How can I become the Pirate King if you don’t work hard?.

Chapter 310 Conflict
"Brother Jinbe..."

"I see."

Xiao Ba picked up the long sword, his gaze resolute:
"Of all the merfolk who committed atrocities in Cocoyasi, I am the last and only one to survive."

"But debts must always be repaid."

"Perhaps this is what I've been waiting for."

hiss--!
Xiao Ba took a deep breath.

His gaze fell on the long sword in his hand.

This was a rule that Tiger set for his crewmates on the ship when he was still alive.

Any crew member who disrupts the fish-people's peaceful coexistence will have to pay the price for their actions.

The things that Alon and his gang did in Cocoa West Village had only one outcome.

Suicide.

now.

Xiao Ba also had this will in his heart. He turned the blade and aimed it at his heart, ready to stab it in.

But in the next instant, he was stopped by a powerful hand.

Jinbe lowered his eyes, looking at the younger brother who had always followed him, and his heart finally softened:
"After Tiger's death, the Sun Pirates were either killed or fled, and their ideal of creating a world where they could coexist peacefully with humans vanished into thin air."

"If Tiger knew that you had such awareness, he would be very happy."

“I also bear an unshirkable responsibility for letting that bastard Ah Long roam freely in the East China Sea. If you truly feel guilty, then come with me…”

Xiao Ba raised her head, her eyes reddening:
"Brother Jinbe, you..."

"Let's go."

Jinbe withdrew his gaze, his expression gradually becoming serious:

“Knight Gawain and his gang will inevitably pass through Fishman Island if they want to enter the New World. Your life is up to that girl in Cocoyasi Village.”

"This is a debt you owe, and it's also a debt I owe."

The sound fell to the ground.

Xiao Ba knelt on the ground, his body trembling slightly, tears of shame streaming down his face.

He wasn't a bad person by nature; in fact, he could be described as naive. But it was precisely because he still had a conscience that he suffered even more after realizing what he had done.

Soft sobs echoed in the room.

I listened quietly, but at that moment I felt a sense of relief.

Tiger's will is not without successors, though it came somewhat late.

But at this moment.

There was a sound of rapid footsteps.

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
The newcomer pushed open Jinbe's door, looking flustered and barely having time to catch his breath, anxiously saying:

"Lord Jinbei!"

"problem occurs!"

"Number of cases of fishmen and even mermaids going missing have occurred in the vicinity of the Dragon Palace Kingdom."

"Among them are even some young merfolk!"

"Lord Neptune has ordered the entire exit to be completely sealed off, and no departure is permitted until a report of the missing person is found!"

"Oops!"

Jinbe's expression immediately darkened.

The Ryugu Kingdom is an essential route for pirates entering the New World. In fact, unless you can fly with your pirate ship, you must pass through Fishman Island to enter the New World.

For this reason, there are countless pirate ships anchored in the port of the Ryugu Kingdom.

If their voyages are restricted, given the pirates' ferocious nature, something bad is likely to happen!

Jinbe frowned deeply.

Thoughts raced through my mind, and I vaguely sensed a conspiracy.

Logically speaking, after Whitebeard planted his flag on Fishman Island and publicly declared sovereignty, poaching should have become rare.

In addition, he himself, as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, was personally in charge.

Poaching has become rare, occurring at most once or twice a month, and most of these incidents happen outside of Fishman Island.

However, the sudden large-scale disappearance of fishmen on Fishman Island is clearly abnormal.

"Someone wants to throw Fishman Island into chaos!"

A tall, ferocious divine eagle flashed before Jinbe's eyes, but he shook his head in the next instant, dismissing it:
"Hody and his gang are radical and brutal, but they hate humans and poaching the most. Logically, they shouldn't be targeting their own people."

Recalling Hachi's words, Jinbe's brows furrowed even more deeply:
"Knight Gawain?!"

"If it's to avenge his comrade, then he has that motive, but..."

"It shouldn't be!"

“A man who bears the name of benevolence and righteousness should not do such a thing.”

After some thought.

Jinbe still hadn't found the answer he was looking for, but the longer the matter dragged on, the more urgent it became. He immediately got up, ready to take action to suppress the pirates who were about to riot.

Before leaving, Jinbe had a plan:
"Xiao Ba, go to Fishman Street and keep an eye on Hody's gang."

Xiao Ba was taken aback:
"Hody? They shouldn't attack their own comrades."

"in case."

"I understand."

……

at the same time.

Dragon Palace Kingdom.

In the harbor.

Countless pirate ships were anchored here, but the passageway was blocked by a group of fish-man soldiers.

"What happened?! Wasn't Fishman Island supposed to trust us unconditionally according to the agreement?"

One of the pirates looked puzzled, a bad feeling creeping into his heart.

"Perhaps it's another poacher causing an accident, but in the end we're all the ones who have to take the blame?!"

"Poaching? Not to mention that Fishman Island is already Whitebeard's territory, and Jinbe is a powerful figure of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Poaching inside Fishman Island?!"

"Tsk tsk~ I think the possibility of the murlocs stealing from themselves is even greater than this."

"Who knows?!"

"But our departure right now will definitely be affected..."

……

in the crowd.

The murmurs grew louder.

Aside from speculation about the sudden change in the Dragon Palace Kingdom's attitude, the majority of the dissatisfaction stemmed from the disruption to their voyage.

Many of these impulsive and violent pirates were even prepared to forcefully break through the defenses.

"I'm going to enter the new world and seize One Piece, I don't have time to waste!"

"If the merfolk want war, then I will grant you battle formations!"

"If you want to die, don't drag me down with you. This is the deep sea, ten thousand meters below the surface. Without the fish-men's secondary coating, there's absolutely no possibility of setting sail!"

The voice fell.

The man had no choice but to back down and give up immediately.

But at this moment.

Prince Shark Star of the Dragon Palace Kingdom led his army to the port and sheltered the pirates.

Looking at the densely packed pirates in the harbor, and thinking of his missing clansmen, Shark Star felt only indescribable rage.
"Dozens of kidnappings have occurred in the Fishman Kingdom, and it is now suspected that they are the work of pirates."

"Starting today, all pirate ships that set sail must be searched!"

The undeniable voice fell silent, and the pirates present instantly fell silent, only to erupt in a roar the next instant.

"Don't be ridiculous, you think you can just search like that?!"

“Yes!” Shark Star said coldly.
"I said search, so I'll search!"

"This is the Dragon Palace Kingdom, and I am the eldest prince of the Dragon Palace Kingdom!"

"Without my order, no one may allow you to travel together!"

"What a joke!"

In the port.

One of the pirates had a ferocious expression on his face and was ready to make his move.

After all, not every ship can withstand inspection.

Even if they didn't poach on Fishman Island, certain shady businesses still couldn't be exposed, especially not to the royal family of the Ryugu Kingdom!
But at this time.

His movements were stopped by his deputy.

"Captain, our ship has not yet completed the coating process. It would be unwise to clashed with them at this time."

"Besides, his main target is the fishman kidnapping case, which has nothing to do with us, I think..."

boom!
As his deputy was speaking, he heard a whooshing sound as a bullet ripped through his ear and shot toward the distant Shark Star.

The trident in the other's hand blocked the attack steadily, but it couldn't stop Shark Star's extremely gloomy expression.

"So it was you who kidnapped my people!"

"Pirate!"

this moment.

The pirate with the injured ear couldn't even feel the pain of losing his ear; he only felt incredibly cold.

He turned his head, but there was nothing behind him. However, when his gaze fell on the water, his pupils contracted sharply.

Just because of a figure with a dorsal fin, it sank into the water with a sinister grin, and even raised its hand to make a provocative throat-slitting gesture.

"not good!"

"Someone is stirring things up; you've been used!"

He let out a roar, but no one could hear what he was saying.

A continuous barrage of gunfire, accompanied by flashes of fire, shot out from the harbor toward Shark Star and his group. The latter were equally unwilling to back down and immediately launched a counterattack!

The roar of gunfire!

The two sides, who were initially able to barely maintain their composure, immediately engaged in fierce fighting, completely unaware of the figure roaming the battlefield, constantly provoking them.

No.

Some people noticed, but before they could make a sound, they were engulfed by a hail of bullets. Both sides, enraged, no longer cared about anything else.

A corner of the port.

The giant squid-man, Mushi, with his snow-white body and eight arms, watched as the port was gradually engulfed by the flames of war, a sinister smile curling at the corner of his mouth:

"Kill him! Kill him!"

"Only through the baptism of blood will you realize the evil of mankind!"

"There is absolutely no possibility of peace between humans and fish-men!"

"As a superior being, the fish-man is born to dominate the inferior being, humankind!"

"Mu hehe!!"

Muxi let out a few sharp, eerie laughs, looking at the fighting crowd in the distance, as if he could see a future where fishmen would rule over humanity.

As a member of the New Fishman Pirates and one of Hody's top officers, he was a fanatical follower of Hody's ideology.

They believe that fish-men are beings superior to humans!

soon.

Several merfolk who had completed their mission gathered around Mushi.

just.

As they recalled the compatriots they had accidentally injured, a hint of reluctance flickered in their eyes.

"Lord Mushi, we attacked our own people, really..."

"This is a necessary sacrifice for a noble ideal!"

"It was a great sacrifice!"

Mu Xi brandished his spear, his eyes showing not a trace of remorse.

"When their descendants grow up under the sun, they will thank us!"

"Oh~"

"He might not have any descendants, so he can only blame his bad luck!"

"Mu hehe!!"

Mushi chuckled a few times, then turned to support Hody's operation, but paused slightly at that moment.

According to my Observation Haki, a pirate ship crashed through the outer coating of the Ryugu Kingdom and plummeted from the sky...

boom--!
Water splashed everywhere, countless seawater was pushed aside, and the huge waves even made numerous pirate ships rock violently.

At this moment, even the two sides engaged in battle stopped what they were doing and stared at the ship in shock. The entire battlefield fell silent.

After counting the breaths.

The Lionheart Knight gradually came to a stop, and Gawain and his group slowly emerged from the cabin.

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
The crisp sound of footsteps, like drumbeats, resonated with everyone's heartbeats.

soon.

Gao Wen and his group lined up on the deck, and an invisible sense of oppression instantly swept across the entire battlefield.
Some of those with weak willpower couldn't even hold onto their weapons properly.

"Hey, hey, hey... This sense of oppression, are you kidding me? Are those guys really human, or some kind of beast?!"

"Even those colossal sea monsters in the deep sea have never given me this feeling!"

"It's like facing...death!"

"The Four Emperors of the New World?"

"wrong!"

"It's Gawain's gang!"

A pirate wearing a ship's hat let out a gasp, his pupils trembling as he looked at Gawain in the distance.

He was born in the East Blue and is one of the few pirates in recent years who has traveled from the East Blue to the New World. It can almost be said that he got to this point by listening to Gawain's legend all the way.

Whenever I hear others mention Gao Wen's name, I always feel a sense of pride.

But I subconsciously thought that this was just someone else's flattery. What decent pirates could possibly come from a place like the East Blue?!
But at this moment.

Looking at the figure lying on the deck, he got goosebumps all over!
"This sense of oppression... even the Four Emperors are not as strong as it is. Even if everyone present joined forces, they might not be his match!"

An invisible, domineering aura swept across the battlefield, and no one dared to utter a sound.

Only the seawater in the harbor was constantly swaying.

Gao Wen glanced around, a hint of amusement playing on his lips:

"Could someone please explain to me what exactly happened?"

Previously.

Gao Wen and his group originally planned to enter Fishman Island through the port, but found that it was blocked from entering or leaving.

With little oxygen remaining on board, the Lionheart Knight had no choice but to follow the Straw Hat's example and crash directly into the two layers of coating surrounding Fishman Island.

Unexpectedly, Gao Wen was immediately intrigued by the scene before him upon entering.

Shark Star swallowed hard.

Logically, he should have shown the dignity of royalty at this time, but his fishtail trembled uncontrollably.

He had never felt this way, not even when facing the enraged Jinbe.

Facing the man before him, he felt as if he were looking directly at something beyond imagination, a monster capable of destroying the battlefield in an instant!

Just like I once saw it by chance...

Whitebeard!
hiss--!
Shark Star took a deep breath and stepped forward:
"A large-scale poaching incident has occurred on Fishman Island. Initial suspicions point to pirates from the surrounding area. We are currently investigating the pirates within Fishman Island. Please refrain from interfering."

"You arrived on Fishman Island after the incident had already occurred, so this matter shouldn't have much to do with you..."

boom--!
A bullet flew out from the merman army, leaving a piercing sound as it cut through the air!
Shark Star's pupils constricted, and his heartbeat slowed down for a moment!
Even though he had never fought Gao Wen, he knew exactly how powerful the man in front of him was.

He surpasses Jinbe and is comparable to the Four Emperors!
If you anger him here, the consequences will be unimaginable!
(End of this chapter)