57. Power Inequality: Kizaru = Arlong?
57. Power Inequality: Kizaru = Arlong?
"What?! The dragon messed with Broly?!"
In the royal palace of the Dragon Palace, King Neptune suddenly sprang up from his throne.
Queen Otohime, standing beside her, was also pale-faced, her eyes filled with disbelief.
They already knew that Broly had arrived at Fishman Island.
Even Neptune, who was on friendly terms with Roger and Whitebeard, didn't dare to think of a way to entertain this strongest man in the world.
In the end, we decided to pretend we didn't see it. As long as the other party didn't come looking for us, we would all be fine.
But no matter how much he planned, he never expected the dragon to be so fearless!
"What's the situation now?!"
Neptune swallowed hard, his voice trembling, ten times more exaggerated than when Luffy provoked Big Mom.
The man below replied calmly, "That kid's nose was twisted off, but he's still alive."
He paused, his tone tinged with schadenfreude, "This serves as a lesson for him, so he won't become arrogant in the future."
"I wasn't asking the dragon!"
Neptune roared, "I'm asking Broly! Has he calmed down yet?!"
Although Evil Dragon was a petty scoundrel who did all sorts of evil deeds, he was still relatively kind to his own kind. At least he didn't cause any major trouble on Fishman Island, otherwise he would have sent his guards to arrest this kid long ago!
Today, he dared to stroke Broly's whiskers. Neptune now wants to personally take his trident and poke a thousand holes in him!
Jinbe then realized what was happening and quickly added, "Oh, he must have calmed down. I just saw him walking around with a human girl."
Neptune and Princess Otohime exchanged a glance, and the princess spoke softly, "Neptune, we still need to go there in person and apologize to them in person."
"That's right." Neptune nodded emphatically, his expression grave.
Whether Broly has calmed down or not is one thing; whether they go to apologize is a matter of attitude!
The group immediately set off, escorted by Jinbe's guards, towards the most luxurious shopping district on Fishman Island.
Not long after they started walking, on the luxury street of Jubali Hill, they bumped into Broly and Hancock standing in front of a dress shop.
Hancock's delicate hands were covered with shopping bags of all sizes.
Broly glanced at the bill the clerk handed him and casually asked, "How many Berries?"
Just as the clerk was about to announce the bill, a loud voice suddenly interrupted: "All of Lord Broly's expenses on Fishman Island will be on my tab!"
Neptune rushed over, his face beaming with a polite smile.
Hancock was startled by his enormous size.
This was the first time she had ever seen such a tall fish-man.
Broly lifted his eyelids slightly and said calmly, "No need, I don't like owing favors."
Neptune scratched his head awkwardly, not daring to insist, and could only watch helplessly as Broly beckoned the Kuja Pirates members who were also strolling around nearby to come and pay the bill.
He rubbed his hands together, then shamelessly leaned closer: "Um... Lord Broly, would you do me the honor of visiting the Dragon Palace for a while? I have prepared some of the Fishman Island's specialties and fine wine."
"I'm not angry." Broly saw right through Neptune's thoughts.
Conneptton still extended a warm invitation: "We're not worried about that, we just want you to try our Merman Island specialties! Especially the desserts."
"dessert?"
Broly's interest was instantly piqued. He remembered that the reason the future Big Mom, that crazy woman, was willing to lend the flag to Fish-Man Island was because of the desserts there.
"Broly! Wait for me!"
Seeing this, Hancock quickly shoved the shopping bags in her hands into the hands of the Kuja Pirate who was running over, and chased after her.
Half an hour later, at the main hall of the Dragon Palace.
The long dining table was laden with a dazzling array of seafood delicacies, as well as a variety of exquisite and tempting desserts.
Broly sat in the head seat, his fork never stopping, and the food on the table disappeared at a visible speed.
The mermaid maids responsible for serving the dishes rushed in with new dishes almost every ten seconds, leaving Neptune and his party speechless.
"This appetite...is even more terrifying than Newgate's..." Neptune muttered to himself.
After eating enough for twenty people, Broly's eating speed gradually slowed down.
Neptune cleared his throat, trying to find a topic to ease the tension.
But Broly spoke first, almost making him choke: "Roger tormented you so badly, don't you hate him?"
"what?"
Neptune was stunned and didn't immediately understand what he meant.
Broly continued on, stuffing a piece of dessert into his mouth: "Since the Great Pirate Era began, countless pirates have flocked to Fish-Man Island, causing you no end of trouble, right? In the end, wasn't this mess all Roger's doing? Don't you hate him?"
Neptune was silent for a few seconds, then shook his head with a wry smile: "It's pointless to talk about this now."
He and Roger were indeed friends, but to say that he harbored no resentment at all would be a lie.
But Roger is dead, so what's the point of dwelling on these things?
"oh."
Broly nodded, pondered for a few seconds, and then threw out an even more explosive question, "So, do you hate me?"
Neptune's smile froze on his face.
Broly recalled, "You were quite familiar with that king of the giants, weren't you? His name was... what was it again?"
"It's Harald," Otohime whispered a reminder from the side.
"Yes, yes, Harald."
Broly nodded. "I killed him. Do you hate me?"
Neptune was completely paralyzed.
Brother, if you don't know how to chat, you don't have to!
He forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, his voice trembling slightly: "I... I'm just a nobody in a remote corner of the world, how could I possibly be qualified to meddle in the disputes between such a great figure as Lord Broly..."
Broly raised an eyebrow, didn't ask any further questions, and continued to eat the dessert on his plate.
Speaking of which, Neptune could be considered a social butterfly, right? Most of the top characters in the One Piece world have some connection with him.
Just as the atmosphere in the main hall became awkward again, a series of "pop pop pop pop" sounds suddenly rang out.
The sound of a Den Den Mushi came from Hancock's bag.
She quickly took it out and gently placed it next to Broly.
Broly casually picked up the microphone and lazily replied, "Feed?"
The Den Den Mushi immediately mimicked the voice on the other end, shouting in a high-pitched voice, "Lord Broly! It's me! Morgans!"
"Morgans?!"
Neptune and Otohime's expressions changed instantly, and they exchanged a glance.
Could it be Morgans, the editor-in-chief of the World Economic News Agency?!
Broly simply said one word: "Speak."
"Yes, yes, yes!"
The voice on the Den Den Mushi became even more obsequious, "The Navy contacted me, wanting me to give Admiral Kizaru's exploits prominent placement in the newspaper!"
Broly frowned, looking puzzled. "Kizaru? Did Kizaru do something big?"
Morgans quickly reminded him, "It was yesterday! The day Kizaru successfully escaped from you using his hidden finishing move! The Navy is ecstatic, saying they want to publicize it widely to boost their prestige!"
Upon hearing this, Neptune, Otohime, and all the fish-man officials in the hall were dumbfounded.
Seriously? Escaping from the enemy, and that's something to brag about? And he was even a naval admiral?
But then I thought, being able to escape Broly alive is actually something to be proud of.
Thinking about it this way, the fishmen present could immediately understand the terror of Broly and the stupidity of Arlong even more—even the Marine Admirals were terrified of Broly, yet that brat dared to provoke him.
However, upon further reflection, a strange thought suddenly popped into everyone's minds.
Kizaru is a survivor of Broly's clutches, and Arlong is also a survivor of Broly's clutches...
Does that mean... Kizaru = Evil Dragon?
That makes sense, since in the original story, Luffy, who hadn't yet mastered Haki, defeated Shiki, who, along with Roger and Whitebeard, was known as one of the three great pirates.
In other words, Luffy without Haki equals the three great pirates.
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