Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

But just as the fist was about to fall, a giant octopus tentacle suddenly emerged from the darkness beside them!

It's the same siren that Luffy knocked out earlier!

The tentacle lashed out at the bald sea monster, causing it to stumble and nearly fall.

"What, what's going on? Why would the polar sea monsters of the North Sea suddenly appear here?"

Chapter 431 Contesting Fishman Island with the Four Emperors (8k)

Vander Decken IX stared wide-eyed. He recognized the siren; it was one of the rulers of the deep sea and usually did not obey anyone.

What shocked him even more was that after attacking the bald sea monster, the siren did not continue the attack, but instead swam to the side of the Sunny and used its huge body to protect the ship.

That posture was clearly to protect the Sunny!

"Little squid, well done."

A familiar voice came from the Flying Dutchman.

King van der Deiken IX turned his head sharply and then opened his mouth wide.

Suddenly, three people appeared on his ghost ship!

It was Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji.

"Little squid, that's enough. Thank you for your help. I won't eat you this time."

Luffy said with a grin.

The siren not far away breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, I don't have to be eaten anymore!

Luffy stood on the mast, holding onto the sail rope with one hand and eating a piece of meat he had found somewhere with the other.

Zoro leaned against the cabin door, his three swords already drawn, his eyes gleaming with a dangerous light.

Sanji stood in the center of the deck, lit a cigarette, and elegantly exhaled a smoke ring.

Who are you people?!

King van der Deiken IX's voice trembled.

He hadn't noticed anyone on the boat at all; if they had suddenly opened fire, he would have been finished!

His men were also terrified, completely unaware of how the three men had boarded the ship.

"There's oxygen inside."

Luffy jumped down from the mast and curiously examined the ghost ship. "The coating technology is pretty good."

"Hey, I said you guys are pirates, right?" Luffy asked.

“Of course,” van der Deiken answered instinctively.

"Oh, pirates, huh? You must have wine and treasure." Zoro said with a dangerous smile.

"They even tried to attack our ship just now, so they're the enemy now," Sanji said, exhaling a puff of smoke.

"What the hell are you guys...?"

Before King Van der Decken IX could figure out where the group had come from, a murmured fishman under him suddenly handed him a bounty poster.

Van der Deiken slowly counted the numbers on the bounty poster.

Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousand, hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions, billions...

Okay, so many zeros!

When he counted the number, Van der Deiken IX's eyes widened and his mouth opened so wide it could fit a watermelon.

3.5 billion Pieces?!

Monkey D. Luffy, the Straw Hat Boy, is the fifth Emperor of the Sea!

The other two bounty posters are for Roronoa Zoro (350 million Berries) and Sanji Black Leg (160 million Berries).

The combined bounties for these three individuals exceed four billion Berries!

Van der Deiken IX's own bounty was nothing compared to theirs.

"You, you people are..."

Before he could finish speaking, a fist the size of a sandbag appeared in front of Vander Decken IX, and then he knew nothing more.

When he woke up again, he found himself and his men tied up like dumplings and piled up on the deck of the Sunny.

His ghost ship has disappeared to who knows where.

"Are you awake?"

Luffy was flipping through stacks of letters, his brow furrowed.

"Hey, you're so cheesy, you've written so many love letters," Luffy complained.

The treasure hunt yielded no treasures, but instead revealed a large collection of love letters in Vander Decken IX's room.

The stack of letters in his hand were all addressed to Princess Shirahoshi.

Sanji walked over and took a look, and almost vomited.

Your image is like a pearl at the bottom of the sea, illuminating my dark life...

It gave me goosebumps!

"Wait, Princess Shirahoshi?!"

Vivi picked up a letter, glanced at it, and then walked up to Vander Decken IX with a serious expression. "What is your relationship with the princess of Fishman Island, you pirate?"

As an intelligence expert, he naturally knew what Princess Shirahoshi represented.

She is the treasure of Fishman Island, the princess of the Ryugu Kingdom, whose beauty is said to rival that of the Pirate Empress.

King van der Deiken IX turned his head away, looking as if he didn't want to say anything.

"Hey, Miss Vivi is asking you a question."

Sanji walked up to Vander Decken IX with a devilish expression, his right foot bursting into flames. "Do you want to be turned into a grilled fish, or do you want to confess?"

"What do you want to do?!"

After a friendly exchange, Van der Decken IX confessed everything.

This includes his constant harassment and marriage proposals to Shirahoshi when she was six years old, using the power of the Target-Target Fruit to throw love letters and gifts at Ryugu Palace, and then throwing dangerous items at her.

This includes his recent alliance with the New Fishman Pirates, preparing to take advantage of the turmoil on Fishman Island to forcibly marry Princess Shirahoshi.

"Let's throw this guy out to feed the fish." Luffy looked at Vander Decken IX, the fish-man, with a hint of disdain.

He started harassing a six-year-old girl; he's an absolute beast.

"No, no, no, I'm useful! I know some things!" Vander Decken IX quickly begged for mercy.

In order to survive, he revealed all the information he knew.

Including what happened recently on Fishman Island.

"What? You're saying there's been a rebellion on Fishman Island?" Vivi frowned.

Everyone was shocked by this sudden news.

Fishman Island, as the gateway to the New World, has always been a relatively peaceful place. Especially after Whitebeard's flag was flown there, few pirates dared to cause trouble.

"You bunch of pirates?"

Nami asked suspiciously.

Although these sea monsters and sirens appear enormous, Fishman Island also possesses a powerful army, and the current king, Neptune, is highly respected, having been on good terms with many great pirates in his youth.

For a pirate of Vander Decken IX's caliber to instigate a rebellion on Fishman Island is simply a pipe dream.

"I've already had Jinbe hang our Straw Hat crew's flag up there too. Do you and the so-called New Fishman Pirates want to take over our territory?"

Luffy walked up to Vander Decken IX and said, "And Whitebeard's flag should still be on Fishman Island, right?"

Vander Decken IX was so frightened by these words that he trembled and quickly explained, "The Whitebeard Pirates no longer have the strength to protect Fishman Island!"

Since Whitebeard lost the Tremor-Tremor Fruit in the Impel Down War, his prestige has greatly diminished due to his fluctuating state of normalcy and abnormality, and many pirate crews that were originally subservient to him have begun to stir.

"Although the former Shichibukai, Jinbe, used your name to gain two years of peace, recently, someone has also set their sights on this territory."

"Who?"

"Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors' pirate crews!"

Upon hearing this name, Luffy understood.

No wonder such a pirate crew and the so-called new Fishman Pirates on Fishman Island dared to start a rebellion; it turns out they had the support of the Four Emperors' pirate crew.

"Charlotte Linlin, BIG MOM, Queen of Totto Land, is known for her gluttony and her collection of rare and exotic races."

Vivi explained, "The mermaids and fishmen of Fishman Island are undoubtedly very attractive collectibles for her."

"They're already going to clash with the Four Emperors' pirate crews before even entering the New World?" Zoro grinned, his hand resting on his sword hilt. "How interesting."

"After all, Jinbe is our captain's chosen partner, so Fishman Island is our territory."

Nami sighed.

Anyone who dares to touch the territory of the maritime emperor will pay the price.

The Straw Hat crew quickly accepted the news.

After two years of training, everyone longed for a real battle to test their growth.

Moreover, protecting the territory of their crewmates is an inescapable responsibility of the pirate crew.

They are now a powerful and well-equipped force!

"Hehe, then let's take back our territory!" Luffy laughed.

King von der Deiken IX was devastated.