I guess I missed something.... How are you guys so sure that the "Dwarves" Robin mentioned are "Fairies"..??
The ones called fairies were extremely fast and light on their feet. In a flash, without anyone seeing them, they robbed an entire bar. Then when Zoro got one, the fairy's first priority was 'not to be seen'. On top of that, based on the panels, the fairies weren't very big.
Now the dwarves were also extremely fast and light on their feet, being able to strip a group of marines from nearly everything they were wearing (thus pretty much stealing). On top of that they too tried to hide themselves completely, not letting themselves be seen by human eyes and once again based on the panels they don't seem very big.
Both their descriptions are nearly identical, so that the connection is made between the two is logical. Not to mention there hasn't been anyone for 200 years on Green Bit and assuming there are truly fairies, they should live somewhere, especially when no one sees them. Green Bit is the perfect place.
Of course it's possible that the dwarves just used the (pre-existing) legend of the fairies to their advantage. Nonetheless these dwarves on Green Bit and the fairies Zoro was chasing are almost certainly the same.
I didn't really like the fact that they were running so much from the fighting fish, and to make it worse they relied on Caesars power to escape. It's kinda something I'd expect from pre-timeskip Ussop and Robin tbh. Was hoping to see something a little more interesting that gave hints to their growth.
Eg would a plant that grows super fast in water so as to trap the fighting fish be so farfetched? Couldn't Robin create a giant hand barricade? Or even a platform of hands to elevate and carry them towards the island?
Personally I think that either Ussop and Robin should have fought their way through solely by themselves, or not fought and instead used the gas balloon thing from the very beginning. One or the other, not both. Seemed like a waste of panels that just lead me to question Ussop and Robin's abilities. o_o
Also it felt like a page was missing from the beginning. So for that I can only say that this chapter was mediocre. Definitely not the strongest comeback possible.
Don't forget that any damage Robin's limbs sustain, she sustains too. Her ability isn't really suited for defensive purposes, especially not against such animals. And Usopp is Usopp and always be Usopp.
Lol, it seems my mind is getting slower. It's only after this chapter I made the connection with Spanish Bullfighting and the flying fish xd