One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

"Okay, it's settled then! Nami and I will go gather information, and then we'll infiltrate together."

"Okay!" they said in unison.

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"Nami, why is there no one in your hometown?" Maggie asked, looking at the empty streets. Judging from the damaged houses and faint traces of blood, there had been some attacks, but no bigger fighting had occurred, and then everyone disappeared.

"Everyone!" Nami looked at the familiar scene before her, clearly seeing someone resisting and being attacked. Realizing this, Nami's expression changed immediately, and she ran towards the distant farmland.

"Gum! Gum!" Luffy immediately sprang up and followed, and the group of people who came with him followed in unison without saying a word.

"Crack! Crack! Damn weak humans!" The sound of a whip rang out, and a frail old man fell to the ground, a huge boulder falling from his back and rolling to the side. Not far away, some people were erecting huge timbers to build houses, and fishmen were kicking the slow-moving workers from time to time. Seeing the scene before them, Nami's group slowly stopped in their tracks. At this moment, their plans and assigned opponents no longer mattered.

The important thing is!!!

"Gum-Gum! Gum-Gum! Rocket Launcher!" Luffy was the first to step in and launch an attack.

"Salted Fish Slash!" Mabi also rushed forward to attack the fishmen who had reacted. There were too many ordinary people, so she could only launch small-scale attacks.

"First cut of meat!"

"Cut horizontally!"

"Gunpowder Star!"

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"Heh, someone actually dares to rebel!" the fishman overseeing the work in the distance sneered.

"Water bullet!" They easily spat out water to attack, but Luffy and the others dodged it all. Ordinary water bullet attacks were no match for them.

"Everyone back off! Leave everything to them! I found them to help us!" Nami shouted amidst the chaotic crowd.

"Nami?"

"Nami!" The villagers, who were working as laborers on the construction, gradually stopped their work when they saw the fighting in the distance and the familiar Nami. After all, no one wanted to work for the fishmen who had been exploiting them for money for years and were now exploiting them for manpower. However, those who dared to fight back fell silent after being injured and continuing to work. With their abilities, they could hardly resist the strong fishmen.

"Arlong! It seems the East Blue isn't very peaceful. Even a small pirate crew dares to attack fishmen. It seems your prestige isn't much." The fishman, who was 1.7 meters tall with long fins on his back, chugs down his drink and mocks. Despite being considered short among fishmen, he enjoys the respectful gazes of the fishmen around him.

"Haha! In a small East China Sea, there will always be a few insignificant pirates who try to challenge their master, and then they will all be sunk into the sea. These are no exception. Brother Cozmo, just watch how we sink them into the sea. The ocean will always be the domain of us fish-men." Arlong opened his shark-like blood-red mouth and laughed loudly. Countless pirates have been killed in the past eight years.

"Haha! Watching these slaves' activities while building in the East China Sea is a good choice. Before long, this place will be our fish-men's domain." The short-statured Kozmo also laughed heartily.

"Haha! Haha! Brothers, hurry up and sink them into the sea, don't delay the construction of our fishman empire!" Arlong roared at the fishmen fighting fiercely in the distance.

"Oh my god! Slaughter humans and build a fish-man empire!"

"Kill humans!"

Arlong's roar instantly ignited the blood of all the fishmen. The thought that they would no longer have to stay in the seabed and could openly enslave humans was something every fishman wanted, and now that it was about to come true, they absolutely could not let them cause trouble.

"Eight Hundred Watts Right Fist!"

"Five Hundred Watts Right Fist!"

"Gunwave!"

"Water cannon!"

"Wrist Slash!"

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Various ranged and melee skills were unleashed in succession, attacking Mabi and the others.

"Gum-Gum! Gum-Gum! Air Cannon!" Luffy, who was in front, stretched his hands behind his back, enlarged his palms, and then suddenly contracted them to rush towards the front. The powerful compression force directly solidified the air in front of him to receive the oncoming impact.

"Slash! Skybreaker!" Seeing that the man had retreated, Mabi finally stopped restricting herself and launched a slash at the fishman leaping towards her.

"Eagle Wave!" Zoro unleashed a series of slashes, forcefully sending any fishmen that came his way flying.

"Head meat! Shoulder meat!" The last one that slipped through the net was ruthlessly kicked away by Sanji.

"Bang! Bastard!" Ah Long, who was watching from a distance, released the broken bottle in his hand and cursed.

Chapter 10: The Skills of a Salted Fish! Turning the Salted Fish Around!

"Hey! If the small one doesn't work, bring on the big one! But your opponent isn't me!" Mabi teased, blocking Ah Long's nose with her sword.

"Luffy! This bastard is Arlong! You're the one who bullied Nami!" Mabi dodged aside, leaving the fishman Arlong to face Luffy's fist.

"Haha! Thanks, Maple! Gum-Gum! Gum-Gum! Bazooka!" Luffy had long been determined to beat Arlong, who was bullying his crewmates, so he naturally laughed heartily when he saw Maple give it to him.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" A series of violent sounds erupted as the mermen standing behind Arlong joined the battle. The dignity of the mermen could not be challenged.

"Heh! Losers of the Grand Line! What's so great about being a king in the four seas? You'd be better off becoming a slave to the Heavenly Dragons and pleasing them! Making them happy and giving you a few Berries is much better than worrying about the Navy's raids and pirate challenges in the four seas." Mabi slowly stepped forward and mocked the fishman who was watching his underlings fight and acting like a big brother. Although she didn't know the other party's identity, judging from Arlong's attitude, he must be one of those anti-human fishmen from Fishman Island. Well, since he's here, he might as well not leave.

"You're asking for death!" Mabi successfully provoked the other party. Slavery was the last thing they wanted to talk about, but he forgot how he was any different from a Celestial Dragon now.

"Heh! I'm not afraid of you!" Mabi raised her sword and sneered as she parried the opponent's attack.

"Two-kilowatt straight punch!" A steel fist, containing enough power to destroy two thousand roof tiles, charged toward Mabi within a violent gust of wind.

"Can you guys try a few different moves? I'm familiar with them all! Slash! Sever the Void!" Holding a longsword, he swiftly unleashed invisible sword energy that slashed directly at his fist.

"Boom!" The fist and sword energy collided and exploded in the void. The rampant impact caused nothingness to appear between the two, and all the buildings were shattered and scattered by the powerful impact.

Mabi took the scene before her seriously. The fishman in front of her, who was only 1.7 meters tall, looked much stronger than the taller fishmen. But that wasn't the case. Mabi clearly felt the terrifying force of the opponent's punch; the power of that punch would be enough to injure her if it hit her.

"Foot sweep!" The first strike missed, but another was launched. A gust of wind came from the right side of her body. Mabi had already caught the flow of air. She turned her wrist and blocked the heavy blow with her sword tip.

"Upward slash! Sweep!" The imagined sound of flesh colliding with blade rang out, but instead, the whip kick abruptly stopped, whipping upwards towards Mabi's head. Mabi raised her longsword, bent her whole body downwards, and her right foot formed an arc as she dodged past. Her longsword swept across Mabi's crotch, cleaving through the air to form a crescent blade that flew directly towards him.

"Boom!" The opponent's body was sent flying by Mabi's powerful force, creating a huge hole through which the sky could be seen in the distance.

"Damn! As expected, the strength exceeding ten times that of a human is no exaggeration. The body that was directly hit can still stand up easily." Mabi looked at the figure in the dust and complained. She stomped heavily on her foot and swung her long sword to slash at the figure at close range. She couldn't give the opponent any time to buffer. After all, she should press the attack as much as possible. Giving the opponent time to buffer would give the opponent time to turn the tables.

"Find...!" Before he could finish speaking, Mabi struck him with a slash and sent him flying.

"Boom!" "Roar!" The explosions in the distance continued to rang out, damaging the morale of the fishmen who were still in the midst of the melee. Even their strongest fishman leader was being forced to retreat by the pirates. In addition, the continuous killing of their companions was enough to severely damage their confidence.

"Damn it!" Ah Long, lying in the ruins, cursed and pulled out a huge serrated blade next to him, swinging it around and violently cutting through the surrounding broken buildings.

"Rubber! Rubber! Rocket launcher!" Another round of fierce fighting erupted!

"Clang!" A metallic clanging sound rang out, and Mabi felt a sharp pain in her arm as the sword on her wrist buzzed.

"Damn it! You forced me to use my Devil Fruit power. Being unable to swim as a fish-man is enough to make me lose face in front of my companions! I'm going to tear you to pieces!" A wisp of smoke appeared before Maby, and a five-meter-tall arthropod appeared. The barbs on its eight huge lower limbs gleamed with a bluish-black light. Its bony body, like a deck, coldly looked down at her, and its two giant claws opened and closed, displaying tremendous biting power!

"Hahaha! Hahaha! A fish-man who ate a Devil Fruit actually ate a Zoan-type Crab Fruit! Hahaha! I'm dying of laughter!" Mabi laughed unkindly. After all, fish-men who ate Devil Fruits were essentially forever separated from their beloved homes, left with only the sight of their own homes and no way to enter—how tragic! But she also kept a close eye on the other's movements as a precaution.

"You're asking for death!" The opponent's eyes flashed with cold light when he saw Mabi's smile, and his huge pincers swiftly attacked Mabi.

"Retreat!" Mabi extended her sword and lightly touched her body, following the swing of the pincers. She slightly lifted the sword, and the force of the entire blade was used to lift the pincers and directly pounce on the crab's head. As a crab, its two huge lantern-like eyes were directly exposed. Compared to its hard armor, the fragile eyes were undoubtedly a huge weakness.

"Clang!" Another pincer pierced through, and the two collided, producing a loud metallic clang.

"It's too hard!" Mabi stood on the ground, hovering in the air, staring at the giant crab below. Because it was formed by a Devil Fruit user, its thick back was far thicker than the carapace of a crab of the same size and much harder than steel. Even high-speed slashes could only cut in an inch and could not damage the internal organs at all.

"Then I'll have to force a breakthrough! It's been a long time since I used my Devil Fruit ability, although the side effects are a bit annoying," Mabi muttered to herself.

"The Salted Fish Skill: Turn the Salted Fish Around and Double Your Fortune!"

Mabi activated her Devil Fruit power to stimulate her entire body, causing countless blood cells to move and provide a continuous source of power to her limbs and bones. The itchy sensation made Mabi want to fight a big battle to vent her physical discomfort.

"Get out!" Mabi roared, throwing a heavy punch at the giant pincers that were attacking.

"Boom! Crack!" The collision of flesh and bone, the collision of large and small, under Maby's violent output, directly caused the opponent's giant claw to break and become limp due to the force of the impact. Maby's arm also burst open and splattered blood.

"Come on! You're relying on your Devil Fruit powers, aren't you? Zoan type, huh? You're born with superhuman strength and want to fight me! And you're a shell type, too? Fine, I'll grant your wish! Come on, let's fight!" Mabi unleashed the boiling power within him, punching his opponent's hard shell repeatedly to quell his raging emotions. Every time he used this skill, Mabi only wanted to destroy everything, even if he couldn't withstand such immense power, he would keep hitting until his opponent submitted or died from dizziness. This was also the reason he had always been reluctant to use it.

Chapter 11 The Aftermath of a Fallen Star

"die!"

"Boom!" With a deafening explosion, the world slowly calmed down.

"Hahaha! Let you have a Devil Fruit power stronger than mine, I'll kill you! I'll definitely stand at the top of the world!" Mabi looked down at the broken crab limbs in the air and mocked them triumphantly. So what if it's a Salted Fish Fruit? I can still develop ways to enhance myself.

"This!" The group of people who had stopped fighting in the distance looked at each other, wondering why Mabi seemed so unfamiliar now.

"Usopp, what's going on?" Nami asked Usopp, who had lived with Maggie. This arrogant look wasn't the Maggie she knew.

"Huh? This! I think this is his second personality. When Maggie was little, she also longed for the sea, saying that she came to this world and wanted to stand at the top of it. But ever since she ate the Salt Fish Fruit, she has lost her dreams and become a salt fish, just getting by. I remember Kaya once told me that Maggie has a second personality, and if it appears, I should leave quickly. I think I've developed a disease that prevents me from seeing Maggie, so I need to leave quickly." Usopp suddenly woke up after saying this and hurriedly turned around to leave.

"Come back." Zoro, who was standing to the side, grabbed Usopp by the collar, preventing him from leaving so they could face what had happened together.

"Haha! You guys are my partners? How come you're so weak? Let me train with you to improve your skills." Mabi laughed as he trampled over the five people on the ground.

"Gum! Gum! Machine gun!" Upon hearing this, Luffy laughed and immediately launched an attack.

"Haha! Me too." Zoro laughed heartily. Regardless of which personality Mabi in front of him was, he hadn't had enough of the attack just now. Since someone had a sparring partner, he might as well join in.

"Let me see how strong this junior brother's legs are!" Sanji said, stretching his limbs. After watching Maple demonstrate a few kicks, he sensed Zeff's skill and naturally accepted his claim about the Devil Fruit ability.

"Haha! I'm leaving first, they're going to get a really bad beating." Usopp knew that retreating immediately was the best course of action; self-preservation was the sensible thing to do.

"Hahaha! The air is shaken!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

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"It's another beautiful morning!" Mabi exclaimed as she got out of bed, stretched, and looked out at the gentle sunlight, tilting her head back to savor the salty, damp scent of the sea.

"Good morning! Beautiful lady, where is this place?" Mabi asked a short-haired girl with tattoos as soon as she stepped out of the house.

"This is my home! Thank you for saving our village. As a way of repaying you, I will naturally take care of you," the other person said with a smile.

"Haha! It's only right to help your comrades solve their problems. You should thank Nami. By the way, have you seen my companions?" Maggie laughed.

"You really are different from before," the other person said with a slight smile after scrutinizing Maggie.

"It's different, what is it then?"

"You'll find out when you get to the village; they're probably having a feast there." The other person didn't answer Mabi's question, only giving him a way out.

"Really? I'd like to see what happened after I turned my life around." Mabi said to herself, then said goodbye and headed towards the village not far away, where the sounds of a joyous banquet could be heard from afar.

"Hey! Nami, what happened to your body? You're covered in bandages. If I didn't remember your orange hair, I wouldn't recognize you at all," Mami greeted Nami, who was drinking with some villagers.