Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 300 Show mercy
"Tsk, I get it."

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Mien flicked his hands to wipe the blood off the blade before sheathing it.

He glanced at Jinbe, who was kneeling on the ground. Jinbe's entire body was now covered in blood, and his original bluish-green skin was almost invisible.

As a newcomer, he was no match for a lieutenant general like Mien, who possessed the strength of a general candidate. Even though the robe that Ra wove for him protected most of his vitals, the difference in strength could not be made up for by such external means.

In the battle just now, facing Mien, who was superior to him in terms of skill, combat experience, and Haki, Jinbe had almost no chance to fight back and was constantly on the defensive.

Mien's blade could easily strike Jinbe's body each time, but Jinbe's attacks would miss most of the time, or the opponent would seize the opportunity to bypass the Haki defense.

Even though he looked so miserable, Jinbe's eyes remained fixed on the enemy before him, showing no sign of retreat, as if he could continue fighting indefinitely.

"..."

After meeting those resolute and fearless eyes for a moment, Mien finally turned away and looked away...

"let's go."

"Hey? Shouldn't we take this opportunity to finish off this murloc in one go?"

"If it's a little later, that CP guy probably won't know either~"

Albury was reluctant to let go of this person who had such a close relationship with [Ming Ji], after all, they had already become enemies, and what if she retaliated in the future?
Mien ignored the other person's question, and before turning to leave, asked one last question:
"What's your name, merman?"

"...Jinpei."

"Yes. I hope we won't meet again, Jinbe."

……

Mien left with Albury, and following the instructions of the white-clad agent, they quickly headed west towards Fishman Island while gathering their soldiers.

"Don't you want to see me again...?"

As he watched the two figures gradually disappear, Jinbe's vision became increasingly blurry. After confirming that they had left, he, who had actually reached his limit, finally collapsed to the ground.

……

"So, why did you release that fishman?"

After contacting his subordinate officer and instructing him to allocate troops to the west, Alberridge still asked curiously.

"It's nothing, I just feel that this guy isn't someone who can be dealt with in a short time."

Having fought countless battles and encountered all sorts of enemies, Mien knew very well that someone with such eyes could not be killed so easily.

"Besides, the other party hasn't committed any crimes, has he? At least he's not a registered pirate."

"Hey~ But that fishman is from the Beasts Pirates, right? Don't you have a grudge against the Beasts Pirates?"

"But I have no grudge against him."

"Judging from his age, he must have been a child when that war happened. And..."

Mien did not continue speaking.

In fact, after the exchange just now, he felt that Jinbe was probably not the kind of wicked pirate... It is said that fighting is the fastest and most direct way to understand a person, and the feeling Jinbe gave him made him believe that the other party would not be a great villain in the future.

Moreover, the targets of his revenge were those who participated in that naval battle back then, especially that golden monster... and he didn't want to exterminate a fish-man who was just a child at the time.

"Hmph~ Don't you have any grudge against me~"

Albury said, whether with sarcasm or a sigh:
"I remember Lieutenant General Mien, you weren't like this before. You've changed quite a bit over the years."

"..."

"Maybe~"

……

At the westernmost point of Fishman Island, where all the beasts moor their boats.

Tread~tap~tap~
A series of hurried footsteps drew the attention of the pirates who were watching the gambling game, and one pirate with a bad hand took the opportunity to quietly change his cards.

"'J', now we have them all. Hehe~"

Looking at the high-ranking cards he had gathered, the pirate fantasized about making back all the money he had lost in the previous round... but Bulfat's urgent voice directly disrupted his plans.

"Everyone, immediately pack your supplies and prepare to board the ship!"

We must leave Fishman Island immediately!

Carrying his old friend and cradling the baby, Bulfat strode up to the group. The pirates, caught off guard by the sudden command, were momentarily stunned.

"Huh?!"
"Brother Bourfat, what exactly is the purpose of your trip..."

Looking at the two fishmen, one big and one small, who were carefully placed on the ground by Bulfat, a squad leader asked curiously.

"Never mind that, get on the boat quickly, or those troublesome guys will catch up with us soon!"

"But, but the coating isn't finished yet..."

The team leader pointed to the coating technicians who were still busy on the boat.

"Hey! Master, how much longer?"

"It'll take at least another half hour~ What, are you in a hurry, customer?"

The experienced coating technician leaned out from the ship's side and asked.

"Yes! Can you hurry up? We'll pay extra if you finish the plating as quickly as possible!"

Upon hearing the words "additional money," the master craftsman and his two young apprentices' eyes lit up.

"Alright! Please take good care of it, sir!"

As he spoke, the catfish-man pulled out another brush from somewhere, then activated dual-wielding mode, wielding the two brushes with incredible skill, showing no trace of his old age.

"Wow, this old man's got some skills!"

Seeing the opponent's amazing skills, the pirates present were all amazed.

"Alright, stop just standing around. Check your weapons first, there might be enemies coming later."

"Uh...the enemy? Is it the Navy, Brother Bulfat?"

"It could be not just the Navy, but also agents of the World Government... or even the Sea God Army from Fishman Island."

Bulfat was unsure whether King Neptune would also mobilize his army under pressure from the Celestial Dragons.

"In short, let's prepare for battle first, and leave Fishman Island as soon as the ship is coated!"

"do you understand?"

"Yes!"*n
"..."

"Also, any of you who have raised children, go and feed this child some milk."

"Uh……"

……

Meanwhile, on Fenrir Island.

"Huh?! You mean Sister La isn't here?"

Inside the small building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs next to the warehouse, Ossie, who had searched the island without finding any trace of Ra, finally turned to Wright for help.

After all, as Ra's nominal deputy, he was actually the one who managed many things within the Beasts and was most likely to know Ra's whereabouts.

"Yes, Miss Ossie."

"Miss Ra left Fenrir Island three days ago with Governor Kaido, but did not give a specific reason."

In fact, given Wright's status and position, he wouldn't have bothered to ask too much unless Kaido and Rai, as his superiors, took the initiative to bring it up.

"That's it~"

Upon learning that Ra was not on the island, Ossi gave up on going to ask her about the unusual power fluctuations. It was just an occasional slight tremor, which didn't really affect her.

[Perhaps it's just a normal reaction during the body's growth process... After all, judging by its outward age, this body should be in—puberty?]
Ossie thought to herself.

"Um... if you have any urgent matters, Miss Ossie, you can contact them using a Den Den Mushi."

Seeing that Ossie kept her head down and didn't say anything, Wright reminded her.

"No need, it's nothing important anyway, so I won't bother you, Sister La."

"I'll go and see Obe."

(End of this chapter)