"So this is the dirty hand that touched Shirahoshi, is it?"
Esdeath, sword in hand, appeared behind Vander Decken.
One of Vander Decken's arms was impaled on Hyōrinmaru, and a bit of cold air surged out, freezing his severed arm.
"Ah!!!"
His frozen brain only reacted then, realizing it was his own arm, followed by a scream.
"My arm, my arm!!"
He clutched his severed arm with one hand; despite the arm being detached, not a single drop of blood flowed out. Upon closer inspection of the wound, a thin layer of ice was visible to the naked eye.
"Damn it!"
Just as Vander Decken was about to move, he suddenly realized his four legs were frozen at some unknown point!
"How is this possible!"
In less than half a second, his four legs were frozen, and his arm was even cut off!
How could such a thing be possible!
Esdeath, who had severed Vander Decken's arm, did not stop her movements, admonishing, "Shirahoshi, close your eyes."
Hearing Esdeath's stern voice, Shirahoshi forcibly held back her tears and covered her eyes with both hands.
A long leg kicked out.
Crash!
The sound of ice shattering came.
The four legs frozen to the deck shattered the moment they came into contact with Esdeath's long leg.
Ice mixed with blood splattered across the deck, and the half-bodied Vander Decken directly fell to the ground.
Even Jinbe frowned at this scene. Killing someone is one thing, but this was the first time he had witnessed such a cruel slaughter.
In his opinion, it would have been better to just kill him directly. If Vander Decken had repented, he might even have let him off.
He could be considered half a good person.
Although Shirahoshi did not open her eyes, she could still imagine some of the scene, and she frowned slightly, unable to bear it.
Vander Decken fell to the ground, utterly bewildered. Due to the freezing, he didn't even feel a trace of pain.
He was instantly defeated, without any strength to fight back.
The person he paid the least attention to had directly killed him, and even if he had paid attention, he wouldn't have been able to react.
Esdeath, expressionless, extended another leg, wrapped in Armament Haki, and kicked at Vander Decken, who was struggling on the ground.
"Would you give this old man some face!"
Jinbe extended a hand, wanting to stop Esdeath. Vander Decken had now lost his four legs and one arm.
He would likely spend the rest of his life in bed. There was no need to be so ruthless.
Esdeath paid no attention to Jinbe, who was trying to stop her. She had said the person in front of her must die, so he must die.
"Lady Esdeath, please stop, spare him!"
Hearing Shirahoshi's voice, Esdeath's fierce kick softened, and the Armament Haki wrapped around her leg disappeared. She merely kicked Vander Decken in the stomach.
He then crashed onto the deck, making a thudding sound.
"Since Shirahoshi said so, I won't kill him for now."
Jinbe slowly let out a sigh of relief. It was good that she hadn't delivered a killing blow. Although his future was hopeless, at least he was still alive.
It's just…
Jinbe showed a wry smile. He really didn't have any face at all. Shirahoshi's single call had stopped Esdeath.
"Now, turn your head. We'll leave once this is resolved."
Shirahoshi happily nodded and turned her head before slowly lowering her hands from her eyes.
Feeling a weight on her chest, she looked down to see Esdeath, a smile on her face, had come to rest on her.
Esdeath and the others, enveloped in an oxygen bubble, left the still-moving ship.
"Thank you, Lady Esdeath!"
With both hands clasped together, Shirahoshi placed Esdeath in her palm and sincerely expressed her gratitude to Esdeath.
From now on, she wouldn't have to live in the Hard-Shell Tower anymore!
However…
She looked at Esdeath with a hint of sadness in her eyes.
Perhaps it wouldn't be long before Lady Esdeath left her.
As they swam forward, Jinbe seemed to sense something. He looked back, his pupils dilated, then he looked at Esdeath, who was chatting with Shirahoshi, with fear.
After much thought, he sighed deeply, said nothing, and fell silent.
Sure enough, just as Esdeath had said, she was only not killing him for now, but would kill him later!
...
"Phew!!"
"I actually survived!"
Vander Decken propped himself up with one arm. That demon actually didn't kill him!
After scanning his surroundings and confirming there were no longer any people, Vander Decken let out a long breath.
As long as he called the Bald Sea Monster, he still had a chance to survive. It was just one arm and four legs!
"Just wait, the nightmare of your second half of life! It's useless even if you run to the ends of the earth!"
The kick he received earlier was exactly where his arm was, touching that woman's boot.
As long as he was given a chance, he could use his cursed ability to assassinate her!
Thinking of this, Vander Decken couldn't help but burst into laughter.
At this moment.
The thin ice on the oxygen bubble on the deck surface shattered, and countless seawater poured in.
Watching the surging seawater, Vander Decken tried to use his one arm to support himself and slowly climb to a higher position.
Unfortunately, the oxygen bubble, frozen by the thin ice, underwent a chain reaction and instantly burst.
Vander Decken's eyes widened as millions of pounds of seawater poured down from above, directly washing him to the bottom of the ship, into the depths of the undersea canyon.
"She-devil!"
That woman had no intention of letting him go!
She even wanted to torment him for the rest of his life!
Vander Decken, deep in the trench, was completely powerless, yet he could clearly see the scene at the deep seabed.
With no strength left to resist, enveloped by weakness, Vander Decken could only lie flat on the seabed with his eyes open.
He was a Fishman; he wouldn't die in the sea, yet he had no strength at all. This feeling of despair!
Above him, huge Fish were swimming around, and he didn't know when they would eat him.
Vander Decken's only thought now was to commit suicide, but he couldn't even do that!
If killing someone was simple, then a life worse than death was the greatest torment for a person. How could Esdeath let go of such a pervert?
...
Dragon Palace!
Neptune couldn't help but worry after hearing Shark Star's words, but he had already prepared a banquet to welcome Esdeath's return.
"Father!"
Shirahoshi's voice came.
Neptune looked at his daughter swimming towards him with pleasant surprise, tears welling up in his eyes. It was actually resolved!
Whoosh!
Esdeath's figure jumped down from the enormous fish, and immediately Tina and the others gathered around her.
After checking his unharmed daughter, Neptune came before Esdeath, tears flowing as he said emotionally, "Lady Esdeath, I cannot repay you!"
Thud!
His Fish tail landed on the floor, heavily thudding against it.
At this moment, Neptune was an old father who had worried himself sick over his daughter, not the King of Fish-Man Island!
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