Starting with One Piece, a Multiverse Simulation

"What you said is not entirely accurate. The Straw Hat Pirates did not master Conqueror's Haki in two years, but rather he used those two years to initially master three types of Haki, including Conqueror's Haki!"

However, this is not surprising. You have to consider what kind of bloodline he has.

His grandfather was the naval hero Garp, and his father was Dragon, the world's most notorious criminal. He was also the person who taught him Haki and the vice-captain of the Pirate King, the legendary Dark King Rayleigh.

Given his protagonist aura, it would be strange if he couldn't master three types of Haki in two years.

Compared to Robin and Perona's surprise, Wood remained calm. After all, as a man familiar with the plot, he wasn't surprised at all by Luffy's illogical increase in combat power.

In One Piece, things are relatively better. At least the author gave the Straw Hat crew a power boost, and provided a two-year buffer period.

The fox-faced ninja and the blond-haired boy with the pig-slaughtering knife on the next set usually just use cheat codes to kill everyone they can't beat.

Don't ask them why they're so awesome. The answer is that they're the main characters in shonen anime. These days, if you want to be the main character in a shonen anime, you need to have some weird stuff in your body to cheat.

As we all know, the protagonists of shonen anime generally possess the following characteristics: immortality, the ability to unleash their full power at any time, and fluctuating combat strength that can change with their emotions. Simply put, their output relies entirely on shouting.

Furthermore, when facing the enemy BOSS, the villain's IQ is automatically reduced to 999. Whenever the villain is in a situation where he can overpower the enemy, he will inevitably start talking a lot, or he will start talking about his ideals with a sense of accomplishment, in order to activate the protagonist's above-mentioned characteristics.

Chapter 571 The Bug-like Target-Target Fruit

Straw Hat Luffy, standing alone at the forefront, clenched his fists and glared coldly at the New Fishman Pirates in front of him. An invisible aura immediately spread outwards from him.

"Pat-pat-pat-pat-pat!"

As the first new fishman pirate's eyes rolled back and he suddenly collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth, the 100,000 fishman warriors, who had been so imposing just moments before, collapsed in droves, as if infected with a plague.

The original army of 100,000 was instantly reduced to 70,000 who lost consciousness and were unable to fight on the spot by Luffy's overwhelming power... I mean, Conqueror's Haki.

"This... Straw Hat Boy, what have you done to my fellow countrymen, you bastard!"

Hody Jones, who had never seen much of a big scene, saw 70,000 of his original 100,000 followers instantly fall to the ground under Luffy's gaze. At first, he thought this was some kind of Devil Fruit power of the Straw Hat crew.

It wasn't until he heard King Neptune mention "Conqueror's Haki" that he realized it was a power used by the strong in the New World.

Of course, although he lacked experience, he naturally wouldn't admit it at this moment. Instead, he looked at Straw Hat Luffy with disdain and said, "Only those with the qualities of a king can wield such power? You, Straw Hat kid, don't even deserve it."

"The qualifications to stand above millions—no matter how you look at it, that refers to me, Hody Jones! And I will not only stand atop Fish-Man Island, but I will also exact revenge on all humanity in this world!"

Seeing that Luffy, the Straw Hat Pirates, had reduced their fighting strength by 70% with just a glance, Hody Jones and the New Fishman Pirates crew members beside him were clearly panicking.

But they've already said so many tough things. If they back down now, they won't be able to rule Fishman Island, and they won't even be able to stay here.

As if to bolster their courage, or as if to enhance their strength in order to fight the Straw Hat crew to the death, Hody Jones and his subordinates pulled out handfuls of ES drugs from their bodies and then frantically stuffed them into their mouths like candy!

ES is a banned drug. Although it can enhance strength, it can also cause people to lose their minds and amplify the already ferocious nature of the fish-men.

Normally, if a fish-man eats one, he will lose his rational consciousness, but Hody Jones and his subordinates eat them by the handful!

After taking the ES drug, Hody Jones and the Fishman Pirates crew members beside him were naturally driven to their limits by their own ferocity, and their eyes turned bloodshot. They even forgot the resistance they had felt earlier.

Ding! You have ingested the ES drug. Combat power +999, IQ -999.

In Wood's view, the ES drug is simply trading intelligence for combat power, and this combat power is extremely short-lived.

However, it must be said that although Hody Jones and others' IQs decreased after taking the ES drug, their combat strength increased significantly.

Normally, Hody Jones and the New Fishman Pirates' executives would have been easy prey if they had encountered the Straw Hat crew reunited after two years. However, thanks to the ES drug, they are now able to hold their own against the Straw Hat crew.

"Straw Hat Kid, weren't you pretty arrogant before? Why are you so quiet now?"

Didn't you say you were going to beat me to a pulp? Well, then, show me!

Having taken the ES drug, Hody Jones's fighting power has greatly increased. He is wielding a harpoon and stabbing repeatedly, using his Fishman Karate to press Luffy relentlessly.

Luffy, on the other hand, fought and retreated. This was his first battle in two years, and his previous sparring partner was Rayleigh, so it was quite normal for him to be beaten.

Previously on Amazon Lily, his opponents were almost all kinds of huge beasts, but Hody Jones was his first formal opponent in two years. So when facing Hody Jones, Luffy was experiencing the results of his training against him.

He wasn't powerless to retaliate against Hody Jones's attack; rather, he was testing his "Observation Haki."

If you look closely, you'll notice that while Hody Jones' attacks kept pushing Luffy back, he didn't manage to land a single hit.

However, in Hody Jones' eyes, the situation was completely different. In Hody Jones' view, the Straw Hat Boy was unable to fight back because his storm-like onslaught had completely suppressed him!

It wasn't just Luffy's side; both Zoro and Sanji, despite being capable of easily defeating their opponents, were enjoying the thrill of battle because it was their first fight in a long time.

However, the New Fishman Pirates' executives and Hody Jones himself always believed that their strength was too great, to the point that the Straw Hat crew was overwhelmed by their "powerful strength" and couldn't lift their heads.

Just when they thought that as long as their strength increased by a little more, they could defeat the Straw Hat crew, they were frantically consuming ES drugs. However, they were soon shocked to find that even though they were consuming ES drugs like candy, the gap between them and the Straw Hat crew was still just a little bit!

"Your strength is far inferior to Jinbe's. I've already experienced the results of your training, and now I'm going to beat you to a pulp!"

Upon hearing Luffy's words, Hody Jones, who had just been about to mock the Straw Hat Pirates for being arrogant and boastful, saying that he had already suppressed Luffy to the point of being unable to lift his head, was still bragging.

However, before he could finish speaking, a size 42 slipper landed squarely on his face, sending Hody Jones flying several kilometers away and even shattering his prized teeth!

With Luffy activating Gear Second, his combat power skyrocketed. Hody Jones, who had previously acted all high and mighty, was now completely reduced to a punching bag, constantly being punched and kicked by Luffy in the air.

It wasn't that Hody Jones didn't want to fight back, but rather that Straw Hat Luffy's speed was now comparable to the enemy's. Hody Jones wanted to fight back, but he couldn't even catch a glimpse of the Straw Hat Luffy.

To avoid losing consciousness and to stop the pain, Hody Jones had to keep taking ES drugs while being beaten up. This was partly to continue increasing his combat power, and partly because the drug really made him fearless!

All the other officers of the new Fishman Pirates have been defeated. Although Hody Jones is still putting on a brave face, it is clear to everyone that his defeat at the hands of the Straw Hat Pirates is only a matter of time. The final outcome of this battle is almost a foregone conclusion.

Unfortunately, another unexpected event occurred at this time: the "Flying Pirates," who had reached some agreement with the New Fishman Pirates, made their appearance.

Upon learning that Hody Jones was leading a large force to seize Ryugu Castle, Deikun IX decided to cooperate with Hody Jones.

Hody Jones wants to conquer and rule Fish-Man Island, while Deakin IX only wants the mermaid princess Shirahoshi; their goals are not in conflict.

Since King Neptune and Queen Otohime would never marry Princess Shirahoshi to him, it's quite normal for Deakin IX to be an enemy of Ryugu Castle and cooperate with Hody Jones.

Deken IX's strength is mediocre, even weaker than the New Fishman Pirates' executives who have taken the ES drug. Even with the addition of the bald sea monster, he cannot change the current situation.

The key point is that Deckard IX is a user of the Devil Fruit "Target-Target Fruit," and he has made the most of this ability.

The Target-Target Fruit's ability is that once an opponent is targeted, the object thrown by the user will automatically track them to the ends of the earth, unless it is shot down or blocked by an obstacle along the way.

The number of targets that can be remembered simultaneously is the same as the number of hands. If you wash your hands, the target locked by that hand will be removed, and you must touch the target again to lock onto it.

At first glance, this Devil Fruit's ability seems quite ordinary, but according to its setting, there is a rather serious bug.

Putting aside the locking ability of the "Target-Target Fruit," the key point is that anything touched by Deakin IX is automatically considered a "projectile," which is quite absurd!

That's right. If the "Target-Target Fruit" can only be thrown at what Deakin IX can lift, then the fruit's ability is fairly average.

The fact that the size and weight of the objects it can throw can be ignored is quite absurd.

Wood remembers being so shocked when he saw Deacon IX throw the Ship of Oath, Noah, out.

Noah was so enormous that Diack IX certainly couldn't lift it, but it could be thrown around as a projectile.

Now let's think about it another way. If Deakin puts his hand on Fishman Island, could he also throw Fishman Island away?

Or consider this from another perspective: if someone is marked by Daken IX and that person goes to the legendary island of Laugh Tale, could Daken IX simply throw everyone else there as "projectiles" as well?

According to the "Target-Target Fruit" ability, once a target is marked, anything thrown at it will reach the designated target, no matter where it is in the world.

In other words, this idea is plausible as long as the thing being thrown out can survive a long flight.

Even more outrageous and audacious speculations: if Diack IX were on land, could he throw the entire continent, or even the entire planet, out with his hand on the ground?

In short, the strength of the "Target-Target Fruit" is not its positioning ability, but its throwing effect. Like the "Rewind-Rewind Fruit" which was underestimated in the original story, this thing is also a Devil Fruit that can be described as a bug.

Deakin IX's purpose in coming to the Dragon Palace this time was simple: to force King Neptune to hand over Princess Shirahoshi. And this time, having finally come to his senses, he also threw Noah over there.

He also stated that if Ryugu Castle did not agree to his conditions, he would destroy Mermaid Island!

Mermaid Island is protected by a giant soap bubble. Once the soap bubble bursts, the pressure from the deep sea at a depth of 10,000 meters will instantly turn everything on the island into dust.

Fishmen and mermaids naturally have the ability to move in the deep sea. Although they won't necessarily die, the only place where they can live and inhabit, Fishman Island, is definitely gone.

If Deken IX touches the target without washing his hands, then Noah's Ark, launched with Princess Shirahoshi as the target, will soon completely crush the entire Fishman Island.

Faced with the threat from Deiken IX, the people of Ryugu Palace and the Straw Hat crew were dumbfounded. No one expected that when love-struck people went crazy, they would be so insane.

Hody Jones, who was already on the verge of despair, saw that Deakin IX was so awesome that he even threw Noah to him. At this moment, he completely abandoned the Straw Hat Boy and came directly to Deakin IX's side.

"Daiken, I really didn't expect you to be capable of this much. Choosing you as an ally was definitely the right decision."

Now just throw Noah onto Fishman Island. So what if the Straw Hat crew is strong? They're still just lowly humans.

If Fishman Island is destroyed, not a single one of these humans will survive in the deep sea!

Hody Jones no longer expected to subdue the Straw Hat Pirates with sheer force. He had taken a lot of ES drugs, but it still couldn't erase the gap between him and his opponent.

Although Hody Jones, who is proud of his race, was quite unwilling to be defeated by the Straw Hat crew in this way, he obviously couldn't care less about that now. As long as he was the one who won in the end, that was all that mattered.

"Are you crazy or am I crazy? Hody Jones, don't forget, I'm only working with you to marry Princess Shirahoshi."

If King Neptune is willing to compromise, I will naturally choose to release my power, since the Target-Target Fruit is designed to target Shirahoshi.

What good would it do me to destroy Fishman Island?

Deakin IX was also a madman, but he wasn't completely mad. His love for Shirahoshi was pathological; he believed that if he couldn't have her, he should just destroy her.

However, the current situation has clearly not reached that point yet. Based on his understanding of King Neptune and Queen Otohime, there is a high probability that the two will eventually compromise for the sake of the people of Fishman Island!

If King Neptune compromises and he marries Shirahoshi, then Deacon IX will naturally not destroy Fishman Island, because doing so would not benefit him at all.

Don't forget, Deckard IX is a Devil Fruit user, so although he is a fish-man, he is also a complete landlubber.

Once Fishman Island is destroyed, he will lose his only habitat in the deep sea. As someone who cannot swim, it is even unknown whether he will be able to survive to reach the land after the destruction of Fishman Island.

So don't be fooled by Diack IX's current crazy appearance; what he's really thinking is just a game of strategy with the Dragon Palace. He's betting that King Neptune will agree to his unreasonable demands when faced with a threat.