Normal P.O.V

Jinbe told them it's been ten years since Otohime's death and her 3 sons managed to gather many signatures for the peace quest between humans and Fish-men, with Neptune and Shirahoshi appealing to the masses even through the island been battling discrimination for 16 years.

Jinbe closed by taking responsibility for Arlong. "I would stop him, I swear. But the Marines Arlong had bought off kept information from reaching Marine Headquarters, I didn't know of his actions." He said. "I'm truly sorry! I'll take any punishment from you!" Jinbe fell on his knees, bowing in front of Nami.

"Go ahead and do seppuku!" Sanji angrily demanded to kill himself to atone for his mistake, but Nami stopped him. Even though Jinbe is humbly willing to take any punishment from her.

"I don't blame you jinbe-san." She stated. "It's Arlong's mistake. I'm the Navigator of the stawhat pirates. You helped my captain when he was all by himself. You're now our Nakama." Nami looked at Jinbe smiling. "I have no resentment to fish-men, so you don't need to apologize to me." Nami's heartwarming speech had touched Jinbe and Hatchan to tears, with the former stating he is indebted to them.

Franky started crying, as usual, after hearing the story, while Luffy, as usual, fell asleep during the whole conversation, so Sanji kicked him awake.

Nami also spoke with Shirahoshi, claiming that her mother was an amazing woman which the princess also agreed with, stating she feels comfortable around Nami even if they have just met.

The talk then moved to Hody, with Hatchan stating that he is even worse when it came to hating humans. The difference between them being that while Arlong would not hurt his own kind, Hody has no such reservations especially if they feel compassion to humans.

Suddenly, Chopper spotted a Den Den Mushi coming out of the forest. Den stated it is a visual one hooked up to a monitor, Hody's image then came on a nearby TV screen, and he began to address the entire island.

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All across the island, the citizens were being forced to step on the fumi-e of Queen Otohime much to their reluctance. Hody's broadcast soon began and he started by proclaiming that the Ryugu Kingdom has fallen and that he is the new king of the island.

He ordered that those who sympathize with humans are to leave the island and that he is allowing citizens from the Fish-Man District, whom are basically a bunch of pirates onto the island as well, much to the terror of the citizens.

Hody went on about how humans were not to be trusted, mentioning Otohime's death to the anger of Fukaboshi, Manboshi and Ryuboshi and that the Ryugu Kingdom is leading them down the path of death.

He then showcased King Neptune chained up, calling him weak and proclaimed that he will kill the king in three hours, much to the horror of his children. Nami muses that it was their fault that it happened, when Jinbe protests Camie vouched for the Straw Hats claiming the Ammo Knights attacked them first.

Hody Jones continued his speech and declared that he will behead King Neptune in three hours, at the plaza.

Hody then showed the box full of petitions for Levely, deciding that the people whose names were on the petitions are traitors to the country and he will find and kill every one of them.

Lastly, he called out to Luffy, showing him Zoro, Usopp, and Brook in a cage in a room slowly filling with water, saying he will drown them after the king is executed, Then he will come for Luffy for stopping Arlong, showing his new bounty poster of 400,000,000 Beli and proclaiming he will take his head before cutting the transmission.

Meanwhile, with the trapped Straw Hats, Usopp yelled at Zoro to do something but Zoro sarcastically told him to undo the locks. Brook joked on how he scared the fish-men with the fact he was alive, but Usopp and Zoro complain if he continued playing dead, he could have saved them.

Zoro muses that Nami got away so she will bring help, and he stated that (y/n) was following them the whole time, waiting for the right moment to strike and get them out, though Usopp complained what would happen if they did not come and does a convincing impression of Robin questioning Nami's fate, which made Brook laugh.

Meanwhile, In the Sea Forest's back woods, Robin sneezed and continued translating The Poneglyph she located a while ago, noticing that it is different from the others as it seems to be written more like an apology letter, she also noticed a weird name written in the Poneglyph many times.

"...Joy Boy...?" She whispered. "Who's this Joy Boy?..."

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Back with Luffy's group, he showed his happiness at his bounty increase, completely forgetting that his Nakama were slowly drowning, which got him slapped by Nami yelling that it is not the time.

Jinbe figured that the increase was after the Marineford War. Luffy started to set off to go rescue his crew but was stopped by Jinbe. Shirahoshi started to take off as well, but Jinbe stopped her too. Hatchan was really against the idea of her going as he mentioned that Hody knew about Shirahoshi's power to summon sea kings and was using the king as a hostage to shield against such an attack.

If she were captured, Hody might try to use the power for himself. It was also the reason why he partnered with Vander Decken IX, to get her out of the way since Decken was already pursuing her. Shirahoshi told them she doesn't know if she has such a power, although she had heard about it. Jinbe figured as long as Hody doesn't find out about her Shirahoshi not knowing about the ability, then they have a chance.

Luffy once more decided to head out, ordering Sanji to look after Shirahoshi. Jinbe once more stopped him, telling him he should not fight Hody. Franky and Chopper asked if it's because they are human, which Jinbe confirmed, telling them some refugee still hold grudges against humans and asked them to leave it to him.

Luffy countered that their friends' lives are on the line and that everyone will suffer if he does nothing. Luffy told Jinbe he is free to try and stop him. Jinbe reluctantly complied to the challenge and the two prepare to fight.

Nami, Sanji, Chopper and Shirahoshi yelled at the two to stop. Luffy used this distraction to try and hop on Megalo to go to the palace, but Jinbe hits him with the Fish-Man Karate move: Samegawara Seiken, knocking him away and managing to hurt him which Nami noticed. Jinbe explained that Fish-Man Karate makes use of all surrounding water, including those in living organisms which allows him to attack anything even a rubberman such as Luffy.

Luffy attacked back with a Jet Stamp. Jinbe managed to block it asking if that all Luffy's training has produced. Before the fight can go any further, Robin suddenly appeared in between the two trying to stop the fight. But Luffy and Jinbe are on the verge of hitting her causing Sanji to step in to save her. However, it wasn't actually Robin, but a clone made from her powers and Sanji winds up in a cross-counter of Luffy and Jinbe's attacks, all three getting hit.

The real Robin showed herself and told the three they are all friends after all. After everyone calmed down, Jinbe tried to talk some sense into Luffy, explaining that every time they tried to get along with humans, humans would always reject them leading the fish-men to believe that all humans hate them. Even the Arlong incident made them think he was taken down just because he was a fish-man. So, if Luffy tries to battle Hody it will just be viewed as more human oppression to someone trying to end it.

Sanji countered however that if they left now, Fish-Man Island would be under Hody's rule and as they have friends on the island, they cannot just turn a blind eye. Sanji also asked Hatchan that when he pleaded for them to leave, it was because Hody attacked him for sympathizing with humans which Hatchan is reluctant to answer. Sanji concluded that it's because it's their country that Luffy does have more of a reason to fight other than just saving his crew. Luffy demanded at Jinbe to get out of the way once more which the fish-man refused, forcing Luffy to declare he will have to beat Jinbe to move on.

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Back in Ryugu Palace, one of Hody's crew asked who will guard the palace. Hody declared no one since he figured no one can break into the palace. The gaping slash across his entire chest cavity from Zoro still affected him and he asked for an energy steroid to ease the pain before asking about the residents from the Fish-Man District which one of his crew confirm their moving into main parts of the island.

Hody told them to also use the homes of those who will leave or die as well, stating that will be a great nation that will despise humans. In the Candy District, one of the New Fish-Man Pirates officers, Daruma was using his jaws to chew up the factory. Largely in anger for being given cappuccino and sweets for snacks instead of meat and reminded the citizens he will eat them if they make that mistake again.

He then went to Gyoncorde Plaza, leaving the citizens be as they know what will happen if they oppose them. Once he left via biting underground, the citizens stated that the Ryugu Princes are their only hope.

Back at the palace and the captive Straw Hats, Brook revealed a new power to leave his body as a soul which he admitted he stumbled onto while praying one day. Usopp told him to go get Pappag to get the keys to free them since Pappag seemed to have been left behind. But Zoro told him to just bring him one of his swords and he will cut the locks and the cages.

Brook went to do so and managed to find Pappag but his appearance scared the starfish who ran away from him.

Meanwhile, in the West of the island in Waterwheel Town, Dosun was beaten and tied up along with his unit with the residents of the area looking after them. One of them suggested using Dosun as a hostage to prevent Hody from attacking but Dosun countered that Hody will just view them as weak and have them killed. Continuing that he always been that way, hating fish-men who interacted with human pirates or those who were given blood by humans as he feels the blood of humans are tainted and that anyone who stood in their way was an enemy to them.

In the midst of the speech, one of the New Fish-Man Pirates managed to shoot an Energy Steroid into Dosun's mouth and he gradually recoverd till he breaks free of his chains. He then attacked the residents, vowing revenge on Fukaboshi before telling his men they're heading for Gyoncorde Plaza.