It's all the same if I just return after sending my leader into Fish-Man Island.
It's a good chance to meet my brother; I just don't know if that Fishman will agree to my request.
"Hmm~ Esdeath~ We're so fast~" Sadi panted, looking at the rapidly moving ship.
Everyone listened, speechless.
If it's fast, it's fast, but why bring Lady Esdeath into this?
You always say things in a way that makes people misunderstand.
It has to be you, Sadi!
"I should have found a Sea King from the beginning; if I had done that, we might have already arrived."
Listening to Sadi, Esdeath smiled and didn't reply, instead looking outside.
The deep sea and the shallow sea are completely different.
It could be said that their current location is already deep sea, and they might not be far from Dragon Palace.
However, one thing is that even with Esdeath's eyesight, she couldn't see anything outside.
She could only vaguely determine what was outside by perceiving it with her Observation Haki.
For example, not too far from Kraken, there was a Sea King nearly a thousand meters long.
Unfortunately, this Sea King seemed to fear Kraken and dared not approach, only watching from afar.
There were also some Sea Kings even larger than Kraken, but they all seemed unwilling to provoke Kraken. Who told Kraken it had more hands?
And they only had one mouth, and perhaps they were beaten by Kraken before, which is why they didn't dare to provoke it?
Roar!
A muffled roar sounded.
Everyone saw a flicker of light appear not far away, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
In the deep sea of ten thousand meters, there was only one source of light, and that was the legendary Fish-Man Island!
"Are we there?"
Esdeath couldn't help but be curious about what mermaids looked like; she had truly never seen one.
Fishman?
What Fishman?
Let him die!
Roar!
Slowly bringing the warship closer to Fish-Man Island, Kraken turned its head to leave; its mission was complete.
"We'll look for you again when we return."
Roar!
Hearing her leader's words, Kraken silently nodded and left the warship.
"Lady Esdeath, should we keep it as a pet?"
"Shambles still needs a doorkeeper, right?"
Carina looked at Kraken with shining eyes. Wouldn't it be cool to have such a pet?
"I'll consider it."
Esdeath nodded seriously. She didn't need to feed it, and it could also deter pirates.
Why not?
As a Sea King, this Kraken's combat power was quite good.
"Oh, right!"
Suddenly remembering something, Esdeath slowly walked into the cabin, took out a Devil Fruit, and returned to the others.
"Carina, this is a gift I prepared for you."
"Zoan Mythical Beast type Human-Human Fruit - Elf Form."
She tossed the Devil Fruit in her hand to Carina.
"If you don't want to eat it..."
"I want it!"
"Of course, I want it!"
Before Esdeath could finish speaking, Carina took a bite, then looked at the Devil Fruit in her hand with a disgusted expression.
Everyone said Devil Fruits tasted awful, like shit.
She thought it was just a rumor spread by others to prevent people from eating Devil Fruits.
But it turned out to be true!
That feeling of nausea from her soul made her soul tremble slightly. This feeling...
She never wanted to experience it a second time in this life!
"I forgot to mention, Devil Fruits taste terrible, though I've never eaten one."
Seeing Carina's deflated expression, everyone burst into happy laughter.
"Hmm~ Quick, try it, hmm~ What does the Elf Fruit do~"
Sadi looked at Carina curiously. She also had a preferred Devil Fruit, but unfortunately, she hadn't found it yet.
Paramecia - Torture Fruit!
She wanted to be tortured by Lady Esdeath!
"Wait a moment!"
Carina threw away the Devil Fruit in her hand. After all, she had taken one bite, and she didn't want to try that taste again.
Carina frowned.
A pair of transparent wings appeared behind Carina, and Carina's appearance also changed.
Her originally purple hair slowly turned emerald green, her hair gradually lengthened, and her ears slowly became pointed.
"Come!"
A bow and arrow formed of energy appeared in Carina's hand.
Flapping her wings, she flew two circles on the deck, then happily landed beside Esdeath.
"Thank you, Lady Esdeath!"
She had never imagined that Esdeath would still think of her and even prepare a gift for her. A feeling of deep gratitude welled up within her.
"As long as you like it, it's very cute."
She reached out and touched Carina's pointed ear. It was real, and a little prickly, yet soft.
"Ah!"
Carina gasped in surprise, then froze. Flapping her wings, she moved away from her spot; her ears had become so sensitive.
"You're mean~ Lady Esdeath!"
"Hmm~ Lady Esdeath is biased, hmm~ biased~" Sadi stomped her foot in dissatisfaction, looking enviously at Carina, then said, "I want one too~ a Devil Fruit~"
"Oh? What kind of Devil Fruit do you want?"
"I want~"
Sadi twisted her body and ran to Esdeath's ear, whispering to her, "I~ want the Torture Fruit~"
"I want to~ be, hmm~ tortured by Lady Esdeath~"
"That doesn't seem to require a Devil Fruit."
She wondered what it was, but she didn't expect the request to be so simple.
"Don't worry, everyone will get one!"
"I will choose suitable Devil Fruits for all of you."
Looking at everyone, Esdeath made her promise. Devil Fruit abilities were also a way to increase their strength.
In the original work, Ain's ability didn't provide much combat enhancement, so it needed to be changed.
"Let's go, to Fish-Man Island!"
The warship's course slowly headed towards the gate of Fish-Man Island; they were not invaders.
They were legitimate visitors!
"Stop the ship!"
Two Fishmen blocked the warship at the entrance. One of the Fishmen looked at the warship with a disgusted expression.
"Go back and tell your King that Esdeath has arrived!"
Even through the bubble, Esdeath could smell a fishy odor.
Indeed, Fishmen and mermaids were completely different species and did not conform to her aesthetic.
"You stay here and watch, I'll go contact King Neptune!" One Fishman glared at Esdeath, then ran to the control room behind him.
The other held a weapon in his hand, looking warily at Esdeath and the others. These people were Marines!
Their Fish-Man Island was currently under the protection of Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors. How could any Marine dare to come here?
As for knowing Esdeath.
Did you really expect a doorman Fishman to read newspapers?
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