Simultaneous Transmigration: Why is it all One Piece world?

Ah Long stood to the side, his eyes as cold as ice. He stared at the human, a cruel smile playing on his lips.

Peace?

Ha ha.

That's human nature.

He already knew.

Nock scanned the crowd with his eyes. This human's actions were well-prepared and were definitely not just a simple conflict!

However, this might also be an opportunity, a chance to make a name for oneself!

Queen Otohime was pale, but she did not back down.

She stood in front of the human, using her petite body to block the fishmen who were about to rush over.

Otohime's body is very weak; she can suffer an open fracture just by slapping someone. But in return, she gains an innate and powerful Observation Haki!

It can sense the thoughts and emotions of others, and convey its own consciousness to them, influencing their minds and thoughts and creating a strong resonance.

At this moment, she unleashed her full Observation Haki, sensing the emotions of everyone around her—anger, sorrow, hatred...

And, something different.

fear.

Immense fear.

It was that man. He was terrified, so terrified that his legs were shaking and he was almost collapsing to the ground.

But at the same time, he also had another emotion.

courage.

It wasn't for myself, but for something more important—the kind of courage that comes from knowing you're going to die, yet having no choice but to do it.

Otohime's tears suddenly flowed down her cheeks.

She sensed it.

This man was not in control of his own destiny!

He didn't come to kill, nor to provoke. He was forced, coerced by someone with something more precious, to do this deadly thing.

At the same time, her sorrow, pity, and determination were also silently conveyed through her Observation Haki.

Pass it on to him.

It also reached out to the enraged merfolk around them.

The human slave was stunned.

He felt a warm feeling well up in his heart, like his mother's hand stroking his forehead. Fear suddenly became so insignificant in the face of this feeling.

His eyes reddened.

Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably.

"...Why?" he murmured, "Why did you...?"

Princess Otohime did not speak.

She just looked at him, her eyes filled with pity.

The surrounding fishmen gradually quieted down.

They felt it too. That compassion emanating from the princess, that understanding that transcended hatred, that determination to maintain peace even in the face of such humiliation.

Someone slowly loosened their clenched fist.

Some people lowered their heads and stopped roaring.

Jinbe closed his eyes and let out a long breath.

Ah Long snorted coldly and turned his head away, refusing to look at the scene.

The slave trader hidden in the crowd snorted coldly.

That kind of resonance won't work on him!

He only felt more and more that these merfolk were weak and easy to bully!

He had originally planned to let the slave die here, thus exacerbating the conflict between fish and humans, which would make his business easier.

But it's not bad as it is now.

Let everyone see how weak the merfolk are.

Let them know that fish-men are born inferior and deserve to be slaves of humans.

Once today's events spread, more people will understand this principle.

Then he can use more money to hire more people, catch more fishermen, and make more money.

His smile grew wider and wider.

...

The square was deathly silent.

Queen Otohime bent down.

She reached out her hands and approached the shoes made of sharkskin.

She wants to shine shoes.

The surrounding fishmen stared wide-eyed, their breath catching in their throats.

Someone tried to stop them, but when they opened their mouths, no sound came out.

Because what they sensed in the princess was not weakness, nor humiliation.

It is determination.

It is the determination to move towards peace, even if it means bearing everything.

That is something more powerful than anger, more profound than hatred.

They couldn't stop it.

Jinbe clenched his fists and remained motionless.

He also sensed the princess's determination.

So he could only watch in silence.

This was the princess's choice.

He has no right to stop it.

Otohime's hand drew closer and closer.

The slave human looked down at her, tears still streaming down his face, but he couldn't utter a single word.

suddenly--

A hand reached out and pinched Otohime's left shoulder.

It may not be powerful, but it is as stable as a rock.

Otohime stopped moving.

She looked up and saw a young face.

Nock.

Nok did not look at Otohime.

His gaze fell on the human, on that tear-streaked face.

"Feed".

He spoke, his voice not loud, yet it sent a shiver down the spine of the human slave.

"You were forced into this, weren't you?"

The human opened his mouth as if to say something, but then swallowed it back. His eyes flickered, and he dared not meet Nok's gaze.

Nock stared into his eyes, speaking slowly and deliberately.

"Were you threatened? With money? With power?"

The man's body trembled even more violently.

"I'm afraid not. That's not worth risking your life for," Nock said calmly. "It's freedom, or... family?"

The man's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Looks like I was right."

This sentence was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

He finally burst into tears.

He knelt on the ground, covered his face with his hands, and cried like a child.

"I...I have no choice...They've taken my wife and children...They said they'd release them if I came here, if I angered you..."

He looked up, his face streaked with tears.

"I don't want to die... I didn't want to come... but I have no choice... I really have no choice..."

The surrounding fish-men were stunned.

They watched as this human, who had just been so arrogant and provocative, now knelt on the ground, weeping uncontrollably. Their anger and hatred suddenly became complex.

He didn't come here to kill anyone.

He was just a pitiful person forced to come and die.

What's the difference between them and the children in Fishman Street who are struggling to survive?

Some people lowered their heads.

Someone slowly loosened their clenched fist.

Only at the edge of the crowd did the slave trader's expression change.

He gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with resentment.

Damn.

That slave actually confessed everything!

He quietly moved back, trying to slip away in the chaos.

Nok glanced at them, then turned around and looked at the fish-men around him.

"Look, my fellow countrymen!"

His voice echoed across the square.

"Actually, I don't completely agree with Queen Otohime's views. But she's right about one thing—humans have feelings too! They have families and friends! Just like us, they can also be enslaved by other humans!"

He raised his hand and pointed to the human kneeling on the ground, weeping.

"This man is not our enemy! He's just another slave!"

The surrounding fish-men looked at each other in bewilderment.

Nock continues.

"Fish-men and humans can intermarry and reproduce. Aside from slight differences in appearance, are we really fundamentally different?!"

He paused, then his voice suddenly rose.

"No!"

"Fish-men and humans could have coexisted peacefully!"

That single "No" struck everyone's heart like a heavy hammer.

Ah Long's eyes changed.

Jinbe's eyes lit up.

Even Otohime stared blankly at Nok, her lips trembling slightly.