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Otohime stared in astonishment at the next scene in the chapter.
After Queen Otohime returned to Ryugu Palace, she headed straight to where her children were — the three princes and the infant Shirahoshi. Queen Otohime rested her head on the infant's massive body, considering her her haven of tranquility…
This scene left Otohime in tears.
Especially when Queen Otohime said she would make sure that the future her children would grow up in would be different from the current world.
"Why are you crying, Sister Otohime?"
Bella asked in confusion.
To think that the beautiful mermaid Otohime would have such a backstory in the manga — all of Rob's women felt shocked. Didn't this mean they might be in a similar position to Otohime? Only their stories hadn't been shown in the manga yet.
Otohime looked at Bell-mère with a smile after wiping her tears and said:
"I was moved by how hard my counterpart worked to chase a dream that was almost impossible for her to achieve… for her children to live in a different future… isn't that touching?"
The fact that she was the mother of Shirahoshi and the three princes in a reality different from the current one made Otohime feel deeply saddened. The fact that these children would never see the light of day in this life was what truly made her cry… They had no future to begin with… She didn't want to say that as an answer to Bell-mère.
Up until now, she had witnessed many things that had changed completely from the future shown in the manga, and none of it had really affected her. But when it came to herself… the appearance of the four children who were supposed to be her own and the most precious things she would ever have made her realize just how painful that was.
It was like losing all her children at once.
("If only I didn't know about this…") Otohime sighed and held back her grief inside.
At that moment, she remembered the tear shed by young Shirahoshi in front of her mother's grave in the Sea Forest.
At that moment, Otohime wondered who Shirahoshi's mother was… To think it would be herself — that realization made her very sad.
Although she didn't like the idea of her counterpart appearing in the manga as someone else's wife, even if that someone was Neptune, the King of Ryugu Kingdom, things were completely different when the children appeared — especially infant Shirahoshi.
"Shirahoshi… Fukaboshi… Ryuboshi… Manboshi…" Otohime repeated her children's names as she touched their faces on the manga page.
"Why the sadness? My dear Rob can literally bring them into existence from nothing and make you their mother once again… Do you still think there's anything impossible for your husband to achieve in this world?!"
Olivia felt both annoyed and sad seeing her precious companion in such a state, so she couldn't bear it and decided to speak up.
Hearing that, Otohime was stunned… How could she have forgotten that?
…
Back on Fishman Island, Neptune's shock at that moment was many times greater than Otohime's as he watched the chapter's contents.
"Otohime… my children…" His heart twisted in pain at that moment. He felt as though he had been robbed… Not of his possessions, but of the love of his life and the most precious thing he could ever have — his children… especially Shirahoshi…
Snot dripped from his nose as he couldn't stop his tears from falling at the sight of the family scene between "the family he never had."
"Your Majesty…" Both ministers felt the same pain in their hearts as they saw their king in that state.
Now they understood why their king had never married… It turned out his destined partner had vanished… taken by someone else before he even had a chance.
From the side, Suzan sighed sadly for Neptune's sake.
What fault was it of her dear Rob's if he was just too handsome? Even a pure girl like Otohime couldn't escape his charm.
Suzan thought this inwardly, but that didn't stop her from feeling pity for Neptune.
…
Meanwhile, Tiger, Jinbe, Arlong, and the others were completely stunned by how quickly the events in this flashback unfolded afterward.
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Chapter's Events:
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"HEY, EVERYONE!!" Just as Arlong and Jinbe were about to fight, a familiar figure arrived.
"BIG BRO TI?" Jinbe felt happy.
"THE BIG BRO'S BACK?!!" So did Arlong.
"JINBE!! ARLONG!!! DAMNED IF YOU TWO AREN'T LOOKING WELL!!!" Fisher Tiger smiled happily after seeing the two.
"TELL US ABOUT YOUR TRAVELS!!"
"IT'S TIGER-SAN!!" Even the surrounding crowd seemed happy to see Fisher Tiger's return.
"THIS LAST TRIP CERTAINLY TOOK YOU A WHILE!!" said Jinbe.
"OH, YES. I'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT!!" replied Tiger.
"BUT RIGHT NOW, I HAVE BUSINESS AT THE PALACE."
"WHY DON'T YOU STOP BY MY SHIP?!" suggested Arlong.
…
[THE FISHMAN DISTRICT STARTED OUT AS A GIGANTIC INSTITUTION TO TAKE CARE OF ORPHANED CHILDREN.]
[BUT BEFORE LONG, IT DESCENDED INTO CHAOS. THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE WERE UNABLE TO KEEP THEIR CHARGES UNDER CONTROL…]
[FISHER TIGER, THE ONE-TIME DE FACTO LEADER OF THE FISHMAN DISTRICT…]
[ULTIMATELY LEFT THE COUNTRY TO FIND ADVENTURE.]
[HIS SECOND-IN-COMMAND, JINBE… FOUND A PLACE FOR HIMSELF IN THE ROYAL ARMY.]
[ARLONG, THE WILDEST OF ALL THE REBELS… BECAME A PIRATE, WREAKING HAVOC ACROSS THE OCEAN FLOOR…]
…
[YET ONE DAY, A SHOCKING EVENT OCCURRED THAT LEFT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM DUMBFOUNDED!!]
[FISHER TIGER'S ATTACK UPON THE HOLY LAND OF MARIGOA AT ONCE EARNED HIM THE TITLE "HERO OF SLAVES", AND MARKED HIM AS A TERRIBLE CRIMINAL.]
"TIGER-SAN STOOD UP AGAINST THE TENRYUUBITO!!!" The news spread like wildfire across Fishman Island until it reached Jinbe and Arlong's ears.
[UPON HEARING OF THIS, FISHER TIGER'S ONE-TIME FELLOWS FROM THE FISHMAN DISTRICT CAME TOGETHER…]
"I WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT MY RESIGNATION!!!" Jinbe resigned from the Royal Army.
"LET'S GO, YOU GUYS!!!" Arlong ordered his crew to gather.
[…TO AVOID DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN THE FORMER SLAVES WHOM TIGER HAD FREED AND THOSE WHO HAD GATHERED OF THEIR OWN FREE WILL…]
[EVERY ONE OF THEIR NUMBER BRANDED THEIR BODIES WITH THE MARK OF THE SUN, COVERING THE FORMER MARK OF SLAVERY.]
[AND THUS BEGAN]
[…THE FISHMAN CREW KNOWN AS THE "SUN PIRATES"…!!!]
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This chapter left everyone speechless…
And "everyone" didn't just mean Tiger and his group, but all the Fishman readers whose jaws dropped in shock at that moment.
"So that's what happened! Unbelievable!"
"From just an adventurer to a liberator of slaves! As expected of our hero Fisher Tiger!!"
"To think I'd live to see such a heroic deed from a man representing our Fishman race! As expected of Jinbe-san's inspiration!"
"Big Bro Tiger from Fishman District — who would've thought he'd be such a hero in the future!"
"Doesn't this mean that in just two or three years at most, Fisher Tiger will free the slaves from Marigoa!?"
"Wait… what slaves is he going to free? I heard Marigoa is free of slaves right now…"
"Man! The Sky Sword Rob didn't just steal the king's wife — he even stole Tiger-san's achievement! This is insane!"
"Shut up, you fool, you're inside his art store! You want to get kicked out?!"
"But I didn't do anything…"
"Idiot, you mentioned his name casually…!"
"Mr. Rob is currently honoring Tiger-san in his manga, don't let racial emotions get the better of you… The world isn't the same as in the manga anymore."
Fisher Tiger ignored the surrounding readers' discussions and focused on the manga scene that showed exactly how the Sun Pirates were formed.
Jinbe, who was currently part of the Royal Army, and Arlong, who was thinking of founding the Arlong Pirates, both felt extreme shock at what happened in the manga.
"I want to see how all of this happened… Why the rush in events?" Tiger slammed the table hard.
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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
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Chapter 938: Heroes Don't Always Survive.
Chapter 939: Wherever there is light, there will be shadows.
Chapter 940: Koala.
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