One Piece - I Am A Different Luffy! BOOK2!

Chapter 350 - Fish-Man Island 06.

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Third Person POV

Fish-Man Island.

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Luffy returned to the Ryugu Castle with Domino. As he entered the throne room, where Neptune was at that moment beside all his 4 children judging Hody Jones and Vander Decken IX, both handcuffed and still quite battered from Shirahoshi's attack.

"You are accused of murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, and treason against the island of the fish-men," Neptune began, showing a tone clearly unsatisfied with the situation.

"Big deal, Neptune. You listened too much to that foolish wife, leading us down an unworthy path, while we have to kneel to the humans on the surface..." Hody Jones openly mocked.

In the room, Luffy stood at a distance, not getting too involved in the discussion and the trial. Present were Whitebeard himself and some of his crew members like Marco and others, along with members of the Straw Hat crew, listening to the entire trial, such as Robin, Jinbei, and Shirahoshi.

The comment from Hody Jones quickly enraged Neptune, as he pointed his trident at Hody Jones with fury. "Dare to speak of Otohime once more and I will execute you right here!" he said with a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes.

"Fine words for a man who needs humans for everything... You are weak Neptune and..." Hody Jones said fearlessly. He would accept his death quietly, while still defending his beliefs to the end.

"To think things have come to this point..." Jinbei murmured. He felt responsible for everything that was happening, after all, he let Arlong go after taking him out of Impeldown, where he ended up doing horrible things after talking with Nami about her life in East Blue.

Beside Hody Jones, Vander Decken IX was crying. "I just wanted to marry Princess Shirahoshi," Vander Decken IX said immediately, looking at the princess. "I did all this for love," he complained, while everyone looked at him like an idiot.

"I already have a fiancé," Shirahoshi said calmly, as the man had received a knife hitting his heart.

Neptune, tired of this, already gave his verdict wanting to end this. "Anyway, I sentence you to death for all your crimes!" he exclaimed, while none of the jurors from the Island of Tritons denied it, since Shirahoshi had given her testimony against Hody Jones seeing him murder her mother. As for Vander Decken IX, not much was needed to condemn him after years of throwing things at Shirahoshi.

Luffy was just looking from a distance and finally approached. The first thing he went to see was the whale with a crown on its head standing in a corner, drawing the attention of others at that moment. "Hey, whale," he called out, while the whale looked at him curiously. "Do you by any chance want to join my crew?" he asked, as the whale became more confused by that.

"HUH?!"

"What are you doing??!!" Neptune immediately exclaimed from his throne seeing Luffy asking such a question to his loyal companion, Hoe. "This is the damn thing! You already want to steal my companion, besides having taken my daughter?!" Neptune was scowling at Luffy.

"Don't be like that, father-in-law," Luffy said approaching them. "I don't force anyone, but if he wants, he can come," Luffy said, flashing a smile at Shirahoshi, completely ignoring Neptune.

"Don't call me father-in-law, damn it!" Neptune exclaimed again with another grimace.

"Gurarara," Whitebeard laughed at that, having remained silent the entire time.

"Anyway, since we are on the Island of Tritons," Luffy said turning back to Neptune. "Let's finish this and let's prepare the wedding with my future wife," he declared, knowing that Shirahoshi would wish to marry here, with her family rather than in Skypiea.