SWNOVELXO Chapter 135: 135. Cyberbullying
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"The patrol ship hit a reef because the whole crew was playing Honor of Kings together!" He took out his phone and threw it on the ground. "Now there's a nationwide rescue for the mermaid princess?!"
Kizaru, who appeared at some point, was already sitting by the window with his legs crossed, slowly scrolling through his phone screen:
"Oh, how scary~" He drew out his tone. "Now the topic #SavePrincessShirahoshi has over 100 million views~"
Just then,
The office phone automatically played another message: "Breaking news! The Whitebeard Pirates have announced they will flatten the Devil's Sea Trench! The reason is... uh..." The voice paused, then continued, "'Vander Decken made me drop a rank'?"
Akainu's magma fists hardened again, and Sengoku rubbed his temples in pain, suddenly realizing that the senbei he had taken from Garp had been taken by Kizaru at some point, and he was now calmly eating senbei while scrolling through TikTok.
"Issue my order!" Sengoku slammed the table and stood up. "Immediately send... send..."
He glanced at Akainu's nearly spitting fire expression, then saw Kizaru's uncaring look, and finally sat back in his chair in frustration:
"Send Kuzan to keep an eye on things... Anyway, that guy has been cycling on the sea all day recently..."
Akainu's roar shook the Marine Headquarters building: "What kind of Marine Headquarters is this! Let's just change the name to 'Honor of Kings Marine Branch'!"
Meanwhile, Kizaru had quietly liked Shirahoshi's video...
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The wave of anger against Vander Decken IX swept across the entire world like a tsunami.
When the live broadcast of Marine Admiral Aokiji leading fifteen coated warships slowly sailing towards Fish-man Island went viral on TikTok,
The topic #MarineJustice instantly topped the hot search list!
In the video, Aokiji leaned lazily against the warship railing, making a peace sign at the camera: "Ah la la... It's been a while since I've traveled underwater."
This move caused the Marines' reputation to bounce back sharply, and the comments section was in an uproar:
[Marine Branch Captain]: See! This is the speed of our Marines!
[Sabaody Resident]: Admiral Aokiji is so cool! I want to enlist!
[Mermaid Cafe]: Thank you, Marines! Princess Shirahoshi is saved!
At the same time,
Videos of various pirates launching expeditions were also wildly flooding the screen!
Without exception, they were all videos of setting off to take down Vander Decken IX!
When Vander Decken IX scrolled through these videos with shaking hands, this once proud deep-sea villain finally broke down.
Cyberbullying is too scary!
He fell on the deck of the Flying Dutchman, cold sweat soaking his dirty captain's uniform, and even his signature tall hat was crooked.
"It's over... It's all over..." He stared at the new videos constantly popping up on his phone screen, his lips shaking so much he couldn't even hold a cigarette.
Especially when he scrolled to a "Decken Family Ancestral Grave Location Map" posted by a Fish-man person, he finally completely broke down.
That afternoon, an apology video with extremely clear quality suddenly rushed to the hot search!
In the video, Vander Decken IX's face was pale, completely lacking his usual pride.
He shakily raised his hands:
"I... I'll release the ability! Princess Shirahoshi is free!" Saying that, he showed the ritual to release the Mark-Mark Fruit contract on the spot, and the hand that had touched Shirahoshi was replaced by a fish. "From now on, I have nothing to do with Ryugu Castle!"
At the end of the video,
This former deep-sea nightmare even forced out a smile uglier than crying: "I... I love peace! I am willing to live in harmony with humans!"
Then the camera spun wildly, and his panicked voice shouting "Hurry up and sail! Leave this sea area!" could be faintly heard.
People were stunned by this sudden change:
[Mermaid Princess Self-Appointed Guard]: He gave up just like that? I've already sharpened my knife!
[Deep Sea Biologist]: According to the ocean current analysis, he is escaping towards the Calm Belt...
[Marine Intelligence Department]: @Marine Admiral Aokiji, are you still chasing? He seems to have really run away...
Inside the Hard-Shell Tower, Princess Shirahoshi held her phone, pearl-like tears continuously falling.
Ten years, this was the first time she saw no dangerous objects flying outside the tower.
The mermaid maids hugged each other, crying with joy, while King Neptune looked at the hot search tag #PrincessShirahoshiIsFree on TikTok, stroked his beard, and sighed, "This era... has really changed."
At this time,
Aokiji, who was about to dive underwater, looked at the latest updates and scratched his head helplessly: "Ah la la... A wasted trip, but the Marines' reputation seems to have improved quite a bit."
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That night, Ryugu Castle on Fish-man Island was brightly lit.
Princess Shirahoshi sat in a carefully arranged live broadcast room, surrounded by glowing coral lamps and sparkling crystal decorations, which made her beauty appear even more heavenly.
She wanted to thank the people who helped her in the live stream, and her account had gained hundreds of thousands of followers in just a few days. Now that the live stream had just started, countless viewers instantly flooded in!
"Ah... H-hello everyone..."
Shirahoshi shyly waved at the camera, her pink long hair flowing like silk, and her blue eyes held a hint of shyness and curiosity.
Her voice was as gentle as the softest ocean current at the bottom of the sea, but it instantly drove the viewers in the live stream crazy!
Comments exploded across the screen:
"Oh my god! Is this the mermaid princess? She's even more beautiful than the legends!"
"This beauty... is completely on par with Empress Hancock!"
"Princess, look at me! I am your knight!"
Gift effects flashed like crazy!
Shirahoshi was a little overwhelmed by the screen full of gifts and enthusiastic messages, her face was flushed, and she said softly, "Th-thank you everyone..."
King Neptune laughed heartily from the side, his huge body almost taking up half the frame: "Friends from the land, thank you very much for your help! If it weren't for you, Shirahoshi's threat might not have been removed to this day!"
He patted his chest boldly: "From now on, Fish-man Island welcomes all friendly guests! Of course—" His eyes suddenly became stern, "If anyone dares to do evil here, don't blame us for being rude!"
Although Shirahoshi was still a little timid, seeing the warm messages in the live stream, her goodwill towards humans gradually increased.
"So... there are so many gentle people among humans..."
After the live stream ended,
The Ryugu Castle finance officer shakily handed over the statistics report.
"Your... Your Majesty! The live stream's reward income..."
Neptune and the three princes leaned in to look, their eyes widening instantly!
"150 million Berry?!"
"This... This is equivalent to our Fish-man Island's fiscal revenue for the past two and a half years!"
Fukaboshi grabbed his hair in shock: "J-just broadcasting for a little while, and earned this much?!"
Ryuboshi swallowed: "This is faster than selling deep-sea pearls..."
Manboshi thought for a moment, then suddenly looked up: "Father, I think... our Fish-man Island might have found a new way to get rich!"
Neptune stroked his beard and laughed heartily: "It seems from now on, we'll have to let Shirahoshi live stream more often!"
At this moment, Shirahoshi was holding her phone, curiously looking through the people's messages, a sweet smile unconsciously appearing at the corner of her mouth...