One Piece: Starting with the enslavement of Wano Country!

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Queen Otohime explained:

"Only a few powerful pirates in the New World have enough deterrent power on the high seas, and we can only choose from among them."

"I think as long as we guarantee to pay a high protection fee every year, they shouldn't refuse to lend us the pirate flag."

"As for the World Government, they never really took Fishman Island seriously."

"So even if we are occupied by pirates, especially those few, the World Government and the Navy probably won't come to our aid."

At this point, Queen Otohime also felt somewhat saddened. She had always been dedicated to bringing her fellow fish-men from Fishman Island ashore so that they could live peacefully with humans.

Neptune understood what he meant and laughed, "No wonder you didn't say so earlier. Indeed, seeking the protection of pirates and being occupied by pirates are two different things."

Queen Otohime nodded: "As long as the World Government saves face and we hand over the Celestial Gold on time, they... won't bother us."

The couple looked at each other and saw a hint of bitterness in each other's eyes.

Queen Otohime forced a smile: "I guess this is a good thing."

Neptune chuckled self-deprecatingly. "I suppose so."

Queen Otohime gently shook her head, no longer thinking about those things, and continued the previous topic:

"Now the only question is, which pirate crew should we approach, whose pirate flag should we borrow, and get them to provide us with protection..."

"No, come and occupy us."

Neptune rubbed his chin thoughtfully; he did have someone in mind.

“I know Newgate. He is one of the Four Emperors of the New World. His pirate flag is enough to intimidate most pirates.”

Queen Otohime thought for a moment, then shook her head slightly and said, "No, if we're going to borrow, we'll borrow the strongest!"

Chapter 236 Let's Go to the New World

"You mean... the Beasts Pirates?" Neptune's throat bobbed dryly.

Queen Otohime nodded slightly, her gaze unwavering: "That's right, it's the Beasts Pirates!"

"The 'King,' who reigns supreme over all pirates, has his skull and crossbones flag flying over Fish-Man Island; no other pirate would dare to offend him lightly!"

Neptune's expression was serious, his brow furrowed.

"I know what you're saying, but..."

"You know how crazy the Beasts Pirates are, and they're a thorn in the side of the World Government."

"If Fishman Island chooses to cooperate with them, it will probably end up getting burned."

Queen Otohime shook her head helplessly, "How could I not know all that you're saying?"

“Then why…” Neptune couldn’t understand, “Aren’t the Four Emperors enough?”

"Not enough!" Queen Otohime's small frame belied her powerful voice: "The pirates nowadays are even more insane than the ones we've encountered before!"

Neptune let out a long, somewhat helpless sigh.

Modern pirates are not the same as the pirates of the past who set sail for treasure or adventure.

They killed the Celestial Dragons and rebelled against the nation...

Queen Otohime continued:

"You watched the live broadcast of the Battle of Ozawa Island, right? Provoking a Yonko (Emperor of the Sea) is different from provoking the Beast Pirates."

"They have ancient weapons that can destroy an island with a single shot, floating fruits that allow them to come and go as they please, and a global intelligence network from the World Economic News Agency."

"If you can't beat them, can't run away, and have nowhere to hide, I believe no pirate would want to provoke such a force."

Neptune nodded in agreement: "Indeed."

These are things that Otohime mentioned that no other pirates have, not to mention that the Beasts Pirates previously defeated the strongest of the "Four Emperors"—the Black Nose Pirates.

"So..." Queen Otohime chuckled, "the Beasts Pirates are our best choice."

King Neptune did not question further and smiled, saying, "As you say, that is indeed the case, but..."

"Don't just think about it and have fun. We need their consent first. And if they do agree, how much protection money will we, Fishman Island, have to pay every year?"

Queen Otohime smiled and said, "We can consider how much to hand over; we'll have to give it a try eventually."

“Yes,” Neptune nodded.

The two began to discuss it.

"Oh, by the way," Queen Otohime suddenly said, "Do you have the Beasts Pirates' contact information?"

“Uh…” Neptune paused, “I do have some, but I don’t know if they’re still usable.”

The contact information for the Beasts Pirates that Neptune possessed was the hotline number he used when hunting the Celestial Dragons.

Desperate, the Neptunes dialed the number.

"Brubrubru... Brubrubru..."

"Brubrubru... Brubrubru..."

The couple waited anxiously in front of the Den Den Mushi. After ringing a few times, the Den Den Mushi was answered, and a detached voice came through: "This is the Beasts Pirates."

The Neptunes exchanged a delighted glance.

Neptune smiled and said, "Hello, I am Neptune, the King of Fish-Man Island. It's like this..."

"Please wait a moment, I'll go ask for instructions."

Even knowing that the person on the other end was just answering a phone, King Neptune still smiled broadly and said, "Okay, okay."

The phone call was answered by Gui Tianyue, the secretary-general, and then passed on to Lei Luo.

Lei Luo smiled faintly: "The king of Fishman Island?"

Neptune swallowed nervously; this was a truly important person.

He then took a deep breath, composed himself, and said with a fawning smile, "Your Majesty, hello, it's like this..."

Neptune repeated his purpose again, followed by a long wait.

On the other end of the phone, there was neither agreement nor refusal.

Just as Neptune thought the other party had left on business, the Den Den Mushi spoke again: "It's very insincere to talk about such important matters over the phone."

"Come to the new world."

"Come with your sincerity!"

Neptune dared not say anything and quickly agreed.

Leilo didn't say anything more and hung up the Den Den Mushi.

Neptune looked at Queen Otohime and said with a wry smile, "What should we do? The Beasts Pirates want us to go to the New World."

Queen Otohime smiled and said, "After all, this is no small matter, so it is only reasonable for me to go and see her."

"Besides, even if we reach an agreement over the phone, we still have to pay protection money."

"I will eventually have to meet with them."

King Neptune nodded thoughtfully: "That being said, but... the New World is too dangerous."

"And who should go?"

"I'll go!" Queen Otohime said with a determined look in her eyes.

Neptune shook his head and refused without even thinking: "No, how can I let you go?"

Queen Otohime smiled and said, "But I must go!"

“You are the king, you cannot take risks lightly, and you cannot send people to do this kind of thing casually.”

"That would make it seem like our Fishman Island isn't very sincere, so I'll have to go myself."

The reasons were valid, but Neptune wouldn't accept them, still shaking his head with a face full of resistance:

"No, no, your body is already more delicate than the average person's. The New World has a volatile climate and is rife with pirates. I will not let you go!"

Queen Otohime called out, "Neptune."

Neptune was taken aback. He looked down and saw Princess Otohime looking up at him with a serious expression.

"I am the Queen of Fishman Island, and for the safety of my people, I have no choice but to act." Queen Otohime's eyes burned with determination: "This is my responsibility."

"Trust me, okay?"

Neptune looked at her resolute expression, his heart filled with worry but unable to refute her.

Neptune ultimately succumbed to defeat.

Even he could never stop Queen Otohime from doing what she wanted to do.

Neptune nodded helplessly: "Alright, but you have to be careful."

Queen Otohime smiled with relief. "Don't worry, I will return to Fishman Island safely with the Beast Pirates' skull and crossbones flag."

Queen Otohime then began preparations for her journey to the new world.

Neptune then selected some loyal and capable subordinates for Queen Otohime from within the King's army.

......

A blue, chubby character bid farewell to a tall, robust red fishman: "Brother Tiger, I need to take Queen Otohime to the New World. I'm entrusting Fishman Island to you."

Red patted Doraemon on the shoulder and laughed heartily, "Go ahead without worry, I'll take care of Fishman Island."

Chapter 237 Willing to Give a Chance

Leilo didn't care whether the people of Fishman Island could reach his designated location smoothly.

Although he also harbored ambitions towards the Sea King—Princess Shirahoshi—who was born a few years later.

But Leilo has no need to curry favor with these merfolk.

If you can get there, then we can talk.

If I can't make it, then forget it.

Anyway, he has plenty of ways to control Shirahoshi.

Queen Otohime traveled day and night in order to retrieve the Beast Pirates' flag as soon as possible and return to protect Fishman Island.

Although the climate in the New World is harsh, the ocean is the home ground of the fish-men, so the harsh climate does not have a significant impact on them.

I just don't understand why they live 10,000 meters underwater, and why they're still in such a miserable state.

After a long and arduous journey, Queen Otohime finally led the fishmen to the location designated by Leero.

Queen Otohime took out a Den Den Mushi and dialed Lero.

Strange phenomena suddenly appeared in the sky, with boundless thunder exploding and Conqueror's Haki sweeping across the sky.

......

Before long, only Queen Otohime remained standing on the entire ship.

Yes, even the blue robot cat who called the Four Emperors "merely" in front of Lingling fainted.

Compared to the other Shichibukai who became famous at a young age, Jinbe matured relatively late.

Well, in the early stages, Jinbe was always on Fishman Island and served as a member of the King's Army for a long time.

"what happened?"

"What's going on, everyone?"

Queen Otohime stared wide-eyed in horror as all her guards collapsed onto the deck.

"It's nothing, I just fell asleep, I'll wake up in a bit," a lazy voice came.

Queen Otohime quickly turned around and saw a black-haired man sitting in a chair.

With just one glance, Queen Otohime recognized the face and immediately bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, I am Neptune's wife, Otohime."

Lei Luo rested his chin on his hand, a slight smile playing on his lips, and looked at Princess Otohime with interest. "You've arrived faster than expected."

Queen Otohime smiled helplessly, "After all, the sooner we obtain your group's flag, the fewer of our compatriots on Fishman Island will perish."