Paper Paper Fruit In One Piece

"Don't panic, we have the numbers advantage!"

As more fish-man pirates were 'forced' awake and given the deadly pills, the terrifying effects of the drugs awakened their potential and drained their life force, while also giving them a little bit of 'confidence' back.

"Sniper team,"

"Attack the giant mermaid princess, Shirahoshi!"

Since the human pirates seemed so tough to deal with, they decided to attack the defenseless Shirahoshi! —Although there's no exact idiom for 'attacking the weak to weaken the strong' in this world, the strategy is the same.

"Yohoho, so they want to hurt the mermaid princess, the one everyone admires—"

Facing the fishmen holding rocket launchers, Brook turned into a streak of light and shot forward at high speed! The Yellow Izumi fruit not only turned him into a skeleton, but it also made him the fastest member of the Straw Hat crew in his normal state.

That's right, Brook is the fastest! When they first met in the Devil's Triangle, Brook could perform his high-speed 'water walking' stunts.

Second place goes to Sanji, then Luffy, Roman, Chopper... Franky is the slowest. Of course, this is the speed in their normal state—when Luffy activates Gear Second or Roman speeds up, they can leave everyone else far behind!

By the way, Zoro's speed... well, as long as he doesn't get lost, that counts as success.

The sword 'Soul Reaper' in his staff was drawn as he rushed forward at high speed, creating a low, eerie sound as the blade scraped against the scabbard, spreading a haunting melody, full of strange intensity.

"Night of Revelry—"

This was Brook's sword technique developed by combining music and the Yellow Izumi fruit. It could use the sound of drawing his sword to pull enemies into an illusion, controlling them. Then:

In the blink of an eye, Brook had already dashed through the crowd, standing behind the group of fishmen with rocket launchers, slowly sheathing his sword back into the staff.

"Fantasía!"

*Pfft pfft pfft—*

A series of tearing sounds rang out behind them. Not only did the fishmen collapse at the same time, but even the others nearby didn't notice when Brook had swung his sword!

!?

"Flying squad, attack from the air!"

Since the enemy's swordsman was so sharp, the fishmen immediately changed their strategy. After all, a skeleton like him can't possibly fly, right?

"Geppo!"

Brook couldn't fly, but Sanji had already mastered Geppo to the point where it was instinctual.

"Go back!"

His legs shot down like meteors, and with each step, his feet rubbed together, emitting a strong rainbow light that formed a dazzling continuous spectrum!

.

"Burning Iron Pot Spectrum!"

Hey, hey, hey, take it easy. Don't turn people into meat paste..

In an instant, the group of fishmen who had just taken off fell back to the ground at an even faster speed, crashing into the floor! It was actually quite fitting for "Burning Iron Pot."

"Shirahoshi, I am your knight~~"

"Thank you, Sanji-san!"

"Dammit... Ironclad troops! Go!!"

If ranged attacks didn't work, and aerial attacks didn't work, then it was time for a direct breakthrough with tough defenses! A group of fishmen with huge steel tower shields charged forward like bulldozers, causing Zoro to sigh.

Boring,

He didn't even bother using any 'skills'; he simply slashed his twin swords casually in a horizontal or vertical cut. Those so-called ironclad troops were just:

*Pfft—*

"How is this possible!!"

"How could you cut steel like butter...?"

"Hahahaha, you're having so much fun, count me in—"

Facing Luffy, who was laughing and running over, the Straw Hat crew had only one thing to say:

"Get out of the way!"

If Luffy joined the fight, there wouldn't be any enemies left for them. Roman was the same way; these two had such wide-area attacks that one move could wipe out all the enemies.

But unlike Luffy, who loved the chaos, Roman was focused on the object in his hand:

"So this is the deadly drug E·S?"

It looked no different from a cold medicine capsule, but the black technology of this world was something else... Creating something that drains life energy like this? In the past, something like 'Angel Dust' would've seemed weak in comparison. Even Alabasta's 'Oasis Water' couldn't touch it. Too bad:

This kind of forbidden drug was clearly something the 'royalty' used to create assassins, and it was useless for real strong people.

"Tsk, you guys didn't even let me join the fight..."

Luffy, frustrated, looked at the white-haired Hody Jones and clenched his fist.

"You're still standing? Looks like your resistance is as strong as the value of a hundred million."

As Luffy walked toward Hody Jones, the 'New Fish-Man Pirates' officers, who had just snapped out of it, immediately tried to block him. But:

"Thunderstorm - 30 million volts Thunderbird!"

Plasma boiled, and lightning flashed—

A giant phoenix-shaped bird made of thunder spread its wings and charged toward the fishmen officers.

Crackling!!! 

The explosive lightning was dazzling! It created a booming sound like a thunderous tsunami, shaking the island and causing all the onlookers around the plaza to turn pale!

Countless bolts of lightning surged and spread wildly, breaking the ground and shaking the earth! A nearby coral building was struck by a lightning bolt as thick as a barrel, instantly shattering into dust.

"What... what is this??!!"

"So... so strong!!"

"This woman... she's like a goddess, but—"

"Did that strike just now... take out their captain too...?"

However, as the electric sparks scattered, only two completely charred fishmen officers from the New Fish-Man Pirates—Sharkman Doson and Giant Squidman Icarus—slowly collapsed, while Luffy:

"How are you unharmed??!!"

There's no such thing as immunity to 'team damage' in this world. The lightning summoned by Nami—while the ordinary fishmen didn't know what it was, Hody Jones certainly recognized it:

Thunder!

One of nature's most violent forces!

And now, it was under the control of a petite orange-haired human girl...

"Hehe, because I'm a Rubber man!"

Facing Luffy, who smiled mischievously, Hody Jones instinctively took a step back.

A monster!

Both of them!

These can't be humans, right?

How could they be so strong and still be human? They're monsters dressed in human skin!

If the sea was full of these 'humans,' then...

In his panic, Hody Jones' eyes glanced at Roman, who stood with his arms crossed beside the orange-haired girl controlling thunder. Roman didn't seem to have any intention of acting. From his calm eyes, Hody read:

That's right, you fishmen—

You're weak.

!?

Boom!

In that instant, Hody Jones felt a sharp pain in his cheek, and his vision filled with flashing lights. His body was sent flying through the air, and a fishy taste surged up his throat, spitting out a few sharp teeth!

Then, more pain came from his back, and he heard a series of loud crashing sounds, clearly indicating that the coral buildings behind him had taken another hit.

"Hey, I—"

Luffy, who had punched Hody Jones away, furrowed his brows.

"Is this really the kind of opponent you can be distracted by?"

...

Oh boy, this isn't even a real fight; it's like bullying kindergarten kids. Even though fishmen are naturally stronger than humans, their potential is...

Among the millions of fishmen on Fishman Island, besides Jinbe, probably the second-in-command of the Sun Pirates and future third captain, Aladdin, knows Haki.

Such strength... If Fishman Island weren't deep under the sea, the entire race might have already been reduced to slaves.

"What a pity, Fisher Tiger."

"That fishman hero?"

In response to Nami's question, Roman nodded.

"If Fisher Tiger hadn't died, maybe Fishman Island could have truly achieved 'peaceful diplomacy.'"

"The Sun Pirates led by Fisher Tiger were the 'fist' of the fishmen; and Otohime's approach was the 'diplomacy' of the fishmen. If the two had worked together, they could have 'promoted talks through fighting, promoted peace through talks, and combined both fighting and negotiation as the path to peace.'"

That's right, peace was never achieved through 'negotiations,' it was earned through fighting!

When the Empire was newly established in the past, its international position was nowhere near as good as Fishman Island's. Back then, the Empire was considered a 'barbarian country' and a 'civilization desert.'

If they hadn't sacrificed so much to stop the multinational coalition at the 38th parallel and hurt the 'civilized world,' what would their five permanent seats in the UN have been worth?

Later, they aggressively sought alliances, brought third-world countries together, and formed blocs. Without that, how could they have secured their position among the five permanent powers?

Just being able to fight doesn't make one civilized.

Just being able to negotiate doesn't make one strong.

Only combining both fighting and negotiation is the true path for a country. However:

"The death of Fisher Tiger caused the Sun Pirates to split into different factions. Arlong, who exploited your hometown, was one of the more radical factions, while Jinbe represented the more moderate side."

"If Fisher Tiger were alive, he would have been able to suppress these different opinions. But since he died, and because of his death, the fishmen grew to hate humans again, and even that guy—"

Roman pointed to Hody Jones, who was being knocked around by Luffy,

"Plotted to kill the peace-advocating Otohime, leading the fishmen to completely turn against humans. That's how things turned out this way..."

To be honest, Roman was also kind of speechless about Fishman Island.

King Neptune and his family, because of Otohime, had always treated everything with 'peace' in mind. Even Shirahoshi, knowing that Hody Jones was the murderer of her mother, still chose to keep it a secret out of respect for her mother's wishes...

As for Hody Jones and his group, they grew up surrounded by fishmen fighting against humans and killing them. Their hearts were completely blackened. They'd do anything for the 'greater good'...

If the two sides could have united, showing strength while negotiating... Maybe Fishman Island could have...

"Roman, what are you laughing at?"

Facing Nami's question, Roman shook his head.

"I just had an unrealistic thought:"

"In this world, it's all about the 'mood' of the strong. Whitebeard could keep Fish-Man Island peaceful for years with just one word. Unless there are four or five fighters like Jinbe, the issues of Fish-Man Island will never be solved. Unless—"

Unless there is someone who can change the world and speak up to protect Fish-Man Island!

So:

Roman looked at Jinbe, who was fighting back against some random soldiers. He had already bet everything, including the future of Fish-Man Island, on Luffy.

Just like Shanks' arm! So:

Luffy, can you really defeat those eyes?

No, we will definitely defeat her! The woman who has ruled this world for eight hundred years.

Imu!

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PS: Since Oda is taking too long, I decided to make Imu a woman. At this rate, I'll probably finish this before Oda can prove me wrong...

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