52: Chapter 52 Exposing the MastermindAfter changing into his bodyguard uniform, Hody Jones quickly arrived at the scene.Looking at Otohime, who was lying in a pool of blood after being shot, filled with resentment and on the verge of death, a faint smile appeared on his lips.
He then returned to normal and, pretending to be very serious, shouted loudly, "No one is allowed to move!The murderer may be hiding among you.Anyone who moves again will be treated as a traitor."
Upon hearing this, the restless crowd dared not move again, but instead looked around angrily, trying to find the murderer of Queen Otohime.
Just as Hody Jones was maintaining order, the palace guards arrived hastily with a medical team.While arranging for medical personnel to examine Princess Otohime's injuries, they looked sternly at Hody Jones and asked, "Which team are you from, and why are you here?"
Hody Jones said, "Reporting, Captain, I am a soldier of the Royal Palace Guard.Today I was on a shopping mission, but I didn't expect to encounter such an attack on Princess Otohime, so I came here temporarily to maintain order."
Hearing this, the captain of the palace guard softened his tone and asked, "Very well, it seems you are the primary eyewitness at the scene.Did you spot anyone suspicious after hearing the gunshot?"
Hody Jones said in a pretentious manner, "Reporting, Captain, after I heard the gunshot, I also tried to find the killer by following the sound."
But the killer was far too cunning.In my panic, I only caught a glimpse of a masked man who looked human, carrying a gun, getting into an underwater vehicle and speeding westward.
The captain of the guard pondered, "The west?The west is full of illegal poachers and pirates.Why would they come to assassinate Princess Otohime?"
The medical team members then held up the bullet from Princess Otohime's body and said to the captain of the guard, with great sorrow, "Princess Otohime, Princess Otohime, she has passed away.This is the bullet the murderer left in the princess's body."
Upon hearing this news, the captain of the guard's pupils contracted, and with trembling hands, he took the bullet and examined it closely.He slowly said, "This technology is not from Fishman Island; only humans can manufacture bullets like this."
Just like the guards said, it was probably done by human pirates.
After saying that, he turned to the team members beside him and said, "You guys quickly go and notify the Ministry of Defense to immediately seal off Fishman Island."
Meanwhile, go to the pirate stronghold in the west and check if any pirate crews are making any unusual moves.Anyone who dares to resist should be killed without mercy.Also, send a member to inform the king and tell him about the queen…
The captain of the guard hesitated for a long time before finally saying the word, and the team members, understanding perfectly, silently went to their destination to complete their mission.
Hody Jones felt the residents' emotions had been building up, so he jumped onto the stage and spoke into the microphone:
"Fellow countrymen, Queen Otohime has left us.She was killed by humans.Humans do not want peace on Fishman Island.They want to invade us.We must resist and pay for this blood debt!"
When the captain of the guard saw Hody Jones jump onto the platform and announce that Princess Otohime had been killed by humans, he was about to stop him when he heard the crowd below shouting along with him: "Blood for blood!Blood for blood!"
He ultimately remained silent, only looking around at the crowd with some concern.
While Hody Jones was inciting the people, Otohime, who was pretending to be dead, secretly spoke with Luffy: "I was really blind.I never thought that the palace guard, who was hailed as the best soldier, was actually an assassin who had lived with me in the palace for five years."
It's terrifying to even think about.I don't blame you for using your Observation Haki to lock onto me at night; with someone like that in the palace, you really have to be on guard at all times.
Wang Lufei asked, somewhat surprised and embarrassed, "You.you knew all about it?"
Otohime blushed slightly and said, "That morning you were mentally complaining that I was like a spinning top in my past life.I couldn't help but know about that strong resentment."
Wang Lufei said somewhat awkwardly, "So your sleeping posture the next day was because you heard what I said.Sorry, I was just half asleep."
Princess Otohime said, "Alright, alright.Now is not the time to chat about this.Judging by the time, the news of my assassination attempt should have already reached the palace, and my hidden agents should have already begun to take Prince Compton and Duke Charles into custody."
Wang Lufei said, "Then it's time for us to come back to life and give Hody Jones a surprise."
Hody Jones continued to make his reactionary remarks: "Fish-men are the noblest creatures in the world.Humans are just afraid of us, afraid of our sharper teeth, our greater strength, and that we will rule them."
Therefore, they killed Queen Otohime.We must unite, take up arms, and launch a counterattack on the shore to show them who truly rules the land.
Just as Hody Jones was speaking passionately, a clear female voice rang out, "The murderer is not human, but a fish-man acting out of selfishness.Guards, take him into custody."
The crowd looked in the direction of the voice and saw a blonde woman slowly walking onto the stage.The crowd erupted in uproar; some were moved to tears, some were at a loss, and some were overjoyed.
"Queen Otohime!It's Queen Otohime!She's not dead!She's still alive!"
"Stop shaking me, I can see it, Queen Otohime is really still alive!"
The crowd below buzzed with discussion.Hody Jones, his face ashen, looked at the approaching guards and Otohime behind them, and said incredulously:
"How is this possible?Why aren't you dead?I saw you die in a pool of blood with my own eyes, how can you still stand up?"
Princess Otohime kindly explained, "Hody Jones, you've already been exposed.I knew you were going to kill me; I was just playing along."
I will exterminate you bastards who, for your own selfish reasons, want to plunge Fishman Island into destruction!To bring them to justice.
Then, Otohime looked at the crowd below and said, "Everyone, I'm sorry to have startled you.I recently received news that someone wants my life, so I faked my death to show you their true colors."
They appear to be after Fish-Man Island, but in reality, they are only after their own selfish interests—a plot to rebel and seize the throne.Now, besides the assassin Hody Jones, the mastermind behind it all, Prince Compton, has also been apprehended and will be brought here for trial shortly.
Upon hearing this news, the crowd below erupted in uproar, finding it hard to believe.
"If Queen Otohime hadn't seen through their trick of faking death, wouldn't we have been kept in the dark, used as cannon fodder in a desperate battle against humanity, and manipulated by the rebels?"
"That damned Compton, how could he be so cruel, toying with people's feelings so easily?Doesn't he fear going to hell after he dies?"
Just as the crowd below was in a state of high spirits, our protagonist, Prince Compton, was also brought to the square.
(I feel like these chapters have been a bit weak, so I'll speed things up and try to finish the Fishman Island arc within five chapters before starting the Marine Base arc.)
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