185: Chapter 185 Arrival at Fishman Island"Aaaaaah!It's all your fault!If it weren't for you, Lord Deiken wouldn't have ended up like this!" The bald siren roared angrily, his eyes red as he looked at Vander Deiken IX, who was no longer human and had turned into a pile of minced meat.
With that, he raised his fist, the size of a clay pot, and slammed it down at Luffy.Completely blinded by rage, he hadn't considered the vast difference in strength between himself and Luffy.However, before he could even get close, he was overwhelmed by Luffy's Conqueror's Haki and collapsed to the ground, dizzy and disoriented.
"Hey, Watatsumi, what's wrong?Get up and avenge our boss!" Deakin and his crew stood on the wrecked pirate ship, shouting anxiously, but none dared to attack this terrifying being.They could only hope that the bald sea monster would quickly recover and continue fighting.However, no matter how much they shouted, the bald sea monster remained unresponsive.
When they saw Luffy floating towards them with a smile on his face, some of the braver ones decided to fight to the death.After all, they were going to die anyway, so they might as well fight rather than wait to die.
Unfortunately, Luffy wasn't going to give them that chance.Without hesitation, he unleashed his Gum-Gum Pistol, slamming it heavily into the already dilapidated pirate ship.With a deafening crash, the pirate ship instantly shattered into countless fragments, completely obliterating itself.This sudden turn of events terrified the fishmen who were about to attack, turning them pale and utterly losing their will to fight.They scattered in panic, even ignoring the bald-headed sea monster lying on the ground.Luffy didn't care; to him, these guys were nothing more than a rabble.At that moment, Luffy's only concern was the captain of the new Fishman Pirates—Hody Jones.
Luffy deduced that these escaped fish-men would likely seek refuge with the captain of the new Fish-Man Pirates.However, Luffy didn't take this so-called "powerful enemy" seriously.After all, Hody Jones had appeared utterly vulnerable from the start.He was knocked to the ground by Zoro's sword, and if his subordinates hadn't arrived in time and given him the deadly drug ES, he would probably have died long ago.Even though he later managed to stand up again thanks to the drug, he was ultimately kicked away by Luffy.
Despite this, the battle was exceptionally difficult.Luffy knew that besides the enemy having the advantage of terrain, his Haki training at that time was not yet mature enough.If he had mastered Haki more deeply then, he could have completely crippled the enemy with that initial kick.After returning to the Sunny, they continued to descend, eventually reaching a depth of 10,000 meters.Here, an island shrouded in giant bubbles appeared before them.After Nami repeatedly confirmed, this bubble-encircled island was indeed their destination—Fishman Island!
Everyone was excited and began preparing for their landing on Fishman Island.However, just then, Liz suddenly pointed at Caribou's ice sculpture and asked, "But what should we do with this guy?After all, we've already kindly brought him here."
Luffy stared at Caribou's ice sculpture for a moment, then decisively decided to throw him into the training space, the same cage originally used to imprison Mr.3.Incidentally, Mr.3 is now working with Buggy, despite his strong dislike for Buggy's effeminate personality.
Just as everyone was searching for the entrance to Fishman Island, a group of mysterious fishmen riding sea beasts suddenly appeared and blocked their way.The fishmen all had very serious expressions, and their eyes revealed a chilling aura.
They pulled out a tattered newspaper and examined the photos and text repeatedly.Then, one of the fishmen spoke up, "Hey, you human with the straw hat, you're Luffy who defeated Arlong two years ago, right?We're warriors of the New Fishman Pirates!" His voice was full of threat and provocation.
Hearing this question, Luffy nodded, though his expression remained unchanged.Then, the fish-men continued, "Now, we'll give you a chance.If you're willing to become our slaves, perhaps our leader will spare your lives." With that, they ordered hordes of sea monsters to surround the Sunny, as if warning them that if they didn't agree, they would become food for the sea monsters.
The Straw Hat crew looked at the fish-man with disdain, as if he were an idiot.They thought he must have drunk too much fake alcohol to say such stupid things; after all, Luffy was one of the Four Emperors, how could he willingly become someone else's slave?
However, the fish-men didn't realize their mistake.Feeling the contempt from the humans, they became enraged.Several fish-men immediately ordered the sea monsters to attack the Sunny, attempting to tear it and the Straw Hat crew to pieces.
Seeing the situation escalating, Luffy prepared to intervene and resolve the trouble.But Zoro stopped him, saying, "Luffy, let me handle this.My sword is itching for a fight!"
Luffy glanced at Zoro, smiled, and agreed.He knew Zoro's strength and believed he could easily handle the fishmen and sea monsters.Luffy wasn't bothered by these things; to him, it was just a minor incident on his journey.After casting a protective shield on Zoro, he let him fight."Now it's time to show the results of two years of training, even though the enemy is weak," Zoro said calmly, biting down on the Kitetsu and brandishing his Mortal Blade as it charged at him.Several fishmen crossed their arms, eager to see Zoro reduced to ashes.However, what happened next was beyond.Contrary to their expectations, Zoro not only moved freely in the sea, but his movements were also incredibly agile.Under Zoro's superb swordsmanship, the sea monsters were wiped out in no time.By this time, the fish-men had already sensed Zoro's terrifying power.As Zoro floated towards them, they didn't forget to threaten him, saying that killing members of the new Fish-Man Pirates would definitely come to a bad end."By the way, Kuina, how's your Sun Breathing training going?" Luffy asked while eating a watermelon.When this topic came up, Kuina said somewhat dejectedly, "Although I really want to master it, no matter how hard I try, I just can't seem to get it right.Master Mihawk even said that maybe it's not suitable for me."
"Ah, I forgot.Everyone has their own preferred breathing technique.How about this?" Luffy bought the Moon Breathing technique from the system shop and handed it to Kuina.Kuina only needed to try it a few times to feel that the breathing technique suited her perfectly.Luffy nodded in satisfaction, realizing that he had also forgotten that breathing techniques don't suit everyone.