563 : A Shocking Fact! The True Identity Of Hordy! -

When asked what humans had actually done to him personally to foster such resentment, Hordy’s answer was a single, devastating word: .

It was this vacuum of motive that led Hordy to assassinate Queen Otohime. He killed the one person bringing hope to Fish-Man Island specifically because her peace would render his hatred obsolete. The Physical Transformation and Price 563 : A Shocking Fact! The True Identity of Hordy!

The New Fish-Man Pirates fear that the grudge against humans might one day fade, leading to peace. To prevent this, they actively stoke the fires of hatred to justify their existence. When asked what humans had actually done to

The "shocking fact" of his identity ends in tragedy. By the end of the arc, the steroids accelerate his aging, leaving him as a frail, withered old man—a literal "living husk" of the hatred that consumed him. The Physical Transformation and Price The New Fish-Man

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