“It’s a human trafficker!!!”
The surrounding fishmen or mermaids all glared at the pirates brought over by Lafayette.
Disgust, hatred, anger.
Various emotions were mixed and intertwined, turning into sharp gazes falling on these pirates.
The reaction of the residents of Fish-Man Island was caught by Lafayette quietly, and he immediately pursed his lips and smiled silently.
Maude didn't think as much as Lafayette. She frowned and glanced at the trembling pirates in front of her, then looked at the mermaid who was carried on the shoulders of the pirates.
One of them looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.
There is another mermaid girl with waist-length red hair...
Looking at the red-haired mermaid girl, Maude's mouth twitched slightly, showing a reaction similar to Lafayette's.
"This woman..."
Mod didn't really know what to say. He shook his head slightly and turned to look at the seriously injured octopus man.
With his trumpet-like mouth and pointed hairstyle, he is none other than Hachi, who was born in the Dragon Pirates.
Maude didn't know what was going on, and she had no interest in delving into it.
"Next time you encounter this kind of human trafficker, just kill him directly. There is no need to bring him over."
Maude looked at Lafayette and sentenced these pirates to death in an understatement.
"That's right. After all, the captain has always hated human traffickers, so how could he leave 'mercy' to them."
Lafayette slowly pulled out his staff and sword and said with a smile: "This is my negligence."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lafayette slashed out with his sword and neatly slit the throats of the pirates who had just moved.
"Gu..."
The pirates covered their slit necks and stared at Lafayette.
Lafayette smiled and added a sword.
Plop—
Several pirates fell to the ground dead.
Maud looked at Lafayette who was behaving a little strangely.
Just kill a few traffickers.
Normally, Lafayette would just move his hands and not speak, so how could he go out of his way to say so many words.
Moreover, there is no need to bring these human traffickers to the square. They can just kill them directly on the street. There is no need to bring the mermaids caught by the traffickers with them.
While Maud was confused, she glanced at the fish-man island residents at the edge of the square from the corner of her eye, and she suddenly became enlightened.
This guy Lafayette...
You really don’t miss any “opportunity”.
Maude looked at Lafayette and laughed.
Lafayette did not speak, but kicked the ground a few times, making a pleasant sound.
In order to let the captain's influence penetrate into every corner of Fish-Man Island, no matter how big or small, no opportunity should be missed.
This is also the duty he should fulfill as Mod's guide.
If nothing else...
There was a battle in the square with an enemy of ten thousand, and a battle with the general Smuji, plus the execution of the traffickers in public.
Various factors add up.
The residents of Fish-Man Island who have witnessed everything with their own eyes should completely put down their hostility towards them, and may even regard them as the heroes who saved Fish-Man Island.
"After that, as long as the king of Fish-Man Island personally welcomes the captain into Dragon Palace City... everything will fall into place."
Lafayette thought to himself.
Maud didn't mind Lafayette's self-assertion.
In fact, Lafayette's abilities never let him down.
The previous method of live broadcasting in the square was actually proposed by Lafayette.
All the starting points are to build Mod into a top powerhouse who will be beneficial to Fish-Man Island without any harm.
Only in this way can Fish-Man Island be added to the territory effortlessly.
But for Mod, in addition to targeting the "slave phenomenon", what he values more is the White Star Princess who possesses the identity of ancient weapons.
And the things they did on Fish-Man Island will eventually become the key factors in mastering ancient weapons.
"Well… "
Suddenly, the red-haired mermaid girl Youyou woke up.
After opening her eyes, she saw Maud and was startled.
"Am I dreaming..."
In a daze, the red-haired mermaid girl thought she was in a dream.
Otherwise, how could he be so lucky to be rescued by Maude when he encountered danger.
"Why were you caught again?"
Maud looked at the red-haired mermaid girl who woke up.
Every time they met in this way, Mod's impression of this mermaid girl became more and more profound.
Although I still don’t know what her name is…
"ah?"
After hearing Mod's words, the red-haired mermaid girl slowly came back to her senses.
She stayed for a few seconds, then bit her tongue hard, and with the pain, she realized that what she was seeing was not a dream, but reality.
"Maud..."
The joy of escaping and the joy of meeting her beloved again made this red-haired mermaid girl unable to suppress her emotions any longer and cried loudly.
In emotion, the red-haired mermaid girl stretched out her hands and flew toward Maud.
It seemed that he wanted to put his arms around Maud's neck, and then snuggle into Maud's arms to vent his emotions.
Facing the red-haired mermaid girl's flying attack, Maude turned sideways, letting the red-haired mermaid girl fly past him, and then fell heavily to the ground with a bang.
The venue suddenly became quiet.
Lafayette and the others, as well as the residents of Fishman Island in the distance, all looked at Maud, who was standing sideways, and the red-haired mermaid girl who fell to the ground with different expressions.
Then, the red-haired mermaid girl cried even louder.
Xiaoba and the other kidnapped mermaid girls woke up one after another and looked blankly at the red-haired mermaid girl lying on the ground crying.
Perona on the side couldn't stand it anymore and helped the red-haired mermaid girl up.
Seeing this, Maude raised her finger and scratched her cheek.
The swooping attack just now was like an attack, so a normal person would avoid it immediately.
Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed that Lafitte had pushed out his staff and sword a little, and Jim had raised his fist.
"What are you doing?"
Maud was startled.
"Hoo ho."
Lafayette pursed his lips and smiled, without explaining, but slowly pushed the staff and sword back into its sheath.
"Captain, I thought that mermaid was going to attack you."
Jim put down his casserole-sized fist and explained in a muffled voice.
If he hadn't seen the red-haired mermaid girl's harmless movements clearly at the end, Jim would have probably put his fist on the red-haired mermaid girl's face.
“…”
Maude suddenly felt that the two companions beside her would probably die alone.
"Xiaoba, the injuries on your body...!"
Among the mermaids who woke up, there was one with short light green hair. He looked nervously and worriedly at Xiao Hachi, who was covered in injuries.
"Kemi, it's okay, don't worry about me."
Xiaoba stood up with difficulty. Every time he made a move, blood seeped out of the bandage and dripped on the ground.
Looking at the blood dripping from Xiaoba's body, the mermaid named Kemi covered her mouth and looked slightly pale.
"Maud, did you save them?"
Xiaoba looked up at Maud, who was much taller than him, with complicated eyes.
The scene of Mod destroying the evil dragon's territory more than two years ago was still vivid in Xiaoba's mind.
At that time, Xiao Ba deeply felt that Maude was a complete monster.
To this day, this existence that he considered to be a monster is now beyond his knowledge.
"So be it."
Maud said casually.
When Xiaoba heard this, he was confused and grateful at the same time.
Plop!
Not knowing how to express his gratitude, he knelt down without warning while dragging his seriously injured body, and hit his forehead heavily on the ground.
"Thank you... At that time... Niu... I had no ability to save them... I could only watch them being taken away by human traffickers... Niu... If it weren't for you... I would never forgive myself in my life... "
Xiaoba's forehead was pressed firmly against the ground, with faint traces of tears visible.
He hated his powerlessness.
"Xiaoba..."
Kemi and the others looked at Xiaoba at a loss.
Maude calmly looked at Xiaoba who was kneeling and kowtowing.
It seems that I have encountered many similar scenes.
What these experiences have in common is that they are all related to phenomena such as "human traffickers", "trafficking", and "slavery".
It's obviously just a simple effort, but to these people, it's like a gift of reincarnation.
"Has Sunny...had such an experience before?"
Maud suddenly thought of Sunny.
Many things I promised her have not been completed yet...
The edge of the square.
More and more residents of Fish-Man Island gathered together, watching everything happening in silence.
If there wasn't this powerful human being here...
The countless pirates gathered in the square will invade Ryugu Castle!
Those few mermaids abducted by human traffickers will become the next victims of cruel persecution at the hands of humans.
There is no doubt that it was this strong human being who saved the Fish-Man Island that was in crisis! ! !
suddenly.
Someone noticed Neptune falling from the sky on a bubble wrap.
"Look, it's His Majesty Neptune!"
The residents of Fish-Man Island all looked up at Neptune who fell from the sky.
Facing everyone's gaze, Neptune slowly landed in front of Maud.