Vander Decken's blood, a fish-man, spread across the deck, and that ancient pirate ship, holding centuries of history, was now completely without its master.
"If you feel uncomfortable, you can turn away and not watch," said Sal, shaking the blood off his blade and noticing the confusion on Shirahoshi's face.
The little princess, who didn't know what death was, was seeing for the first time how her kindred were killed. Sal understood that she might be uneasy.
"No, Brother Sal did it for me. I couldn't help, so at least I want to see what you did for me," Shirahoshi replied, shaking her head and widening her eyes.
The two-day journey had transformed the princess. She was no longer the scared little girl who cried in her room.
"It seems you've grown up a lot," Sal smiled.
At that moment, Wadatsumi, nicknamed "Dainyudo," was wandering around the ship searching for Shirahoshi, and with horror, he realized that his master was in danger. With his massive body, he rushed towards her, intending to forcibly take her off the pirate vessel.
"Ugh..."
The sea seemed to tremble, and a wave that could be seen with the naked eye rolled away from the ship.
A powerful, intimidating Haki aura suddenly crashed down on Wadatsumi, making his gigantic body sink to one knee, unable to rise. Wadatsumi's eyes, small like a child's, darted around in panic.
"This... this is..."
Sal was already standing on the ship's bow, holding a knife in his hand and looking down at Wadatsumi. With each passing second, the pressure on Wadatsumi's shoulders intensified, and he struggled to breathe. Sal's murderous gaze instilled terror in him.
Eventually, fear overwhelmed his determination to save his master, and the sea giant turned to flee. But Sal had no intention of letting him go, at least not yet. The water roiled as Sal leapt directly onto the head of the fleeing giant, delivering a punch charged with Armament Haki. (TN:I don't understand how he does this but he just does it)
— Bang… —
A shockwave rippled through the water, and Wadatsumi's enormous body froze, as if about to collapse.
"Surrender or die, the choice is yours," Sal declared.
Wadatsumi, nearly stunned by the blow, panicked as he strained his small mind. Faced with the threats and persuasion from Sal, he chose to surrender. Wadatsumi's intellect, differing from that of ordinary humans, was intimidated by the Armament Haki.
Soon, an 80-meter-tall giant appeared at the bottom of the ocean, towing the ship forward with a towline. Wadatsumi felt subservient to the man he feared, and his initially subdued mood significantly improved. Sal and Shirahoshi were seated on the ship.
Sal, with his legs crossed, ate the food left by Vanderdecken. If he hadn't wanted to part with a vessel filled with treasures, and couldn't find his way back to Fish-Man Island in the dark depths of the ocean, he might have killed Wadatsumi.
For 20 years, Vanderdecken had been collecting treasures by plundering homes, and today Sal had taken them all. Preliminary calculations showed a sum of 1.5 billion beri, a considerable amount.
From time to time, Shirahoshi gently stroked Sal's plump cheeks as he eagerly devoured the food. The girl, not noticing how she bothered others, smiled warmly.
"What happened, Shirahoshi? Are you thinking about something pleasant?" Sal asked, unable to eat any more.
"No, brother Sal, I just... I just have been thinking," Shirahoshi hesitated and finally expressed her thought.
"Brother Sal, can I join your pirate ship? I also want to see the beautiful world, the magical Sky Island, islands with rare animals, and different races from around the world."
Hearing this, Sal was so surprised he spat out his food. The little princess of Fish-Man Island wants to become a pirate with him, how unexpected.
Indeed, the tales of Roger's life told as fairy tales over the past two days had captured the imagination of a simple girl like Shirahoshi.
"Hmm, Shirahoshi, why do you want to become a pirate on my ship? It's very dangerous, aren't you afraid?"
The cute face responded seriously after a second.
"I'm not afraid. I believe that brother Sal will protect me, and I will become stronger myself. Isn't it possible?"
"It's not impossible..." Sal found it hard to refuse Shirahoshi's plaintive and sweet request. But even so, Sal didn't agree to Shirahoshi's request, at least not for now.
Decisions about traveling at sea concern the whole family, so it's better to discuss it with them. Moreover, perhaps Shirahoshi just finished listening to a biography and decided to become a pirate on a whim.
Sal took a step forward using the "Moon Walk" and patted Shirahoshi's head. Her long pink hair was as soft as silk.
"Shirahoshi, if you truly want to come aboard my ship, I will accept you. But you can't make the decision now; you still need to go back and discuss it with your family. How about this: when you turn 16, if you still want to go to sea as a pirate, I will come for you. That's our agreement."
Hearing Sal's words, Shirahoshi hesitated, but after a while, she agreed. In the world of One Piece, men become adults at around 18, and women at around 16, so Sal rejected Shirahoshi's request.
"Alright, Brother Sal, that's a promise I've made to you. I believe I won't change it," Shirahoshi said.
[SSS-level characters have positive emotions towards the host, a high level of friendliness, and are rewarded with 800,000 experience points]
[Level up: Level 91 (376,321/2.5 million)]
Leveling up slightly improved his physical attributes, but the increased experience needed for leveling made him feel despondent. After level 90, each level adds 500,000 experience points, so from level 99 to 100 requires 7 million experience points.
A Global Event that shocked the whole world provided just over 10 million experience points, while the Supreme War brought in over 20 million experience points. Perhaps he should also get involved in the media industry? Expand channels for collecting experience points.
Suddenly, the Den Den Mushi in Sal's bag started ringing. It was the Den Den Mushi confiscated from Katakuri.
"This women must be Big Mom, right? She really is slow. Sal answered the call, and as he expected, the Den Den Mushi transformed into the image of Charlotte LinLin.
Before he could say anything, the deep voice of the Big mom resounded through the Den Den Mushi.
"Who are you? What did you do with my three children?"
The voice was low and raspy, faintly reminiscent of an active volcano that could erupt at any moment.
In response, Sal simply answered indifferently. He was not afraid of Charlotte LinLin.
"They are all in my hands. If you want them back, LinLin, you'll need to pay a ransom."
The familiar voice made Big Mom on the other end of the Den Den Mushi squint her eyes, reflecting a dangerous glint.
Twenty years ago, she often dealt with several legendary pirates at sea, not to mention she also watched the live broadcast of the War at the Summit, and she could quickly determine whose voice it was.
"Roger, you damn bastard, you dare to kidnap my children , do you want to start a war? …"
A thunderous roar came through the Den Den Mushi, causing Sal to quickly move the Den Den Mushi aside, while Shirahoshi, frightened by the woman's terrifying voice, also stepped back.
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