now.
The Whitebeard flag lost its protective effect, and Fish-Man Island once again faced threats from pirates and slave-catching teams.
As the king of Fish-Man Island, Neptune could only watch the situation getting worse and worse due to the unequal strength of the troops.
In fact, he knew it very well.
If the situation cannot be improved, it will be a matter of time before Fish-Man Island comes to an end.
It was precisely because he could see clearly that after hearing the news about the pirate group, Neptune came up with the idea of seeking asylum from the pirate group.
After all, in Fish-Man Island and the New World, the flag of the Four Emperors is more intimidating than the Navy Headquarters.
It sounds funny, but it's true.
Neptune was leaning on his forehead, and there were linear shadows around his eyes.
suddenly,
Outside the hall door, the right minister's frightened voice came.
"You, you... why are you here...!?"
"Um?"
Hearing the fearful voice of the right minister, Neptune and the left minister in the hall tensed up and subconsciously looked at the palace door, which was only about one meter open.
Just when they looked over, they saw the right minister staggering back into the hall, and the weapon he originally held in his hand disappeared.
Realizing that something was wrong, Neptune stood up suddenly, climbed onto the red carpet in front of the steps to the throne, and looked solemnly towards the palace door.
"Right minister, what happened?"
"Your Majesty Neptune... one hundred, one hundred..."
"What?"
Looking at the trembling right minister who was unable to speak a complete sentence, Neptune frowned and felt a very bad premonition in his heart.
Minister Zuo hurriedly defended himself in front of Neptune, looking nervously at the palace door.
As a civil servant, this was his subconscious move.
As for the right minister, who was a military attache, he stepped back as if he had seen something terrifying.
A tall shadow covered the right minister's frightened face.
At the same time, a very recognizable and deep voice came from outside the palace door.
"Is this the extent of Dragon Palace City's elite army? No wonder they can't even defend the 'gate' of Fish-Man Island."
"who!?"
Hearing that voice, Neptune's eyes narrowed, and he didn't expect to get the name of the person coming from the frightened right minister.
The person who spoke did not speak, but walked into the hall step by step.
Neptune and Minister Zuo took a closer look.
The person who came was dressed in black, with short black hair, an angular face, and heroic brows. A long knife with a black sheath and red stripes hung on his waist, and he exuded a sharp-edged aura.
What was strange was that there was a ferret squatting on the visitor's shoulder, and in the hand of the ferret, he was gnawing on half a piece of coral.
"Who are you… "
With just one glance, Neptune recognized the identity of the person coming, his face suddenly changed, and he lost his voice: "Bacardi Mod!!!"
"Why is this man here?! Why didn't the soldiers issue an early warning!!!"
Seeing Maud arriving at Dragon Palace City without any warning, Minister Zuo, who was standing in front of Neptune, suddenly trembled like chaff.
The right minister, who was only a few meters away from Maud, responded to the left minister's doubts with a trembling voice and a tone full of grief, anger and fear.
"All the soldiers were 'killed' by him...!!!"
"What!?"
Neptune and Minister Zuo shrank their eyes.
"Bacardi Mod, how dare you do such a thing!!!"
The soldiers' deaths made Neptune furious.
Driven by overwhelming rage, Neptune rushed towards Maud who was standing in front of the palace door without even thinking.
Maude first glanced at the armored right minister who was talking nonsense, then looked calmly at Neptune, who was rushing straight towards him, and shook his head slightly.
"The generals of the Dragon Palace City army can't even tell the difference between 'life and death'... That's why I said, no wonder the Dragon Palace City army can't guard the gate of Fish-Man Island."
Before he finished speaking, Maude suddenly released a domineering aura.
The black corrugated circles that were invisible to the naked eye were like ripples swinging in the air, passing through Neptune and the others in the hall at extremely fast speeds.
The right minister closest to Maud simply rolled his eyes, lay down on the ground and fainted.
Then the left minister, who had a lower force value, followed the right minister's footsteps after a breath, lost consciousness, and lay straight on the ground.
Neptune's body trembled and he suddenly stopped. He looked at Maud who was standing at the entrance of the palace with a very solemn expression, and said in a deep voice: "Are you looking domineering...!"
"That's right."
Maude put his hands in his pockets and said lightly: "So don't worry, those soldiers and generals outside are not dead, they just couldn't stand my domineering power and fainted."
"you… "
While Neptune was thankful, his eyes became even sharper.
Maud, however, didn't pay any attention to Neptune's angry reaction, and turned her head to look at the scene outside the palace door.
"In the entire Dragon Palace City, including you, there are only four people who can get on the stage..."
Based on his knowledge and perception, there are three auras coming towards the palace quickly. They should be the three most representative brothers of Prince Neptune on Fish-Man Island.
In addition, there is also an aura in a closed building further away.
If nothing else, it was Princess White Star who had stayed in the hard-shell tower for eight years.
"What is your purpose, Bacardi Mod!"
After understanding what Maude said, Neptune's face darkened. He exuded an awe-inspiring aura and was in a posture where he could attack Maude at any time.
Faced with Neptune's questioning, it was naturally impossible for Maud to reveal the true purpose of his trip. He still turned his head and looked at the scene outside the palace door, as if waiting for the arrival of the other three auras.
"Not long ago, I destroyed a pirate group called...well, I forgot the name in a certain sea area in the new world, and by the way, I rescued a mermaid girl."
Mod began to mention the red-haired mermaid girl who had been saved twice, while the other blue-haired mermaid girl and the unfortunately dead fishman were automatically ignored.
"Um?"
Neptune was slightly startled when he heard this.
Maud continued: "Coincidentally, that was the second time I met her and the second time I rescued her. Then, she hoped that I could come to the seabed 10,000 meters below to help the pirates. The fish-man island must be in darkness."
“…”
Neptune looked at Maud and remained silent.
Maude spread her hands and said calmly: "I just happened to be bored, and wanted to see what the seabed would be like ten thousand meters below, so I came here, and I don't mind following the mermaid girl's wishes. , 'Shun' help you Fish-Man Island."
"Bacardi Mod, do you think I will believe what you say easily?"
Listening to Mod's explanation of the motives and reasons for coming to Fish-Man Island, Neptune slowly came back to his senses, his expression solemn, but a look of shock flashed deep in his eyes.
Maude smiled and said: "It's okay. As the king of Fish-Man Island, you can treat these words as a fun conversation or a short story. Anyway, no matter what I want to do, you can only watch it."
"Arrogant!"
Neptune's momentum suddenly reached its peak.
At this moment, the three prince brothers, who were representatives of Dragon Palace City's top combat power, each held a weapon and slammed open the palace door. In just one breath, they surrounded Maud with a triangle.
"Bacardi Mod, you are not welcome here!"
The Great Prince Shark Star, who had a blood-stained bandage on his body and held a golden trident in his hand. He had an upright appearance and long blue wavy hair, was staring at Maud coldly.
As the heir to the King of Fish-Man Island, even though he was very aware of Mod's reputation and strength, he did not give in at all in terms of momentum and stance.
On the other hand, the other two brothers did the same, pointing the sharp corners of their weapons at Maud.
It seemed that as long as Shark Star gave the order, they would attack Mod without hesitation.
Mod, however, ignored the sharp weapons pointed at her by the three prince brothers, and looked at Neptune who was getting ready to attack with a smile.
"At the request of that mermaid girl, I will help you get rid of all the pirates on the island, but before that, I need a bait that can attract all the pirates, and there happens to be an excellent bait in Ryugu City. Bait.”
"What do you want to do!!!"
Neptune realized something, and veins suddenly appeared in the corners of his eyes.
"It's nothing, I just want to ask Princess Bai Xing for a small favor."
"!!!"
Neptune and the three brothers, whose reverse scales were triggered, almost reflexively attacked Mod.
"Time Water Gun!"
"Double fang flash!"
"Fist flip!"
"Super current!"
Moves with both characteristics and power penetrate Mord from different directions.
But the moment they took action, Mod disappeared out of thin air, leaving only a shadow wave in place that was instantly submerged by the attack.
"Where are the people?"
After the attack dispersed, the Neptune family of four stared blankly at the empty ground.
"not good!"
But soon, they reacted and looked in the direction of the hard-shell tower.
at the same time.
Maude appeared out of thin air in front of the hard-shell tower gate.
This is where Princess Shirahoshi has been confined for eight years.
The door of the hard-shell tower is made of steel bars as its main structure and looks thick and strong.
But above the gate and even on the surrounding stone walls, there are various cold weapons such as swords, guns and axes deeply embedded.
"This is it."
Maud glanced at the door and the deep marks on the stone wall that were cut with sharp weapons, then reached out and easily pushed open the heavy door, which was more than fifteen meters high.
rumble-
Pushing open the door, Maud strode into the room.
In the room, sitting on a huge mattress, was a huge mermaid with extremely beautiful appearance.
It was the target of Maud’s trip to Fish-Man Island—Princess White Star.
At this time, Princess Bai Xing was looking timidly at Maude who broke into the room with her bright turquoise eyes.
"Who are you?"
“…”
Maude did not answer, but raised her head to look at Princess White Star who was sitting cross-legged on the mattress.
The princess's upper body was thinly dressed, her bust was plump, and her curvy waist and large areas of snow-white skin were directly exposed to the air, making people unable to take their eyes away.
In terms of appearance, she is not inferior to Hancock, who is known as the most beautiful woman in the world.
What a rare beauty in the world...
Maude sighed in her heart and said calmly:
"First meeting, Princess Shirahoshi."
"Huh? You know me? But I don't know you. Who are you?"
"Bacardi Mod, you can call me Mod."