"Boom!"
As Noah moved, the massive chains attached to it began to sway, easily smashing the mountains below!
"Hurry, dodge!"
"Ah!"
So Fish-n who couldn’t dodge in ti were struck by flying debris and lost consciousness on the spot.
The other Fish-Man race mbers who narrowly avoided the attack looked up at the sky in terror, fearing they might be hit next.
"Damn that Vander Decken..." Hody, gripping the chain, gritted his teeth and said, "He actually dares to betray ..."
At this mont, Hody’s heart was filled with rage!
But when he saw the Straw Hat Pirates below, his expression changed.
"If Noah crashes down directly, these humans will surely die.
That way... he could easily kill these powerful humans!
Thinking of this, Hody’s eyes grew excited.
"Sha-ha-ha-ha-ha! You really did a good thing, Vander Decken!"
After laughing wildly, Hody began climbing upward rapidly.
"Princess Shirahoshi is truly a brave person..." Nami’s expression grew complicated as she watched the figure moving farther away.
"Yes."
Nico Robin also nodded in agreent. To go to such lengths... this princess’s character is truly beyond reproach!
"Alright, with him there, Princess Shirahoshi will be fine." Zoro, who remained calm throughout, lowered his head to look at the surrounding enemies and said, "Let’s clear out these enemies first."
Clearly, Zoro believed iser could handle the massive Noah!
"That’s true, then let’s..."
Before Nami could finish her sentence, she noticed that Hody, who had been on the battlefield monts ago, had disappeared.
"Huh?"
"Hey, where did that guy nad Hody go?"
He was just in front of Luffy earlier, how did he suddenly vanish?
Upon hearing Nami’s words, the others also showed puzzled expressions.
Right, where did he go?
At that mont, Usopp raised his hand and pointed toward the massive chain now floating in the air, saying:
"He’s in the sky!"
"On that huge chain!"
Judging by his position... he’ll probably reach the sea soon.
"On the chain?"
Hearing Usopp’s words, the others also turned their gaze to the chain.
Then, Perona exclaid in surprise, "Could that guy be planning to attack Princess Shirahoshi in the sea?"
It wasn’t impossible.
"What?!"
Sanji imdiately bristled. That bastard actually plans to attack Princess Shirahoshi?
Unforgivable!
Thinking this, Sanji used Moonwalk to fly into the air, clearly intending to attack Hody.
"Eh?!" Chopper stared at Sanji in shock. "How is Sanji flying too?"
This guy hasn’t eaten a Devil Fruit either.
How is he doing this?
"Isn’t this the sa move those CP9 agents used when we encountered them two years ago?" Usopp exclaid in surprise.
If he rembered correctly, this technique was called Moonwalk.
"That’s right, it’s CP9’s technique," Nico Robin nodded.
Recalling those events from two years ago, a look of emotion surfaced in Nico Robin’s eyes.
If it weren’t for her crewmates back then, she probably wouldn’t be living as happily as she is now.
Thinking of this, warmth filled Nico Robin’s heart.
"Hey, Sanji, wait!"
"Luffy?"
Hearing this, Sanji, who had flown halfway into the air, looked down at Luffy in confusion. "What’s up?"
"I’ll handle Hody. You take care of the plaza," Luffy shouted.
Sanji in mid-air thought for a mont, then nodded. "Got it. But... Luffy, there’s seawater up there. Are you sure you want to go?"
Right now, iser is with Shirahoshi and might not notice Luffy’s situation in ti.
What if... "Seawater, huh..."
Luffy pondered for a bit, then turned to Jimbei. "Is there water inside the ship too, Jimbei?"
"I don’t know," Jimbei shook his head. "But since that guy Decken is a Devil Fruit Ability User, I imagine there’s enough air inside for him to move around."
After saying this, Jimbei lowered his head and took out a Bubble Coral from his pocket, handing it to Luffy. "Take this with you."
"Once you enter the sea, imdiately use the bubble to protect your body."
"Alright, I understand."
Luffy nodded, taking the Bubble Coral, then stretched out his arms to grab Sanji in mid-air, clearly intending for Sanji to throw him upward.
"Luffy, please be very careful of Hody," Jimbei said with a serious expression. "In the deep sea, the abilities of the Fish-Man race and humans are worlds apart."
If the two of them fought in the ocean... Luffy would definitely be at a disadvantage!
As for why he wasn’t going into the sea to pursue Hody himself...
First, this was Luffy’s request. Second... if he left now, the effect of this operation would be lost, so he had to stay here.
"I understand," Luffy nodded, then looked up at Sanji in the air. "I’m counting on you, Sanji!"
"Got it!"
Sanji nodded, then closed his eyes to think about how much force he needed to successfully throw Luffy into the space between Fish-Man Island’s Double-Layer Bubble.
Too much force, and Luffy would fly into the open sea; too little, and he wouldn’t reach the chain. He had to control it just right...
After a mont of thought, Sanji opened his eyes. "Alright, let’s go!"
"I’m coming too!" rry, who had flown over, grabbed Luffy’s shoulder. "Take with you!"
"rry?"
Luffy looked at rry in surprise, clearly not expecting the little one to join him in the sea.
"Hey, little one, that’s no joking matter," Jimbei quickly interjected. "The pressure in the deep sea is unimaginable. Once you..."
Jimbei didn’t finish his sentence, but everyone understood what he ant.
The pressure in the deep sea is terrifying. Once rry enters the deep sea, given her physical condition, she could very well die instantly.
"Hey, rry, Jimbei is right." Usopp also ran over, looking at rry with an excited expression as he said, "The deep sea is very dangerous, so you shouldn’t go."
"I know what you’re worried about, but my body can withstand the pressure of the deep sea." rry said, "We tested this long before going to the Sea Forest."
Though she didn’t know how it worked, she could indeed do such things now.
Jimbei: ?
Usopp: ?
Wait, why would this little one even test sothing like that?
Wasn’t she afraid sothing might happen?
"Did that really happen?"
In response to Usopp’s question, Nami replied, "It really did happen."
Upon hearing this, Usopp fell completely silent.
So it really did happen?
anwhile, Jimbei looked at rry with a shocked expression and said, "Such a small body can withstand the pressure of the deep sea?"
"I suppose this is what you’d expect from a Ship Spirit."
It seems legendary beings like Ship Spirits shouldn’t be judged by common sense.
"After all, I am a Ship Spirit." rry smiled, then said seriously, "Besides... my abilities should be able to help Luffy in the sea, so..."
"Please let go with you, Luffy!"
She didn’t know how strong the Fish-Man race was in the deep sea, but if Hody could capture Zoro in the deep sea, he might be able to give Luffy trouble!
So... she had to go!
Perhaps sensing the determination in rry’s eyes, Luffy fell silent for a mont, then nodded and said, "Alright, let’s go together."
With that, Luffy looked up at Sanji and continued, "Sanji, I’m counting on you!"
"Got it!"
Sanji, with a cigarette in his mouth, looked at Luffy with a deep gaze and said, "But you better rember to protect rry and bring her back alive, got it?!"
"Okay!"
Luffy nodded seriously. Even if Sanji hadn’t said it, he would have done so.
This ti, Sanji didn’t say anything more. Instead, he forcefully launched both Luffy and rry into the air.
With rry here, there was no need to worry about strength or anything like that.
After all... rry had the wind!
"Air Force: Rubber SHOOT!"
"Whoosh!"
Propelled by Sanji’s strength, the two of them shot out like arrows, reaching the bubble of Fish-Man Island in just a few breaths.
Then, they passed through it without any hindrance!
"Pop!"
"We’re already in the space between the bubbles." Luffy, observing their surroundings, said, "But why hasn’t the speed slowed down?"
He originally thought Sanji would only fling them near the chains, but they still hadn’t stopped?
"Sanji probably didn’t deliberately control his strength because he considered my presence." rry, clinging to Luffy’s shoulder, shouted loudly, "Don’t worry, we won’t fly out!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a gust of wind appeared around Luffy and rry, forcefully bringing the two of them to a halt.
Then, rry used the power of the wind to carry both of them to the chains, which were very close to the sea.
"Get ready, Luffy."
Looking up at rry in the air, he said with a serious expression, "We’re about to enter the sea."
Sister Shirahoshi will soon bring iser into that connecting corridor leading to Ryugu Palace, and... this ship is also about to enter the sea!
"Alright, I understand."
Luffy, holding the bubble coral in his mouth, nodded and then handed it to rry, saying, "Here, take this."
rry is not a Devil Fruit ability user, so she won’t lose her strength upon entering the seawater. Therefore, it’s most appropriate to give this to her.
"Okay!"
rry didn’t refuse either, reaching out to take the bubble coral.
Then, she looked up at Shirahoshi, who had already entered the connecting corridor, and said, "With iser there, Sister Shirahoshi shouldn’t have any problems."
"So, all we need to do here is take down Hody."
"I know." Luffy nodded.
Even if rry hadn’t said it, he knew what he had to do.
After all... his goal had always been just that!
A mont later—
Whoosh!
A massive chain broke through the second bubble and entered the sea, carrying Luffy and rry along with it.
"Ugh..."
The mont they entered the sea, Luffy’s body began to gradually lose strength, and his hands involuntarily let go of the chain.
"r..."
Gurgle gurgle gurgle~
Buzz
The next mont, a bubble appeared around the two of them, successfully protecting them.
"Phew... we’re safe now." rry said, letting out a long sigh of relief.
Luffy also relaxed, then turned to look around and asked, "Did you see that guy Hody?"
"No."
rry shook her head. "I’ve been looking for him since we flew up, but I couldn’t find his location."
He might have already entered the sea.
"Is that so..."
Luffy thought for a mont, then looked up at the Noah in the distance, growing farther and farther away, and said, "In that case, let’s first—"
Before Luffy could finish his sentence, as if sensing sothing, his pupils suddenly contracted.
Then, he turned to look behind him and said, "Hody..."
"So... you really have already entered the sea." rry, who had also noticed Hody, imdiately furrowed her brow and said, "No wonder we couldn’t find you."
If she had spotted Hody on the chain, she could have taken Luffy and knocked him down from mid-air.
That way, even if it didn’t kill him, it would at least rob him of the ability to pursue iser!
What a sha...
"Although I don’t know how you little thing can fly, to prevent any accidents, I entered the sea ahead of ti." Hody sneered.
The mont he saw rry appear in mid-air with Luffy, Hody abandoned his earlier plan and decisively entered the sea to wait for the two of them.
This way... he wouldn’t be knocked down by their attacks!
"Don’t worry about this guy." rry turned to Luffy and said, "Let’s head to the ship first."
Fighting the Fish-Man race in the sea is too much of a disadvantage, so it’s better to go to the ship with Luffy first.
"Okay!"
Luffy nodded, then swung his hand out of the bubble, intending to grab the massive chain high above.
But unfortunately... Luffy in the deep sea simply couldn’t manage such a feat.
"Damn it, I can’t grab it..." Luffy said with a grim expression.
The strength in his arm would quickly dissipate in the deep sea, so... even if he touched the chain, he wouldn’t be able to hold onto it and pull himself and rry over.
Seeing this, Hody imdiately burst into hearty laughter.
"Sha ha ha ha ha!"
"Can’t even move freely in the deep sea... you humans truly are the lowest of creatures~" Hody laughed mockingly. "In the deep sea, you probably couldn’t even beat a child of the Fish-Man race."
"And now, I’m going to make you lowly creatures who dare defy regret it!"
"Sha ha ha ha ha!" At this mont, Hody felt an overwhelming sense of satisfaction, clearly convinced he had Luffy and rry completely at his rcy.
After all... in his view, the Fish-Man race was invincible in the deep sea!
"Damn it..."
Luffy, having retracted his arm, looked at Hody with a serious expression and said, "Looks like I’ll have to take you down right here."
"Hey hey hey, what nonsense are you spouting?" Hody sneered at Luffy. "Human, do you even know where you are?"
A re human claiming he could take him down in the deep sea... it was nothing short of a joke!
"You..."
"Gomu-Gomu Pistol!"
Without giving Hody a chance to continue speaking, Luffy threw a punch.
But unfortunately... it didn’t hit Hody.
"Sha ha ha ha ha!"
Having perfectly dodged Luffy’s punch, Hody sneered at him. "Straw Hat Boy, in the ocean, your fists are as slow as a snail’s!"
In the deep sea, he could now unleash the Fish-Man race’s greatest speed—a speed the current Straw Hat Boy simply couldn’t match!
"Fighting him here isn’t the way." rry, releasing Luffy’s shoulder, floated up and looked toward Noah high above. "The priority is to get there first."
Only by reaching Noah, filled with air, could Luffy unleash his full power.
Luffy understood this too, but the problem was... they couldn’t get there!
"Sha ha ha ha, with here, don’t even dream of it." Hody, appearing behind the two, sneered. "Just die obediently in the sea!"
"Sha ha ha ha ha!"
"Waiting around isn’t our style." rry shouted, "Wind Vortex!"
As she spoke, rry raised her hand and placed it outside the bubble, using the power of wind to create a miniature vortex.
Then, harnessing this force, she propelled the bubble forward, swiftly charging toward Noah high above!
"Whoa—What?!"
Watching the bubble propelled forward by the miniature vortex, Hody was utterly stunned.
Wasn’t that little girl a Devil Fruit Ability User? Why could she use her ability in the deep sea?
And what was with that vortex? How could it push the bubble forward without destroying it?
What in the world was going on?!
Seeing this, Luffy imdiately lit up with excitent and said, "Great job, rry!"
With this thing, they could quickly get inside that ship!
"I told you bringing along would be useful," rry laughed.
If she hadn’t followed Luffy, he would have been killed by Hody by now.
So... her decision to co along was right!
Luffy nodded very seriously, agreeing with rry’s words.
If it weren’t for rry, he really wouldn’t have been able to approach that ship.
Then, Luffy said, "Can we go any faster?"
"No."
rry shook her head and said, "Increasing speed requires stronger wind output, which would damage the bubble. Then... we’d have to face the enemy in the open sea."
Although her abilities weren’t suppressed by the sea, fighting Fish-n in the ocean would still be disadvantageous, so rry had no intention of doing that.
"Alright."
If rry said so, what else could he say?
He could only hope that Hody wouldn’t catch up to them at this mont.
"Hmph, though I don’t know what’s up with this strange little girl, thinking you can rely on that power to shake off in the ocean is just wishful thinking," Hody said coldly, staring at the bubble high above. "Don’t underestimate the Fish-Man race, you two!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Hody shot forward and caught up to Luffy and rry high above in just a few breaths!
"Wh-what..."
Seeing Hody appear outside the bubble, rry’s pupils instantly shrank to the extre.
Was the Fish-Man race’s speed really this terrifying?
"Little thing, did you really think you could shake off with this?" Hody sneered. "Too naive!"
With that, Hody raised the trident in his hand and thrust it forward, clearly intending to skewer both of them.
Seeing this, rry imdiately increased her ability output, making the bubble move much faster, successfully dodging Hody’s attack.
But because of the increased wind force, the bubble began to distort, looking as if it was about to shatter. This frightened rry, who imdiately reduced her ability output, stabilizing the gradually twisting bubble.
"Darn it, if only we weren’t in the deep sea..."
"Sha ha ha ha, now you understand why I said that, right?" Hody, who had caught up to them again, sneered as he looked at rry and Luffy. "In the deep sea, human strength can never surpass the Fish-Man race!"
"Sha ha ha ha!"
As long as he wanted, these two could never escape his pursuit!
Sha ha ha ha! Then, Hody glanced up at the chains not far away and said, "But... I can’t let you keep rising. It wouldn’t be good if you got into Noah."
If there was air inside that could allow the Straw Hat Boy to move freely... then he’d be the one at a disadvantage!
Thinking this, Hody raised his right hand and grabbed a mass of water droplets, his muscles bulging as he clearly prepared to attack.
"Straw Hat Boy, Shirahoshi entering the sea is actually a stroke of luck for !" Hody grinned viciously. "This way, I can finish you off without lifting a finger~"
"Sha ha ha ha ha~"
"Arrow-Shaped Shark!"
As soon as he finished speaking, countless needle-like streams of water shot from Hody’s hand, rapidly striking toward the bubble!
Seeing this, Luffy imdiately lowered his head and pulled rry up, shielding her in his arms.
The next mont.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
"Pop pop pop!"
The struck Bubbles burst open, exposing both rry and Luffy to the deep sea.
"Ah!"
"Urgh... Gurgle gurgle gurgle..."
The mont he entered the sea, Luffy felt a wave of despairing powerlessness, his body beginning to uncontrollably sink downward.
Seeing this, Hody imdiately laughed heartily and said, "Sha ha ha ha, Devil Fruit users may be formidable on land, but in the sea, they’re nothing more than fish on a chopping block!"
"Straw Hat Boy, see? This is your true strength!"
"Sha ha ha ha!"
"With your power, you’ll never beco the Pirate King!"
At this mont, Hody felt an overwhelming sense of satisfaction.
A re human... could never be his match!
Just then, rry, who had been held protectively in Luffy’s arms, erged from his embrace. She raised her hand and used Bubble Coral to create a new bubble for the two of them.
Then, rry took out Xiao Qing from her bosom and shouted, "Xiao Qing!"
"Hissss!"
Understanding what rry intended to do, Xiao Qing transford without hesitation into the shape of a bow and arrow.
rry then raised her hand, aiming at Hody nearby, and decisively drew the bowstring!
Hody: !
Having witnessed the power of this move before, Hody imdiately retreated a considerable distance, fearing he might be struck by her attack.
Seeing this, rry breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to herself, Thank goodness... thank goodness this guy is afraid of this move.
Though she wasn’t sure if she could hit him in the deep sea, as long as she could make him hesitate, that would be enough.
"Cough, cough, cough—"
"I... I almost died..."
Hearing Luffy’s coughing, a flicker of concern imdiately appeared in rry’s eyes.
Without turning her head, she asked, "Luffy, are you okay?"
"I’m fine."
Luffy, lying on the bubble, wiped his mouth and then stood up, looking at Hody as he said, "But what about you? Are you hurt?"
After the bubble burst, he couldn’t even use Observation Haki, so he had no idea whether Hody had attacked rry or not.
"I’m fine," rry replied. "He didn’t take the chance to attack ."
Whether it was arrogance or sothing else, this guy nad Hody hadn’t continued his assault after they entered the sea. Instead, he just stood there taunting them...
Fortunately, that gave her the opportunity to save Luffy with a bubble.
"That’s good," Luffy sighed in relief, then looked up at the increasingly distant Noah and said, "But we can’t keep going like this. We have to find a way to get up there."
"I know."
Though her weapon could intimidate Hody, she couldn’t maintain an attack while simultaneously moving the bubble upward.
At least, not until her body made contact with the sea.
As for directly using her ability inside the bubble?
Don’t be ridiculous—if she unleashed the Wind Vortex inside the bubble, it would burst first.
So... for now, they were stuck in this stalemate.
Should I use the Reverse Summoning Technique to summon iser here? rry wondered silently.
If she summoned iser, he could probably take down their opponent quickly.
The thought made her tempted.
But then she rembered that Shirahoshi was with iser, and rry hesitated.
If I summon iser here... would that villain Vander Decken take the chance to attack Shirahoshi?
If Vander Decken had made his move at that mont, Shirahoshi would have been done for, after all... that crybaby big sister is really weak!!
Moreover... she can’t rely on iser every ti sothing happens, or she’ll never grow up.
Thinking this, rry gave up on the idea.
"Then it’s up to the two of us," rry thought to herself.
Afterward, rry began pondering a solution to their current predicant.
"Staying in a stalemate won’t do us any good," rry frowned as she thought. "After all, the Fish-Man race can stay active in the deep sea for long periods, while Luffy and I don’t have that ability...
In that case... we’ll just have to take a gamble!
With that in mind, rry spoke up: "Luffy!"
"I’m going to make a move!"
Though he didn’t know what rry intended, Luffy still grinned and replied, "Yeah!"
"Do what you gotta do, rry!"
Even if the bubble might burst, even if they both might die here because of it—it didn’t matter.
At this mont, Luffy trusted rry completely!
Hearing this, rry felt a warmth in her heart, then said with firm determination, "Neither of us will die. Neither!"
"Yeah!"
Buzz—the next mont, the arrow in rry’s hand beca dazzlingly bright, its aura turning terrifyingly intense.
"This feeling..."
Hody, targeted by the arrow, imdiately sensed a threat of death.
Would he die if hit by this arrow?
How could that be?
How could a re human little girl accomplish sothing like that?
Yet his instincts told him—if struck, he would die!
Though it felt incredibly frustrating, Hody still chose to follow his gut, retreating and putting distance between himself and rry, afraid of being hit by this attack.
"Though I don’t know what’s going on, as long as I can dodge her attack, it’ll be fine," Hody thought to himself.
And after dodging... it would be her ti to die!
Thinking this, Hody’s eyes turned fierce.
As if understanding Hody’s thoughts, rry shouted, "Trying to dodge my attack?"
"Then give it a try!"
"Arrow of Wind!!"
As the words fell, rry released her fingers and shot the glowing green arrow.
Whoosh
The mont the arrow passed through the bubble, it began to radiate a dazzling light, followed by a terrifying whirlwind forming around it!
Buzz
Seeing this, Hody’s pupils shrank to the extre, and without hesitation, he unleashed his fastest speed, darting sideways.
The next mont—
Whoosh
BOOM!!
The terrifying Arrow of Wind struck a Sea Beast not far away, instantly blasting a huge hole through its body!
Roar...
The struck Sea Beast let out a mournful cry, then rolled its eyes and lost consciousness.
"What a terrifying attack..." Hody said with a grim expression.
If that had hit him, wouldn’t it have turned him into a bloody mist?
Thinking this, an overwhelming killing intent arose in Hody’s heart.
This little girl must die!
Realizing rry’s threat, Hody imdiately resolved to kill her.
Then, he turned and charged toward the area where rry and Luffy had been.
And at that very mont, he noticed sothing was off.
"They actually abandoned the bubble?"
Watching rry desperately charging upward while gripping Luffy’s arm, she clearly intended to rush into Noah while Hody was dodging the attack.
"What a decisive human..." Hody remarked with admiration.
At this mont, even he, an extremist of the Fish-Man race, had to admit that the little girl nad rry was remarkably decisive.
If they continued moving with bubbles, they would never catch up to Noah.
But if they abandoned the bubbles, they could quickly charge toward that ship...
Hiss... Wait, that’s not right!
Isn’t this little girl a Devil Fruit Ability User? Why can she still use her ability in the sea?
Looking at the little girl bursting with power, Hody’s eyes instantly filled with shock.
He couldn’t understand why she could still use her ability under such circumstances.
Was that even reasonable?
"Could it be that this little girl isn’t a Devil Fruit Ability User?" Hody muttered with a frown.
But if she wasn’t a Devil Fruit Ability User... why could she use that special power?
Although he didn’t understand how it was possible, Hody realized that she could indeed use her ability in the sea.
"Forget it, never mind," Hody shook his head. "I’ll just finish her off first."
After all, she was only human. Even if she could use her ability, she couldn’t possibly outpace him in the deep sea after he had consud a large amount of Energy Steroids!
Thinking this, Hody sneered coldly.
Then, his body moved, swiftly charging toward Luffy and rry, clearly intending to eliminate them before they reached Noah!
"Sha ha ha ha ha!"
anwhile, rry was doing her utmost to move upward.
"Luffy, you must hold on!" rry cried out in her heart.
As long as they reached a place with air... that guy nad Hody would be no match for them!
’We must get in!!’ rry scread inwardly.
As for Luffy, who was being dragged by rry, he was also doing his best to hold his breath, clearly not wanting to cause her any trouble.
But... for soone like him, a landlubber, this was incredibly difficult.
"Gurgle gurgle gurgle..."
Hearing the commotion below, rry gritted her teeth, thinking, ’Hold on, we’re almost there!
As long as we reach Noah, we can...
"Where do you think you’re going?"
rry: !
Seeing the Fish-man who had appeared beside her, rry’s eyes flashed with a trace of terror.
Had he caught up to them so quickly?
How could his speed be this terrifying!
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