Just then, a figure appeared before the pufferfish:
Admiral White Dove, Ryuya, whom they had seen moments before on the sun lounger. Remembering their taunts, a chill ran down their spines.
"This… this is impossible! Weren't you asleep?"
"Captain Kuwa's Nemu Nemu no Mi never fails!"
"I don't believe it! It's a hallucination!"
The three pirates were petrified, staring in disbelief at the impossible sight.
"You took my gold, and you think you can just escape?"
Ryuya smirked, a white aura emanating from him—the power of the Bijo Bijo no Mi. The source of this content ɪs ɴovᴇl_Firᴇ.ɴet
The three pirates had already been swallowed by the pufferfish. Ryuya made no move to stop them.
Seeing his inaction, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"Pufferfish, submerge! You, use your illusion abilities!" Captain Kuwa commanded.
The other two used their powers. Kuwa activated his Nemu Nemu no Mi.
"One Thousand Years of Sleep!"
Ryuya felt strange fluctuations in the air—a powerful ability far surpassing mere suggestion, capable of inducing deep sleep without the victim's knowledge.
But Ryuya wouldn't fall for the same trick twice.
He created a Susanoo using his Bijo Bijo no Mi, then coated it in Armament Haki.
The powerful Haki deflected the sleep-inducing waves.
Ryuya, without hesitation, conjured two massive, Haki-coated arms with his Bijo Bijo no Mi. He pulled the pufferfish from the water.
The sudden lack of buoyancy caused the pirates inside to feel disoriented.
This intensified, leading to severe dizziness.
The pufferfish, a sizable Sea King, had easily held the three pirates in its mouth.
But as Ryuya swung the pufferfish around with his Susanoo arms, their bodies were tossed violently within the limited space.
The illusion user crashed into a tooth, his chest impaled.
"Admiral! We're sorry! Please forgive us! We won't do it again! We swear, if you spare us, we'll quit being pirates!"
Seeing his ability fail, Captain Kuwa pleaded, "Admiral, he's right! We'll give you all our treasure! We'll return the gold! Please spare us!"
The remaining two begged for mercy, but Ryuya remained unmoved.
With his Susanoo, he crushed the pufferfish, the pirates inside turning to mush.
The treasure spilled out, a rare and satisfying sight for Ryuya.
Using his magic, while his companions remained asleep, Ryuya cleaned the treasure and returned it to the ship's treasury.
It was now overflowing with the gold from the pufferfish and the original stash.
"Looks like I got lucky! A significant windfall!"
Ryuya returned to the deck. With Kuwa's death, the Nemu Nemu no Mi's effect wore off, and his companions awoke.
"What happened?" Gion asked, disoriented. Seeing Ryuya calmly drinking Makino's wine, she felt less alarmed.
Roran, a cyborg, recovered quickly, opening her eyes as Gion awoke.
She straddled Ryuya, innocently asking, "What happened?"
Ryuya affectionately ruffled Roran's hair. "Just some insignificant pests. But we still need to work together for the rest of the journey."
Their journey to Skypiea had only just begun.
They encountered numerous increasingly aggressive and agile Sea Kings, unlike any they'd seen before.
On the tenth day, they faced an unprecedented Sea King swarm—a massive beast tide attacking the warship.
Ryuya simply said, "Ladies, it's showtime."
In an instant, his companions prepared for battle…
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