One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

"Jack, solidify the clouds and capture the nearest target."

"Good!" A long whip of cloud and mist appeared in Jack's palm, waiting for the best opportunity.

"Robin! You catch the one further away than Jack, I'll take the last one." Mabi took out a coral bubble and sensed the direction the three were moving in, so that whoever encountered danger would be teleported there immediately.

"Gotcha!" Jack roared, tightening his grip on the other end of the whip, which was tightly bound around Sanji's waist, and pulling him rapidly toward them.

"A riot of colors!" One arm after another linked together, pulling Zoro toward the ship.

"And Luffy! He's too far away!"

"Leave it to me! Instant Space!" Mabi shouted, then vanished and reappeared a hundred meters away beside Luffy, disappearing into the distance with the surging undercurrent.

"You two are in danger!" the crowd exclaimed, but the surging current was beyond their control, and they could only drift with the tide.

After an unknown amount of time, the ocean current gradually calmed down, and the Sunny finally regained its original speed. Amidst the chaos, the crew looked around and noticed that the two missing individuals had not yet returned. They asked:

"Can anyone contact them?"

“I detected information about them using my Observation Haki. I’ll go check it out! After all, they’re both ability users.” Mia replied, her black snake tail emerging from under her skirt as she leaped up, piercing through the membrane and swimming towards the source of the information.

"Hello? Hello? Is anyone there? We're fine. Let's meet at Fishman Island. We'll follow." Mabi's voice rang out from the Den Den Mushi hanging on the ship's wheel, accompanied by dull thuds that made one think of other places.

"I'm hanging up now! It's a bit chaotic here!" Mabi hung up the phone before anyone could answer, hurriedly trying to fix the bubbles that Luffy had messed up.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

A giant fist pounded on the octopus's head below, and Luffy's arrogant laughter echoed far and wide throughout the area.

"Little squid, be my partner! I need you!"

The Kraken, who could understand human speech, immediately nodded in submission. If it continued like this, it would be killed by this demon sooner or later. It stretched out two tentacles and gently held the bubble on its head to show its submission.

"Hey! You've subdued it. I was worried you might get hurt, especially since we're in the sea." Mia laughed as she found Maggie and the other girl. She got up and disappeared into the bubbles. The black snake tail retracted under her skirt, transforming into her delicate white feet.

"Thanks," Mabi said. Although the underwater situation was a minor issue for her, she couldn't refuse her companion's concern.

"Hehe! Perfect timing, I'll also enjoy a swim in the ocean." Mia laughed, revealing her little plan.

"Luffy, tell it to head towards Fishman Island. Franky and the others are heading in that direction."

"Little Squid, Fishman Island!" Luffy commanded from the front, while Mavis and Mia lay crouched on the edge of the bubble behind them.

Chirp! Chirp!

The Kraken below let out a joyful laugh, its thick tentacles dancing rapidly as it rushed into the distance.

Chapter 221 The Oppression of Fishman Street!

"It's so tingly!" As the little squid moved forward, Mabi felt a tingling sensation coming from the bubble wall that made her tremble.

"There's electricity in the water!" At the same time, Mia, with her beige afro, hugged the water tightly, trying to reduce the contact between her body and the bubbles, but her limbs were still numb from the electric shock.

"Luffy, can I borrow your body for a moment?" Seeing this, Maggie pulled out Luffy's rubber legs and made him lie on the bottom of the bubble ball. The two of them stepped on him to insulate him and prevent him from getting shocked again.

"You two are so weak, afraid of even a little lightning." Luffy, who was being trampled underfoot, looked down on them and ran forward with the little squid.

"You're so cocky!" Maby laughed and scolded, holding Mia's shoulder. More and more sea fish floated around them, their white bellies rising as they hovered in the air. In her senses, the Sunny was already facing off against that humanoid sea monster, but then it was struck by lightning and lay on the ground, unable to move. The Sunny continued to drift forward without slowing down at all.

"Wow! So many fish must be delicious. I really want Sanji to help me cook them." Luffy shouted excitedly as he walked along the dim light of the lamp shell. Countless fish were electrocuted by the Merry in front of him and thrown into the ocean, where they were then hunted by other fish, leaving a clear trail of tracks.

"It really is a dangerous seabed! Every time I go there, I am shocked." Mabi looked at the sea kings that were hundreds of meters long in the sky. They had also been electrocuted by Merry and were waiting for the paralysis to pass before they could swim again.

Two years ago, I followed Shanks through the seabed, killing everything in my path and staining the sea red. This also caused countless ferocious fish to live on this route full of carcasses, hunting everywhere. Without any strength, venturing into the seabed would only result in them becoming fish excrement for smaller fish to eat.

"Luffy, be careful, we're about to cross a cliff!" Through her Observation Haki, Mabi clearly sensed another giant abyss ahead. Behind the abyss was Fishman Island, floating above the sea, which was their destination.

"Are we going to fall? This is so exciting!" Luffy was not surprised but delighted by Maggie's warning. He would never miss such a fun opportunity.

It pats the top of the little squid's head through the thin film of water.

"Little squid, speed up!"

Chirp! Chirp! Upon hearing Luffy's command, the octopus tentacles below rapidly descended as if equipped with motors, effortlessly and quickly advancing along the almost 90-degree inclined cliff.

A ray of light appeared in the distance, guiding the three people in the dim light in the direction to move forward, and the octopus mounts below sped up even faster.

As the squid charged forward, Mia and Luffy, who had closed their eyes beforehand thanks to Maggie's reminder, opened them.

Soft sunlight shines through the roots of the mangroves, illuminating the entire world. A dreamlike city floats quietly in this underground world.

The emerald green seaweed, the colorful corals, and the crystal-clear seashells shimmered with iridescent colors under the sunlight, creating a mesmerizing scene.

In the distance, the Sunny lies quietly on the seabed, awaiting the return of Mabe and her two companions.

"Hey! As expected, everyone is safe and sound." Luffy stood up from a distance and waved to the Sunny, stomping on the bubble as it rolled quickly towards it.

"Idiot, we were so worried about you all by yourself." As soon as Luffy stepped onto the deck after the bubbles merged, Nami knocked him to the ground.

"Haha! But it's a lot of fun."

"Is it fun? Let's try it too." Chopper and Jack squatted down on Luffy, who was lying on the deck, and laughed. They picked up the coral bubbles, generated two bubbles, and were about to run out.

*Smack! Smack!* Two loud cracks rang out. Usopp withdrew his fist and looked disdainfully at the two clowns, each about a foot long.

"You two are both Devil Fruit users, what are you doing getting involved in this mess underwater?"

"I never imagined Mia's body could swim freely underwater." Maby, who had jumped onto the deck at the same time, exclaimed in admiration as she watched the beige figure swimming outside the coating. Previously, Mia had been suppressing her desire to go underwater because she was too far away from the Sunny. Now that she was near the ship and had a safe spot to rely on, she immediately let her true nature shine through and swam freely underwater all by herself, feeling no hindrance under the water pressure at a depth of ten thousand meters.

"Yes! In the water, he has the ability of a fish-man, and on land, he can have an appearance that is almost indistinguishable from a human. He is like an ancient king who can adapt to all kinds of environments." Robin took off her coat, revealing her voluptuous figure, and said softly.

“An ancient king?” Maby laughed, then stopped paying attention to Mia’s identity.

Even if it turns out to be the same thing I suspected, it's not a big deal, after all, she's my partner.

"Yo! Yo! Yo! You actually escaped from the Kraken and even got them to obey your commands. No wonder you're the legendary Straw Hat Pirates." An unwelcome voice interrupted the atmosphere of everyone admiring the underwater scenery.

"Hey! Hey! Little Squid, why are you running away! You're my partner who pulls the ship!" Luffy felt heartbroken seeing Little Squid run away, but he could only watch helplessly as it disappeared into the distance.

"Who are they! They're just like Arlong and his gang of bastards!" Sanji said, smoking a cigarette and looking up at the group of fishmen whose demeanor disgusted him and his companions.

“An enemy who takes pleasure in enslaving humans,” Mabi replied, standing beside him, drawing her long sword. A fight might ensue if things didn’t go well later.

"Hey! Straw Hat Pirates, it's not a problem if you're just Arlong's enemy. But you beat up a Celestial Dragon and saved Hachi two years ago, which makes you just like our beloved Tiger hero."

So!"

The opponent slowly exhaled, sharp fangs protruding from its mouth, a cruel smile on its face:

"Straw Hat Boys, we're giving you a choice! Will you join our new Fishman Pirates, or refuse to join? This is truly perplexing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several fish-men riding on the hundred-meter-tall Sea King let out unrestrained and arrogant laughter, looking down contemptuously at the lone Straw Hat Pirates below. Fish-men are naturally adapted to the pressure of the seabed, and they have enough capital to dominate the ocean.

"Luffy!"

In this situation, anyone can easily see the other party's arrogant attitude; everything is laid bare before them, so there's no need to make a choice.

“Merry!”

"Luffy!"

"Haha! We're not going to make their choice, let's just electrocute them."

"Million Volts! Thunder Spears!" Several metal spears solidified on Merry's back, with blue and white electric patterns floating above them. They instantly separated from Merry's back, drawing several blue and white tracks in the ocean, their targets pointing directly at the bodies of several sea kings on the ship.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The lightning spear, containing up to a million Fords of energy, was slammed into the flesh, blasting a deep crater several meters in diameter into the target, causing them to roar in anger.

Even its owner's roar was of no use!

"Ten million volts! Thunder Dragon!"

Before the results could be seen, several spears brimming with lightning were launched again, striking their respective bodies firmly. This time, there was no more screaming; they instantly lost consciousness.

"Hummingbird!" Mabi's arms flashed, and several shuttles were thrown out one by one towards the leaping fishman figure. After hitting the target, the spatial fragments contained inside the shuttles exploded directly, and sharp cracks filled the body surface, forming pieces of flesh the size of fingers, which were then washed away by the seawater.

"Let's go, we can go in now." Mabi said, looking at the sea kings with their white bellies.

Usopp, at the helm, sailed along the ocean current toward the steel gate. No one could feel pity for him, for the newly broken hull on the seabed showed how many people had perished there before.

Chapter 222 Login, Each Chosen Path!

"Pirates, state your pirate crew and captain's name! And what are you here for?" At the steel-cast passage, several armored mermaid soldiers appeared beside the Sunny, holding steel forks. One of them held up a seashell and asked.

"Me? I'm Monkey D. Luffy, the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates. I'm going to become the Pirate King!" Luffy, sitting at the bow of the ship, happily answered the question, revealing his goal.

"Monkey D. Luffy? Why does that sound so familiar? And he's going to become the Pirate King?" The soldier in charge of recording was puzzled for a moment, but still used a handful of fish bones to write and draw on the seashell in his hand.

"Here you go! This is your legal entry permit, allowing you to stay on Fishman Island for free for three days. After three days, you will be charged 10,000 Berries per day, otherwise we have the right to deport you!"

A seashell with engraved characters was tossed through a membrane into Luffy's hand, explaining its purpose.

"Three days? That's too short," Luffy said dismissively, then tossed the seashell to Nami.

"Let them through!"

Several fish-man soldiers opened the sluice gates, and the seawater that had previously filled the entire dock calmed down and returned to below the deck for ships to navigate. At the same time, the coating was removed by the soldiers using giant mechanical equipment.

Let's go!

Seeing this, everyone immediately knew that they had begun their journey together, and they set sail slightly towards the inland areas of Fishman Island.

The soldiers behind him watched the pirate crew disappear into the distance, then picked up their Den Den Mushi to report the situation.

I had just finished reporting when I heard an anxious voice from the other end.

"You said Luffy and his crew have arrived at Fishman Island? Stop them right now, no, we're coming right now." Before the soldier could answer, he threw down a Den Den Mushi, and a flurry of hurried footsteps came from inside.

"What's wrong with the eldest prince? Why are you in such a hurry?" The soldiers guarding the border looked at each other, not understanding why the eldest prince would be so anxious about a pirate.

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"Who wants to go to the Fishman Cafe? It's a major attraction of Fishman Island, a place where, according to legend, all the servants are mermaids. You can enjoy delicious underwater coffee while watching the mermaid ladies' unique dances, music, and songs." Maggie put her arm around Usopp, Sanji, Brook, and Zoro's shoulders, with two tiny little guys standing below them, and whispered a suggestion that they couldn't refuse.

"Mermaid! I want her! I want her!"

As expected, Sanji, with his heart full of red hearts, was the first to agree to Maggie's suggestion.

“Mermaids! We can’t miss this.” Usopp was also all smiles.