Chapter 236: Swinging the Sword, Stains on the Cloak of Justice! (Two in One)
"Untouchables, come and save me!"
"Quick, bring me the mask!"
"The stench of the murlocs here is almost suffocating me!"
A heart-wrenching roar came from the man's mouth. The man was wearing a slim-fitting white brocade robe, but his clothes were covered with dust and wood chips. There was a long wound on his forehead, and blood was flowing from the corner of his eye and onto his lapels.
In front of the wreckage of the luxury cruise ship, the people of Fishman Island looked at the human being who was slowly crawling out of the ruins, and they all looked at each other in confusion for a moment.
untouchables.
What a harsh name! It was hard to imagine such a word coming from someone in need of help. Those who didn't know would think the people of Fishman Island owed the other party something, and that the other party had something against them, leading to such insults.
The fishermen, who were originally sighing over the tragedy before them, couldn't help but feel angry.
"Untouchables?"
"You're a human, and you clearly need our help, yet you insult us like this?"
"Are you kidding me?"
A young fishman mustered up the courage to stand in the crowd and shout at the man on the ground. The people of Fishman Island didn't have a favorable impression of humans. Over the years, the humans who came and went on Fishman Island were generally not good people.
From this perspective, the fishmen's favorability towards humans has been greatly reduced.
Moreover, there are often rumors on Fishman Island that humans like to capture fishermen and mermaids as slaves, which also deepens the conflicts between races.
When the navy men like Yoshikazu Tsugakuni arrived on the island, they actually suffered a lot of discrimination. This was even though they were led by Tiger and had established good relations with the royal family of Ryugu Castle.
The fact that the navy had such difficulty recruiting soldiers on Fishman Island can actually be considered a historical issue.
The fish people, who already had no good feelings towards humans, naturally felt even worse when they saw that this human was so arrogant in such a situation.
"whispering sound!"
"Me! A Celestial Dragon!"
There was no argument with the fish-man, or rather, the man simply didn't bother to say anything more to these untouchables. He just used all the strength he could muster to tell these people his identity.
At this moment, a smug smile appeared on his blood-stained face.
"Tiantianlongren?"
"Celestial Dragon!!!"
Even the people who had always lived on Fishman Island were familiar with the Celestial Dragons' "name." The world's nobles, the gods who created this world, the people of Fishman Island, who were isolated from the news, were shocked when they heard the other party reveal their identity.
For a moment, people looked at each other, hesitant, not knowing what to do.
Celestial Dragons. I heard that if you offend the Celestial Dragons, the World Government will send people to kill you! Do you want to save him?
But with the other party's attitude, people really couldn't convince themselves to save such a person. Not to mention that the other party was a human, even if the other party was one of their own race, a fishman or a mermaid, they couldn't tolerate such an attitude of asking for help.
"Now that you know I'm a Celestial Dragon, why don't you come and save me!"
As he spoke, the man slowly extended his hand to his waistband. Not long after, a pistol made of pure gold appeared in his hand, and the muzzle of the gun was pointed directly at the people of Fishman Island not far away.
"You! Come and help me!"
The Celestial Dragon pointed his gun at a beautiful murloc girl and shouted, "Why didn't you choose a strong murloc to help him?" The reason was simple: as a noble Celestial Dragon, he couldn't stand the fishy smell of male murlocs.
But if the person who supports him is a beautiful mermaid girl, he can still "reluctantly" accept it.
"Don't go!" The merman girl who was pointed at by the gun was a little at a loss for a moment. Looking at the muzzle of the gun, she couldn't help but shake her fish tail slightly, and wanted to go forward to help the Celestial Dragon up.
But just as she stepped forward a little, an old fishman beside her grabbed the girl's hand and stopped her behind him.
"Let him destroy himself!"
"He was shipwrecked anyway, so it's not our fault if he died."
After stopping the mermaid girl, the old fishman spoke loudly. His words immediately became the backbone of everyone. Those who originally didn't know what to do now responded one after another:
“Yes, yes!”
"He died in a shipwreck. What does that have to do with our Fishman Island?"
"No matter what, it's not our fault, hehe."
In order to hide their guilt, the people who agreed smiled awkwardly, and soon the crowd's cheers gradually died down.
There is no shortage of smart people among the merfolk.
Died in a shipwreck?
Yes, they could say that, but would the World Government investigators believe it? With so many people witnessing the scene today, could they all truly speak with one voice? Who could guarantee they wouldn't reveal their true colors to the CP9 investigators?
Or if the World Government learns that a Celestial Dragon is missing, will it "incidentally" put the blame on Fish-Man Island?
Yes, the people of Fishman Island have not witnessed the evil deeds of the Celestial Dragons, but they have heard of them!
No one dares to disobey "God". Anyone who dares to disrespect "God" has already died, and even his country has been destroyed by "God's punishment".
"Are you ignoring me, you bastards?"
"Just wait for me! When I get back, I'll have everyone captured and made my slaves!"
"Asshole! Scum! Since you're useless, then go die!"
Realizing that the fishmen were actually planning to leave him to die, the Tianlong man suddenly became crazy at this moment, pointing his gun directly at the old fishman who stopped the mermaid girl, and wanted to pull the trigger.
However, at this moment, a strong fishy smell rushed directly into the nasal cavity of the Tianlong man. The next second, a tall gray-skinned fishman appeared in his sight. With a mouthful of sharp teeth, he bit directly on his pistol in the astonished eyes of the Tianlong man.
At this moment, the gun made of pure gold instantly disintegrated under the fangs of this fishman, and the parts fell to the ground.
The Tianlong man came to his senses, slowly raised his head and looked at the person who came. He happened to see a gray-skinned fishman looking down at him. After a while, the other party actually took out a gun and pointed the black muzzle directly at the Tianlong man's head.
Looking at the scene before him, a flash of fear flashed across the eyes of the Tianlong people, and then he roared in anger: "Asshole! Stop it! You ignorant thing, who do you think I am? I am..."
Before he could finish, the gray-skinned fishman directly put the muzzle of his gun to the head of the Tianlong man and said coldly:
"Hello!"
"Human!"
"You seem to have made a mistake."
"On land. Your majesty."
"It's simply maintained by the admirals' voluntary deployments."
"But this is the bottom of the ocean. As long as the islanders keep silent, this will just be a shipwreck."
When the green-skinned fishman was speaking, the fishmen from the back streets in the crowd also echoed him, causing the people who had originally calmed down to become excited again at this moment.
“You you.”
Seeing the murderous intent in the green-skinned fishman's eyes, the pampered Tianlong couldn't help but feel fear at this moment. If the other party was determined to do this, regardless of what kind of punishment he would receive in the future, this noble Tianlong would undoubtedly die.
For the Tianlong people who cherish their lives, what is more important than the present?
"Don't, don't kill me!"
"Please, don't kill me!"
At the critical moment of life and death, dignity, an "inconvenient thing", had long been thrown behind the minds of the Celestial Dragons. At this moment, tears flowed like a river bursting its banks, suddenly pouring down like rain. The words of begging for mercy came out of their mouths without any thought.
Looking at the crying and begging Tianlong man, the green-skinned fishman's face was full of indifference. He pulled the trigger and was about to shoot and kill the Tianlong man when a loud shout rang in his ears.
"stop!"
The next second, a flash of cold light flashed across the gun in the green-skinned fishman's hand, and the next second, the entire gun was cut off. At the same time, a young man in a navy uniform appeared in front of the fishman, holding a large sword in his hand, blocking the way of the Tianlong man.
"Stop it!"
Another shout came from the side. The green-skinned fishman looked up at the navy who suddenly appeared in front of him, then turned his head and looked in the direction where the voice came from. There, Tiger had just squeezed out of the crowd and shouted at him.
"Brother Tiger?"
The green-skinned fishman seemed to know Tiger. He was stunned for a moment and murmured softly.
The crisis was resolved, and the Celestial Dragons who had been crying and begging for mercy looked at the Cloak of Justice swaying before them, and their desperate eyes suddenly brightened.
"navy!!"
"Hahahaha! Navy!!"
"By the way, when I was in the Sabaody Archipelago, I saw the navy coming to Fishman Island! Hahaha!"
"Hello, I'm Muse Garrudo-sei! I'm a Celestial Dragon!"
The joy of surviving the disaster made Muse Garrud laugh happily. Feeling that he had someone to support him, Muse Garrud immediately shouted excitedly to the young man in front of him: "Hey! Marines, hurry up, kill that guy!"
"Kill all the fishmen on the island! How dare these untouchables stand by and watch me die? Kill them all!"
"That's right! Marine, quickly bring me my mask, this damn place stinks!"
Muse Garrud roared excitedly, looking at the increasing number of Fishman Islanders not far away, his eyes full of hatred and madness.
However, when he saw the beautiful mermaid girls in the crowd, Muse Garrud immediately changed his mind. With his hands covered in dust and blood, he pulled on the white cloak of justice in front of him and shouted:
"No, I changed my mind. Kill all these men!"
"Capture all those mermaid girls and bring them to Malinjoa. With these precious slaves, those guys will definitely envy me very much, hahahaha!"
During the tug of war, the cloak of justice was directly pulled off by Muse Garrud. At the same time, the marine who was standing in front of him with his back to him also slowly turned around.
Muse Garrud did not see the usual awe and flattery on the young sailor's face, but instead saw eyes full of anger.
Cyrus
At this moment, Tiger also walked to Cyrus' side, looked at Cyrus with angry eyes, and wanted to bend down to help Cyrus pick up the cloak.
However, at this moment, the long sword in Cyrus's hand pierced through the cloak directly and nailed into the ground. The sword edges on both sides tore apart the justice on the cloak, and the veins in Cyrus' hand holding the hilt were bulging at this moment.
"How could the justice I protect be something like this?!"
Cyrus squeezed out these words from between his teeth. The next second, Cyrus drew out his sword, used all his strength, summoned all his courage, kicked off his cloak, and in front of Muse Garrud's astonished eyes, Cyrus actually raised his sword high, wanting to chop him.
"You Marine! Do you know what you're doing?!"
"You are just a dog raised by us Celestial Dragons, and now you actually want to bite your master, you..." At this moment, Cyrus calmed down instead. The anger in his eyes had dissipated at this moment, and his eyes looking towards Muse Garrud were full of deathly silence.
The long sword swung down and chopped directly towards Muse Garrud's head.
However, at this moment, a beautiful figure quickly jumped out from the crowd.
“Plop.”
After a slight sound, a petite figure actually pounced on Muse Garud, and Cyrus's sword fell directly, but missed.
This sudden change made Cyrus look stunned.
Looking at the ground, they found that there was a blond fishman lying on Muse Garrud. When the fishman turned around, Cyrus and Tiger's pupils shrank slightly as they recognized the person.
"Princess Yi Yiji?" Cyrus opened his mouth and uttered the name with difficulty. The next second, Cyrus seemed to have sensed something and immediately looked towards the crowd.
I happened to see Yuichiro Tsugakuni and Mihawk squeeze out of the crowd with expressionless faces and slowly walk towards me.
Seeing Tsugakuni Yoriichi, Cyrus seemed to have lost all his strength. He slowly released the sword in his hand. With a "clang", the sword fell to the ground. Cyrus slowly collapsed and knelt on the ground. Seeing Tsugakuni Yoriichi approaching, the young Cyrus actually shed tears.
"Lieutenant General."
It would be difficult for others to understand Cyrus now, and they simply couldn't empathize with him. Ever since Cyrus joined the navy, he has regarded "justice" as his only pursuit.
Cyrus certainly knew and understood the navy's responsibilities.
But when he actually met the Dragons, Kyrus felt that his values were damaged.
When he was in the Sabaody Archipelago, he had actually encountered the Celestial Dragons, but at that time he did not have a deep impression of them.
It's just that people need to kneel to welcome him when he travels. He grew up in a feudal country like Dressrosa and has seen such things before. Cyrus has that kind of "respect" for the royal family.
But today, what the Celestial Dragons did was very different from the royal family and world aristocrats in Cyrus' mind.
He had long been accustomed to the generosity of the royal family of King Liku. When he saw Muse Garud, the huge sense of separation made Cyrus very uncomfortable.
The moment the cloak of "justice" that he was wearing was torn off, Cyrus finally couldn't hold it anymore.
At this moment, he no longer cared about the consequences and just wanted to chop down the guy in front of him who had tarnished justice.
When Cyrus saw Yoriichi Tsugikuni, his guide in the navy, he just wanted to vent the grievances in his heart.
"What a shame, Cyrus!"
Hearing this, Cyrus was stunned. He looked up at Tsugikoku Yoriichi with an expression of disbelief.
Judging from what Tsugikuni Yoshiichi said, does he think that what he did was wrong? Could it be that the man who has always been regarded as a target by him does not share the same ideals of justice as him?
"If it were me, Princess Otohime would not have been able to save him in time. Now, Princess Otohime will never allow the Celestial Dragons to die on Fish-Man Island."
"You are still too weak! Cyrus."
Hearing what Tsugakuni Yoshiichi continued to say, Mihawk behind him couldn't help but smile, and then looked at Princess Otohime with a serious expression.
Tsugikuni Yoriichi and his companions came with Princess Otohime. Yoriichi had already sensed Cyrus' murderous intent just now, but he did not try to stop him.
What they didn't expect was that a "fragile" woman like Princess Otohime could actually cross dozens of meters in an instant and save Muse Garrud. This was something that neither Yoriichi nor Mihawk had expected.
Everyone underestimated Princess Otohime.
"What a missed opportunity to make justice clear!"
As Ji Guoyuan spoke, his eyes fell on Muse Garud Saint.
Noticing Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's gaze, Muse Garrud finally came back to her senses slowly. When she met Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's gaze, for some reason, Muse Garrud shuddered, and then her body began to tremble violently.
Although Yoriichi Tsugakuni did nothing, Muse Garrud couldn't help but tremble after seeing Yoriichi Tsugakuni, and an inexplicable fear arose in her heart.
(End of this chapter)
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