open mouth close to Lin Yu's hand.

Seeing this, Lin Yu tossed the Devil Fruit in his hand into her mouth.

"Ugh!!!"

Lady Xia Li quickly covered her mouth, feeling a wave of nausea.

"What's wrong?" Kame and Ishili asked in astonishment.

Lady Xia Li shook her head and said, "It is rumored that Devil Fruits are very hard to eat; I never thought it would be true."

Lin Yu cut off another piece, spread his hands, and said, "This is something that must be experienced."

Lady Xia Li looked at the Devil Fruit Lin Yu offered again, pressed her lips together.

She actually knew that only one piece of the Devil Fruit needed to be eaten, but seeing Lin Yu's enthusiastic appearance, she did not dare to refuse.

So, she could only force herself to swallow this difficult-to-eat piece of Devil Fruit before her eyes again.

After finishing the Devil Fruit, Lady Xia Li collapsed pale-faced at Lin Yu's feet, panting heavily.

Devil Fruits are really too hard to eat.

"Ugh!!!"

Suddenly, Lady Xia Li felt another wave of nausea, quickly covered her mouth, and swam into the bathroom again.

Seeing Lady Xia Li like this, Lin Yu grinned.

The one he had just fed to Lady Xia Li was Straw Man Hawkins's Straw Man Fruit.

The Straw Man Fruit allows combat through straw effigies, and straw effigies are essentially a capability similar to witchcraft, able to enhance the eater's Divination Arts.

Lady Xia Li originally possessed extremely high Divination Arts; her Prophecy Arts were said to be one hundred percent accurate, and with the support of the Straw Man Fruit, it would absolutely allow her Divination Arts to be further strengthened.

If Lady Xia Li's fruit awakens in the future, Lin Yu might just be able to see the Great Prophecy Arts within the Pirate World.

Lady Xia Li departed, and Lin Yu turned his head to look at Camie and Ishilly, saying:

"Do you two want to eat Devil Fruits too?"

"Mm-hmm." Upon hearing this, Camie and Ishilly nodded hurriedly.

Lin Yu took out two Devil Fruits from his extra-dimensional storage box and looked at the two with a smile:

"If you want Devil Fruits, that's fine, but it depends on your performance over the next few days."

Seeing the Devil Fruits Lin Yu had taken out, Ishilly, who was cheerful and generous by nature, instantly had her eyes light up; she hurried to his side and began to fawn over him.

After all, she was destined to become Lin Yu's woman anyway; whether it was early or late made no difference, and Lin Yu was truly handsome and charming.

On the contrary, Camie was somewhat shy and reserved.

Of course, although he very much wanted to see what the scene would be like with three mermaids together.

But after Lady Xia Li left the restroom, Lin Yu still led the three of them to leave the Mermaid Cafe silently from the extra-dimensional space, preparing to return to the Thousand Sunny.

Because Nami, Robin, and the others had long sent him a message, stating that Ella Already had been captured and sent to the Thousand Sunny, telling him not to indulge in play and to return immediately to handle it.

And when the four of them, Lin Yu and the others, arrived on the Thousand Sunny from the extra-dimensional space, they immediately saw on the deck Ella Already and Haku, both tied to the mast.