Summary:
The citizen is forced to step on fumi-e Otohime. Daruma notes how boring it is as everyone steps on it, albeit reluctantly. Then the Hoda Jones broadcast begins. He declares that Fish-Man Island will collapse and be reborn under a new king, himself. These announcements make people wonder what happened to Neptune and straw hats. Jones then states that anyone seeking peace or friendship with the humans should leave the island. He tells the people that the people of the Fish-Man District are moving to the main area of the island, all of whom hate humans. This scares people watching the broadcast. Jones adds that people will always betray them, no matter how nice they seem to act. The three princes watch the transmission, all furious. He tells them that the path Neptune is leading them on leads only to death. He then shows a bound Neptune, to the shock and anger of his children and all the onlookers. Nami realizes that they were the ones who caused Neptune’s capture, specifically citing Zoro. Jinbe is shocked by this news and asks Nami what she is trying to do. Camie tries to tell him that it was a misunderstanding started by the palace guards. Jones then says that it is time to say goodbye to the current Ryugu Kingdom and that he will take Neptune’s head to Gyoncorde Plaza in three hours.
Hody is holding a piece of paper and next to him a box full of thousands of papers. They are letters from the Celestial Dragons and petitions that Otohime has collected. He calls the petition a list of traitors. The petition will serve as a more comprehensive blacklist of who is with him and who is against him. Jones then addresses the Straw Hat Pirates. He shows them Usopp, Brook and Zoro locked in a cage. He tells them that after the king is executed, the room they are in will fill with water and drown them. He then holds up Luffy’s wanted poster and says he will also take the captain’s head and show it to the people on the surface. He then declares that the cleansing of Ryugu Kingdom will begin and that in three hours, Fish-Man Island will be reborn as a nation of pride. Fukaboshi declares that he won’t allow it.
In the royal palace, Usopp, Brook and Zoro are locked up. Zoro tells Usopp to open the lock and Usopp orders him to open it. Brook thought about being surprised by someone seeing him move, thinking it was a fake skeleton. Usopp and Zoro angrily tell him that if he played dead, he could have escaped. Brook then makes a deadpan joke. Zoro then says that it was a good thing that Nami and the others escaped. Usopp then does an impression of Robin, commenting that Nami might have been eaten by a deep sea fish, making Brook laugh.
In the sea forest, Robin examines the poneglyph in the forest and says it is different from the ones she has read so far. It’s written as an apology letter, it mentions someone named Joy Boy. Robin wonders who it is. Back on the ship, Luffy is excited that his reward is going up. Nami slaps him and Sanji says it’s obvious the New Fish-Man Pirates want to fight. Jinbe notes how high Luffy’s reward is and then tells Luffy to wait before going to fight Hody. Shirahoshi then tries to take off to the palace on Megalo, but Jinbe stops her as well. Jinbe reveals that Hody Jones is terrified of Shirahoshi’s ability to summon sea kings. Shirahoshi is the only real threat to his plan. Hatchan adds that she is using the king as a shield against her. Jones even allied himself with Vander Decken IX because the princess’s life was already at stake. Shirahoshi explains that she knows about her power, but she’s never really talked to the Sea Kings, she’s not even sure if she has the ability. Jinbe says that Jones can’t find out and his fear alone should be enough to keep him away.
Luffy then tries to take off on Megalo, snapping at Sanji and telling him to take care of the “weak”. Jinbe stops him and says that Luffy must not fight Hody. Chopper and Franky wonder if it’s because they’re human. Jinbe tells Luffy to leave it to him. Luffy replies that his crew is being held hostage and as the captain he must rescue them. Jinbe tells Luffy that if he doesn’t stop, he will have no choice but to fight him.