One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

"By the way, Sentomaru, where's Kuma?" Rorschach suddenly asked Sentomaru, who was standing to the side.

"You mean Xiong Gong? I don't know him. He left Egg Point Island a few days ago."

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A few hours ago, in the waters near the Sabaody Archipelago.

"Luffy, ahead lies the Soap Bubble Islands. They possess a magical coating technology. By coating our ships with a layer of soap bubble film, they can dive to depths of 10,000 meters like submarines. Pirates who want to pass through Fishman Island, 10,000 meters below the surface, to reach the New World must undergo this coating process."

Sanji carried a tray of juice out of the cabin and onto the deck of the Thousand Sunny, where he distributed the juice to everyone on board.

Luffy picked up a glass of juice and looked expectantly toward the Sabaody Archipelago.

"Finally, are we entering the new world? Ace and Shanks are there..."

Usopp, sipping his juice, complained, "Luffy, why don't we just use Issho's power to fly the ship to the New World? That would be safer and save time. If we just swagger into Sabaody like this, we might attract the Navy's attention. I heard the Marine Headquarters is nearby; if we run into that terrifying guy..."

"Usopp!"

Luffy's smile suddenly vanished, and he turned around, revealing a rare serious expression as he looked at his crewmates behind him.

"Our purpose in going to sea is to experience adventures on the high seas, to see interesting things, and to meet interesting people, rather than to think about running away when we encounter danger."

I want to visit both Sabaody Archipelago and Fishman Island; they are wonderful locations mentioned many times in Shanks' stories.

If all you're thinking about is getting into the new world as quickly as possible, you might as well have just had Yixiao fly us over Reverse Mountain back in the East Sea. I don't want that kind of boring adventure!

Seeing Luffy so serious, Usopp, who had complained a few times, suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

He chuckled sheepishly, scratching his head. "Sorry, Luffy, I was just saying. Actually, I really want to go to Sabaody Archipelago, and Fish-Man Island too. Camie just told me about the interesting things and beautiful scenery there, didn't she? I want to go see just how beautiful the Fish-Man Princess really is..."

"Hmm? The Mermaid Princess?"

Sanji froze, and an image involuntarily surfaced in his mind of a graceful mermaid with a pink fishtail and only two small seashells hanging on her chest.

He couldn't help but lick his lips and let out a lewd, silly laugh.

Robin ruthlessly shattered his illusions, explaining, "Usopp, fish-men and mermaids are two different things. Hachi is a fish-man, usually without a fish tail, and has all sorts of strange appearances, but is generally closer to a human. Mermaids, on the other hand, have the lower half of a fish and the upper half of a human, like Camie."

"Little Kemi? So cute~ I should have let her stay as a guest earlier."

Sanji's face showed a look of infatuation.

Luffy picked his nose and suddenly realized, "So that's how it is? Then Granny Kokoro is a mermaid too. How disgusting."

"They're Franky's family, for goodness' sake! Can't you be a little more polite?"

Nami pinched Luffy's cheek.

“It is a bit disgusting,” Franky said, stroking his chin.

"How can you talk about your own family like that!" Chopper retorted.

"No...it's impossible! How could Grandma Kokoro be a mermaid? I don't believe it!"

Sanji clutched his abruptly stopped heart, coughing up blood, and slowly knelt down, his face turning ashen.

"My mermaid dream... is shattered..."

"Seriously, how outrageous are your men's fantasies about mermaids?" Nami rolled her eyes.

"Mr. Yixiao, have you ever seen a mermaid or visited Fishman Island?"

Chopper, holding a juice in his hands, looked up at Smile, who had been grinning foolishly the whole time.

He smiled and scratched his head, saying, "I've been there before."

"really?"

Chopper's eyes instantly sparkled.

Upon hearing this, Sanji and the others rushed over and surrounded Issho.

"Really? You've been to Fishman Island? Tell us about Fishman Island."

“Great! I visited Fishman Island many years ago, before the mermaid princess was even born. Neptune, the current king of the Dragon Palace Kingdom, was then the captain of the kingdom's guard. We became good friends after a misunderstanding…”

Luffy and the others brought out small stools and listened with great interest as Ikko told the story.

Nami and Robin stood by the ship's railing watching this scene.

"Looking at him like this, he really does seem like a teacher. Not only can he teach everyone how to become stronger and more domineering, but he is also very experienced and always has endless stories to tell."

"Yes, although he's not bald, doesn't have a big belly, and doesn't wear glasses, he's surprisingly approachable," Robin said with a gentle smile.

"Um... Robin, I feel like your stereotypes about teachers are really bad..."

Nami was speechless.

Just then, she suddenly noticed the faint outline of an island appearing on the sea ahead.

Nami's face lit up with excitement. "Look everyone! Isn't that the Sabaody Archipelago over there?"

Nami's words immediately drew the attention of Luffy and the rest of the crew.

"Have we arrived in Chambord yet? Let me see!"

Luffy jumped onto the bow of the ship and gazed into the distance.

Then he froze, exclaiming in surprise, "The Sabaody Archipelago... was it a huge golden ship? How magnificent! I see so many enormous golden buildings!"

"A golden ship?" Nami blinked and denied, "It shouldn't be. The Sabaody Archipelago is an island made up of many mangrove trees, not a golden ship. Luffy, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Let me see!

Usopp picked up the binoculars.

Then he exclaimed in admiration.

"It really is a gold ship! It's so big! And there's so much glittering gold!"

"Yosh! Let's go there!" Nami's eyes turned golden.

Yixiao walked over, his eyes wide and somewhat frightening, and exclaimed, "It's the Grantezoro! It brings back so many memories. I haven't been there in so many years."

"The Grantezoro?"

Everyone on the ship looked at each other and smiled.

Robin pondered, "Is it that largest and most luxurious golden ship in the world? I heard it has the most diverse entertainment venues in the world, is the most profitable place in the world, and is also the territory of the newly appointed Shichibukai, the Golden Emperor Gild Tesoro."

Luffy and the others ignored the last sentence she said, and excitement shone in their eyes.

"The world's largest and most luxurious gold ship? The most entertainment venues? I smell adventure! Men! Speed ​​up! Head for the gold ship!"

Luffy raised his hands and shouted.

"Let's go! Let's go on an adventure on the Golden Ship!"

Usopp, Chopper, Nami, and the others cheered.

Several tens of minutes later, at the port of the magnificent Golden Ship.

On a pirate ship decorated with a huge dinosaur skull as its prow, the red-haired pirate captain cast an eager glance at the rapidly approaching Thousand Sunny.

"Kira, that's the Straw Hat Pirates who's been making headlines lately. I heard their captain's a good-for-nothing, and every time they're in danger, they have to rely on an old, blind man to save the day. Hahaha, going out to sea with their grandpa acting as a babysitter, do they think they can't even change their own diapers?"

On the Thousand Sunny, which had sailed into the port, Luffy and his crew also heard the undisguised mocking laughter coming from afar.

"You damned pirate! How dare you insult Luffy and Issho! That's incredibly rude!"

Chopper looked furious.

"Who are you?" Luffy's gaze fell on the man's hair.

"It's the Kid Pirates. That red-haired man is their captain, Eustass Kid, with a bounty of 315 million Berries. He's a Supernova on par with you, Luffy."

Robin provided the answer.

"What? His bounty is 15 million Berries higher than Luffy's?" Sanji was somewhat surprised.

"I heard this guy is a brutal person who often robs and slaughters civilians, so the bounty is very high."

Nami's explanation made Luffy and the others on the ship frown.

Only Barto, standing at the back, seemed unconvinced, stretching out both hands and giving Kidd the middle finger as he passed by.

Seeing this, Kidd's mouth twisted with anger, and he was about to open his right hand towards the Thousand Sunny.

"Arrogant Straw Hat Pirates! Do they really think they're so great just because they have an old codger as a babysitter?"

Kira quickly grabbed his arm and advised, "Come on, Kid, there's no need to argue with him here. We're here to have fun, not to fight. This is, after all, the territory of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Golden Emperor. If we anger the Golden Emperor..."

"Then let's take him down!" Kidd snorted coldly, saying dismissively, "We can use the title of Shichibukai to establish our authority and make our reputation even greater. Even a kid like Straw Hat Luffy who's still suckling can defeat Gecko Moria, which shows that the Shichibukai are a bunch of worthless trash."

"No rush. Drake and Apoo have already gone in. Let's go check it out. I heard there are some good ones at the population auction today. Let's see if we can buy some murlocs to be sailors."

A group of people followed Luffy and his crew as they disembarked, heading towards the luxurious golden city ahead.

At the top of the tallest golden building in the city center, Tesoro fiddled with the gold ring on his hand, looking down at the entire glittering golden ship.

"Lord Tesoro, all nine Supernovas from the Worst Generation have arrived. If they cause trouble, it will be a real problem. The Holy Land has already sent a notice saying that World Nobles will be present later, and we are instructed to take precautions to protect them."

The hot and sweet-looking Baccarat walked in from outside the door and casually gave a reminder from behind Tezzoro.

"The Age of Extreme Evil? Supernovas?"

The gold turned into flowing liquid, flowing through Tesoro's fingertips, and then transformed back into glittering golden rings on his nine fingers, leaving only his ring finger empty.

Tesoro's eyes were indifferent, filled with contempt.

"In this era, apart from that guy, who dares to call themselves a supernova? They're all just a bunch of chickens and dogs. If they want to play pirate house, let them play. If they want to cause trouble, I don't mind wiping out this so-called evil era."

"Have Descartes and Pica keep a close eye on things. If anyone causes trouble, kill them."

Chapter 624 Supernova

"Is this a scam? Is this really gold?"

On the wide avenue leading to the city center, Nami squatted somewhat dazedly on the glittering gold ground, desperately digging at the hard golden bricks beneath her feet, trying to see if these square bricks were truly made of gold.

The road signs erected along the roadside clearly display the four equally gleaming golden characters: 'BRICS Avenue'.

Chopper and Usopp saw that Nami had already used her Clima-Tact to pry up a palm-sized gold brick, and they were drooling and trying to hide it on their bodies with their eyes gleaming.