One Piece: Fist of the World.

Chapter 196: Sea Knight Jinbei
Sea Forest

This is an underwater forest located northeast of Fishman Street. Many beautiful corals grow here, and fish and whales also forage here. It is like a dream scene.

Since many shipwrecks in the sea are transported here along with the flow of the tide, this place is also known as the "Ship Graveyard".

"The historical text you want to read is deep in this coral forest."

Jinbei pointed his finger forward, and following the direction he pointed, Robin vaguely saw a stone tablet.

"Then I'll go and have a look."

Robin glanced at Rhodes, and seeing that he had no intention of following, he glanced at Jinbei, then called out to Bonis who was following behind Rhodes.

"You come with me, Bonis."

"why?"

Bonis looked at Robin.

"I can neither understand that kind of writing nor am I interested in that kind of thing."

"Oh, this is an island 10,000 meters under the sea. What if we encounter some monsters? As a reliable partner, you should protect me like a hero."

Robin covered his mouth and chuckled.

Judging from Captain Rhodes's expression, he obviously wants to say something to "Sea Knight" Jinbei. At this time, Bonis should not follow him around.

"hero···"

Bonis still had a stern face, but followed Robin without saying a word.

Although he used to be a killer and now a pirate, he has always dreamed of becoming a hero!
Although he would be defeated by the enemy early in every battle, he would do it without hesitation to protect his companions no matter how many times.

Like a hero!
Looking at the backs of Robin and Bonis, Rod looked at Jinbei beside him and spoke.

"Mr. Jinbei, you don't have to be so cautious. I have no ill will towards Fishman Island."

"Feel sorry."

Jinbei looked at Rhodes with a righteous look on his face.

He was not the kind of person who would beat around the bush. No matter what the matter was, he would speak it out without reservation.

"Mr. Rhodes, you are too strong. If you want to do something to Fishman Island, I'm afraid no one on the island can stop you."

Jinbei looked at Rhodes seriously.

Although the man in front of him had not been at sea for a long time, his reputation was well-known even in the New World.

Katakuri, the second-in-command of the Four Emperors Big Mom Pirates, is no easy man to deal with. Even within the Whitebeard Pirates, few dare to say they can definitely defeat them.

However, such a person actually lost an arm in the paradise.

And the person who did this was the man in front of him.

As one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Hayate Rod's previous battle records included escaping from Spider Demon, escaping from Black Arm Zephyr, and fighting with Aokiji. The most influential record he had was defeating Crocodile.

However, Crocodile had been away from the New World for too long and did not have much deterrent power in the New World. Even after being defeated by Rod and re-entering the New World, he did not cause any major trouble recently.

However, the battle with Katakuri was completely different from the previous ones. It was a one-on-one battle, and Katakuri's arm was cut off cleanly. If the opponent had not been rescued by his companions, he might have been left in the paradise forever.

With such a record, no one in the New World dared to underestimate Tyrant Rod anymore.

However, it was not until this time that everyone realized that they still knew too little about [Ba Quan] Rhodes. It seemed that it was not very clear what this guy's personality was like and what he was pursuing.

So after learning that Tyrant Rod was about to leave Sabaody for Fishman Island, Jinbe immediately led the Sun Pirates back to Fishman Island.

He became one of the Shichibukai, and with the help of the World Government, he finally had some power to protect Fishman Island. However, his deterrent power was not enough to intimidate someone like Tyrant Rod.

And Whitebeard's flag may not have much deterrent effect on the opponent.

After all, the other party was the one who dared to directly attack the subordinates of another of the Four Emperors, Big Mom.

"In this world, there are human auctions and slaves. We fishmen and mermen have always been the biggest victims of the slave trade. After the Age of Exploration began, more and more pirates flocked to Fishman Island. If it weren't for the protection of Father Whitebeard's flag, who knows how many more people would have been captured."

"Not really."

Rhode interrupted Jinbei's words.

"Mercuries or mermen are not the biggest victims of the slave trade."

"You always limit your vision to race. When you see humans capture murlocs and mermen and use your companions as slaves, you easily come to the conclusion that [humans are the enemy and enslaved murlocs]."

"But, in this world, those who are captured as slaves are not just fishmen or mermen. Those who are captured as slaves and enslaved by humans are mostly humans themselves."

Jinbei's eyes flashed with shock as he looked at the red-haired man in front of him.

In front of him, the man's green eyes were extremely sharp, and his gaze seemed to pierce his own eyes.

"What divides friends and enemies is never race or blood, but class!"

As Rhodes finished speaking, Jinbei only felt a strong aura emanating from the other party. In a trance, he seemed to see another red-haired man.

The same domineering aura!

Behind a rock behind Rhodes, an ear suddenly twitched.

In front of the historical text in the distance, a hint of surprise flashed in Robin's eyes and his lips pursed slightly.

Captain Rhodes said that he only wanted to achieve his own hegemony, but he actually had a very profound view on many issues.

However, no matter what the captain's purpose is, as a crew member, all you have to do is follow closely and devote all your strength.

Thinking of this, Robin reached out and touched the historical text in front of him.

It records Joy Boy's apology to the Little Mermaid, and the historical text on the Sky Island previously recorded information about the ancient weapon [Sea King]. The legendary [Sea King] is none other than the Little Mermaid!

All I can do is to interpret the important information and provide corresponding help to Captain Rhodes at the critical moment.

Rhodes had already been informed of the information about Sea King, so he must have made some arrangements.

Robin looked at the historical text in front of him. He didn't know how long it had been submerged in the sea. From the historical text he had touched, Robin felt the heavy weight of history.

With Captain Rhodes around, surely, what they are doing now and in the future will become history and be remembered by future generations.

"you···!"

Jinbei looked at Rhodes and felt that the man in front of him exuded a special aura that made his heart flutter.

No one has ever proposed such an idea.

Whether it is Brother Tiger or Princess Otohime, the two of them, one rescued the slaves of Marijoa, and the other has been committed to promoting peaceful coexistence between fishmen and humans.

However, their focus has always been limited to race.

Brother Tiger was still obsessed with racial issues until the last moment of his life.

However, what Brother Tiger rescued from the holy land of Marijoa were not only his fellow fishmen, but also a large number of humans and other races.

As Rhodes said, they are so obsessed with race that they ignore the real contradictions.

What really divides them into enemies and friends is never race, but class!

Human nobles would enslave murlocs, and would also enslave fellow human tribesmen; and even among murlocs, there were distinct classes in the Murloc Street, with those who oppressed others and those who were oppressed.

"Do you know a fishman named Aaron?"

Without giving Jinbe more time to think, Rhodes continued speaking.

"Aaron?"

Jinbei was attracted by the name that Rod said. Arlong was his companion on Tiger's ship, but Jinbei didn't have a good relationship with him. That guy was too extreme.

After the death of Brother Tiger, Arlong was also captured by the navy and sent to the Undersea Prison. It was not until Jinbe became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea that the navy released them from the Undersea Prison.

After that, Jinbei never received any news about the other party.

"It seems you know him."

Rod tells Jinbei the story of Arlong.

"He ruled dozens of villages in the East China Sea and enslaved the humans there in an extremely cruel way."

Rhodes looked at Jinbei.

"You see, not only are there humans enslaving the murlocs, but there are also murlocs enslaving humans."

"Aaron! How dare he!"

Jinbei's eyes burned with anger.

He had clearly warned the other party at the beginning!
"I tell you this just to tell you, Jinbei, you fishmen or mermen don't need to distinguish yourselves from people of other races so clearly. In my opinion, there is not much difference between different races. What is more important than race is thought!"

"Fishman Island has completely isolated itself from the world. You should embrace the world and integrate into it!"

Rhodes reached out and patted Jinbei's body, but with his height, he could only reach the other's back.

"I can take Fishman Island with me and integrate into the world."

Having said so much, Rhodes' map of Yan State finally came to an end.

He is about to enter the new world and officially begin the struggle for hegemony.

But the strength under his command was still too weak.

Tesoro's card cannot be revealed for the time being. Rhodes needs him to mediate between him and the World Government. Although Sky Island has been occupied, it still exists more as a logistics reserve base. Moreover, there are too few people on Sky Island. It may not play a big role in the short term.

However, Fishman Island is different.

Fishman Island has a population of 500 million, which is not a small number. The most important thing is that both fishmen and mermaids are born with combat capabilities stronger than humans. In this world where the ocean occupies most of the area, a force that can fight underwater is of great significance.

Moreover, as the only way to enter the New World, Fishman Island has important strategic significance and is a force that must not be easily let go.

Not to mention, the princess of Fishman Island is also the legendary ancient weapon [Sea King]. Rhodes will never let go of such power.

"Rod!"

Jinbei looked at Rhodes with emotion.

As someone who has been active on the sea for many years, he knew better than anyone the difficulty of what Rhodes was talking about.

Even Whitebeard failed to integrate Fishman Island into the world. The most he could do was to use his own influence to protect Fishman Island from being disturbed too much.

It was precisely because he knew the difficulty of this matter that Jinbei quickly calmed down after hearing Rhodes' words.

"However, our Fishman Island is now protected by the flag of Father Whitebeard."

"Of course I know."

Rhodes nodded.

"But Whitebeard is old!"

"Even if he is known as the strongest man in the world, he is about 70 years old now. At his age, how long can he protect Fishman Island? After he grows old, where will Fishman Island go and seek the protection of another Four Emperors again?"

"Jinbei, I'm not telling you all this, but I'm not asking you to stand on my side right now. After all, I'm only one of the Shichibukai now. I'm afraid I can't protect Fishman Island with just my flag."

"But I don't think that day will be too long."

Rhodes looked forward and saw Robin and Bonis walking back slowly.

"I just hope that when that day comes, you will be able to recall what we said today."

"When the time comes, I hope to see you standing by my side."

Robin came closer, and Rod ended his conversation with Jinbe.

"Is your chat over? I'm curious about what you were talking about."

Robin blinked at Rhodes, pretending to know nothing.

"It seems that you have finally seen the historical text as you wished."

Rhodes looked at Robin with a smile, his eyes swept across the stone, the two looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

Bonis looked at his boss, then looked at Robin who suddenly laughed, and a question mark flashed through his mind.

He seemed to have missed something.

"Next, let me take you on a tour of Fishman Island."

Jinbei calmed himself down and took Rhodes and his party on a tour around the island.

"King Neptune has also arranged a dinner. After you have had your fun, let's go to the Dragon Palace to attend the dinner together."

"A dinner arranged by the king?"

Robin looked towards the Ryugu Castle floating in the sky.

"Then I'll be looking forward to it. I've heard that the snacks on Fishman Island are very delicious."

"I won't let you down!"

When talking about the snacks of Fishman Island, a gleam appeared in Jinbei's eyes.

···
"Very delicious!"

West of Fishman Island, Marin Shopping Center.

Minina held a box of snacks in her hands, her eyes narrowed slightly, and her face was full of satisfaction.

Perhaps because of the unique environment, the snacks on Fishman Island are completely different from those she had tasted before, with a unique taste and flavor that instantly made Minina intoxicated.

"Is it so delicious?"

Nia picked up a piece of dessert doubtfully.

“Try it, try it, it’s really delicious!!”

Minina looked at Nia expectantly.

Recommending her favorite food to her friends is the happiest thing for her, second only to making delicious food for her friends and eating delicious food.

"not bad!"

As Nia took a bite of the snack, her eyes lit up.

She actually tasted fish in the snacks, but it was different from the dried fish she had eaten before. It was a taste she had never tasted before.

"You two."

Bakara glanced at the two people who were sharing the delicious food.

"We said we were going to kill everyone."

Where they are now is a shopping mall. Food is just an embellishment. What is more important is fashion and shopping!

(End of this chapter)