Pirate: I'm King Luffy!

Chapter 723 The Temptation of the Ferris Wheel
"Shirahoshi! Shirahoshi! Shirahoshi!"

"Uta! Uta! Uta!"

When the king announced Shirahoshi's safe return via the island-wide radio, the entire Fishman Island was filled with deafening and enthusiastic cheers.

Like her mother, she received the most fanatical support.

The weakest one returns to Fishman Island unharmed.

The most beautiful man returned to Fishman Island unharmed.

And the most beautiful singer will hold a concert again!
For all the fishmen on the entire Fishman Island, tonight is as happy as a festival.

The whole island cheered wildly.

"Jinbei, how is the trade on Fishman Island going?" Luffy carried a straw and shuttled between the busy maids, looking at the giant fishman in a yukata.

He had some minor scratches on his body. Even a giant mantis shrimp could not gain an advantage against this martial arts master of the merman tribe.

"It's okay, just... I'm a little worried..." Jinbei scratched his head.

"The civilians of Fishman Island still don't dare to go to the land alone, but the hooligans on Fishman Street often run to the navy on a whim, and then complain to the marines that someone discriminates against them, and then take the marines with them to arrest those people, and they never get tired of it..."

Jinbei held the wine glass and felt that this behavior was a bit abstract.

"This is normal, don't worry about it. It's also right for civilians not to go to the island alone." Luffy put the straw in his mouth, then slumped in the chair and inhaled.

"Really? I'm a little worried that this conflict will escalate, but it feels so good to use this kind of power..." Jinbei said with a laugh.

He watched as Luffy's straw stretched all the way into a giant beverage barrel.

"You still love giant amounts of food."

Uta was ready to go on stage to sing. She first took two big bites of the hamburger in her hand. Her cheeks bulged as she swallowed the basketball-sized shellfish into her stomach. Her belly became round, but it shrank back to its original shape in a moment. Then she ran to the Den Den Mushi and started singing.

A few songs warmed up the audience, and then the king began to speak again.

"...Now we have many human countries as allies in Fishman Island. Among them, the princess from Alabasta at the head of the Grand Line has invited some fishmen to visit Alabasta. If there are fishmen who want to go to the land, they can take the navy's warships to the land together..."

King Neptune announced the news.

This has once again sparked widespread discussion among the fishmen on the island. Alabasta? It seems to be a very far place.

"I read in the newspaper that a pirate rebellion broke out in that country, and they are still searching for pirates all over the country. It doesn't seem safe..."

"Anyone want to go? This is a great opportunity to settle on the land!"

"It's too far, forget it..."

Even the thugs in Fishman Street couldn't help but laugh: "Who would go so far, idiot? If they are sold out by the navy, they won't even have a chance to call for help!"

"Even warriors like us will only go to Shabaodi Island."

"Hahahahaha..."

The fishmen laughed.

Even more conspiracy theories began to emerge, "Maybe King Neptune has already done business with the World Government, selling mermaids to the navy in exchange for our improvement in status!"

"That must be it!"

"I was wondering why the navy always obeys us fishmen, it turns out there is an inside deal!"

Weiwei had already activated her Observation Haki and her face turned red when she heard these voices.

She still mustered up the courage to take the microphone from King Neptune and introduce the geological conditions of Alabasta to Fishman Island.

As a princess of a country, she personally assured the merfolk that they could live freely in the sun in the territory of Alabasta, which still attracted the merfolk's attention.

However, the desert terrain and the long distance made the fish people hesitant.

It’s too far and too hot.

The Sand Country... is said to be a place where humans can be roasted into mummies.

Is it really okay?

"Damn it! I was finally released from prison!"

The pirate nobleman, White Horse Cavendish, with his hands tied with chains and an unhappy look on his face, was escorted to the banquet hall by soldiers.

"Good evening, Cavendish. I forgot to take you with me last time. This time I came back specifically to take you to Judicial Island."

Luffy put the straw aside, placed a six-meter-long shrimp leg in front of him, pried open the shell, and revealed crystal clear shrimp meat.

"I think you did it on purpose?!" The white clothes on Cavendish had turned gray and no longer had the glittering special effects. His handsome face looked much more haggard.

But when Luffy looked at this guy, he always felt that he had a sense of vicissitudes, a bit like the protagonist in those prison-themed movies.

The style of painting changed from girls' comics to another set.

"How are you doing in prison? Has the other Kamaitachi personality come out to cause trouble?"

Talking about his mental illness, Cavendish became more serious. "It's OK... I come out less often."

"Cavendish is trying to control his other personality in prison, although the benefits are not very great." Jinbei said to Luffy.

"If he didn't have this personality, he would probably be the most popular prince."

"Even with this personality, I am still the most popular." Cavendish fixed his hair and reminded Jinbei while maintaining the elegance of a prince.

“Haha… I actually forgot about this, but as you faded out of sight, those fans gradually calmed down.”

"I've thought of a way that can help you get rid of this problem once and for all..." Luffy said to Cavendish while eating shrimp and suddenly thought of Law's personality surgery.

"Really?"

"Probably, that's another doctor, also my subordinate. You can ask him for research when the time comes." Luffy said.

As an active skill, Luo's [Personality Surgery] is better than Uta in treating Cavendish.

After all, as soon as Kamaitachi heard Uta singing, he hid himself and let Cavendish take the lead.

"But let's go to Judicial Island first."

Cavendish sat down and listened to Vivi introducing her country on the stage.

"Alabasta, the country with the largest island area in the world... sounds quite interesting."

Cavendish found a seat and ate aside.

After Vivi finished introducing the general topography and climate of Alabasta, as well as the docile marine life, Uta went up to sing again. This time, the second prince and the third prince also performed their merman dance again. Shirahoshi on the side waved two huge cheering sticks and cheered.

"Shirahoshi has become much more cheerful after going out." Shark Star said to his father while sitting in a wheelchair.

Neptune nodded. After seeing the outside world, Shirahoshi had changed much more than before.

"Young people should go out more often..." Neptune was thinking about the several friendly countries that the Dragon Palace Kingdom had gained this time.

There is a Dressrosa in the New World and an Alabasta in Paradise, so the fish people now have a place to stay whether they go forward or backward.

He looked at his eldest son, Shark Star.

Shark Star is the most talented of his sons. At a young age, he has mastered Fish-Man Karate and has developed a domineering aura from it.

It's just that he is still too immature and hasn't even reached half of the level he reached when he was young.

This time he fought a sea beast and was beaten so badly that he had to be hospitalized.

How can I abdicate with peace of mind? "Sha Xing, you have to work harder too!"

"Yes..." Shark Star nodded. If it weren't for Jinbei's rescue this time, the sea monster from the North Sea alone would be enough to trouble them.

"Hey, everyone! Vivi is Uta's friend. If you want to play on land, you can go to Alabasta with us. We have built a huge amusement park on the ship for you to play. There is a very large Ferris wheel, which is taller than the one in Shampoo!"

At the end of the song, Uta kept waving at Den Den Mushi and at the same time promoted Vivi.

“Playground!!!”

Following Uta's propaganda, all the fishmen's heartbeats quickened.

Even the hooligans on Yuman Street were a little agitated.

That's a Ferris wheel.

The amusement parks created by humans, with their gorgeous lights, are the dreams of countless fish-man children, and are also the desires buried deep in the hearts of adults.

The desire to go to the amusement park and sit on the giant round wheel and overlook the sea is the dream of every resident of Fishman Island.

"The Ferris wheel..." In the Fishman Cafe, Mrs. Charlie, who was watching the live broadcast of the fortune teller, was holding a cigarette and smoking lightly.

Around her were many mermaids in different postures, all of whom were the waiters at the cafe. Kimi and Xiaoba also gathered here to watch the Den Den Mushi live broadcast.

"Tsk, it's just a Ferris wheel. I've already ridden it on Shampoo Land. If you want to kidnap us to a remote island with a broken wheel that's built too high, I won't be fooled!"

A few gangster fishmen drank their drinks and showed disdain for the live broadcast content.

His words quickly won the applause of the fishmen:
"That's right! We can play in the Sabaody Archipelago. Do we still need to get on a ship?"

"Who knows where the navy ship will take us!"

"Maybe they'll do some internal trading and sell us as slaves!"

Hearing these words, the mermaids frowned, and Kemi and Xiaoba couldn't stand it any more:
"Shut up, Luffy and Uta are not that kind of people!"

Kami said angrily.

Her words made the fishmen pause, and then they burst into laughter as if they had heard some exaggerated joke.

"He's a marine!"

"Let me tell you, many marines are doing pirate things themselves, and many humans are afraid of the marines themselves!"

"Yes, yes, it seems to be... a non-member country, right? How pitiful."

"But it's normal that non-member states are not protected by the law, right?"

"Where are you sitting? We were not a member of the alliance two hundred years ago. Don't forget what those humans did to us!"

The fishmen started talking one after another, and soon suppressed Kami to the point where he could not speak.

Compared to murlocs, mermaids are too soft and gentle, and are far inferior to murlocs in terms of offensiveness.

"Shut up, don't forget, we are all defeated by Luffy!"

Xiao Ba stretched out his tentacles and yelled to the fishmen.

Hearing this, the fish people's faces turned red and they were speechless.

"In Fishman Street, strength means the right to speak. If Luffy were also a fishman, he would be the big brother here. That's all we need to say." Hachi said to Cami.

"So that's how it is. The guys on Fishman Street are surprisingly simple and straightforward." Papagu sighed as he lay on Kami's head.

"Hey, Kimi, do you think we can go for a ride on the Ferris wheel?" A mermaid came up to Kimi and asked her.

"Will there be any danger?"

"No, absolutely not!"

"If you want to play, just talk to Uta. They are all very friendly. I rode the Ferris wheel with Uta!"

"Humph, you are such a coward. You don't dare to go to Shampoo Land to ride the Ferris wheel. We are under the protection of the navy and have already ridden the Ferris wheel. It's really boring."

The fishmen seemed to have found something to brag about and told the mermaids about it.

"Then why didn't the navy sell you out?!"

As Kami listened to the fish people's voices, he became more and more unable to stand these people slandering his friends.

"That's because there are so many people, and there are the laws of the World Government..." The fish people talked at once to justify themselves.

"Kami——"

Charlie tapped the table with her pipe to quiet Cami.

"Alright, whoever makes noise again or doesn't watch the Den Den Mushi quietly, get out!"

Following the boss's words, the fishmen also became obedient.

No one dared to shout at Mrs. Shirley.

As the banquet gradually came to an end, everyone prepared to rest.

The departure time was at noon the next day. They planned to use the morning to visit Kemi and give her the small gift they bought.

The sleeping room is naturally Shirahoshi's bedroom.

"Let's sleep in the toy house~" Luffy went back to his old place and this time he didn't plan to sleep on Shirahoshi's tail again, so he suggested casually.

"Do you want to sleep in the toy house?" Bai Xing was very interested in this. She immediately took out the toy castle. "There are many rooms in this one, and there is a big bed~"

"No~"

Uta snorted.

He still remembered the humiliation the toy house had brought him, and he would never sleep in it again no matter what.

"Huh?" Luffy felt a little disappointed.

I haven't slept with them for many days.

Uta snorted heavily again, put his hands on his hips, and planned to sleep in Bai Xing's arms.

Luffy must be punished for going to strange places!

"What's going on? Are you two having a quarrel? Are you planning to break up?" Peacock stretched lazily, "I don't mind sleeping in a toy house~"

"No way!" Luffy immediately retorted Peacock.

Weiwei glanced sideways and eavesdropped with some concern.

"Robin, what happened?" She asked softly, pulling Robin.

"At night, when we were sleeping... Luffy played with the girls who could return their lives... in a new and strange place..."

Robin replied subtly.

Although some nobles would go to such places... As expected, for me personally, it is difficult to accept... It is completely unacceptable.

Understanding what Robin meant, Vivi blushed.

Life...life return...do you want to use that kind of place for life return?
Her hair was slightly tangled, as if it was tangled for its owner.

(End of this chapter)