As for the others—
Both Law and Neferpitou used Moonwalk, stepping directly onto the surface of the sea ahead.
Law activated the power of the Op-Op Fruit.
A spherical energy field instantly expanded beneath the water, enveloping the surrounding area.
Every Fish-Man caught within it was cleanly sliced into pieces.
Neferpitou, meanwhile, transformed into her human-beast form.
Her sharp claws slashed continuously, releasing crescent-shaped waves of force that resembled a swordsman's flying slashes.
The attacks sliced through the seawater itself.
One Fish-Man after another was cut apart before they even realized what had happened.
Then there were Robin and Sandy.
Robin never even left the deck.
Instead, she activated the Flower-Flower Fruit.
She replaced her eyesight with Observation Haki and directly sprouted arms on the bodies of the approaching Fish-Men beneath the sea.
The arms wrapped around their necks with terrifying precision.
Then—
Crack!
Using the medical knowledge she had learned from Law, Robin snapped their necks effortlessly.
That was right.
Although seawater weakened Devil Fruit users and turned them into powerless swimmers—
It did not nullify Devil Fruit abilities like Seastone.
Even an ability like the Flower-Flower Fruit, which caused limbs to sprout directly in seawater, only suffered a certain amount of weakening.
But that level of suppression was obviously nowhere near enough to stop Robin from killing Fish-Men.
As for Sandy—
His method was by far the simplest.
He carried over an entire crate of cannonballs.
Then he wrapped them one by one in Armament Haki.
Afterward—
He threw them.
It was true that ordinary artillery shells were difficult to use effectively underwater.
But that didn't mean objects couldn't be used as weapons beneath the sea.
If a person's strength was great enough—
Even throwing stones could kill.
Sandy was exactly that type of person.
With his monstrous strength, the cannonballs shot through the water like meteorites.
Every Fish-Man they hit was instantly smashed to death.
All sorts of abilities and combat methods appeared one after another.
The aggressive Fish-Men—
Not only failed to approach the fleet—
They didn't even get the chance to flee.
One by one, they died beneath the attacks of Robin and the others.
"Amazing…"
Standing on the wall, Nami stared blankly at the corpses floating up one after another.
Her eyes were wide with shock.
Ever since childhood, she had lived beneath the oppression of the Fish-Men.
On one hand, she hated them more than anyone.
But on the other hand—
She feared them far more than ordinary people.
It was just like in the past.
No matter how powerful someone seemed—
The moment Fish-Men were involved, Nami subconsciously believed they couldn't win.
Even now, despite the War Pirates possessing such a massive fleet, her first instinct had still been to think the Fish-Men were stronger.
But looking at the countless corpses surfacing—
She realized she had been wrong.
Terribly wrong.
The strange pirate crew before her was stronger than any pirate group she had ever seen.
Even stronger than the Fish-Men.
"Bastards!!"
"You dare kill so many of my fellow Fish-Men?!"
Standing beside the swimming pool inside Arlong Park, Arlong's eyes nearly split open with rage.
He hadn't joined the others earlier.
Not because he was afraid—
But because he was arrogant.
He believed he didn't need to act personally.
But now—
The result had completely exceeded his expectations.
Looking at the seawater dyed red with blood—
Arlong let out a furious roar.
Without hesitation, he jumped into the pool and charged toward the War Pirates.
"His courage isn't bad."
"But courage doesn't change reality."
Standing at the bow of the lead ship, Kaito had been watching Arlong Park the entire time.
The moment Arlong dove into the sea, Observation Haki immediately captured his movements.
Seeing that Arlong hadn't fled—
But had instead charged straight toward him—
Kaito felt a trace of admiration.
But admiration didn't mean mercy.
After all—
Arlong's value was nowhere near Nami's.
And besides—
Kaito himself was something of a racist.
A mere Fish-Man.
You should be grateful if I let you become my pet.
And yet you dare dream of becoming the master?
Ridiculous.
Whoosh!
Kaito's figure blurred.
Then—
He vanished.
His speed surpassed what the naked eye could follow.
In the blink of an eye, he left the deck and plunged straight into the sea.
The seawater that should have hindered movement seemed nonexistent to him.
Like a bolt of lightning, Kaito shot through the ocean.
His speed was even faster than Arlong's.
Boom!!
Arlong had barely noticed anything—
When Kaito suddenly appeared before him.
At the same moment—
Kaito threw a punch.
The fist slammed into Arlong's stomach.
Even though Kaito deliberately held back his strength—
Arlong's eyes bulged instantly.
Blood sprayed from his mouth.
Before he could recover, Kaito grabbed him by the face.
Then—
He rushed straight toward Arlong Park.
Boom!!
A massive pillar of water exploded into the sky.
The next second—
Kaito burst out of the sea carrying Arlong.
He landed steadily on the beach in front of Arlong Park.
Thud!
He casually tossed Arlong onto the ground.
Then—
He stepped on Arlong's head.
The arrogant Fish-Man who had ruled Cocoyasi Village for years instantly lost all ability to move.
Kaito looked up.
His gaze landed on Nami, who was standing frozen on top of the wall.
"Come here."
"M-Me?!"
Nami swallowed nervously.
If it had been anyone else calling her—
She would have run away immediately.
But...
Seeing Arlong, who had once seemed invincible, being trampled beneath Kaito's foot like garbage—
Her heart beat wildly.
Almost unconsciously—
She climbed down from the wall.
Then slowly walked forward.
"Here."
Kaito drew the golden saber from his waist.
He handed it to Nami.
"Cut off his head."
As he spoke, he shifted his foot from Arlong's face to his chest, pinning him firmly in place.
Nami stared blankly at the saber in her hand.
Then—
She looked down at Arlong.
The man who had enslaved her.
The man who had destroyed her home.
The man she hated more than anyone.
"Nami!"
"How dare you!"
"You filthy human—"
"AAAAAHHHHH!!!"
Arlong's curse suddenly turned into a scream.
Nami had slashed down.
But—
The blade got stuck.
The golden saber was an excellent weapon.
But it wasn't a Meito.
And Nami herself wasn't strong enough.
Fish-Men possessed physiques far superior to humans.
Not to mention Arlong—
A sawshark Fish-Man whose body was exceptionally tough.
The blade only sank halfway into his neck.
It couldn't sever it completely.
But that only made it more painful.
Arlong screamed miserably.
His body convulsed violently.
Blood poured from the wound.
Nami's eyes turned red.
Tears streamed down her face.
Yet—
She didn't stop.
She gripped the sword tightly with both hands.
Then she pulled.
Again.
And again.
Grinding the blade deeper into Arlong's neck little by little.
"AAAHHHHHHH!!!"
Arlong screamed so loudly his voice became hoarse.
The sound echoed across the entire coastline.
But Kaito didn't stop her.
He stood there calmly.
Expressionless.
Watching Nami tear open Arlong's neck inch by inch.
And listening quietly—
To the agonized screams of the arrogant Fish-Man King.
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