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Seeing the Straw Hat Pirates forced to maneuver away from the sea monsters under his counterpart's command, Hammond felt bad about the outcome.

Especially after the ship's coating disappeared due to the island's bubble effect, and they were all swept into the water current surrounding the island. It was an illegal and dangerous entry into the island, but the main cause was his counterpart and his sea monsters, who endangered their safety.

"Of course, he'll refuse. It's foolish to try to make a famous pirate crew like the Straw Hats into subordinates..."

Seeing his counterpart's shocked reaction, Hammond couldn't help but mock him—it was, in fact, a kind of self-mockery.

"They look like they're about to drown."

said Hody Jones emotionlessly as he looked at the ship, which had passed through the first air-filled bubble layer and was now headed straight toward the second water-filled layer.

In the next moment, the fishmen readers held their breath as they saw the crew sink without any means of seeing the horizon.

They all knew what it meant to drown in this area, which served as a protective layer for the island from the seawater beyond the air layer.

"They'll survive this… won't they!?"

"Of course they will. This isn't the first time."

Jinbe stared deeply into the darkness into which the crew had just vanished. His expression grew increasingly grim as the scene returned to Hammond and his group—the ones responsible for this crisis befalling Luffy and his companions.

"It seems this Fishman Island suffers from many diseases. Luffy will have to work hard to cleanse it."

He didn't look directly at Hody Jones, but he knew that this boy would grow into a plague due to his extremist ideology.

At that moment, Fisher Tiger smiled as he looked at the five similar-looking young mermaids.

"It seems they're all gazing at Luffy..."

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Chapter's Events:

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"He's awake!!!"

Usopp shouted upon seeing Luffy finally awaken.

"Ah!! Luffy-chin!! I'm so glad you're all right! How are you feeling?"

Luffy heard another familiar voice as he regained focus.

"Ahh!! Caimie, it's you!! I haven't seen you in forever!!!" he exclaimed.

"You're even cuter than before! Caimie-chan!"

Sanji stepped closer, praising her appearance as he usually did.

"I'm so sorry! I meant to go out and meet you, but I got the date mixed up by a month…"

Caimie apologized, scratching her head shyly.

Luffy didn't mind and quickly asked excitedly:

"Have we reached Fishman Island?"

"We sure have!! The mermaids saved us all from drowning!"

Chopper confirmed as he added some details.

"There's no point hiding it… All three of us were passed out until just moments ago,"

Usopp added.

"This is Caimie-chan's house! Here, have your hat back."

said Sanji as he tossed Luffy's precious hat to him.

"I see! Where are the others?" Luffy asked, sighing in relief after getting his hat back.

"That's the thing — It looks like we've been split up again! I hope the others are okay!!"

Chopper said sadly.

"I see… Well, I'm sure they'll pull through somehow."

"…'Bones' isn't going to be much use under the sea… But they've got 'Robo' and 'Greenie' as well. They'll be fine."

Sanji expressed his calmness about the others, noting that Franky and Zoro were with them.

"I managed to keep track of them for a while, but it looks like us four are the only ones who washed up on the seabed."

"I can't wait to see the others too!! Here — I'm sure you're all freezing. Have some soup to warm yourselves up!"

Caimie was excited to meet Nami, Robin, and the others as well.

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Suzan smiled upon seeing Caimie again.

"Sanji is right, she really has gotten cuter~"

"I wonder which mermaid will give birth to our Caimie-chan~"

Shyarly looked at her mother and pointed at a beautiful, light green-haired mermaid, who had been working as a shop goddess for a while.

"I think it's that woman."

Hearing that, Suzan fixed her eyes on the mermaid her daughter pointed at, curiosity growing in her heart. After all, Shyarly's intuition wasn't just theory—it might very well be the truth.

"Hmm, so her name is Camilia~ My, she's been among us all along, and I kept wondering about her."

Suzan smiled as she said this, then soon let the thought go and returned to reading the manga. It was too early to talk about Caimie now. After all, any word or move could cause a butterfly effect—something that had already begun to be called the dinosaur effect because of the One Piece manga...

"It's best if Camilia stays unaware that she gave birth to Caimie—until she discovers it herself. The same goes for the father,"

Shyarly said, echoing her mother's exact thoughts.

"Oooh~ How adorable they are~!!!"

Suzan's eyes sparkled in wonder as she saw the five identical young mermaids introducing themselves as Ichika, Nika, Sanka, Yonka, and another Yonka in turn.

"Hahahaha! Just like Usopp said, isn't your name supposed to be Goka!?"

Suzan laughed even more at the cuteness of the scene.

…

"I wonder where the other half of the crew ended up, Jamon..."

Not far away, where King Neptune and his aides sat, he was full of sorrow and regret for the crew's unfortunate setback and their chaotic entry into his usually welcoming kingdom.

"It seems the New Fishman Pirates are more aggressive and violent toward humans than those who came before them."

Of course, King Neptune was talking about the Fishman Pirates from the manga, since in reality, the first generation of the Fishman Pirates hadn't even officially appeared yet, let alone the second generation.

"Your Majesty, it seems Jinbe has lost control over these Fishman Pirates. As a former Warlord and a central figure on the island, he should have dealt with them long ago before they could stand in Luffy's way..."

The right-hand minister spoke bitterly toward Jinbe in the manga.

"Don't speak nonsense… Jamon…"

"This isn't Jinbe's job or anyone else's. It's our job—the king and his soldiers… It seems my counterpart isn't doing a good job on his throne."

King Neptune had carried a heavy feeling in his heart ever since he began reading this volume. It was an inner sense that he would lose something he had already lost—and that this volume would confirm it.

That's why he had been constantly bitter about the miserable state his kingdom seemed to be in within the manga... First, Vander Decken's pirates, and now the New Fishman Pirates, all dwelling near his kingdom—none of this boded well.

…

Marigoa:

"Nika… That name sounds familiar..."

Eyes resembling an abyss fell upon the colored manga page where Caimie introduced The Medaka Mermaid Quintuplets, one of whom, the second in line, said her name was Nika. This instantly triggered memories in Imu of her eternal enemy.

"Mu wants to criminalize the use of that name on a wide scale."

A deep voice echoed in the government hall, making the Five Elders immediately sit upright.

"Your orders are our command, Imu-sama!"

One of the elders replied instantly and passed the command. It would be swiftly enacted as a public change across the entire Domain of the Demons

, as Rob had named it.

That's right—the half of the world ruled by the World Government, or Imu for short, was called The Domain of the Demons.

Rob had known for a long time the true identity of Imu. Beneath that beautiful facade lived a merciless demon who had found some twisted amusement in his manga over the past years.

But that didn't change the demonic nature of things. If not for Rob's presence, everything would still be the same—if not worse—in the world secretly ruled by demons.

All the Holy Knights were demons who had already shed their humanity under her tyranny.

…

"When will Poseidon appear, I wonder, fufu~"

"I look forward to seeing her again..."

Imu refocused on the chapter's events, flipping through the pages one by one.

The early chapters were dull, which was perfectly normal—after all, the arc had just begun.

"Haha! Looks like Sanji found his All Blue after all..."

"At least someone in the crew will achieve their dream."

"In truth, with me in this world, dreams can't come true. Hahaha! Someone like Rob is nothing but a temporary false hope for this world."

"The day will come when I eliminate him—the day this manga ends, and the Third World loses once again as usual."

"Mu will accept no other outcome."

A pitch-black, bloody light flashed in her eyes at that moment, as if the Demon King himself had made the declaration.

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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):

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Chapter 915: All Blue for Sanji!

Chapter 916: You Will Get Your Wife Back… But Only If She Feels Like It!

Chapter 917: A Ridiculous Way to Die.

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