One Piece: Buggy the Clown Who Fell From Grace

Mermaids can only huddle together.

A circle is formed around the center of the square.

"Hurry and save us, my king! What are you waiting for?!"

The Left Minister shouted in the direction of the Den Den Mushi he was monitoring, making a ruckus, and blood had already splattered on him.

Of course, he also knew that Neptune could hear him.

The old catfish's face was full of panic as he kept urging the fishman to guard his front.

The other mermaids remained mostly silent, including the royal second prince, Huang Xing, and the third prince, Fan Che Xing.

Even though many merfolk were already clamoring to break with the fish-men, most of the merfolk remained silent.

The merman guards wore solemn expressions, simply setting up their weapons in defense.

Many of them also came from Fishman Street.

"Father..."

Bai Xing's voice trembled. She could feel the dark red flames spreading from the clown's feet to her father's body.

She's already raised the corners of her mouth so high, she's already smiling, so why is the clown torturing them like this?

The small knife on her forehead, like a trident, pierced her fair forehead.

Is this what humans are like?

Why does Mom have to live peacefully with such terrifying humans?!

With tears welling in his eyes, he began to question his mother's last wish.

Ultimately, Shirahoshi is just a fourteen-year-old girl who is eleven meters tall.

Her limited understanding of the world consisted of her mother's unwavering obsession during her childhood and the fish-man who actually killed her mother.

Hody Jones, she always remembered that name; her pet Megalo had already told her the whole truth.

She kept everything buried in her heart just so her mother wouldn't hate the murderer's last words.

For the eight years leading up to Bucky's arrival, Shirahoshi stayed in the rather cramped hard-shell tower that was quite small for her.

Longing, curiosity, resentment—in the end, all emotions were buried by maturity.

She was a sensible child, so she shouldn't worry her father and should stay in the hard-shell tower to protect herself from that pervert's harassment.

She is a sensible child, so she should be allowed to die so that her father will no longer have to struggle with this dilemma.

Shirahoshi overheard these thoughts in her father's mind...

puff.

The trident pierced through Bucky's forehead, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he never looked away from the corners of his mouth.

"I...no...I didn't want to do this!"

Neptune looked flustered and flung the trident away.

He didn't think about it at all, nor did he dare to use force, but his hand seemed to have a mind of its own, and the darkness in his heart was magnified to an extreme.

"White Star!"

He looked at his daughter with a panicked expression.

Crimson blood dripped down her pale skin, and as Bucky's forehead was injured, the dagger also pierced the princess's forehead.

The blade was completely embedded in Shirahoshi's forehead, and two fingers were pressed against her fair skin.

"Demon! It was you, you demon, who did this! You bewitched me!"

Neptune lost control of his emotions.

Tormented by these repeated choices, his rationality was finally destroyed.

While crying and screaming, he picked up the trident and kept hacking at Bucky's body.

He was venting his inner torment, while also feeling a faint sense of relief.

Can everything go back to the way it was before?

There's no going back.

You have successfully changed all of this.

on the square.

King Neptune's actions also influenced the mermaids' choices.

Instead of letting the fishmen and pirates slaughter them, they began to take up arms.

In terms of racial strength, there is no difference between mermaids and fish-men.

However, the beauty and reputation of female mermaids far surpass their power.

With tears in his eyes, the second prince Huang Xing drew his twin swords with an even more resolute mindset.

The father has already made his choice, so their choice is self-evident.

"Attack! Drive these mad murlocs out!"

The slender body of the ribbonfish mermaid's royal star, with a sweep of its tail, repelled many frost fishmen.

"attack!"

The delicate mermaid ladies bravely accepted the weapons.

"Look."

Bucky chuckled as his head was split in two.

"No matter how I design or how I try to seduce them, I can't truly change their thoughts or their perceptions."

After all, mermaids and fish-men have always been the same concept.

But you can, royalty can. You have the prestige.

His body reformed, a sight that only further terrified Neptune.

The old king's face was completely pale, and blood was dripping from the corner of his mouth.

Demon, this demon!

He looked at his daughter with a guilty expression.

Tears streamed down Bai Xing's face, and no matter how hard she tried to smile, she couldn't manage a smile.

Being sensible means being willing to sacrifice oneself and be sacrificed.

The feelings in my heart are completely different.

The girl burst into tears.

The cries echoed from the Dragon Palace all the way to the deep sea.

The giant beast in the deep sea suddenly opened its eyes.

A cluster of eyes, each the size of a hill, lit up.

The king is weeping.

They heard it.

The nearly kilometer-long bodies of the sea monsters began to move, disrupting even the turbulent ocean currents.

In the corridor, Neptune's crown was thrown off by himself.

The blood splattered from the tail fin filled the corridor with the stench of blood.

His eyes were bloodshot.

Finally, it dawned on me.

So she was your real target!

Everything you did was for my daughter, right?

I remember you!

You're that kid who followed Roger around, and you know that Shirahoshi is Poseidon!

"You're a demon! You're a demon!"

He screamed frantically, his daughter's cries piercing his heart like a sword.

Memories of my encounter with Roger many years ago flooded back.

Roger told him that Shirahoshi would be a weapon that would destroy the world, and his reply was, "The results will be different depending on how 'power' is used."

Clearly, the power had exceeded Neptune's control.

He didn't even know how to face his daughter.

The battle between mermaids and fishmen in the square made him feel utterly hopeless.

He just kept repeating the word "demon".

In Shuiche Town.

The Red-Haired Pirates, who had been observing from the sidelines, finally became serious.

Shanks sat at the bar, a long black cloak covering his body, making his red hair stand out.

The screen above the bar was continuously broadcasting footage from the corridor.

This includes the near-mad King Neptune and the constantly weeping Little Mermaid.

Above Fishman Island.

Three or four bright red eyes had already filled the entire "sky".

Sea Kings, the true kings of the ocean.

Their massive size, often reaching thousands of meters, makes them virtually untouchable in this ocean.

Inside the tavern, some people began wiping the barrels of their guns, while others sharpened their already gleaming long knives.

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