One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

The news was a mix of good and bad.

The good news is that this is indeed Kerla's hometown, as confirmed by villagers.

The bad news is that her parents felt guilty because of her disappearance and eventually died two years ago.

In other words, Kera no longer has any real relatives here.

Fortunately, the people here are quite kind and honest, and they are still willing to let Kella stay.

This relieved Fisher Tiger. He reached out and touched Kelra's soft, orange-yellow short hair. Before bringing the girl over, these 'fierce' fishmen had taken her to get a haircut and changed her into a beautiful beige dress.

"Kera, go back to your original life."

Kelra first looked at the fish-men who had helped her erase the shadows in her heart during this time, and then looked at the kind-faced village chief and others who were smiling.

She hesitated for a moment, then held onto Fisher Tiger's hand for a long time without letting go.

At this moment, the village chief spoke up at just the right time: "It seems that little Kera is very reluctant to leave you all. I think it's getting late, so why don't we stay and rest for the night, and let us show our hospitality and thank you all for bringing little Kera back from so far away? Then we can leave tomorrow."

"I'm sure little Kella also has a lot to say goodbye to everyone."

This last sentence made many fishmen, including Jinbe, somewhat interested.

Clearly, they had grown fond of this adorable human girl after spending time together.

They were very reluctant to leave.

Well, apart from the sawtooth shark-man dragon.

But they can't make that decision themselves; it depends on Fisher Tiger's opinion.

Then Kella, who had been holding his hand, looked up with an expectant gaze. Even if it was just for one night, she hoped everyone could stay.

I also hope to take this opportunity to tell everyone about the fish people's kindness, so that the villagers can feel it.

Let everyone know that the rumors circulating outside are false and are a deliberate smear campaign against the fishmen.

Fisher Tiger did not want to have much contact with the humans here. He knew that after experiencing that hellish place, he could no longer believe that fish-men and humans could coexist peacefully.

But faced with the girl's pure, unadulterated pleading gaze, he still softened.

It's just staying one more night, there won't be any problems.

He consoled himself with this thought.

Then he nodded and said to the village chief, "Then we'll have to trouble you all. Just leave us an open space in the village so you can all try the food we brought."

Although he agreed, Fisher Tiger remained cautious and did not want to disturb the people living there too much.

Kera, who had no idea what would happen next, was overjoyed.

As he entered the village, Fisher Tiger, sensing something, looked in a certain direction, only to see the back of a young man.

……

"Abel, are we not leaving?"

Baby-5 asked strangely.

"Let's not go any further. This place should become quite lively soon."

Abel remembered that several villagers, under the village chief's instructions, had suddenly and quietly broken away from the group and disappeared.

He never hesitates to speculate about people's hearts with the utmost malice.

After all, they were clearly terrified, yet they had to pretend to be grateful and let these fish-men eat and stay overnight in the village. Could it be that they had a sudden change of heart?

Abel brought Baby-5 to the nearby mountains and looked out over the village, which looked very lively at the time.

Inside the village, the village chief designated a large open space for Fisher Tiger and his fish-people to rest.

They also brought a lot of food and homemade wine.

Fisher Tiger declined at first but then accepted the gift, and in return, he gave some food from their boat to the village.

On the surface, they seemed to get along very well.

After eating the food and drinks brought by the villagers, a stingray-man silently nodded twice, indicating that there was no problem.

Then Fisher Tiger and the other fishmen began to eat large chunks of meat and drink large gulps of wine.

The atmosphere immediately became lively.

Meanwhile, a group of children surrounded Kella, listening to her tell the story of her 'adventures' with the fish-men.

And she was spreading the kindness of the fish-people in her own way.

Many of the children who heard this were filled with longing, and a few of the bolder ones even tried to approach and touch the bodies of the fish-men.

The fish-men behaved in different ways.

Some were quite cheerful, like Jinbe, who simply picked up the two children and put them on his shoulders, causing a gasp of surprise before the children's happy laughter could be heard.

Some are quite shy, like Xiao Ba, who always tries to hide his arms.

Little did he know that the more he tried to hide it, the more interested the children became.

Others are not so friendly...

"Go away!"

A little girl who wanted to get close to the dragon was scolded and made to cry.

This provoked various condemnations from the other fishmen around.

In the end, it was Fisher Tiger who personally intervened to quell the situation.

However, it is also clear that the Sun Pirates are not entirely of one mind at this time.

Some were deeply influenced by Queen Otohime and believed that one day, the fish-men and humans would be able to establish friendly relations and live in peace.

These fish-men weren't particularly hostile or hateful towards humans; they joined the Sun Pirates simply to follow Fisher Tiger and protect this fish-man hero.

Some are racists like Evil Dragon, who believe that fish-men are inherently stronger than humans and are a superior race.

Therefore, they look down on humans and show them no kindness whatsoever.

Fisher Tiger is even more conflicted. On one hand, because of his own experiences, he can no longer trust humans and believes that fish-men can coexist peacefully with humans.

On the other hand, he knew that what Queen Otohime was doing was right, and that was the future of the fish-men.

It is precisely because of this contradiction that, while he harbors hatred for humanity, he also personally stated that the meaning of the Sun Pirates is "liberation" and "freedom," and established the rule that "we will not kill anyone."

Chapter 427 The Terrifying Nature of the Human Heart

The night is getting darker.

Most of the fish-men had fallen asleep.

The fishermen who had originally stayed on the boat also drank a lot of wine and fell asleep on the deck, feeling dizzy, after being warmly welcomed by the villagers.

On the sea, a warship is cutting through the waves and rapidly approaching the island.

On the deck of the warship, a naval officer stood at the very front.

The broom-like head, over a meter tall, was held in place by some unknown brand of hairspray, propping up the navy hat high, but in reality, it was the skull that was unusually long.

The night wind lifted the cloak of justice behind him, and a chilling aura gradually spread.

He is Rear Admiral Storobelli, one of the disciples of Admiral Black Arm Zephyr, and currently serves under Vice Admiral Borsalino.

The reason he brought the Navy here was naturally because he had been informed by the villagers and came to capture the Sun Pirates!

Especially Fisher Tiger, whose bounty is 230 million Berries.

Actually, it doesn't matter to everyone else, but Fisher Tiger absolutely cannot be allowed to continue roaming the seas.

Fisher Tiger's every day of life is an insult to the Celestial Dragons, the World Government, and the Navy.

This is a perfect opportunity to wipe out the entire Sun Pirates.

Under the cover of night, several marines infiltrated the Sun Pirates' ship from the water and silently killed all the drunk fish-men.

They then quickly pierced through the bottom of the hold, allowing seawater to flood in.

In this way, even if those fishmen can fight underwater, they still cannot escape the pursuit of warships without ships.

After doing all this, Rear Admiral Stolberg landed with over a hundred naval soldiers.

"lead the way."

"Yes Yes Yes……"

A large bag of Berries was thrown over, and the two villagers who had tipped them off quickly and excitedly picked it up, then walked in front to lead the way for the sailors.

On the mountain.

Baby-5 rubbed its eyes and yawned.

"If you're sleepy, go to sleep."

"Hasn't it started yet?"

"They've arrived, look."

"Navy? What's the Navy doing here?"

Baby-5 was taken aback at first, then exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be those villagers...?"

She asked in bewilderment, "But why is it that the fishmen specifically brought that girl back, yet these villagers notified the navy to arrest them?"

Abel smiled and said, "That's the terrifying thing about the human heart."

Do you think we should do something?

Baby-5 nodded angrily, "Let's go kill all those marines."

Abel shook his head. "It's not the right time yet, but we can't just stand by and watch. We'll have to remind these merfolk."

As he spoke, he took out the pistol that Dover had given him and casually pulled the trigger toward the village.

boom! boom! boom! boom! …

He only stopped when he had emptied his ammunition.