One Piece: Buggy the Clown Who Fell From Grace

"Many people don't even have a choice."

He vaguely heard the sounds of arguing coming from Coral Hill.

It made his smile even brighter.

The first option had already tempted the mermaid who was used to a stable life.

They are different from fish-men.

The mermaids, who are born with beautiful looks, never have any worries or hatred. The sunlight always falls naturally on them, and food is always within easy reach.

As long as a ruler can be found to protect them, this kind of life can continue.

They are like the petty bourgeoisie; they are naturally inclined to compromise.

However, if Neptune had thought about it even a little more, he wouldn't have made that choice.

That would mean the kingdom would be torn apart.

Therefore, Bucky did not enter the Dragon Palace, but chose to stay in the plaza.

Neptune won't choose; someone else will choose for him.

Are there really only two choices?

Or, if Neptune really did announce a break with the Fish-Men, would the two pirate crews really stop fighting?

Of course not.

He was simply throwing two choices at a group of mermaids who felt their lives had been destroyed and were in a state of panic and helplessness.

One can maintain their usual routine, while the other will completely change their habits and lives.

And so.

They will then think that this is their only option.

"But that's the most interesting part of this game."

"The mob will overturn all rational choices, leaving only the most pleasing outcome."

He muttered something under his breath, and the image Den Den Mushi suddenly blinked.

The connection with Fishman Island has been severed.

"The second option hasn't been mentioned yet."

Bucky said with some regret, but it doesn't matter, people will know the answer without me having to say it.

"Let's make a bet. Let's see who appears on the screen next!"

"I can't wait, hehehe."

We only have one choice!

Inside the Dragon Palace, a catfish mermaid wearing a black top hat called out loudly.

"My king, have you forgotten how chaotic the islands were before the royal banner was placed under its protection!"

"Are you planning to wage war against two emperors at the same time?!"

The Minister of the Left, an older man with a long, downturned beard, was vigorously pounding his ox-horn cane on the ornate floor of the Dragon Palace.

"That would truly be courting disaster!"

"Just as Queen Otohime advocated, we should live in peace with humans, not kill each other!"

His tone was righteous and indignant.

"But those barbarians in Fishman Street have already violated this principle."

"We must sever ties with them immediately!"

"We must use those few lives, which no one cares about, to preserve the peaceful lives of the majority of the residents of Fishman Island!"

"This is what you, as king, must do!"

By the end, the Left Minister had almost used a reprimanding tone.

Fighting two emperors is just too terrifying for a fish.

The Left Minister didn't even have time to think it over carefully before hastily choosing the first option.

Cutting is necessary; it must be done immediately.

He even felt that this was a manifestation of his decisiveness and clear judgment.

Neptune's cheeks were all squeezed together under his thick, bushy beard.

As the king of Ryugu, he was well aware that the fish-men were also part of Fishman Island.

However, realistically speaking, their strength is completely insufficient to face pirates.

The Left Minister's words were reasonable in themselves.

"Wait, let me think about it some more."

His instinct was to avoid both options.

He felt there must be other ways, but the ministers' urging and the rapidly changing situation left him completely confused.

Only choices remain.

"We're running out of time!!"

The Left Minister, remembering what the clown had said, frantically pounded his horn cane on his chest, his heart filled with fear.

"You must immediately order a break with Fishman Street!"

"That clown played a ridiculous word game; he only kidnapped the fishmen of Fishman Street, the fishmen race is irrelevant."

"All we need to do is cut ties with Fishman Street!"

The Left Minister felt he had found a loophole in the clown's words.

The other party doesn't want us to make a severance.

Must be!

Otherwise, why would he broadcast it so openly?

"Isn't Fishman Street under your management, Minister Zuo?"

"The eldest prince, Shark Star, asked with a stern face."

No one expected that, after just one night's sleep, the Dragon Palace Kingdom would face such a life-or-death choice.

They didn't even have a clear idea of ​​where Fishman Street was; they only remembered that the fishmen there were quite savage.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 107 Fishman Supremacy

Is now the time to talk about this?

The Left Minister frowned, his expression extremely displeased.

He immediately shifted his responsibility for dereliction of duty to the mistake of the eldest prince not understanding the bigger picture.

"Yes, now is not the time to discuss this."

Neptune nodded.

If you put it that way, he bears half the responsibility.

He founded Fishman Street out of compassion for homeless orphans, but once that compassion faded, he stopped caring about it altogether.

"And what about the people? What are their opinions?"

Neptune was somewhat reluctant to make this choice.

He was kind-hearted and felt he couldn't bring himself to say the word "cut off," but the threat of the Four Emperors was real.

"Yes, let the people decide."

Without making a choice, his mind suddenly became clear.

"We need to replace the signal of the video Den Den Mushi first, so that the clown can't continue talking."

That's a good idea.

The Left Minister nodded in agreement. King Neptune was a serious and responsible king when he was young, but his personality became somewhat weak after Queen Otohime died.

Even because of a perverted fishman, he had to imprison his beloved daughter in the Hard Shell Tower.

Moreover, by letting the people decide, we and others won't have to bear any responsibility.

Thanks to Queen Otohime's speech, Ryugu Castle's control over the video Den Den Mushi technology was remarkable; in no time, Buggy's grinning face disappeared from the screen.

Instead, Neptune's face was adorned with a crown.

"Residents of Fishman Island, citizens of the Dragon Palace Kingdom, I am your King Neptune."

His kind face appearing on the screen did indeed give the merfolk a sense of security, like a knight, which was the merfolk's praise for this king.

When Cammy saw King Neptune appear on the screen, she immediately felt reassured.

"Now...now..."

Neptune's face stiffened as he stared at the image of the Den Den Mushi, feeling the pain in his lower back flare up repeatedly, and he suddenly didn't know how to voice his choice.

That damn clown could talk about kidnapping and ransom so naturally.

The Left Minister hurriedly took the Den Den Mushi.

He had already seen the pirates break into his row of shops on Coral Hill.

"We must make a choice now!"

As an elder, his voice was deep and resonant.

"The merfolk are still our partners, our family, but the merfolk town is not."

"We must make a choice: whether to sever ties with the Fishman Street thugs who attacked the esteemed pirates!"

"Pfft-"