551 : The Battle Is On! At Conchchorde Plaza! Apr 2026

The front line of Hody's army froze. Their eyes rolled back into their heads. Weapons clattered to the stone floor. One by one, then by the hundreds, and finally by the thousands, fish-men collapsed to the ground, unconscious before they even realized what hit them.

This is the end of the human era, Hody roared, his voice booming across the plaza. Look at your savior, citizens of Fish-Man Island! A mere boy! Today, we crush the Straw Hats, we execute the royal family, and we take the surface world by storm! 551 : The Battle Is On! At Conchchorde Plaza!

The fifty thousand pirates erupted in a deafening cheer, brandishing spears, swords, and spiked clubs. The sheer wall of sound physicalized the crushing weight of their numbers. The front line of Hody's army froze

The air at Conchcorde Plaza was thick with the scent of salt and the heavy iron tang of impending violence. For miles around, the underwater plaza was the beating heart of Fish-Man Island, but today it was a gladiatorial cage. Fifty thousand fish-men stood on one side, a sea of weapons and furious eyes under the banner of the New Fish-Man Pirates. On the other side stood a crew of ten. Ten humans and their allies against an ocean of hatred. One by one, then by the hundreds, and

Luffy, wait, Jimbei rumbled from behind him, his massive blue hand resting on his traditional karate stance. There are too many. Let us thin the herd first.

I'm the one who's going to be King of the Pirates, Luffy said softly. He took one more step.