One Piece: Shadow monarch? I'm Just Logistics!

Chapter 251: Wiped Out

Gyoncorde Plaza, Fish-Man Island.

The plaza was enclosed by cliffs, which were now overflowing with people.

All the civilians of Fish-Man Island, except those who had been imprisoned, had just been summoned here by Hody.

A sea of heads bobbed, watching the king and the three princes, who were locked on an execution platform below.

They had been hanging here for two days, without food or water, suffering torture day and night.

At the entrance to the plaza below, enclosed by the cliffs, Hody walked out, surrounded by his officers.

Seeing him, some of the citizens on the cliffs clenched their fists, staring at Hody with resentment. Others sobbed quietly, their sleeves wet with tears for King Neptune and his sons.

They were powerless to resist, but without a doubt, no one supported Hody.

Or rather, those who supported Hody had already joined the New Fish-Man Pirates.

"As long as I have them in my hands, Shirahoshi can't run far."

Hody smiled sinisterly, strode to a high platform in the center of the plaza, and punched Neptune in the abdomen.

Bang!

"Puwaah!"

Neptune, already covered in wounds, spat out blood, weakly lifting his eyelids to glare coldly at the newcomer.

"Shyahahaha!" Hody, instead of getting angry, laughed, casting a pitiful glance at him.

"Our great knight is in such a sorry state. Let me tell you some happy news: your precious daughter has already escaped from the Hard-Shell Tower."

"Shirahoshi..." Neptune's hoarse throat rumbled, a trace of hope in his eyes.

Even in this desperate situation, his only concern was for his innocent daughter.

Seeing this, the grin on Hody's face grew even wilder. "Let me tell you some bad news. Now, I've decided to execute you."

"Guess..." Hody's smile gradually turned cold. "...when she hears the news, will she run over and walk right into the trap?"

"You beast!" Neptune's eyes looked as if they would split. Disregarding his bloody wounds, he desperately pulled at the chains binding him, making them clang.

"Shyahahaha!!"

Getting the desired effect, Hody threw his head back and laughed sinisterly. He turned, scanned the edge of the cliff, and announced loudly, "Everyone, listen to me!"

"In one hour! I will cut off Neptune's head in this plaza, as a sacrifice for the founding of the New Fish-Man Pirates!"

"Listen up, Princess Shirahoshi! My patience with you has reached its limit!"

Hody's expression was ferocious, his gaze drifting through the crowd, as if trying to find Shirahoshi, who might be hiding among them. He continued:

"From now on! I am the new king of Fish-Man Island! If you want to save their lives, then obediently come back and be my queen! Otherwise, you can just wait and watch their heads roll!"

"Eh, boss,"

Dosun, upon hearing this, couldn't help but take a step forward and scratch his head. "Didn't you say you were going to give Shirahoshi to Vander Decken IX, dosun?"

"You actually believed that? How could I possibly give Shirahoshi to that fool."

Hody glanced over with dissatisfaction. "That was just to use their power to attack the palace. Now he's of no use at all."

"Oh, oh, so that's how it is, dosun."

Dosun nodded, half-understanding, and said with envy, "As expected of you, boss. So sinister. So you wanted to marry Princess Shirahoshi yourself."

Hearing this, a vein popped on Hody's forehead, and his gaze towards him became a bit more disdainful.

A small, red fish-man with sharp teeth and a sharp tongue jumped up and slapped Dosun on the head.

Daruma roared angrily, "Do you think Boss Hody is like you, you idiot? Our goal is Princess Shirahoshi's power!"

"Forget it. It doesn't matter," Hody waved his hand and looked down, asking, "Hasn't Vander Decken IX returned yet?"

"Not yet, boss," Daruma replied.

Was he defeated, or did he capture Shirahoshi and sneak away?

No, his subordinates are still here. He was probably defeated by the Straw Hat crew. Hody thought to himself and gave an order:

"The Straw Hat crew will most likely come over. Have the men below prepare for battle."

"Yes, boss!"

Even with the loss of ten thousand troops, there were still ninety thousand men here, including the Sea Beast Unit, the Armored Unit, and the human slaves.

Plus, all the officers were present...

"Straw Hat crew," Hody took out an Energy Steroid from his pocket. Looking at the pill in his fingers that could grant him miraculous strength, a corner of his mouth lifted.

"Hurry up and come. I can't wait to tear you to pieces!"

On the cliff, a pair of long, fair, and beautiful legs stepped out.

"Honestly, what are those guys doing?"

Nami's face was a little dissatisfied. "The others are one thing, but how come even Reiner isn't here yet? He's so slow."

"The prison's defenses were a bit too poor."

"We didn't encounter much resistance along the way."

"Looking at the situation, all of the enemy's forces are concentrated here."

Chopper, Robin, Franky, Brook, Jinbe, and the others came up one after another from behind Nami.

Besides the five of them, far behind them was a vast procession of fish-men and merfolk who had been released from the prison tower.

Before they split up, they had already learned the location of the prison tower from Jinbe.

While Reiner and the others were breaking in and fighting in the Mermaid Cove, Nami's group had also found their way to the prison tower.

Just at that time, Hody had left Ryugu Palace with his men. The five of them moved through the prison as if through an unguarded territory and, in no time, had released everyone inside.

"I just didn't expect the royal family not to be in the prison."

Nami looked down at the several tall merfolk hanging on the execution platform and said to Jinbe, "Those are them, right?"

"And as for Hody..." Nami shifted her gaze to a fish-man wearing a white furry scarf, surrounded by the crowd. "That's the guy?"

"He doesn't look very strong."

After sensing the other's aura with her Observation Haki, Nami was a little puzzled. "He doesn't even seem as strong as those royal fish-men."

"Hody's strength was decent in the guard army before, but he really couldn't compare to the king and the first prince," Jinbe explained.

"They rely on a type of drug called Energy Steroids to obtain a temporary boost in strength. I mentioned this when I was negotiating with him before."

"It's said that just eating one can double your strength, and you can continue to eat them for a stacking effect. The price is that your body will be in intense pain, and each of the officers has quite a few of them."

In reality, the intense pain was just a superficial phenomenon.

The real side effect, rapid aging and burning through one's life force, was something Hody's crew had not discovered at all.

"So that's how it is. If the effect can be stacked, the effect of this Energy Steroid sounds a bit exaggerated," Robin said with a solemn expression.

Franky also frowned. "Then if they have enough Energy Steroids, aren't they invincible?"

"Not likely."

Chopper, who had deep medical knowledge, shook his head. "This sounds like a type of drug that squeezes the body's potential. The physical body always has its limits."

"So, I guess when they eat a certain amount, eating more will probably only have side effects."

To Chopper's ears, this was just an enhanced version of a stimulant. Drugs could stimulate the body's hidden potential, but they couldn't create strength out of thin air.

If it were a Devil Fruit, it would be another matter. But in the field of medicine, it was difficult for anything to escape Chopper's notice.

"Whether there's a limit or not, as long as we don't give them a chance to take the drug, it should be fine."

Nami suddenly spoke. She raised her hand, and a ball of flashing electric light, containing violent energy that was shocking, appeared in her palm.

She said something astonishing, "To catch a thief, first catch the king. Leave it to me."

"Eh?"

"Are you sure?"

The group was quite shocked to hear this and looked over.

Although they had just witnessed Nami's overwhelmingly dominant strength on their way here, the opponent was, after all, an enemy that even Jinbe had said to be careful of...

"Don't worry. I'm not one of those careless idiots. When it comes to speed, I'm still very confident."

Nami smiled faintly and waved her hand, sending a beam of lightning into the sky. "All settled. Let's go."

"All settled?"

While the group was stunned and looking at each other, Nami had already transformed into lightning and flown down from the sky.

Her Observation Haki had already gauged the opponent's strength. She also roughly knew why Reiner hadn't arrived yet.

To put it bluntly, he disdained the opponent for being too weak and couldn't be bothered to come over.

The next moment, the sky suddenly lit up—

At this instant, everyone in the entire plaza raised their heads.

And then, they saw a scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

Swish!!!

A dazzling beam of lightning, dozens of meters in diameter, descended from the sky!

The target was none other than the several officers of the New Fish-Man Pirates, led by Hody!

"What is that!"

"So fast!" Hody and the others looked up, their pupils constricting as their eyes showed terror.

"By the time you notice it with your eyes, it means you can no longer dodge."

Nami landed in the plaza, strolling leisurely, smiling as she walked towards Hody's position.

"El Thor!"

Boom!!!

The thick beam of lightning pierced through space and arrived in an instant!

"Uwaaaaaah!"

"So painful!"

"—Urk!!"

A blinding light swallowed everything. It even made the sky seem dim in comparison. Only a chorus of wails came from within.

Until the thick beam of lightning gradually thinned, and the vast white space regained its color, leaving only several charred bodies lying on the spot.

Their skin was torn, their flesh mangled. From time to time, an electric spark would arc, making their bodies twitch.

Thud—Thud—Thud.

A pair of red high heels stopped in front of them.

Hody lay on the ground, his expression pained. His hands trembled as he struggled to prop up his upper body. He looked up at the orange-haired woman before him, his throat rolling as he struggled to speak, "Wh-who..."

As he spoke, he had already reached into his pocket and taken out several red and blue capsules.

"Gomen nasai~"

"Our doctor said it's better not to eat too much of this kind of thing."

Swish!

Nami raised her hand and playfully made a finger gun gesture. A beam of lightning shot from her fingertip, directly piercing Hody's arm...

"It's no wonder Reiner couldn't even be bothered to come over. Without taking your drugs, you're really not that strong."

(End of chapter)

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