One Piece: From Ninja To Pirates

"Isn’t this a bit too exaggerated..."

Looking at the dense figures in the seawater, Prince Fukaboshi felt his scalp go numb.

How long had it been?

Master Meiser had already summoned this many clones?!

"If it weren’t exaggerated, how could we stop this big guy?" Meiser said calmly. "Stay farther away, or you might get hurt."

"Okay!"

Although they didn’t know what Master Meiser was planning to do, Prince Fukaboshi and the other three obediently ran to a distance.

Seeing this, Meiser nodded in satisfaction, then turned to look at the stunned Luffy and Hody and said, "Luffy, stop spacing out. It’s time to get to work."

Snapping back to reality, Luffy instinctively nodded and then sighed, "Meiser, you’re really getting more and more impressive."

The number of clones was far more exaggerated than anything he had ever seen before!

Meanwhile, Hody gritted his teeth and said, "What a terrifying guy..."

He actually summoned this many clones... What is he trying to do?

Huh?!

"Alright, let’s continue," Luffy said, looking at Hody. "Haven’t you always said you’re amazing in the sea?"

"So this time, I’ll defeat you in the sea!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Luffy’s body instantly disappeared from where he stood.

When he reappeared, he was already right in front of Hody.

"Rubber Jet Fire Pistol!"

"Boom!!"

A fist burning with flames slammed hard into Hody’s abdomen, causing his eyes to bulge out and his body to uncontrollably fly backward toward Noah.

"Boom!!"

"What a terrifying punch..."

Watching this scene, Prince Manboshi swallowed hard and said, "It can even burn..."

How did he do that?

This is the sea, after all!

"You stay here and protect Princess Shirahoshi. I’m going to beat up Hody!" Luffy said.

With that, Luffy quickly flew in the direction Hody had been sent, clearly intending to defeat Hody on Noah.

Meanwhile, Meiser remarked with some emotion, "Using Haki to create friction and ignite flames in the sea..."

Thinking about it carefully, there seem to be quite a few people who can generate flames with their techniques.

I wonder what Ace would think if he saw something like this.

Shaking his head, Meiser turned and floated toward Noah.

Once he got close, Meiser and his Wood Clones raised their hands together and activated their ninjutsu.

"Ninjutsu: Multiple Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

"Hum..."

As soon as the words were spoken, the sea began to tremble violently, as if some incredibly terrifying creature were stirring.

This terrifying tremor even reached the Fish-Man Island below!

Then, one enormous Water Dragon after another emerged from the sea, slowly circling around Noah.

In the end, ten thousand Water Dragons appeared in the sea!

This scene deeply shocked the four behind Prince Fukaboshi.

A single Water Dragon was already enormous, but now ten thousand had appeared... What an astonishing sight this was!

But before they could even gasp in amazement, they heard the Wood Clones in the distance shout in unison: "Combination Ninjutsu—Ten Thousand Dragons Arrive!"

"BOOM!!"

The next moment, these massive Water Dragons trembled, then gradually began to converge, attaching themselves to Noah.

From the outside, it looked as though an enormous, ferocious beast had swallowed Noah whole!

Then, this terrifying-looking beast began to move, using its own strength to slowly carry Noah to one side!

"This is unbelievable!!"

Watching the scene from afar, the four—Prince Fukaboshi and the others—all wore expressions of shock, their eyes filled with utter disbelief.

A colossal beast formed from ten thousand Water Dragons?!

A terrifying giant beast even larger than Noah?!

Wasn’t this a bit too horrifying?!

"Lord Meiser’s power is truly astonishing," Prince Manboshi said, swallowing hard without thinking.

He had never imagined that anyone in this world could possess such immense power.

Such a terrifying Water Release Technique... It could easily destroy an entire island!

Was this the power of Lord Meiser?

It was truly terrifying!

"No wonder Lord Meiser was able to withdraw unscathed from the World Government..." Prince Ryuboshi said, swallowing nervously. "His strength is just too overwhelming."

To effortlessly create such a terrifying Water Release Technique with his own abilities... His power was simply too immense!

Meanwhile, Prince Fukaboshi exclaimed excitedly, "With this, Fish-Man Island is saved!"

This was truly wonderful!

Shirahoshi felt much the same as her three brothers, her expression equally excited.

"Hey, you all."

Meiser’s voice came from the distance, saying, "Tell me where this Noah originally was. I’m going to return this ship."

Hearing Meiser’s words, Prince Fukaboshi immediately wanted to approach and explain, but remembering Meiser’s earlier instructions, he forced himself to stop.

Then, he said, "Noah was originally in the Fish-Man District, in that direction."

As he spoke, Prince Fukaboshi pointed toward the Fish-Man District, then continued, "Follow me. I’ll lead you there."

With that, Prince Fukaboshi turned and swam toward the Fish-Man District, intending to guide Meiser from the front.

Seeing this, Meiser wasted no time and immediately, along with his Clones, began moving Noah toward the Fish-Man District.

This way... Noah could be relocated to its original place!

"Hey, look up there!!!" The Fish-Men who noticed the situation in the sky immediately showed expressions of shock. "Noah is being moved?!"

"Was that tremor earlier caused by Noah moving?!"

"Probably, yes..."

Though they didn’t understand how it had happened, since Noah was being moved... they could survive!

Thinking this, the people of Fish-Man Island all wore expressions of relief, as if they had narrowly escaped death.

They... they had finally survived!!

"Whoa!!"

"Great, we don’t have to die!"

"We don’t have to leave our home either!"

"This is wonderful!"

Some members of the Fish-Man race trembled with excitement, tears streaming uncontrollably down their faces.

Only those who had faced life and death could truly understand this feeling of surviving a catastrophe.

"Madam Shyarly, does this mean the crisis is completely over?" a Fish-Man child asked, looking at Shyarly. "Are we finally safe?"

Madam Shyarly, who had also been rejoicing, paused for a moment upon hearing this, then shook her head and said, "I’m not sure."

"But... at the very least, we don’t have to worry about Noah anymore."

Although they didn’t know what kind of being had moved Noah away, at least they no longer had to fear Fish-Man Island being destroyed by it.

As for the Hody Pirates?

She didn’t believe they stood a chance against the Straw Hat Pirates, after all... the New Fish-Man Pirates were nearly wiped out!

"So we don’t have to worry about Noah anymore..."

Several children exchanged glances, then grinned and said, "Then we’re definitely going to be fine!"

Once the Straw Hat Pirates defeated the Hody Pirates... they would truly be safe!

Thinking this, the children ran to the edge of the cliff and shouted, "Go for it, Straw Hat Crew!"

"Go for it, defeat Hody and his crew!"

"That’s right!"

The adult Fish-Men nearby also shouted, "Defeat them, Straw Hat Crew!"

"After you defeat them, I’ll treat you all to a feast!"

"Right, I can also take you to the Mermaid Cafe!"

"The Mermaid Cafe?!"

Upon hearing these words, Brook and Sanji shuddered, then turned excitedly toward the cliff and said:

"Really?!"

The Mermaid Cafe... they loved that place!

Nami: .

Why were these two idiots still like this? Did they even know what they were supposed to be doing right now?!

"That’s enough from you two!" Nami roared, her mouth wide like a shark’s. "Get back to fighting!"

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

Nami flashed to Brook and Sanji’s side and punched each of them once.

"Yes, Miss Nami!"

Sanji, who had been beaten, wasn’t angry at all. Instead, happily sporting a large bump on his head, he ran off into the distance, looking even more excited than before.

Meanwhile, Brook lay on the ground and said, "Miss Nami, why did I have to get hit too..."

"Do you really not know why you got hit?" Nami snapped irritably.

Did he really think she didn’t know what these two fools had been thinking?

Brook fell silent for a moment upon hearing this, then said, "If we can’t go to the Mermaid Cafe, then... Miss Nami, could you let me admire your pan..."

"Thump!"

"Ouch!"

Watching Brook clutch his head and cry out in pain, Nami roared again with her shark-like mouth, "Hurry up and get back to fighting, or I’ll dismantle your bones!"

"Miss Nami is really strict, isn’t she?"

"Yohohohoho!" Brook, who had been scolded, wasn’t angry either. He nimbly got up and ran off into the distance.

Then, he muttered to himself, "Come to think of it, I still haven’t found that invisible guy..."

Better figure out how to find him and take him down first.

Thinking this, Brook nodded and quickly dashed off into the distance.

"Phew." After watching him leave, Nami let out a long sigh and said, "Honestly, these guys are all so troublesome."

"There’s an opening!"

"Thump!"

After turning around and kicking the opponent flying, Nami said irritably, "That’s called an opening, you bastard!"

"Hahahahaha~

"Nami, you’re really popular, aren’t you?" Perona laughed loudly.

Hearing this, Nami showed a helpless expression and said, "What can I do? I just look weak."

After all... her wanted poster didn’t look intimidating at all...

So it was normal for these guys to want to cause trouble for her.

"Maybe things will improve after your bounty increases again," Nico Robin said.

"No, thanks."

Nami quickly shook her head. She didn’t want her bounty to go up.

After all... that would attract powerful bounty hunters!

So it was better to forget about it.

Hearing this, Nico Robin smiled. This wasn’t something that wouldn’t happen just because you didn’t want it to.

As a member of the Straw Hat Pirates... their bounties would inevitably rise sooner or later.

"I say..."

Jimbei, who had been silent until now, looked up at the sky and said, "That was his doing, right?"

He had vaguely seen something around Noah earlier, but when he looked closely, he couldn’t quite make it out. He wondered... if Meiser had done something using Ninjutsu?

"Definitely."

Chopper, who had already climbed out of the robot and returned to the ground, laughed and said, "Otherwise, who could move such a huge thing?"

Besides Meiser, who could do something so terrifying?

"That’s true."

Usopp also nodded in agreement.

As someone who had witnessed Meiser’s Water Release Technique, he knew full well how terrifying the other’s abilities were in the sea.

So... moving Noah away was perfectly reasonable!

Hearing this, Jimbei fell silent for a moment before sighing with emotion, "As expected of him..."

Meeting a man like Meiser was the greatest fortune of his life.

Otherwise... Fish-Man Island might have truly been finished!

Then, Jimbei turned his gaze to the members of the New Fish-Man Pirates.

With the Noah problem solved, and Hody likely to be taken down soon as well, all they needed to do was deal with these guys!

Thinking this, Jimbei immediately charged forward and launched an attack.

"Fish-Man Karate: 5000 Tile True Fist!"

"Bam!"

"Boom!!"

With a single punch, he sent a group of pirates flying!

"Ah!"

"Damn it..."

Ikaros glared at Jimbei, grinding his teeth, wishing he could take that guy down right now.

But he knew he couldn’t go, because... he was no match for Jimbei.

"Lord Ikaros, what should we do?"

"Deal with the Straw Hat Pirates first," Ikaros said. "We’ll handle Jimbei after the captain returns."

Even though this guy was strong... their Captain Hody was no weakling either!

"Yes!"

The fish-men nodded, then charged toward the Straw Hat Pirates with roars.

Meanwhile, Dos frowned as he looked up at the sky, muttering, "To be able to move Noah away..."

Who could have done it?

Could it be that Shirahoshi summoned the Sea Kings?

If that were really the case... then that girl truly deserved to die!

He hoped Captain Hody would take her down.

After shaking his head, Dos withdrew his gaze and swiftly charged toward the distance.

"Shirahoshi..."

Lying on a large floating platform, Neptune looked up at the sky with a complicated expression and said, "Was it you who did this?"

Only those Sea Kings could possess such terrifying power, right?

But as soon as he thought of the consequences of his daughter awakening this power, Neptune silently sighed.

To be honest, if possible, he did not wish for his daughter to awaken that power.

After all... that meant his daughter could be in danger!

As an old father, he would rather his daughter live a peaceful and safe life.

"Pururu~ Pururu~ Pururu~"

"Hmm?"

"A Den Den Mushi?"

Hearing the sound of the Den Den Mushi, Neptune was momentarily stunned before lowering his head to retrieve a small Den Den Mushi from within his beard.

After fumbling with it for a while, he successfully activated the little device.

"This is Neptune," Neptune said. "What is it?"

"Your Majesty, King Neptune," a Fishman soldier from the observation room above Ryugu Palace said. "You are safe."

"I am fine."

Neptune shook his head and then said, "Go ahead, what do you need?"

The voice on the other end fell silent for a moment before replying, "Your Majesty, I have a very important discovery to report to you."

"Speak!"

"Just... just now, that Sunglasses Man from the Straw Hat Crew summoned a large number of Clones." The Fishman soldier trembled as he spoke. "Shortly after, these Clones... used some kind of ability to summon one... after another enormous Water Dragon!!"

"Then... these Water Dragons attached themselves to Noah and... moved Noah away."

That scene was simply too shocking, so shocking that he could hardly speak coherently.

"Water Dragons?" Neptune was taken aback. So that was the reason for those strange shadows around Noah earlier.

Water Dragons... Water Dragons?

"Water Dragons?!"

Neptune suddenly became agitated, his eyes widening as he said, "You just mentioned Clones and Water Dragons, right?"

"Yes..."

"Then doesn’t that mean..."

Neptune trembled as he said, "That man is..."

"That’s what I thought too," the Fishman soldier swallowed hard before continuing. "Although this man looks different from two years ago, only that man possesses such an ability!"

"So I think... he is the Blood-Eyed Ninja!"

Though he didn’t know why this man, who should be dead, would appear here, he believed this man was the Blood-Eyed Ninja!

"The Blood-Eyed Ninja... the Blood-Eyed Ninja..."

Neptune muttered the name, his mind racing.

Two years ago, he had indeed seen the newspaper reporting the death of the Blood-Eyed Ninja. That newspaper clearly stated that the Blood-Eyed Ninja had been killed by the World Government above the Red Line!

So under normal circumstances, the Blood-Eyed Ninja absolutely could not have survived.

But... but this man possesses the ability of an Undying Body!

If he could use this ability to deceive the World Government, then he might be able to leave Mary Geoise alive!

Combined with the fact that he came to Fish-Man Island with the Straw Hat Crew...

This person is most likely the Blood-Eyed Ninja!

After realizing this, Neptune’s eyes once again filled with excitement.

"This person must be the Blood-Eyed Ninja!" Neptune exclaimed excitedly. "That’s wonderful... truly wonderful!"

It’s so great that this hero of Fish-Man Island managed to survive!

Otohime, do you see this?

Our hope for Fish-Man Island to return to the surface has arrived!

Your efforts... will absolutely not be in vain!

"King Neptune, should we announce this to the entire nation?" a Fish-Man soldier said excitedly.

As a member of the Fish-Man race, he deeply respected this legendary hero.

Therefore... he wanted everyone in the country to know who it was that helped them move Noah!

This is a major event that would shake the entire nation!

"No, we cannot!"

Neptune suddenly raised his head and said, "He chose to conceal his identity for a reason, so we must not reveal this matter. Otherwise, we might ruin his plans."

"All of you, keep this to yourselves, understand?"

"Do not cause trouble for Meiser!"

At least, without Meiser’s consent, they must not announce that he is still alive.

Otherwise... it would definitely bring trouble to the Straw Hat Pirates!

At the very least, the World Government would not let them off!

"This..."

The Fish-Man soldiers exchanged glances, then nodded and said, "Alright, we understand."

Although they didn’t know why King Neptune insisted on this, if revealing the truth would cause trouble for this hero, then they simply wouldn’t speak of it.

But—

Wouldn’t this be somewhat unfair to the hero?

Thinking this, the Fish-Man soldier spoke up, "King Neptune, although what you say makes sense, if we do nothing, wouldn’t it be unfair to this hero?"

After all, he is the hero who helped us move Noah!

Wouldn’t it be too ungrateful if we showed no appreciation at all?

"You have a point," Neptune said. "We certainly cannot show no appreciation at all."

Although they could offer ample rewards afterward, even that... would not be enough to repay their debt of gratitude!

With this in mind, Neptune lowered his head in thought, considering how best to thank them.

A moment later, Neptune’s eyes lit up. "I know!"

The soldier, startled by Neptune’s sudden outburst, twitched his eyelids and asked, "What have you thought of?"

"We will definitely reward them afterward," Neptune said. "But before that, I also need to let the people know who saved this country!"

If the citizens of Fish-Man Island learned that it was a human who moved Noah... then they would be one step closer to realizing Otohime’s dream!

At this thought, Neptune’s eyes grew even more excited.

"Otohime... I will definitely make your dream come true!"

"But Your Majesty, didn’t you just say we couldn’t reveal that the lord is still alive?" the Fish-man soldier asked in confusion. "Yet now you..."

Could it be that the king has obtained some new information?

"I never said we’d reveal that he’s alive," Neptune said. "Anyway... just connect this communication line to the nationwide broadcast."

"I’ll handle the explanation."

Though the Fishman Soldier didn’t know what his king intended to do, since His Majesty had given the order, he could only comply.

So, he adjusted the equipment, connecting the communication line to the nationwide broadcast.

Then he said, "It’s ready, Your Majesty."

After saying that, the man flipped the switch.

"Good."

Neptune nodded, then closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, mentally rehearsing what he was about to say.

Finding no issues, Neptune opened his eyes and said, "To all island residents, hello, I am Neptune."

"King Neptune?"

The islanders who heard Neptune’s voice were momentarily stunned, clearly not expecting their king to broadcast at this time.

"Your Majesty..."

The Minister of the Right looked up worriedly at the broadcast. He could tell that the king’s voice sounded weak.

"Why is His Majesty broadcasting instead of resting properly at a time like this?" The Left Minister also gazed anxiously in the direction of the broadcast, clearly aware of King Neptune’s condition.

"I don’t know."

The Minister of the Right shook his head. "Perhaps he has something important to announce."

Though he too wished the king would rest now, since His Majesty had something important to say... let him speak.

"That old geezer Neptune still has the strength to talk," Gecko frowned, looking up at the broadcast high above. "Seems we didn’t hit any vital spots."

"Kakakaka"

"I have a feeling this guy is about to say something unpleasant," Daruma said.

"Then destroy the broadcast!" Gecko said coldly.

With that, he turned to his subordinates nearby. "Go, use the cannons to blow up the broadcast!"

"This..."

The Fish-Man race members holding cannons hesitated. They actually wanted to hear what Neptune had to say.

What if they could learn news about Hody from his words?

"Hmm?"

"Eek!"

Several Fish-Men glared at by Gecko immediately showed fear, then turned and ran toward the direction of the broadcast.

Then, they raised their weapons and launched an attack.

"Boom"

"Boom"

"Boom"

Several cannonballs flew from the weapons, heading straight for the distant broadcast.

Finally... they exploded violently in mid-air!

"Boom!"

"Boom!!"

"Boom!!"

"They exploded in mid-air?!"

The Fish-Men stared at the cannonballs blasted apart in the sky, their eyes bulging in shock, faces full of disbelief. "How is that possible?"

"Though I don’t know what the curly-haired old man wants to say, I can’t let you interfere at a time like this," Usopp said with a chuckle.

"Was that you?"

Looking at the man holding the slingshot, the Fish-Men with cannons were dumbfounded.

This man actually intercepted their cannonballs with a slingshot?

Is that realistic?

Is that reasonable?

"Of course," Usopp grinned. "I am a brave warrior of the sea, a powerful sniper!"

"Blasting cannonballs... isn’t that perfectly normal!"

Right now... he’s absurdly strong!

"Damn it, then let’s try again..."

"Don’t even think about it!"

Usopp raised his slingshot, aiming at the distant Fish-Man race, and said, "I won’t let you attack my friends!"

"Special Attack: Tenfold Exploding Star!"

"Whoosh!"

"Boom!!"

Several explosive pellets, swollen to ten times their size, blasted into the bodies of those Fish-Men, sending them flying with agonized screams!

"Ah!"

"Hmph."

"I won’t let you do anything unnecessary," Usopp said with a grin as he lowered his slingshot.

As a sniper, it was his job to notice things his companions couldn’t.

Just then, a figure appeared behind Usopp, swinging a chain at him while shouting, "Die, you damn long-nose!"

Usopp: !

Sensing the killing intent from behind, Usopp was startled but immediately used his ability to boost his speed, darting away without hesitation.

"Whoosh!" "Boom!!"

"Huh?"

Gecko frowned as he watched Usopp dart into the distance.

What kind of terrifying speed was that?

"That was close..."

Looking at the large crater left by the attack, Usopp let out a long sigh of relief. "I almost got taken out."

Then, he glanced at Brook, who was searching for Gecko nearby, and called out, "Hey, Brook! Your opponent is over here!"

Brook: !

Startled by the words, Brook quickly rushed over, saying, "I won’t let you escape again!"

"You damn invisible man!"

"Tch..."

Gecko clicked his tongue in annoyance. It seemed he wouldn’t be able to take out this sniper.

He then grabbed his chain and charged at Brook, intending to dismantle this damn skeleton first.

After watching the two clash, Usopp shifted his gaze back to the broadcast and muttered, "What is this old man going to say?"

Why hadn’t he continued after all this time?

Meanwhile, Neptune, whom Usopp was wondering about, lay on the ground, staring at the sky.

While giving the citizens time to process, he was also pondering his next words.

Finally, he spoke, "Now, I have something very important to announce."

"Just moments ago, the Straw Hat Pirates’ sunglasses guy used his Devil Fruit ability to give Noah brief mobility."

"Then, with the help of the sea current, he moved this massive warship, which was about to crash onto Fish-Man Island, away."

"Now, our Fish-Man Island no longer needs to worry about being destroyed by Noah!"

"This human saved our Fish-Man Island!"

After a pause, Neptune continued, "As for Hody... I’m sure it won’t be long before he’s defeated by the Straw Hat Boy. So... victory will definitely be ours!"

Following Neptune’s words, the square fell into a deathly silence before erupting into enthusiastic cheers.

"Whoa!!"

"Sunglasses guy!"

"That’s great... truly wonderful!"

The Fish-Men immediately cheered, their expressions growing more and more excited.

Though they didn’t know how the sunglasses guy had given Noah mobility, as long as they were saved, the details didn’t matter!

"Sunglasses guy..." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Looking up at Madam Shyarly in the air, she frowned slightly and said, "Could it be... that he used that wood-summoning ability to repair Noah?"

Thinking about it carefully, it wasn’t impossible.

After all, this man could alter the terrain with a wave of his hand, so... repairing Noah with wood seemed quite reasonable.

But... why did he give her such a strange feeling?

Especially those eyes of his in the broadcast...

Could this guy really be the Blood-Eyed Ninja? Madam Shyarly thought to herself.

Although the newspapers two years ago said the Blood-Eyed Ninja had died, who could guarantee that the Blood-Eyed Ninja, with his Undying Body, couldn’t have faked his death to escape?

At this thought, Madam Shyarly’s eyes grew somewhat excited.

Once this matter is over, I’ll go ask Camie.

Camie is his friend. If he really is the Blood-Eyed Ninja... then Camie must know!

"What a noisy old hag," Dos said irritably, glancing at the broadcast.

Though he didn’t know how that Sunglasses Man had managed such a feat, at sea, the Straw Hat Boy could never be a match for Captain Hody!

With that thought, he snorted coldly and turned away from the broadcast.

While he thought this way, some of the Fish-Man race did not.

"Hey, hey, hey, could Captain Hody really be defeated by the Straw Hat Boy?"

"Unlikely, right? Captain Hody is so strong..."

"True, but the Straw Hat Crew managed to move Noah!" one Fish-man said with a grim expression. "Could someone like that be weak?"

If they teamed up with the Straw Hat Boy... their Captain Hody might truly be outmatched!

As if understanding his meaning, the other Fish-men also grew pale.

If that were the case, wouldn’t Captain Hody...

"Bang!"

"Don’t overthink it!"

Dos, who had just smashed his hammer into the ground, said coldly, "Captain Hody is invincible!"

"And anyone who dares to desert... I’ll kill them first!"

At that moment, Dos’s eyes were bloodshot.

He didn’t care about Fish-Man Island, nor did he care about Noah. All he wanted now was to destroy these humans!

So... anyone who ran, he would kill!

"That’s right!"

Gecko also said coldly, "Anyone who dares to run, I’ll kill them too!"

Upon hearing their words, the other Fish-men immediately looked terrified, their bodies involuntarily retreating several steps.

They really didn’t want to fight anymore!

"Hmm?"

As if sensing their thoughts, Gecko swung his chain at them.

"Bang!"

With a single strike, he killed several Fish-men!

This scene terrified the nearby Fish-men, who then turned and fled into the distance!

"Hmm?"

"You still dare to run!"

Gecko, his eyes filled with murderous intent, swung his chain without hesitation, intending to kill them.

But this time, Brook stopped him.

"Clang!"

Blocking the attack with his Cane Sword, Brook glared angrily at Gecko and said, "Hey, what do you think you’re doing to your comrades?"

"Since they chose to desert, they are unworthy of being my comrades!" Gecko said coldly. "So I can only send them to their deaths!"

Seeing that even Gecko said this, Brook knew there was no point in communicating with this guy, so he decided to cut him down.

"Soul-Slaying Sword..."

"Song of Plunder: Blizzard Slash!!"

"Whoosh"

"Thud!!"

The slash carrying a chill easily sliced through Gecko’s body, then froze him solid!

After doing this, Brook calmly sheathed his weapon and said, "Comrades aren’t meant to be killed, you fool!"

With that, Brook ignored the unconscious Fish-man and turned to walk into the distance.

The rescued Fish-Man race members slumped to the ground, their faces covered in cold sweat.

"We’re... we’re saved...

Though we don’t know why this skeleton saved us... at least we don’t have to die now!"

Thinking this, the Fish-men immediately began to cry, also giving up any thought of resistance.

Watching all this carefully, Jimbei smiled and said, "Things are progressing even more smoothly than I imagined."

Now all that’s left is to wait for Luffy and the others to defeat Hody!

Hang in there, Luffy!