Chapter 235: CP and Marine Infighting! Hancock's Admiration! (Please Subscribe!)
Hancock stared at him, stunned for a long time.
Such a handsome older brother... Hancock had lived in the secluded Kuja Country since childhood and had no idea who Eustass was.
Furthermore, she had not yet truly suffered the fate of being a slave in Mary Geoise for several years, as happened in the original plot.
Therefore, she didn't hate men that much yet.
Seeing that towering figure standing outside, saving her from the darkness, and being so handsome... Hancock's favorable impression increased greatly, and she looked at him with admiration.
"Come here. I'll take you away from this place."
Eustass said, extending his hand.
Hancock quickly stood up and ran over.
After hesitatingly looking at him for a moment, she quickly reached out and grasped his broad palm.
In that moment, the warm, broad hand made her feel much safer, and her fear melted away.
Hancock looked up at Eustass, her cheeks flushed, wondering how she should repay her benefactor... Of course, this was somewhat related to his appearance.
If it had been Fishman Tiger who saved Hancock, she would have only considered him a benefactor and remembered his kindness.
But since it was the handsome Eustass, things were different... Eustass held little Hancock's hand and led her away.
Along the way, Marines and CP Agents constantly came to stop them.
White Threads continuously flew out from around Eustass. The White Threads, wrapped in Armament Haki, killed all the obstacles and running dogs of the Celestial Dragons.
"baka, you lowlife, put down my pet! I'm talking to you, didn't you hear me?"
In the distance.
A pot-bellied Celestial Dragon named Chester Saint, dressed in luxurious clothing, ran over panting, holding a golden pistol aimed at Eustass, and roared.
"Oh?"
Eustass looked back with displeasure. Hancock hid behind him fearfully.
Eustass rubbed Hancock's small head and coldly stared at the useless Celestial Dragon.
"You said she is your pet?"
Eustass said coldly.
"That's right! Let her go immediately, or you're finished, you damned lowlife!"
Chester Saint said coldly.
"She is not a slave, nor is she a pet! She is a person!"
Eustass said coldly.
"Nonsense! She is my slave, a pet I can abuse however I want."
Chester Saint roared non-stop in anger, snot slowly running down his face, sniffling and sucking it back, acting like a spoiled giant baby.
"You deserve to die."
After saying that, Eustass raised a finger and aimed it at Chester Saint.
"Stop!"
In the distance, a large number of Marines ran over, and Sengoku roared.
Eustass didn't even glance at Sengoku, firing an air bullet using Finger Pistol, which rapidly flew towards Chester Saint.
Sengoku rushed over immediately, trying to block the attack for Chester Saint.
However, Eustass kicked out, using Rankyaku, and a vacuum slash quickly flew over, repelling Sengoku.
"Pfft!"
Chester Saint, the Celestial Dragon, cried out in pain and collapsed, his body pierced by the air bullet.
Eustass glanced at the vanquished foe, the 'Big Fat Sheep' and 'Leek' Sengoku, and suddenly drew ama-no-habakiri, slashing a cyan wave of attack forward.
The slash wave instantly blasted Sengoku and a large number of Marines and CP Agents away.
Eustass picked up little Hancock, used Moonwalk, and headed straight for the prison area.
Shortly after.
The slave prison area.
Eustass reached out and broke the lock on the iron bars, releasing Hancock's two younger sisters, BoaSandersonia and Boa Marigold.
"Follow me."
After Eustass said this, he walked ahead, and the Boa Sisters quickly followed.
Eustass walked toward the outside, assimilating the ground along the way, turning it into White Threads.
A large number of White Threads wrapped in Armament Haki shattered the locks of all the prison cells.
Prison doors were opened one by one, and masses of slaves cheered and ran out.
If Eustass had only come to save Hancock, it would have been too boring.
He had to cause some major trouble for the Celestial Dragons at least.
Eustass walked ahead, releasing slaves while simultaneously slaying the prison guards.
Hancock led her two younger sisters, following closely behind.
Looking at Eustass's majestic figure.
Hancock admitted that she seemed to have someone she liked.
However, she couldn't immediately distinguish whether this was admiration or love.
Eustass left the slave prison area, releasing all several thousand slaves.
"Eustass, you are too presumptuous!"
In the distance.
Sengoku arrived, roaring furiously.
"Oh? I'm presumptuous? Are you sure you're not talking out of your ass?"
Eustass scratched his ear, looking at Sengoku with an expression reserved for idiots.
He had repeatedly beaten the Marines until they cried for their parents, and time and again left the World Government speechless.
Yet, in the face of such a terrifying disparity in strength.
Sengoku still dared to rely on the power of the World Government to suppress him and call him presumptuous?
"Sengoku, have you been drinking fake liquor?"
After Eustass spoke, he instantly appeared before Sengoku, who looked startled.
Before Sengoku could react, Eustass punched him into the ground.
Eustass walked back to Hancock, taking the Boa Sisters, and continued to leave the area.
"If you don't beat them for three days, they'll climb onto the roof and tear off the tiles."
Eustass complained about Sengoku as if scolding his own grandson.
The CP Agents were the Celestial Dragons' most loyal lackeys, infinitely more loyal than the Marines.
Seeing Eustass leading people away, they rushed over, disregarding their own lives.
Eustass gently waved his hand, and the ground was assimilated by him into countless White Threads.
Parasite Threads drilled into the bodies of the CP Agents. They raised their swords and, controlled by Eustass, charged toward the Marines.
"Ahhh! What in the world is going on!"
"What are you doing? Are you rebelling?"
"Damn it, stop!"
The Marines and CP Agents fought amongst themselves. People couldn't understand why the CP Agents, such loyal individuals, would suddenly switch sides.
Eustass held little Hancock's hand, leading her and the slaves away from the area.
On the way.
Whenever someone attacked them.
Eustass would use Parasite Threads to control some of the CP Agents or Marines, forcing them into internal conflict.
Along the way, he also conveniently killed several Celestial Dragons, earning Eustass a guaranteed reward of 7 years of lifespan in total.
The Celestial Dragons truly lived up to their reputation as the most hated faction in the Pirate King's era; even the trashiest ones with zero combat power could drop gold.
During this time, Eustass also obtained several boxes containing Devil Fruits from the Celestial Dragons.
Leaving Mary Geoise, watching the slaves scatter toward the sea, Eustass glanced at the three sisters: Boa Hancock, Boa Sandersonia, and Boa Marigold.
It was time to figure out how to arrange things for them.
Eustass boarded his pirate ship waiting offshore and headed straight for the Sabaody Archipelago.
Hancock quickly brought a lounge chair so Eustass could sit down and rest.
Chapter 236. The Next Snake Princess, The Former Snake Princess, and The Former Former Snake Princess! (Please subscribe!)
Sabaody Archipelago.
13GR.
Eustass held little Hancock's hand and led her toward Shakky's Rip-Off Bar.
Along the way, Hancock kept asking him many questions.
Hancock was incredibly shocked after hearing about the things Eustass had done to the World Government over the years.
Killing Celestial Dragons, threatening Mary Geoise, and killing a Fleet Admiral.
Every single thing was practically an Empress trap for Hancock.
Although Hancock hadn't suffered anything specific from the Celestial Dragons during this period.
She was only imprisoned in a cell, and when she was about to be branded with the Slave Mark, Eustassstopped it in time and rescued her.
But being deceived by Human Traffickers, sold to the Celestial Dragons, and then imprisoned in a dark, terrifying cell for so many days...
The subsequent experience of almost being branded with the Slave Mark was quite a psychological torment for her, who was only in her early teens.
As soon as Hancock heard what Eustass had done to the Celestial Dragons, she became extremely excited, as if she were reading a Wish-Fulfillment Novel.
Her eyes, looking at Eustass, were filled entirely with admiration.
"We're here."
Eustass looked down at Hancock's eyes.
"Ah, are we already here?"
Hancock reluctantly looked up at the distance.
Shakky, whose original name is Peony.
On the surface, she is the beautiful proprietress of Shakky's Rip-Off Bar.
In reality, she is the former Empress of Amazon Lily, also known as Kuja Country, and the former Captain of the Kuja Pirates.
A long time ago, she was pursued by Garp.
After that, she retired to the Sabaody Archipelago and ran the bar.
Now, Shakky lives with Rayleigh.
And in the original plot, the old woman with the potato-like figure who was kicked away by Hancock was the Former Former Empress.
Once Hancock succeeds as the Empress of Amazon Lily, their titles will all gain an extra "Former."
Eustass pushed open the bar door and walked in, holding Hancock's hand. Sandersonia and Marigold quickly followed him.
"Welcome~"
"Oh, it's Eustass-Senpai. Welcome, welcome~ What would you like to drink?"
Shakky was yawning boredly behind the bar.
That old man Rayleigh went out fishing.
She could only yawn boredly in the bar.
As for customers?
Those pirates in 13GR who lusted after her body were all taken care of and are hanging outside on the trees.
These pirates certainly have peculiar tastes.
Although Shakky looks very young on the surface, she is actually 45 years old.
After all, she was the previous Kuja Country King and the Captain of the Kuja Pirates.
Her strength and beauty are both top-notch.
Her Beauty Shelf Life is also unique in the Pirate World.
In the future, when Shakky is over sixty, she will look like she is in her forties.
Even Big Mom would cry upon seeing her, and Shinobuwould kneel down crying and begging for tips.
"Three glasses of juice, one beer."
Eustass said.
"Okay."
Shakky nodded and quickly went to prepare. "By the way, these three girls aren't your and A-Shi's daughters, are they?"
Since Eustass has now moved to Fish-Man Island and Shakky lives in Sabaody Archipelago, it's normal for them to be neighbors and know each other.
"Then could they be your and my daughters?"
Eustass sat down, took the beer glass, and teased.
Hancock, Sandersonia, and Marigold looked at Peonynervously, genuinely afraid that she would get angry.
Hancock secretly tugged Eustass's sleeve, quickly shaking her head at him.
"Hehehe~ I'd be quite willing. Are you?"
Shakky rested her chin on one hand and said with a smile.
"I'd be delighted."
Eustass knew that Shakky loved to tease people, especially with such bold provocation.
So, he teased Shakky back.
Shakky was stunned. You're really not holding back.
"But Rayleigh's blood pressure would spike, wouldn't it? I won't bully that brat then."
Eustass said with a laugh, sounding like he was worrying about a child.
In fact, he wasn't wrong; people of Rayleigh's generation were children in front of him.
Shakky and Eustass looked at the dumbfounded Boa Sisters and laughed.
They were just joking with each other, but the Sisters took it seriously.
"Shakky just likes teasing people like this, and my mouth is a bit poisonous too. Don't take it seriously."
After Eustass finished speaking, he continued drinking his beer.
"Oh, right, Shakky, these three secretly ran away from Amazon Lily. Can you help send them back?"
After Eustass finished speaking, he put down his glass, left a few Berries Banknotes, got up, and left.
"Alright~"
Shakky nodded.
She rested her chin on her hand and stared back and forth with the Boa Sisters.
"Sister Shakky, you're so beautiful!"
"Am I? Thank you, hehehe~"
"Sister Shakky, look what that is! Your Rayleigh is back!"
"Oh, I don't care."
"Sister Shakky, look quickly, it's the Fleet Admiral!"
"You haven't been out long enough to know, the Fleet Admiral was executed. I only heard there's a Temporary Replacement."
"Sister Shakky, Brother Eustass is standing by the Window holding a bouquet of flowers."
"You're talking nonsense. He's not interested in me."
Shakky listened to Hancock's lies, but still looked curiously toward the Window.
There was no one at the Window, nor were there any flowers.
Shakky smiled. She knew it.
When she was the Captain of the Kuja Pirates, she was also amazed by Eustass's strength and looks.
Unfortunately, Eustass truly wasn't interested in her.
When Shakky turned back.
Sandersonia and Marigold were drinking juice, smiling happily at Shakky.
Hancock's seat was already empty.
"This little one already has someone she likes so early?"
Shakky smiled and didn't interfere with Hancock's choice.
After all, she didn't think Hancock could move that man's heart.
That man is currently a Legendary Figure in the Pirate World... Dream Bubbles secreted from the Giant Mangrove Tree Roots slowly drifted upwards toward the sky.
Boa Hancock ran all the way out of Shakky's Rip-Off Bar, looked around, spotted a familiar back figure in the distance, and immediately followed him.
Eustass had walked half the way when he heard quick footsteps (Dada), and he turned to look.
"Why did you run out again?"
Eustass looked at Hancock curiously.
He indeed wanted to keep Hancock by his side and mentor her.
However, he understood that how Hancock lived her life later depended on her own choices.
He wouldn't force her.
"I want to go with you. Is that okay?"
Hancock asked quickly, her small hand nervously grabbing Eustass's trouser leg.
"Why do you want to go with me?"
Eustass asked curiously.
"It's not about so many whys, it's just, just..."
Hancock thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a reason, then suddenly said, "How about I become Brother Eustass's Servant and serve you to repay your kindness?"
"How will you repay it? How will you serve?"
Eustass asked curiously.
"Ah, I won't tell you~!"
Hancock thought about it, blushed, and quickly ran into the distance.
Eustass chuckled, scooped Hancock up in a princess carry, and quickly headed towards the edge of the island with her.
Chapter 237: Landing on Kuja Country! (Please subscribe!)
Fish-Man Island.
Eustass took a boat through the port and brought Hancock to Fish-Man Island.
Since Hancock wanted to follow him, Eustass would not refuse.
It was better than Hancock staying in Kuja Country for a few years, growing up, and then meeting a nika with a problematic mind who didn't understand male-female relationships.
Couldn't Luffy just fight, fight, and knock out everything?
Why would he need a girlfriend?
That night.
Eustass Family.
Carina brought Robin to the dining room, preparing to eat with her family.
Robin and Carina walked in, chatting and laughing.
However, she glanced at the seat next to Brother Eustass, and it was occupied!
As Eustass continued to hunt Celestial Dragons in Sabaody Archipelago, his lifespan slowly increased.
Similarly, his appearance had changed very little; he was still as young as ever.
So, he and Robin addressed each other in their own ways; Robin just called him 'Brother'.
Little fangirl Robin had discussed with Carina for a long time that she would sit next to Brother Eustass today.
But someone had taken her seat.
As for the seat on the other side, that was where Madam Toki sat.
Carina and Robin walked over together, both looking displeased at Hancock.
Eleven-year-old Robin, a little fangirl of Eustass, saw her seat taken and calmly stared at Hancock, but she was very unhappy inside.
Twelve-year-old Hancock was also a little fangirl of Eustass, and had been rescued by Eustass.
Seeing someone staring at her seat, she also glared back unhappily.
Robin was calm, Hancock was disdainful.
The two tsundere lolis stared at each other... Two months later.
Eustass watched the two little ones bickering with amusement.
Outside Fish-Man Island.
Eustass took a boat, bringing Hancock, and left Fish-Man Island.
Hancock wanted to return to Amazon Lily, after all, she had run away secretly. After a long time, she had to go back to prevent the people of Kuja Country from worrying.
And Robin was still at home, immersed in studying Poneglyphs, lost in the ocean of knowledge.
"Brother Eustass, have you ever been to the Calm Belt?"
Hancock quickly asked.
"I have."
Eustass nodded.
The ship, coated with a film, quickly floated up towards the sea of the First Half of the Grand Line.
"Then have you ever been to Amazon Lily, the Kuja Country that people talk about?"
Hancock quickly asked curiously.
"No, I haven't."
Eustass shook his head. When he went to sea, he was either taking Kozuki Toki and Whitey Bay around to play, or he was looking for people to fight.
He always felt that if he went to Kuja Country, his voyage would change flavor.
It would become an emotional show.
To be honest, in these years, no fresh strong figures had emerged on the sea, and he was getting tired of it.
"Brother Eustass, this time, come with me to Amazon Lilyand stay for a while, okay? Don't worry, I'll persuade them to make an exception and allow my benefactor to come ashore."
Hancock shook Eustass's arm, pouting playfully.
"Huh?"
Eustass was stunned, looking at Hancock in surprise.
"Are you sure you want me to land on Amazon Lily?"
Eustass initially thought that he just needed to drop Hancock off, and he would stay on the ship.
But Hancock wanted him to land on the island?
Did she really not understand his playboy nature?
At that time, he was afraid there would really be a few beauties.
With high fertility.
"It's okay, they won't be mean to Brother Eustass. My sisters all dote on me."
Hancock said naively.
Eustass sighed and nodded.
Since Hancock trusted him so much, he would settle down when he got there.
Several days later.
Grand Line, First Half.
The Calm Belt, near the South Blue.
Amazon Lily.
Before Eustass came to the Calm Belt, he beat two Sea Kings and had them pull his ship to this place.
"Hancock, welcome home!"
The current Amazon Snake Princess stood on the shore, smiling and saying to Hancock.
"Ah, I'll be leaving again eventually, so don't get too happy too soon."
Hancock ran off the ship, giggling, completely disregarding the Snake Princess's feelings.
Hancock actually understood this country very well.
She understood that this island had been very resistant to men for a long time.
Even the children on the island were conceived by everyone going outside.
Borrowing seeds... that's how the population came to be.
In Amazon Lily's situation, if she continued to stay, even if she grew up and became the Snake Princess, the Empress.
Everyone would not agree to her running off with a man.
So, she never thought about coming back to live, nor did she want the position of the next Empress.
"This man? Is he My Lord Eustass?"
The Snake Princess looked at Eustass and asked.
"Yes, hello."
Eustass nodded calmly, not intending to get to know them too much.
To avoid kidnapping another Snake Princess.
When Shakky was young, she wanted to get to know him and communicate with him when she went out to sea... Eustass was busy hammering Garp for a reward at the time, so he didn't pay much attention to her.
Many of these Snake Princesses from Kuja Country seem to fall in love with men, and very few of them have good endings.
"Thank you very much, My Lord Eustass, for saving Hancock."
The Snake Princess quickly said gratefully.
She looked at Eustass curiously, this legendary man, a strong figure who had been famous on the sea since before the Rocks era.
His appearance had hardly aged in decades. To be honest, this alone was quite attractive to her.
"It's nothing."
Eustass waved his hand.
"My Lord Eustass, would you like to rest in Kuja City for a while? We can host you."
The Snake Princess said with a smile.
"Okay."
Eustass nodded.
Hancock was about to mention this, but then she paused and looked at Snake Princess Fina confusedly.
"May I ask for the Empress's name?"
Eustass looked at her.
The Snake Princess replied:
"Fina."
"Oh."
Eustass nodded.
Soon after.
Kuja City.
Eustass sat there, watching many beautiful women pass by, sweeping his gaze around with an appreciative eye for beauty.
Hmm, he felt like he had gained more longevity again.
Hancock was arguing with the current Snake Princess on the side.
The Snake Princess wanted her to stay and train for a few years, and then for Hancock to succeed her as the Snake Princess.
Eustass didn't interfere much with their family matters.
"Why do you insist on me being the Empress?"
Hancock said angrily, she only wanted to stay by Brother Eustass's side.
"Your talent is the best."
The Snake Princess said helplessly.
"But you should understand, I'm very willful. Aren't you afraid that I'll run away a few days after becoming the Snake Princess?"
After Hancock finished speaking, the Snake Princess was speechless.
"But, but..."
She stared at Hancock dumbfounded. Whatever she said was useless; if Hancock wanted to run away, could she stop her?
Moreover, in a few years, her body would get worse and worse. How could she possibly defeat the stronger Hancock after she grew up?
She couldn't be forced to stay.
"Alas..."
Chapter 238. 238. Daughter Goes to Sea to Establish the Resistance Army, Queen Otohime is Eustass's Number One Fan! (Please Subscribe!)
Time flew by, and years passed quickly.
In the blink of an eye.
The sea circle calendar reached the year 1512.
Fish-Man Island.
The Eustass Family home.
Early in the morning.
"Knock, knock, knock~!"
"dousan, wake up and eat!"
A voice called from outside the door.
Not long after.
Eustass got dressed and walked out.
He rubbed his second daughter, who was standing at the doorway.
This was the daughter Whitey Bay bore him, named Elena, who was only eight years old now.
"Let's go."
Eustass led his daughter toward the living room.
Soon after.
Hancock walked out of the room and followed them.
Ever since Hancock returned to Amazon Lily last time, she had left with Eustass again.
Now in her twenties, she had finally managed to successfully pursue Brother Eustass as she wished.
The living room.
Eustass sat by the dining table, with Kozuki Toki and his second daughter, Elena, sitting on his left and right.
Whitey Bay sat next to her daughter.
Hancock and Robin sat opposite them. Hancock glanced warily at Robin, while Robin maintained a calm expression.
"Where did Carina go?"
Eustass asked, puzzled.
He hadn't sensed his eldest daughter's presence all morning. Did she go out to sea?
"She went out to sea."
Kozuki Toki replied.
"Mhm, it's good for her to go out and gain experience."
Eustass nodded, thinking it was quite good for his eldest daughter to gain experience at sea.
"Where is that brat, Ace?"
Eustass asked.
Ace recognized him as his godfather and had been cultivated quite well over the years, but the boy was still young, so it wasn't time for him to set sail yet.
Speaking of Ace made him angry.
Clearly, this kid was the son of the Pirate King, and should have the protagonist template.
Yet, he ate a common, dime-a-dozen Devil Fruit.
What was even more infuriating was that in the future, during the Marineford War, this kid would have to block a Magma Fist for the Sun God nika?
Did Oda-kun drink fake alcohol!?
Before, watching the Marineford War plot felt moving, but once nika appeared, everything felt idiotic.
Therefore, Eustass had been training Ace all these years, and in the future, he wouldn't let Ace eat that worthless Mera Mera no Mi.
The Mera Mera no Mi?
Not even a dog would eat it.
"dousan!"
Just then, Ace ran in, calling for his father.
Eustass looked at the running Ace and waved at him with a smile.
Ace quickly ran over happily.
"Sister Carina said to give this letter to you."
Ace said, handing a letter to Eustass.
Carina was eighteen this year, had awakened the Three Types of Haki, learned decent swordsmanship, and also received a Famous Sword that Eustass had obtained from Kouzaburou.
Early in the morning, she took several companions and left Fish-Man Island to gain experience at sea.
Eustass took the envelope, opened it, and was stunned.
Initially, he truly thought she was just going out for simple training.
But after opening it and reading it, he realized... his daughter's goal was far more than simple training.
"Father My Lord, by the time you read this letter, I will have already slipped away~
Father, I was thinking, since you are so powerful, why don't you eliminate the World Government?
Your daughter doesn't understand!
Therefore, I have decided to establish the Resistance Army! Your daughter will help you defeat the World Government and claim the title of King of the World for you!"
Eustass was momentarily stunned; the amount of information was overwhelming.
First, his daughter had embarked on a path similar to Dragon's.
Second, his daughter wanted to be a female emperor.
If she wanted to be the boss, she should just say so.
Eustass smiled helplessly.
Dragon's Revolutionary Army might have some difficulty winning.
However, it seemed quite easy for Eustass's daughter's Resistance Army to defeat the World Government.
For top-tier fighting power, his daughter had him, her father.
For intelligence, his daughter had Morgans helping her.
For funding, they could just steal the celestial tribute.
As for like-minded people, Morgans had been opposing the World Government for years, and he had a whole bunch of them at his newspaper company.
Furthermore, under Eustass's protection, Ohara was openly researching the history of the "Void Century."
Fish-Man Island had gathered quite a few ambitious individuals who wanted to resist the Celestial Dragonsover the years.
"Let her do whatever she wants."
Eustass smiled and put the letter away.
He would leave this World sooner or later, and the World Government and Imu would have to be dealt with eventually.
After breakfast.
Eustass took A-Shi out for a stroll.
They walked all the way to the main plaza.
Not far away, Queen Otohime, who had golden hair, a somewhat cute appearance, and wore a dress, stood on a high platform, constantly proclaiming something.
Eustass glanced back.
The little Otohime from back then was now a married woman.
However, Otohime did not promote the benefits of living in the World above the sea, unlike in the original plot.
Since childhood, she had been warned by Eustass that there were bad people on the surface.
When she grew up, she heard many more things about the surface from Eustass, such as the Marine's inhumanity in harming unborn children, and the Celestial Dragonscommitting evil by destroying islands.
As well as the World Government allowing the Carnageof Ohara to conceal history.
Queen Otohime had heard these numerous examples throughout her life.
Queen Otohime was no longer as naive as in the original plot.
What she was doing now on Fish-Man Island was proclaiming the greatness of My Lord Eustass.
"Citizens of Fish-Man Island, who has protected Fish-Man Island so that we have not suffered persecution from the World Government for decades!?"
Queen Otohime stood on the high platform, shouting at the top of her lungs.
"It is My Lord Eustass!"
"My Lord Eustass is the best!"
The Fishmen below quickly shouted.
Everyone on Fish-Man Island had one human they respected the most, and that was Eustass.
"Citizens of Ohara, who was it that protected the Oharaclan from disaster?"
Queen Otohime looked at the many Ohara residents in the crowd and quickly asked.
The residents of Ohara had also come to live on Fish-Man Island along with the Ohara Scholars.
"It is My Lord Eustass! It is also the great Eustass who prevented history from being destroyed by despicable people!"
The Ohara residents below quickly shouted.
"Although overseas, the World Government often slanders My Lord Eustass, we know that our hero..."
"My Lord Eustass!"
"Long live My Lord Eustass!"
Queen Otohime was like a pyramid scheme organizer.
Standing on the high platform, she led her citizens in shouting, "Long live My Lord Eustass!"
Eustass chuckled helplessly, watching Otohime help him promote his reputation.
Not long after.
Inside a café.
Queen Otohime hurried over, sat opposite Eustass, and looked at Brother Eustass excitedly.
"Brother Eustass, when can we move to live on the surface?"
Otohime, who was extremely strong and full of queenly dignity in front of outsiders, became very obedient and cute when facing Eustass.
"In a few years."
Eustass said with a smile.
Although Otohime was somewhat different from the original plot due to his interference.
She still wanted to go and see the World on the surface.
Chapter 239: 239. Destroy the Arlong Pirates! (Please subscribe!)
And a safe way to get to land.
Of course, it's to take down Mary Geoise.
For this, Otohime even took control of the Ryugu Armyfrom Neptune, who was afraid of his wife.
Otohime is always ready to lead the army with Brother Eustass to attack Mary Geoise.
This Otohime is not gentle at all; she has the demeanor of a heroic woman.
Many years ago, she had already apprenticed herself to Samantha to learn combat skills.
"Oh, by the way, Little Shirahoshi's birthday is in a few days. You must come, Shirahoshi talks about Brother Eustass every day..."
Otohime pouted, "What do you mean? It should be Uncle Eustass."
Eustass smiled. Everyone had their own way of addressing him. When he met Little Shirahoshi before, he said... A few days later.
East Blue.
Cocoyasi Village.
A large ship was docked by the shore.
Karina Mola stood on the shore, excitedly looking at the island before her.
Behind her stood several tall Fishman girls, along with a few companions from the Ohara clan.
Karina had lived in the East Blue with her father and mother since she was a child.
So, she thought that if they were to develop the Resistance Army, it would be easier to start little by little in the more familiar East Blue.
"I heard that many villages on this island have been occupied by a scoundrel named Arlong. Let's start with this evil dragon!"
Karina Mola said excitedly, drawing the famous sword White Thread from her waist.
When Eustass gave his daughter the sword forged by Kouzaburou, he asked what name she wanted to give it.
Karina saw that her father's ability created White Threadthat resembled a white snake, so she chose that name.
"Mina, come with me to punish evil and promote good!"
"Oh oh oh!"
Karina shouted, jumped off the ship, and her companions quickly followed.
Among Karina's companions, five had awakened two types of Haki, and two had only awakened Observation Haki.
Including her, a total of eight people possessed Haki.
Although two of them only awakened Observation Hakiand not Armament Haki.
Even so, they could easily defeat all the pirates in the East Blue.
"Charge!"
Karina led her companions, running all the way to Arlong Park, not far from the village.
It was their first real battle, and they were all a bit excited and nervous.
The group ran to Arlong Park, and Karina kicked the door of Arlong Park, shattering it into pieces.
"Who are you!? How dare you cause trouble in Arlong Park, do you have a death wish!?"
The Soft-Spined Fishman, Kuroobi, said with an angry expression.
"die!"
Karina didn't waste words; she inherited her father's habit of being ruthless and concise.
It's never too late to mock them after cutting them down.
The cold white light of Karina's famous sword White Thread flashed, like a white snake instantly darting past.
With one strike, she directly pierced Kuroobi's body.
"Uh..."
Kuroobi's face was filled with terror as he stumbled backward, blood dripping to the ground, staring unwillingly at the sweet and lovely young girl.
With a thud, Kuroobi fell dead.
From beginning to end, Kuroobi didn't even start his attack before Karina instantly killed him.
"This guy..."
Arlong looked at Karina with a shocked expression.
To be able to instantly kill his subordinate Kuroobi, she was not simple.
"You are dead!"
The Kissing Fishman, Chu, roared, just about to spray a Water Shot at Karina.
But the next instant, Chu was in trouble.
A cold light flashed past.
Chu's head flew off, rolling far across the ground.
Karina waved her famous sword, and the blood on the blade splattered across the ground.
She chuckled, looking at the Fishmen present.
What she used just now was Soru, one of the Rokushiki. Soru's speed was extremely fast, which was why these Arlong Pirates couldn't keep up with her speed.
In the blink of an eye, she had taken them down.
Outside the door.
Footsteps sounded.
Karina's companions, who had been left behind, also ran in.
Several Fishmen, and several humans from Ohara.
"Captain, are you alright!"
The Shark Fishman, Asha, quickly asked.
"I'm fine, I'm fine. These small fries are no match for me."
Karina quickly waved her hand, "Also, you should call me Commander-in-Chief. In the future, our Resistance Armywill grow larger, and many things will become formalized, so you must take it seriously~!"
"Understood, Big Sister! Ah, no, Commander-in-Chief!"
The other companions quickly nodded vigorously.
"What nonsense are you guys talking about!"
Opposite them.
The Goldfish Fishman of the Arlong Pirates, Kinjo, looked at them with an unfriendly expression.
"Exactly, exactly! As members of the great fish-man race, how can you be so lowly and demean yourselves by calling a human little brat your Captain!"
The Carp Fishman, Xiaowu, roared angrily.
When they saw several Fishmen run in just now, everyone was quite happy.
They thought more Fishmen were willing to join them, having traveled all the way from the Grand Line.
But they never expected it wasn't what they thought at all.
For many years, Fish-Man Island had been protected by Eustass.
At first, Arlong and his crew were very grateful to humans.
Later, they sailed with Big Brother Jinbe and Big Brother Tiger, helping many humans and even sending a Little Girl home.
However, two years ago, on the way back from sending Koala home, Tiger was ambushed by the Marines and killed.
Arlong, as a result, developed a desire to escape, becoming a local tyrant on an island in the East Blue.
He even harbored some resentment towards humans in his heart.
Arlong had been away for many years, so naturally, he didn't recognize this beloved daughter of the Moira family.
"baka, what are you talking about!"
The Shark Fishman, Asha, was enraged. Were these guys ungrateful?
How could they slander humans, considering Fish-Man Island was protected by My Lord Eustass?
And they were so disrespectful to Miss Karina.
"Why bother talking so much to them? These scumbags who only bully the weak are no longer members of Fish-Man Island."
Beside her, the Electric Eel Fishman, Xiaoman, held an iron rod, with electric sparks flickering on it, and said coldly.
"That's right, we were able to grow up so happily under the protection of My Lord Eustass. Ungrateful wretches should just die!"
The other Fishmen quickly shouted.
Arlong sat on the main seat, looking at these guys with a gloomy expression.
They were right about him.
Arlong was an ungrateful wretch.
He knew that Fish-Man Island was protected by Eustass, which allowed it to avoid persecution from the World Government.
However, after Big Brother Tiger died, his thoughts changed.
He resented why My Lord Eustass didn't come to save them when Big Brother Tiger was ambushed.
He wanted to take revenge on humans!
"Hey, who are you? What gives you the right to lead our powerful Fishman warriors?"
Arlong stared at Karina with an unfriendly expression, saying coldly.
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"Karina Mola, Commander-in-Chief of the Resistance Army!"
Carina spoke.
"Hmm?"
Arlong's expression changed. He had heard about the Eustass Family's surname being inverted.
He also knew the name Mola.
"So, it's the Young Miss. How has My Lord Eustass been lately?"
Arlong sneered, thinking that if he captured Carina and threatened My Lord Eustass with her, My Lord Eustasswould surely do many things for him.
Like helping him conquer the World.
"Hmph, you trash, scum, degenerate, a dog that bullies the weak, I don't have time to waste with you!"
Carina snorted coldly. The next instant, she gripped her famous sword, White Snake, and used Soru, instantly appearing behind Arlong.
Arlong had anticipated this and ducked in advance to avoid the slash.
However... Carina's famous sword unleashed a slashing wave. Although the blade didn't touch Arlong, the slashing wave instantly killed him.
"Ugh..."
Arlong looked at Carina in pain, his vision spinning. Before long, everything went dark.
With a gurgling sound.
Arlong's head rolled to the side.
"Alright, you all clean up here. I'll take people to the village to recruit!"
After Carina finished speaking, her crew members rushed forward, launching a one-sided slaughter against the Arlong Pirates.
They had received Eustass's kindness, so they had only one attitude towards Fishmen and merfolk who hated humans: eliminate them!
Soon after.
Carina led her crew, carrying the news of the Arlong Pirates' demise and Arlong's head, to Cocoyasi Village.
After announcing this news, Carina then stated that she needed some crew members.
People from Cocoyasi Village flocked to sign up.
That day, Carina recruited many new members from Cocoyasi Village.
She didn't look at strength when recruiting, but at potential and character.
After all, her family's old man only lacked people to manage things, not combat power.
Afterward, Carina continuously sailed the East Blue, killing pirates and eliminating corrupt Marines.
At the same time, she kept recruiting people.
Krieg, Kuro, Morgan, Jango, Gin, Alvida, Bartolomeo, Van Auger—these minor characters who appeared in the early stages of the original plot, as well as powerful figures hidden in the East Blue in the early stages.
All were killed by Carina one by one.
Carina inherited Eustass's talent. She had trained from a young age, so dealing with these guys was still easy for her.
Even Van Auger was eliminated by her.
Blackbeard lost a major Admiral.
Several months later.
Carina had gathered a team of over three hundred people in the East Blue. Originally, many more would have signed up, but she believed in quality over quantity, so she screened out many.
Those with character issues were rejected, and those with poor potential were rejected.
Above the sky, dark clouds gathered.
Carina led several Resistance Army ships, returning to their secret Base.
"Who are you?"
In her Observation Haki, she sensed a peculiar aura.
"Monkey D. Dragon."
Dragon stood on the main mast, clad in a black hooded robe, speaking in a suppressed voice.
He tried to appear as mysterious as possible.
Dragon had recently heard about a girl named Carinaforming a Resistance Army in his territory.
Dragon felt that her ideals were similar to his, so he had been looking for an opportunity to meet her recently.
Then, he would persuade her to join his Revolutionary Army.
"Oh, I know. My father said once.
There was a person in the East Blue who didn't listen to his father, and his father slapped a slipper mark on his face with a slipper!"
Carina clapped her hands and said.
Dragon's mouth twitched, his mood extremely bad.
Damn, how did this girl know such a thing?!
"Who is your father?"
Dragon seriously suspected that there was someone behind this young girl.
He needed to find out clearly.
"None of your business!"
Carina said coldly.
"Uh..."
Dragon was speechless. This young one had quite a temper.
"I am Dragon, the Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Army. I came here to talk to you about our respective ideals. By the way, if we can all fight for our ideals together, that would be even better."
Dragon did not get angry and still spoke amicably.
"That's good then. My ideal is to take down the World Government. You all join us, and I'll reluctantly accept!"
Carina said with a smile.
"In terms of ideals, we are similar."
Dragon nodded, "But you are too young, your team is small, and you lack experience. How about joining our Revolutionary Army?"
...
Carina looked at Dragon with a strange expression.
Was he dreaming?
Their Resistance Army had Eustass as a backer. As long as their forces expanded to a sufficient number, they could overthrow the World Government with Eustass's help.
But Dragon wanted her to bring her people to join him?
He must have drunk fake alcohol and wasn't fully awake.
"My name is Karina Mola. Do you think that's possible?"
Carina looked at Dragon with a cold smile.
Dragon's eyes lit up.
It was the Eustass Family's eldest daughter?!
Then if he brought Carina into the Revolutionary Army, wouldn't they be instantly stable!
"Ah, young lady, you're mistaken. When it comes to resisting Mary Geoise, it's not about how strong one's combat power is, but whether that person has leadership charisma."
Dragon quickly said.
Carina was amused.
He was just greedy for power.
"Charisma? My old man managed to trick the heir of Amazon Lily into his home. Are you comparing charisma with my old man?"
Carina scoffed.
Dragon almost fell down.
What was wrong with this young girl? What she said was too... explosive.
"I'm not talking about that kind of male-female charisma."
Dragon quickly waved his hand.
"The charisma of a leader who leads everyone, I know. But do you have the charisma of my old man who became famous across the seas decades ago?"
After Carina finished speaking, Dragon fell silent again.
He really wanted Carina to join the Revolutionary Army.
That way, Eustass would help the Revolutionary Army.
Unfortunately, Carina never even opened her eyes to look at Dragon from beginning to end.
Dragon's attempt to invite an ally failed.
Dragon's persuasion was ineffective, so he could only leave.
After all, Carina was that person's child, so he could only try to trick her.
But he didn't dare to use force to take her away.
"Tsk, that's all there is to it."
Carina watched Dragon leave and sneered.
Several days later.
Baltigo.
Revolutionary Army Headquarters.
"The recruitment failed. I really didn't expect the leader of the Resistance Army to be Eustass's eldest daughter."
Dragon sat in his seat, looking at his several commanders.
"Then what should we do? Since Eustass is getting involved in this, perhaps he won't need us anymore?"
Molly said from the side, a little happy in his heart.
"No, Eustass's character is too unpredictable. This guy is the worst pirate in the World. I don't know how much truth there is in what the World Government says, but if we entrust the future of the World to such a person, I'm not at ease."
Dragon said with a worried expression.
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"But if the Resistance Army truly has Eustass's intervention, anything we do will be useless, right?"
Ivankov said.
"Mhm, so, I was thinking, if we could have someone who could change his mind, that would be great."
Dragon said.
"Change his mind? How is that possible!"
Crow, who was obsessed with gloom, said from the other side.
"Why not, Belo Betty..."
Dragon said, glancing at Belo Betty not far away.
Belo Betty was stunned.
Her?
...Several days later.
New World.
A ship slowly sailed upon the sea.
Eustass lay on a deck chair, basking in the Sun.
Staying on Fish-Man Island often was quite boring.
He had to come out and sail around occasionally.
Just then.
In Eustass's Observation Haki, a scene of a woman calling for help appeared.
Eustass sat up and looked over.
On the great sea.
On a broken piece of wood.
A purple-haired woman wearing a fiery red dress held onto the wood, her body drifting helplessly with the waves.
The purple-haired woman kept shouting for help, her voice growing weaker.
The hands gripping the wood were starting to lose strength.
"What a beautiful girl."
Eustass looked at the woman in surprise. Fortunately, he hadn't brought Kozuki Toki and the others out to sea.
However, why did he feel like this woman's face looked a little familiar?
As if he had seen her somewhere before.
White Thread flew out from Eustass's hand, wrapping directly around the woman's waist and pulling the purple-haired woman aboard.
"I—I almost drowned! Those bastards are despicable!"
Belo Betty landed on the deck and said angrily.
"Who are you?"
Eustass asked curiously.
He still felt like he had seen her before.
Belo Betty chuckled softly and threw herself into his arms.
"East Blue, on a slave cart in the Oykot Kingdom. You rescued me.
I even repaid you, but you left early in the morning..."
After Betty finished speaking, Eustass finally recalled the memory.
Many years ago, when he was wandering around the Oykot Kingdom in the East Blue, he happened upon a slave cart carrying Human Traffickers' cargo.
He hijacked the cart and slaughtered the Human Traffickers.
At that time, he did indeed communicate in "foreign language" with a beautiful purple-haired girl for a long time.
"Your name is..."
"Belo Betty!"
Eustass understood, picked her up, and headed toward the bedroom.
Afterward.
An hour later.
Belo Betty and Eustass discussed swordsmanship for over an hour.
She was beaten by Eustass until she knelt, begged for mercy, and called him Daddy.
She meticulously revealed Dragon's plans for the Revolutionary Army to Eustass.
Actually, she had been quite loyal to the Revolutionary Army before.
But ever since she heard that My Lord Eustass had intervened with the Resistance Army.
She stopped being optimistic about the Revolutionary Army.
Furthermore, Dragon, wanting to make the act look real, threw Belo Betty into the sea.
She is a Devil Fruit user; she is truly powerless in the sea, and she almost drowned just now.
Therefore, it was impossible for her not to resent Dragonin her heart.
Dragon likes doing things like this.
For a certain goal, he can let his cadres sacrifice themselves, but he himself will not make sacrifices.
Kuma was like that, and Belo Betty was like that too.
But Belo Betty wasn't Kuma; she wasn't such a chump.
If Dragon treated her poorly, then she would simply throw herself into the Resistance Army's embrace.
Anyway, she really did know the father of the Resistance Army's leader from before.
Listening to Belo Betty spill the Revolutionary Army's intelligence like pouring beans.
Eustass was slightly surprised.
He thought this woman had come just to pry information out of him.
Instead, she directly betrayed the Revolutionary Army.
"Come, since you are so obedient and well-behaved, I'll reward you with something tasty."
Eustass said, taking out a lollipop.
Betty giggled and licked the lollipop.
Eustass rubbed her breadbasket.
"So, judging by what you said, Dragon wants to use my daughter, and use me, to defeat the World Governmentand become the King of the World?"
Eustass asked.
"Yes... %$#@."
Betty nodded, her words muffled by the lollipop in her mouth.
Thirty minutes later.
"Is it sweet?"
Eustass asked with a smile.
"This cream-filled lollipop is so sweet!"
Betty laughed... Baltigo.
Dragon and the others were still plotting how to cooperate with the Resistance Army in the future.
Or even how to make the Resistance Army merge into their ranks.
What Dragon didn't know at all was that he had lost both his cadre and his soldiers.
Betty had been rescued by Eustass when she was still weak.
It's not that Eustass looked down on Dragon.
He just looked down on the other party's organization.
Eustass also had no intention of letting his daughter's Resistance Army cooperate with Dragon's Revolutionary Army.
After all, Dragon's cadre, the Grand Line Army Commander Ivankov, is the Queen of the Queers.
Moreover, in the original plot, Ivankov converted other people's genders using the Hormone Hormone Devil Fruit Ability without their permission.
Ivankov only seemed friendly from the perspective of the protagonist group because he helped Luffy.
In reality, this guy is an absolute pervert and a lunatic.
West Army Commander Morley is also a pervert, a burly uncle wearing a skirt... But Morley is slightly better; at least he doesn't force others to become like him.
But is it really okay for the commander of an organization as sacred as the "Revolutionary Army" to be someone with such questionable morals?
North Army Commander Crow looks like a strange villain and is prone to anger; he clearly isn't a good person.
Dragon's organization recruits entirely strange people and perverts.
Honestly, if these people were pirates, it would be slightly better.
The key is that they want to be the Revolutionary Army, which makes them somewhat unworthy of those two words.
In the entire Revolutionary Army, only Sabo and Kuma seem somewhat normal... Several days later.
New World.
Eustass sailed the ship and arrived at the shore of a small island to anchor.
He had been taking Belo Betty around to play these past few days.
At the same time, Eustass decided to send a big gift to his daughter.
He planned to have Belo Betty bring the Revolutionary Army's East Army to the Resistance Army and hand it over to Carina to lead.
Dragon's mentality would probably explode then... Eustass didn't make Belo Betty his spy inside the Revolutionary Army.
There was really no need.
Betty came ashore, helped set up the grill, and prepared to cook.
The bright moon cast a faint light, and the sea surface was choppy.
The seawater vibrations grew stronger, and the sea level began to rise.
Eustass and Betty looked over in confusion.
"Whoosh—!"
An unimaginably huge Sea King, larger than an island, suddenly emerged from the sea.
It had a tentacle growing from its head, dangling a spherical organ that shone with golden light.
Eustass was just about to draw his sword and kill it.
But after glancing at the shining lantern organ, Eustasssuddenly remembered something very important.
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Lanter Anglerfish!
This giant Sea King is a Lanter Anglerfish!
Lord Lantern in "One Piece Film: Gold" is this giant Lanter Anglerfish.
Eustass quickly released his Observation Haki to sense the aura within its body.
Inside the Lanter Anglerfish, there are three giant stomachs, and each giant stomach contains an island.
And in the first giant stomach, on the small island, there are two human auras.
A Little Girl is constantly running around the island, competing with small animals on the island for food, using both wit and courage.
A chubby, lewd uncle, wearing a dinosaur suit, hides in a dinosaur nest, freeloading.
Eustass confirmed that this is Lord Lantern from Gold!
And the Pure Gold, which can grant another form of eternal life, is also in its third giant stomach.
"Let's go!"
Eustass said, wrapping an arm around Betty's slender waist.
He leaped onto the ship.
"Ahhh, what kind of joke is this? We're going to be eaten by this Sea King!"
Betty screamed in terror.
"No, we won't."
Eustass said directly.
He intended to retrieve the Pure Gold he needed from the third giant stomach of this enormous Lanter Anglerfish.
The next instant.
Lord Lantern gulped, directly biting off half an island and swallowing Eustass's ship, which was docked by the shore.
Like Zhu Bajie gobbling food, Lord Lantern's mouth was too massive, a gaping maw capable of swallowing an entire island, so it didn't chew anything.
The intact ship, carried by the seawater, rapidly rushed towards Lord Lantern's throat.
"Ahhh!"
Betty was almost crying from fright, clinging tightly to Eustass.
Lord Lantern's small tongue was simply too enormous, like an Optimus Prime.
As soon as the abyssal maw closed, it became pitch black inside.
Eustass had Observation Haki and could perceive his surroundings, so whether it was dark or not didn't matter.
Splashing sounds came from outside, and Eustassunderstood that the Lanter Anglerfish had submerged into the sea.
The ship, carried by the turbulent water in Lord Lantern's mouth, quickly floated towards its throat.
The next moment, the ship rushed out, reached the throat, then lost all weight and quickly plummeted downwards.
Eustass floated up, drifting calmly in the air, letting Bettyhold him as they fell downwards.
Not long after.
"Boom—!"
The ship crashed, plummeting into the sea of gastric acid.
Eustass and Betty stood on the deck, observing their surroundings.
However, after the ship sailed a short distance forward, its hull began to corrode in the gastric acid sea, and the outer walls started to decay, gradually breaking down.
Above their heads.
On the stomach wall.
Brilliant blue light illuminated the entire stomach.
This was because the light from Lord Lantern's lantern organ was too intense, illuminating the area.
Eustass glanced into the distance; the first island was right before them.
He wrapped an arm around Betty's slender waist.
Eustass used Moonwalk and hurried over.
The ship they had been standing on had already had its bottom corroded by the gastric acid sea.
This ship was unusable.
However, this was a random ship Eustass had found when he went to sea.
So, its corrosion and destruction by the gastric acid sea was something he had anticipated.
They arrived at the beach.
Eustass landed on the sand and set Betty down.
Looking around, the blue light above their heads was the brightest, while the light on the surrounding stomach walls was slightly weaker.
"This place is so amazing!"
Betty exclaimed in shock.
"Ah, indeed."
Eustass nodded.
Three stomachs, each hiding three islands.
Moreover, the creatures on these three islands have managed to survive until now.
A miracle.
If Lord Lantern's stomach were underground, it would be the One Piece version of Journey to the Center of the Earth.
In the gastric acid sea behind them, the skeletons of several giant monsters emerged from the surface, slowly being corroded by the acid sea.
The gastric acid in the first stomach was relatively the mildest in terms of acidity and corrosiveness compared to the latter two.
The further back, the stronger the corrosiveness.
Betty wanted to walk in the shallow water, but Eustasspulled her back.
"The liquid here isn't seawater."
Eustass said, pointing at the ship whose bottom had been completely corroded, "This is an acid sea."
Betty's face paled, and she felt a chill down her spine.
This was too terrifying.
A tyrannosaurus with a red panelled body slowly emerged from the dense forest. It looked at the two bipedal sheep in the distance, who had their backs to it, and saliva dripped from its mouth.
The tyrannosaurus slowly approached. Eustass was still talking to Betty, discussing the place.
The tyrannosaurus roared excitedly, quickly ran over, and bit at Eustass.
Eustass extended one hand and directly grabbed the tyrannosaurus's teeth.
The next instant.
Eustass suddenly flung it forward with a loud crash. The tyrannosaurus was slammed to the ground on the beach by Eustass's over-the-shoulder throw.
Eustass kicked out, directly hitting the tyrannosaurus's head, killing it instantly.
"Tyrannosaurus barbecue must be delicious."
Eustass pondered, then said.
Several slowly approaching dinosaurs looked in terror at the dead tyrannosaurus on the ground.
They heard Eustass's words and were instantly terrified.
Animals in the One Piece World are very human-like and can understand human speech.
They quickly backed away in fright, trying not to make a sound.
"Hey, why worry so much? There are so many ways to eat it: barbecue, steaming, hot pot, deep-frying! Dinosaur meat, I must try it properly and feast!"
Eustass said, then instantly turned around and looked at the dinosaurs behind him.
The dinosaurs were frightened by the devil's devilish words.
They turned and fled.
Eustass and Betty instantly vanished, simultaneously using Rokushiki to appear beside two dinosaurs.
Both simultaneously used Rankyaku, and two vacuum slash waves quickly flew out.
These dinosaurs were instantly decapitated.
Eustass and Betty dragged these dinosaurs to the beach.
They gathered materials on the spot to build a bonfire, then skinned the dinosaurs and removed their internal organs.
Eustass was in charge of grilling, and Betty was in charge of deep-frying.
Not long after.
After finishing their meal, Eustass and Betty lay on the beach.
"Excellent, dinosaur meat is really delicious, so chewy."
Eustass patted his stomach and sighed.
"I probably won't eat dinosaur meat again. I ate too much at once; I'm sick of it."
Whitey Bay sighed.
"Hahaha."
Eustass laughed... Inside the dense forest.
"Go away, don't come over!"
The golden-haired Misuki Olga sat on a tree trunk,
looking in terror at the small dinosaur guarding her below, refusing to leave, she was extremely scared.
She had only stolen an egg from its nest, wanting to fill her stomach.
As a result, it stayed there, waiting to attack her for revenge, not moving an inch.
"If you're so brave, come up here!"
Olga excitedly gave the small dinosaur the middle finger.
She didn't believe it... Huh? It actually can!?
The next instant, the small dinosaur ran over, hugged the tree, and climbed up.
Olga's face turned dark.
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"Ahhh! Don't come any closer!"
Olga watched the small dinosaur climb up in terror, completely frightened.
She kept looking around.
Suddenly, the small dinosaur looked back in fear.
It quickly jumped off the tree and fled into the distance.
Olga didn't know why, and looked around suspiciously.
Deep within the dense forest.
Two figures slowly approached.
Eustass looked up at the blonde Little Girl.
This is the heroine of *Heart of Gold*, that brat Olga who lived for over a hundred years and deserved a beating.
The power of Pure Gold indefinitely delayed the onset of Olga's terminal illness, saving her life.
At the same time, Pure Gold also indefinitely delayed Olga's physical growth.
This was done to achieve a form of alternative immortality.
If cells don't die and the body doesn't grow, naturally, "immortality" is achieved.
"Who are you? Were you swallowed by Lord Lanternfrom overseas?"
Olga asked suspiciously.
"Yes. If you want to get out, follow me and stop talking nonsense."
After Eustass finished speaking, he turned and left.
Olga's eyes darted around, and she quickly jumped down and followed.
Eustass traveled through the dense forest, where occasionally a few dinosaurs rushed at him to bite.
They were all controlled by the Parasite Threads on Eustass's body.
Eustass sat on a dinosaur, and Betty followed suit.
Olga struggled to pull herself onto the dinosaur's body, climbing with difficulty.
"Hey, hey, hey, hold up!"
Olga hadn't finished climbing; she was dangling on the side, but the dinosaur, controlled by Eustass, started running.
Olga was terrified. She tightly gripped the dinosaur's neck, swinging in the wind like an ornament.
Not long after.
At the edge of a small hill.
Eustass jumped off the dinosaur's back, followed by Betty.
Olga let go with both hands and fell weakly to the ground, seeing stars and feeling completely dizzy.
Even lying on the ground, it felt like the ground itself was spinning.
Olga, the century-old brat who had originally planned to cause some trouble, was now completely subdued.
Eustass arrived at a dinosaur nest. The Dinosaur Mamaroared, intending to intimidate this two-legged sheep.
In the next instant, a White Thread wrapped in Armament Haki shot straight past.
Instantly severing the dinosaur's head.
Eustass strode forward. The nest of small dinosaurs scattered, screaming and fleeing.
He reached out and lifted the Fat Uncle, who was nestled in the nest wearing a dinosaur costume.
"Huh? Huh?"
The Fat Uncle woke up, stunned, then became ecstatic upon seeing a human—something he hadn't seen for a hundred years.
Then he saw his slightly cute, dizzy, swaying precious daughter walking up behind him.
The Uncle burst into tears... Shortly after.
Above the Sea of Gastric Acid.
Eustass used Moonwalk, holding the Uncle's costume in one hand, and headed toward the second giant stomach.
Betty, holding Olga, quickly followed using Moonwalk.
Eustass didn't have time for the father and daughter to stage a reunion, resolve a century of misunderstanding, and cry tears of joy.
After reaching the second giant stomach, Eustass didn't stop, heading straight for the third giant stomach.
The light here was dimmer, as it was further away from the Lord Lantern Organ.
However, under the dim light, the third stomach gave them a feeling of starlight.
They traveled all the way to the Alkemi Ruins on a small island.
"You want the Pure Gold?"
Olga's father asked.
"Mhm."
Eustass nodded.
"That's simple, follow me."
Olga's father finished speaking, went to the entrance of the ruins, pressed a stone slab, and deactivated the mechanism of the first stage.
He led Eustass, Betty, and Olga all the way to the second stage.
Olga watched her father sit down at a nearby piano and begin to play.
After the song was finished, the lava surrounding the platform receded.
A passage leading downwards appeared in the middle of the platform.
Eustass and the others followed.
They arrived at the third stage.
This was a sheer cliff face. Only by hitting the target above the opposite rock wall would the bridge connect.
Eustass simply lifted the Uncle, while Betty lifted Olga, and they flew across using Moonwalk.
The Uncle was speechless.
Eustass gave the Uncle a smiling glance.
Times have changed, Uncle!
The mechanism is nice, but useless~
They arrived at the fourth stage.
This was the key-testing stage: one key, multiple keyholes.
If they tried the wrong one, they would suffer the mechanism's punishment.
The Uncle looked at the mechanism glumly. After a hundred years, he had long forgotten which keyhole was the correct one.
Eustass stepped forward and kicked out.
The kick landed, instantly smashing the mechanism.
Next, he kicked through the trapdoor leading to the underground passage.
The Uncle was speechless.
This young man... doesn't play by the rules!
"Let's go."
Eustass said, and walked down the underground passage.
"Stinky old man, are you playing *Brave Adventurer* here?"
Olga looked at her father exasperatedly; this was far too cliché.
"Uh, cough cough, nonsense..."
The Uncle tilted his head awkwardly, feeling a bit embarrassed.
How could he have known that this young man clearing the stages wouldn't respect martial virtues?
Eustass traveled all the way underground to the room where the Uncle researched Pure Gold.
He walked in and found a large chunk of Pure Gold, about the size of an ostrich egg, which emitted a dazzling, brilliant light inside the room.
After thinking for a moment, Eustass immediately used White Thread to wrap the Pure Gold tightly.
The light from the Pure Gold was too dazzling; it could practically illuminate the night.
If he took it out without covering it, wouldn't that be telling the whole World that he had obtained the Pure Gold?
He took the Pure Gold and immediately turned to leave.
Betty, Olga, and the others quickly followed.
They returned once again to the first stomach.
Eustass landed on the island and raised his leg, kicking toward the distance.
Employing Rankyaku, a vacuum slicing wave rapidly flew into the distance.
"Pfft!"
The stomach wall was struck by the vacuum slicing wave, causing it to rupture.
Lord Lantern, swimming in the deep sea, twisted its body in agony.
Eustass delivered another Rankyaku to the stomach wall.
Lord Lantern was in excruciating pain and quickly swam toward the sea surface, intending to throw something up.
However, just as it reached the surface of the sea.
Inside the stomach.
On the small island.
Eustass instantly drew ama-no-habakiri and Enma, wrapped Armament Haki around the blades, and unleashed two massive azure slicing waves toward both sides.
The slicing waves rapidly flew out, splitting the body of Lord Lantern in two.
Eustass, carrying the Uncle, and Betty, carrying Olga, immediately rushed out using Moonwalk.
Killing Lord Lantern was necessary.
After all, this thing likes to eat Pure Gold, and Eustasshad stolen its Pure Gold.
When Eustass eventually gives the Pure Gold to some of his descendants, Lord Lantern would likely come back to devour islands and steal the Pure Gold.
Eustass used Moonwalk to quickly travel above the sea surface under the cover of night.
Using his Observation Haki, he sensed an island missing a corner nearby.
That was the island where they had originally anchored.
Eustass arrived and dropped the Uncle onto the beach.
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After resting on the shore for a night.
Eustass set off again.
He carried Olga and her father to an inhabited island.
He told Olga's father that people in this era could now cure Olga's illness.
He gave the man several hundred thousand Berries and then left with Betty.
Several hundred thousand Berries was neither too much nor too little, just enough for the father and daughter to live on, and not so much that envious people would target them, causing them to lose their lives due to sudden wealth... Eustass parted ways with Betty halfway.
He returned to Fish-Man Island.
Upon arriving at Fish-Man Island, Eustass reached the square just as Otohime stood on the high platform, proclaiming his greatness.
Just at this moment.
Eustass's brow furrowed.
He turned his head to look into the distance.
Hody Jones, a member of the Ryugu Army, stood on a distant mountain, holding a gun, aiming at Otohime, preparing to assassinate her.
Eustass snorted coldly, used Soru, and instantly disappeared.
The next instant.
Eustass appeared behind Otohime, his two fingers instantly clamping a rapidly flying bullet.
There was an exclamation from the crowd, and Otohimeturned around in shock.
Eustass, with the bullet clamped in his hand, hurled it fiercely into the distance, Armament Haki wrapped around the bullet.
The bullet returned along its original path, instantly flying back into the barrel of the gun in Hody Jones's hand, and the barrel exploded.
The next instant, the bullet pierced through Hody Jones's skull.
Hody Jones fell down in horror.
"Trash."
Eustass said coldly.
Hody Jones, a madman who constantly claimed to be for the good of the fish-man race, yet always sought to destroy Fish-Man Island.
To put it plainly, Hody Jones blamed everyone because he felt he had an unhappy childhood.
He didn't live well, so he didn't want others to live well either.
"Your Ryugu Army needs to be screened. A Ryugu soldier tried to assassinate you."
After Eustass finished speaking, he left directly.
Otohime looked at him gratefully.
As soon as Eustass returned, he immediately left the island again.
Wrapped in a layer of bubbles, Eustass swam into the deep sea. His Observation Haki sensed a decaying ship in the water in the distance, stopped in the seawater.
A four-legged Broad-Striped Wobbegong Shark-man stood on the ship, inside the ship's bubble.
Vander Decken IX, son of Vander Decken VIII.
Vander Decken VIII was scared away by Samantha back then, and now he had found a wife somewhere and had a hideously ugly son, the Ninth.
Eustass said nothing, drew Enma, and delivered two slashes into the distance.
Two giant cyan slashes, carried by the ocean currents, quickly flew away.
Two loud thuds.
The decaying large ship was instantly destroyed.
Vander Decken IX, user of the Target-Target Fruit, was also cut down by the slashes.
"Each generation is worse than the last."
Eustass complained, then turned and headed back to Fish-Man Island.
End of 1512.
Betty led the entire East Blue Revolutionary Army to pledge allegiance to Eustass's daughter, Carina.
For a time, Dragon was furious.
But there was nothing he could do.
The same year.
Eustass took his entire family out to sea for a trip.
As a result, they encountered King Riku's wife, son-in-law, and two daughters who had escaped from Dressrosa.
Without the String-String Fruit, Doflamingo didn't even bother to pretend this time.
He directly used a Celestial Dragons' secret to threaten the World Government not to interfere.
Doflamingo directly led his family members to Dressrosa, killed King Riku, and then slaughtered the Royal Guard.
Doflamingo took control of Dressrosa through forceful means.
Kyros and Scarlett, along with the underage Violet, young Rebecca, and Kyros's mother-in-law, escaped.
Eustass ruffled Rebecca's little head as she stood on the ship.
He glanced at Dressrosa in the distance. On a giant rock at the edge of Dressrosa, Doflamingo watched Eustass's figure with a grim expression.
Eustass smiled playfully.
"Revenge is something you take yourself. Whether you can get it depends on whether you can become strong enough."
Eustass ruffled Rebecca and Violet's hair, saying.
Eustass did not land, and Doflamingo breathed a sigh of relief.
One year later.
New World.
Red Line.
Eustass sat on a lounge chair, watching the passing clouds, and reached for a glass of wine from a nearby table.
He took a sip of wine, then continued reading the newspaper.
Beside him.
A tall, beautiful woman sat on another lounge chair.
A long sword rested against the table.
"Are you really not going to reconsider?"
Imu asked seriously.
Over the years, Eustass had grown tired of the scenery ten thousand meters beneath the sea.
So, for the past year, he would occasionally come to the Red Line to admire the cloudscape.
And Imu always felt uneasy whenever Eustass came to the Red Line.
So, she changed her strategy.
Imu promised Eustass many benefits.
Such as immortality, power, and wealth, which would allow Eustass to live as freely as a god.
"Boring."
Eustass shook his head, "How about we fight?"
Imu frowned, snorted coldly, stood up, and left directly.
Eustass smiled.
Eustass was not content with the status quo.
He wanted to pursue more, he wanted to constantly travel through myriad Worlds, experience the scenery of different Worlds, and defeat the strong from different Worlds.
Eustass glanced down.
Within the range of his Observation Haki.
Below, on the ocean of the New World, on a Marinetraining ship.
An elderly Admiral cried out in pain, holding a sacrificed cadet.
Zephyr... "Ahhh!"
Zephyr's right arm was so severely injured by pirates that he couldn't lift it.
He wore the Marine's white cloak of justice, holding a sacrificed cadet in his left hand, wailing in agony towards the sky.
Above, dark clouds gathered, winds howled, and rain poured down.
Zephyr's purple hair was soaked by the raindrops, clinging tightly to his forehead, tears mixing with the rain.
Zephyr knelt on the deck, quickly crawled into the distance, and flipped over a Marine cadet.
But that person was also dead.
Zephyr kept shaking one cadet after another, but besides Ain and Binz, he hadn't found any surviving cadets.
"Don't die, don't, don't... Don't die, don't die, don't die!"
Zephyr finally found a cadet who still had a breath, and quickly tried to save him, but after a few seconds, the cadet's head tilted, and he died.
"Ahhhhh—!"
Zephyr's mind shattered, tears gushing out like rain.
Ever since his wife and child were killed by pirates.
He had devoted himself entirely to teaching cadets. Zephyr had cared for and taught the Marine Academy cadets as if they were his own children.
Watching his children die one by one before him, Zephyrrepeatedly banged his head against the deck, his left fist continuously pounding the deck, wailing in agony, his cries piercing the clouds.
Full of hatred.
Ain knelt on the deck, her eyes lifeless, looking painfully at her former friends from the academy, her comrades who had faced life and death battles together after going out to sea.
Binz watched all this in agony, clenching his fists.
The rain grew heavier, and the three sat on the silent battleship.
One was lost.
One was angry but helpless.
One, in despair, completely descended into madness.
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Several months later.
A NEO-Marine warship.
After Zephyr received treatment at the Marine Base and had a mechanical arm installed…
…he chose to leave the Marines with his beloved students and found the NEO-Marines.
Because Zephyr had disciples everywhere in the Marines, no one stopped him from leaving.
And thanks to his high reputation, the moment he founded the NEO-Marines, droves of Marines resigned to join him.
"Hmph!"
Zephyr sat aboard ship, reading the newspaper.
"Civil war on Kuraigana Island—Kingdom of Sicaeldestroyed!"
Behind him, Admiral Ain, overseeing NEO-Marine drills, glanced back at the paper.
"Every year tragedies erupt across the World, yet the Marines always look the other way."
"The Marines are rotten," Zephyr fumed. "What they ignore, we NEO-Marines will handle. We are the true justice!"
"Teacher."
"Mm?"
"It's Eustass."
Hearing Ain, Zephyr jerked his head up.
In the distance…
…a ship raced toward them.
Its flag bore the World Government's emblem at the bottom, with a scythe across it—symbolizing the intent to cut them down.
"It's the Resistance Army. How did they end up with Eustass?"
Binz asked in puzzlement.
"Didn't you know? The Resistance's leader is Eustass's daughter."
Ain explained.
Binz was stunned.
Good grief.
During this period…
…with Eustass as her backer, Morgans supplying intel and propaganda, and Belo Betty providing troops…
…Carina's Resistance had grown so fast it almost eclipsed Dragon's Revolutionary Army.
"What on earth is that man planning?"
Zephyr could no longer fathom Eustass.
Once he'd believed the Government's label: the vilest pirate alive.
After Eustass saved the people of Ohara, Zephyr secretly admired him; his view had shifted.
Now the man had sent his daughter to lead the Resistance against Mary Geoise.
Zephyr found Eustass more inscrutable by the day.
"Zephyr—no, should I call you Z? How about a spar?"
Far away…
…on the Resistance ship…
…Eustass stood at the rail with his daughter Carina, smiling at Zephyr.
"This…"
Zephyr looked reluctant.
Even in his prime he couldn't beat the man.
Now, far weaker, he'd be no match at all.
The guy just wants to pummel me!
"Come on, it's been ages—let's fight and catch up."
Eustass laughed.
Zephyr, Binz and Ain's scalps tingled.
Your family "catches up" with fists?!
Beside Eustass, Carina covered a snicker.
That's Dad—either throwing punches or on the way to throw them.
Not long after…
…on an uninhabited island…
Zephyr panted, senses on high alert.
Eustass flashed behind him; Zephyr spun to counter.
With ama-no-habakiri in hand, Eustass slashed, splitting Zephyr's Sea Stone mechanical right arm.
Sparks flew; steel sang.
The force sent Zephyr staggering backward.
Seeing the gash in his Sea Stone arm, he paled.
When Zephyr, Sengoku, Tsuru, Garp and Big Mom were still brats, Eustass had already made his name on the seas.
Zephyr couldn't understand.
Years had passed; they were all aging, their prime long gone…
…yet Eustass hadn't weakened—he'd grown stronger.
Ridiculous.
And he still looked so young.
Zephyr had no clue that early on the System kept Eustassalive, and later Pure Gold extended his life.
"Huff… I'm… I'm old. You monster—how can you still look so young?"
An asthma attack hit; Zephyr whipped out his inhaler, puffed twice, and recovered.
If not for the illness, that puny pirate wouldn't have ambushed his trainee voyage.
"Want to know?"
Eustass grinned.
"…"
Zephyr hesitated, then nodded.
"Join the Resistance and I'll tell you."
Eustasz eyed him with a smile.
Before crossing over, he'd read a fanfic called "Unseen Moon" and truly understood Zephyr's character.
He deeply admired men like Zephyr—
—spending life chasing justice, training endless Marines after losing his family.
Zephyr really wanted to change the World, but cruel fate finally drove him mad.
If Eustass could steer him away from madness…
…Zephyr would become a huge asset to his daughter's Resistance.
Though Zephyr's strength had waned, his teaching skill remained unmatched.
From the three Admirals—White-Kuzan, Yellow-Borsalino, Red-Sakazuki…
…to Smoker and Hina, to Binz and Ain.
All of them were Zephyr's students.
Not to mention the elite Marines spread across every Base—most had trained under him.
"Then let me ask—will the Resistance truly change the World and end the Great Pirate Era?"
Zephyr pressed.
"You'll know once we finish our fight!"
Eustass shot forward.
A flash of cold light.
Zephyr raised his Sea Stone arm, blocking again and again.
Sparks showered; steel clanged without end.
Eustass drove him from the beach into the forest.
Boom—!
A single slash sent Zephyr flying, smashing through trees to roll across the sand.
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Eustass stretched out a hand and pulled Zephyr up.
"Old bones, not what they used to be."
Zephyr sighed.
Eustass waved a hand:
"Deal. No backing out—report to the Resistance tomorrow."
Resistance HQ: Goa Kingdom, East Blue—its original site.
While Eustass kept the Government's top fighters tied down…
…his daughter Carina successfully conquered seven kingdoms in East Blue.
The Resistance wasn't like Dragon's Revolutionary Army.
Dragon just incited revolts and then fled.
To Eustass it seemed downright idiotic.
He urged people to rise, yet refused to protect the new kingdom…
…leaving them easy prey for Government fleets.