Nicholas's ship sailed slowly towards a large gate that was wide open, and because of his good eyesight he could see dozens of huge human-like people standing around the gate with evil smiles full of ridicule on their faces.
Because of this frightening sight, Jonathan swallowed a mouthful of saliva and slowly approached Nicholas, whispering in his ear, "Sir, Are you sure of this, Arlong is known for his madness and your plan to negotiate with him may not work out."
Nicholas continued to observe the shark-like yujin who stood near a luxurious chair at the end of a huge aquarium with a pale face, originally his eyes were fixed not on Arlong but on the system screen on which the conditions of enslavement appeared.
[ Make Arlong pay money to the residents of the villages under his control ]
Because of the difficulty and impossibility of the task, Nicholas was unable to move and his limbs were paralyzed in place, and after he managed to regain his composure, he realized that his ship had arrived at the gate and was about to enter the Sharks 'lair, and here he cursed in his heart' damn, there is no way to retreat now, either glory or death ' despite saying that, Nicholas was trembling violently in his place and then his ship shook a little, which made him rush from his place, but he managed to regain his balance and continued to stand majestically, or so he thought.
After his ship stopped, he took a quick look at his surroundings, and then he saw that all the yujins around him were laughing strangely and looking at him as Lions look at a young deer.
Swallow!
Nicholas took a step forward while trembling with fear, then he got off the ship and walked with slow steps full of hesitation, his path was full of yujins but strangely they gave way for him to pass, because of which he was able to continue walking calmly until he arrived in front of Arlong who stood majestically spreading a tyrannical aura around him.
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Arlong looked at the lowly human in front of him with eyes full of anger and bewilderment, because he felt a little offended that a mere petty human dared to enter his lair without showing his intention or seeking to do so, but seeing the human trembling from the intensity of fear made the feeling of anger inside him ease and turn into a kind of pleasure and satisfaction with the tyranny of his presence.
At that moment the mortal raised his head, looked at Arlong with eyes full of fear and reverence and said in a low voice, "Sir Arlong, I am just a humble mortal who has heard of how powerful and majestic you are.."
"Speak out loud, insect, I can't hear you"
Before the human finished his words, Arlong shouted at him angrily and pushed him gently, but because of how different the strength was between them, that gentle push made the human rush violently backwards and fall on his back.
Without showing any sign of displeasure, the human stood up and looked at Arlong with the same look full of fear and reverence and said again, but this time loudly, "Mr. Arlong, I am just an ordinary human being who has heard of how powerful, prestigious and dominant you are, and I came to you with the intention of submitting to someone like you, seeing your Majesty made me realize that you are the King I have always dreamed of following, and here I have come to fulfill my dream of following a noble and tyrannical man like you."
When Arlong and the rest of the Yujins heard Nicholas 'words, they couldn't comprehend what he said for a moment, but after a few seconds of immobility, Arlong started laughing loudly, which made the rest of his followers laugh eagerly, sounds of laughter and ridicule spread throughout the entire Arlong headquarters, but Nicholas didn't show any sign of discomfort and continued to stand submissively waiting for Arlong's response, but he had to wait a long time until Arlong calmed down and stopped laughing, when he looked at him and said with a face full of sarcasm "you human insect, you want my followers?"
"Yes, sir Arlong, I mean, my King."
Upon hearing Nicholas 'reply, his mocking smile disappeared, and his forehead wrinkled as he grimaced at his sharp fangs and said angrily," are you making fun of me, You bastard, who do you think I am, I don't accept stupid humans as my followers, you are just a race that existed to be slaves, but we Yujins are superior to you in everything."
Without any sign of discomfort, Nicholas pointed to Jonathan, who was still standing on the ship, and then said, "I realize that, Sir, and because of this I have come to you with a modest gift that shows my good intentions."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jonathan got off the ship with a huge box, and after walking with it among the group of Yujins who looked at its contents greedily, he reached out in front of Arlong, put it down, then clasped his hands and greeted Arlong obediently.
Arlong looked at the money and gold ornaments that filled the box with a large lake and did not show any other reaction, slowly reached out and strangled Nicholas by the neck and lifted him off the ground like a little doll and said, "What are you after, you bastard?"
Because of his suffocation, Nicholas was struggling to move and in a low voice he spoke with fear "Please forgive my humble life, sir, I do not intend any evil to you and your rule, and all I seek is to help you achieve your ambition by ruling the East Blue and installing you as king over it, I am tired of the injustice caused by the world government to ordinary people like us, and I realize that you are different from them, you are a wise king who understands when to spare someone's life, when to take it and distinguish between who can use it and who is useless."
Arlong loosened his grip and let go of Nicholas, who fell to the ground and began coughing violently and breathing heavily, and after he managed to regain his breath, he said in all seriousness, "With respect to you, sir, but you are obviously aware of how ineffective your followers are."
Nicholas's words made all the Yujins in the place feel very angry and started cursing him, but Arlong raised his hand and shouted "Silence!" and then he started laughing loudly "Are you crazy, all my followers are some of the best of the best, and there is no pirate crew with their strength in the East Blue."
Nicholas touched his neck, which showed several red marks, then he stood up and replied, "If we are talking about power, yes, they are powerful and useful, but you are a king who will rule the East Blue soon, and power is not everything you need, you need smart people, planners and ministers by your side, and believe me your followers are very stupid and useless in this field."
"Also, you will rule humans and Yujins, and if you want to make your rule fair and acceptable to the public, you should put some humans in your palace as a sign to show how fair and equal you are, unlike the unjust world government that treats only rich humans fairly, and leaves the rest of humans and races to be neglected and neglect their rights and let them live in a brutal world full of death, even if your rule is harsh, what really matters is to be fair."
Arlong and his followers stood in their places silently, signs of anger began to subside from their faces, but at the same time they felt some discomfort from what he said, but what he said was a fact that they had overlooked.
After a few minutes of silence and after deep thought, Arlong sat down in his chair, looked at Nicholas and asked, "So what do you want from me?"
Nicholas bowed his head, "Make me your Assistant, and I will make sure that you rule this world even if I lose my life, I am tired of the injustice of people who say they are the good but they are the real evil, while those who follow evil are led by noble goals that simple-minded people do not realize."
Loud laughter!
Arlong laughed so loudly that his eyes watered and after he regained his composure, he looked at Nicholas and said, "You are fun, you deserve to be a palace clown, you have it, I will make you my subordinate and I will listen to your thoughts."
Arlong's forehead wrinkled, he stood majestically, and then punched his stone chair with such force that it broke into several small pieces "But keep in mind that if you think about betraying me, I will make you regret it the most"
Nicholas shook his head and replied, "that's fair to me."
Arlong raised his hand and shouted, " guys, it looks like we have a new crazy member, Don't forget to treat him well."
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We have reached the eighth chapter now, so I hope to see some comments about the fanfic, and is it good?