"Hah? What kind of madness is this, kid?"
Cracker squinted his eyes and asked, then drew the sword, [Pretzel] from his back and swung it down fiercely.
"Although I don't know what's wrong with you, sneak attacking me, Cracker-sama, seals your fate to die!"
Whoosh-
Just as Pretzel's blade was less than five centimeters from the spot between Jin's eyebrows, countless palm-sized white papers flew over, wrapping up Cracker's body like a mummy.
"Jin-nii!"
The three lolis hurried over, each holding shopping bags large and small. It was easy to imagine how much fun they'd had these past few hours.
Slash-
A sharp flying slash cut through all of Konan's papers.
Looking at Konan in her 'Elementalization' state, Cracker glared and cursed:
"What's going on? Another strange brat? A Logia type?"
Kurenai glanced at Cracker. "Who is this ugly uncle?"
Cracker charged again.
Seeing this, Konan prepared to use her ability to block.
"Konan, you're not his match yet," Jin reminded.
"I know, but since we've come to this world, we can't just play all the time. I need to train hard too," Konan replied.
Her words made Kurenai and Rin feel somewhat ashamed, as they really had been playing non-stop these past two days.
After all, this world was far more interesting than Konoha Village.
"We'll help too!"
Rin and Kurenai, not wanting to be outdone, stood behind Konan.
"Emmm... alright, let's use him as the punching bag for your first mission together," Jin said.
'Team 7's first main mission was the three rookies fighting Zabuza. My own three shouldn't fall short, right? Cracker, one of the Sweet Commanders, was barely qualified, wasn't he?'
However, the ideal was beautiful, but reality was cruel.
Although they managed to stall him temporarily using abilities like Clone Technique and low-level Genjutsu, which Cracker had never encountered before, the difference in strength was truly too great.
Once Cracker released his Haki, dispersing Kurenai's insignificant low-level Genjutsu, the three lolis stood no chance.
"Damn it! Wasting so much of my time!"
Cracker swung Pretzel again, attacking Konan.
Mistaking her for a Logia User, he coated the blade with Armament Haki.
However, the moment the blackened blade was just half a centimeter from the top of Konan's head...
Bang!!!
Suddenly, Cracker felt an intense pain in his abdomen, as if his internal organs had been displaced.
In the last instant as he was sent flying backwards, he looked down and saw Jin had somehow appeared between him and the blue-haired girl.
His beloved sword Pretzel was now in the other's hand, stabbed into his own side!
'Wh-what happened?'
'Wh-why is my sword in his hand?'
'And wh-why didn't my Observation Haki sense anything at all?'
"It happened again!?"
Hancock, watching from the sidelines, was also dumbfounded.
It was the same as before with her. The other party's speed being far superior was understandable, but her Observation Haki hadn't captured anything. She didn't even know how she was hit.
Hancock completely failed to understand.
After all, even if someone was as fast as Kizaru, they couldn't possibly do something like this!
"It hurts! It hurts! It hurts so much!!!"
At this moment, Cracker, who had been afraid of even injections since childhood, let out a scream that echoed throughout Fish-Man Island.
"Alright, buddy, stop yelling. It's not a fatal wound," Jin said, patting Cracker on the cheek, "Can I hitch a ride to Totto Land now?"
Konan stepped forward, blinking, "Jin-nii, he... seems to have passed out."
"Tch~" Jin clicked his tongue, reached into Cracker's pocket, and fished out an Eternal Pose after a moment.
"Good, no need for a ride anymore," Jin said with a smile.
It's an Eternal Pose to Totto Land.
"Wh-what's going on!?"
At this time, Nami, carrying numerous bags, also rushed over upon hearing the commotion. Her eyes widened like copper bells when she saw the scene.
"H-how could this happen? H-how are we going to explain this to BIG MOM!?"
A Fish-Man elder in splendid robes, with a beard on his chin, trembled all over, his voice shaking. He was the Minister of the Left under King Neptune.
"Fish-Man elder, could you help arrange an introduction with your king?" Jin played with the Eternal Pose, tossed it to Nami, who was still confused), and smiled at the Minister of the Left.
The Minister of the Left clearly knew Jin's identity. Faced with the request, he didn't dare refuse and nodded stiffly.
...
Ryugu Palace.
After hearing his subordinate's report about the incident at the sweet factory half an hour ago, Neptune nearly fainted from fright.
The super rookie who beat the Red Hair Pirates, and one of the Four Emperors, the Big Mom Pirates.
Who would have thought these two groups would come to Fish-Man Island on the same day? And they ended up fighting!
Fighting was one thing, but the problem was they fought on Fish-Man Island.
Damn it.
He couldn't afford to offend either the Big Mom Pirates or Jin's group!
At this moment, Neptune once again missed the days when Newgate was alive.
"Don't look so glum, Your Majesty," A joking voice reached Neptune's ears, which was full of doubt about life.
Looking up, he saw Jin walking into the palace hall, waving at him.
Seeing this, Neptune quickly suppressed the worry on his face and forced a smile, "A pleasure to meet you, God of Destruction-sama."
"Just call me by my name. I really don't like that title," Jin said. Behind him were the three lolis, as well as Hancock and Nami.
Nami's expression was even worse than Neptune's had been earlier. She had already learned from Rin what happened.
Upon hearing that Jin planned to target Big Mom, Nami almost cried.
'What kind of madman had kidnapped me?'
'Just a couple of days ago, the newspapers said he killed Usopp's father, Yasopp, essentially creating an irreconcilable feud with the Red Hair Pirates.'
'Today, he was picking a fight with another Emperor's crew.'
Nami felt that if this continued, the remaining two Emperor's crews and the World Government would probably be on the agenda soon.
"No need to worry about Charlotte Linlin blaming you, because she's about to disappear from this world completely," Jin said, reassuring Neptune.
Neptune's eyes nearly popped out in shock, instantly understanding Jin's meaning.
He originally thought Roger, who fought the Rocks Pirates right after entering the New World, was the fiercest.
He never expected that forty years later, someone just as fierce as Roger would appear, picking a fight with the Red Hair Pirates before even entering the New World, and now preparing to finish off the Big Mom Pirates!?
Neptune really wanted to say:
'I thought Roger was invincible, but someone is even fiercer!'
"Th-then I wish you immediate success, Jin-sama..." Neptune didn't even know what to say anymore, only managing to offer an awkward yet polite blessing.
But Neptune immediately thought of another problem… if Big Mom really died, whose flag would Fish-Man Island borrow for protection in the future?
Thinking this, Neptune couldn't help but look at Jin...
The smile on Jin's face widened.
He certainly knew what little scheme Neptune was considering.
But he wasn't going to imitate Luffy or Newgate, acting as a protective umbrella for free without gaining any benefits.
"The territory currently held by the Big Mom Pirates, Totto Land, that's a very large piece of land. If Charlotte Linlin dies, that land will be vacant..." Jin looked up at Neptune with a smile and continued, "King Neptune, I've heard that the people of Fish-Man Island have always wanted to live on the surface..."
As soon as he said this, the expressions of many Fish-Men in the Ryugu Palace changed dramatically.
'Oh my.'
'D-does this mean that after Big Mom dies, he'll give us the land of Totto Land?'
'C-could such a good thing really happen?'
Neptune also looked incredulous.
'A pie falling from the sky?'
'No, it was like gold falling from the sky!'
'Was this young man really so generous?!'
Over ten seconds later, after taking several deep breaths to calm down, Neptune said, "That... for you to be so generous, Jin-sama, what price must Fish-Man Island pay?"
Simply borrowing Big Mom's flag required paying ten tons of sweets as a protection fee every month. Neptune didn't believe Jin would be generous enough to simply give them the entire land of Totto Land.
"I've heard your daughter has been threatened by a villain and has been living in seclusion in the Hard-Shell Tower for ten years, unable to leave. I personally despise scoundrels who bully weak women the most. King Neptune, we can't let Shirahoshi suffer such grievances anymore. We must make that scum Vander Decken IX pay the price!" Jin said with an indignant expression.
Neptune: "..."
'Alright, so he's after my precious daughter.'
But to be honest, if Jin could really help kill Vander Decken IX, he had no reason to refuse Jin approaching his daughter.
The main problem was Vander Decken IX's ability was too troublesome, and even Jinbei couldn't do anything about him.
Helpless, Neptune could only build a completely sealed bedroom for his daughter.
For a full ten years, or more accurately, nine and a half years, Shirahoshi hadn't left her room for a single step. Neptune, as a father, felt very guilty about this.
However, Jin's desire to possess Shirahoshi wasn't as strong as his desire for Hancock or Nami.
After all, he didn't have the hobby of using a toothpick to stir a vat.
Aside from feeling a bit sorry for the little girl Shirahoshi, there was another important reason:
He really didn't want to leave anything for Luffy. Not women, nor opportunities.
Originally, Jin had even considered snatching Luffy's Nika Fruit as well, to maybe give it to Tsunade? Both used their fists anyway.
But then Jin remembered the Nika Fruit's characteristic of getting stronger the more you laugh... and decided to forget it. It was too absurd.
It's like reverse Super Saiyan… While others get stronger the angrier they get, Luffy gets stronger the more he laughs.
Jin was a bit curious. In the original work, if Luffy heard that Garp was killed, would he cry or laugh? It might be like Goku seeing Krillin die, then laughing hysterically while turning Super Saiyan. The image was too beautiful to imagine…