One Piece Talk King: Starting with Commentary on Devil Fruits

The relatively composed Queen Otohime had some scratches on her face, a result of the crystal ball exploding, but the Iron Lady didn't care about that. She was more concerned about the divination results that Lady Shirley had seen. "Just tell me what kind of future terrifies you so much. I'm prepared."

Lady Shirley, her previous aloof demeanor completely gone, was now trembling all over, cold sweat beading on her forehead, her delicate hands constantly rubbing her temples. The future of Fishman Island was worse than anyone could have imagined; it was an existence she could not comprehend, and after searching through ancient texts, she could only describe it with a single word of humility.

"I saw a god covered in tentacles descend upon Fishman Island with a majestic figure, and all the creatures on the island died."

Chapter 213 Cultists

The good news is that Queen Otohime has really come back to life; the bad news is that Fishman Island is going to be destroyed by some god. Falling from heaven to hell is not enough to describe the feelings of the people of the Fishman Kingdom. A future destined for total annihilation is like an invisible mountain pressing down on the hearts of all the fish.

Fishman Island has many fortune tellers, but the most accurate one is Mrs. Shirley. Her mermaid café has many customers. When the mermaid is in a good mood, she will tell fortunes for customers she likes. Although most of the time the fortunes don't come to a good result, her shop rarely has repeat customers.

The entire Mermaid Kingdom believed in Lady Shirley's divination of the future, especially King Neptune, who was prone to procrastination. He wished time would speed up so that the Straw Hat crew could arrive, open the Sea God's Treasury, and rescue his queen from the underworld.

"Mother's appearance is still the same as it was back then, and it seems that the Tenseiga's resurrection ability has no side effects." Like his other brothers and sisters, the eldest prince of Shark Star missed the voice and smile of his mother, Queen Otohime. When she was alive, the family was very happy.

"Where exactly is this Sea God's Treasury? Do we really have to wait for Fizz the little fishman to come in person? That's not fair to us," the second prince, Huang Xing, couldn't help but complain.

King Neptune sat on the cold throne. When he saw his wife in the sky again, the man was somewhat moved. Queen Otohime had been dead for many years, and the position of queen had remained vacant without any third party interfering. Although he was not a good king, he was a good husband.

Right now, the father is more worried about his daughter, Shirahoshi. He's afraid that she might get excited and leave the Hard Shell Tower on her own. Without the protection of a strong person, she's easily injured. It's all Vander Decken IX's fault. His way of courting was too brutal. He deserves to die a gruesome death in the future.

The beautiful and enormous Princess Shirahoshi tightly embraces her pet shark, Mecaro. For years, she has been trapped in the Hard Shell Tower, deprived of sunlight and the sight of outsiders. The mermaid princess can only talk to her pet.

Now that the canopy can shine directly into the deep sea, it brings a touch of color to her mundane, confined life. When the Little Mermaid sees her mother appear, tears stream down her face. She is a crybaby, after all. "Mother, I miss you so much. When will you come back? I want to see the outside world."

After Queen Otohime was assassinated, Princess Shirahoshi's crying triggered her Sea King power, attracting several Sea Kings over a thousand meters long. In the chaos, she was spotted and marked by Vander Decken IX. From that day on, misfortune surrounded the mermaid princess, and her life underwent a dramatic change.

Her Highness the Queen's years of efforts for Fishman Island came to an end with her death. No one followed in her footsteps, and all her efforts were in vain. Neptune himself became withdrawn after his wife's death, and he was only able to rely on Jinbe, a former member of the Sun Pirates, to support him.

The fact that Jinbe managed to secure the protection of a powerful pirate was entirely due to his own efforts in building connections. Neptune, on the other hand, only took what was given to him. Once the Yonko's flag was planted on Fish-Man Island, he would claim half the credit. This kind of lazy king is practically a paragon of virtue on this high seas.

Queen Otohime, standing in the sky, was suddenly struck by this bad news. Even though she was somewhat prepared, she couldn't help but feel a sense of panic. "Do gods really exist in this world? Aren't those just ancient legends?"

The mermaid was completely unfamiliar with the concept of gods. After all, there were too many powerful beings on this great sea, a world where talents emerged in abundance. Every few years, an arrogant person who claimed to be a god would appear. Most of them used their Devil Fruit abilities to deceive people, especially those on islands with underdeveloped communication. Sooner or later, such people would run into trouble. As for the statues of gods they erected, they were as fragile as paper, easily exposed with a light touch.

The Celestial Dragons claim to be a race of gods, but outsiders know they have no real connection to anyone. They've simply relied on their ancestors to conquer the world, allowing their descendants to enjoy a privileged life for over 800 years. Their external rule still relies on the navy and the collection of "celestial gold" from member states to maintain the entire system. The Celestial Dragons' level of governance is truly appalling; there are countless corrupt officials within them, and it's a miracle they've managed to maintain this system until now.

The Celestial Dragons won't shift the blame. The people of the member states have long hated the Celestial Dragons. Sooner or later, they won't be able to control the powder keg beneath them. The Revolutionary Army, like a small flame, is still setting fires all over the sea. It's unknown how long the World Government's fragile rule can last.

After Shirley gradually calmed down, the mermaid's body stopped trembling, and her brain was analyzing the fragments she had seen in the future. She had to unravel the mysteries in that colorful world and find clues in some chaotic information sources. Among countless distorted faces, the woman saw a familiar figure. He was different from the other fishmen who had fallen into madness.

"I actually saw my bastard brother in the future. Could the divination be hinting at something? Could it all be related to Arlong?" Shirley said, expressing her thoughts and asking the smartest mermaid on Fishman Island for advice. Perhaps this princess, with her clearer perspective, could notice some subtle details.

"Arlong? After Luffy and the others broke through Impel Down, he should have escaped in the chaos. Did your brother show any unusual behavior in the future divination fragments?" Queen Otohime felt that Arlong had a motive to cause trouble. After all, Fishman Island had wronged the Sun Pirates first, so it was understandable that they would retaliate.

What's the difference between that bastard brother and everyone else? Shirley kept recalling fragments in her mind. In the future, he was wearing a black robe and holding a bizarre statue with an octopus head in his hands. His shark face had a crazy and worshipful expression, more obsessed than ever before.

Thinking about this, the younger sister suddenly realized something: such crazy behavior has been recorded on the sea. "I think Ah Long may be a cultist. Perhaps he summoned a god to descend on Fishman Island, which ultimately led the people into madness and slaughtering each other, staining the land where we have lived for generations with blood."

This isn't the first time cultists have appeared on the sea. In a few years, the Soul King Brook will enjoy the treatment of being fawned over by cultists. To put it bluntly, they are just a group of pitiful people who cannot escape the suffering they face and can only place their hopes on the ethereal gods or demons in their hearts.

Historically, cultists pose less of a threat than pirates. Their imagined evil gods have never been successfully summoned, so they naturally don't attract the violent fist of the navy. Each country's own army can easily suppress them. Ultimately, they are just some low-class individuals.

But what happened to Ah Long overturned this conventional wisdom, and the term "cultist" once again entered the mainstream consciousness.

Chapter 214 Fishman Island Crisis

Prince Shark Star leads his team to quell the giants' rebellion. Queen Otohime and Shirley gather to discuss the details of the divination. The people of the Mermaid Kingdom continue to live as usual, unaware that a crisis of total annihilation is about to arrive.

The first to sense the danger were the patrolling guards outside Fishman Island. Since Luffy had wiped out the reactionary forces on Fishman Island, a large number of the royal guards no longer needed to protect the palace. Under Queen Otohime's rearrangement, these soldiers were dispersed to various parts of Fishman Island to perform the most basic security work.

But today, the restless school of fish in the deep sea made the patrolling guards notice something unusual. Ordinary fish-men don't have the ability to communicate with fish; only noble mermaids have that talent. However, the fact that the school of fish was all running in one direction was obvious to anyone who wasn't stupid.

"The fish are probably afraid of something. Could it be that sea kings or other predators have come to the outskirts of Fishman Island? Logically speaking, those giants that are thousands of meters long wouldn't deliberately come in to cause trouble."

A guard who looked like a lobster pushed his companion and pointed straight ahead. The huge migration in the sea made him dumbfounded. "Look, it's not just schools of fish, but also sea monsters. They are also fleeing for their lives. Are they going to attack Fishman Island?"

A herd of sea monsters, hundreds of meters long, carrying schools of fish, rushed straight towards Fishman Island. Sea cats, sea lions, manatees, sea frogs, sea snakes, and countless other deep-sea mammals gathered together to escape. The guards had no time to ponder what kind of monsters were chasing them.

Since there were no signal flares in the sea, the guards had to swim back urgently to give a verbal warning to the people of Fishman Island, letting the rulers of the fish-man nation know the seriousness of the situation.

The first wave of sea monsters of varying sizes attacked Fishman Island, leaving the island's inhabitants bewildered and unaware of what was happening. These marine mammals caused considerable damage to buildings in their wake, and some citizens also suffered collateral damage. The small number of guards was no match for the massive horde of sea monsters and could only let them pass through.

The panicked sea monsters did not stop, and continued to flee desperately after passing through Fishman Island, leaving the island's inhabitants completely bewildered. Many fish were still unaware of the situation, and even the guards did not know what had happened.

"What's wrong with these sea monsters? Is it mating season and they're in a hurry to find mates?" a single, ugly fishman muttered to himself.

“Even if they are in heat seasonally, they usually avoid the Fishman Island route. There’s definitely something wrong here. Could it be that a pirate crew is deliberately hunting them down?”

A beautiful mermaid with green hair, standing at the highest point of the building, was the first to see the situation around Fishman Island. This woman witnessed the most unbelievable scene of her life: "There are...there are...giants have landed! My God, how many are there?"

The colossal giant propelled itself with scorching steam, turning all carbon-based life forms in its path to ashes. The guards patrolling the perimeter of the country were the first to experience what it meant to be roasted alive. Within seconds, the entire fish was reduced to charcoal and then trampled into powder by the nearest giants.

The colossal giants, stretching as far as the eye can see, have finally landed on Fishman Island. These monsters, their bodies imbued with Armament Haki, will use their feet to measure all life on the island. Ugly fishmen and mermaids are equal beneath their feet.

The colossal giants, standing over 100 meters tall, possessed astonishing destructive power, leaving only rows of footprints in their wake. Any fishmen who moved too slowly would eventually become dust beneath their feet. The patrolling guards tried to stop the colossal giants' advance, but it was ultimately futile; the steam emanating from the giants was too much for the fishmen to resist.

Queen Otohime, naturally unable to stand idly by after such a commotion, encountered her fully armed husband, King Neptune, and his three princes, each armed with weapons, as they prepared to fight alongside their sons and do their last for the country.

"What on earth happened? Could it be that a large pirate crew is attacking Fishman Island?" Based on her past experience, this was the only thing Queen Otohime could think of. The mermaid Shirley had already sent her away to escape.

"It's not pirates, it's the giants who want to destroy us. Mother, you and your sister should run for your lives. We'll buy you time to escape," Prince Shark Star said these tragic words. At this moment, Fishman Island was facing a life-or-death situation. When everyone was running away, someone had to step forward. Otherwise, given the giants' marching speed, it would be difficult for the Fishman Kingdom to have any survivors.

With tears in her eyes, Princess Shirahoshi embraced Queen Otohime upon seeing her mother. "Mother, it's so scary outside! Why did the giants come to Fishman Island? That damned giant died for me so I could escape. He was trampled underfoot by the giants."

"Big Dead Man" is Sanji's nickname for the bald-headed sea god. He used to be a subordinate of Vander Decken IX, but after being taught a lesson by Luffy's crew, he reformed and joined the Mermaid Kingdom's forces to make a living. Usually, the Redfin Taki pufferfish uses its height advantage to clear the way for Princess Shirahoshi. With such a huge guy in front of her, many pirates with wicked intentions give up on having designs on the mermaid princess. Anyone who wants to make a move against Princess Shirahoshi has to think twice about the 80-meter-tall sea god.

Although the bald sea god is ugly and not very intelligent, Princess Shirahoshi is very fond of this companion, and after spending many days together, he has become her second pet.

But today, in order to save Princess Shirahoshi from being trampled by the giants, the dead man gave up all hope of survival and used all his strength to throw the mermaid princess away. This desperate throw sent her flying over a thousand meters away, allowing the princess of this country to survive by sheer luck.

During her flight, Princess Shirahoshi witnessed the bald sea god being submerged by a colossal giant. Countless giants trampled over its body, and the princess could hear the giant man's dying screams. The heart-wrenching wails made the woman tremble, and this caused the mermaid princess to have nightmares.

He then used the power of the Sea King within him to summon the Sea Kings to his rescue. Dozens of Sea Kings swam over from the nearest Sea Forest, each of them measuring around 5,000 meters in length. These monsters of the sea were fearless and desperately pulled the Colossus forward. Unfortunately, they lacked the power of the Sea Kings and were ultimately just a mass of flesh and blood. The Sea Kings could only hold off the Colossus for a moment.

The sound of the colossal giants walking grew louder and louder, soon filling the entire Mermaid Palace. Each step they took represented the loss of a life. If they didn't leave now, it would be too late. King Neptune wanted to leave the hope of life to his daughter and beloved daughter. As long as these two lived, there was still hope for the Mermaid Kingdom to be rebuilt.

"Hurry, hurry, this country is doomed!"

Princess Shirahoshi's shark pet drags its owner forward, while Queen Otohime is held in her daughter's arms. The colossal giant has already stormed the Mermaid Palace, meaning that most of Fishman Island has been trampled. The heroes left behind to cover the retreat can only hope that Mermaid Karate can buy more time for the vulnerable to escape.

King Neptune, accompanied by his three princes, gazed with unwavering resolve at the massive, densely packed swarm of giant ghouls before him. Faced with this desperate scene, he raised his weapon high, ready to begin his final war mobilization.

Chapter 215 Return to Support

Since the passing of his beloved queen, coupled with his inability to track down Vander Decken IX, his guilt towards his deceased wife, and his own imprisonment of his beloved daughter in the Hard Shell Tower, King Neptune has spent his days drinking in the palace, living on memories of the past. He has left the governance of the country entirely to his three princes, choosing to abandon all worldly affairs and remain indifferent to worldly matters.

After Queen Otohime was resurrected by Tenseiga, this man finally came back to life. Now, with his blood still fresh, he donned his armor once more. Neptune wanted to buy time for the two people he loved most, to snatch hope from the clutches of death. He raised his weapon high, "Today you are not fighting to the death for your king. Remember, we are fighting to the last moment for our families, for our descendants, for our loved ones. Please, my lords, join me in death."

The perfect battle mobilization received a fervent response, giving the remaining Royal Guard a courage buff. Although they could not see the sun rise tomorrow, they wanted to ensure that their descendants could, so that their blood would not have been shed in vain at this moment.

"To die for King Neptune! To die for the Mermaid Kingdom! To die for my fellow countrymen!"

"To die for King Neptune! To die for the Mermaid Kingdom! To die for my fellow countrymen!"

"To die for King Neptune! To die for the Mermaid Kingdom! To die for my fellow countrymen!"

The people's hearts are truly at your disposal! Neptune didn't willingly let his three sons leave. Since it was a matter of sacrificing someone else's sons, his own sons had to take their place. The man only glanced back one last time in the direction his beloved daughter, Princess Shirahoshi, had gone. The old warrior couldn't help but sigh, "I've enjoyed everything I could in my life. It's a blessing from heaven that I didn't die of illness in bed. A warrior should die on the battlefield. Gentlemen, follow me! Charge! Charge!"

The Mermaid King took the lead and charged towards the nearest colossus, followed by his three princes, Shark Star, Emperor Star, and Overturn Star. Fighting together with their loved ones to the very last moment is the most poignant and beautiful thing in the world. The mobilized royal guards protected them in a square formation, preparing to meet the onslaught of the colossus horde head-on.

The water manipulation technique of Mermaid Karate was used to launch long-range attacks against the Colossus. However, the water bullets that could easily shatter rocks did not even leave a white mark on the Colossus, which was covered in Armament Haki, let alone stop their progress.

Beneath the colossal giant's feet lay the flesh and blood of sea kings. If it weren't for these deep-sea creatures desperately blocking their way and giving Princess Shirahoshi a chance to escape, this group of giants would have already crossed the Mermaid Palace by now, and they wouldn't even have a chance to struggle against the insects before them.

"Giants are truly born warriors, but unfortunately these are just a bunch of mindless monsters." Neptune knew he could only fight the giants at close range; Mermaid Karate was useless, and he had to rely on Haki to fight Haki.

The three princes came to their father's side, their weapons imbued with Armament Haki. The four mermaids attacked a colossal giant simultaneously, using all their strength to finally smash the head of one of the giants. The colossal giant, having lost its pilot, fell down, knocking over the colossal giant next to it.

However, this was nothing to be happy about. Soon, the position would be filled by the colossal giants behind them. The endless cluster of colossal giants plunged the country's ruling class into deep despair, and a sense of powerlessness cooled the boiling blood in their bodies.

Fishman soldiers were constantly being trampled or crushed to death. Each of the colossal giants was like a mountain, which these ants could not shake. Ants are ants after all, and the weak are weak after all. The reason they can live in this world is because of the charity of the strong.

The soldiers beside them fought to the very end, and in just a few minutes, the number of soldiers that had been able to maintain a force of several hundred was reduced to less than ten survivors. Those who had survived were covered in wounds and injuries. The eldest prince, Shark Star, had one eye burned out by steam, the second prince, Emperor Star, had lost half of his tail, the third prince, Overturn Star, had lost both ears, and King Neptune had lost an arm. They had fought for the country to the very end and had no regrets in this life.

“Sons, don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid,” Neptune said, looking at his two trembling young sons beside him. Only the eldest prince, Shark Star, remained calm in the face of death. If it were a peaceful and prosperous time, the throne of the Mermaid King would surely belong to the eldest prince. Unfortunately, all of this was just a dream, and cruel reality was about to trample over their bodies.

Queen Otohime looked back at the scene behind her, tears streaming down her face. She had just enjoyed a few days of family bliss after her resurrection, but she never expected to have to leave again so soon. Heaven was truly unfair to this woman, bringing suffering upon her once more. "Who can save the Mermaid Kingdom? Who can save us...?"

Just as her mother closed her eyes, not wanting to watch any longer, Princess Shirahoshi saw a golden flash flying from afar, coming from behind the massive swarm of giant creatures. "Mother, look quickly! A strange creature is rushing over! Father and my brothers might be saved!"

A strange creature appeared in the golden light. It was a yellow cube with its skin covered with holes of all sizes, and its limbs were particularly slender. This peculiar shape was something I had never seen before. At first glance, it did not look like a fish-man. Could it be some kind of strange sea beast?

"It's SpongeBob, yes, it's SpongeBob!" Princess Otohime blurted out the name. The reinforcements who came to help were an old acquaintance of the princess. Places like the Sea Forest were known for producing these strange creatures.

The yellow sponge stood in front of King Neptune and said in a condescending tone, "I'm exhausted. I almost missed it. These monsters are really terrifying."

Neptune initially thought the other party was a sea monster, but since this yellow sponge could talk, it meant that he was a fish-man. However, his king had never seen this race before. He was very grateful that someone had come from afar to save his man, but he hoped that the other party would run away. There were still too many giants, and one fish-man could not handle them at all. Before this benevolent king could persuade him, SpongeBob had already taken up his attack stance.

The yellow sponge brings his palms together, and a mirror made of golden light forms within it—the "Yata no Kagami" (Eight-Tails Mirror). A beam of golden light shoots from the mirror, reflecting off each of the giant heads to create a path of light. Then comes SpongeBob's exclusive performance.

The sponge's body was drawn into this orbit of light, passing at a speed infinitely close to the speed of light. In the face of physics, speed is power. To others, all they could see was a golden figure flashing continuously at the head of each colossus, with a splash of blood blooming at each landing point.

In the blink of an eye, thousands of colossal giants nearby were wiped out. Their massive bodies, now pilotless, crashed onto the island, kicking up clouds of dust beside the ruins. Faced with SpongeBob's miraculous fighting prowess, the survivors of Fishman Island were utterly dumbfounded. The only powerful figure they had previously regarded was Jinbe, but he paled in comparison to this yellow sponge.

Chapter 216 Bikini Bottom

SpongeBob SquarePants effortlessly resolved the survival crisis for Neptune and several other princes with a simple trick. After doing all this, the yellow sponge returned to the Mermaid King's side. Tens of thousands of colossal giants were still on their way. He could have easily taken action to deal with them at any time, but he wanted to give his two brothers some time to perform.

Seeing the survivors looking at him with puzzled eyes, SpongeBob explained, "I'm the fastest to reinforce. When it comes to group combat, my two other brothers are better than me; they're monsters too."

As soon as the words were spoken, an octopus-like creature flew to the top of the colossal swarm. This fish-man-like creature exhaled icy breath, "Absolute Zero - Ice Age."

In an instant, tens of thousands of the massive swarm that had been advancing relentlessly were frozen in place. The extreme cold and biting winds caused nearby survivors to feel the chill, and the temperature on the entire Fishman Island dropped by more than ten degrees.

A pink starfish-like creature appeared next to the octopus, its hands churning with magma. "Leave the rest to me. Let these giants taste the magma."

"Meteor Volcano," with arms filled with magma, he swung them down at the colossal group below. The sky seemed to crack open, bursting with flames. One after another, jets of molten lava, shaped like fists, landed on the immobilized monsters. The lava, at nearly a thousand degrees, could instantly melt solid ice and, incidentally, vaporize the colossal giants' bodies.