I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 259 The Meeting of Two Kings

"This is your 'companion'?"

Upon arriving at the beach, Zorro, with his two sticks tucked into his waistband, became restless.

"Not even a human being!"

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The giant ribbonfish known as the "King of the Nearshore" in the sea was unhappy.

You don't need to understand what he's saying; just by looking at his facial expressions and body language, you can tell that this human with the green algae-like head is talking badly about you.

splash,

With a flick of its tail,
The waves splashed up and soaked the other person's head and face.

"You think you're some kind of sea king that I'm afraid of you?!"

Zorro drew his twin clubs from his waist and pointed them at the 'King of the Near Sea', cursing angrily; while on the giant fish's face, a vivid and provocative expression appeared.

It's as if it's saying: "Come down and try it if you dare!"

"Okay, okay, okay."

Carrying two sticks, the young man named Zorro actually jumped into the sea.

After consuming the extraordinary pearl and becoming a member of the 'Sea Kingdom,' he passively gained the ability to breathe underwater, and naval warfare was his specialty.

Really coming?

Seeing the human with the green algae-like head jump into the sea, the giant ribbonfish known as the 'King of the Near Seas' also got angry and mustered its strength to fight the opponent!
"Thank you so much for saving us."

Amidst the giant ribbonfish thrashing and biting, and the young man twirling his sticks, an elderly man hesitated before stepping forward from among the rescued crowd.

These 'superhumans' are so powerful they're practically inhuman. They run like cheetahs, have the strength to easily lift a car, and their defenses are astounding—they can get dented, climb out, and keep fighting. Once they harbor evil intentions, ordinary people have absolutely no chance to resist.

"We have nothing to thank you with, except this gold."

The old man took out a bag filled with various gold rings, necklaces, and jewelry.

People in East Asia have a strong preference for gold jewelry: as the saying goes, "in prosperous times, people collect antiques; in chaotic times, they buy gold." Given the current turmoil in the waters off the coast of Africa, only gold can serve as a form of hard currency.

"Uncle, and everyone else too."

"I don't want your money—"

As soon as Luffy finished speaking, the expressions of everyone on the dock changed.

Are you asking for money or your life?
"In a little while, I'll have Xiao Jin, the 'King of the Near Seas' from over there, take you to the city in the south."

Pointing to the giant ribbonfish battling Zorro behind him, young Luffy chuckled.

"If you have anything to do, prepare it during this time."

In the sea,
A giant ribbonfish twists and turns like a snake on the surface of the sea.

His back was filled with men, women, and children: this novel way of "traveling" emboldened many children to reach out and touch everything, only to be immediately stopped by adults.

Being carried by a 'sea king' is already a privilege they wouldn't even dare to dream of; if they accidentally angered this monstrous... cough, sea king, would they even think they could survive on this vast ocean?

"Hey, why do I have to swim by myself?"

Next to the giant ribbonfish is Zorro, who is swimming vigorously.

"Hehehe, there's no other way."

On the other side, Ruf, who was 'trotting' on the sea, answered.

"Xiao Jin doesn't like you, so why don't you come and sail with me?"

"No, thank you."

After consuming the extraordinary pearl and becoming a member of the 'Sea Kingdom,' Zorro no longer faces the possibility of drowning and can even drink seawater directly. Coupled with his extraordinary physical strength, swimming in the sea at a speed comparable to that of a warship is no problem at all.

On the contrary, running on the sea requires a lot of spiritual energy, and only this guy named Luffy can persist for so long.

A few hours later, the group arrived at a southern city that had not yet fallen.

Under the watchful eyes of the tense coast guard and onlookers, the people on the back of the King of the Nearshore swam ashore and burst into tears of joy.

"You are?"

A coast guard officer stepped forward and questioned the refugees with a puzzled look.

“We escaped from Manbahou,”

"Mambahou?"

The coast guard's expression changed; hadn't that area fallen?

However, seeing the giant ribbonfish at sea, I can understand it a little better.

"Who brought you here?"

If it were just a sea king, it wouldn't know to send people to this city that hadn't yet fallen. There must be a superhuman directing this sea king.

As the group pointed in unison, they saw two men on the sea, in addition to the giant ribbonfish.

A one-armed boy and a green-haired youth.

"Zorro, let's go."

"Wait, you two!"

A police speedboat pulled up, and the middle-aged coast guard officer on board waved to them.

"Thank you for saving so many people. Would you like to rest and resupply here?"

He risked his life to approach them, not just to express his gratitude; if he could win over these two, along with a Sea King, their city's defenses would be greatly enhanced.

"No, uncle."

Luffy, who was sitting on the sea, stood up.

"We're still going north."

!

What's in the North?
Most of the territory of the non-Libyan people has been occupied by the Nine-Tailed Fox forces.

Going there at this time is like "knowing there are tigers in the mountains, yet still venturing into the tiger's den."

"You are true warriors."

The middle-aged coast guard saluted the two men.

Then, pointing northwest, the middle-aged coast guard revealed the latest information to the two men:

"Siquijor Island is occupied by the French. Be careful if you pass through that area."

"It is said that the French Navy has a great aversion to superhumans,"

The Iberian Peninsula has now become a 'public toilet' where navies from various countries can come and go as they please, fighting and leaving at will.

Their few dilapidated ships had already gone to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish along with the American fleet during the first wave of the Nine-Tailed Fox's invasion. Now, they were powerless to kill in the chaos of the battle taking place in this sea area and could only pretend not to see it.

"Further north on Panglao Island, someone has established a 'safe zone' there."

"If you need supplies or rest, you can go there."

How could there be a supply base in such a place?
"It sounds interesting,"

"Shall we go check on Zorro?"

Luffy became interested.

"what ever."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

To the northwest, Siquijor Island.

This island is shrouded in mystery for most foreign tourists.

Witchcraft and sacrificial rituals were once prevalent here. People from other islands who were captured and brought here had no choice but to die in bizarre sacrifices.

However, with the development of the times, the so-called witchcraft has long since disappeared. The former cannibalistic tribes have either been physically eliminated or spiritually altered. In recent decades, this place has become a famous tourist destination.

The seawater is as blue as a sapphire, with a gradient of colors on the surface, and remains crystal clear.

A gentle breeze blows, and the sea surface rises and falls like jelly without any waves, hence it is also known as the 'Jelly Sea'.

On the rocks by the sea, you can watch diving enthusiasts from all over the world perform; if you're brave enough, you can also experience the thrill of high diving into the sea!

There are also slender coconut trees all around, white sand beaches, and a large monastery on the island that is hundreds of years old, an old banyan tree that looks like a small forest, and deeper in, cascading turquoise waterfalls that flow slowly into the sea.
Unfortunately, now it's all a mess!
The small boats lying haphazardly on the dock and the debris floating in the sea silently testify to the chaos of the escape.

Several coastal cities are deserted, with only vehicles crashing into roadsides and telephone poles, and plastic bags flying in the air as evidence of a past human existence.

Not far from the island, two French Horizon-class destroyers were anchored on the sea.

这两艘驱逐舰装备了2座奥托76mm舰炮、2座20mm机炮、6座8单元垂发系统、2座4联装飞鱼反舰导弹、2座MU90轻型鱼雷，分别搭载了1架NH90或EH101直升机。

It can be described as a truly armed weapon of war, and while it may not be the world's top, it is certainly a front-line destroyer currently in service.

“What a beautiful beach,” a blond-haired, blue-eyed officer remarked, leaning on the railing on the deck of the destroyer, gazing at the distant islands.

"If there are no missions, enjoying sunbathing in a place like this is the life of a gentleman."

European whites have absolutely no resistance to beaches and sunbathing.

Traveling to an island is almost an ingrained part of my being—a romantic notion—but unfortunately:

"Colonel Gabriel,"

An old captain in military uniform, smoking a pipe, walked over.

"As a precious and exceptional officer of our France, it is your duty to protect this ship."

Instead of a vacation.

"Relax,"

The blond, blue-eyed colonel casually raised his hand in greeting.

“Captain Mael, I’m doing my job well: you see, ‘we’ are all patrolling diligently.”

Around the deck of this destroyer, in addition to a large number of French soldiers, there were also seven or eight 'Colonel Gabriel' patrolling!
Water body
This is the ability that the colonel acquired.

"We must always be careful; there are too many extraordinary beings in this sea area."

"But these are scattered across the entire sea area, insignificant compared to the mighty French Navy."

Before the colonel could finish speaking, one of the 'water avatars' patrolling the edge of the deck sharpened his eyes and pointed towards the sea beside him:
"There's something going on underwater!"

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The colonel and the captain pushed off with their feet and rushed to the edge of the deck to look down.

With their extraordinary eyesight, they could see a group of 'people' walking towards them from more than 20 meters below the seabed.

These people were dressed in normal clothes, but their body shapes were bizarre, with features of various fish: their hair was flowing, and they were actually approaching the destroyer step by step from the seabed!

How is that possible? So many?

The tall man at the head raised his head, his gaze piercing through the seawater, meeting the colonel's shocked eyes.

The next second, the man with the flying 'beard' on his chin waved his hand.

Crash, crash, crash!
Three figures suddenly leaped out of the sea.

It might open its mouth and spew out a torrent of water, or tread on the water like surfing, or raise its finger as if aiming a gun.

"Water chaos!"

"Water-cutting!"

"Water cannon!"

Three extraordinary abilities surged forth.

This caught the French soldiers on deck completely off guard.

The surging water crashed over the deck, tossing the soldiers about; bullet-like water cannons could pierce through bulletproof vests, firing in rapid succession like submachine guns; and the superhumans, riding the water at high speed into the ranks of soldiers, slashed their long swords in a single stroke, decapitating them at the waist.

"Hahaha, my men, charge!"

Marshall, whose body had swelled to over three meters tall, was lifted onto the destroyer by a water column created by one of his subordinates, and pointed a finger at it.

"Kill!"

"Oh oh oh oh oh~~"

Five or six more extraordinary individuals, transformed into the 'Sea Kingdom', pounced onto the deck.
Although they did not possess extraordinary abilities, their formidable physical strength made it easy for them to kill these ordinary soldiers.

Especially those superhumans with armor on their bodies, who can charge forward even while being hit by soldiers' bullets: their defensively specialized bodies make them invincible against weaker opponents.

"Damn it, you're provoking France."

"Hahaha, that's exactly what I'm going to do!"

Before the blond, blue-eyed colonel could finish speaking, the giant-like Marshall strode over and raised his fist, which was as big as a real casserole dish.

"You've been following me around like a shadow, today we'll settle the score!"

???

"It's you."

The colonel was speaking when...
He was blasted away by the enormous fist!
How dare this guy? How dare he? How dare he?
As the colonel was thrown into the air, only one thought kept echoing in his mind.

Marshall, once a historian, sold his possessions and bought fishing boats in an attempt to enter the island nation after the arrival of the extraordinary era.

After the extraordinary disaster broke out in the Libyan Sea, his fishing boat lingered nearby; as soon as Crab Princess scattered the extraordinary pearls, he entered the sea area immediately.

They were even more audacious enough to hijack a French light destroyer, for which France issued an arrest warrant. Instead of fleeing, they turned around and ambushed the great French Navy.
What Colonel Gabriel couldn't understand the most was: what gave him the right to command so many superhumans?
bang,
As the blond, blue-eyed colonel fell heavily,
The French side suffered a crushing defeat and had no chance of turning the tide.

This is the drawback of modern weapons: if the distance is increased, a destroyer can easily take out a large number of Dog-class destroyers, or even Wolf-class destroyers with slightly weaker capabilities.

But once it gets close: whether it's naval guns, machine guns, or various missiles, you can't just blow yourself up, can you?
boom----

Just when it seemed the situation was settled, a loud bang was heard.

The superhuman who could ride the water and move at high speed in surf mode was thrown out, his twisted knife falling onto the deck.

"Pirates, don't be so arrogant!"

The old captain, with a pipe in his mouth, had one arm that swelled several times its normal size, as exaggerated as something out of a 20th-century cartoon.

luxury wristwatch

Concentrating water in the arms to enhance arm strength is a secret technique of the Hozuki clan.

As one of the major powers, the French Navy has also amassed several extraordinary treasures during this period.

"Step aside!"

Seeing that the other superhumans were too afraid to step forward, Marshall swept the people in front of him aside.

"Old man, submit to me and become my subordinate."

Facing the giant-like Marshall, the old captain took a disdainful drag on his cigarette.

"Go ask my fist, pirate!"

"Hahaha~~"

"This old dog, he's about to die and he's still being stubborn?"

"Who do you think you're dealing with? This is our great Captain Marshall!"

Upon hearing this answer, the other superhumans burst into laughter; as if they were looking at an overconfident, clawing insect.

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The old captain frowned.
These extraordinary pirates are so confident.
This proves that their captain's abilities are terrifying.

What kind of ability could it be?

"No need to guess,"

Marshall looked at the wary old captain and raised a hand.

"Compared to my abilities, no other abilities matter, because—"

Water droplets dripped from Marshall's palm, rapidly expanding into a giant water mirror.

thud,

The pipe fell onto the deck.
To the old captain's astonishment, a version of himself emerged from the water mirror, stretched his swollen arms, and immediately charged at him without hesitation!
Waaaaah...

The fist swung out with a whooshing sound, causing the old captain's pupils to shrink to pinpoints.

It was actually his 'Heroic Water Arm' ability!
copy???

"Clean the battlefield!"

A few minutes later, Marshall gave the order while glancing at the twisted corpse of the old captain at his feet.

"What a pity, you are quite capable."

But since you're determined to fight to the death and refuse to surrender, then die!

Water Mirror Technique
Create a water mirror that reflects the exact same person as the enemy, and allow the user to use the same abilities as the opponent.

This is the ability Marshall has gained. Although the strength of the clones is limited by Marshall's own spiritual power, the effect is already incredibly powerful! He is confident that with this technique, he can be invincible among those of the same level!

It was precisely because of this technique that he changed his plans and sought out other extraordinary individuals.

Faced with abilities identical to their own, these superhumans were all defeated and surrendered to Marshall's command.

"Captain, where do we go next?"

When asked by the respectful superhuman beside him, Marshall raised his hand and pointed north.

"Let's go to Panglao Island!"

(End of this chapter)