One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

The enemy's figure was elusive amidst countless attacks, yet the projectiles fired could easily strike them.

Sanji, who had stepped back, clutched his shoulder and stood aside, reminding Maggie as she approached:

"Mabi! Watch out for his gun! Don't touch it, it'll explode."

"No problem! So this is the pirate of the Grand Line? Their physical techniques leave behind countless afterimages, making it impossible to distinguish between reality and illusion."

Mabi turned to look at the dozens of enormous white tigers lying on the ground in the distance, their lives uncertain. It seemed she had arrived too late; the white tiger people of the island had already been killed, leaving only corpses scattered on the ground. The other pirates had also been dealt with by Zoro and the others who had caught up, and they lay on the ground. It seemed that only Captain Jim Taylor, who was moving and jumping back and forth in front of her, remained.

"Haha! People from the East Sea, it seems your attacks weren't very effective? That new woman, it seems you are the troublesome woman my brother mentioned. I didn't expect even he would be defeated by you."

Upon hearing his question, Maggie brushed a strand of hair from her forehead to clear her throat and smiled sweetly, "It's an honor. I never expected that you would remember someone as insignificant as me. My beauty must have already spread to your pirate crew, which is why you can't forget my lovely appearance!"

"Thud!" Sanji, standing beside him, froze on the spot upon hearing Maggie's voice, the cigarette in his hand falling to the ground and burning his trouser leg.

He then shrugged and sighed, "Unfortunately, you're not the Prince Charming I've been dreaming of! And besides, I'm a man! A man!"

Damn it! To stop him from going further down this path, any sound or language he hears will subconsciously construct a picture, and then shattering that picture will cause a brief pause—enough for him to use. I'm sure Luffy and his crew won't let this opportunity pass. Originally, he was supposed to be a combatant, but now he's getting more and more off track, developing into a support character! What a pathetic, useless ability!

"Pfft!" Anyone who heard the rough voice behind him almost spat out blood. Why is your man wearing such beautiful women's clothes, and deliberately speaking in a girl's voice?! Is it a Devil Fruit ability?

"A man! A man! You damn transvestite!" The rapidly leaping figure suddenly paused, revealing another figure. The three people surrounding Mabi were all familiar with her and naturally knew it was a man. This had no effect on them, and they took advantage of the man's opening to attack.

"Haha! Thanks, Maggie."

"Rubber rubber! Machine gun." Countless fist shadows flew and struck, and with the blades controlled by Ford, he had already been confined to a certain area. It was only a matter of time before he was defeated. It seemed that such a high bounty was only because the opponent was too much of a threat to the world and did not have the combat power to match him.

Enraged, Jim Taylor ignored his own injuries and fired directly at Maby. He had planned to leave long ago because he hadn't found the Devil Fruit he wanted. If it weren't for this bastard transvestite, he could have easily jumped out of the encirclement without getting hurt.

"Damn it! That damn transvestite! Shooting! Rapid fire!"

"Damn it." Mabi cursed under his breath. As a mocker, he already knew he would have to bear the anger of his enemies once they regained their senses, and he had been working hard to improve his combat strength so that he wouldn't become a punching bag when he couldn't win.

Calming down and carefully experiencing the state of mind I had just been in, time seemed to slow down considerably. My senses were clearly able to see countless movements of air interwoven within them, and the six jet-black bullets that were shooting towards me were arranged in a six-pointed star shape. I could clearly see their trajectories and the directions they were going to attack.

"Cloud Hands! Turn!" With a flick of the wrist, countless streams of air swirled around the still-flying projectile, enveloping it in the palm to prevent collision. Then, the wrist was flicked outwards, and the projectile, its momentum undiminished, shot directly into the nearby woods, causing a roar.

"What happened! Why did it move away?" What Mabi saw and what she did in that short time was just a fleeting moment in the eyes of others.

"Impossible! A shooting!"

As Maby made the same move, he was sent flying. However, due to his anger towards Maby, he lost the initiative and was subsequently struck by several blades that severed his wrists, rendering him unable to fight.

"Brother Mabi, you'd be better off in women's clothing; it might allow you to launch a surprise attack on the enemy."

"Haha! Sure! Sure!"

"abnormal!"

"Jump!" Just as everyone relaxed and stopped fighting, a dark figure leaped up from the ground, carrying Nami who was approaching, and launched her into the distance.

"Who goes there!"

"Let it go!"

The long, thin black shadow turned around and placed a forelimb covered in bone spurs on Nami, looking at them with evil eyes.

"Hahaha! Don't come any closer! If you dare come any closer, I'll kill her."

When Nami came to her senses and saw that she had been kidnapped, she turned her head and immediately collapsed with a blank look in her eyes.

"I hate fleas!"

"How dare you bully my friend! I'll beat you to a pulp! Rubber Rubber!"

"Stop!" Sanji and Maggie pressed him down at the same time; this was not something that could be solved with violence.

"Haha! You must care about your partner, right? If you don't want her to die, then listen to me! Send my captain over here, and lead the way for that female white tiger. Once we get outside, I'll release them."

"Furthermore, you have no right to negotiate with me!"

"As expected, you still want to die. Wouldn't it be better to just stay a flea? I'm sure no one would notice a flea that small. What good would it do you? Do you think Wufeng, a power user, could escape from here?"

The other person's figure trembled as if they sensed these problems. They had shrunk and entered with tiger fur, without ever considering how to leave.

"Take me away! I'll let her go!"

"idiot!"

Upon seeing this, Maggie cursed, wondering why she had bothered talking so much with him.

He drew his longsword and held it upright in front of him, blade facing upwards, his eyes fixed directly on his opponent.

"Bro! Let's have a fun showdown of salted fish!"

"???" A series of question marks appeared in the other person's mind, and then an uncontrollable rage surged in their mind. They abandoned Nami and jumped to attack Mabi. There was only one thought in their mind.

I freaking want to hit you.

Chapter 24 Farewell! Leaving the Calm Belt!

Maggie looked on helplessly as she watched Usopp packing small packages and carrying them onto the ship.

"Usopp, what's going on here?"

“Mabi, these stones are so peculiar that they can generate their own energy, enough for me to make many good things. They are all little white tigers that help me transport them.”

After Usopp finished explaining, he started carrying the packed supplies. Behind him, a group of white tigers, each the size of a child, stood upright and carried large and small bags of supplies.

"There are quite a lot! I'll try to see if I can make my things well. If I'm short of materials, I can go to Loguetown to buy them."

Upon hearing Maggie's words, Usopp immediately patted his chest and assured her.

"No problem! Mami, don't you know who I am? I'm the great warrior Usopp! But could I ask Nami for some money for the materials? I don't have much money on me!"

Mabi shook her head helplessly: "Go by yourself, this thing was made for her." Then she turned to look at a giant white tiger leaning on a cane.

"The elders have simply lost too much blood and need to rest and eat to replenish it. There is no need for you to come and see them off."

The White Tiger elders expressed their gratitude, saying, "Thank you for helping us solve these problems. If it weren't for you, we would have died long ago. As a token of our appreciation, you can take whatever you like on the island."

Mabi smiled at the aged and frail faces before her. It wasn't that they weren't strong enough, but rather that the flea had injected a poisonous potion into their skin, rendering them unable to fight and draining their blood. As for the pirates who arrived later, they could only rely on the white tigers that hadn't been defeated to fight, but they suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, the cubs had been hidden at the beginning of the battle and only released afterward, allowing them to slowly recover.

"No problem, we can definitely move it if we can!"

"Meat! Meat! There's so much meat here at Mabe! Sanji, I want to eat ten!"

"no problem!"

Mapi looked at Luffy shouting in the distance. She didn't expect that this island could grow many huge herbivores with delicious meat. This provided a rich and delicious food for these carnivorous white tigers, which was perfect for Luffy to hold a banquet. However, since the meat itself was difficult to preserve, Sanji had to process it before it could be stored.

"Brother Mabi! I have to go now!" Ford came to say goodbye, bringing with him the tiger girl Alice.

Looking at his resolute expression, Mabi could tell that he had likely recovered from the shadow of the crew's deaths.

"Alright, it seems you've also decided to head to the Grand Line! Pirate battles are always a fight to the death, especially on the Grand Line."

"I know! From the day we set sail, we have already cast aside the question of life and death. Dying at sea is the destiny of every man."

"Haha! We'll meet again on the Grand Line!" Maggie stepped forward and pulled him into her arms, patting him hard. This time, the time for their next meeting was uncertain.

"We'll meet again!" The resolute tone of the words symbolized a promise between men.

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"Jack! Go out to sea and we'll wait for you to come back and lead us out of the Calm Belt!" Several White Tiger Clan members were gathered together, giving instructions to the weeping Jack.

Jack opened his tear-filled eyes and looked at the elders' hopeful gaze, his brothers' adoring eyes, and his own people who had been slaughtered and disappeared.

"Elder! I will definitely come back, so that my people will never suffer from human slaughter again, and I will let my people live on the sea."

"Ha ha!"

"Ha ha!"

We believe in you!

Luffy, Maple, Zoro, Sanji, Nami, and Usopp stood in front of the ship, looking towards the shore where Jack was declaring his farewell to his people.

Welcome, Jack! You'll definitely achieve your dream!

Jack, who had jumped onto the bow of the ship, immediately bowed down.

Haha! Thank you everyone!

"Haha! Haha! ... Onward to the Grand Line!"

"Haha! Let's go!"

"A bunch of idiots, get back to your slacking off!"

"Yes!" everyone responded in unison.

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Two days later! In front of Loguetown!

"Wow, what a prosperous port! Haha! Is this the hometown of the Pirate King? I must go and see it!" Luffy, standing at the bow of the ship, looked excitedly at the sacred place in his heart.

“Yes! This is the legendary place where the beginning and the end are! It is also the hometown of Gol D. Roger, the greatest pirate in history who started the Age of Exploration,” Maggie explained from the side.

Luffy tilted his head and burst into laughter.

"Haha! Maggie likes One Piece too?"

"As a pirate, who wouldn't like that! He can set the world ablaze and usher in a new era with just a single sentence! That's the aura of someone standing at the pinnacle of the world." There was another comment that gave Mabe a headache: 'As a nobody who'll be forgotten in two days, who'll even remember who you are in two days!'

After receiving Maggie's reply, she turned to her busy partner and smiled.

"Haha! Haha! My crew! The Pirate King is mine! We will definitely reach Laugh Tale! Haha! Haha!"

The crowd, upon hearing this, laughed as they looked at the excited Luffy. Wasn't that the ultimate dream?

After docking, and securing the anchor, Nami invited Maggie to get up.

"Mabi, are you coming along? Help me with my clothes!"

"No, I need to meet Kaya's parents. After all, I don't know if they know about my departure to sea, so I need to inform them."

"Okay! I was planning to buy you a few more nice outfits! Pfft!" Thinking of this, Nami suddenly felt that the scene she had imagined was too beautiful, but seeing the throbbing veins on Maggie's forehead, she picked up Jack, who was carrying a small backpack and was about to leave, and laughed as she left.

"Jack! Come with me."

"Okay, Sister Namei!"