Chapter 195: Fish Marines HQ, Knights of the Fish, and the Five Fish Elders Assemble!
"Shichibukai status?"
The pirates were stunned—this was no small bargaining chip.
The right to plunder legally.
A coveted, legitimate identity that countless pirates dreamed of, yet only a few truly powerful ones could obtain, as the number of Shichibukai positions was limited.
"Surprised?"
Some smarter pirates shook their heads. "With all the strange items that grant power, if the Game Merchant wanted to, he could build a new Totto Land in a matter of days."
In their minds, the Four Emperors were the pinnacle of power.
But the Game Merchant's strength? Even among the Four Emperors, he would be unmatched.
"If the Game Merchant decides to become Pirate King, I'll be the first to join his crew!"
The lower-ranked players chattered excitedly.
The recently revived Mihawk, and Doflamingo—who had just reappeared after being torn apart by the Black Tempest—both had mixed feelings upon hearing these comments.
But neither laughed.
Because at the beginning, they too had questioned the Game Merchant.
"Marine Admirals?"
Fang Yi narrowed his eyes thoughtfully,
then repeated an old trick—reaching into the sea and pulling out a fish. He fed it a Devil Fruit inscribed with golden patterns, stem and all.
Buzz.
Under everyone's gaze,
what should have been a plain fish, destined for the dinner table, suddenly glowed golden.
[Fish No. 2 – Pika Pika no Mi (Light Fruit) User]
Even those familiar with Fang Yi's power winced.
To waste a top-tier Logia Devil Fruit—a fruit as rare as the Light Fruit—on a fish?
What a waste.
Even the pirates and Marines, and the deep-pocketed noble army, felt their hearts ache.
If this was just meant to provoke the World Government, did it really require Logia Devil Fruits?
"A fascinating power... So what next?"
A new voice emerged from the Den Den Mushi.
It was Marcus Mars, Warrior God of the Environment. A Mythical Zoan user with the ability of the fearsome Itsutsunoten, his fruit had reached awakening, and he wielded supreme-level Conqueror's Haki.
He was one of the apex beings of this world.
One Logia Devil Fruit? He didn't even blink.
Even Borsalino, often dismissed as lazy, hadn't become an Admiral based solely on his fruit.
"What next, you ask…"
Fang Yi smiled politely and grabbed a third fish.
He shoved in a Devil Fruit that looked like bubbling magma.
"That's… the Magma Fruit!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru narrowed her eyes. A bad feeling welled up inside her.
Boom.
Molten lava flowed from Fang Yi's fingers.
The fish didn't flail like before—instead, it quietly lay at Fang Yi's feet, just like the Light Fish.
[Fish No. 3 – Magu Magu no Mi (Magma Fruit) User]
Before the voice on the other end of the Den Den Mushi could respond,
Fang Yi pulled out another fruit and continued feeding it to a series of newly summoned fish.
[Fish No. 4 – Hie Hie no Mi (Ice Fruit) User]
[Fish No. 5 – Daibutsu Fruit User]
...
[Fish Marines HQ] had assembled.
In just a few minutes, a full mirror copy of Marine Headquarters' strongest powers had been created using fish.
As Sengoku stood there, wide-eyed and speechless—
the powers of these Devil Fish grew rapidly before everyone's eyes.
"Thankfully… they're still at beginner level…"
He tried to console himself.
But before the words even left his mouth—
The goofy fish blowing bubbles suddenly exploded in aura.
Logia powers flared—
Their magma and ice domains expanded from mere meters to hundreds, even covering the entire Island of Death.
"Looks like they've reached full Admiral-level proficiency now."
Fang Yi smiled. "Only missing Haki and Marine martial arts?"
Buzz.
The Magma Fish's scales turned jet-black—full Armament Haki.
With a flick of its tail, it unleashed a massive vacuum blade, slicing the sea apart and creating a chasm a kilometer wide.
Sengoku's eyes glazed over. "Rankyaku…?"
The Light Fish burst with dazzling radiance, firing laser beams into the ocean that triggered explosions over several kilometers.
The Ice Fish. The Buddha Fish…
Each one displayed power on par with real Admirals—a perfect replication.
In mere minutes,
The Game Merchant had effortlessly recreated the strongest military force under the World Government using nothing but fish.
Silence.
Not a sound.
Like someone had choked them all, the players on the Island of Death and the spectators watching through Den Den Mushi were frozen—staring in stunned disbelief.
And it wasn't over.
Fang Yi casually flicked his fingers.
The fish equivalents of Marine HQ calmly lined up to his left.
Then, with a soft chuckle, he said:
"Next—shall we do the Holy Knights and the Five Elders?"
He repeated the same process.
With the same ease as feeding pets, he fed new fruits to new fish.
The transformations began.
[Fish No. 9 – Itsutsunoten]
[Fish No. 10 – Ushi-Oni]
[Fish No. 11 – Uma-Bone]
...
Five fish in total,
each showcasing a different Zoan Mythical Form—extremely rare and powerful abilities.
"Is this for real? Are these the Devil Fruit powers of the Five Elders?!"
He had just created fish versions of Marine Admirals—
Now he was doing the Five Elders.
"Five Mythical Zoan fruits?!"
"Even though they're Zoans, Mythical-types have always been rarer than Logias. As expected of the Five Elders…"
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Most of them had never even seen a regular Celestial Dragon.
Let alone the true rulers of the World Government.
Yet now, their sacred abilities were being casually exposed by Fang Yi.
"No… This can't be!"
After a stunned pause, the golden Den Den Mushi erupted with shock, confusion, and panic.
But it still wasn't over.
More fish appeared.
Some gained Logia powers, others Mythical Zoans, or rare Paramecia abilities.
The noble faction leaders stared blankly,
recognizing them immediately—the same designs carved into statues flanking the long staircase at Mary Geoise.
The Holy Knights.
"Next up... the Ancient Weapons, right?"
The sea around the Island of Death began to rumble.
All ships—pirate and Marine—felt the tremors.
As if something massive beneath the ocean was forcing its way to the surface.
"STOP!"
At that moment—
The Five Elders nearly had a collective heart attack.
Ancient Weapons were tied to the Forbidden Century.
If revealed now, it could spark the fury of Imu. Not even they could bear that wrath.
"Merchant, the earlier disrespect was ours. We're willing to compensate!"
Forget the Ancient Weapons—
Even just the Devil Fish he had created so far could wipe out the World Government.
Inside Mary Geoise's palace,
The Five Elders had lost their earlier composure.
They looked like fish about to be auctioned off—cold sweat pouring down their backs.
This…
was despair.
Not even when facing Joy Boy, the Rocks Pirates, or the Pirate King had they felt this afraid.
Despite having Imu in the "Room of Flowers,"
Marine HQ at their disposal, CP agents at the ready, and endless armies at their command—
For the first time,
they felt a crushing, inescapable terror.
A gulf they could never cross.
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