When the mermaid's voice fell, Albedo, who was standing beside Kronos, instantly flared with rage.
"Boom!!"
A terrifying aura burst out from her body.
Albedo glared angrily at the speaking mermaid and shouted:
"Just a mermaid—don't get ahead of yourself!"
"Do you know who you're talking to?!"
"Lord Kronos is not someone you filthy peasants can question!"
In an instant, an overwhelming pressure descended like a mountain.
The mermaids felt as if a giant boulder had been dropped on their chests.
"Boom!!"
They bowed their heads, gritting their teeth, struggling even to breathe under the immense pressure.
On the other side, the six pirates were also caught in the blast of spiritual pressure.
Their bodies stiffened as they knelt to the ground, teeth clenched, desperately enduring the suffocating weight.
They didn't dare to speak—but in their hearts, they cursed that mermaid to the ends of the sea.
'Damn it! If you want to die, don't drag us with you!'
'This has nothing to do with us!'
At that moment, Kronos raised a hand and gently patted Albedo's head, smiling as he did.
"There's no need to be so angry, Albedo."
Kronos' voice was gentle, like sunlight filtering through clouds.
Albedo's rage instantly melted.
A blush crept up her cheeks as she looked at Kronos with sparkling eyes, her expression softening.
"Y-Yes, Lord Kronos~!"
As the pressure lifted, the mermaids and pirates below finally breathed again.
They sighed in deep relief.
Having felt that overwhelming power firsthand, Scarface and the other pirates now wanted to escape more than ever.
If they couldn't run, and ended up offending these monsters again—death would be inevitable.
On the vessel, Kronos had just calmed Albedo when his expression suddenly changed.
He turned his head to the side.
At the same moment, Albedo, Gojo Satoru, Madara, Hashirama, and the others all turned their heads as well—looking in the same direction.
From afar, a large fish wrapped in bubble rings was approaching, carrying a royal cruise ship through the water and air.
As the ship flew toward them, a faint smile appeared on Kronos' face.
"Looks like we didn't have to wait long after all."
But it wasn't just Kronos and his group who noticed the incoming ship.
The mermaids and pirates below also looked up in surprise.
The mermaids had startled expressions.
The pirates, on the other hand, looked worried.
"H-Hey, no way... That ship—isn't that Neptune's army?!"
"That's not a regular patrol ship!"
They could tell from the ship's elegant design and grandeur that it wasn't something ordinary.
The mermaids, however, recognized it instantly.
"It's the royal family's cruise ship!"
"Could the royal family be coming in person this time?!"
"They haven't made a public appearance in ages… this must be serious!"
Just as the mermaids suspected, the ship was indeed from Ryugu Palace—a royal cruise vessel.
Three large characters were painted across its hull:
"Dragon Palace!"
Soon, the ship hovered at a slant above Kronos and the others.
A horn blew sharply.
"OMMMM!!!"
A voice rang out over the waves:
"The three princes of Neptune have arrived!"
As the announcement echoed across the bay, three male merfolk slowly emerged on the deck.
The eldest, Shark Star, the crown prince of Ryugu Kingdom, projected his deep and powerful voice.
"Fear not, ladies of the bay!"
"We are here now—so you are safe!"
"Leave the rest to us!"
The mermaids burst into cheers.
"It's really His Highness!"
"His Highness came in person!"
Their eyes sparkled with admiration and hope.
However, Shark Star didn't linger on their cheers.
There were more urgent matters at hand.
He turned his gaze downward, locking eyes with the Kamui Pirates.
Looking down at Kronos, he spoke coldly.
"Was it you?"
"Humans entering illegally?!"
At his side, the second prince King Star (Huang Xing) added sternly:
"You damn human pirates!"
"This is territory protected by the Whitebeard Pirates!"
"Aren't you afraid Whitebeard will come looking for you?!"
Then the third prince, Roller Star, scowled as he joined in:
"You're becoming more and more brazen!"
"Just because the Whitebeard Pirates were injured a bit, you think they're too weak to deal with you?"
Hearing the Ryugu princes, Madara chuckled from below.
He spoke lazily, a smirk forming at the edge of his lips.
"Why don't you guess... who hurt them in the first place?"
The princes didn't even have time to process his words.
At the bow of the ship, Kronos looked up at the three princes who loomed above him.
Calmly, he said:
"The angle's wrong..."
"I don't like looking up when I talk to people."
As he finished speaking, Kronos slowly raised his hand.
The three princes frowned.
"Angle?"
"What nonsense are you talking about, you damn—"
Before they could finish, Kronos spoke again.
His voice was calm, yet carried the weight of the abyss.
"Get down."
"OMMMM!!!"
A deafening hum reverberated through the bay as Kronos unleashed his Devil Fruit power.
An unimaginable pressure and gravity erupted from him, slamming down upon the princes and their entire ship.
"BOOM!!"
The overwhelming force crushed them like ants.
The expressions of Shark Star, King Star, and Roller Star twisted in horror.
"W-What is this power?!"
"It's like being crushed by the sea itself—impossible!"
Their pupils shrank.
Their faces twisted with disbelief.
Then—
"BOOOOM!!!"
The entire cruise ship crashed heavily into the sea.
Huge waves surged into the air.
"CRASH!!"
The ocean roared as water poured down in sheets.
The drenched and embarrassed figures of the three princes surfaced moments later.
As they looked up, they saw Kronos, standing tall at the bow, looking down on them.
The position had reversed.
So had the perspective.
Before Shark Star could even speak, Kronos gazed down at them coldly and said:
"This is the correct line of sight between you and me."
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