The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

Nami, not knowing anything about tasting, just chuckled and said:

"Lord Uta, you sing so beautifully."

As she spoke, she pulled out the exquisite pistol from her lower back that she had used to shoot Colonel Rat and pulled the trigger at the fishman not far away.

boom! ! !

The bullet pierced the fishman's head, and just like Colonel Rat's fate, it exploded into a large spray of blood.

Seeing such a bloody scene, Nami's expression was actually much better than before, and she even had the leisure to joke:

"Fish-man blood is no different from human blood..."

After muttering that to herself, she continued walking inside.

She knew that it was Uta who had used her magical abilities to control the fishmen; otherwise, with her skills, she wouldn't have been able to deal with them with just a gun.

"By the way, Lord Uta, how come this gun is so powerful?"

As they walked further in, Nami finally couldn't resist her curiosity.

If she remembered correctly, Jian, the village policeman in Cocosia, also had a gun.

But that gun could only make a small hole when used against fishmen; it was nowhere near as brutal as this gun.

With just one shot, his head exploded like a watermelon bursting open.

"Don't use the technology of the East China Sea to measure the strength of the Don Quixote family," Uta replied casually.

"That's true..."

Nami nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

In her mind, perhaps in the eyes of those Don Quixote-like figures, the East China Sea was no different from the countryside.

Since the two sides are not on the same level, there is no need to talk about destructive power.

The two walked further in.

Nami had no intention of shooting the passing fish-men unless they provoked her.

Although she had enough bullets, firing a shot would cause her arm to ache for a long time, and she didn't want to be unable to hold a gun any longer than necessary.

Dragon Paradise wasn't very big, and they soon arrived at the central square area.

From here, you can see Ah Long sitting happily in the central seat. Meanwhile, in the center of the square, a bloody and cruel scene unfolds.

The six-armed octopus-like fish-man, wielding six wooden sticks, mercilessly struck the villagers on the ground.

Every single blow could cause the villagers of Cocoyasi Village to wail in agony.

After being brutally beaten, the villager was covered in wounds, and even one of his eyeballs had been blown out.

The blood that covered the ground shocked Nami greatly.

"This is the second time..."

Nami murmured to herself.

This was the second time she had witnessed this scene, and it was with the same torturer.

Her dazed expression didn't dampen the fish-men's spirits. Octopus fish-man Hachi, his face grim, continued to pound on the villager's body with his stick, muttering incessantly:

"Damn humans, you killed our brethren, you killed Big Brother Tiger!"

As he spoke, the force he applied continued to increase.

As the villagers cried out in agony, the onlookers burst into laughter, while Ah Long on the stage wore a look of pure joy and satisfaction.

Clearly, they are retaliating.

Unable to find the humans they feared, they vented their anger on ordinary people.

As for Nami's arrival, it seems that no one cares at all.

The fishmen were engrossed in their feast, accompanied only by the mournful melody slowly sung by Uta.

Seeing that this scene was still ongoing, Nami finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"what!!!"

With a sharp scream, she raised her pistol and stormed into the execution ground.

boom! boom! boom!

The bullets from Nami's gun poured out, landing on the surrounding fishmen.

Blood splattered everywhere, and the smell of blood grew stronger.

In the central square, the execution scene transformed into Nami's massacre of the fish-men.

Just as the villagers were powerless to resist the fish-men, when faced with Nami's bullets, the fish-men seemed to have seen something incredibly terrifying, and they all froze in place, not daring to even put up a fight.

They were all like lambs to the slaughter, waiting for bullets to pierce their chests.

The feast of bullets lasted for a very long time; the bullets from Nami's gun seemed endless.

When only two fishmen remained around, one was Hachi, who had beaten people up earlier, and the other was Arlong, the captain of the Arlong Pirates.

Besides, the remaining mermen lay scattered all over the ground, all of them just corpses.

"Aunt Xiu, Uncle Zhu, Brother Nif..."

After the massacre, Nami didn't seem like a butcher at all; instead, she seemed like a fragile little girl.

Her face was streaked with tears as she knelt before the villagers who had been tortured beyond recognition.

At that moment, the melody in my ears suddenly changed to a soothing tune.

The villagers in front of her gave Nami a grateful look, then smiled and closed their eyes.

Upon seeing this, Nami's cries became even more intense.

She knew that Uta had intervened to help these villagers escape their predicament completely.

Given their injuries, they were basically on their last breath; letting them go would be the greatest act of mercy.

"Fishmen...I will avenge you!"

Nami's face was filled with sorrow, but her eyes revealed a resolute determination.

Her eyes, filled with intense hatred, were fixed on Ah Long and Xiao Ba. These were people who needed to be kept alive in Uta's plan, and they couldn't be killed yet.

She was initially quite regretful, but now she feels that killing them now would be too lenient for them.

Let them watch their own people being slaughtered, let them be repeatedly tortured—that is the retribution they deserve.

Seeing this, Uta's eyes flickered, and she murmured a song softly:

"From humans to fish-men, humans to humans, fish-men to fish-men, fish-men to humans... the cycle of evil and hatred continues, and that is the main theme of this world."

Chapter 311 Something More Important Than Dreams

Dragon Paradise.

After Uta and Nami easily pacified the area, it was not abolished.

Instead, it was secretly controlled by Uta, who even sent a letter to Fishman Island to recruit people.

Under the control of the Song-Song Fruit, the entire Arlong Paradise was like a dream, and no one knew what was actually happening there.

Nami, the only one who knew the truth, naturally kept quiet about it.

Looking at Nami, who was struggling to dodge the attacks from the controlled Arlong and Hachi, Uta's smile deepened.

According to information from within the Donquixote Family, Arlong has some connection with Jinbe of Fishman Island, while Hachi once saved Rayleigh's life.

In the future, these two are both very important figures, and they are the beginning of the complete collapse of Luffy's and Shanks's plans.

She understands Shanks, and she understands Luffy even better.

Therefore, she understood even more clearly what unexpected things the other person might do, given their innocent and naive nature.

"Luther, the future you've described is even more anticipated. Those who betray me will ultimately pay the price..."

......

Just as Cocoyasi Village was getting back on track, Ace and Kuina had already left the Sixteenth Branch.

After several days of sailing, they arrived at the Baratie floating restaurant located in the waters off Sambas.

"Ah, I'm full. The food is as good as ever."

Ace patted his slightly bulging belly, a look of satisfaction on his face.

"I remember you've never been back to the East China Sea, have you?"

After gently wiping her mouth with a handkerchief, Guina asked somewhat uncertainly.

She had just witnessed Ace's ease in ordering food, but as far as she knew, it was probably Ace's first time here.

"Although this is my first time here, I know the chef here."

Ace grinned, casually picked at his teeth with a toothpick, and looked toward the door of the private room.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in!"

Kuina looked toward the door with a hint of curiosity. The door creaked open, and a blond, disheveled young man in a black suit, smoking a cigarette, walked in.

"It's been a long time, Sanji!"

Ace waved to the person who came, his face showing familiar enthusiasm.

He was a witness to Sanji joining the family at the World Government Summit in the Holy Land.

Although they have been traveling around all these years, their contact has not been infrequent, thanks to Tianyue Shi's coordination.

At least, Sanji would occasionally send them some packaged frozen food.

Although freezing affects the texture, it still tastes better than what the chefs on the Portgas D.C. have prepared.

"Sanji? What's your relationship with Reiju?"

Kuina looked at Sanji curiously. With similar hairstyles and equally skilled in cooking, it was hard to say that the two were unrelated.