Pirates: My crew is the heroine of the 3D zone

"I'm so sorry! We didn't mean to think the worst of you, please forgive us!"

"I'm not that petty, but your concerns are not unfounded, I understand."

When he launched his war of territorial expansion, the World Government and his various media outlets, large and small, did not hesitate to smear him, portraying him as a wicked demon who committed rape, plunder, and all sorts of evil deeds.

This led to Chen Yong'an engaging in daily verbal battles with the World Government in the newspapers, with neither side gaining an advantage.

“However, some people think that your occupation of Fishman Island might be a good thing,” Cammy continued. “Perhaps it will allow the mermaids and fishmen to bask in the sunlight and live a good life. In short, everyone would welcome you.”

"Really? Even if I'm different from you, even if I'm human, it doesn't matter?"

"Humans can be good or bad. Just like Whitebeard, who protected Fishman Island. It was his protection that saved Fishman Island from the scourge of pirates during the Great Pirate Era."

Given your previous advocacy in the newspapers that all races are equal and born with human rights, it's difficult for most merfolk or fish-people to dislike you.

"So that's how it is. What about those who hate me?"

"I think it can only be the fishmen in Fishman Street. The fishmen living there usually don't like humans."

“Especially Hody Jones, the leader there,” Papagu added, “that guy is full of malice toward humans.”

Chen Yong'an understood; if it was just Fishman Street, then things would be much easier.

After all, Hody Jones, the leader of Fishman Street, is already a dead fish, and may have turned into sea king excrement by now.

As for the other ordinary fishmen, they are just a bunch of weaklings, weaklings who can't even withstand Conqueror's Haki.

As they chatted, Kemi and Papagu gradually relaxed and stopped being so tense.

Chen Yong'an was much easier to get along with than they had imagined.

We then arrived at Coral Hill, a bustling port town built on a reef.

A town made up of corals, marine plants, and uniquely shaped conch shell houses.

Arriving at the bustling street, led by Kemi, the group came to a building constructed from conch shells, scallops, pearls, and Roman columns.

Our destination for this trip: Mermaid Cafe.

Pushing open the door, a group of beautiful young mermaids appeared before him, all speaking in unison in a sickeningly sweet voice: "Welcome home, Master~"

Chen Yong'an immediately understood the nature of the Mermaid Cafe: it was a maid cafe in the style of a mermaid, offering emotional value to its customers.

Therefore, Chen Yong'an, as the only male among them, naturally received a warm welcome.

The two skilled mermaids, while maintaining a suitable distance, grabbed Chen Yong'an's wrists and dragged him to a seat, introducing the café's specialty dishes in a friendly, familiar manner.

"Okay, he's my friend. I'll take care of the order. You guys go ahead and do your work."

"How come I've never heard of you having any human friends?" A mermaid with long, pink, wavy hair put her arm around Kemi's shoulder. "Could it be that you two have some kind of special relationship?"

“This customer is quite handsome,” another mermaid with long, straight black hair carefully examined Chen Yong’an’s appearance, getting closer and closer, even exceeding the safe contact distance between waiters and customers as stipulated by the coffee shop.

"Have we met somewhere before? Could you please take off your hat and glasses if you'd like?"

"Alright, alright!" Kemi quickly pushed her two colleagues away. "You're just bothering him!"

"Why don't I see him looking troubled?"

The pink-haired, long-haired mermaid covered her mouth and giggled, deciding not to disturb them. She then pulled the long-haired, black-haired mermaid, who kept turning back to look at her, to attend to other matters.

Kemi finally breathed a sigh of relief. If their identities had been exposed, given their personalities, they would have caused quite a stir, and might even have displeased Chen Yong'an...

Turning around, I saw a hint of disappointment on Chen Yong'an's face.

"I actually want to see just how popular I am among the mermaids."

Kemi immediately felt ashamed; she had meant well but had done something wrong.

Chapter 470: Mrs. Shark Mermaid

The main feature of the Mermaid Cafe is its beautiful and cute mermaids, but the coffee it serves is just average, nothing special.

But having young and beautiful mermaids to serve you like maids and to enjoy delightful song and dance performances is enough.

"I never imagined there would be a place like this underwater," the angel said, taking a sip of coffee. "Just what kind of person is the owner?"

“The manager of this café is Mrs. ‘Shirley,’ a very skilled fortune teller,” Cammy replied. “Her predictions are almost 100% accurate!”

"Almost?" The angel caught a noteworthy word. "So, she makes mistakes too?"

"Yes, whether it was Lady Shirley's prediction of the start of the Great Pirate Era when she was a child, or her prediction of the destruction of the gates to Fish-Man Island by the Sea Kings and the outbreak of the Marineford War, all of them came true."

The only mistake was predicting Whitebeard's death at Marineford; he not only survived the war, but is reportedly rebuilding the Sphinx Kingdom.

In a sense, Madam Shirley's divination was not wrong; in the original timeline, Whitebeard would indeed have fought to the death in the Marineford War.

But it survived because of the intervention of Chen Yong'an.

Chen Yong'an had also heard about Whitebeard's decision to leave the sea and establish the Sphinx Kingdom in his hometown. He was very happy that Whitebeard had listened to his suggestion, which would reduce the number of unproductive pirates in the world and allow more civilians from non-member countries who had no human rights to receive protection.

This is the greatest good.

"Is it because of me that Whitebeard survived? What a pity. If possible, I would like to meet this Mrs. Shirley."

Chen Yong'an remembered that Madam Shirley was a shark mermaid, the half-sister of Arlong, the captain of the "Arlong Pirates," and a woman with a rather good figure and full of mature charm.

Unlike the evil dragons who hate humans, Lady Shirley is not hostile to humans and can be described as friendly.

"If it were you, I think Mrs. Shirley would definitely agree. She's actually a fan of yours and has always wanted to meet you."

With that, Kemi stood up from her seat and called out to the mermaid on duty, "Excuse me, is Mrs. Shirley in the coffee shop right now?"

She's in the upstairs lounge now.

“What a coincidence,” Kemi said, looking at Chen Yong’an. “Shall I take you up?”

"Thank you for your help."

"You're welcome," Kemi waved her hand, flattered, and rode on the soap bubble that helped move them, leading Chen Yong'an and the others to the upstairs lounge.

Then Chen Yong'an saw Mrs. Xia Li sitting on a beanbag chair in the upstairs lounge.

Despite his tall stature, his charm is not diminished in the slightest.

With her cold and aloof appearance, the enormous fruits that her small clothes could barely contain almost popped out of her deep V-neck. As a shark mermaid, her skin had an oily, glossy sheen that enhanced her sex appeal.

The moment Chen Yong'an saw her, he felt an urge to discuss life with her.

I wonder how smooth that skin must feel to the touch.

When Mrs. Shirley saw the group arrive, she asked, "Camy, who is this gentleman next to you?"

Chen Yong'an removed the hat and glasses he was using for disguise and said humbly and politely, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Xia Li."

"Lord Sun God?" Lady Shirley, abandoning her previous languid demeanor, struggled to rise. "I didn't know it was you who graced us with your presence..."

“No need for formalities,” Chen Yong’an said, gesturing for him to sit. “Just sit like this, it will make it easier for me to chat with you.”

“Alright,” Mrs. Shirley said, suppressing her excitement, “May I ask what you wish to have divined?”

"I just heard there's a really good fortune teller here, so I came out of curiosity to take a look," Chen Yong'an noticed a crystal ball the size of a basketball inside a huge clam shell. "Is that your fortune-telling tool?"

"That's right, I can see the future through the reflection of the crystal ball. The only drawback is that I can't know the exact time when the event will happen."

"Very impressive ability. But since you're already here, could you please help me divine my future?"

"I can only apologize for this."

"why?"

“I have tried to glimpse your future before, but without exception, I have failed every time,” Mrs. Shirley said somewhat embarrassedly. After all, she was the most famous fortune teller on Fishman Island, yet she couldn’t even predict a person’s future.

"Perhaps I carry the fate of too many people on my shoulders, so it's not surprising that I can't see it."

Just as Chen Yong'an thought, the divination technique, which only applies to this world, cannot see the fate of people from other worlds, and it is similar to Mona's astrology.

“Perhaps this is the most reasonable explanation,” Mrs. Xia Li smiled at Chen Yong’an.

“By the way, there’s something I find strange,” Chen Yong’an said, sitting down on the sofa next to Mrs. Xia Li. “I’m wondering why people call you ‘Madam’? Are you already married?”

“It’s just a title of respect,” Mrs. Shirley brushed a strand of hair behind her ear. “I’m still single.”

“That’s really…fantastic,” Chen Yong’an exclaimed. “If a beauty like you were to marry some unknown mermaid, it would be a loss to the entire ocean.”

“You flatter me, sir,” Chen Yong’an’s praise made Mrs. Xia Li feel embarrassed. “I have always been troubled by my size, which is much larger than that of other mermaids.”

"I think you just haven't met someone who appreciates you. In my opinion, body shape is not a problem at all."

"What do you mean, sir?"

"I think you should know that I have the power to grant people Devil Fruit abilities, right?"

"Of course, you demonstrated your godlike power to the world during the Marineford War."

"Would you like to try this power? It will make you the same size as a normal person and give you a pair of healthy, beautiful, long legs."

Hearing this, Lady Xia was deeply moved and couldn't help but swallow hard, saying, "My lord, what do I need to give in return? Do I need my voice?"

In the legends of the mermaid race, there is a story of a mermaid who, in order to set foot on land and be with the person she loved, offered her voice to a demon and thus gained legs.

However, the mermaid who gained legs was unable to tell the truth because she lost her voice, and the two could only miss each other in this regrettable way.

So, in order to prevent the tragedy from happening again, since then, female mermaids have automatically gained the ability to turn their fish tails into legs as soon as they reach the age of thirty, without having to give up their voices.

"Of course not, you can consider this a gift from the gods."

Hearing Chen Yong'an say this, Mrs. Xia Li naturally had no reason to refuse.

He nodded in agreement.

Chapter 471: The Frail Mrs. Shirley

Having a good reputation and a sufficiently prestigious status makes everything much easier.

If someone had told Mrs. Shirley that she could grow to the size of a normal person and gain human legs before the age of thirty, she would never have accepted it so easily.

They might suspect the other party's motives, whether there's a price to pay, or potential side effects.

But Chen Yong'an was different. He was a renowned sun god, and he personally stated in a newspaper distributed worldwide that mermaids and fish-people were a race born with "human rights" just like humans.

Coupled with Chen Yong'an's consistent adherence to his word, Mrs. Xia Li had long held a great deal of goodwill towards Chen Yong'an and was a fan of his.

Mrs. Xia Li had no reason to refuse Chen Yong'an's kind offer.

As for whether Chen Yong'an really had no other motives?

Mrs. Shirley did not believe it.

With a coffee shop like this on the bustling Fishman Island, what kind of people hasn't Mrs. Shirley seen?

She had long seen the undisguised greed in Chen Yong'an's eyes, the greed he showed towards beautiful women.

Furthermore, Chen Yong'an even offered to reduce her size to that of an ordinary person so that she could have legs ahead of time, making Chen Yong'an's purpose self-evident.

But Mrs. Shirley accepted it anyway.

First, Chen Yong'an was her idol; second, she had long wanted to experience the wonderful things described in books that could only be tried after she gained legs.

—Sharks are carnivorous!

So, upon learning this, Lady Shirley immediately sent Cammy away and then accepted the blessing from the sun god.

With the help of the angels, as the blue liquid was introduced, Mrs. Shirley immediately felt some changes in her body.

With a thought, her tall figure began to shrink, and the outline of legs began to appear from her fishtail.

Until she transformed into a human woman who was about 1.7 meters tall, with a pair of fleshy, long, sexy, and shiny legs.

Mrs. Shirley looked at her long, glossy, sexy legs—legs that should have appeared at thirty—and exclaimed in surprise, "This is truly unbelievable..."

“It seems there’s something wrong,” the angel said, grabbing the shark tail that was supposed to have disappeared, which was extending from the coccyx. “Why is this tail still here? There are even bones inside.”

"Wait, I think I can control this fish tail and make it disappear."

"Keep the shark tail; it has a unique kind of beauty."

Chen Yong'an reached out and stroked the shark tail, which was smoother than skin but still had a nice feel to it.

This reminded Chen Yong'an of Ellen Joe, a shark girl who secured a place in MMD works thanks to her hate of trouble and her beautiful appearance.

Of course, there is still a big difference between Mrs. Shirley and Ellen Joe. Mrs. Shirley is too mature, but that is also her advantage.

Mrs. Shirley had an even better figure, more voluptuous, more slender and fuller, and sexy, glossy, smooth skin.

As Chen Yong'an's thoughts wandered, his hand stroked Mrs. Xia Li's fishtail and landed on her slender waist.

It's smooth but not greasy; the feel is simply amazing.