Pirates: Vice Captain of the Nine Snakes Pirates!

After Jinbei and the Nine Snakes Pirates became familiar with Coral Hill, Jellal let him leave.

The girls started playing in the Mermaid Harbor, it was so beautiful here!

Mermaid Harbor

They were all mermaids. Looking at the mermaids in cool clothes playing in the water, Gerard almost felt uneasy.

In terms of appearance, Jellal has never seen an ugly one! Mermaids are really blessed!

"Gerald, I don't like it here. Let's go somewhere else!" The empress suddenly felt a little jealous.

"Ah? Okay...okay!" Gerard replied hesitantly.

Then he left the Mermaid Harbor with the Empress and began to look for various delicious snacks on the street.

The desserts from Fishman Island are a delicacy that even Big Mom covets!

Along the way, the two fed each other.

When he found something really delicious, Gerard bought a lot and put it in his castle bracelet.

"Huh? Gerald, why are there so many people gathered here?"

"Hmm...the place in front should be the Gironcord Square that Princess Otohime mentioned. She should be giving a speech here." Gerard said, looking at the huge crowd in front.

"There are so many people here. Come on, Gerald, let's go and take a look." The empress suddenly became interested.

She wanted to see what Princess Otohime was saying.

"Um... okay..."

The two then jumped directly onto the roof and approached Gilong Court Square from the roof.

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In the crowded square, Hodi Jones and his gang finally got their chance.

He thought that Princess Otohime would be absent from today's speech, but he didn't expect it to be just postponed a little.

Hodi Jones and several of his men, armed with weapons, squeezed through the crowd and approached Princess Otohime.

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"Jellal, this Princess Otohime's idea is too outrageous! She actually wants the people of Fishman Island to coexist peacefully with humans.

Doesn't she know that outside, humans hate merpeople? And they like to buy mermaid slaves. "Listening to Princess Otohime's speech, the empress was a little stunned.

She looked at Princess Otohime in the square as if she were a fool.

"Indeed, Princess Otohime thinks too simply. I have heard a saying that I have always felt is extremely correct.

This sentence goes like this: Truth is only within the range of cannons, and dignity is only on the edge of swords!

If a country wants to gain the respect of others and obtain the dignity it deserves, it must have absolute strength!

Without the corresponding strength, why should others value you and respect you? " Gerald said lightly while looking at the hundreds of thousands of people in the square.

"Yeah, yeah! Jellal, you are absolutely right!" The empress looked at Jellal, her eyes seemed to be glowing.

She agreed very much with what Jellal said, an island without strength would be a piece of cake in the eyes of other pirates, the navy, and the World Government!

They can eat whenever they want, as long as they want!

"Oh my... Snake Princess, look, it seems like someone is trying to cause trouble." Gerard looked at Hodi Jones and others in the square with a playful expression.

The empress looked in the direction of Jellal's gaze and saw several fishmen holding weapons.

These fishmen were staring viciously at Princess Otohime who was giving a speech in the square.

"Just now when we were on the street, I felt that the people of Fishman Island all respected Princess Otohime very much. Now someone wants to kill her?" The empress said with some surprise.

Just now when we were shopping, the mermaids and fishmen couldn't hide the respect on their faces when they talked about Princess Otohime.

"Because of ambition. In this era, there is never a shortage of ambitious people! It's just that some people have empty ambitions, lack the corresponding strength, and are blindly confident." Gerard said calmly as he looked at Hodi Jones and the others.

"Well...that's right. So, what is your ambition, Jellal?" The Empress looked at Jellal with her charming eyes.

"My ambition, um~ of course is to grow up quickly, and then we can do that thing!" Gerard looked at the empress, the meaning was self-evident.

"Bad Gerald~"

The empress hurriedly avoided Jellal's gaze. The look in Jellal's eyes just now was too hot!

"Hehehe..." Jellal's heart was moved as he looked at the shy empress in front of him.

"Um... Jellal, should we save Princess Otohime?" The empress was afraid that Jellal would do something bad to her in front of so many people, so she quickly changed the subject.

"She has to be saved. After all, she is Princess Shirahoshi's mother, and this woman is not too stupid." Jellal turned his gaze to Princess Otohime and said lightly.

The Empress nodded slowly. After all, they still needed the cooperation of Fishman Island.

"Then when shall we take action? Princess Otohime is quite courageous. It is a miracle that an ordinary person like her can survive until now." The empress said softly.

"Wait for those people to take action first, otherwise Princess Otohime may not believe us. After all, she is too saintly." Jellal replied.

"Saint Mary? Hehe, this word is indeed very appropriate here." The empress said with a chuckle.

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“Princess Otohime! Princess Otohime!!”

"Princess Otohime!!"

After the speech, warm cheers rang out in the square. They all believed that Princess Otohime could bring them peace and allow them to live on land!

Just then, Hodie Jones moved.

He raised the flintlock in his hand and pointed it at Princess Otohime on the stage in the square.

"Bang!!"

No one noticed Hodie Jones's actions, and the shouting at the scene completely covered up the sound of the gunshot.

The feeling of impending death instantly frightened Princess Otohime.

As if possessed by a ghost, she turned her head to look in the direction where the bullet came from, and saw the grin of Hodie Jones as he was about to succeed.

At this moment, time seemed to have stopped.

Princess Otohime couldn't understand why Hodi Jones wanted to assassinate her.

She thought of Neptune, her children, and Shirahoshi's identity.

She can't die yet!

but……

She closed her eyes with tears in reluctance and unwillingness.

Suddenly, Princess Otohime heard a whistling sound.

When she opened her eyes again, she saw a hand blocking her way.

There was a bullet between the fingers of that hand.

"Vice Captain Gerard!"

Princess Otohime understood instantly that it was Jellal who saved her!

"Asshole! Damn human!!"

Hoddy Jones was furious when he saw that the bullet fired from his gun was easily blocked by Gerard.

Then several of his men joined him in firing at the stage!

"Bang...bang...bang!"

Jellal swung his hands at super speed and caught all the bullets.

The sound of gunfire finally made people in the square feel that something was wrong.

The man who had just been shouting desperately turned his eyes in the direction of the shooting and found Hody Jones and several of his men.

Hody Jones actually wanted to kill Princess Otohime!