One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

"Is it really necessary for her to act like this when she's just a child?" The voice that had been there earlier suddenly became puzzled.

"The ability to communicate with Sea Kings is a legendary ability possessed only by Sea Kings. Its reappearance as one of the three weapons capable of destroying the world is irresistible!"

Chapter 143 I'm sorry! I'm late!

“There is no little girl like you under this island, Mabi!” Nielko’s illusory soul emerged from the underground rocks and shook his head at Mabi, who was standing on the mountaintop.

"Let's search as quickly as possible. We've already searched a third of the sea area, and we need to reach the remaining islands as soon as possible!" Maggie replied, looking at a pirate ship moored not far away.

This is the third ship discovered during the search. After questioning the patrol personnel scattered on the deserted island, it was learned that they were also searching for Apis's whereabouts and wanted to forcibly bring her into the Grand Line. This is only the area they have seen and have not yet seen; the number of people scattered there must be even wider.

"Huh? The people are all gathering? Did they discover something elsewhere?" Just as Maby was about to step into the air and leave, she suddenly noticed that the people scattered below seemed to have heard some kind of notice and were retreating to the shore like a tide, climbing onto the pirate ship.

"Hey! Excuse me, why are you leaving? I thought you were having a great time searching, weren't you?" Mabi appeared directly in front of a person who was running away and asked in a friendly manner.

"Get out of my way! You East Sea man!" Upon seeing Mabi's appearance, the other party immediately drew his sword and slashed back.

"Ah! As expected, being too gentle won't work! Cloud-Dispelling Palm!" Seeing the sharp air blade coming straight at him, Mabi sighed and waved his hand. Instantly, a ball of air condensed in his palm and stopped in front of his blade before exploding with a bang.

"Damn it! You're asking for death!" The pirate, whose body was tilted by the explosion, cursed and swung his sword diagonally again.

"Judgment Fist!" Without drawing his sword, his body instantly appeared in the opponent's arms, and his fist, the size of a sandbag, slammed wildly into the opponent's face.

The sound of flesh colliding, like the beating of a drum, rang out rapidly.

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"I'll talk! I'll talk!" The other person, whose face was covered in blood, begged for mercy as Mabi continued to plead, quickly revealing the information she wanted.

"The captain informed us via Den Den Mushi that he had found the trail of the Sea King and that we should take a ship there as soon as possible to seize it."

"Robbery?" Upon hearing this word, with a foot stomping on his chest, Mabi's expression changed drastically! If it was robbery, then Apis's location must have been found, and her life was now in grave danger.

"Instantaneous teleportation!" Ignoring his other bodies, he flashed onto their pirate ship and threatened the pirates who were still climbing onto the deck!

"Who is the captain?"

"Who are you! Looking for our captain!" the pirate said disdainfully, looking at the figure that had suddenly appeared and was retrieving the anchor.

"I don't have time to waste with you! Break the Void!" At this moment, Mabi remembered the disaster that Apis was about to suffer and directly swung her sword at the hull. With a heavy stomp, the entire bow of the ship instantly cracked and fell to the beach behind.

"Damn it! You actually dismantled our ship!" A figure holding a Den Den Mushi appeared from the ship's side, immediately rising up in anger and swinging his fist at Maby's face.

"Get out! Tell me about Aquaman!" He stomped his right foot down rapidly, condensing a ball of air into an explosive burst. Using the reaction force, he remained suspended in the air. He then twisted his body around his right leg to dodge the iron fist coming straight at him. His left leg rose high and slashed hard at the opponent's shoulder, causing him to crash into the beach like a cannonball, creating a circular crater several meters in diameter.

"Nelco! Master-servant potion!"

"Ok!"

Mabi rushed forward and dragged him out of the sandpit, pouring the medicine from the test tube into his mouth. A bucket of cold water was poured over his head to sober him up. There was no time for interrogation, and even if they did, he wouldn't be able to tell right from wrong. If anything went wrong, they would be miles away from the truth. They could only use this precious medicine, which was used in small quantities each time, hoping that his will wouldn't break free from its control.

"Hmm? Master?" The other party slowly opened his eyes, stimulated by the cold water, and looked at the figure in front of him, speaking.

Not bad! No resistance yet! After all, being knocked unconscious first and then waking up will result in a drowsy state. At that time, under the default effect of the drug, the first person they will see is their master. As for whether they will resist the effects of the drug later, Mabi doesn't care. After all, what she wants is obedience for a short period of time.

"Do you know where Apis is? Tell me!" Mabi asked directly. Looking at the first person to attack her, who was still carrying a Den Den Mushi, she figured she should know something, no matter what her identity was. If she didn't know, it wouldn't matter; she could just go back and capture another one!

"Abis?" The other person looked completely confused. Who is she?

Seeing the other person's confusion, Mabi immediately realized that she might have addressed him incorrectly.

"It's Aquaman's position!"

"Neptune?"

"The Sea King is on an island to the southeast, and the captain is calling us to go and seize it."

"Alright! You can go to sleep now!" With a swift kick, he sent the pirate flying, quickly stepped out of the water, summoned a yacht, adjusted the compass, activated the wind-blown shell at maximum power, and sped away, leaving the pirate on the shore staring at his ship that had inexplicably broken apart.

"Ah! Captain, how are you?"

"Who is this guy! He slashed our ship, beat our captain, and then turned and left!"

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"Abis! Hang in there! I'm almost there!" Mabi, speeding across the vast ocean, silently roared as she looked at the two ships heading in the same direction in the distance. It seemed the discovery wasn't just known to one person; the news had already spread throughout the entire area via Den Den Mushi, and all the pirate crews searching the area were now heading in that direction.

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"Beep beep beep! Charlotte Owen! She's someone I absolutely have to have!" A tall, burly man with a ponytail and two braids, a metal jaw, and ivory-like ornaments on his head and shoulders roared at the colorful, cake-like ship in front of him.

"Drought Jack! Mom wants her too! If you want the Pirate King's throne, why don't you have a weapon that can destroy the whole world!" A man with an orange cloak and flame-colored hair stood on the ship's railing, staring at the other's enormous figure without any modesty.

"Hahaha! Hahaha! Then let me snatch her back!" The massive metal jaw emitted a buzzing, maniacal laugh.

"Those are the Three Disasters of the Four Emperors Beast Pirates and Big Mom, the Minister of Scorched Earth. They've actually come to steal the Sea King!" A man wearing a red octopus head on the bow of a pirate ship in the distance looked at the iconic pirate ship that had appeared in this direction and his expression turned serious.

"Haha! Lizzie! If you don't want her, I'll take advantage of the chaos and snatch her away. Even a mere Yonko would have to think twice before possessing an ancient weapon capable of destroying the world!" A giant wolf with bared fangs stood atop another ship with waves nearby, mockingly.

"With her, the Fifth Emperor's position will be mine!"

"Uncle Long! Uncle Long, how are you!" Apis, kneeling on the shore of the deserted island, covered her huge wound on the green fur ball in front of her with blood-stained hands, tears streaming down her face. Her small and trembling figure looked even smaller and more helpless as she was surrounded by several pirate ships!

"Roar! Roar! Roar!" Seeing the menacing crowd lying on the ground around him, the Thousand-Year Dragon forcefully propped up its wings, trying to flap them and leave the place.

"Take off again! This time I won't let you get away! Heating from a distance!" Charlotte Owen laughed as she saw the wings trying to flap again. She pointed her finger in the air, and the wings, which were still flapping, emitted plumes of green smoke, causing the limp, thousand-year-old dragon to let out a miserable scream.

"Haha! Haha! Pretty good bird! It must taste delicious roasted!" Someone smelled the aroma of roasted meat and looked at the wing that was emitting blue smoke, its sharp fangs bared, eyeing that wing.

"Little Wind, help cool down! Cool down! Uncle Long! Uncle Long! It's all my fault! I made you suffer so much!" Seeing the thousand-year-old dragon who had been protecting her and was still busy, Abis was even more distressed and frantically tried to use her own body to cool him down.

"Haha! Haha! Haha! Little girl, come with me! I'll help you keep him safe, okay?" A voice laughed wildly from a pirate ship not far away.

"Okay! Okay! Okay! As long as you help Uncle Long get away, I'll agree to go with you!" Hearing that someone would help the lonely and helpless Abis, she immediately nodded in agreement as if she had grasped a lifeline.

"Haha! Haha! Then let him stay in my belly! It must smell delicious!" Hearing Apis's reply, he immediately revealed an evil smile.

"You, you, why are you doing this to me! I don't know anything about the Sea King! I'm not the Sea King! Why are you doing this to me!" Once again plunged into despair, Apis's face was deathly still as she retreated, while in front of her, countless flying stones and seawater instantly surged and rushed wildly towards the surrounding ships.

"Oh no, here we go again!"

"Chain Blade!"

"High-Heat Slash!"

"Wolf Fang Speed!"

Upon seeing the reappearance of the fluctuations, everyone immediately sprang into action, unleashing a barrage of flying strikes that simultaneously slashed and destroyed the oncoming giant waves.

"Damn it! What is that?! We've searched the area and there's no other human here!" Everyone cursed as they worked together to destroy the surging giant wave, shaking off the seawater. The reason no one had gone up to capture it yet was because if they were attacked by this sudden, powerful wind, everyone would join forces to destroy a competitor.

"Girl! I'm sorry! I'm late!" A slightly pained voice rang out on the stormy sea, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

"There's someone there! Someone actually managed to break through the blockade and get in!"

"Ah! Mabi! It's you! You're back! Am I dreaming!" Apis, her eyes filled with a deathly stillness, stared at the familiar figure and could no longer hold back her emotions. She threw herself into Mabi's arms and cried loudly.

"Waaaaah! Waaaaah! Mabi! I'm really not a sea king! I'm really not! I can just talk to them! Waaaaah! Waaaah!"

"It's okay! It's okay! It's all over! I'm back! I'm here for you!" Mabi gently comforted the little head in her arms, which was covered in dirt and crying loudly. She then looked up at the Thousand-Year Dragon, whose body was mostly burned, and slowly walked over to him.

"Girl, let go first, let me heal this thousand-year-old dragon." Mabi gently patted her thin back and said softly.

"Waaah! Waaah! Uncle Long! Uncle Long!" Apis sobbed as she slowly loosened her grip on Mabi's arms but still clung tightly to the hem of her clothes.

"It's nothing! As long as you're not dead, there's no problem." He took out a wax pellet, crushed it, and placed it into the wound. The transparent droplet disappeared instantly upon contact with the wound, and the broken wound flashed by, covered with brand-new feathers. The scorched yellow wings returned to their original state, showing a bright green color. Only a slightly bloody wound remained on his abdomen, which was not a big deal for him.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!" The thousand-year-old dragon roared loudly, proving its vitality, as it felt the pain from its wounds subside.

"Abis, you ride the Thousand-Year Dragon away first, I'll come find you later," Mabi said gently, patting her little head.

"Brother Mabi! You!" Abis, who had calmed down and regained some composure, was about to speak when Mabi's hand twisted her head to face the Thousand-Year Dragon.

"Abis! Be good! Leave first!" Mabi said gently, forcing back her increasingly agitated emotions, and looked up at the Thousand-Year Dragon who had stood up.

"Could you please help me send her away?"

"hold head high!"

"Brother Mabi, you must not leave me!" Having witnessed Mabi's battle, Apis understood the impending life-or-death situation and choked up with emotion.

"No problem! Go!" He grabbed Apis by the shoulder and threw her onto the back of the Thousand-Year Dragon to send him away. He turned around, drew his long sword from his waist, looked at the pirate ships that had increased to more than a dozen floating on the sea, and let out a loud laugh as he released his suppressed emotions.

"Everyone!"

"Don't we still have scores to settle?"

Chapter 144 Incurring Public Enrage! War!

"That bastard actually let that little girl leave! Open fire and sink him!" As for Mabi's threat, none of the people present, who were among the strongest on the sea, took Mabi, who was blocking their way, seriously. They ignored her and ordered the crew behind to turn their cannons and aim at the Thousand-Year Dragon flying in the air.

"Those who can take off, move forward quickly and capture her! We must snatch this girl back!" Apis's departure instantly detonated the pirate crews that were still maintaining their balance. They instantly transformed into small groups, and dozens of pirates appeared on all the decks as they rapidly took off, stepping on the empty air and moving forward at high speed.

"Flame Blade!" Charlotte Owen, the minister of Big Mom, wielded a long sword engulfed in flames, unleashing a fiery slash directly at the insignificant little insect that had appeared before him.

"Heh! As expected, they don't care at all since they have no reputation!" Mabi chuckled as she looked at the pirates who were trying to pass her, staring at the leaping figures in the sky and shouting loudly.

"Then all of you stop right there!"

In an instant, countless mental energies were mobilized from her mind and poured into the arm guard attached to her body. As a result, spatial energy erupted and rapidly gathered along the rapidly bulging muscles towards her fist. With a sudden swing of her arm, Mabi's fist, filled with spatial energy, slammed heavily into the air wall in front of her.

"Salted Fish! Vibration!"

"Snap! Snap!"

A sound like shattering glass rang out, and the space that everyone could see was instantly filled with countless white cracks that spread across the entire sky at a visible speed!

"It's a tremor! Whitebeard! Whitebeard is here!" Upon seeing this familiar scene, someone immediately shouted frantically to mask their inner fear!

"It's Whitebeard himself! The mighty Whitebeard is actually eyeing the Ancient Weapons!"

"Turn the rudder! Turn the rudder! Retreat! Retreat!" Some people, seeing this scene, felt a sense of fear of being controlled by that man and frantically gave orders to the crew behind them.

"Stop! There's no vibration! No sense of repulsion! This isn't Whitebeard!" Charlotte Owen, standing at the bow of the ship with a large sword in hand, forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart. However, as a powerful figure who had confronted Whitebeard several times, he immediately realized something was wrong and shouted to stop the panicked fleet!

"No shockwave! It was fake!" The captains, who had been stunned by the roar, were furious when they realized that the terrifying shockwave that had prevented them from moving forward even an inch was no longer present.

"Damn it! How dare you lie to us! Minions, fire!"

"Wait, Captain! Look at the sky!"