One Piece: Lord of Disaster.

Chapter 237 Trouble on Fishman Island! Saving Private Tiger!
Let's go back to about half an hour earlier.

In the deep sea, somewhere in the New World, a massive ocean current stretches out to the horizon like a white dragon winding through the deep sea.

And within this massive ocean current, a ship is sailing.

It's not just one ship, but a fleet of ships.

Each ship was not only covered with huge bubbles, but also extended chains, at the ends of which were sea monsters.

Even amidst the surging currents, the enormous sea creatures struggled to propel the fleet forward, pushing its speed to its limit.

"Who would have thought that these deep-sea white dragons would have such a use before?"

Jinbe stood with his arms crossed on the deck of the ship at the very front of the fleet, his expression tinged with awe. "I must say, Roja is truly a genius!"

The new world was, of course, full of chaotic ocean currents.

However, many ocean currents are temporary, just like the strange weather phenomena in the New World.

However, there are also continuous, fixed ocean currents.

For example, the ocean current they are currently riding.

In the past few years, exploration teams from Fishman Island have recorded many such ocean currents all over the world. While they may not be able to ride these currents to every part of the world, they can certainly reach most of the ocean.

“Neptune told me that the World Government is even secretly contacting him,”

Standing next to Jinbe, Tiger calmly said, "Isn't it interesting? Fishman Island joined the World Government 170 years ago, but no one has ever paid attention to this country."

"And now, because we're cooperating with a great pirate like Roya, the World Government has actually seen our value."

"World governments are absolutely not to be trusted."

Jinbe said, "Having traveled to so many countries in the past two years, I've come to see the true nature of the World Government. It's no different from the pirate rulers of the New World. The Celestial Dragons are exploiting the entire world."

Many of the republics he once thought were peaceful and prosperous are now struggling to make ends meet, even just for the sake of money.

Jinbe shook his head with a cold laugh. "No, the seas ruled by Charlotte Linlin are even more peaceful and harmonious."

“When we are of value to them, they will pay more attention to us, but when we are no longer of value, we will be turned back into slaves in no time.”

Tiger nodded in deep agreement.

Then he asked meaningfully, "Which is better, the Heavenly Dragons or Roya?"

"Forehead!"

Jinbe was speechless for a moment, then he scratched his head, "Brother Tai, do we have to compete to see who's worse between two puddles of mud?"

"Hahahaha!"

Tiger laughed heartily.

Yes, two puddles of mud.

Well, if I had to say, Roya is a bit worse.

The Celestial Dragons have ruled the world for at least eight hundred years, and there has never been a truly free sea in the world.

Roya's madness surpasses even that of the twisted Celestial Dragons.

However, Fishman Island really has to follow Roya's lead.

At least this guy didn't do anything to Fishman Island; he's quite tolerant of things that are useful to him.

The existence of deep-sea logistics companies and the injection of large amounts of capital have even led to the significant development of Fishman Island.

However, Fishman Island has been facing some trouble lately.

After that execution that shocked the world, the number of pirates passing through Fishman Island began to increase significantly, which caused considerable trouble for Fishman Island.

And this is probably just the beginning of the chaos.

According to the media, an unprecedented era of great piracy is about to begin.

At that time, there will definitely be more pirates wanting to flood into the New World. What kind of misfortune will Fishman Island, located on the only way, encounter then?

Tiger felt his scalp tingle just thinking about that kind of future.

But I really don't know what to do right now. Should I ask Roya for help?

With his current prestige and power, protecting Fishman Island should be a simple matter of a word, right?

Just as Tiger was pondering this, he suddenly heard Jinbe exclaim beside him, "Brother Tiger! It looks like something's coming!"

Tiger suddenly looked up and saw Jinbe staring in horror at the dark depths of the sea to one side.

There is naturally no light in the deep sea, so the fleet has to rely on sea creatures and large lights mounted on the ships for illumination.

But at this moment, in the deep sea that should have been dark and lightless in the distance, a faint golden light suddenly appeared.

"Sea kings?"

Tiger immediately turned around and shouted to the fish-man sailors on deck, "Turn off the lights! Turn off all the lights! Don't attract that thing!"

They are naturally not afraid of ordinary sea kings, but if they were to actually clash with sea kings in such a deep sea, the fleet would most likely be doomed.

Then all the lights went out, and the ocean currents turned pitch black.

Tiger and Jinbe held their breath, staring intently at the golden light that was getting closer and closer in the distance.

Closer and closer, until the fleet was illuminated once more!

Then, the speed at which the golden light approached suddenly increased dramatically!

Tiger roared instantly, "They're charging at us! Prepare for battle—"

The sound stopped suddenly.

Because Tiger finally saw clearly what kind of enormous creature was behind that golden light!
"how come!!"

Jinbe exclaimed in disbelief, "How can there be such a huge Sea King!"

The golden light was now as dazzling as the blazing sun in the sky, illuminating the entire sea area.

Behind that golden light was a monster even larger than an island!

“Run! Run!!”

Tiger suddenly screamed in terror, "Get away from the sea monsters! They're here to hunt!!"

But it was too late.

The enormous creature plunged headlong into the massive ocean current, and then it opened its mouth.

It merely opened its mouth, yet it was as if it had opened a passage to another dimension, swallowing the seawater and everything within it.

"Wow!"

The fish-men screamed in terror, and the sea beasts struggled helplessly, but to no avail. They were instantly swallowed by the huge vortex and disappeared into the enormous mouth of the behemoth in the next instant.

boom!
The enormous monster closed its mouth, creating another huge shockwave in the deep sea.

Because they were located at the rear of the fleet, the fishmen who were lucky enough not to be swallowed up were blown away by the shockwave.

They stared in horror at the enormous lanternfish that had devoured everyone and then swam away as if nothing had happened.

"Tiger and the others have all been swallowed!!"

"What do we do! We have to get our brothers out of its belly!"

"How can we save him! With a size like that, all our attacks would just be tickling him!"

"SOS! At this point, we can only ask the Disaster Company for help. Roya will definitely be fine!"

"Okay! Then contact Umit immediately! Have him tell Roya! We need to stick with this monster and not let it get away!"

So the call came to Roya.

……

"How could something like this happen?"

Luo Ya smiled with interest.

"I really can't imagine it,"

Umit's voice on the other end of the phone was also filled with astonishment, "I even suspect that those fish-people were mistaken in their panic. A sea king that is even larger than an island, does such a creature really exist in the world?"

"This world is far more vast and boundless than we imagine, Umit,"

Roya laughed and said, "Isn't Zou on Koshima a perfect example?"

"I see! I was being narrow-minded, Boss!"

Umit quickly apologized.

Luo Ya smiled. "So, where is that fish now?"

It really is that giant lanternfish.

Fate is truly looking out for me.

Pure gold, is it finally in my hands?

To be honest, that thing didn't seem to be of much use to me.

They're already immortal, okay?

But if it's used by subordinates—well, there are too many immortals, wouldn't that seem cheap?

Besides, isn't it enough to have one immortal person by yourself?

Well, on the other hand, if all those in power could live forever, wouldn't class conflict become extremely acute?

That sounds like it would be quite interesting. But oh well, pure gold isn't truly immortal anyway.

It can only slow down the aging process of humans to an alarming degree, greatly increasing human lifespan.

It doesn't mean they won't die of old age.

Let's get it first.

"The fishmen have been following behind it, and now they're heading towards the rear of the New World, to the territory of Rajang!"

"Ah."

Luo Ya nodded. "Then I'll go there myself."

That lanternfish was indeed ridiculously large; most people really couldn't handle it.

Barrett and Abel haven't returned yet, so I'll have to go there myself.

"Yes!"

Thus, the massive floating city began to rapidly advance towards the latter part of the new world.

About two days later, the City of Calamity arrived over a certain sea area.

Roya flapped its wings and slowly descended towards the sea.

"Lord Roya!"

Several fish-men were floating on the sea, anxiously pleading with him.
"That monster is at the bottom of the sea!"

"Please, please save Brother Tiger and the others! That monster is enormous, and the space inside its belly must be ridiculously large. I'm sure they're all safe and sound!"

"That's right! I beg you, Lord Roya, please lend a helping hand quickly!"

Roya ignored these guys and simply kept looking down.

Of course, you can't see anything with your eyes alone.

But Observation Haki is different.

The deep sea can largely hinder the spread of Observation Haki.

However, the thing located in the deep sea was so enormous that Roya could still clearly sense its presence.

"That's really an exaggeration."

Luo Ya couldn't help but be amazed.

Although we already knew from the original special episode that the giant lanternfish even had several islands inside its belly, its size was absolutely unbelievable, perhaps even comparable to Zunesha.

However, even after actually sensing it with Observation Haki, I still couldn't help but marvel at its astonishing size.

That's way too big.

So just how deep is the ocean?

Not to mention that the huge cavity above Fishman Island allows giant sea kings with a volume exceeding five thousand meters to move freely.

Even now, such a massive behemoth is still well hidden in the deep sea, and few people can discover it. Roya really doesn't know how to evaluate the depth of the sea.

Exaggeration.

"Lord Roya!"

On the sea, the fish were still shouting, "Let's go to the deep sea right away and find a way to force it to the surface!"

"No need to bother."

Luo Ya said calmly.

"Let it come up obediently."

At that instant, pitch-black lightning crashed down onto the sea below.

The fish-men on the sea surface fainted almost instantly.

The sea suddenly began to surge and churn.

The Conqueror's Haki lightning released by Roya was like Nezha's Hun Tian Ling (a magical ribbon), stirring up the entire sea.

In the original work, Shanks' Conqueror's Haki was enough to knock Green Bull, who was located in the central area of ​​Wano Country, back to his original form, even outside of Wano Country.

Roya believed that his current strength was no less than, and at least equal to, that of Shanks at that time, so—

The ocean may be nothing, but I'll cleave it in two with my Conqueror's Haki!
The Conqueror's Haki instantly pierced through the ocean, reaching the deepest part of the seabed.

The enormous lanternfish was instantly struck squarely by the blow.

"hold head high!!"

Illuminated by the golden light emanating from the lantern atop its head, the colossal monster suddenly howled in agony.

Its body, larger than an island, twisted and contorted in agony.

The giant lanternfish instinctively tried to flee into the surrounding sea.

However, each time it turns in one direction, the intensity of the force hitting it increases.

A powerful lightning bolt surrounded it from all directions, driving it upwards.

Driven by intense pain, the enormous creature desperately paddled upwards.

And at this time.

Inside this giant lanternfish.

It is one of the small islands inside the stomach.

"Hey! What's wrong!"

Tiger looked up in astonishment. The intense tremors were causing the island to shake violently, and the surrounding seawater, or rather, the stomach acid of the lanternfish, was churning violently.
"It's been attacked?"

"Attack? How could any creature in the deep sea dare to attack Lord Lantern!"

The speaker was an unkempt man with messy blond hair and a slightly overweight build.

He was also holding a little girl with the same blond hair in his arms.

These two were encountered by Tiger and the others inside the stomach of the lanternfish after they were swallowed.

At first, Tiger thought they were all doomed, but after actually entering the lanternfish's stomach, he discovered that there was a whole different world inside!

There was even an island inside the stomach, and there were living beings on the island, including a person. Who would believe such a thing?
But after Tiger gathered all his compatriots together, he actually encountered this blond little girl in that stomach; her name was Olga.

Through his conversation with Olga, Tiger was surprised to learn that this little girl, who looked no more than six or seven years old, was actually a person from more than 170 years ago!

She said it was because her father created a metal called pure gold, which emits a beautiful golden light that greatly slows down the aging process of people who are exposed to it.

Tiger was utterly dumbfounded when he heard this.

Isn't this the same as immortality?

However, Olga felt a certain aversion to the existence of pure gold, because, according to her, it was because her father had researched pure gold that pirates were attracted, leading to the death of her mother.

Even the giant lanternfish was attracted by the pure gold, and it devoured half of Olga's home island in one bite.

From then on, Olga lived inside the lanternfish's belly.

The little girl was very excited about Tiger and the others' arrival.

After all, although she had lived for over 170 years, she had never had any contact with the outside world and her experience had not grown at all. In essence, she was still just a little kid.

Although Olga said that once swallowed by the lanternfish, there was no way to get out, Tiger and the others did not believe her.

They explored inside the lanternfish's belly and found its second stomach.

Inside this stomach, they encountered Olga's father, Mischna Asie, the scientist who discovered pure gold.

He's still alive, having survived for over a hundred years by disguising himself as a juvenile dinosaur and being fed by adult dinosaurs—well, the creatures living inside the lanternfish's belly include a group of dinosaurs, and all the creatures here are bathed in the golden light that penetrates the lanternfish's body, thus gaining immortality.

After they met, Olga gave her "bastard father" a good beating.

However, she soon learned from her father that she was suffering from a terminal illness, and there was no cure available on the high seas. That was why Ashie had desperately researched pure gold in order to prolong his daughter's life.

After the truth was revealed, the father and daughter embraced and wept bitterly.

Tiger was quite moved by what he saw.

But as expected, the thing to think about now is how to escape.

And now, the lanternfish are starting to get agitated.

Something must have happened outside!

Jinbe looked very serious.

"But there's nothing we can do!"

Tiger felt very irritable.

The lanternfish is so large that even a master like Jinbe can't do anything about it!
"If only the Den Den Mushi were still working! I wonder if my fellow countrymen have tried to call for help!"

Strangely enough, the light of pure gold can penetrate the body of the lanternfish, but the radio waves of the Den Den Mushi cannot.

Meanwhile, outside, in the sky above the sea.

Roya looked down at the sea with great interest.

boom!
The sea suddenly became turbulent.

Monster, here it comes.

(End of this chapter)