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Chapter's Events:

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"…Where… am I…?"

"You're in the house of some friends of mine in the port town… Sanji-chin, you lost almost all the blood in your body!!"

"I'm so relieved we managed to find a blood donor in time…!" Chopper finally relaxed once Sanji managed to wake up.

"I… lost all my blood…?! What happened to me…?" Sanji felt uneasy.

"Why wouldn't any of the Fishmen donate at all…? We ran all through town, but there were no humans in sight…" Luffy, clearly exhausted, was slumped on the floor—obviously, he had run all over the island looking for a donor for Sanji.

"I thought you weren't gonna make it for a moment there…!!!" Usopp said, also worn out.

"You guys… did that for me…?!! Thanks…"

"Ugh… Why can't I remember…? How did this happen…? What was I doing…?" Sanji tried to recall what happened, but they all screamed to stop him.

"Ahhhh!!! No, no, don't try to remember!!!"

"If you lose any more blood, you might really die…!!"

"Oh yeah, Sanji! These are the donors we finally managed to find at a local bar…" Usopp said that while pointing at the two mysterious individuals who had saved Sanji.

"Please, no need to thank us! It's only natural to help a fellow human in need!" A soft voice came from behind the curtain, confusing Sanji.

"Hm…?! Don't tell me I received blood from a fragile lady…?!"

"Think nothing of it, sillyy! 🖤"

"You can have more if you'd like! 🖤"

[Pirate Twins: Splash and Splatter]

"AAAAAAARRGGGHHHHH!!!" Sanji fainted instantly when he saw that the ones who had donated blood to him were Okamas!

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"Ahahahahahaha!!!!"

"Bwaahahahaha!!! Oh my god!!"

"Ahh, my stomach! Hahaha!! That was totally unexpected!"

"Pfffft! Hahaha!!! I didn't see that coming at all!"

"Ahahahaha!! The author really loves torturing Sanji!!"

"Ahahaha!!! Seriously! Okamas showing up deep under the sea to ruin Sanji's paradise—what a scenario!"

"Haha! Sanji's probably wishing he died from blood loss instead of living thanks to Okama blood!"

"Hahahaha! Poor Sanji, so unlucky!"

In Ohara, readers burst into laughter at this comedic scene that exceeded even their wildest imagination.

They hadn't expected Sanji's barely-healed wound to be reopened so soon.

Fate had saved him from certain death—only for him to faint again upon learning that Okama twins had donated the blood that kept him alive.

"Yohohohoho!!! Sanji-san is so lucky to have found two donors instead of one!" Brook laughed, tears running down his face.

"Lucky? Are you mocking him?" Saul gave him a sidelong glance—wasn't Brook supposed to be Sanji's ally?

"Haha! Of course he is. Even though Sanji hates the idea of being saved by 'disgusting' Okamas, it doesn't change the fact that they really did save his life," Vegapunk chuckled.

"To think that Rob enjoys bullying his own son in his story… that's truly bizarre," Clover commented with a strange look, reacting to Sanji's horror upon seeing the Okama donors.

"Hohoho, Rob-san is so funny…" Donquixote Homing also laughed.

"Hohohoho!! Hmmm… Someone poisoned Luffy according to Chopper—when did that happen?"

Issho noticed the contents of the next page after also laughing hard at Sanji's misfortune.

"Deadly poison, and yet it doesn't seem to have any effect on Luffy, who once faced Magellan…" Mihawk remarked without emotion.

"Oho, was it that octopus swordsman? Even Luffy thought he was kinda strong."

"So he was the leader among them—but hidden. He must be the assassin of the New Fishman Pirates."

"Hmmm, must be a poisonous octopus."

…

Back on Fishman Island, where the focus had shifted once again, readers here were more excited than anywhere else in the world—whether on land or in the sky.

At that moment, all the Fishmen in the group turned to look at Hody Jones and Hyouzou, who had both now served under Arlong.

"To think that my counterpart will be considered 'pretty strong' by Luffy… what luck."

Hyouzou smiled—he didn't seem drunk at all like his counterpart, just like any other octopus merman.

"My counterpart got beaten so quickly… But why is your counterpart more durable than mine?!"

Hammond felt deceived. All this time, his counterpart had posed as a leader of a small crew under the boss—but suddenly it was clear he was just a pawn.

"So, the New Fishman Pirates will be the chaos makers in this arc, huh?"

Fisher Tiger wondered, glancing toward Hody Jones. But his expression froze slightly when he looked at Hammond—his counterpart had once spoken of Fisher Tiger's history and the betrayal he faced.

Now he was deeply curious about what really happened.

"Sanji nearly died without finding a single Fishman willing to donate blood… It seems Luffy is disappointed by that… Sigh~"

Fisher Tiger was bothered by that point, though he didn't blame his race. This was the result of forbidden blood, festering between the two races for hundreds of years…

"That was only to be expected… Don't be sad, Luffy. Not every human is like you, and not every Fishman is like Jinbe…"

Saying this, he gave a kind look toward Jinbe—an ideal representative of their race and a worthy successor to his ideals.

"I wonder where my counterpart went amid all this… Is he really negotiating with a certain Yonko?"

Jinbe was still stuck on the scene where Neptune's eldest prince mentioned receiving a message from him.

On the other side, Arlong's jaw dropped at the sight of a tall, beautiful mermaid with a shark fin—he knew her well.

He shouted out loud: "Shyarly!!!?"

…

Shyarly glanced at Arlong but didn't respond, keeping her focus on the panel showing her manga debut. She looked just like her mother.

A blue shark fin, silky clothes showing the curve of her slim waist and half-human upper body, a dark blue hood covering her short black hair, and the jinko she smoked gave her a mature elegance—identical to her mother's.

"This is how I imagined myself when I grew up…" Her eyes sparkled in that moment.

"Madam Shyarly… huh? Interesting…"

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Sorbet Kingdom:

"Hiiiihaaawl! Looks like Sanji really has a destined bond with my Okamas! To think they'd save him even ten thousand meters under the sea—how touching! Isn't this love!?"

"If this isn't love, then what is!?"

Ivankov wiped tears of joy from his eyes as he watched the heartwarming scene. He was truly happy to see Sanji, of all people, being saved by the very kind of people he spent two whole years with.

"For the love of god! If I were Sanji, I'd kill myself!"

Crocodile's eyebrow twitched at the sight—he felt sick. He could feel how miserable Sanji must've been at that moment.

He wanted to punch Ivankov's bragging face.

"Stop spewing garbage…"

Dragon halted the fight before it broke out again.

"It looks like the Fishman race has been preparing for the promised day for centuries, doesn't it?"

Dragon smiled after flipping the pages back to the scene where a huge ship appeared for the first time.

He knew about that ship.

"Noah…"

"Do you think your Revolutionary Army will have any real connection to Fishman Island in the manga?"

Garp asked, looking at his son.

"Who knows… Maybe, maybe not… The Revolutionary Army in the manga is way too weak… not enough. That power isn't enough to face the devils. I think my counterpart is relying on Luffy more than anyone else," Dragon replied.

"As expected," Garp responded.

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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):

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Chapter 919: An Empress Among Pirates, Big Mom!

Chapter 920: A Dangerous Prophecy!

Chapter 921: Hody Jones

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