Paper Paper Fruit In One Piece

"What? Princess Shirahoshi is missing?!" 

A few minutes later, the entire Ryugu Kingdom was in shock and chaos. Meanwhile, the Straw Hat crew... 

"I knew it..." 

"It must be..." 

Tsk! 

Everyone held their foreheads, silent. This familiar plot, the style of 'events' happening right after they arrive at a place—it's clear that... 

"Luffy is up to something again?" 

At Nami's quiet inquiry, Roman calmly patted her hand to signal that everything was under control. Then, he turned to the tall merman king: 

"King Neptune, is there anything we can do to help?" 

"Well... my daughter is missing... How could this happen? She hasn't left the palace in ten years..." 

The Straw Hat crew exchanged glances. Of course, this kind of problem—something that hasn't happened in years—was definitely Luffy's doing. 

"Well, how about we help search for her?" 

"As for the banquet, we can deal with that after 'everything' is over." 

Roman said this as he turned and headed outside, with the rest of the crew following close behind. Given Roman's calm demeanor, it was clear he knew where Luffy was. In fact, it would be strange if he didn't know. 

"I'll guide you," 

Fukaboshi, the eldest prince, immediately followed. Whether he was guiding them or keeping an eye on them, that was up for interpretation. 

"Sure, this way—" 

Roman wasn't worried about Fukaboshi getting suspicious. After all, aside from him, everyone in the Straw Hat crew was completely 'clueless.' There was no ill intention, and besides, it was about time Hody Jones and Vander Decken IX teamed up... 

The show was about to begin, how could he not prepare the stage for the other side? 

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Near Fishman Island, a huge ship was anchored. 

This ship, called Noah, was massive—about half the size of Fishman Island! 

Maybe this description isn't the best, but if you consider the Straw Hat crew's Sunny being like a toy in front of a sea monster, then the sea monster is a toy compared to Noah. 

This was the ship meant to relocate the entire Fishman Island, and the island's population is over a million! 

Unfortunately, since this ship was built 800 years ago, it has never been used. 

All that remained was a cold 'apology letter' from Joy Boy to the mermaid princess who couldn't fulfill his promise, lying at the bottom of the sea. 

Now, Noah was just a gathering place for the merfolk—its huge size was called 'Mermaid Street' by the people of Fishman Island. Unlike the peaceful fishmen, the merfolk were mostly violent, aggressive, and bloodthirsty! Also, their looks... well, let's just say they weren't exactly eye-catching. 

Currently, inside Noah's cabin, two of the ocean's biggest "villains" were plotting against Fishman Island. 

"We both stand to gain, we have the same goal!" 

Hody Jones: A tall, big white shark fishman with long black hair, a lock of which falls over his left cheek, sharp teeth, a trident design on his cap, and a wolf-fur scarf around his neck. His left arm is covered in tattoos. 

His muscles are bulging, clearly a tough character. While Roman dismissed him as "trash," this guy still had some real strength: 

His natural fishman physique, the way he practiced Fishman Karate, plus the dangerous drugs that enhanced his potential and drained his life force, combined with his advantage in the sea—being able to exchange blows with Luffy already showed he was no joke. 

At the same time, this guy also has a bounty—190 million Berries, which is quite a sum, making him somewhat of a 'big shot'!

As for the other person shaking hands with him... he's even more bizarre.

Vander Decken IX, a tiger shark merman. He's a user of the 'Mark-Mark Fruit', wears a small top hat, has curly hair and a beard, and is draped in multiple necklaces. He also has four legs.

Because he's a Devil Fruit user, he needs to coat himself with a swimming protective layer.

"Defeat the dishonorable royal army,"

"Take the head of the great knight Neptune,"

"After the job is done, Fish-Man Island is yours—"

"That girl Shirahoshi is yours—"

"Pleasure doing business!" X2

The two ambitious schemers shook hands, each with their own hidden agenda! If it were under normal circumstances, they could indeed achieve what they had in mind with their strength. But unfortunately:

A white fish calmly watched this scene. Although the life paper isn't afraid of seawater and is coated with a swimming protective layer, Roman could still only control a few of them. But that's enough.

Come on, the stage is set. I've 'kindly' taken the Dragon Palace's prince and half of the soldiers, so it's time for you 'villains' to make your entrance.

Luffy doesn't want to be a hero, but sometimes just not wanting to isn't enough. When the time comes for the 'hero's cloak' to be put on, does Luffy really think he can back out?

Of course, it's not Roman who's pushing Luffy to be a 'hero', it's the 'honest man' Jinbe!

Roman is just going with the flow.

———

"Why is everyone looking so serious?"

On the flying fish boat, Roman looked at the silent Straw Hat crew, trying to reassure them.

"Don't worry, Luffy may sometimes be... a little silly, but his strength is definitely very strong. Whenever there's a problem, he just punches his way through."

"No, we're not worried about Luffy."

Zoro glanced at the Dragon Palace's prince, Fukaboshi, who was pretending to be calm but clearly worried, and then looked at Roman in a low voice.

"Roman, are you plotting something again?"

"...You too?"

"Yeah, yeah," X7

?!

"Is my thinking that easy to figure out?"

Roman scratched his chin thoughtfully, and Nami sighed.

"Roman, do you think we're fools?"

"We're partners! You have the habit of touching your chin when you're thinking, furrowing your brows when you're scheming, and sighing when there's a tough opponent... Do you think we can't notice those habits?"

Oh no...

"...You guys too?"

"Yeah, yeah," X7

I can't...

"Alright, here's the thing—"

Roman glanced at Fukaboshi, who then swam to the side.

"Remember the giant sea monster we encountered earlier? Someone was controlling it to block the downward current. The mastermind behind this is a group of fish-man pirates calling themselves the 'New Fish-Man Pirates'. Their leader, Hody Jones, is a radical racist."

Roman began explaining to everyone. This information could be gathered with a bit of investigation, but with Roman around, it was obtained directly.

"In short, this guy plans to attack Fish-Man Island and declare himself king. Then he'll lead the fish-men and mermaids to fight humans above…"

At this point, Roman couldn't help but laugh.

Hody Jones actually thought he could sneak into the World Summit and cause trouble! With their strength, they'd just be delivering toys to the Celestial Dragons and sushi to the Marines. If the Holy Land Mariejois were that easy to attack, the Celestial Dragons wouldn't have been in control for eight hundred years.

Truly, ignorance breeds fearlessness.

"This is bad!" Nami bit her lip, worried. "Camie... and the big-bearded king of the Dragon Palace, they're all really good people…"

"Don't panic," Roman waved his hand casually.

"Everything is under my... no, actually, under that 'honest man's' control. These small fries won't cause any waves, we can just treat this like a normal vacation."

You're talking about coups and attacking humans...

How are we supposed to relax on vacation?!

"Ugh, forget it."

Nami and the others were speechless. "Whenever things are left to Luffy, it's all fun and games."

"Anything that falls into Roman's hands is just a conspiracy, a plan to kill."

"I can't even imagine what it would be like if you two went out to sea alone..."

A fool on the sea, and a demon king on the sea?

Both are troublesome people to worry about!

"What are you talking about? You make it sound like I'm the bad guy. It's this world that's wrong. If this world wasn't filled with wars and schemes, why would I be like this?"

After saying that, Roman pointed ahead:

"Look, we've arrived at our destination."

In the sea ahead, a huge underwater forest bathed in light appeared.

The Sea Forest, located northeast of Fish-Man Island's Noah ship, is known as the "Graveyard of Ships" because many sunken ships are carried here by the currents.

Whoosh—

A figure swiftly swam toward it. It was Fukaboshi, the Crown Prince of Ryugu Kingdom!

Because:

Crack!

?!

Seeing Sanji, who was immediately petrified, Roman rubbed his chin.

"I see now. Since Sanji has been turned to stone by the Empress with her 'Mero Mero Fruit' powers, if he encounters something similar again, he'll be easily petrified..."

"Now is not the time for serious analysis!!"

Nami pointed to a huge mermaid in the Sea Forest: She had long, flowing pink hair, with a taiyaki-shaped hairpin on her head. She wore shell-shaped earrings, had bright blue eyes, a beautiful face, and a full chest. Her lower body had a pink fish tail in varying shades, making her a beauty often said to be on par with the Empress!

As for whether that's an exaggeration, just look at Sanji, who was turned to stone beside her.

After being caught by Fukaboshi, the giant mermaid was panicking, while Luffy grinned and Jinbe looked helpless.

"Sorry, Prince Fukaboshi," Jinbe nodded toward the Crown Prince of Ryugu Kingdom. "This Luffy brother means no harm. He just wanted to bring Shirahoshi here..."

"I understand," Fukaboshi said.

In front of them stood a small grave, and inside it was:

"It's my fault that my sister couldn't even attend our mother's funeral."

"I've heard from Shirahoshi that all along, it was Luffy who protected her from Van Der Decken IX's harm. I am very grateful!"

"That Van Der Decken IX is too evil! If I find him, I'll knock him out!" Luffy said angrily.

"He's the one who made 'Scaredy Star' stay inside for ten years without being able to go out and play~~"

"Luffy, my name is 'Shirahoshi'..."

"Anyway, let's go back first—"

"Bloop bloop~~ bloop bloop~~"

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The serious Crown Prince Fukaboshi pulled out his transponder snail.

"Hello, this is Fukaboshi—"

"Prince! Bad news!!"

?!

"A large group of human pirates suddenly flew into Ryugu Kingdom! They opened the passage, and now a huge group of armed mermaids are attacking the kingdom! The leader is 'Hody Jones'! Please—"

Click.

"Hello! Hello! What happened to my father? What's going on? Damn it!"

Not long after they left, news came that their home was being robbed. Prince Fukaboshi suddenly turned around and prepared to rush back! But before that:

"Jinbe"

As a master of Fish-Man Karate, most mermaids have learned from Jinbe.

"Please protect Shirahoshi in my place. — We're leaving!"

After saying that, he led the mermaid warriors back! Meanwhile, the giant mermaid princess Shirahoshi, who was confused and on the verge of tears, was interrupted by Luffy.

"Take me back to Ryugu Kingdom!"

"Okay—"

"Wait!" 

At that moment, Jinbe stood between the two of them.

"You can't go, Luffy!"

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