Both start in hell: but their talents are multiplied a hundredfold.

The dreamlike island enveloped in giant bubbles—Mermaid Island—was now right before Shen Jue's eyes.

As the naval warship beneath Shen Jue's feet sailed toward the port of Fishman Island...

A massive ship slowly emerged from the shadows of the coral reef. On the bow deck, a tall figure stared at Shen Jue's warship with a hateful gaze.

That's Hody Jones.

A product of the darkest corner of Fishman Island, a container of hatred carefully cultivated by its environment.

Hody Jones was born in Fishman Street, the most chaotic and lawless area of ​​the Dragon Palace Kingdom.

This is a gathering place for fish-men and mermaids from the lowest rungs of society, filled with violence and despair.

Unlike his idol, the dragon, Hody Jones himself never actually suffered direct persecution from humans.

He has no history of being captured, enslaved, or abused by humans.

However, this did not stop hatred from taking root in Hody Jones's heart.

The environment of Fishman Street is like a giant petri dish, filled with resentment towards humans.

This fishman was instilled with the idea from a young age that "humans are an inferior race and evil beings" by the fishmen around him.

Under this distorted education, Hody Jones naturally grew up to be an extreme fishman supremacist.

The darkest part of Hody Jones's life is that he personally crushed the hope of Fishman Island.

Ten years ago, Queen Otohime of Fishman Island brought back a reply from the Celestial Dragons from the World Government meeting. The dawn of Fishman Island moving towards light and peace was just around the corner.

Hody Jones feared that peace would dilute the fishmen's hatred for humans, so he plotted a conspiracy from Ryugu Palace.

He hired human pirates to burn the fish-men's petition box for peace and personally shot and assassinated Queen Otohime.

He killed the human pirates to silence them, and took advantage of Jinbe's kindness to frame the human for the assassination of the queen, successfully planting the seeds of despair and revenge in the hearts of the people of Fishman Island.

Incidentally, Hody Jones's idol is the evil dragon who was exiled to the East Sea.

"B-Big Brother..." a murmured fishman to Hody Jones, whose eyes were filled with hatred.

"That's a naval admiral's ship!"

"Not those despicable pirates who kidnapped us mermaids!"

Hody Jones glanced sideways at the fishman, grinding his sharp teeth as he said, "So what?"

"The human navy is just as evil! Humans, who pride themselves on justice, allow pirates to plunder Fish-Man Island! They're all hypocritical exploiters!"

"Forcing the noble fish-men to seek refuge with the human pirate Whitebeard!"

"Who do you think I am? Move your boat closer!"

When Hody Jones saw the naval warships approaching the dock, he immediately had a new plan.

They attacked the Navy warship that appeared on Fishman Island in the name of the Whitebeard Pirates, in order to provoke a war between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Navy and weaken the human side.

"A perfect plan," Hody Jones thought to himself.

The fishmen under Hody Jones had reservations, but they had no choice but to obey Hody Jones's orders. They had to bite the bullet and sail the ship toward the warship where Shen Jue was.

Shen Jue naturally noticed the ship, and he was curiously watching what it was up to.

It should be noted that the last time Shen Jue encountered a fish-man was when he easily crushed the fish-man dragon in the East China Sea.

Several years have passed in the blink of an eye. Shen Jue wondered how little Nami was developing.

Hody Jones, aboard the ship, cautiously took out a large number of capsules of medicine from his pocket and put them into his mouth upon seeing the numerous sailors on the warship.

Hody Jones's jet-black curly hair had turned snow-white and withered, and bluish-purple veins bulged on his fish-man skin, as if countless earthworms were wriggling under his skin.

This is the twisted power that Hody Jones gained by overdrawing his life force after taking a large dose of "ES".

While Chopper, Hina, and the others were puzzled by Hody Jones's ship, the two ships came very close together and stopped side by side.

"Navy, this is Fishman Island, protected by the Whitebeard Pirates!"

Hody Jones's voice was hoarse and shrill, like sandpaper rubbing against a rusty iron plate.

This clueless fish-man, who didn't even have a shrill voice above his head, shouted, "Leave this island immediately! Otherwise, the Whitebeard Pirates won't let you get away with this!"

Shen Jue listened helplessly to Hody Jones spouting nonsense.

Drake and Smoker, standing behind him, blushed upon hearing Hody Jones's boastful words, and then couldn't suppress the smirk on their faces.

In the end, everyone on the warship burst into laughter.

"Hahaha!"

"What are you talking about, you fishman!"

"Using pirates to threaten the Navy?"

"Are mermen always this brave? Haha!"

For a time, laughter and cheers filled Shen Jue's warship.

Shen Jue's lips twitched slightly, and he seemed to be struggling to maintain his composure.

Is this the most classic recurring event in the world of One Piece?

Even a random nobody who pops up on the roadside dares to be so reckless as to provoke a naval admiral.

This scene is exactly like the scene in that other TV series where the troublemakers of Konoha think about which ninja to bully every morning as soon as they open their eyes.

Hearing the jeers of the navy, Hody Jones's already contorted face turned even redder with rage.

"Human Navy! You asked for this!"

"Fishman Contortionist - Water Heart - Swarm of Sharks!"

Hody Jones scooped up a large amount of seawater with both hands and threw it out. The thrown water transformed into a group of water sharks, which swarmed and attacked the people on the naval warship!

A flash of light! Drake wielded two swords, one long and one short, covering the blades with Armament Haki. With a single strike, he wiped out all the water sharks!

"Bang!"

Drake leaped forward with all his might! He smashed straight into the bow of the ship Hody Jones was on!

Hody Jones's pupils dilated in shock. Seeing Drake's terrifying aura, he realized for the first time that there were differences even among the strong.

"Fishman Karate - Mist Shark!" Under the influence of the "Evil Drug ES", Hody Jones immediately launched an attack on Drake, shattering the deck and crashing into him!

"Thump!"

Drake slowly sheathed his twin swords. Just moments before, Drake had struck Hody Jones's neck, where veins were bulging, with the hilts of the swords.

The powerful force, imbued with Armament Haki, immediately rendered the drug-addicted fishman powerless, causing him to faint.

Smoker, who was about to get up and make a move, followed closely behind Drake onto the ship and gave him a resentful look.

Smoker's gaze made Drake scratch the back of his head in confusion.

Shen Jue then slowly landed on the ship, looked at the unusually familiar Hody Jones, and said calmly, "Take all the fishmen with you and come with me to the Fishman Island Palace."

Inside the Royal Palace of Fishman Island.

Princess Shirahoshi was sobbing softly.

This mermaid princess is a giant scorpion mermaid with an astonishingly large body, standing 11.87 meters tall.

Despite her enormous size, Shirahoshi is extremely beautiful, possessing a stunning beauty that rivals that of Boa Hancock, the Pirate Empress.

She has long, flowing pink wavy hair, a very down-to-earth taiyaki-shaped hair accessory, and bright blue eyes.

She wore a yellow halter-neck top that revealed her full and large bust, with a pearl chain and shell earrings around her waist, and a fishtail with light and dark pink stripes on her lower body.

This is Princess Shirahoshi, whom the Grim Reaper Shen Jue has been longing for.

"What should we do! That terrifying villain has come to Fishman Island!" Princess Shirahoshi sobbed to herself, huge tears welling up in her eyes as if they were about to burst forth at any moment.