Don't be cocky, humans! We Fish Man are a formidable race!

*bam

When Luffy started to make a move by punching forward, it seemed like everything happened very quickly. His hand stretched out to hit one of the Fish Man right in the face, causing him to fall to the ground and pass out.

"Uhh, what the heck happened?..."

"A devil fruit user?... how is it possible for someone to consume devil fruit on this island?... and what's up with this brat?"

Even though they were in a state of panic, the two Fish Men quickly realized what was going on, and one of them started to run away while his friend confronted Luffy and Uta.

"You better work too, or you'll be punished yourself," said Luffy when his arms had been stretched back to where they had been, and after he had adjusted his slightly tilted straw hat, he immediately ran quickly after the Fish Man who had fled earlier.

Uta retorted in an irritated tone, "Hmph... you don't have the right to order me," but despite this, she continued to walk slowly to the other Fish Man.

Fish Man, who was falling behind, tried to stop Luffy from chasing after his friends because they needed to inform Arlong about this as soon as possible. But with Luffy's agility could easily get around this Fish Man and continue running away from him.

"Wait! You stay here! Don't irritate me even more by making me chase you!"

As a matter of fact, the Fish Man was quite terrified because he believed that this girl with a bad personality and a slightly flashy appearance was also a devil fruit user. So, the Fish Man decided to attack first to avoid the same fate as his friend, who was defeated by a single blow.

"Don't be cocky, humans! We Fish Man are a formidable race!"

*bam

*swoosh

The Fish Man had a club made from a coral reef in his hand and swung it easily toward Uta. Uta was able to sidestep it later on thanks to her quick reflexes, and on multiple occasions, she was also able to fend it off by using her hands or feet, which had been coated in Armament Haki.

"No way!...why?...not even Arlong can activate Haki, but a brat like you can do it already?"

The Fish Man knew that Uta could use Armament Haki, which shocked him. Taking advantage of the situation, Uta quickly jumped and kicked the poor Fish Man in the head with a powerful sidekick.

"ughkk... *cough... how can a kid like you be this strong?"

"Of course, I can! I'm a Diva candidate who will be known by the whole world you know... wait, why did you faint first, mooo, you annoying thing!"

Soon after, the Fish Man, who had been experiencing pain in his head, passed out with his eyes rolling back. Uta, who wanted to say something rude once again, had to shut her mouth because she saw Luffy's figure in the distance coming closer while dragging Fish Man, who had run earlier.

"What a pain, so what should we do with them?"

"Isn't it obvious? We will silence the three of them forever."

Uta did nothing more than look at Luffy in bewilderment, but as soon as he pulled a knife from his pocket, Uta's heart started racing desperately.

"Wait a minute... are you sure that you want to kill them?... wouldn't it be enough if we tied them up?... Besides, this place must also be very rarely visited by those Fish Man..."

This was the first time Uta had witnessed someone going to kill the enemy even after the enemy had already collapsed to the ground and was unable to defend themselves.

"What's wrong? Weren't you previously a crew member of the Red Hair Pirates? Death is a natural thing when you are in this sea, right?"

Uta was at a loss for words when she noticed that Luffy was smiling calmly at her, so she took a few deep breaths before responding, "Of course, even when Shanks and the others were fighting, every now and then, they would be forced to kill their enemies, but... what you're going to do this time is totally different!"

To a greater or lesser extent, Luffy is aware of what Uta is trying to say. Considering Shanks' character, it is inevitable that he will opt to release his defeated opponent, just as the person who previously occupied Luffy's body would do at various points in the story.

"It's too bad, but I won't give them the opportunity to get back to their base and disrupt my schedule while I'm on this island."

After that, Luffy's gaze became icy as he stepped on the body of one of the Fish Man who had passed out on the ground prior to thrusting his knife into its gill neck.

"aghkk... what the heck happened... ughkkk... it hurt! no way..."

As soon as the Fish Man felt an extremely painful sensation coming from his neck, he immediately awoke, and when he saw what Luffy was doing, his face turned into horror. Nevertheless, before he could rebel, his body had already become weak. Soon the glow of life that had been in his eyes began to fade away.

"I can't stand watching this..." Uta muttered before she moved behind a still-solid wall and leaned against it. Yet, she could still clearly hear the sound of Luffy's knife stabbing the Fish Man's bodies numerous times, not to mention their dying breath.

"Hiiii... wait... don't kill me, I promised not to report you to Arlong, and I even intend to quit being a pirate... please... trust me... aghkkk..."

It seems that the last Fish Man woke up just in time when his two friends had died in Luffy's hands without being able to fight back, but after Luffy firmly stepped on Fish Man's head, he immediately and, without saying a word, stabbed Fish Man's chest repeatedly.

*shriek

"Gahkkk... stop... don't, please... I've never hurt a human... ahhh..."

Luffy then made his way over to Uta once he was certain the three Fish Man had been put to rest. But, he was surprised when he saw Uta sitting with her ears covered, and her body continued to tremble.