The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

Luther entrusted her with the power to command CP0 because of his trust, but she couldn't make a choice and passed the burden back to Luther. Just thinking about it makes me feel like a jerk.

"Your Highness, now is not the time to hesitate! If the Celestial Dragons die..."

"Yes, for the future of Fishman Island, the scum of Fishman Street are willing to die."

"Your Highness, as long as that lord breaks through, those fishmen aren't stupid; they won't go up there to their deaths!"

"..."

The Neptune soldiers nearby naturally heard the Den Den Mushi's voice and started offering their own advice.

They didn't want to be buried with the bastards of Fishman Town, but they also knew of Queen Otohime's kindness, so they could only keep admonishing her.

Hearing the advice in her ear and considering the consequences, Otohime slowly lowered her head.

A long-suppressed negative emotion flickered in her eyes, and she murmured softly:

"Everything for Fishman Island... Yes! Everything for Fishman Island!"

Otohime took a deep breath, slowly closed her eyes, and amidst the expectant gazes of the many Neptune soldiers, spoke in a low voice:

"CP0! On behalf of His Holiness Luther's students, I hereby order you to break through the encirclement and rejoin me!"

At this moment, perhaps to escape, or perhaps to cover up the princess's words, she deliberately mentioned her connection to Luther.

"As ordered!"

Lucci responded quickly, and even through the Den Den Mushi, the screams of countless fishmen could be clearly heard.

Clearly, the breakout has begun.

Princess Otohime pursed her lips, her eyes closed, tears streaming down her cheeks.

At this moment, she actually felt a bit resentful of her innate ability to perceive sight.

The two sides weren't far apart, and her Observation Haki allowed her to clearly see what was happening over there.

With Musegard Saint on his back, Lucci continuously exerted force with his legs, unleashing slashing waves from his Tempest Kick.

Each strike would slice large numbers of murlocs in half or decapitate them, just like harvesting wheat.

In just a short time, thousands of murlocs were killed.

But somehow, Otohime found herself feeling little sadness; instead, she felt a sense of being let down.

Despite her making so many concessions for the fishmen of Fishman Street, they still don't understand and still want to go against the grain of Fishman Island.

If everyone could refrain from resorting to violence to solve problems, then no violent incidents would occur at all.

Trying to solve things by force will only lead to more force...

Somehow, those words were deeply etched into Otohime's mind.

At that moment, it was as if she had broken free of some kind of shackle, allowing her to calmly watch the fishmen die under Lucci's attack.

Those screams and those terrified faces made Otohime find it all incredibly funny.

A group of powerless megalomaniacs who always think of solving problems with violence.

If the Celestial Dragons were so easy to kill, would you even have a chance to do it?

At this moment, she realized how naive she had been in the past.

Perhaps, to truly lead the fish-people to a bright future, we should abandon all our naivety and kindness...

She remembered Neptune's proposal to give up the entire Fishman Street in exchange for a bright future for Fishman Island.

With her Observation Haki in hand, Otohime watched as blood flowed like a river in Fishman Town, and she made her choice.

This incident won't affect Fishman Street much, but afterwards, the conflict between Fishman Street and the Ryugu Kingdom became completely irreconcilable.

In that case, for more fishmen and mermaids to live a happy life, someone always has to be sacrificed.

Princess Otohime lowered her face and murmured in an almost inaudible voice:

"Everything for Fishman Island!"

Chapter 215 I Respect Your Choice

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"Ahhh!"

Dozens of fishmen died tragically at the entrance of Fishman Street.

After witnessing Lucci's strength, the remaining fishmen quickly scattered like birds and beasts.

Because he used his Tempest Kick the whole way, Lucci's white suit remained spotless, except for a few bloodstains on his leather shoes when he passed by pools of blood spurting from fishmen.

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

Lucci quickly approached Otohime, nodded slightly to her, and then put the unconscious Musegard down from his back.

The medical mermaids, who were already prepared, immediately stepped forward, lifted Musegard, and retreated towards the Dragon Palace Kingdom.

"Let's leave here first. Ensuring the safety of His Holiness the Temple of Musegard is of utmost importance."

Otohime didn't want to stay in Fishman Town any longer, so after saying that, she swam off in the direction the medical staff had left.

Lucci nodded and quickly followed behind Otohime.

The group quickly moved away from Fishman Street and entered the territory of the Dragon Palace Kingdom.

The fish-men and mermaids here already knew about the Celestial Dragons, and because of the movements of Otohime and Neptune's army, they vaguely guessed what had happened.

Most of them gathered by the roadside, looking worriedly at Musegard lying on the stretcher.

This is a Celestial Dragon; if something really happens on Fishman Island...

At this moment, most people felt resentful towards the fishmen of Fishman Street.

Otohime swam silently past her fellow countrymen on both sides, her Observation Haki allowing her to clearly sense the emotions of the people on both sides.

At this moment, she deeply understood that the problems of Fishman Street had to be addressed.

Everything for Fishman Island!

Musegard was quickly taken to the Mermaid Hospital. Only after learning that she had been taken to the hospital in time and would not have any major problems did Otohime finally feel relieved.

However, she had an important matter to attend to at that moment.

With a nervous heart, Otohime went to a secluded corner and dialed Luther's number.

"Is that Otohime?"

Luther’s gentle voice rang out as always.

Otohime remained silent; when it came to actually facing him, she was still somewhat ashamed to speak.

The shipwreck may have been an accident, but Musegard was trapped in Merman Street, and she was partly to blame.

What happened?

Because she hadn't replied for a long time, Luther seemed to have noticed something.

When asked this, Otohime could no longer hold back. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she sobbed, "..."

"Teacher Luther, I...I'm sorry!"

"Let's talk about what happened first. Let's address the problem and leave the apology for later."

Luther's gentle and unhurried voice seemed to give Otohime courage.

Otohime wiped away her tears and began to recount what had happened, albeit haltingly.

After the story was told, Luther fell silent.

Upon seeing this scene, Otohime's heart sank even further, and the guilt in her heart almost consumed her.

Just as she was in immense agony, she heard Luther speak from the other side:

"This has nothing to do with you; you've already done a great job."

"But..."

There are no "buts".

Luther's calm words interrupted what Otohime was about to say:

Did you disturb the sea kings?

Otohime shook her head: "No!"

"Was it you who chose to have Lucci make an emergency landing in Fishman Street?"

“No!” Otohime shook her head again.

"Did you command the mermen of Merman Street to surround Musegard?"

"No, not at all!" Otohime shook her head again.

"In that case, what does this have to do with you? On the contrary, you decisively ordered Lucci to break through, preventing this from becoming a mistake."

"Did I do nothing wrong...?"

Otohime murmured to herself, feeling much better because of Luther's words.

This time, it seems she made the right choice.

This preserved Fishman Island without causing irreversible consequences.

"but..."

Luther's tone shifted, making Otohime's heart leap again.

"You'll have to handle Musegard's situation yourself. This matter will likely leave a deep impression on him."

Upon hearing Luther's seemingly joking remark, Otohime couldn't help but laugh through her tears:

“Professor Luther, leave Musegard to me. I will use the warmth of Fishman Island to ease his distress over this unexpected event.”

Taking care of Musegard was simply her duty, and Luther didn't need to mention it at all.

"Then it's up to you. He really enjoys watching mermaids dance in the water. Arrange a few mermaid dance performances for him, and he'll probably forget who he believes in."

Luther's smiling voice came, and he continued: