Double-transformation: I, Sakura Haruno! Will crush the pirates!

"Alright, this isn't your fault!"

With his round, protruding belly, Tom walked up to the stern tower.

The enormous body sat down on the cloud carpet and bowed deeply to Sakura.

"I am so grateful to Lady Sakura for saving me from this death!"

"No need for that, Mr. Tom."

Sakura stepped forward and helped him up. "We'll drop Iceberg off at Sabaody Archipelago, and then it's up to him."

"That would be perfect." Tom nodded.

"Huh? Why? I want to go to Fishman Island with Master!"

Hearing the two talking, Iceberg frowned, rushed to Tom and grabbed his arm.

"Listen to Iceberg, don't forget what we left behind in Water Seven!"

Tom placed his hands on Iceberg's shoulders, his expression solemn. "I probably won't be able to go back, but whether that thing is destroyed or passed down is up to you, its successors, to decide for yourselves, this irresponsible master!"

Iceberg froze, remembering the Hades blueprints he had hidden in Water 7!

He sighed helplessly and sat down on the ground.

In silence, the Leviathan sped through the magical triangle and arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, the border between Paradise and the New World.

"Finally, I'm back here again!"

As soon as the boat came to a stop, Sakura couldn't wait to jump ashore.

"Hey, wait!"

Enel caught up with Sakura and held out his hand, "I need to buy some materials, give me the money!"

Sakura's lips curled into a smile as she raised her hand and hooked it around Enel's shoulder. "If you just call me 'Hey,' there won't be any Bellflowers. So, what should you call me, my dear shipwright?"

Enel's expression froze, and he became hesitant. "Captain... Captain! Please give me Berries!"

"Oh, it's really terrible for a grown man to say that line."

Sakura looked disgusted, took out some money and threw it at him, then fanned herself with her hand to drive him away.

"If you felt disgusted, don't force me to scream, you bastard!" Enel roared at Sakura, baring his shark teeth.

Bailey, who dodged Sakura's attack, took Iceberg with him to the shipyard in the Sabaody Archipelago to buy materials.

Leviathan couldn't transform into Night Sparrow to follow Sakura because Mr. Tom needed to do some preparatory work before transforming her, and Tiger had to stay behind to watch the ship.

In the end, only Kuina accompanied Sakura to Mangrove Tree No. 16.

"What a pity, I was hoping they would meet all my companions."

Sakura brought Kuina to a bar and sighed helplessly.

"A bar that takes advantage of people?"

A big question mark appeared on Guina's little head.

Pushing open the door, the crisp welcome bell rang with the same tone it had decades ago.

Inside the shop, Xia Qi was, as always, dealing with the pirates who were about to attack because they couldn't afford the drinks.

Around the bar, Rayleigh slowly put down his glass, his aged but still sharp gaze turning towards them. "Long time no see, Sakura."

"Hahaha, Uncle Rayleigh!"

Sakura threw down her luggage and gave him a big hug.

"He is... Hades Silvers Rayleigh!!!"

Kuina, standing behind him, was already complaining about her captain's amazing connections.

Especially when the Pirate King's right arm, a legendary figure of the sea, appeared before her.

"Have some juice to calm your nerves."

Freshly squeezed orange juice was offered to Kuina, and the shocked girl drank it all in one gulp.

"Cheng Hui, 500 million Berries."

Xia Qi stretched out her hand, pinched her index finger and thumb together, and rubbed them together with Guina.

"puff!"

Guina choked, spraying all the juice out.

"Sister Xia Qi, don't scare my crew!"

Sakura smiled and turned around, raising a fist and shaking it in protest.

"Haha, just kidding~" Xia Qi took out a tissue and handed it to Gui Na. "Xiao Ying is Lao Lei's disciple, so you'll only be charged the cost price here."

Sakura sat down at the bar, took the bottle of liquor from Natsuki, and clinked glasses with Rayleigh.

"So, planning to go to the new world?"

Rayleigh swirled the ice in his glass, a gossipy smile on his face. "Shanks went to the New World a while ago. If you go now, you might be able to see him."

Hearing Rayleigh's words, Sakura reached into her pocket and pulled out a roll of wanted posters, then picked out Shanks's. "14 billion Berries! That idiot's bounty isn't as high as mine. I'll have to make fun of him when we meet, hahaha!"

Rayleigh rolled his eyes, his eyes wide with exasperation at Rayleigh's almost identical bluntness.

If you two hadn't gotten along so well on the ship back then, with that goofy look on your faces, you'd probably be destined to be single forever.

"Fine, it's your time now. This old man won't interfere anymore." Rayleigh shook his head helplessly.

"Oh no! I have something I'd like to ask you!"

Sakura grabbed a bottle from the table and filled Rayleigh's glass with wine, giving him a fawning smile. "Could you tell me about the Conqueror's Haki thing?"

Rayleigh coughed up a mouthful of wine and stared at Sakura in astonishment.

"what?"

Chapter 229 Changes in Mermaid Island

A few days later, on the shore of mangrove No. 16 in the Sabaody Archipelago.

Enel and his companion emerged from the Leviathan's cabin, their faces covered in black engine oil, and collapsed onto the cloud bed to sleep.

For the past week, he and Tom have worked almost non-stop, finally installing the Ark Maxim's 'Despair' propulsion system and a weapons system on the Leviathan.

However, since the conductor used is not gold, the efficiency of electrical energy utilization is reduced. To achieve the level of outer space travel, Sakura's Heat Fruit is needed to create a low-temperature environment to reduce the consumption of equipment and energy.

Meanwhile, the refitted Leviathan added propellers to the stern and sides for navigation in special circumstances; a large smokestack with a diameter of three meters and a height of six meters was also added to the top of the sterncastle to serve as a channel for discharging the byproducts of the power system.

It is believed that the new Leviathan will bring unexpected surprises to her enemies in the near future!

“This is truly spectacular,” Tiger said, standing on the shore looking at their new ship. “Seriously, didn’t Little Leviathan feel anything being gutted like that?”

"Don't worry, as long as the entire ship isn't destroyed, I won't be affected."

With a piece of roasted meat, a specialty of the Sabaody Archipelago, dangling from his mouth, Leviathan gave Tiger an OK sign.

"Well, I've left the iceberg with Uncle Rayleigh. It's time to set off!"

Sakura's voice suddenly rang out behind them, startling them.

Tiger and Leviathan turned around at the same time, only to see Sakura with a bruise on her chin, and Kuina with a bruised and swollen face behind her.

"Pfft, you two...fought?"

Leviathan swallowed the food and covered his mouth to avoid laughing too loudly.

"No, I just asked someone for advice after a long time."

Sakura raised her hand and touched the bruise, wincing in pain. "That senior saw that Kuina had good talent, so he gave her some pointers."

It wasn't just guidance; Rayleigh was eager to impart all his knowledge.

After all, the previous disciple was a traitor who betrayed his own people and went to learn some giant combat techniques and even made a name for himself, which has become an indelible stain on his reputation in the education field.

Now another kendo prodigy has come knocking on his door, and he genuinely wants to teach him with all his heart to change his miserable situation of losing face in the education field in the past, present, and future.

Unfortunately, Kuina was determined to sail with Sakura, and Rayleigh couldn't persuade her to stay, so he had no choice but to let her go.

"Senior, is that the one?"

Tiger stroked his chin and stepped forward to pull up the anchor.

Unable to understand the cryptic conversation between the two, Leviathan jumped onto Sakura's back and begged her to tell him everything that had happened to them.

Amidst the commotion, the coating system at the bottom of the hull was activated, and the entire ship began to sail into the deep sea.

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Fishman Island is located directly beneath the Red Line.

At dawn, sunlight shines through the sun tree Eve, the protector of fishmen and mermaids, and onto the island's surface.

Ten-year-old mermaid Kemi pushed open the door of her apartment and swam ashore. The bright sunshine was warm, making her scales feel very comfortable.

Riding the floating ocean currents through Mermaid Bay, Kemi arrived at the Coral School established by the Kingdom in Jilongkaode Square.

Five years ago, Queen Otohime established this school here, and the Ryugu Palace also issued a decree that all merfolk and mermaids under the age of twelve could come here to receive education.

Admission to the academy is voluntary, but due to the preferential policies of Ryugu City, students can eat free lunch at the school, so many island residents are happy to send their children to school.

The school's curriculum is divided into academic and martial arts classes. The academic classes are taught by civil officials, such as the Left Minister of the Dragon Palace, organized by Princess Otohime herself. The classes mainly teach knowledge related to the four seas and how to identify complex humans.

The martial arts classes are currently taught by military officers such as Jinbe, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and the Right Minister of Ryugu Castle, in cooperation with instructors from the Fishman Dojo. The classes mainly teach Fishman Karate and Mermaid Jujutsu.

"Why is there another martial arts class today?!"

Upon arriving at school, Kemi saw the class schedule posted on the classroom door and let out a wail.

As a kissing mermaid, she is physically weak and not good at fighting, and her martial arts grades are among the worst in the whole school.

Even many of the newly enrolled little mermaids could easily defeat her, leaving the teachers in the school dumbfounded.

"I wish a sea king could come and disrupt today's class!"

Upon entering the classroom, Kemi slumped listlessly onto the seashell-like desk, staring blankly at the blackboard.

Woo——!

The moment Kemi landed, a long evacuation alarm blared throughout the entire school.

Kemi, who had been slumped over her desk, suddenly sat up, her mouth agape in disbelief. "Eh!!! It really came true!"

Following the evacuation alarm, Kemi fled to the square outside the school. Suddenly, she and a group of little fishmen discovered that a huge shadow was blocking their view from above.

The children looked up, their faces full of confusion, and saw a multi-hulled speedboat hurtling towards them.

"Enel, you idiot, what exactly did you load onto the ship?" A crisp shout echoed throughout the square.

"How am I supposed to know this guy will be affected by the bow stun grenade?" another anxious voice rang out. "Hey, wake up, it's going to crash to the ground, Leviathan!"

As the children on the ground scattered in panic, Sakura's Observation Haki foresaw the terrible future three seconds later, so she gritted her teeth and jumped off the edge of the bulwark.

Accelerating through the patches by stepping on the moon in the opposite direction, it finally stood on the plaza a step ahead of the Leviathan.

"Pirates...pirates!"

Kemi, who was initially in a good mood for skipping martial arts class, turned pale when she saw the tall girl descending from the sky.

"Tsk, you little brat, you've got some nerve!" Sakura shook her head.

The little mermaids around were all trying to escape, but this one with the pink tail dared to stand still and watch the show.

Unfortunately, there isn't enough time to send her away right now.

To avoid any harm to the little mermaid from the aftershocks, Sakura simply scooped her up with one hand and held the other hand high, aiming it at Leviathan.

"Hey, what are you doing? Let go of me! That thing will kill me if it falls!"

As Sakura held him, Kemi's eyes welled up with tears, and he struggled frantically.

With a whooshing sound, the giant object plummeted.

boom--!

The deafening roar and shockwave from the collision spread like a surging tide, raising a cloud of dust in the center of the square.