Shirahoshi, having just swum out of Dragon Palace, was like a child, looking here and there, curious about everything.
Jinbe, who was swimming behind Shirahoshi, suddenly accelerated and came to her side, looking at Esdeath and asking, "Esdeath, do you need an oxygen bubble?"
"Right."
She had been curious why Jinbe suddenly came in front of her; it turned out that was the reason.
"Excuse me!"
Jinbe took out a coral spray gun from his clothes, and then a bubble was squeezed out and enveloped Esdeath.
The oxygen bubble was ready.
However, this type of oxygen bubble was not the same as a coated bubble; it could only be used for a short time and could not create particularly large bubbles.
The reason Fish-Man Island had a layer of bubbles covering its surface was due to the continuous secretion of mucus from this coral.
"Thanks."
Shirahoshi reached out and poked the bubble enveloping Esdeath on her chest.
She hadn't been out for so long that she forgot humans still needed to breathe to survive underwater; it would have been bad if Jinbe hadn't reacted.
Immediately after, the three of them exited the boundary of Fish-Man Island and entered the deep sea.
"We're going south; which direction did the blade fly from?"
"Logically speaking, as long as our speed is fast enough, Vander Decken won't have much time to escape."
In fact, Vander Decken wasn't that strong; they had tracked weapons flying in before.
But one thing was that Shirahoshi wasn't with them!
Neptune and the others weren't confident they could always guard against incoming weapons, and another point was that Neptune, as king, didn't have that much time.
Therefore, Esdeath was the first to take Shirahoshi out of the Hard-Shell Tower.
Even if she couldn't react in time, Jinbe was there to watch, though the possibility of that happening was almost zero.
Esdeath, lying on two large mounds, was somewhat oxygen-deprived even while enveloped in the oxygen bubble, and she kept moving forward, swimming with Shirahoshi.
The deep sea was pitch black except for the light emanating from Fish-Man Island; the further they swam, the darker it became, and Esdeath could only rely on Observation Haki to perceive.
"Esdeath!"
"No need to say anything; I can feel it!"
A ship appeared in their field of vision.
Faint lights illuminated the path ahead.
The legendary ship that wandered the deep sea, the Flying Ship!
Countless pirates had seen a ship with faint lights while sailing in the deep sea, known as the Cursed Ship!
A legendary tale on the same level as the talking skeleton in the Florian Triangle.
"Found him!"
"The power user of the Target-Target Fruit, Vander Decken!"
Shirahoshi looked at the ship not far away with some fear; this was the person who was proposing to her like crazy.
When she didn't agree, he changed his method of proposal and began to attack her endlessly!
Even the kind Shirahoshi wanted to ask Vander Decken face-to-face why he treated her this way, making her suffer such pain.
Swish!
A dagger flew out from inside the ship, heading straight for Shirahoshi.
Two streams of water slowly condensed from Jinbe's webbed hands, flying out with immense power.
"Water Shot!"
The water stream shot out, directly knocking down the incoming dagger, then piercing through the dagger and striking towards the moving ship!
Boom!
The powerful attack penetrated the ship's hull!
Countless wood splinters fell, and a wooden hole appeared on the ship.
The loud noise also woke Vander Decken, who was inside the cabin, and he quickly walked out on his four legs.
Someone actually dared to attack him!
Meanwhile, Esdeath exited the oxygen bubble and entered the ship's cabin.
The cabin had a layer of oxygen bubbles covering the deck, leaving room for Vander Decken, who had eaten a Devil Fruit, to move around.
"Who is it?!"
"Princess Shirahoshi!"
Vander Decken, who had been furious, instantly lost his anger, his eyes wide as he looked at the mermaid on his deck!
It was actually his long-sought-after Princess Shirahoshi!
"Princess Shirahoshi! Have you finally agreed to my proposal?"
His two hands, wearing leather gloves, clasped together, and he looked sincerely at Princess Shirahoshi in front of him, completely ignoring Esdeath on the deck.
"No, it's not that, I came to ask you why you attacked me for no reason!"
Shirahoshi tried her best to make a fierce expression at Vander Decken, unaware that this expression was even more impactful to him.
"Ah!"
"My Princess Shirahoshi!"
Vander Decken looked at Shirahoshi as if he were enchanted; even an angry Shirahoshi was so charming.
"I am not yours!"
"Even if you continue to attack me in the future, I will not agree to you!"
Seeing Vander Decken getting more and more excited, Shirahoshi was a little scared, then she saw Esdeath's encouraging gaze.
"Give up!"
She spoke her mind!
Even though Shirahoshi was clearly the one being persecuted, after saying these words, large tears immediately streamed down her face.
Hitting the deck.
"Impossible, impossible!"
Vander Decken's face darkened as he listened to these words, looking at Shirahoshi, wondering why she wouldn't like him!
"Since you've come out today, you can forget about going back!"
He slowly took off the leather glove from his hand, revealing his unwashed arm.
He brought his nose close to his arm, and even now, he could smell a faint fragrance from his hand; he took a deep sniff, then looked at Shirahoshi with a fierce expression, roaring loudly, "Even if you die, I will keep your corpse."
A sickly smile appeared on his face as he looked at Shirahoshi.
Shirahoshi, with tears flowing, looked at Vander Decken with firm eyes; she had spoken her mind today.
It was as if she had vented all the grievances of many years, including her confinement in the Hard-Shell Tower and the loss of her mother.
Her aggrieved cries echoed on the deck, heartbreaking to hear and saddening to witness.
At this moment, Jinbe also arrived on the deck, and just as he was about to make a move, Esdeath extended a hand to stop him.
"Is it this hand?"
She tilted her head, looking at the arm Vander Decken had exposed.
"What?"
Vander Decken only then noticed that there was another person on the deck, and then seeing the other figure, he became even more serious.
Jinbe, the Knight of the Sea!
"Don't move!"
He took out a dagger with one hand and aimed it at Shirahoshi, as if he was about to throw it, threatening Jinbe.
As for the woman beside them, Vander Decken didn't care at all; he wasn't interested in human women, although he was a little curious why a human woman would appear, but that wasn't important.
"Ba he he he!"
Seeing Jinbe not moving, Vander Decken laughed triumphantly.
"?"
A hand holding a dagger appeared in Vander Decken's vision.
"Whose arm is this?"
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