53: Chapter 53: The Trial Ends and Garp ArrivesKing Neptune, leading his army and escorting his traitorous brother Compton, arrived at the square.Seeing Princess Otohime unharmed before him, he rushed forward, embraced her, and said:
"Oh!Your Highness, I'm so glad you're alright.I was terrified when you sent that you would use yourself as bait to feed the enemy.Don't be so foolish again.How can I live without you, Princess Otohime?"
"Tch!" Hearing Neptune's words, Compton, who was being held captive, couldn't help but sneer and said, "Neptune, look at yourself now!Do you have any dignity as a king?"
He was so infatuated with this woman that he even listened to her desire to coexist peacefully with humans.
I'm telling you, that's wishful thinking.Humans will never give up hunting us.Mermaids are valuable commodities to them; they will never treat us as equals.
After listening, Neptune did not answer but continued to look at Otohime.Otohime then retorted:
"It is precisely because of the difficulties that this is meaningful.As for treating mermaids as commodities, that is a problem, but a solvable one."
Some wicked humans even kidnap and sell the cubs of their own kind—isn't that the same situation as with merfolk?
So we can change all of this, and we must change all of this.The first thing we need to do is to live in peace with them and understand them.
However, I'm not explaining this because of you; you're just a complete rebel.
You don't need to use such high-sounding words about Fishman Island.I can hear your true feelings: you only want the throne, and you're willing to sacrifice everything for it, even betray Fishman Island.
Exposed by Otohime, Compton's face contorted with rage, and he began to ramble incoherently.Neptune, unwilling to witness his former cousin's disgraceful behavior any longer, ordered the trial to begin.
The trial went smoothly, but it was also tedious.Besides listing their crimes and encouraging the public, it ended with their beheadings as a warning.
Wang Luffy watched the whole thing without a shred of emotion, and even felt a slight urge to laugh.He even started planning what would happen after Garp arrived.
My grandfather must have come after discussing it with Sengoku.Basically, once he arrives at Fishman Island, he will act according to their agreed plan, and he probably won't tell me what the plan is.
However, she couldn't help knowing what would happen next—that an unlucky Celestial Dragon would encounter a shipwreck.But at that time, Otohime should have been establishing diplomatic relations with the Navy, so she definitely wouldn't meet him again.
So this unlucky guy had to be handed over to his grandfather to deal with.Although the Celestial Dragons deserved to die, this guy still had some conscience and knew how to be grateful after being saved.
Moreover, if we don't save him, the death of a Celestial Dragon might draw the World Government's attention to Fish-Man Island, which would greatly impact the plan.
If his grandfather saved him, he could use the advantages of his position to help implement certain naval plans.
Just as Luffy was contemplating and the Fishmen were judging the traitors, Garp finally arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago by ship.
After arriving at the Sabaody Archipelago, Capu only made a brief appearance before ordering Bogart to take most of his personal guards to investigate the conduct of the naval officers stationed on Sabaody.
He himself, accompanied by a small group of personal guards, traveled to Fishman Island in a specially made submarine.
Soon, Garp and his group arrived at the entrance to Fishman Island.Although the trial of the traitors was nearing its end, the martial law on Fishman Island was not yet over, and the guards stopped Garp and his group outside.
Garp didn't force his way in; instead, he pulled out a Den Den Mushi and called Wang Luffy.Wang Luffy was still thinking when the Den Den Mushi suddenly rang, startling him.
Wang Lufei then looked awkwardly at the astonished crowd around him, then glanced apologetically at Otohime and Neptune before turning to answer the phone.
A loud voice came from the other end of the phone, "Hey!Luffy, it's your grandpa!Come and open the door for me right now.The Fishman Island guards won't let us in, saying there are rebels and martial law has been declared.Could it be you?"
Wang Lufei said somewhat speechlessly, "No, I'm here to help catch the rebels.I'll be there in five minutes.Please wait a moment."
Then Wang Luffy hung up the Den Den Mushi and Neptune and said, "Your Majesty, my grandfather has arrived at the entrance, but he can't come in because of the martial law.I have to go and meet him.Please excuse me."
Neptune nodded and said, "Yes, we can't keep the naval hero waiting.You can go and pick him up first.I'll get there as soon as I'm done here."
After saying that, he took out his token and handed it to Wang Lufei, saying, "This is my token.For fishmen, seeing the token is like seeing me.With this, you should be able to pass through without any obstacles."
After thanking him, Wang Luffy took the token, glanced around, and then ran quickly toward the entrance to Fishman Island.
Five minutes indeed, Wang Lufei arrived at the entrance right on time, showing the guards Neptune's token.
After seeing the token, the guard knelt on one knee and respectfully said, "Please give your orders, Censor."
Wang Lufei was very approachable and said directly, "My grandfather is at the door.He'll make the arrangements and let you through."
Upon hearing this, the guards hurriedly went to make arrangements to welcome Garp and his party in.
When Garp arrived, he immediately went over to Luffy, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "You're pretty punctual, kid.How's life on Fishman Island lately?"
Wang Lufei replied with a smile, "That feels good.I've gained a few pounds recently."
However, just as Wang Lufei was about to say something more, two beautiful figures, one tall and one short, rushed over.
The smaller one clung to Wang Lufei like an octopus, while the larger one, after dribbling and bumping into someone, held onto Wang Lufei's head and wouldn't let go.
Then Wang Luffy said with some surprise, "You guys came with Grandpa too.It's been a long time, Nami, Nojiko."
Nami, clinging to Luffy, said, "Hmph!You bad guy!If we hadn't pestered Grandpa to come find you, who knows when we'd be able to get back to you!""I saw you, but you didn't even come back."
Nojiko agreed, "Yeah, you rascal, you kept saying you'd be home soon and that we'd wait for you, but it's been almost half a year and we still haven't seen you."
Wang Luffy was a little embarrassed and said, "Sorry, you two, something came up and I was held up for a while.Actually, I'll go home after the Fishman Island incident is over."
However, now that you've come to Fishman Island, we've met ahead of time.To make it up to you, how about I show you around the island?"
Nami and Nojiko both nodded happily.
Seeing that they were in a better mood, Wang Luffy said, "Hurry up and let go of me.If we wait any longer, the King of Fishman Island will be here with a large number of fishmen.Do you want them to laugh at us?"
After hearing this, Nojiko smiled and released Luffy, standing beside him.Nami, on the other hand, was a bit arrogant.She said it didn't matter, but slowly let go of Luffy, finally grabbing his clothes and standing on the other side.
Then Wang Luffy handed Garp a list of pictures with names on it and said, "I originally wanted to take care of these inhuman fishman pirates myself, but since you've brought your personal guards here, Grandpa, let's leave this task to them."
These are their photos and names.When King Neptune arrives, tell him to send a group of soldiers to fight alongside them.Consider it the first instance of peaceful coexistence between humans and Fish-Man Island.
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