The Pirate Princess Becomes Queen

Vivi was very curious about the bloodline of this family's inherited Devil Fruit. Under the cover of smashing things, she quickly slashed the other party's wrist with her right little finger. Isis's suction power was fully activated, and she drew a full three thousand milliliters of blood from Vander Decken IX. At the same time, she secretly had the duck Karu cut off Vander Decken IX's shadow.

Bai Xing didn't dare to hit anyone, but she clenched her fists and cheered Weiwei on from afar.

"Hit! Bad guy!"

"You always bully me! Waaaaah, Weiwei, give me another punch! Just one more punch, I'm so angry!"

Fan Chexing usually spoils his younger sister, indulging her in silly antics. This time, he didn't stop her at all, and even took the opportunity to hit her twice with a stick.

Already weakened by the sea stone handcuffs, Vander Deiken IX was even more exhausted after being bled, beaten, and shaved.

Whitebeard was drinking, not even glancing at the children's antics.

Marco was a little surprised by Vivi's sudden running away. This behavior seemed to contradict the image of a resilient princess that Ace had described, but he didn't think much of it. It had nothing to do with him.

......

Fanchexing didn't want Vander Decken IX to appear in front of his sister again, so he planned to take the fishman to the army's prison.

King Vander Decken IX kept begging him to open the sea stone handcuffs, saying he was too weak.

Fan Chexing is 16 years old this year. He usually has his older brothers to handle official business, so he lacks a lot of experience in various aspects.

At first, he didn't take it seriously at all. Weak? You're obviously faking it!

But Vander Decken IX was truly weak. No matter how strong a fish-man's constitution was, after having so much blood drawn and his shadow cut off, he really couldn't take it anymore.

His breath was weak and his steps were unsteady; he might die before he even reached the army prison.

There's truth to it all, and falsehood to it. The truth is that he really couldn't take it anymore, while the falsehood is... he really couldn't take it anymore! The blood test was alright, he didn't feel anything, but the blood draw was terrible. He saw stars before his eyes, and his heart was beating fast and slow.

After Vander Deiken IX fell for the fifth time, the star of the car crash had to have his handcuffs removed.

And then the car crashed...

Chapter 180 Shipwreck

While passing through Fishman Street, Vander Decken IX, who had been bowing his head and admitting his mistakes, expressing his desire to repent and hoping to gain everyone's forgiveness, suddenly erupted. He unleashed all the potential within him, gritted his teeth, and charged in one breath toward the end of Fishman Street, where a colossal ancient ship was moored.

Apart from King Neptune, no one knew the origin of this giant ship. All they knew was that hundreds of years ago, this unfinished ship had been sitting here. Neither the fish-men nor the mermaids knew who built it or what purpose it was for.

Seeing Vander Deiken IX running toward the giant ship, Fanchexing instinctively threw a punch.

His reaction was a beat too slow, his strength was insufficient, and his strike was not decisive enough, resulting in him missing his target entirely. By the time he caught up, Vander Decken IX was grinning maliciously and lightly patted the edge of the giant ship's plank with his right hand.

He roared, "Ho ho ho! What kind of bullshit fish-man hero, what kind of King Neptune! Destroy them all! Destroy them along with this island! Farewell, dear Shirahoshi, farewell! Fish-man Island!—!"

The ancient behemoth, which was half the size of Fishman Island, was now no different from those battle axes and spears under the power of Vander Decken IX's Target-Target Fruit ability; it was simply a weapon that could be thrown.

The giant ship broke free from the ground's constraints, dragging along the entire Fishman Island and countless houses. It slowly floated into the air with a devastating force, then began to accelerate, flying towards the Dragon Palace. Just like when he threw the axe, Vander Decken IX's target was still Shirahoshi. This time, he not only wanted to kill Shirahoshi, but also wanted to destroy the entire Fishman Island.

The young and inexperienced star's shortcomings were on full display. He stared blankly for several seconds as the giant ship flew into the sky before he came to his senses. By then, Vander Deiken IX had already blended into the crowd and disappeared.

“You’re a complete madman!” he yelled, but no one answered him.

"What happened? How did Noah activate?" At the critical moment, Jinbe, who had left the royal banquet to chat with his fishman companions, arrived.

Jinbe had no idea what had happened; Fanchexing was incoherent and couldn't explain himself clearly.

As the colossal ship, whose weight was measured in tens of thousands of tons, took flight, Jinbe ran a few steps and then grabbed the iron chains on the ship with all his might. His arm muscles bulged as he tried to pull the thing back. Jinbe was incredibly strong, and even though the ship was propelled by his Devil Fruit powers, he managed to hold it back for the time being.

Jinbe's feet dug two deep furrows in the ground. He gritted his teeth and clung tightly to the chains, but he knew he couldn't hold on for long.

"Don't stand there! Quick! Go and inform the palace!" he shouted to the overturned star.

He knew he couldn't hold out for long, but he was confident that Whitebeard could turn the tide if he intervened.

A banquet was still being held inside the Dragon Palace at this time.

Vivi was listening to Ace explain the division of power among the major forces in the new world. The information she learned from the comics was ultimately different from reality, so she compared what Ace said with the information in her mind. Shirahoshi, on the other hand, wasn't interested in these things and was playing Connect Four with the duck with great enthusiasm.

As they were talking, Listen to All Things suddenly sent Weiwei a dangerous signal, and she looked sharply towards the outside of the Dragon Palace.

I frowned and tried to identify it.

What the heck? This island is going to be destroyed? How could a perfectly good island be destroyed?

Without bothering to talk, she grabbed the second-generation Kitetsu and the black sword Shusui from the side, and very unladylike, leaped over the table and ran out quickly.

“Weiwei?…” Bai Xing stared blankly at the disappearing figure of someone.

"Hehehehe... What have you been doing? Neptune!?" The Mermaid King was also completely bewildered.

"Dad, is that princess's Observation Haki that strong?" Vivi had been gone for almost half a minute when Marco finally sensed the chaos outside using his Observation Haki, but he didn't know exactly what had happened, so he hurriedly asked Whitebeard.

Whitebeard's expression remained unchanged as he put down his wine bowl: "That's bullshit Observation Haki! It's nothing! That ability doesn't help in battle. She's not as good as you, she's about the same level as Ace... But something has definitely happened. Let's go take a look."

Whitebeard, Marco, Ace, and a large group of mermaids from Ryugu Castle rushed to Fishman Town. What they saw was astonishing! Jinbe and a bunch of fishmen and mermaids were pulling the giant ship with all their might. Vivi, who had arrived earlier, had already taken her stance, her Nidai Kitetsu covered in Armament Haki, and she had entered her vampire form, ready to use her ultimate move to cleave the ship.

"Gurara-la-la-la-la—it seems I still have a chance to show off my skills!" Unlike the horrified faces of the merfolk in Dragon Palace, Whitebeard was very excited. He casually threw his captain's coat aside, looking eager to try, clearly ready to make a move.

"Dad! Let me handle this." Marco's eyes were firm. Without waiting for Whitebeard to speak, he leaped to a high place and entered the Mythical Zoan type Phoenix form.

He was surrounded by a large amount of blue-green flames. These flames did not have the property of burning, but they made Marco's physical abilities increase exponentially.

Before Weiwei could make a move, his foot, which had transformed into a phoenix claw, slammed into the side of the giant ship.

With a deafening roar, the giant ship's momentum toward the Dragon Palace was instantly reduced by more than half.

"Watch this!" Ace was incredibly excited. Flames roared, and he instantly became a human torch. He first created several spiraling pillars of fire around him, then gathered the flames from all the pillars together into a giant fireball, which he hurled at the giant ship.

"Great Flame Ring. Flame Emperor!"

Having been gathering her strength for a while, Vivi unleashed her strongest attack to date.

"Frost Moon Style Swordsmanship. Dragon Slayer!"

The giant ship was first punched by Emperor Yan from a 45-degree angle below, creating a huge hole running through it. A third of the ship was burning fiercely. Then, Weiwei's Dragon Slayer Sword struck the burning part of the giant ship in the middle, and a blood-red blade of light flashed by, cutting the giant ship in half.

The white-bearded man clicked his tongue, looking utterly bored: "This is really boring."

The giant ship began to disintegrate in mid-air, and the wreckage fell like rain onto the streets of Fishman Town. Jinbe roared repeatedly, ordering everyone to evacuate the area.

Neptune led the royal soldiers to treat the disaster victims.

A few idle humans stood at a distance, chatting idly.

"That ship should be considered one that I burned down, right?" Ace asked, pointing to the wreckage of the giant ship.

Vivi looked at the wreckage of the giant ship, then at him: "What happened, little brother? Are you seeing things? That ship was clearly cut in half by me with one stroke!"

Marco squatted not far away and said politely, "Gentlemen, it seems I kicked first, right? Your attack speed is too slow. One needs to charge up, and the other... well, this one is like charging up fire."

Vivi and Ace remained silent. Marco was older than both of them combined, and now that he was acting like a senior figure, what could they say?

Chapter 181 The Hatred of the Fishmen

The Pirate Princess Becomes Queen

King Neptune of the Mermaids looked at the wrecked remains of the giant ship, his face filled with guilt instead of worry.

The old man's childlike emotions suddenly welled up.

"The Merfolk have failed Joy Boy! Our promise can never be fulfilled!"

The old king cried very sadly, and all the mermaids around him were completely confused. Who was he talking about?

Weiwei watched from afar. She had heard that Bai Xing's mother was also prone to tears, and now seeing this father... it seemed like their family had a tradition of shedding tears.

Whitebeard took out his gourd of wine, sat on a rock in Fishman Street, tilted his head back and took a sip of wine, and said with a smirk, "This wasn't done by me."

The group of merfolk present instinctively looked at the three humans.

Vivi immediately shifted the blame: "Um, I was just passing by... Ace burned that ship, he just admitted it."

Ace stared in disbelief, his neck stiff as he looked to the side: "This... this ship was kicked by Brother Marco first, right? I only got on after I saw him make the move."

Weiwei nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, I only made a light cut because I saw you all making a move. This has nothing to do with me."

Marco, who was always very refined, was speechless.

King Neptune certainly wouldn't blame them; without their intervention, Fishman Island would have been completely destroyed.

Realizing that his words had a blaming tone, he immediately apologized sincerely to the three of them.

The 70-year-old apologized to them, and the three of them couldn't say anything, each saying it was alright.

Vivi was curious about the name Joy Boy, but seeing that King Neptune had no intention of telling her, she had no choice but to give up.

Knowing he had gotten himself into serious trouble, Fan Che Xing flew into a rage and led his guards in a frantic search of Fishman Street, determined to capture Vander Decken IX.

The Fishman Street was smashed to pieces by the wreckage of the giant ship, and many fishmen could be said to have lost their homes and families.

This resentment was directed at the three people who destroyed the giant ship. Many fishmen were blaming them, loudly or quietly, for not waiting until the giant ship had left Fishman Street before destroying it.

Jinbe, having both towed the giant ship and helped rescue people, was covered in dust and looked extremely disheveled. However, he disregarded his own condition and kept running through the ruins of Fishman Town, comforting the fishmen one by one and repeatedly explaining that the situation at the time did not allow for any hesitation and that the three of them had done nothing wrong. King Neptune also repeatedly stated that the wounded would receive medical treatment and that the royal family would bear the costs of the deceased's funeral and all property losses.

With Jinbe, Neptune, and Whitebeard, their combined prestige was enough to suppress any dissent. Vivi noticed some fishmen with menacing expressions, seemingly wanting to cause trouble, but under the pressure of their combined prestige, they had no choice but to swallow their anger.

That won't do. It's a rare opportunity for Whitebeard to come all this way; we can't let it go to waste.

Arlong is still in the East Blue, Whitebeard is still alive and kicking and protecting Fishman Island, Jinbe has not left the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and King Neptune's side is extremely powerful, so the new Fishman Pirates are out of the question. However, those few fishmen who are hostile to humans and whose eyes are full of hatred when they look at Vivi and Ace are all in Fishman Town.

They thought their observation was discreet, but under the watchful eyes of those with Observation Haki, they were completely exposed. Whitebeard and his group were used to it and didn't care, but Vivi felt very uncomfortable.

She glanced at the distant Dragon Palace. Bai Xing still dared not leave the city, but the naive and innocent girl must be watching what was happening here.

I bullied Bai Xing for several days in order to collect attribute points. Although it was just a game, I still felt a little guilty. This time, I'll avenge Bai Xing for killing her mother.

Vivi bypassed the fish-man leaders whose minds were consumed by hatred, such as Hody Jones, whose willpower was exceptionally strong. She deliberately targeted the lowly soldiers.

At this moment, everyone was using Observation Haki to observe these hostile fish-men, and even Whitebeard did not notice anything unusual about her.

Soon, a tall, thin fishman came into her sight. She activated her Observation Haki to its fullest extent, mixed with the hypnotic abilities of a vampire, and used suggestion on the tall, thin fishman, giving him frantic suggestion!

Vivi kept giving hints to the weak-willed fishmen, planting seeds in their hearts that would soon ferment and unleash a tsunami capable of purifying everything.

......

The next day.

Vander Deiken IX has been captured.

The guy ran away, but the blood loss had left him extremely weak. In addition, activating his ability had consumed a lot of his strength. When the giant ship broke apart, he was a little slow in his movements and was severely injured by the burning wreckage.