bookbashuk Chapter 378 The frog in the well has no idea how big the world is or how strong the strong are!
Chapter 378 The frog in the well has no idea how big the world is or how strong the strong are!
Chapter 378 The frog in the well has no idea how big the world is or how strong the strong are!
"This Den Den Mushi walks really slowly," Perona remarked.
So much time has passed, and this big guy still hasn't come out of the forest and reached them.
"After all, it's a type of snail," west Yan said with a smile.
It's not unusual for snails to walk slowly.
Perona blinked upon hearing this, and it seemed to make sense.
Jinbe looked at Shirahoshi seriously and said, "Princess Shirahoshi, don't worry. If I find that guy Vander Decken, I will definitely take him down."
"Then you won't need to worry about that guy's threats anymore."
"Um!"
Shirahoshi nodded vigorously upon hearing this, clearly showing great trust in Jinbe.
"Speaking of which...we've met this guy named Vander Deikun," Nami said.
"Are you talking about that time in the ocean?" west Yan asked, glancing at Nami.
If it were that time, there would be no need to mention it, after all... they didn't even get to see Vander Deiken.
"Not that time."
Nami shook her head and said, "Before the four of us came here, we encountered that guy named Vander Deikun in mid-air."
"He even tried to attack us, but Perona's Negative Spectre made him fall from the sky."
After recalling the situation at the time, Nami nodded affirmatively.
west Yan: ? ? ?
Is that so?
"That's true," Perona said. "It's a pity I didn't know at the time that this guy was the one who bullied Princess Shirahoshi, otherwise I would have taken him out with the Ghost Bomb."
Such a great opportunity... and she just missed it.
Thinking of this, Perona showed a regretful expression.
"That's a real shame," west Yan said.
I almost helped Shirahoshi solve this problem.
"So what if we missed it?" Jinbe said calmly. "Anyway, this guy is on this island, we'll find him sooner or later."
If he can catch this guy, he can take him down!
This time, the others simply nodded and said nothing more.
Just then, the giant image Den Den Mushi walked up to the group.
Then, the giant thing slowly raised its eyes and shot a beam of light into the bubble membrane in the air.
Then, something resembling a screen appeared in mid-air.
Seeing this, Perona asked curiously, "Is this the live stream from the Video Den Den Mushi?"
"Yes, that's right." Dan nodded, then said, "I just don't know who's doing the live stream."
In such a tense situation... who would have the time or inclination to do this?
"Who else could it be?" west Yan chuckled. "At a time like this, besides those guys from the New Fishman Pirates, who would be so high-profile as to pull off something like this?"
Although he didn't know how the other party wanted to become king, he knew that it was necessary to let all the common people on Fishman Island know about it.
Therefore... it makes perfect sense to spread this news through live streaming.
Upon hearing west Yan's words, Dan's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
"That's really not a good live stream..." Dan said.
"Look, there's a picture!" Chopper exclaimed.
"Sizzle sizzle"
"Buzz"
The next moment, a man appeared in the frame, his expression looking extremely fierce.
"It really was him..." Jinbe said, frowning.
west Yan was right; the person doing the live stream really was Hody Jones, the captain of the New Fishman Pirates!
"This guy is Hody," Sanji said, frowning. "He looks a bit like a shark."
"That's right, it's him." Jinbe nodded first, then explained, "Hody is a Great White Shark Man, that's why he looks like a shark."
Upon hearing this, Sanji was immediately rendered speechless.
Hody, the troublemaker, is a great white shark.
Arlong and Jinbe also look like some kind of shark-like fish-men...
Looking at it this way... it seems that none of the fish-men associated with sharks are well-behaved.
"Something's not right," west Yan said, frowning.
"What do you mean?"
"He's currently in the same spot where we were in the Dragon Palace before," west Yan said, pointing to the image above. "The decorations are exactly the same."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the others immediately changed.
"Does that mean Zoro and the others have been captured?" Nami asked, frowning.
"How is this possible?"
"Zoro is so strong, how could he possibly be captured?"
Perona's first reaction was disbelief, after all, Zoro is really strong.
So she doesn't believe that this guy was caught.
"But the fact is, Hody is right here in the main hall of Ryugu Palace, while Zoro and the others aren't," Nami said.
Upon hearing this, Perona was immediately rendered speechless, as she could not find any rebuttal.
"If Hody, that fish-man, destroys the buildings of Ryugu Castle and lets seawater into the castle, then Zoro and the others might be captured," Xi Yan said. "Don't forget that this guy has two Devil Fruit users with him."
If the enemy uses the ocean to target Usopp and Brook, Zoro will definitely try to protect them.
In this situation, Zoro, who is in the sea, might not be able to defeat those fish-men.
"If I had known things would turn out this way, I would have let Merry stay here," Nami sighed.
If Mary were there, things might not have turned out this way.
"No one expected things to turn out this way."
Sanji lit a cigarette, took a drag, and continued, "Besides... there's a possibility that Moss Head and the others might escape."
Since they haven't seen any footage of Zoro and his crew being captured yet, they can't definitively conclude that they have been captured.
The others thought for a moment after hearing this, and then nodded in agreement.
Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. What if Zoro and the others escaped beforehand?
That's a possibility!
Thinking about this, these people gradually calmed down.
"Let's see what he has to say first," west Yan said.
"profound!"
Just then, Hody picked up the microphone and said calmly, "All the islanders of the Merfolk, can you hear me?"
"I am Hody Jones, captain of the New Fishman Pirates!"
After speaking, Hody paused for a moment, then continued, "Now, I have something important to inform all the islanders of Fishman Island!"
"Today, this nation will be destroyed once, and then... it will be reborn under my leadership!"
"And I, Hody Jones, am the new king!"
"Hahaha!"
After saying that, Hody grinned, looking exceptionally arrogant.
He then picked up a drink and took a sip, giving the public time to process the information.
"This guy seems pretty arrogant," Perona said, somewhat annoyed.
"They all want to become the new king of this country, how can they not be arrogant?" west Yan said.
In this guy's eyes, he's probably already more than halfway to success.
Then, he glanced at Jinbe and said, "Jinbe, I now have reason to suspect that this guy is the one who will destroy Fishman Island in the future, and Luffy is just taking the blame."
At least Luffy never showed any intention to destroy Fishman Island, but Hody bluntly stated it.
So... this guy might really be the one who destroyed Fishman Island!
"I feel that way too," Jinbe nodded and said.
Although Lady Shirley's prophecies have never been wrong in the past, ... who can guarantee that this time will be correct?
At least he doesn't think Luffy will destroy Fishman Island.
"Damn it, they made Luffy take the blame..." Merry gritted her teeth and glared at Hody, saying, "That guy is a villain!"
Seeing Mei Li baring her teeth and claws, seemingly about to rush up and punch the live stream screen, west Yan pulled her down and said, "What are you trying to do?"
"I want to punch him!"
"We can't beat him up here..." west Yan said helplessly, "Let's see how things go first."
Upon hearing this, Mei blinked, then seemed to understand what west Yan meant, and obediently nodded. She then stayed in west Yan's arms without saying a word.
Seeing this, west Yan relented, then glanced at Luffy, who remained silent.
This guy hasn't said a word since Hody appeared; he's just staring at the live stream, and I don't know what he's thinking.
But since the other party didn't speak, west Yan didn't ask any questions.
At that moment, Hody put down his glass and grinned.
"After I become the king of this country, it will undergo unprecedented changes!"
"And on Fishman Island under my rule, an absolute rule needs to be established."
"The rule is this: any fish-man who wants to befriend humans must disappear from this country!"
"As powerful fish-men, we have no need to help those weak humans!"
At this point, Hody's expression gradually became somewhat ferocious.
In his view, weak humans are not worthy of peaceful coexistence with the powerful fish-men!
"Weak humans..."
Sanji, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, frowned and said, "You really dare to say that."
"He's probably only comparable to ordinary humans," west Yan said calmly. "If you compare him to the strong, he's nothing."
Ultimately, this guy can only be arrogant in the ocean.
As long as they can fight in a place without water... he's nothing!
"Can he really succeed?" Melly asked doubtfully. "Even if he conquers Ryugu Castle, he can't change the will of everyone on this island, can he?"
If he doesn't gain the approval of the island's people... can he really hold onto that position?
That's probably unlikely.
"Have you forgotten what I just said?" west Yan said, "This guy brought quite a few people with him."
Besides... in this world, becoming a king doesn't necessarily require everyone's approval, does it?
"Most of the civilians on Fishman Island are just ordinary people, and their combat strength is definitely not as good as those fishmen who fight all year round," Xiao Ba added.
Therefore, Hody's plan will most likely succeed.
Listening to their conversation, Mei lowered her head and pondered. It seemed... that was indeed the case.
Hody then continued, "Soon, warriors from Fishman Street will settle here."
They will be responsible for overseeing this matter!
"What?!"
Hearing Hody's words, the islanders who were also watching the live stream were all dumbfounded.
Are those thugs living in the lawless zone coming to live on Fishman Island?
Are you kidding me?!
What will they do then?
They were no match for those hordes of thugs.
If a conflict breaks out, they...
"Hahaha, did you hear that, you lot!" The fishmen of the New Fishman Pirates sneered at the former islanders, saying, "From now on, we're neighbors!"
"Hahahaha!"
"You're right, let's get along well~"
"Hahahaha"
Hearing the voices of these thugs, the honest fish-men immediately showed fear.
What will they do now?
Damn it, Your Majesty King Neptune, where are you?!
These despicable thugs must be punished quickly!
Unfortunately, they did not receive a response from King Neptune; instead, they heard Hody's devilish voice once again.
"I know some islanders still harbor certain illusions about humans because of Queen Otohime, but..." Hody slammed his wine glass to the ground, his expression twisted with rage, and said, "Don't forget who killed Queen Otohime!"
"It's human!"
"If you betray someone once, you'll betray them again. Why can't you understand that?!"
"Humans are a bunch of unbelievable, evil creatures!"
Hearing Hody's words, some of the fish-men who were unaware of the truth began to waver.
Is that really the case?
"It was indeed a human who killed Queen Otohime..."
"But we can't negate Queen Otohime's efforts because of this. She is......"
"Um?"
Upon hearing the man's words, the members of the New Fishman Pirates immediately turned grim.
Then, he glared at the man with a ferocious expression and said, "What did you just say?"
"No...it's nothing...that's good."
The grimacing merman reached out and patted the other man on the shoulder, saying, "Remember to obey Boss Hody..."
"No, it's King Hody's teachings!"
"Hahahaha!"
Looking at the arrogantly laughing merman, a hint of frustration appeared in the man's eyes, but due to the other party's powerful strength, he could only choose to keep quiet.
At this moment, Hody sneered, "In the end, the so-called ideals of the Neptune family are nothing but an unattainable pipe dream."
"So we don't need to believe those things at all!"
After saying that, Hody turned and walked to the side, saying, "Come on, take a look at this."
"Is...is it His Majesty the King?"
The islanders of Fishman Island were dumbfounded when they saw Neptune tied up.
Their king has been captured by Hody?
Neptune, who was being watched by them, sighed silently.
"Why...
Who could have imagined things would develop this way?
"Fishman Island has no future in the hands of someone like you," Hody said coldly, looking at Neptune. "But in my hands, it will become even more glorious!"
"Hody."
Looking at the confident Hordy, Neptune's gaze became somewhat complicated.
This arrogant young man had no idea how terrifying the ocean was.
The fish-men are incapable of fighting against humans by force.
Thinking of this, Neptune decided to say something.
But before he could speak, Hody interrupted him.
"You don't need to look at me like that," Hody sneered. "Sooner or later you'll know I'm right."
"Oh, by the way, you probably won't live to see that day."
"But it's okay, you can watch from below and see how I lead Fishman Island to glory~"
"Hahaha!"
Having said that, Hody ignored Neptune and turned to the screen, saying, "Now, notify all the inhabitants of Fishman Island!"
"In three hours, at Kuala Lumpur Korta Plaza, I will personally behead this incompetent king!"
After saying that, Hody paused for a moment, and then continued, "The current Age of Exploration began with the execution of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger."
"This also accelerated the persecution of the fish-men by humans."
"Since that's the case... then I'll use the execution of Neptune as a pretext to usher in the Great Fishman Era, where the Fishmen rule over humanity!"
"Shrimp hahahaha"
At the end, Hody burst into laughter, his expression exceptionally arrogant.
Upon hearing Huo Di's words, Xi Yan was immediately filled with questions.
Where did this guy named Hody get the audacity to say such a thing?
"Hasn't he even bothered to find out how powerful the strong on the high seas are?" west Yan glanced at Jinbe and said, "He actually plans to rule humanity..."
Putting aside the Four Emperors, any random Shichibukai could probably beat him to a pulp.
Why is he so confident?
"Blinded by hatred and anger, he wouldn't even look at those things," Jinbe said, shaking his head.
He understood what west Yan meant.
There are just too many powerful humans on this sea, like Big Mom from Fishman Island who lent them the flag.
If they wanted to, they could easily destroy the New Fishman Pirates.
No, it should be said that it could easily destroy Fishman Island!
Such a terrifying entity could easily sink an island.
Unfortunately... Hody wouldn't think about such things.
His eyes had become 'cloudy', and he was unable to see the world clearly at all.
Upon hearing Jinbe's words, Xiyan immediately understood.
It seems this guy named Hody is a frog in a well, completely unaware of how big the world is or how strong the strong are.
Before west Yan could say anything more, Huo Di continued, "By the way, after arriving at Dragon Palace City, I discovered some interesting things."
As he spoke, Hody beckoned to his men, signaling them to hand over the items to him.
Seeing this, the subordinate obediently took out the letter from the Celestial Dragon and placed it in Hody's hand.
Upon seeing this, Jinbe's pupils contracted, and he exclaimed, "Could this be...?"
"I think many of you have probably guessed what this is by now," Hody said with a sneer. "That's right, this is the letter from the Celestial Dragons that Queen Otohime obtained by risking her life ten years ago!"
"Once it's torn up, you'll never have another chance to get it!"
"Shrimp hahahaha"
After saying this, Hody handed the item back to his subordinate, adding, "Later, dispose of this along with Neptune!"
"yes!"
The subordinate nodded upon receiving the order and then obediently placed the letter in his pocket.
Hody then walked over to a huge box, patted it, and said, "Besides this Celestial Dragon's letter, I also found a large number of signed letters!"
As he spoke, Hody pulled out a handful of autographs and continued, "I never imagined this country would have so many idiots who want to work hand in hand with humanity... I can hardly believe my eyes!"
After slamming the signed letter to the ground, Hody's expression turned ferocious.
"Signing here is tantamount to betraying the Fishmen race and rebelling against my new kingdom," Hody said. "Therefore, I will eliminate you all!"
After saying that, Hoddi paused for a moment, then continued, "There's no need to keep stepping on the portraits; that method of identification is easily fooled."
"So... let's use this list to find them!"
At the end, Hody revealed an incredibly sinister smile, looking like a terrifying demon.
"How could this be..."
Upon hearing Hody's words, all the fishmen who had signed the document showed expressions of horror.
Are they going to be killed by Hody?
"You bastard, stop right now!" An enraged Neptune opened his eyes and shouted, "I will not allow you to harm my people!"
If you want to kill him, just do it. Why hurt the people of this island?
This is not the magnanimity a king should have!
"What can you do now?" Hody, hearing Neptune's voice, turned and gave him a mocking look, saying, "In the end, you're just a prisoner."
Even if you're very dissatisfied, there's nothing you can do about it.
"Damn it, I..."
Ignoring Neptune's angry rant, Hody shook his head and said, "Forget it, there's no need to bother with you. You don't have much time left anyway."
So let him curse if he wants to; just consider it the barking of a dog before it dies.
He then waved his hand, signaling his men to take Neptune away.
"Damn it, of all people, that letter was found by Hody." Jinbe said with a grim expression.
If the citizens' signatures are destroyed, they can be collected again later.
However, it's not so easy to get a Celestial Dragon's letter!
Once destroyed.
Damn it, damn Hody!
Shirahoshi clenched her fists as she watched Neptune being dragged away by the New Fishman Pirates, tears streaming down her face.
"Father..."
What should she do?
What should she do?
Having never experienced anything like this before, Shirahoshi was completely panicked.
"Shirahoshi, you..."
Before Nami could even offer her words of comfort, Hody, speaking on the live stream, said, "By the way, Straw Hat Pirates, before the live stream ends, I'll show you something good."
"You must be watching the live stream somewhere on this island, right? The humans who quelled the wrath of the fish-men and shattered Arlong's ambitions!"
The next moment, the scene changed.
A steel cage appeared in the scene, and inside the cage were... Zoro and his two companions!
"Usopp, Brook, Zoro?!"
Chopper was dumbfounded when he saw the three humans in the picture. He had actually been captured?
"So they really got caught?" Sanji said with a headache. "What are these three idiots doing?"
Nami paused for a moment after hearing this, then turned to look at Xiyan and said, "You were right."
Just as west Yan predicted, Zoro and his two idiots were captured by Hody and his gang!
Now they're in trouble; they'll have to figure out how to save these three idiots.
"Knowing how to use the fish-men's innate advantages in battle..." west Yan frowned and said, "It seems there are some smart people in Hody's group."
I just wonder if there will be any strategist or similar characters.
"hateful!"
"Zoro actually got caught..." Perona clenched her fists and said, "What was that idiot thinking?!"
She was so confident that Zoro, that idiot, wouldn't get caught, but look what happened... that idiot has no sense of direction!
"Now you see the situation clearly, Straw Hat crew," Hody said with a sneer. "This room they're in will be flooded after their execution, and at that time... as inferior humans, they will drown!"
After saying that, Hody paused for a moment, then took out Luffy's bounty poster and said, "Straw Hat Luffy, with a bounty of 500 million Berries, listen up!"
"These three people are just the beginning for me!"
"Afterwards, I will find you one by one, and then use your heads to give humanity on land a truly shocking warning!"
"Hahaha!"
After laughing, Hody said, "In three hours, this country will be transformed!"
"So... everyone, just look forward to it!"
"Hahaha!"
"Buzz"
"Kaga~"
The next moment, the image Den Den Mushi closed its eyes, and Hody's image disappeared completely.
"They actually plan to take us all out with them." Sanji exhaled a smoke ring and said calmly, "They've got some nerve."
It seems that Zoro and his two idiots' mistakes have given Hody a lot of confidence.
Do you really think they're easy to mess with?
Even without considering west Yan, who is hiding in the shadows, the Straw Hat Pirates are not weak at all!
Putting everything else aside, Miss Perona's negative aura is something that not everyone can withstand!
"Hey, let's hurry and save Zoro and the others!" Mary said anxiously, "Otherwise they'll be killed by the sea."
She didn't want to lose any of her companions here, since everyone had finally managed to get together.
Thinking of this, Mei Li was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes.
"Calm down, Mary."
Looking down at west Yan holding Meli in his arms, he said, "Zoro and the others are alright."
"Huh?"
Meili paused for a moment, then asked疑惑地问道, "Why do you say that?"
The three people, already bound by chains... how could they possibly survive in such a situation?
They're not fishmen!
"You mean..."
As if understanding what west Yan was thinking, Nami's eyes lit up and she exclaimed, "Usopp's Devil Fruit ability!"
"Yes."
west Yan nodded and said, "Although I don't know how those three idiots, Zoro and Usopp, got caught, ordinary chains can't hold him."
Once Hody and the others leave, Usopp can use his Devil Fruit powers to enlarge the chains and cage, allowing the three of them to escape smoothly.
As for how to leave that room?
With Usopp's explosive abilities, destroying a building would be a piece of cake.
"I'm afraid that thing is made of seastone," Nami said, frowning.
"If it's made of seastone, then it is indeed somewhat dangerous, but..." Xi Yan glanced at the live broadcast location and said, "Usopp was jumping around in the cage more enthusiastically than anyone else, so I don't think it was a seastone chain."
As long as it's not a Seastone chain, Usopp can solve this problem!
As for the seawater below?
With Zoro around, swimming out with the two of them shouldn't be a problem.
"I see..." Nami thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then the three of them should be able to escape without any problems."
west Yan nodded, then looked at Luffy and said, "But since others have provoked us, we can't just do nothing."
"Luffy, what do you say?"
"Luffy?"
Seeing Luffy staring silently ahead, west Yan had several question marks popping up above his head.
What's wrong with this guy now?
As if he had heard west Yan's call, Luffy, who had just been lost in thought, turned around and gave everyone a happy smile, saying, "My bounty has actually reached 500 million Berries! When did it go up?" Xi Yan: ???
Is this what this idiot cares about?
"This is no time to be happy about something like this, you idiot!" Nami roared, opening her shark mouth. "Can't you be serious for once, you stupid captain?"
"bump!"
"I'm...I'm sorry..."
Luffy, who had been punched, lay on the ground and obediently apologized.
Jinbe:
Luffy got beaten up by his crew?
Luffy honestly apologized, and Jinbe was immediately silenced.
Then, he thought to himself, "The way this group gets along is really quite unique..."
After shaking his head, Jinbe explained, "Your bounty went up after the Marineford War."
"I see," Luffy nodded and said.
west Yan then asked curiously, "What about me?"
"You perished shortly after the Battle of Marineford," so the bounty remains unchanged.
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west Yan pursed his lips, "So it didn't swell up after all."
Oh well, my bounty will increase eventually anyway, so there's no rush.
Then, west Yan looked at Luffy, waiting for his decision.
Seeing this, the others also looked at Luffy.
Noticing everyone's gaze, Luffy got up from the ground, adjusted his hat, and said, "Since they've come looking for trouble, we have no choice but to fight!"
Although he wasn't particularly interested in Hody, he couldn't pretend nothing had happened now that the other party had already attacked his partner.
So... let him beat this bastard who dared to lay a hand on his partner to a pulp!
Then, Luffy glanced at his crew and said, "Let's go to Ryugu Palace and find that guy named Hody."
"profound!!"
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