17. Tom Vs Jinbei

West Blue.

The border of the Kano Country.

"Hey, this kind of country that mainly focuses on robbery..." Bell-mère jumped off the warship with a cigarette in her mouth.

The warship of the West Blue branch dropped off Bell-mère and then left.

Looking at the land ahead, Bell-mère, who was wearing regular clothes, took out a map from her pocket: "Happo Navy... It's just you!"

In the woods in the distance, Shiryu looked at the direction Bell-mère was leaving and muttered, "This idiot won't just go to the Happo Navy, right?"

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G-5 branch.

Dylan was lying on a lounge chair on the beach wearing sunglasses, looking at Tom who was practicing crazily on the sea in the distance.

"Karakusagawara Seiken!"

With an angry shout, the originally calm sea surface in the distance suddenly shrank.

From a distance, it seemed that the entire coastline had dropped a lot.

Then a huge shock erupted around Tom's body.

The G-5 Marines standing next to Dylan were shaken by the powerful impact.

Dylan's neck twisted slightly, and the Marines next to him jumped up from the ground and stood neatly in a row.

"Hmph." Dylan snorted slightly, and the G-5 rogue Marines were motionless with cold sweat on their foreheads.

"Hey! Tom!" Dylan called to Tom in the distance.

When Tom heard Dylan's voice on the sea, his fat body jumped up from the sea and fell to everyone's position like a cannonball.

rustle~

The originally dusty scene did not appear, and Tom landed lightly in front of Dylan.

"You go to Fish-Man Island and do some errands."

Tom threw his head back and laughed, "Shiryu and Bell-mère have been away for almost two months. Is it finally my turn to make a move?"

"That may not be a good thing for you." Dylan looked at Tom with a half-smile.

Tom's expression straightened, "Now that a I havw made a choice, I will do it with a DON. Tell me, Rear Admiral Dylan, what is the mission?"

"Go to Fish-Man Island and see if Jinbei has kept his promise. If not, bring two people back for me."

"Who?"

"Hody Jones and Vander Decken IX, dead or alive."

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Fish-Man Island.

"Are you... Mr. Tom, the shipwright of Water 7!?"

Jinbei looked at the long-horned cowfish fish-man in front of him who was almost the same height as him.

Tom also looked at this compatriot who was running around for a stable life for his race.

Thinking of the task Dylan gave him, he felt a little tangled in his heart, but he calmed down instantly.

As he himself said, once you have made a choice, implement it to the end!

"No, I am Tom, a non-staff shipwright of the Marine G-5 branch."

Jinbei looked at Tom with a complicated expression. He knew something about Tom's life experience. But he didn't know that Tom actually joined Dylan's staff.

"Rear Admiral Dylan asked me to come over and ask you if you have fulfilled your agreement?"

"No..." Jinbei's face changed, and he said with some embarrassment, "Something happened a few days ago... Fish-Man Island is in a very bad situation right now..."

"Is that so..." Tom remembered that when he entered Fish-Man Island just now, the atmosphere on the island was really weird. Everyone's face was filled with sadness and anger.

"But..." Tom clenched his fist, "Rear Admiral Dylan said, an agreement is an agreement, and two months is enough time for you to fulfill your promise. If it's not completed, then it's up to me to recover the interest."

Jinbei stiffened, as if he expected something, "The so-called 'interest' refers to..."

"Hody Jones and Vander Decken IX."

Not good!

Jinbei's heart tightened. Vander Decken was okay, but Hody Jones is now the leader of Fish-Man District. After Queen Otohime died, it was he who spread the word that humans had killed the princess.

"No!"

Jinbei refused immediately without thinking. Although Hody Jones, like Arlong, is both 'scum' and 'trash', he could not allow others to execute him so hastily. What's more, it's this critical period.

"Is that really the case..."

Tom looked a little disappointed. From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to fight with the compatriots of Fish-Man Island. But...

That man's orders cannot be disobeyed!

Buzz!

The jet-black Armament Haki instantly covered Tom's arms.

"Then, I can only carry out his will! 'Knight of the Sea' Jinbei!"

"I have to..."

Before Jinbei could finish his words, Tom's huge fist struck him with a roaring sound that broke through the air.

"Samegawara Seiken!"

"Samegawara Seiken!"

The two dark fists suddenly came into contact, and a circle of ripples visible to the naked eye swayed around them.

Bang!

Jinbei's figure swayed slightly and flew backwards.

"This is... what power!"

Jinbei looked at Tom in surprise, "I never heard that you have such a strong fighting ability, and... your Fish-Man Karate seems to be somewhat different from ours!"

"These are all gifts from that man. Let's save the small talk until the important business is done!"

Tom clenched his fists parallel to each other.

Jinbei's pupils shrank when he saw his posture and raised his fists.

"Mizugokoro!"

"Mizugokoro!"

The two auras compressed and exploded at the same time, but the aura that erupted from Tom was far greater than that from Jinbei.

"This is..."

Boom!

The thick breath crushed through Jinbei's body.

"Cough!" A violent impact penetrated Jinbei's body. After Jinbei tried hard to suppress it, he finally spit out a mouthful of blood.

Tom walked up to Jinbei and looked at Jinbei who was squatting on the ground.

"So, can I go find those two people?"

Jinbei had blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. He stood up and said calmly, "Go, Hody Jones is in Fish-Man District. I hope you won't hurt other innocent people..."

As if thinking of something, Jinbei raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, "No... I'd better go with you, otherwise those idiots..."

Tom nodded. Except for the two people designated by Dylan, he was really unwilling to hurt other compatriots. He's not like Shiryu.

When Jinbei and Tom walked into Fish-Man District side by side, the eyes of the people around them were completely different. Some people's eyes were filled with admiration, while others' eyes were filled with disgust.

"Hey, Jinbei, you traitor, do you still have the nerve to return to Fish-Man District?"

"Hody Jones..." Tom looked at the shark-fish man wearing a beret in front of him.

After Jinbei glanced around, he seemed to have made up his mind and said in a deep voice, "Everyone except Hody Jones, please disperse!"

"Why..." Hody Jones showed two rows of fangs, "You traitor, you want to capture me on behalf of mankind?"

Although he was furious, Jinbei still suppressed his anger and shouted, "I am here to protect more people! And Hody Jones, you are not Arlong, and you cannot become the hero of Fish-Man Island! You are just a loser blinded by hatred!"

"Jahahahaha! Jinbei... can you finally not bear it?"

As more and more people gathered, some familiar faces also appeared. He was originally a member of the Sun Pirates.

"Jinbei..."

Some people looked puzzled. Is Jinbei really going to wipe out all of Fish-Man District?

"If you choose to believe me, don't interfere. I will give you an explanation afterwards!" Jinbei shouted at his original companion, and he felt very painful in his heart. My former partner...

The members of the Sun Pirates hesitated for a moment, then looked at each other and retreated to both sides of the street, indicating that they would not interfere for the time being.

"Jahahaha, you guys... have you forgotten what humans have done to us?" Hody Jones raised his arms and shouted loudly, "But there are always people who have not forgotten! Nor should they forget!!"

"Uchimizu!"

Hody Jones, who had been encouraging people just now, took action without warning, and a tiny droplet of water shot towards Jinbei like a sharp sword.

Snap!

The flying water droplets were caught by Tom with his bare hands and held in his palm.

"It seems there is a misunderstanding. Let me clarify here. The one who came to arrest you is not 'Knight of the Sae' Jinbei, but me. Marine G-5 branch boatman, Tom."

"Marine!?"

"Marine!!?"

The expressions of the people around him changed, especially the former members of the Sun Pirates. Many people even took up arms.

"What's wrong!" Tom shouted, "The Ryugu Kingdom is also a member of the World Government. Can't Marines be allowed to enter? Is Fish-Man Island going to break away from the World Government!?"

As soon as Tom's words came out, even the members of the Sun Pirates were stunned. They are indeed pirates, and they also hate humans. But if they openly attack Marines and break away from the World Government... Fish-Man Island will be completely classified as a hostile force of the World Government. This is definitely not the result they want.

Jinbei's scalp also felt numb. Once these words spread to the surface, hundreds of years of efforts of the Ryugu Kingdom will be in vain.

"Why are you still here?!"

After the crowd whispered to each other for a while, most people finally backed away. The impact of being separated from the World Government is definitely something they cannot bear.

Hody Jones looked at the dispersing crowd with disdain on his face.

"You guys, the fishmen will be destroyed in your hands sooner or later!"

"Then... all that's left are the die-hards!"

Tom stared ahead at the men still standing with Hody Jones.

"Yabusame!"

The water droplets thrown by Hody just now turned into dozens of tiny water lines. Before Hody and the others could react, it penetrated their bodies instantly.

Poof!

Poof!

Poof!

Blood splattered, and everyone except Hody Jones fell to the ground unconscious in an instant.

Bang!

Tom jumped up and landed next to Hody Jones. Then a huge hand pressed down on Hody Jones' head.

Pere~Pere~Pere~Pere~.

Tom pressed answer, and the image of Dylan appeared: "How's it going, Tom, is it done?"

"I'm so sorry, there was a little problem. I just got Hody Jones under control!"

"Hody Jones..." Dylan smiled on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, "Tell the guys on Fish-Man Island that Queen Otohime was not assassinated by humans. It was this guy. He wanted to stop Otohime's peace talks. Find the gun he used, and there must be other witnesses around, check them."

"What!!"

The voice on the Den Den Mushi startled the others. Especially Jinbei, he has seen that man and knows the strength of that man. He has no need to lie!

Jinbei's body trembled with rage. Hody Jones... How dare this guy...

"Jahahahaha... Otohime, that idiot! You talk about living in peace with humans, how stupid!"

Hody Jones, who was held down by Tom, laughed wildly. After being easily defeated by Tom, he knew that he could no longer survive.

"The fishmen were born to rule the sea and should not hide in the deep sea, compatriots..."

"Kill him."

Dylan's cold voice sounded from the Den Den Mushi.

Tom took a breath, then tightened his palm: "Soshark!"

Snap!

Hody Jones's skull shattered and his voice suddenly disappeared.

Dylan seemed to be in a bad mood, and the voice on the Den Den Mushi became impatient: "Find Vander Decken IX, kill him directly, and then return to the base to recover."

"Yes."

The Den Den Mushi fell into a deep sleep, and Fish-Man District also fell into a deathly silence.

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