Paper Paper Fruit In One Piece

thought. The size of half an island's worth of the Noah ship was almost comparable to the transport ship 'Marine Justice' from the joint fleet he had made.

Of course, 'Marine Justice' wasn't normally that big; it only appeared island-sized when World used his ability to expand it when necessary.

This made maintenance and upkeep dozens of times easier!

Unlike the long, flat 'Marine Justice,' which was specialized for transporting goods, the Noah ship was designed more for carrying people and daily life, so it had many layers, making it look very bulky.

"This giant ship could easily transport tens of thousands of people, right?"

If you didn't care about comfort or living conditions, it could carry over a million people. — No wonder it was the ship promised by the 'First Sea King,' the mermaid princess, Joy Boy's ship.

"With you so calm, I don't even know what to say."

Nami flipped her long, wavy orange hair. The reason? Roman had once jokingly said, "When your hair reaches your waist, will you marry me?" — It was said without much thought, but Nami had taken it seriously.

"My woman's intuition tells me you're deliberately letting Luffy take the lead!"

"What do you mean deliberately?" Roman rolled his eyes. "This is Luffy's promise with the mermaid princess, he wouldn't be happy if I jumped in to help~~ Besides:"

"Don't worry, it's just a giant ship. I'm not helpless when it comes to dealing with it."

Floating Pages!

Even though Golden Lion had returned to Impel Down, Roman trusted the 'Floating Ability' he had gotten from him. With his physique, Golden Lion could probably handle a few more decades in prison. So Roman felt safe using this ability.

Vander Decken IX's target-target fruit merely caused Noah to move slowly. While Roman couldn't float a whole group of islands in the sky like Golden Lion, lifting a single giant ship was no problem. That's why Roman was so calm, just watching the show.

"Well, once I get the 'Target Pages'... never mind, I'm not planning on switching careers to 'delivery.'"

And the Grand Line, with its huge storms and waves, meant that the 'Target Target' fruit's straightforward transport ability was better suited for the calm seas of the Four Blues.

"Okay, as long as you're confident."

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"Bubble Master - Chopper Bubble!"

A huge bubble surrounded Luffy, giving him a space where he could breathe underwater. However:

"Ha ha ha! In a place surrounded by sea water in all directions, humans who can't even breathe..."

"How could they ever become kings of the sea?"

Facing the confident Hody Jones, Luffy, protected by the bubble, turned around and flapped his wings.

"I don't need to be good at everything—"

"I just need to be able to knock you out!"

Even in the water, after being tortured by Roman's Sea-Prism Stone handcuffs and later training Haki under Rayleigh, Luffy was no longer the simple ability user who turned into noodles the moment he touched seawater! Now, he was:

"Gomu Gomu no Hawk Rifle!"

*Thud!!*

Luffy's fist, wrapped in Armament Haki, pierced through the bubbles and slammed into Hody Jones' stomach! It caused a huge bulge to appear on his back, and a mouthful of blood spurted out, spreading in the water.

How could this be? This ability user is still this strong in the sea..."Hey,"

Luffy frowned, speaking up to Hody Jones, who was looking at him in disbelief.

"You're way tougher than I thought. I've even used Armament Haki."

With that, Luffy got ready to throw another punch, but Hody Jones, now frightened, quickly swam backward! He had finally found Luffy's "weakness":

"Hahaha, worthless human! You think you can catch me with that laughable speed..."

"Roman, can't you go any faster?"

In response to Luffy's words, Roman's voice came from behind Luffy's wings.

"These are wings, not fins. Not my specialty—"

"Straw Hat! Get on my back!"

A muscular merman with blue, wavy long hair swam over quickly. It was Fukaboshi, the merman prince and older brother of Shirahoshi.

"Thanks, are you sure you're okay?" Luffy asked, not holding back as he hopped onto Fukaboshi's back. This way, even in the water, he could catch up to Hody Jones.

"Don't worry about me, this is not the time to be feeling pain!" Fukaboshi replied.

On the other side,"I'm sorry, Vander Decken!" 

The fish-man princess, Shirahoshi, was crying as she spoke harsh words.

"You really aren't my type!"

?!

"Ahhh, my broken heart! I'm going to kill you!"

Ten years ago, Vander Decken IX had touched Shirahoshi's right hand. Since then, to keep that "record," he had never washed his hand! Now, anything he threw would always target Shirahoshi, even casually tossed weapons, like the flying knives now:*Clink! Clink! Clink!*

But just as the knives were about to hit Shirahoshi, two figures flashed by, and the knives were all blocked with a loud clash of metal.

"I will not allow you to hurting our sister!"

"How could Shirahoshi marry someone like you, scum?"

The other two princes of Fish-Man Island, Oros and Fukaboshi, shouted. In fact, their strength wasn't weak; they could easily take down sea beasts dozens or even hundreds of meters long. In the sea, they were at least at the 80 to 90 million level.

However, when they met Hody Jones, who had a bounty of 190 million and was on drugs, they were easily overwhelmed.

"The King said this giant ship cannot be damaged—this is the hope of Fish-Man Island. When the 'promised time' comes, it will carry all of us to live under the sunlight!"

"Sis, swim up! Don't worry, we'll protect you!"

"Damn it!"

With Fukaboshi acting as Luffy's 'mount,' Luffy's speed in the water was greatly improved, allowing him to chase down Hody Jones again, making him grit his teeth but unable to do anything about it!

Without the advantage of the sea, Hody would have been helpless, with nothing but a punching bag for Luffy. Even though he was using the drug-enhanced speed to dodge, it wouldn't be enough to last.

Meanwhile, on Fish-Man Island, the so-called 'New Fish-Man Pirates' were completely defeated. Even the few remaining officers were struggling against the Straw Hat Pirates, making it seem like the Straw Hats were the real villains.

This was still with Jinbe and Roman openly 'slacking off,' and Nami protecting Roman.

"Sea Drum!"

As Hody Jones threw a punch at the sea, powerful waves of water vibrated toward Luffy and Fukaboshi! While Luffy wasn't affected, the injured Prince Fukaboshi was slowed down.

"Hey, where's that guy going?"

Without hesitation, Hody Jones turned and swam off quickly! His target was clearly...

On the deck of the massive ship Noah, which was slowly rising to catch up with Shirahoshi.

*Step!*

As Hody Jones passed through the giant bubble surrounding Noah's deck, Vander Decken IX, the four-legged man, also saw his "partner."

*Ha ha ha~~*

"How's that? Pretty impressive, right? Partner~~"

"I've successfully threatened Shirahoshi, what about Neptune? Did you kill him?"

In response to Vander Decken IX's words, Hody Jones silently grabbed a trident from the side of the deck. Then:

*Thud!!*

With a flash of movement, before Vander Decken IX could react, the trident pierced his body.

"If you die," 

Hody Jones grinned, revealing his sharp teeth, and spoke coldly, 

"What will happen to this ship, my dear~ partner~!"

"You—!!" 

In fact, the two had always had their own hidden agendas, and now the time had come for them to turn on each other! However, compared to Vander Decken IX, who relied on his Devil Fruit power, it was clear that Hody Jones was much stronger.

*Thud~~*

"What do you mean by that?" 

"Ha ha ha, you betrayed me first! When Noah was hovering above Fish-Man Island, I thought we were done for. But—"

Hody Jones, who had knocked Vander Decken IX down with just two moves, laughed loudly, "Thinking about it now, this isn't bad at all. If we destroy Fish-Man Island, those filthy humans will be doomed! — Once I kill you, I'll cancel your ability!!"

*Thud*, 

With Vander Decken IX collapsing onto the deck, the giant ship Noah suddenly slowed and began to fall freely due to gravity.

"What's going on? Did Hody Jones kill Vander Decken IX?" 

"Is it infighting?!" 

"Now, we just need to kill Shirahoshi!" 

Relying on his speed, Hody Jones quickly chased after Shirahoshi. As long as he killed this useless, crying, timid, terrifying mermaid, the whole sea would be his— 

*Gomu Gomu no Snake Gun!* 

A long, winding arm shot through the sea! Not only was it incredibly fast, but as it moved, the whole arm vibrated, creating a strange force field. 

This force field allowed Luffy's arm to push away the sea water in front of him, making the water resistance ineffective and pushing his speed to an unbelievable level! 

*Thud!* 

Like a snake's bite, his five fingers dug deep into Hody Jones' chest muscle, tearing off a large chunk of flesh with a single pull! But Luffy frowned, dissatisfied. 

"This isn't good. The power in the water is still much weaker." 

Otherwise, that grab would've killed him instantly! 

"Ha ha ha, damn filthy humans." Hody Jones, who had just retreated and was holding his chest wound, shouted defiantly, "This is the sea! When Noah falls and crushes Fish-Man Island, you, Shirahoshi, your companions, and Fish-Man Island will all be destroyed!!" 

"No... I'll protect everything!" 

Luffy, seriously crouching on Fukaboshi's back, said, "The training I've done these past two years is for this!" 

···········"A Pirate King has to be stronger than anyone else, greedier than anyone else. Freedom, comrades, friends, dreams... wanting everything and working hard for it—that's what a Pirate King is." 

"And you?" 

Nami, with her arms behind her back, placed "Thieves' Ultimate Skill" behind her. 

"Aren't you also greedy? Our dreams, world peace... you're clearly even more 'greedy' than Luffy." 

"As for me—" 

Roman looked up at the battle above, suddenly smiling. 

"That's right, I'm greedier than anyone!" 

"Comrades, friends, family, friendship, fame, status, dreams... I want the Straw Hat crew to laugh all the way to the top of the world! Everything—"

"I want it all!" 

Because: 

I'm just a time traveler, A time traveler who wants to grab everything in my hands. 

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