LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 77: Chapter 74
"This..." Jinbei was stunned. Cut off the finger first to make amends, and then cut off the arm later?
"Okay, it's decided!" Ethan waved his hand to signal him to leave.
"Mr. Ethan..."
Ethan snorted coldly, and the domineering aura of the king surged out, ruthlessly washing away Jinbei's will, but he did not faint. After all, he was a Shichibukai and could withstand the existence of Big Mom's "Soul Spell."
"I'm not discussing this with you! Remember your identity, Jinbei! Behind you is Fishman Island!"
The next moment, a circular door to another space appeared under Jinbei's feet, causing him to fall out of the other space unexpectedly.
Jinbei landed steadily on the ground and sighed in frustration. Things had developed to this point, so he had to obey Ethan for now.
After a moment of silence, he suddenly raised the big knife in his hand and chopped at the fingers of his left hand expressionlessly.
Whoosh——!
The knife flashed, and five fingers were cut off. Due to different forces, they shot in different directions.
"Boss Jinbei (Captain)!"
The people in the distance had been watching Jinbei. When he cut his fingers, they subconsciously exclaimed.
The next moment, Jinbei's hand, with only one palm left, began to spurt blood.
Ten fingers are connected to the heart. He began to frown because of the severe pain, but he didn't say a word.
Everyone gathered around, watching his bloody left hand in a daze.
At this time, Aladdin, the ship doctor and vice-captain of the Sun Pirates, put the medical equipment that had been prepared aside and began to treat Jinbei's injuries.
"Don't panic, I just wanted to test if this blade is sharp!"
The unaware people were confused and shocked. Neptune and Aladdin, who knew the truth, sighed quietly and didn't say much.
...
Time passed slowly, and soon the sun was high in the sky.
After Ethan took Shirahoshi back to her private estate, he played with the mermaids until lunch was over.
When the time came, he broke free from Shirahoshi's arms, turned into lightning, and disappeared on the spot.
When he appeared again, he was already in the observation room of the Ryugu Kingdom, where he could clearly observe the scene outside Fishman Island through layers of barriers.
Ethan's mind moved, and the entire Fishman Island began to rise slowly, moving in the direction indicated by the permanent pointer to Thunder God Island.
Behind Fishman Island, Noah's Ark followed closely.
Since they were here, this big ship was also a trophy, so he decided to take it as well.
All along the way, everything was peaceful. As they got farther from the Sunlight Tree Eve, the people of Fishman Island deeply felt the sunlight gradually disappearing and falling into endless darkness.
After rising about 3,000 meters, the surroundings of Fishman Island suddenly became bright.
This unexpected change made Ethan frown. With his keen vision, he noticed a lantern fish-like sea king around Fishman Island.
Could it be the lantern fish that ate the island where Olga lived and liked to collect pure gold?
As if to deny his guess, the sea king with the lantern suddenly emitted a more dazzling light.
Now, everyone could clearly see Fishman Island's current situation.
They were actually surrounded by more than a dozen sea kings over 5,000 meters in size!
Could it be that they could sense the movements of Shirahoshi or Fishman Island?
"Lord... Lord Ethan, what should we do..."
The sea kings on the side trembled, asking for Ethan's will, having never seen such a scene before.
"Don't panic."
Ethan's expression did not change. With Shirahoshi around, they wouldn't attack Fishman Island.
[Ah, ah, how could Fishman Island appear here?]
[The time has not come yet... Why is our mermaid princess leaving the sea?]
[Wait? The time seems to be in these few years. Did we miscalculate hundreds of years ago...]
[Our oath boat~ How come it is floating...]
[...]
Some sharp, some hoarse, some solemn... Dozens of voices from nowhere slowly entered Ethan's mind.
At this moment, he seemed to understand something. He hesitated for a moment and controlled Fishman Island to continue floating upwards.
After floating for another thousand meters, the sea kings could no longer hold back. Their communication was noisy and chaotic, all pouring into Ethan's mind.
[Although I don't know why Fishman Island is leaving, anyway, let it return first!]
At that, the sea kings reached a consensus, rushing forward to bite Fishman Island and Noah, intending to drag them back to their original location.
The dozen or so sea kings exerted force simultaneously—what a massive power!
Fishman Island and Noah stopped floating upwards, fighting against Ethan's control over the two.
In just half a breath, Fishman Island and Noah began to sink.
Ethan's lightning flashed as he appeared above Fishman Island. With an electric current's power, he shouted loudly:
"Everyone, release Fishman Island!"
After his voice fell, the sea kings instinctively paused momentarily, then released Fishman Island and Noah, looking up at the tiny Ethan.
The noisy discussion resumed, and Ethan hurriedly continued:
"This is the mermaid princess's order. She wants to leave the sea and reach an altitude of 10,000 meters!"
[What a terrifying presence... Is he human?]
[Human! We didn't receive the order from the mermaid princess! You don't have the "authority" to convey her order!]
"Then wait a moment; I'll bring the mermaid princess!"
[He understands what we're saying...]
The sea kings fell silent for a long time, then shouted in unison:
[...Go!]
Ethan wasted no time, flashing multiple times before returning to Shirahoshi's private manor. After briefly explaining, he took Shirahoshi on a flying carpet to the sea area above Fishman Island.
"Shirahoshi, tell them you want to leave the sea. But first, ask them how to awaken the power of Poseidon, the king of the sea!" Ethan quickly realized this was a rare opportunity.
"Yes! My lord!"
After Shirahoshi's soft response, she timidly looked at the dozen sea kings, sensing an amiable feeling from them.
She followed Ethan's request and shouted, "Sea Kings! How do I... awaken the power of Sea King Poseidon?"
[Mermaid Princess...]
[Awakening the power of Sea King Poseidon... We are not sea kings, so how could we know...]
[Let's just make something up...]
[What are you saying! The mermaid princess has heard everything!]
Hearing this, Ethan's head filled with black lines. These sea kings didn't know and were quite unpredictable in personality!
Shirahoshi couldn't help but laugh, finding them amusing.
[Ah… Once the princess matures, she'll know!]
Ethan's mouth twitched. It seemed that this information couldn't be obtained from the sea kings—or maybe it was true and Shirahoshi would understand as she matured.