"Mushi!"
The other cadres screamed, their eyes reddened. They were not only Hodi's subordinates, but also playmates who grew up together.
"Let's go together and kill him!"
"Revenge for Mushi!"
The cadres rushed forward one after another.
Only Hodi Jones did not move, still standing there, looking at Jack coldly.
"Take my hammer, Doss!"
The fishman named Doss came from the left, holding a huge sharp-horned hammer and smashing down.
Jack stepped back half a step, accurately avoided the hammer, grabbed it casually, pinched his wrist, and twisted it gently.
Crack!
The sound of broken bones was clearly audible. Doss screamed with tears streaming down his face, and Jack took the big hammer and smashed it into the ground, turning him into a meat paste.
Immediately, Jack grabbed Daruma who jumped on his shoulder and bit him with one hand, and grabbed Geo who was lurking behind him after turning invisible with the other hand.
After knocking the two of them unconscious, he threw them to Baozang, the first swordsman of Fishman Island, who was coming to cut him from the front.
The knife flashed, and the two fainted officers were instantly cut in half.
"Ah." Baozang was slightly startled, and his drunken face showed embarrassment, "This is really..."
Before he finished speaking, Jack's right hand had grabbed his neck and twisted it.
In just a few seconds.
All the officers of the New Fishman Pirates had turned into corpses on the ground.
Jack then turned his eyes to Hodi Jones.
Pa, pa, pa!
Hodi actually clapped his hands with a smile on his face, as if the dead on the ground were irrelevant passersby:
"You, not bad, very good! This kind of strength is almost catching up with that old thing Jinbei, so you can live up to the blood of the fishmen!"
"If a monster like you can join, the reputation of our New Fishman Pirates will spread faster. Hey, big guy, do you want to join my team?"
Jack didn't respond, looking at him like an idiot.
"So arrogant, I have to beat you first."
Hodi didn't care, grinning, "Even if I'm in my normal state, I probably can't do anything to you, but..."
He took out a few ES pills, took only one at first, hesitated for a moment, and stuffed the rest into his mouth, grinning:
"—Now I'm invincible!!!"
Hodi's body swelled instantly, his muscles knotted, veins bulged, his eyes were bloodshot, and he exuded a violent aura like a monster!
Boom!
He stomped on the ground and rushed towards Jack at a terrifying speed, punching Jack in the chest with a strong wind!
However...
Snap.
Jack easily caught his fist with just one hand, and the whole person still stood there like an iron tower, motionless.
"What?!"
Hodi's pupils shrank suddenly.
"That's all..."
Jack looked down at him, "Really, I was expecting you for nothing... You're still so weak after taking drugs like this?"
"You!" Hodi was furious and threw another punch!
Jack caught it with one hand, and then suddenly exerted force—
Crack!
Hodi's wrists were crushed in an instant!
"Ahhhhhhhhh!" Hodi screamed miserably, but before he could react, Jack's knee had already hit him hard in the abdomen!
Bang!
Hodi's body suddenly arched up like a shrimp, blood spurted out of his mouth, and the whole person flew backwards and hit the wall heavily!
Cough... cough cough...
Hodi struggled to get up, and fear finally emerged in his eyes, "Impossible... One pill of the murderous drug can double my strength, and two pills can double it again. I just swallowed four pills..."
"Impossible!"
Hodi shook his head frantically, and suddenly took out a handful of murderous drugs ES from his arms, and stuffed them all into his mouth with his head tilted back. "It's not enough, I want to be stronger... stronger!!!"
His body swelled again, and his black hair suddenly turned white. Blood even began to ooze out of the corners of his eyes, and the whole person was as hideous as a demon.
"Go to hell!!!"
Hodi roared and rushed over again, with an even more terrifying momentum, stirring up violent air waves along the way.
However—
Jack just slightly turned sideways and easily avoided his attack, and then backhanded a black and domineering hand knife, directly slashing Hodi's neck!
Bang!
Hodi's body instantly stiffened, his eyes bulged, and then he collapsed to the ground like mud, and completely fainted.
"…"
Jack looked down at the unconscious Hodi and shook his head.
"Joker."
It was easier than he thought. This guy was still at this level even after taking some poison. If he didn't take any, he might not be as good as the supernova that Shampoo encountered.
He raised his foot and was about to crush Hodi's head with one foot, but suddenly his eyes were attracted by a thick book next to him.
It seemed to have just fallen off Hodi. Jack picked it up and flipped through it casually.
Diary?
He is obviously a villain, but he still has this habit.
The front part is full of crazy talk, and he always talks about ruling the world and killing all other races.
Jack frowned as he read it, but when he flipped to the back, his eyes were suddenly attracted by something in it, and his face changed.
He immediately took out the Den Den Mushi from his arms, but before he dialed the number, the Den Den Mushi belonging to Hodi next to the sofa rang first.
Bru Bru—
Jack thought about it and answered it, but he didn't say anything.
"Hey, brother Hodi!"
A greasy and obscene voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi. "It's me, Decken! It's been a while since we last talked. When do you plan to start implementing your plan to overthrow the Neptune Army?"
Are there any accomplices?
Jack raised his eyebrows slightly, turned around, and stared at the Den Den Mushi.
...
...
About an hour later.
Shano stepped into Fishman Street, followed by King Neptune and the guards led by three princes.
Jack was already waiting at the door of the warehouse. When he saw Shano coming, his eyes lit up and he went to greet him.
So, the residents of Fishman Street were stunned to see...
the big guy who easily destroyed the New Fishman Pirates, now in front of the black-haired boy, lowered his head honestly, answered whatever was asked, and was extremely respectful.
"In other words, all of Hodi's subordinates have been killed by you without exception?"
"Yes, boss."
"You also found a diary from him, which records the truth about the shooting of Princess Otohime?"
"Yes."
"Then he contacted his ally Vanda Decken and arranged a meeting time?"
"Well, but that guy is very cautious and unwilling to enter Fishman Island. Instead, he arranged to meet somewhere outside the island. I have marked it on the sea chart."
"Wow, Jack, you are good!"
Shano patted his arm vigorously. "This is the first time you work alone, and you are so reliable!"
Finally getting the praise from Shano, Jack scratched his head and laughed foolishly. There was no trace of the way he dominated the whole scene just now.
This kid...
Shano was more and more satisfied with him. He really couldn't be too stereotyped. Jack's personality was straightforward, but his brain was actually quite useful on weekdays.
Following him all the way, he had seen a lot of the world. Like Kuina, he gradually grew into a cadre who could stand on his own.
As for the fact that he would lose his brain and get too excited when fighting, and rush over to anyone he saw...
There was no way, it was probably difficult to change.
...
On the other side.
Neptune, who followed him, had also finished reading the diary that Jack handed over to him.
"So, so that's how it is..."
Neptune's hands trembled, his voice was low and trembling, "Otohime's death was all because of this beast..."
Hodi seemed to be very proud of the perfect completion of the plan that year. In his diary, he wrote down the whole process in almost every detail.
He not only planned the assassination and stole the treasures in the jade box, but also deliberately put the blame on humans to incite the residents of Fishman Island to hate humans.
The efforts accumulated by Princess Otohime for many years before her death were burned in an instant.
Even though Neptune and the three princes have inherited the princess's last wish and have been running around Fishman Island to give speeches over the years, the hatred of the people on the island towards humans is still very serious.
Otohime...
Neptune took a deep breath, suppressed the grief and anger in his heart, turned around and said to the three princes in a deep voice:
"Wake up Hodi."
The three princes were already furious and immediately stepped forward after hearing the words.
The eldest prince Shark Star grabbed the unconscious Hodi, and the other two princes each punched Hodi in the chest.
Cough... cough cough!
The severe pain in his chest made Hodi cough violently, and finally he slowly opened his eyes.
When he saw Neptune and the three princes standing in front of him, his pupils suddenly shrank, but soon he showed a ferocious smile:
"Heh... Isn't this our 'Sea God'? How come you have time to come out of Dragon Palace today and condescend to come to my territory?"
Neptune stared at him coldly: "Hodi Jones, do you admit that you planned to assassinate Otohime?"
"It seems that you know a lot... At this point, even if I don't admit it, I'm afraid you won't believe it, right?"
Hodi licked the blood at the corner of his mouth and sneered:
"It was me! What's wrong with killing her, huh? That crazy woman, who kept saying things like 'Let everyone see the real sunshine again' and 'Live in peace with humans', is simply a disgrace to fishmen and mermaids! I killed her just to enforce justice!"
"Asshole!"
"You dare to insult my mother!"
The third prince Flip Star roared, and used all his strength to punch him to the ground.
"It doesn't hurt!"
Hodi fell to the ground, but laughed even more wildly:
"What? You hate me so much, but you can only muster this much strength? As expected, you weak royals are not worthy of ruling Fishman Island! Only a strong man like me can lead the fishmen to conquer the world!"
You are strong again?
Still pretending, right?
Jack looked at this scene from a distance and couldn't help it. He said angrily: "This guy's smile is disgusting. I should have killed him on the spot."
"Then we can't confront him face to face. We are outsiders. With just a diary, we can't make Neptune and others believe it completely."
Shano shook his head. Since the death of Princess Otohime, the situation on Fishman Island has been very complicated. As a human, he couldn't even attack them before Hodi officially rebelled.
Fortunately, Jack was a fishman and didn't have so many scruples. He accidentally found the door and found important evidence from Hodi's lair...
Things became much simpler all of a sudden.
From this point of view, Jack can be considered a lucky general.
...
Neptune closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes had returned to calm:
"Hodi Jones, you have committed serious crimes such as murdering the princess, inciting rebellion, and colluding with foreign enemies. In the name of the King of the Dragon Palace Kingdom, I sentence you to death and execute you immediately."
Hodi's face changed, but he soon laughed wildly again:
"Hahaha! Come on! Kill me! My will has long been spread throughout the Fishman Street. As long as my compatriots are still oppressed and bullied by humans, and have to hide in such a place without sunlight to survive, there will be countless people in the future to inherit my will! You will never be able to—"
Before he finished speaking, the eldest prince Shark Star had drawn out the trident and pierced Hodi's heart without hesitation.
Hodi's eyes widened, blood flowed from the corners of his mouth, and he finally collapsed to the ground and died.
This scene, in Shano's eyes, made him a little surprised.
He had thought that Neptune would deal with him like in the original comics, at most putting Hodi in jail forever.
But he killed him so decisively.
That's right.
When Neptune was young, he was also a "great knight" known for his hot temper and impulsiveness. He was a guy who drank happily with Whitebeard.
It was only after marrying Otohime that he was infected by his wife's gentleness and kindness, and gradually restrained his temper and became tolerant and kind.
Today's Neptune has not completely become the troubled man who was under heavy pressure and fell into the crisis of old age six years later.
Hodi had no guilt for the assassination that year, and he insulted Otohime in person, which undoubtedly touched the deepest scale in his heart.
"…"
Neptune looked at Hodi's body in silence for a long time, then he looked up and sighed, turned around, and bowed deeply to Shano:
"Sir Shano, thank you and your subordinates for revealing the truth, so that Otohime... can finally rest in peace."
The three princes standing behind him, with tears in their eyes, knelt on one knee in front of Shano.
Shano quickly helped them up: "It's just a piece of cake. If you want to thank someone, thank Jack. In addition, as for Vanda Decken..."
Neptune's eyes turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "I will never let go of that villain who threatened Shirahoshi. Since he has taken the bait, I will lead the troops to eliminate him completely!"
Shano nodded: "Jack, you go with me, just in case."
"Yes, boss!"
...
If Hodi Jones, with the help of the murderous drug ES, still has some strength.
Then Vanda Decken has no strength at all. He just relies on the Target Fruit and his vulgar style to disgust people.
When he was locked in position and ambushed in advance, he had no power to fight back.
Shano had just returned to Ryugu Castle not long ago, and Neptune and Jack also came back.
The three princes took the tied-up Vanda Decken and beat him up in front of the Hard Shell Tower. He wailed and cried to Shirahoshi, and kowtowed to beg for mercy. Then they took him to the prison.
Is this considered helping his sister to resolve the fear and knot in her heart for many years?
Shano was very happy to see this and agreed deeply. If Nami and Nokiko had similar experiences, he would do the same.
"Sir Shano, you not only revealed the truth about Otohime's murder, but also completely solved the scourge of Vanda Decken. These are two great favors, and the Ryugu Kingdom will always remember them."
Neptune brought the three princes to express his gratitude to Shano again, and tried his best to request to hold a dinner again tonight with the highest standards to entertain all the crew members of the Fallen.
This enthusiasm is really hard to refuse.
Thinking about the fact that both sisters have never been to Ryugu City, and maybe they can make friends with Shirahoshi, Shano agreed.
The eldest prince, Shark Star, brought his two younger brothers to various places on Fishman Island to welcome the crew members. Soon, Kuina, Smoker, Zeff and others arrived in Ryugu Castle one after another.
Nami and Robin were the last to arrive. The latter seemed to have gained a lot from the archaeological trip. She had a faint smile on her face and was in a good mood, while Nami's eyes were a little dull, like a puppet.