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Gunshots rang out in the noisy street, and then Shanks' slash cut through the air.

Hodie Jones had just pulled the trigger when he saw that Princess Otohime, whom he wanted to assassinate, was rescued. His breathing paused and he looked at Shanks who was protecting Princess Otohime with disbelief.

His eyes met Shanks's from a distance, and just one glance made Hodie Jones's skin suddenly tighten and his scalp tingle.

It was not until this time that Hodie Jones realized that something was wrong, but it was too late.

Shanks' slash came in an instant. In just a blink of an eye, there was nothing else in Hodie Jones' pupils, which were filled with the black slash.

He didn't even have time to react as the slashing blow hit Hody Jones' chest directly.

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Blood spurted out from his chest. At this moment, Hodi Jones's brain went blank and his body fell backwards uncontrollably.

"Oh!"

The solid and huge body fell to the ground with a loud bang.

Hodi Jones could not feel any pain in his body. He just felt that his body was getting colder and colder, and his head was getting more and more dizzy.

"Red-haired Shanks"

"Why did that man appear next to Otohime?"

"I haven't even taken the deadly medicine yet, how can I fail like this..."

His breathing stopped and Hodie Jones stared with his eyes wide open. Until his death, he naively believed that his plan was perfect and there was no way he could accept his failure.

Even though his partners disappeared without a trace, Hoddy Jones never thought that he would fail.

I never thought that one day I would be killed so easily by humans.

It is obvious that Hodi Jones has never left Fishman Island. He has a pride that others can hardly imagine and does not take any human being seriously.

On the high platform in the venue, Shanks's observation Haki had already sensed that Hodi Jones had died. He calmly put away his sword, then turned around and greeted Princess Otohime gently:

"Princess Otohime, are you alright?"

"The assassin has been dealt with. You don't have to worry."

This change started quickly and ended just as quickly, and until now, Princess Otohime has still somewhat figured out the situation.

She had originally leaned forward slightly when she heard the gunshot, but now when she heard Shanks' calm and gentle words, she raised her head and recognized the young man who was protecting her.

"Mr. Shanks!"

"Why are you here? That gunshot just now, could it be..."

Princess Otohime is so careless that she still doesn't understand the situation until now. But the guards of Ryugu Castle who are protecting her safety are not so naive and stupid.

The guards saw that Princess Otohime was fine, and at the same time saw Shanks slashing towards somewhere in the distance. They immediately guessed what had happened, and someone had already gone to check.

This was an assassination attempt against Princess Otohime, but it happened to be witnessed and stopped by the Shichibukai.

Realizing this, the guards of Ryugu Castle immediately became nervous. While they sent a large number of people to search for the murderer, a large number of guards also surrounded Otohime and Shanks tightly, forming an "iron bucket formation".

"I'm not very clear about the specific circumstances, but it should be an assassination attempt against you."

"I have already dealt with the murderer, and your guards have also gone to search, and there will be results soon."

"Princess Otohime, it's not safe here. You should return to Ryugu Castle as soon as possible."

"Some things don't necessarily have to be done by you, Princess."

Shanks glanced at Hodie Jones's sniper point and persuaded Princess Otohime. After that, Shanks had no intention of staying any longer and walked towards the stage.

The guards around looked at Shanks with gratitude and awe, and when they saw that Shanks was about to leave, they automatically made way for him.

Under the gaze of the fishmen, Shanks reunited with his crew members, and then they disappeared into the crowd.

Shanks' appearance was purely a coincidence. They were touring the local scenery on Fishman Island, and when they saw the crowd gathering here, they thought of coming to see what was happening.

But no one expected that what attracted the crowd was Princess Otohime's speech.

Well, I have to say that Princess Otohime is an idealist.

The Fishman Island version of "I Have a Dream" is indeed quite inspiring, and this speech made everyone in the Red Hair Pirates stop and watch.

The fact that Otohime was able to survive Hody Jones' assassination attempt was largely due to luck.

"King Princess"

"Someone did want to assassinate you, and the murderer has been found! His gun had fresh marks of firing."

"The murderer is Guard Captain Hodi Jones!!!"

Minister Kaiba, who went to search for the murderer, hurried back not long after Shanks and others left, and when he came back, he also brought a shocking news.

The murderer is Captain Hodi Jones, the captain of the Dragon Palace City's guards, Hodi Jones? !
When Otohime heard this, her face changed. She covered her mouth with both hands, her eyes full of astonishment and disbelief.

However, soon, Minister Kaiba put this bloody reality in front of Princess Otohime.

Hodie Jones' body was brought up. On his chest, there was a horrific knife wound that ran diagonally across the front of his chest and deep into his abdomen. The body was still very "fresh" and blood was still flowing out of the wound. A strong smell of blood soon filled the air.

The weapon used for the assassination was also successfully confiscated. Minister Kaiba held the gun in his palm and handed it to Princess Otohime.

But Princess Otohime had no intention of going to pick her up.

No need to check. There was still a strong smell of gunpowder in the barrel of the gun in Minister Seahorse's hand.

The chaos on the main island of Fishman Island did not last very long. Even the guards of Ryugu Castle had not fought the enemy head-on for a long time, and most of the guards' guns did not smell of gunpowder.

It is precisely because the guards rarely fired their guns that the evidence of Hodie-Jones' murder weapon would remain for a long time after the shooting.

"Why, why would he do this?!"

Princess Otohime had no doubts and murmured as she looked at the body of Hodi Jones not far away.

She couldn't understand why the captain of the Ryugu Palace Guard, whom she had promoted, wanted to harm her. Princess Otohime didn't know what she had done wrong.

But in this world, you are not the only one who does something wrong that will be hated and assassinated.

If you block someone else's way, you will also be at risk of being killed.

Obviously, for Hoddie Jones, Princess Otohime is the woman who stands in his way.

What happened inside Longgong City will naturally be investigated by Longgong City itself.

These things have nothing to do with the nosy Shanks.

At this time, he was holding Uta's little hand and leaving the noisy Gironde Square accompanied by a group of crew members.

As Uta grows older, he becomes more sensible and has his own thoughts on what he sees and hears.

However, she had never seen such a thing as assassinating a royal family before, and couldn't understand why. She shook Shanks' arm lightly and asked crisply:

"Shanks, Princess Otohime is a good person, right?"

Her first question actually stumped Shanks. Is Princess Otohime a good person? He and her have only met a few times, so he can't say that he knows her very well.
"Princess Otohime, I think."

“He is deeply loved by the people and is gentle and friendly when he interacts with us.”

"A good man, I suppose."

Shanks did not simply throw out an answer, but instead mentioned some of Princess Otohime's strengths to support his point.

While answering Uta, Shanks was also answering himself.

"Then why would someone want to kill Princess Otohime?"

"Why would anyone want to kill a good man who is loved by the people?"

As Uta spoke, he raised his head and looked at Shanks beside him, his brows furrowed, and he was thinking hard about this matter.

"Why did you kill Otohime?"

"Maybe it's because of jealousy? Hatred of the rich? Dislike? Or hatred?"

"Who knows?"

"Uta, this world is huge. There are people of all kinds of personalities and all kinds of complicated interpersonal relationships."

“You don’t have to think deeply about everyone’s behavior and why they do what they do.”

"This is nothing but more trouble for us."

"We are pirates. The grudges of those people have nothing to do with us."

"We just need to be ourselves, live happily and live freely."

Shanks had no interest in exploring Princess Otohime's past, nor did he care what kind of person the murderer was.

He would protect Princess Otohime, but that was not an act of chivalry.

It's just because Otohime is Neptune's wife, and he is friends with Neptune, that's all.

Shanks would not think about anything more, and he did not want Uta to be confused by these things.

After saying that, Shanks gently rubbed Uta's head, his face full of tenderness and affection.

However, his answer obviously did not satisfy Uta. From Uta's perspective, his answer was just like an adult saying to a child, "You are still young, don't think so much, you will understand when you grow up."

A precocious child will obviously not be satisfied with such perfunctory beating.

However, Uta also saw that Shanks had no intention of explaining it to him, and he no longer wanted to ask further questions. He pouted and said unhappily:

"I don't want to be a mindless pirate who laughs foolishly every day!"

Uta said, gently shaking off Shanks' hand and quickening his pace.

"Hahahaha, run slower, Uta."

Shanks did not expect his daughter to react like this. After a brief moment of daze, he burst into laughter. Looking at Uta running away, the doting look on Shanks' face did not diminish, and he quickened his pace.

The Red Hair Pirates crew members around them all smiled knowingly when they saw the interaction between the father and daughter.

The sky above Fishman Island was filled with red light. It was almost dusk on land, and the light emitted by the sun trees made the dusk scene of Fishman Island dreamy and gorgeous.

"Ah sneeze——"

At the harbor of Fishman Island, Luffy, who was sitting on the bow of the boat fishing with his two brothers, suddenly sneezed without any warning. The noise made Ace and Sabo, who were concentrating on fishing beside him, shudder and get startled.

"Why are you so loud? Can't you hold it back? You've scared the fish away."

Ace glanced at Luffy beside him with some dissatisfaction, and couldn't help but sigh, and then reeled in the fishing line. There was no bait on the hook, and Ace's eyes twitched slightly, and he put away the fishing rod in silence.

Zefa and the others were busy with their work, so the three of them were ordered to stay on the boat.

The three bored people have been sitting there for the whole day. Not only are they bored, but they also failed to catch anything when fishing.

"The weather is getting a bit cooler, Luffy, put on a coat, don't catch a cold."

Sabo, the elder brother, has a completely different style from Ace. He looked up at the sky and gave concerned instructions to Luffy beside him.

"Cold? No."

"I never catch a cold."

Luffy's physique is abnormal. He has never felt sick since he was a child. Well, when he was thrown into the woods by his grandfather to "survive in the wilderness" when he was a child, he was poisoned by poisonous fungi, but that was poisoning, not illness.

Luffy rubbed his nose and looked at the calm river surface nonchalantly.

After a long while, Luffy suddenly said:
“Chicken sauce is coming!”

His words made Ace and Sabo turn their heads and look over. The "chicken sauce" Luffy mentioned was Garp. Garp was coming to Fishman Island? How was that possible? Even if he came, how would Luffy know?

"What are you talking about? Who's coming? The old man? He's not coming."

Ace put away his fishing rod, lay on the deck, looked up at the red sky, picked his nose and laughed.

"He will come. Every time I sneeze, he will appear soon."

Luffy said in a somewhat metaphysical and naive manner, causing both Ace and Sabo to laugh.

"Is the sneezing caused by someone talking to you?!"

"If that's the case, then I'm really miserable!"

No one knew what Luffy's words had touched in Sabo, but the smile on his face faded. After a secret sigh in his heart, Sabo slowly reeled in the fishing line and put the fishing rod aside. Like Ace, he lay on the deck with his back to the sky.

Luffy didn't know why Ace and Sabo suddenly stopped fishing. For no reason, he followed suit, reeled in the fishing line, and lay down on the deck like his two brothers.

The three of them just lay there quietly, looking at the gorgeous sky of Fishman Island.

A gentle breeze blew by, ruffling the clothes of several people.

Luffy, who had been lying on the deck for a while, seemed to feel a little "uncomfortable". He moved his little hands and held the hands of Ace and Sabo respectively. Feeling the warmth from his palms, Luffy suddenly felt calm in his heart. He closed his eyes, and his little face was calm and peaceful.

After an unknown amount of time, light footsteps were heard from the deck behind the three little ones.

After a busy day, Zefa returned to the boat and slowly came behind the three little ones. He had no intention of disturbing them, but just sat down cross-legged.

After a long time, Ace and Sabo seemed to sense the presence behind them and opened their eyes.

At the same time, Zefa's voice reached the ears of several people:

"The matter is basically done."

"The next period of time will be spent on finishing work."

"This is your first time on Fishman Island, right? I'll take this opportunity to take you on a few days of fun on the island."

"It's been so many years, and I haven't given myself a vacation for a long time."

(End of this chapter)