Chapter 17

[T/N]~ I have to go somewhere tomorrow so there's a slight chance I might not upload so here's another chapter.

Enjoy~

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Hearing Arata's words, Tiger was stunned.

It was better to have someone to lead the way, but Arata barely managed to get out himself. Now for his own sake, he had to return, which made Tiger feel embarrassed.

"My name is Fisher Tiger, and you will be the friend of us [Fishman] in the future."

"Fish man" and "Human", clearly had the same dark red blood, but for thousands of years, they have been at odds against each other.

The "Fishman" discriminated against the frail human beings, believing that they did not deserve the vast land. And most of the "Fishmen" also yearn for a life on the ground, sunshine, forests, and all kinds of new things.

On the other hand, the attitude of the people on land towards the "Fishmen" was not with good intentions. Many people in the world thought of Fishmen as just another species of fish. They hunt them wantonly and trade them at will.

When Arata said that he wanted to help Tiger and save his compatriots, he immediately got the favor of Tiger who was a "Fishman".

Tiger had no aversion to "human beings", and he also thinks that Queen Otohime was right that "Human Beings" and "Fishman" could coexist peacefully.

Although most of the "Fishmen" do not think so, but who would just decide to resolutely help a Fishman they just met without minding their own safety?

At that moment, Tiger thought deeply about the words of Queen Otohime. Because at this moment, the best representative of her words was standing right in front of him.

"My name is Arata, and I'm honored to be friends with the [Fishmen]."

Arata had no prejudice against the "Fishmen". There were all kinds of characters in the world of One Piece, and the appearance of "Fishmen" could be considered normal.

And "Fishman" were the real kings of the sea, and have strong fighting capacity in the sea. It was always good to have a good relationship with them since most of the world was a big "Ocean".

Taking advantage of the darkness, they climbed all the way up. After climbing for most of the day, they finally reached the top.

"Tiger-san, If I remember correctly, the place where [Fishmen] were locked up should be in that direction."

After climbing to the top, Arata pointed to a certain direction, which was the place where The Celestials took "High-Level Slaves" before.

Tiger looked in the direction of Arata's finger and then looked at Arata's ten-year-old body, and finally said, "Arata, I think you should run back and leave using the same road we came. I'll help you save the people you want to save."

Obviously, on the black cliff, Tiger heard Arata's voice, but he didn't know he was so young.

To let a child of this age accompany him to save people was undoubtedly courting death. The guards of The Celestials were not all weak fools. It was too dangerous for Arata to follow him.

"But Tiger, I can help."

Leave? Was he kidding? What about the mission? He climbed down the cliff for half a day and climbed up as well. Wasn't it just for the reward?

"You are too young, and we are [Fishmen], you don't have to do this for us."

After all, Arata's appearance was quite deceptive. How strong could a ten-year-old child be?

"No! There are only slaves captured by The Celestials. There is no so-called "Fishman" or "Human". Whether it's the "Fishman" or any other race, I want to save them all the same! "

When Arata said this, he was very embarrassed.

But to Tiger, these words were very awe-inspiring. After Arata said these words, his positive view of Arata just increased a lot.

From a "Good Little Brother" to "A Friend Who He Can Trust His Life With".

But because of this, Tiger felt that Arata shouldn't be allowed to take risks. It would be a pity if such a young man who had no prejudice against the "Fishmen" and such a good heart were to die today

Arata also knew that if he didn't show his strength, Tiger wouldn't be at ease.

Looking at the guard in front of him he sneakily went towards him and swiftly killed the guard. The knife the guard had fell to the ground, which Arata picked up and calmly walked back to Tiger.

As soon as the knife touched his hand, Arata felt a sense of blood connection with it, as if the knife was an extension of his arm. Arata knew the feeling was because of Yasuo's Character Card.

Yasuo, as a famous "swordsman" wandered all over the continent with a knife in his hand and his "Wind Ability".

Arata closed his eyes, feeling the flow of the wind, and then his knife buzzed before a flash of light was seen and,

*Swish*

Then, in Tiger's disbelieving eyes, a wind blade that cut through the air left his knife and created a deep scar on the ground.

"You are a Swordsman! Are you from The Wano Country!?"

Arata's display of strength really shocked Tiger. But it wasn't like he was Tiger's opponent yet. He was a fierce man who could single-handedly mess with The Holy Land.

Tiger was surprised by Arata's strength. At his age, he was a swordsman of the [Expert] level. How brilliant his future would be.

He was an Expert-Level Swordsman. Swordsman of this level could easily cut through iron as if it was child's play.

After that came the Master-Level Swordman. Swordsmen of this level could easily cut through steel.

And Finally came the GrandMaster-Level Swordsman. Swordsman of this level were

considered bigshots who could easily cut through diamond without batting an eye.

(T/N= I Kinda made the above power system myself. The original paragraphs were weird but I don't know what the One Piece sword levels were. If it's a major error then do correct me using the paragraph comments and I'll fix it. And if some you want to confirm what it is I'll just paste the original paragraphs at the end of the chapter.)

Although the Sword Qi he just used was a little immature, but no matter how immature it was, it was Sword Qi.

It could be said that Arata's swordsmanship strength had surpassed most swordsmen.

"No, I'm not a warrior from The Wano Country, but I was lucky to get the guidance of a great swordsman when I was a child."

"Well, Tiger-san, Can I go with you to save people?"

Arata didn't want to elaborate on the origin of his swordsmanship skills. Now he just wanted to know whether the skill he just used had won Tiger's approval or not.

"OK, but if you meet an opponent you can't fight against, let me deal with it. Don't try to be brave."

Arata's strength was indeed recognized by Tiger. Even many of the Fishmen he knew were not as strong as Arata.

Arata was relieved to hear Tiger's acceptance. Next, he would try his best to save Hancock and leave The Holy Land alive to complete his System Mission.

Just another one after that and he could leave the One Piece World and Return To The One Punch Man World.

"Where are the people you want to save? Let's save your friends first, and then my countrymen."

Because Tiger had a lot of fishmen to save. He was afraid that after saving his fellow fishmen, The Celestials would surely react. It would be not easy to save Arata's friends at that time.

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The swordsman who can "cut the iron" and cut out the sword aura is a symbol of [Swordsman].

　　 As for the above "slashing steel", the swordsman is quite excellent [Swordsman], and the one that can cut diamonds is the so-called [Great Swordsman].

The paragraphs I was talking about.