Heroic Spirit Template in One Piece

"Hody Jones is attacking?"

Neptune suddenly stood up, his expression turning extremely grim.

He had long known that those guys weren't good news and would cause trouble sooner or later.

But back then, for the sake of Jinbe's reputation and the legacy of the former Sun Pirates, he tolerated them again and again.

As a result, they only grew more arrogant, and their power grew stronger and stronger. Now, they had become a force he could no longer handle.

What he didn't expect was for them to be so bold and to act at such a critical time.

Caelan had just arrived, and something like this happened.

He had wanted Caelan to witness the progress Fish-Man Island had made over the years.

Instead, this disgraceful situation had unfolded.

"Please remain seated for a moment. I will deal with them."

Neptune bowed in apology and spoke with murderous intent.

He had finally waited for Caelan's arrival. He couldn't afford to lose face now.

"I'd better go with you."

Caelan looked at Neptune's large frame and shook his head.

Even though Neptune appeared strong and bore the title "Knight of the Sea," his strength was far too weak.

In the original timeline, he even threw his back out in a fight. Completely useless.

And now, going up against Hody Jones would be just as useless.

"Then I'll trouble you."

Neptune didn't take Caelan's offer lightly.

He wasn't some ignorant fool like Hody Jones.

As someone who had known Whitebeard, he understood the terror of a Sea Emperor—the power to rule the seas.

If Caelan took action, Hody Jones would be crushed in the blink of an eye.

Led by Prince Fukaboshi, Caelan and Neptune headed toward the scene.

…

Outside Ryugu Palace

Hody Jones had led the entire New Fish-Man Pirates to surround the gates of Ryugu Palace.

When there are ten thousand, the crowd seems endless.

With one hundred thousand, the ground touches the sky.

The New Fish-Man Pirates had 80,000 members. With their domesticated sea beasts, their force exceeded 100,000.

At this moment, they were gathered in front of Ryugu Palace. It was a sea of bodies, with murderous intent filling the air.

"With this many men, I am invincible!"

Hody Jones looked at his subordinates with immense pride and satisfaction.

With a hundred thousand at his back, wouldn't killing Caelan be easy?

Once he killed Caelan, his name would spread across the world, and the New Fish-Man Pirates would become renowned.

He would then take over Fish-Man Island, avenge himself against the vile humans, and reshape the world into one ruled by fish-men.

His great ambition could finally be realized today.

Humans had wronged him in the past, and he would exact severe revenge.

What? Humans hadn't actually done anything to him?

Doesn't matter. He just wanted revenge!

"Hahahaha!"

Thinking of his grand plans, Hody Jones laughed maniacally.

"Young warriors! Kill the enemy of the fish-men, Caelan! Rule Fish-Man Island and make fish-men great again!"

Hody Jones raised both arms high and shouted through a loudspeaker for all to hear.

"Make fish-men great again!"

"Make fish-men great again!"

"Let the fish-men be great again!"

The many grotesque and strangely shaped fish-men roared with excitement.

Among them were more than 20,000 human pirates. They had been defeated by Hody Jones on their way into the New World and had since submitted to him.

Inside the palace, Prince Ryuboshi and Prince Manboshi stood with the royal guards, nervously watching the crowd outside.

"Brother, there are so many of them. We can't stop them!"

Manboshi swallowed nervously, clearly frightened.

"Don't panic. Our elder brother has already informed Father. There will be a way."

Ryuboshi tried to remain calm, but he too was visibly unsettled.

Compared to the opposing 100,000 troops, they had only a few thousand guards.

The difference in numbers was overwhelming.

Even in individual strength, they were outmatched.

If not for the honor of the royal family, he would have already considered surrendering.

"Second Brother, do you think Caelan-sama can defeat them?"

Manboshi asked cautiously.

He had heard Caelan was one of the top powerhouses at sea. He must be strong.

"I'm not so sure. Even if he's strong, that many people would be too much."

Ryuboshi shook his head.

"Yeah, that's 100,000 people."

Manboshi nodded, agreeing with his brother's logic.

They hadn't seen the broader world. They couldn't imagine how anyone could defeat 100,000 men.

"They're here."

Manboshi turned around, surprised.

Fukaboshi had arrived with Neptune and Caelan.

Also arriving were the girls who had been sightseeing.

"So many people?"

Neptune drew in a sharp breath, his scalp tingling.

His earlier grand statements were shattered by the reality before him.

This densely packed army was larger than the entire Fish-Man Island military.

Worse, his troops were out on patrol. Only a few thousand soldiers remained in Ryugu City.

If it were up to him alone, he could do nothing.

Looking at the so-called 100,000-man army, Caelan scoffed.

In the face of true powerhouses in this world, sheer numbers meant nothing.

Whitebeard could reduce them to dust with one use of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

Caelan himself could cause massive casualties with a single use of his Noble Phantasm.

Hody Jones' dream of ruling the world with fish-men was as laughable as his so-called revenge against humans.

"Caelan, leave these people to us."

Nami and the others beside him were eager to act.

Among them were Gion, a candidate for admiral, and Hancock, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. The rest were also no pushovers.

Taking down the mob below was more than within their abilities.

"That's fine. Good chance to get some practice in…"

Before Caelan could finish his sentence, Hody Jones shouted from below.

"God Slayer Caelan! You killed my big brother Arlong and so many other fish-men, and now you can't even come out and fight?"

"Cowardly and despicable inferior human! I, Hody Jones, look down on you!"

As Hody shouted, the 100,000-strong mob of the New Fish-Man Pirates erupted in laughter.

Look down on me?

"You don't have to act. I'll handle this myself."

Stopping the women who were eager to fight, Caelan spoke calmly.

"Then I'll trouble you, Caelan-sama."

Neptune said gratefully.

With Caelan taking action, the outcome was certain.

He looked at Hody Jones with pity. That fool had no idea how terrifying Caelan truly was.

The only concern now was that the death toll might be too high.

After all, these were fish-men as well, his own people.

He could only hope that Caelan would show restraint and not involve too many innocents.

(To be continued.)