Chapter 363: Chapter 363 What’s So Bad About the World of Illusions?!

"Huh?"

"What’s... going on with me?"

Luffy opened his eyes, his gaze filled with confusion. What had happened to him?

"Great, you’re finally awake!"

Seeing Luffy regain consciousness, Chopper immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he said, "We fell into the sea earlier, don’t you remember?"

Prompted by Chopper’s words, Luffy recalled what had happened before.

"I think that’s right."

He remembered being completely immobilized by the terrifying water pressure before losing consciousness.

Just then, Camie walked in carrying some things.

"Eh?!"

"You’re awake, Luffy dear!"

"Camie?"

Luffy was stunned for a moment before exclaiming happily, "It’s Camie! Long time no see!"

"It really has been a long time."

A hint of emotion appeared on Camie’s face. Thinking about it carefully, two years had already passed.

"Miss Camie."

Sanji rushed in front of Camie, twisting his body as he said, "You’ve become even more beautiful!"

Hearing Sanji’s praise, a smile appeared on Camie’s face. "Thank you, Sanji dear."

"Ah..."

"So happy..."

Watching Sanji collapse on the floor just from a simple thank-you, Meiser was rendered speechless.

Had his condition worsened again?

But wait, this time he didn’t have a nosebleed.

"Have we already reached Fish-Man Island?" Luffy asked.

He remembered Meiser saying that Camie was on Fish-Man Island.

"Correct." Meiser walked over, picked up Luffy’s hat, and tossed it to him, saying, "We are indeed on Fish-Man Island."

"But how did we run into Camie?" Luffy tilted his head. "I don’t remember anything at all."

"You were unconscious at the time, how could you remember?" Usopp rolled his eyes.

Meiser:

...You were the same, weren’t you!

Shaking his head helplessly, Meiser explained, "After entering the interior of Fish-Man Island, we were swept away by the sea currents."

"Then we encountered Camie and the others. They were the ones who guided us out of the currents, which is why we’re here now."

Originally, he had planned to carry these four idiots all the way out of the bay, but halfway there, they ran into Camie and the other Merfolk, so he had no choice but to pretend to be drowning.

"So that’s how it was..." Luffy showed an expression of sudden understanding, then glanced at Meiser with a hint of confusion. "But weren’t you the one rescuing us at the time?"

"There were other people present," Meiser said helplessly.

If it had only been Camie, he wouldn’t have needed to worry about such things. He could have just used the Water Release Technique to bring his crewmates out of the sea.

But the problem was... Camie was accompanied by several other Merfolk!

So he had no choice but to play the part of someone who couldn’t swim.

"Oh, I see..."

Luffy nodded, then didn’t say anything more. It was unclear whether he had truly understood Meiser’s explanation.

"Sorry about that, Luffy..." Camie said sheepishly, scratching her head. "I was supposed to pick you up, but I got the date wrong by a month, so..."

Seeing Camie’s slightly embarrassed expression, Meiser shook his head helplessly. This girl really was as scatterbrained as ever. But it was actually fortunate she hadn’t gone to Sabaody Archipelago to meet them—otherwise, she might have been eaten by a Sea Beast along the way, and that would have been disastrous.

"Don’t worry about it, we’re here now anyway, right?" Luffy grinned, showing his teeth.

Then, Luffy looked around and asked, "Where are the others?"

Hearing this, Chopper and the other two immediately turned their gazes toward Meiser.

Noticing their looks, Meiser said, "They’re already on this island, don’t worry."

Although they had gotten separated due to the sea current, according to the information from his Shadow Clone, the others had safely reached shore, so Meiser wasn’t worried about their safety.

"They’re safe..." Luffy sighed in relief. "That’s good."

"As long as they’re ashore, everything’s fine," Sanji said cheerfully.

After all, with everyone’s abilities, protecting themselves shouldn’t be a problem.

"By the way, Luffy..."

Camie hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Meiser... is he really dead?"

Meiser: ???

Standing nearby, Meiser stared at Camie with a face full of question marks. What nonsense was this scatterbrain talking about?

Wasn’t he standing right here?

He wasn’t even wearing sunglasses!

"Why would you say something so strange?" Luffy asked, looking puzzled at Camie.

Had she not recognized Meiser?

"Because I saw the newspaper," Camie said with a downcast expression. "If it weren’t for him back then, I would have become a slave of the Celestial Dragons."

"But now he..."

As she recalled what had happened, tears welled up in Camie’s eyes.

Seeing this, Meiser spoke up helplessly, "Hey, Camie, so you didn’t recognize who I am?"

He had thought she already knew who he was, especially since they had been chatting so naturally. But it turned out... she hadn’t recognized him at all?

This was truly exasperating.

"Huh?"

Hearing Meiser’s words, Camie immediately looked at him with a confused expression. "Yeah, who are you?"

Meiser:

Meiser opened his mouth but found himself at a loss for words.

Was this girl a little too scatterbrained?

"You brought him back without even knowing who he is?"

Usopp stared at Camie in shock. Just how absent-minded was she?

Wasn’t she afraid Meiser might be a bad person?

This scatterbrain!

"He was with you guys," Camie explained. "So I thought he must be your friend or something, and I brought him along..."

After a pause, she tilted her head and added, "Did I... guess wrong?"

Her words left Meiser utterly speechless. So this scatterbrain really hadn’t recognized him at all!

After a moment of silence, Meiser looked at Camie helplessly and said, "What if... there’s a possibility that I am Meiser?"

"Huh?"

"HUH?!"

Upon hearing Meiser’s words, Camie was so shocked that her eyes nearly popped out, her face filled with disbelief.

"You... you... you..."

"That’s right, it’s me."

As he spoke, Meiser revealed his Sharingan, which convinced Camie of his identity.

After all, in the entire world, only Meiser possessed such eyes!

"But I remember you didn’t look like this before," Camie said, puzzled.

She clearly remembered that Meiser didn’t have this appearance before, nor was he this tall. How had he changed so much?

"Well, two years have passed," Meiser said, taking out a pair of sunglasses and putting them on. "So it’s normal for things to change."

"I see..."

Although the change was indeed a bit unbelievable, Camie quickly accepted the fact.

Then, excitedly, she grabbed Meiser’s arm and said, "Meiser, it’s so great that you’re still alive!!"

Meiser:

Her reaction time is really something.

"What exactly happened back then?" Camie asked. "And why did the newspapers say you were dead?"

"That’s a long story."

Meiser then explained to Camie what had happened back then, helping this scatterbrain understand why the World Government had published such news.

"So, you faked your death to deceive the World Government?" Camie exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes."

Meiser nodded and said, "So... Camie, remember to keep this a secret for me."

"Otherwise... it might bring disaster to your Fish-Man Island."

Given the nature of the World Government, they would definitely send people to capture him the moment they found out he was still alive.

If a fight broke out on Fish-Man Island... this island would be 100% doomed!

After all, top-tier fighters had that kind of destructive power—sinking this island would be no problem at all!

"Don’t worry, I understand!" Camie said with a serious expression.

Even if Meiser hadn’t mentioned it, she would have kept his secret.

After all... they were friends!

Then, Camie said, "Meiser, did you know that on our Fish-Man Island, you’re like a hero now!"

"A hero?"

"Yes!" Camie nodded. "Among the slaves you saved two years ago, many were from our Fish-Man race."

"So everyone is very grateful to you."

"Ahahaha, that’s amazing, Meiser!" Usopp said, patting Meiser’s arm. "You’re a hero now."

"A hero..."

Seeing Meiser lost in thought, Camie smiled and said, "Actually, you could share your news with the royal family. They would be very grateful and would keep your secret."

Meiser thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, it’s too much trouble."

Hearing Meiser’s words, Luffy nodded in agreement.

Being a hero or something was just too troublesome!

Camie fell silent for a moment after hearing Meiser’s response, then nodded and said, "Alright, I understand."

Since Meiser had no such intention, she wouldn’t push the matter.

Then, Camie picked up several bowls of soup from the table and said, "Here, try this."

"What is it?"

"This is a special cold remedy soup I prepared for everyone," Camie said with a smile. "You all must have caught a chill, so drink this to warm yourselves up."

Looking at Camie who was watching them with a serious expression, Meiser and the others all fell silent.

"Huh?"

"What’s wrong?"

"Did you just say... cold soup?" Usopp said with a complicated expression, "It’s cold soup, right?"

"Yes, it’s..."

Before Camie could finish her sentence, she realized something was wrong and then said in shock, "I forgot cold soup can’t warm you up!!!"

"What should I do? I made a mistake!"

Meiser:

Watching Camie, who didn’t know what to do, Meiser’s mouth twitched.

If he didn’t know what kind of person Camie was, he would have thought she did it on purpose.

"It’s fine, Camie."

Sanji happily picked up the soup and took a sip, then showed an expression of enjoyment as he said, "I actually feel very warm."

Watching Sanji wriggling there, a drop of cold sweat instantly rolled down Usopp’s forehead.

This guy is really something else.

"Do you want to go out and take a look?" Camie, having calmed down, asked.

"Can we?!"

"Of course you can." Camie smiled, "I’ll introduce you to some friends then."

"Fr... friends?!"

Hearing Camie’s words, Sanji’s body trembled, and he looked at her excitedly, saying, "Are they all young female Merfolk?"

"Yes, they are."

Camie nodded and said, "The ones I know are all female Merfolk."

After saying that, Camie paused for a moment, then added, "And they’re all beautiful female Merfolk."

"Beauties!"

"Merfolk!!"

"Awooo!!!"

Watching Sanji inexplicably howling like a wolf, the others gathered together all broke out in a cold sweat at the same time.

What’s wrong with this guy again...

"Miss Camie... that Merfolk Café... I..."

Looking at Sanji, who had become somewhat incoherent, Camie smiled and said, "You want to meet my friends, right?"

"Let’s go, I’ll take you there."

"Alright!!!"

Sanji, having received a response, immediately began wriggling happily, his expression extremely excited.

The others exchanged glances, then smiled and followed Camie as they headed outside.

Soon, everyone followed Camie outside and boarded something called a Turtle Elevator.

"Isn’t this just a turtle?"

Examining the huge turtle below, Meiser couldn’t help but feel a flood of sarcastic thoughts.

Just putting a bubble on its back makes it a Turtle Elevator?

This...

"It really is just a turtle." Camie nodded and said, "But without him, you wouldn’t be able to go up."

After all, humans can’t swim freely in the sea like Merfolk.

Then, Camie looked down at the large turtle and said, "Mr. Turtle, thank you~"

Hearing her voice, the turtle nodded and then carried everyone upward.

Glancing around, Chopper said, "There are so many houses here."

"This is the Coral Apartment in the sea, so of course there are many houses." Camie smiled, "Most people who work here live here."

"So, you also work at that Merfolk Café?"

"Yes." Camie nodded.

This was how she made a living.

Although she didn’t earn much, it was enough to get by.

"What about Hachi and Pappag?" Meiser asked.

He remembered Pappag had previously mentioned inviting him to visit the shop.

"Hachi is handling some matters in the Fish-Man District. He should be able to come over in a little while," Camie said.

"You’re not running the Octopus Dumplings shop anymore?" Meiser asked in surprise.

Weren’t they running their Octopus Dumplings shop perfectly fine before? Why did they stop?

"Yeah, we stopped..."

Camie explained, "Hachi said the seas aren’t very safe right now, so we didn’t continue with the Octopus Dumplings shop."

Meiser immediately understood.

It was probably because Camie had been captured too many times, so Hachi wasn’t too reassured and decided to give up on the shop.

Yeah, that made sense.

Then, Meiser asked, "What about Pappag?"

"He’s the most popular designer on Fish-Man Island, so he lives in a famous mansion there."

"Speaking of which... I have to deliver clams to him today too, so let’s go together."

"Aren’t you Pappag’s owner?" Luffy asked, puzzled. "Why do you live separately?"

Hearing Luffy’s words, Camie’s expression became somewhat complicated.

"My status isn’t really suitable for living there, and besides... the clams here are tastier, so..."

"Oh, I see."

Although he didn’t really understand what was going on, since the other person didn’t seem to want to talk about it, he wouldn’t press further.

Seeing that Luffy didn’t ask any more questions, Camie changed the subject. "We’re almost there. Let me first introduce you to my friends~"

"Alright!"

"Friends!"

"Beautiful Merfolk friends!"

Watching Sanji’s body wriggling uncontrollably, Usopp said with a headache, "Sanji, can’t you just stay still? The space here is really small."

Don’t squeeze him out in a moment.

"Alright!"

Usopp: ...

Zoro, where are you? Come quickly and take care of this genius!

"What’s that thing up there?" Chopper asked curiously, looking at the bubble pipeline high above. "Is it for transporting things?"

"That’s a special waterway made by Fish-Man Island’s bubble craftsmen," Camie explained. "It’s for us Fish-Man race and fish to move around in."

"Let me show you~"

With that, Camie slipped out of the bubble and quickly swam toward the pipeline, soon entering it.

"She’s really fast," Usopp remarked with admiration.

The Merfolk truly are the fastest swimming race in the sea.

"See, everyone?"

Camie, inside the pipeline, said with a laugh, "It’s really fun~"

Watching Camie swiftly swimming inside the bubble pipeline, Meiser marveled, "This really is Fish-Man Island."

Bubbles could actually be used like this... How interesting!

"Bubbles have many uses," Camie said with a smile as she returned to the group. "You’ll find out more later."

"Okay!"

Everyone nodded, their eyes simultaneously showing anticipation.

Although they had Meiser and didn’t really need this thing... it was novel enough!

So everyone was still very interested.

"Ah, we’re here."

Camie glanced at the water surface above and said.

As soon as she finished speaking, the giant sea turtle burst out of the sea and returned to the surface!

"Boom!"

"So this is the land of Fish-Man Island."

Examining the nearby land, Chopper asked curiously, "Do you usually move around on this?"

"I do when I’m working," Camie replied. As for when she wasn’t working... aside from delivering clams to Pappag, she would just rest in her little house.

"Ah!"

"It’s Camie!"

"Everyone!"

Hearing the familiar voices, Camie immediately smiled with joy, her eyes narrowing.

Then, she waved her arm and said, "I’m here!"

"It seems your friends are all safe."

Seeing the pirates standing beside Camie, smiles appeared on the faces of these mermaids.

"You didn’t come in through the main gate, did you?"

"I heard pirates are supposed to be scary, but you don’t look that terrifying."

"Giggle~ I actually quite like pirates."

"This... this is!!!"

Looking at the mature, smiling mermaids gazing at them, Sanji’s eyes turned red with excitement.

This... this is simply paradise!!!

"Hahaha, it feels like we’re in a fairy tale world," Usopp laughed. "Coral continent, Mermaid Cove... this only exists in stories!"

They never imagined they would one day witness such a scene.

"Indeed," Meiser said, stroking his chin.

This sight was quite impactful for humans.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it paradise.

"Huh?"

Glancing at the weeping Sanji, Meiser paused, then asked in confusion, "What’s wrong with you?"

"Why are you crying?"

It’s just seeing mermaids, why get so worked up?

"Huh?"

Hearing Meiser’s words, Luffy and the others also paused, then turned their attention to Sanji.

Right at that moment, Sanji suddenly began wailing loudly.

"What’s wrong, Sanji?" Chopper stared dumbfounded at Sanji.

Luffy also looked at Sanji in surprise, saying, "You’re crying even harder than when we left the Baratie..."

Sanji hadn’t cried like this back then, so what was going on now?

"These are tears of joy, you bastards!" Sanji sobbed loudly.

"Tears of joy?"

"That’s right!"

Sanji excitedly raised his hands and shouted, "I’ve found my own All Blue!!!"

"Awooo!!!"

Usopp:

Is this really okay?

"Why are you crying so sadly~" A mermaid big sister approached, grabbing Sanji’s arm and saying, "Don’t be unhappy, come dance with us in the sea."

"Oh!!!"

Looking at the mermaid big sister gazing at him so gently, Sanji’s eyes nearly popped out of his head in excitement.

Then, as if realizing something, he lowered his head and said, "I understand. Such a blissful scene... this must still be an Illusion Technique, right!"

Hearing this, Meiser was taken aback. Illusion Technique?

He hadn’t cast any Illusion Technique on this guy.

Ever since Sanji returned to normal, Meiser hadn’t used any Illusion Technique on him.

But before Meiser could explain, Sanji suddenly lifted his head and declared, "Even if it’s an Illusion Technique, so be it!"

"The world of illusions is wonderful too!"

Even if the Fish-Man Island he witnessed today was an illusion, he would accept it!

At that thought, Sanji’s expression grew excited once more, and he immediately plunged into the sea, beginning to swim through the water.

Meiser:

Watching Sanji’s reaction unfold before him, Meiser was left utterly speechless.

For some reason, a single phrase suddenly surfaced in his mind.

"What’s so bad about the world of Illusion Technique?!"

If Sanji were to see Uchiha Obito, wouldn’t he be moved to tears?

"Aren’t you coming down?"

Hearing the mermaid’s call, Usopp shook his head and said, "The four of us are Devil Fruit ability users, so we’d better not."

Seeing that Usopp had said so, the others didn’t press further.

"Sanji really is fine now," Chopper said with a sigh of relief after observing Sanji for a while. "Otherwise, if he started bleeding from the nose again, it would be troublesome."

"What, are you running out of blood reserves?" Meiser asked curiously.

"There’s still some left," Chopper said, scratching his head. "But I’m not sure if it’s enough."

"Is Sanji going to be okay?" Usopp asked worriedly.

If he started bleeding again... Sanji might die!

Hearing this, Chopper hesitated for a moment before saying, "He should be fine."

After receiving Meiser’s treatment, Sanji had already recovered, so... he should be fine, right.

Seeing Chopper’s gaze shift to him, Meiser said, "Under normal circumstances, he should be fine."

Although Sanji had only been exposed to Illusion Techniques before, the sensations in those illusions were extremely realistic, so the likelihood of him having a nosebleed wasn’t high.

Of course, if the stimulation was too intense, there was still a risk of bleeding.

"Under normal circumstances..." Usopp twitched his mouth. "I feel like this isn’t a normal situation."

For Sanji, this place was heaven.

In response, Meiser just shrugged and didn’t say anything more.

"Hey, Camie," Luffy grinned, showing his teeth. "There’s someone on Fish-Man Island I absolutely have to meet!"

"Huh?"

"Is it the Mermaid Princess?"

"No," Luffy shook his head. "It’s Jimbei!"

Recalling the man’s appearance, a smile spread across Luffy’s face.

"Jimbei..."

Hearing Luffy’s words, a trace of nostalgia also appeared on Meiser’s face. "Speaking of which... it’s been two years since we last saw him."

He wondered how that reliable blue giant was doing now.

Meanwhile, Usopp wore a surprised expression and said, "Another Royal Seven Warlord of the Sea? Wait a minute..."

"He seems to have quit now, so he’s a former Royal Seven Warlord..."

At this point, Usopp paused, then shook his head. "No... that’s not the point."

"The point is, how do you know him?!"

"Of course, we met him during the war two years ago," Luffy grinned, showing his teeth.

During that war two years ago, Jimbei had helped them a great deal.

"I see..."

"I never expected you to know Boss Jimbei," Camie said with a sigh.

"Yeah, we’re friends," Luffy grinned. "So, where is he now?"

"I want to see him."

"Boss Jimbei isn’t on this island right now," Camie shook her head.

"Aw... really?"

Luffy looked disappointed. He had thought he could meet Jimbei here.

"Boss Jimbei resigned from his position as a Royal Seven Warlord two years ago," Camie explained. "Because of that... members of the Fish-Man Pirates aren’t allowed to operate on this island, so he left with his crew."

"Then I won’t be able to see Jimbei..." Luffy said disappointedly.

"There’s nothing we can do about it," Camie replied helplessly.

After all, she didn’t know where Boss Jimbei was right now, so she couldn’t help Luffy.

"You’ll see him eventually," Meiser said.

"Alright..."

"By the way, you mentioned the Fish-Man Pirates earlier, right?" Usopp said.

"Yes."

"What’s their relationship with the New Fish-Man Pirates?"

"You’ve encountered those guys?" Camie’s expression changed. "Are you all okay?"

"Don’t worry, those guys are no match for us," Meiser said with a laugh.

Hearing Meiser’s words, Camie gradually relaxed.

Come to think of it, with Meiser’s abilities, how could he possibly be afraid of those guys?

Then, Camie explained, "The New Fish-Man Pirates is a pirate crew founded by the new boss of Fish-Man District, Hody."

"They harbor extreme hatred toward humans, so it’s best to stay away from them."

"No wonder they said those things earlier..." Chopper remarked.

So it was extreme hatred toward humans.

Who would have thought such people existed in this world.

"Hey, Camie, do you have any flying vehicles here?" Meiser asked, his Sharingan fixed on the distant sky.

"Flying vehicles?" Camie was taken aback for a moment before seeming to realize something. "Could it be... the kingdom’s ship?"

"It does have the words ’Ryugu Palace’ written on it."

"That must be it," Camie straightened up. "They might be here looking for you."

"Looking for us?"

Meiser was startled. Could his identity have been exposed?!

That shouldn’t be...

"Yes."

Camie nodded. "You didn’t enter through the main gate, so your entry isn’t legal. It’s normal for the royal family to send people to find you."

"So... these people are here to capture us?!" Usopp exclaimed in surprise. "Just like Sky Island back then."

At that time, hadn’t they been labeled illegal intruders for not paying the fee?

Hearing Usopp’s words, Luffy and Chopper also looked shocked, clearly understanding what he meant.

"How could this be..."

"Aren’t you the one who dislikes trouble?" Camie leaned closer to Meiser. "So let’s hide for now."

This time, Meiser didn’t say much. Instead, he nodded and accepted Camie’s suggestion.

Then, Meiser grabbed the others nearby and hid in a space within the coral reef, sitting cross-legged on the ground.

Meanwhile, Sanji was dragged by a mermaid to hide behind another coral reef.

Soon, the enormous ship in the sky drifted closer, immediately capturing everyone’s attention.

"So this is the so-called Ryugu Palace ship," Meiser remarked, stroking his chin as he examined the vessel. "It doesn’t look very high-class."

"Of course it can’t compare to the Celestial Dragons’ stuff," Usopp quipped.

What’s a single kingdom compared to the Celestial Dragons?

"True."

"Shh... someone’s coming down."

"Tsk."

Watching the row of Fish-Man soldiers emerge, Meiser clicked his tongue in amazement. "They even have accompanying music. Interesting."

"His Highnesses, the three princes, have arrived!"

"Your Highnesses?"

Camie was momentarily stunned. She had thought it would just be someone sent by the royal family, but it turned out to be the three princes?

"Hey there, ladies in the bay~"

"It’s the princes!"

"Ah"

Seeing the reactions of the girls below, the eldest prince, Prince Fukaboshi, smiled and then said, "I received a report about illegal intruders. I wonder if they came here?"

"If they did come here, report it to us quickly," said the second prince, Prince Manboshi. "If not, then forget it."

"Red flounder, flip, flip"

The third prince, Prince Ryuboshi, said with a grin, "I really want to play here too."

Hearing this, Prince Fukaboshi showed a helpless expression and said, "Ryuboshi, we’re not here to play."

"I know, I was just saying."

Hearing Prince Ryuboshi’s words, Prince Fukaboshi shook his head helplessly, then looked down at the mermaids, waiting for their reply.

"No one has come here."

"Is that so..." Prince Fukaboshi fell silent for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded and said, "Alright, I understand."

"Could it be that someone important came this time, to have even alarmed the princes?"

"I’m not sure if that’s the case," Prince Fukaboshi shook his head and said.

Just then, a person approached Prince Fukaboshi and reported, "Your Highness Prince Fukaboshi, a group of pirates just arrived at the port. Their leader is this year’s Supernova, Caribou!"

"A Supernova..."

Prince Fukaboshi immediately frowned, then turned to the other and said, "Keep a close eye on them. Don’t let them cause trouble on the island."

"Yes!"

The soldier nodded, then left with the order, clearly intending to inform his colleagues on the other side using a Den Den Mushi.

Prince Fukaboshi then looked down at the mermaid girls below again and said, "Sorry for disturbing your fun."

"Not at all!"

"Goodbye, Your Highnesses!"

"Alright!"

Watching them leave, Camie sighed in relief and said, "It seems everything’s fine."

"Could those guys really have been looking for us?" Usopp said. "After all, we did barge right in."

"I think so too," Chopper agreed, nodding.

Would they be caught as intruders?!

At this thought, worry appeared in Chopper’s eyes.

"More than that, I’m more concerned about what they just said," Meiser said, stroking his chin.

"What did they say?"

"That soldier said a Supernova has come here," Meiser said. "I wonder if they’re after us.

We just arrived, and they showed up right after... It’s hard not to think too much about it."

"What, are they after our heads?!" Chopper’s expression changed.

A Supernova... must be really strong!

"That’s possible," Meiser said. "But you don’t need to be afraid. We’re much stronger than them."

Hearing this, Chopper was momentarily stunned, then seemed to understand something and nodded, saying, "That seems right..."

Their strength was now incredibly powerful, so there was no need to worry about any Supernova.

"Then we..."

Before Luffy could finish speaking, he noticed a massive spray of blood suddenly erupt from a distant reef, accompanied by a startled cry from a mature woman.

"Is that... Sanji’s blood?"

Watching the blood coalesce into the shape of a mermaid in mid-air, Usopp was utterly stunned.

Is that terrifying amount of blood loss even reasonable?!