One Piece: My Monster Girls Have Become Beasts?

Chapter 123 The Old but Immortal Egil: A Scholar Meets a Soldier

Chapter 123 The Old but Immortal Egil: A Scholar Meets a Soldier

Under the watchful eyes of all the merfolk and fishmen, Brian tilted his head slightly to indicate something, and Griffin nodded, tossing the barely breathing Daken out.

Daken slid a distance like a rag doll before collapsing in the main hall, barely alive.

The atmosphere inside the main hall suddenly became heavy.

In Neptune's eyes, Brian was trying to intimidate their Dragon Palace Kingdom.

His youthful arrogance was tinged with anger and confusion. He was about to make a move, but his father's heavy gaze suppressed him, and he dared not act rashly.

The surrounding Dragon Palace guards were also on high alert, staring intently at these figures, but they were overwhelmed by the aura of the monster girl that Brian had just stepped on.

"Lord Brian!!"

King Aigil, his face grim, spoke first, his voice carrying the deep echo of the deep sea.

"I admit that your actions at the port today prevented Daken's atrocities. But isn't your rampage, your disregard for my kingdom, far too tyrannical?"

No matter how afraid he was of Brian, Aier was still the ruler of a nation.

At this point, it represents the nation's face and its leverage in subsequent negotiations.

Even though Egil was panicking inside, he had no choice but to stand up and protest Brian's arrogant behavior.

Otherwise, where would they put the face of the Fishman Island royal family in the future?

This is somewhat similar to the original story where Fishman Island suffered a great deal of injustice, and even after a large number of mermaids were trafficked, Neptune still took his children to Mary Geoise to attend the World Conference.

Did Neptune not know that this trip was fraught with danger, and that they might even be targeted by the Celestial Dragons again, with no chance of returning?

No, Neptune knew.

But there was no other way. Even knowing that danger lay ahead, Neptune still took the three boys and Shirahoshi to Mary Geoise.

Fishman Island must participate in the World Conference, even if it faces many injustices.

If they don't participate now, they will have an increasingly weaker standing in the eyes of countries around the world.

It might even escalate to the point where Fish-Man Island could be expelled from the ranks of the World Government's member states.

At that time, Fishman Island will be completely at the mercy of the world's nations, left to be divided and slaughtered.

At this moment, Egil faced a situation that, while not as dire as Neptune's later predicament, was nonetheless remarkably similar.

That's why, even though he was panicked and didn't dare to face it at all, Egil still forced himself to confront it and ask questions.

Didn't you see Neptune standing to the side, or the ministers below, reveal a hint of shock and admiration in their eyes after seeing Egil's performance?

Although this kind of behavior, where the weak question the strong, is somewhat impulsive and even a little mindless, Brian raised an eyebrow in response to Agil's questioning, without rushing to speak.

He glanced at Aigil, a man not mentioned in the original work, and then, under everyone's gaze, walked straight to the throne.

Standing before the throne, he looked up and stared at Aigil's tall figure without speaking.

bang~

Seeing his master's reaction, Griffin instantly understood, vanished in a flash, and kicked Egil away.

Its massive body, several meters tall, slammed heavily against the wall behind it like a giant sofa, causing the wall to collapse and dust to fly everywhere.

Seeing this, Brian slowly turned around, plopped down on Agil's huge throne, casually crossed his legs, and leisurely looked down.

Egil, who is old but not dead, is now in a situation where he has met his match.

Brian won't indulge you or engage in empty talk; it's all just for show.

"overbearing?"

"Hahaha!"

Brian laughed, a laugh that carried the arrogance of someone who had completely taken control of the situation.

"King Aigil, you should thank me for my tyranny."

"If my monster girl hadn't captured Daken and the others, you might not even be alive to question me right now."

"By then, your Fishman Island will probably be used as a bargaining chip by Daken to be exchanged with another, even more brutal force in order to gain stronger protection."

"It is a blessing for you that our Rocks Pirates have taken over Fishman Island again."

"

It is important to emphasize here that the more brutal force refers to the World Government.

From a certain perspective, it would indeed be better for Fishman Island to fall into the hands of great pirates than to fall into the hands of the World Government.

Those Celestial Dragons were absolutely drooling over the mermaids, they really wanted them.

Neptune could no longer contain himself, took a step forward, and angrily questioned him.

"Take over?! What makes you any different from Daken?! Fish-Man Island is a member state of the World Government; this is a blatant declaration of war!"

"Republics?"

Brian scoffed and shook his head dismissively.

"The greatest tragedy of Fishman Island is that it believed in the hypocrisy of the human government, coupled with its own lack of strength, and its narrow-mindedness."

"Your greatest desire is to bring Fishman Island to the surface and live in the sunlight. The World Government has given you hope, but has never shown you the way to realize it."

Brian looked up at Neptune, gazing at the familiar, tall mermaid.

"Forget it, there's no point in saying anything more to you."

"I'm giving Fishman Island a choice. Either submit to the Rocks Pirates once again and declare your complete loyalty."

"Or, your entire Dragon Palace Kingdom will follow Daken's forces and be buried on this island forever."

Choose!

Upon hearing this, everyone present instantly changed their expressions.

Is this a choice?

Damn it, is this a choice?!

There are two choices, but frankly, there's only one option: surrender.

Choosing the second option is practically suicide.

hiss!

Neptune took a deep breath, not looking at Brian, but at Daken, who was lying on the ground.

He knew that in the face of overwhelming force, any resistance was futile. The bloodshed at the port was the best proof of that.

He understood even more clearly that Brian was telling the truth: the World Government's protection of Fishman Island was merely a tool to restrain pirates.

Fishman Island's geographical location is far too important; the World Government cannot simply watch it fall into the hands of pirates.

"If we become subordinates, what does Lord Beast require of us?"

bang~

Aigil's voice came, and he brushed the rubble off his body, stood up shakily, and slowly walked to Neptune's side.

Neptune's son quickly reached out to support his father, clearly very worried.

That attack had caused a lot of blood to flow from Egil's body, making his already aged face look even more decrepit.

His strength was already mediocre, and after experiencing the rebellion caused by Daken, he was exhausted and on the verge of death.

At this moment, being hit by Griffin like that, it's a testament to Egil's skill that he wasn't instantly killed.

"It's very simple."

Brian held up three fingers.

"First, Fishman Island can continue to be governed by the Ryugu Kingdom to maintain the existing order. However, all major decisions must be approved by me."

"Secondly, from now on, Fishman Island will pay us one-fifth of the Heavenly Gold annually as garrison expenses. I will provide Fishman Island with high-standard security guarantees, and any invading pirates or marines will face my monster girl army."

The first two requirements were somewhat reasonable and within the expectations of both Egil and Neptune.

Unexpectedly, Brian's last request caused their expressions to change drastically once again.

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