"Fish-Man Island, Fish-Man Island. Although it's called that, the appearance of these fish-people is truly hard to compliment. However, Grimm still envies them a bit because they can… uh… interact with mermaids!!"
As for mermaids, apart from their lower bodies being unappetizing, any young mermaid was basically a beautiful woman. Grimm always wondered if mermaid tails were better braised or steamed!
Or how do they reproduce? Do they lay eggs like fish?
It is said that after the age of thirty, these mermaids develop legs and many will marry humans. Grimm found this reasonable because fish-people were too ugly, and many mermaids were unwilling.
Not long after, Grimm, Plank, and Jiana found themselves in a tavern in the southwest of a fish-people town.
Amidst the curious gazes of the fish-people, Grimm, Plank, and Jiana sat at the bar.
"Um, miss, I'll have a glass of juice, but not apple juice, please!" Jiana spoke first.
"Beer! Thanks!" Since coming to this world, Grimm's favorite drink had been beer. As for other strong liquors like rum, Grimm really couldn't get used to them!
"Coke with rum!" Plank shouted. Ever since Grimm told him that rum mixed with "Happy Soda" was more delicious, this guy hadn't drunk anything else.
"Okay!" The beautiful mermaid with long black hair immediately agreed.
"Also, bring me one of everything delicious your restaurant has!" Grimm continued, as good food was essential.
"Ah… okay! Okay!" The mermaid lady was startled by Grimm's request but didn't say much, directly relaying the order.
This world had all sorts of strange people, so there was no need to be overly surprised. A few years ago, she had met a middle-aged man with a crescent moon-shaped white beard who drank all the beer on Fish-Man Island!
Suddenly, the tavern door was kicked open. Another group of humans had arrived, looking like pirates. Grimm suddenly remembered what Second Master had told him, something like… "Nald Ernst"?
Although it wasn't the Great Pirate Era, there were still countless pirates worldwide, and their names were incredibly difficult to remember. Anyone whose name contained "S," "P," or "L" felt pretty much the same.
Forget it.
"Serve the drinks, and hurry!"
A crew member of the Ernst Pirates rudely shouted at the mermaid server. Then, he began discussing with other crew members: "It's terrifying. The battle between Shiki and Redfield—just the aftermath of the fight almost killed us!"
Hearing this, Grimm's eyes narrowed. He had read this information in the newspaper half a month ago: The Red the Aloof Redfield and Golden Lion Shiki were fighting in the New World. Golden Lion had defeated Red with overwhelming force.
Although many knew that in a one-on-one fight, the two might not be able to decide a winner for days, Grimm dismissed such comments. In this world, neither pirates nor Marines ever fought one-on-one! What if you had fewer people? That's just your own fault.
However, from these pirates' words, Grimm learned one thing: this Ernst Pirates had retreated from the New World because of this battle.
They were probably heavily damaged in the fight and chose to retreat.
Who exactly was Red the Aloof?
Grimm became even more curious.
"Hahaha, whatever. We've retreated now, haven't we?" a tall man who seemed to be the captain laughed heartily. "We can't stay in the New World anymore; it's full of monsters. But with our strength, we should be able to dominate the 'Paradise,' right?"
"That's right. I was suffocating in the New World. We couldn't be arrogant anywhere we went, always afraid of some monster popping up!" a tall, thin pirate said fearfully. Then, he took a big gulp of wine, his eyes turning red, and his tone becoming arrogant:
"As long as we leave the New World and go to Paradise, we can do whatever we want. We won't have to worry about whose territory we're on anymore!"
Another fat pirate also said, "Yeah, maybe we'll even have our own territory then!"
"Hahaha, exactly! We can find a small kingdom and conquer it. Kill all the men, children, and old people there. All the fine wine, women, and money will be ours, hahaha!"
"..."
The seven pirates discussed happily. Their words also caused the surrounding fish-people to pay their bills and leave, while some brave fish-people continued to drink!
Jiana, hearing these words, looked at Grimm uncomfortably: "These bastards, I want to tear them apart with ice."
"Boss, I think so too. They're even more of a bastard than me. I only rob money, but I rarely kill innocent people!" Plank also said!
Grimm sighed helplessly. He hadn't intended to cause trouble, but these cowards who retreated from the New World were simply scum that shouldn't exist in this world. Keeping them around was a waste of air. Grimm wanted to uphold (and make a profit from) justice.
"Do as you please!" Grimm took a sip of beer, not intending to act himself.
As for Tiger's reminder not to cause trouble, sorry, Grimm didn't care at all. Besides, this wasn't causing trouble; it was a one-sided slaughter.
These pirates, whose courage had been shattered by the New World, wouldn't be able to make any waves. Faced with a strong opponent, they probably wouldn't even have the courage to resist.
Subsequently, Plank turned and walked towards the seven pirates.
"Humans?"
The Ernst Pirates looked at Plank approaching and immediately shifted their gaze. It was very rare to see other pirates and humans on Fish-Man Island.
Ernst, the captain, frowned and asked, "Do you need something?"
Plank suddenly swung his hand. Before Ernst could react, he was knocked to the ground, crashing into the wall beside him, performing a "wall slam"!
Plank casually took out his flintlock pistol and aimed it at Ernst's heart!
Bang!
A gunshot echoed, and the entire fish-people tavern erupted in chaos.
"Captain!"
"You bastard, how dare you attack our captain!"
The other six pirates exclaimed in surprise. One of them quickly drew a rifle, preparing to aim at Plank.
"Experience the bullet of a New World sniper!" But before he could even raise his gun, he felt a cold sensation spreading from his feet upwards.
Crack crack crack!
In less than a second, he turned into an ice sculpture.
The other pirates also turned into ice sculptures simultaneously.
The fish-people and mermaids who were originally in the tavern all ran outside, causing chaos in the streets.
"Before the Great Pirate Era, were the people of Fish-Man Island this fragile-hearted?"
Grimm said, standing up. At the same time, Tiger rushed into the tavern with a group of people.
"What happened, little brother!" Tiger looked at the six frozen individuals, and at Ernst, whose upper body was completely blown away, leaving only his lower half on the ground and his head rolling nearby. He was extremely shocked.
He had expected to see a chaotic battle between the two sides, but he never imagined it would be over so quickly…
In less than a minute!
"I'm truly sorry, Second Master. These guys were too arrogant, so I took care of them. It… didn't cause any major losses, right?" Grimm said with a smile!
Tiger swallowed hard. These were pirates with a bounty of 210 million Beli, instantly defeated. What else could he say? Besides, there really wasn't any significant damage. "It's okay, young man. Well done…"
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