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[Coral Hill]
"What's the matter?!! Madame Shyarly!!"
"This isn't like you…!!"
"It's terrible… Too terrible…" Madame Shyarly looked horrified and in pain as she held her head and screamed that it was terrifying…
"That's the Madame from the Mermaid Cafe…!" Many Fishmen had gathered, drawn by this unusual scene.
"…We must find him at once…!!! The pirate boy… The boy with the Straw Hat… Haa Haa…"
It turned out she was talking about Luffy, whom she had met a few hours earlier.
"We must drive him off this land!! We haven't a moment to lose!!!" she exclaimed.
"What are you talking about, madame?! Is this another prophecy?!" the crowd asked in surprise.
"…I didn't mean to see again… But I felt something from that boy… and I couldn't stop myself… I had to look into the future…!! Ahhhh…!!" Madame Shyarly looked truly devastated by what she had seen.
"What's wrong?! What on earth did you see…?!!"
"Madame!!"
"Please, let it not be true… Let my prophecy be false…!!!"
A shadowy silhouette of Luffy appeared amidst flames — a scene from her prophecy showing Fishman Island in flames.
"Haa! Haa!!"
"The human with the Straw Hat…!! The boy, Straw Hat Luffy… By his hands… Fishman Island will be destroyed!!!" she screamed the cruel prophecy she did not wish to see come true.
"Whaaaat?!!" the crowd was shocked.
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The final scene of the chapter left the readers on Fishman Island in shock, jaws dropped, eyes wide, and some repeating the word "Impossible" over and over.
Back in the depths of the sea, everyone was in as much shock and confusion as Madame Shyarly had been in the manga.
"Why would Luffy destroy Fishman Island?! That's impossible!"
"That's not like Luffy at all! Don't tell me this prophecy will turn the entire island against him!?"
"What a crazy scenario! Seriously! Why does Madame Shyarly think a single prophecy is enough to be considered direct proof?! Don't tell me her predictions have a flawless track record!?"
"If that's true, then does it mean she's a Devil Fruit user?!"
"If so, then that means Luffy will inevitably destroy Fishman Island one way or another…"
"…"
Fisher Tiger ignored the readers' heated discussions at that moment and reread the scene where the prophecy appeared.
"To think that Fishman Island would be destroyed at the hands of the story's protagonist… That's truly unexpected," said Fisher Tiger expressionlessly.
"Do you really believe that, Aniki?" asked Jinbe, looking at Fisher Tiger.
"Considering her prophecies have always been accurate, there's no reason to believe this one would be false. Look at Luffy's silhouette amid the flames engulfing the island… It means one thing — the prophecy is true, but the intention or cause is still unclear." Tiger analyzed in a few words, leaving Jinbe speechless.
And not just Jinbe — everyone seated with him was equally silent.
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"If this really happens, I don't know how I'll feel about it… My kingdom destroyed by my favorite hero… Isn't that just torture from the author? Jamon…"
Neptune felt pain just thinking about it — Fishman Island being destroyed by Luffy was something that should never happen.
"There's no way Luffy would do such a thing! Not even if everyone on the island were his enemy," said the Minister of the left.
"What if the island's inhabitants became mere puppets under someone else's control, and Luffy was forced to end their suffering?" Neptune posed a deep question that sent both ministers into serious contemplation.
Suzan heard the king's words and couldn't stop herself from adding that possibility as well — it was entirely possible that Luffy might be forced into taking such an undesirable step.
"Why didn't you consider this assumption? That the destruction of Fishman Island happened unintentionally, as a consequence of something Luffy did — an accident that resulted in the destruction of the island and maybe others as well?"
Shyarly's theory made Suzan, King Neptune, and the others breathe heavily. They hadn't considered that at all.
Shyarly's idea was the most plausible and logical of all.
"I don't know how my counterpart saw this prophecy, but since she did, then most likely Fishman Island will be destroyed directly because of Luffy… That's sad, but if it must happen, so be it."
The words of 12-year-old Shyarly left a deep impression on the adults who heard them.
"Sigh~ If it must happen, so be it, huh? Most likely, the World Government led by the devil will be such a terrifying enemy to Luffy that many uncontrollable events will follow…"
King Neptune sighed just thinking about what might happen when Luffy finally confronts the real enemy behind the scenes…
In a world where someone like Rob existed, that enemy was under control. But in a world without Rob, such a presence must have been so dangerous it was perhaps impossible to deal with.
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Speaking of the enemy now almost exposed to nearly all world leaders — Imu, who had long possessed the body of one of the Holy Knights' women, sat on her throne as usual, flipping through manga pages and tapping the throne's armrest with her elegant nails.
"Fishman Island will be destroyed by his hands, huh? What an interesting prophecy. When will it happen?" Imu smiled as she watched the scene of the prophecy.
"Haha! It's not something Nika wouldn't do anyway. He might destroy an island or two, fix them later, and then say it was all a joke."
"To that creature, everything in this world is funny."
"Even death…"
"Laughing in the face of death — didn't the members of the D clan learn that from that lunatic Nika?"
"Fufu~ Let Mu see how Fishman Island will be destroyed, oh, second heir of Nika..."
Hearing Imu-sama's words, the Five Elders began sweating — they could feel the malicious rage emanating from their master every time Nika's name was mentioned.
Cough! "Since this prophecy has already been made public, that means Luffy and his crew won't have an easy time on Fishman Island. They may even be expelled," said Saint Saturn.
"So what? Luffy likes that. He's a pirate, after all," replied Saint Ju Peter.
"It doesn't matter. I think this prophecy isn't so simple… But it seems the future will be more exciting because of it."
"I don't want to see a future where everything goes smoothly for that boy."
"Nika… If he really is who Lord Imu suspects, then that means a lot."
"He ate that fruit, and that alone connects him to Nika. But he hasn't awakened it yet… Only if awakening happens can he truly be Nika."
"Don't forget that."
"Fufu~ All signs point to that so far, but it's fine. Everything is still just in the pages of manga."
"Mu is not worried at all."
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In the Sorbet Kingdom, ruled by Kuma on behalf of King Bulldog, the Revolutionary Army was concerned because of the prophecy mentioned in the chapter.
"Luffy…" Dragon thought of his newly born son… "Will you really destroy Fishman Island one day?"
"Bwahahaha! Nonsense! My grandson isn't a mass murderer who'd commit such a shameful act! If he ever had to do that in the future, then he'd probably use the ship Noah to evacuate all the inhabitants to their new home first!"
What Garp said left everyone speechless.
"That's reasonable," smiled Kuma, who was the one most confident that the Warrior of Liberation would surely do exactly that.
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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
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Chapter 921: Hody Jones
Chapter 922: King Neptune's Appearance!
Chapter 923: Caribou Kidnaps the Mermaids!
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